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| 4.5 superb | Andrew Walker | April 10th 11 |
I grew up on Peter Gabriel. The one CD that was always playing in my parents' car was Peter Gabriel's 'Shaking the Tree: Greatest Hits'. I loved this album, and once I grew up to realize that there are actually songs outside of greatest hits albums, I picked this up. There isn't anything Peter Gabriel can't do. He was fantastic in Genesis, and he's still going strong solo (except for the 'Scratch My Back' exception). Overall an amazing album, I also happen to have found it on vinyl for $3, how fucking great is that?
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| 5.0 classic | Mark Campbell | June 29th 10 |
I heart this album so much dear God. PG's indisputable masterpiece, dark, twisted and warped but so compelling and forward-thinking for its time. Phil Collins plays like a beast on this record, fusing tribal African rhythms (no cymbals of any kind were used on this album) with jazz, world music and Gabriel's dark, brooding prog-pop. The uniform bleakness and production on this record was truly groundbreaking for its time, heralding the creation of the boomy 80's "gated reverb" drum sound that dominated pop and rock music for a decade as well as being one of the first bands to combine harsh electronic sounds with progressive world/pop music, almost like a more linear Kid A. It even had political significance, helping to turn Western attention onto the plight of South Africa's apartheid laws with single "Biko", written about the slain civil rights leader. The album melts genres together into a tapestry of dark weird electronic Afro-funk pop songs that defy genre or label. More importantly, it has a cohesive sound that makes it a record to listen to front to back to really get the full experience. This is the album that finally and rightfully cemented Peter Gabriel as a viable, powerful solo artist and also proves in and of itself why this album is still vital 30 years later.
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| 5.0 classic | Spamue1G | November 15th 08 |
Possibly the best album ever. It surpasses everything Genesis ever did in emotion, though not complexity. The blending of so many styles pretty much created a new genre of music. World, Jazz, Experimental, Rock and even Pop are all to be found taking leading roles at one point or another in the album, but make no mistake, this is no awful, cheesy 80's pop album. This is what pure gold might sound like if it's worth and beauty was somehow transformed into music. Get this now.
Best Tracks: I Don't Remember, Family Snapshot (must buy), Games Without Frontiers (must buy), Lead A Normal Life, Biko (must buy).
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| 4.5 superb | Jackus | May 16th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | ethixx | April 20th 13 |
| 3.5 great | goguey | April 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | rotsman | March 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xinlo | March 14th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Titan | March 11th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Atheus | December 15th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | juck | December 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kristof | November 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Noakesy | October 21st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | plato66 | October 13th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Lueda | August 29th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | igg20 | July 8th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Cru | July 7th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | CutMan | May 15th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | dosia | May 1st 12 |
| 3.0 good | virpi | February 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | bonus | December 18th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Robert Lowe CONTRIBUTOR | November 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | tonod | October 15th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | gervin | August 22nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | KILL | July 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | KaliMa | June 29th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Ricpru | February 19th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | tcat84 | January 7th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | wafagan | October 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | cvrcmrc | September 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | bmagnus | August 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timon87 | July 12th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | neo99 | July 5th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Cake37 | June 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rhino | April 2nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Gustaf | March 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | lkd | December 25th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Jethro | May 16th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Maz | February 27th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | EPacK | November 14th 07 |
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