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zakalwe
December 16th 2023


40148 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

That’s also very true

LilLioness
December 16th 2023


3702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I love Bowie; he made a lot of my favorite albums. He had his limits, though. He struggled in the 90s - a time when he was just as creative as the lauded 70s - and never really had an impact on the mainstream again until his death. Bowie made great music and Gabriel still does. But their pop successes were fleeting.

demigod!
December 16th 2023


49628 Comments


i keep seeing this album art on the front page and thinking its that one guy with the oblivion avi

onionbubs
December 16th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

i think i like the vinyl tracklist more tbh

DoofDoof
December 16th 2023


15875 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

If that cover had a phone number at the bottom you'd presume it was for a male mental health hotline



I imagine that's the intended vibe

onionbubs
December 16th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

i kinda dont like the cover. his hand being see through/the one wrapping around his head trip me out lmao

LilLioness
December 16th 2023


3702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

tbf, it is a pretty typical Gabriel visual.

Grungil
December 16th 2023


618 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Like every Peter Gabriel album, i think it can only appreciated when you get to the same age he had when released this album..



70...? 75...?

onionbubs
December 16th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

it only hit me the other day that im as old as peter was when lamb lies down on broadway came out and suddenly felt like ive accomplished nothing in life



this does seem like a record thatd resonate a little more strongly with folks a lot older than i (so much in particular) but i still think it stands pretty strong on its own

LilLioness
December 16th 2023


3702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

so accomplish some stuff.

onionbubs
December 16th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

agreed. gonna start writing lp1 this winter and tracking in the spring ideally



also i guess i vibe with and still a lot more on the vinyl tracklist than i do on the cd/digital lol i think it fits better when following a few more upbeat jams. think the cd/digital tracklist works against it because of the ballad/non ballad pattern that runs through the whole back half

LilLioness
December 16th 2023


3702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Usually, when I know I like a record, I will just listen to whichever song I want to from then on.

LilLioness
December 16th 2023


3702 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Last night, I listened to the entirety of 'The Beggar Lover' and went immediately into 'Road To Joy' and it was an otherworldly experience. Like being hypnotized and then snapping awake in the middle of a massive party.

onionbubs
December 18th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

title track is emerging as my favorite here. that and horses make such a killer combo



also majorly fuckin with olive tree

Gyromania
December 18th 2023


37468 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I love Peter Gabriel but this shit sucks

DoofDoof
December 18th 2023


15875 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I can see this being another Nick Cave 'Ghosteen' for you yeah



I think about half of this is very good but definitely a 3.5 ceiling here - bloated overall and with the weaker material there's some strong MOR vibes a lot of the time, only with a side order of unearned pomposity

onionbubs
December 19th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

finally jamming the in-side dolby mix through a multichannel surround system and its pretty spectacular

Davil667
December 19th 2023


4054 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"i think i like the vinyl tracklist more tbh"



Agreed, I really got used to the track order by now.



This is still growing on me, he utilizes his life experience and brilliantly transmits the feeling via his music and lyrics. Not in a pretentious way but rather subtle, works perfectly for me and hits pretty hard.



"finally jamming the in-side dolby mix through a multichannel surround system and its pretty spectacular "



Thats great, unfortunately I don't have a surround system available but I'm sure it sounds amazing.

onionbubs
December 19th 2023


22172 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

yeah such is a byproduct of music tech grad school lol big focus on making spatial pieces rn

Rowhaus
December 22nd 2023


6461 Comments


Hide the Pain Gabe



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