Peter Gabriel's sophomore effort was one that he'd later be dismissive of, due partly to the rushed circumstances under which it was created. It's an album I've tried to connect with through repeated listenings, but the songs have always seemed rather unexceptional and honestly quite dull as a whole. The opening songs ("On The Radio" and "D. I. Y.") are enjoyable, if not quite up to his usual standards. The rest of the album is nice, but somewhat humdrum and uninspired as whole. Here he is still experimenting and meandering a bit too much with his song craft. It wasn't until the next album that Peter would develop a much more focused vision for himself as a solo artist.
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