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Big Blue Ball»rank: 728by: Peter Gabriel, Sinead OConnor, Karl Wallinger, Various Artists
: :Big Blue Ball is the long-awaited, much-anticipated collection of stand-out tracks culled from the all-star, pan-global collaborations that took place over three years of Peter Gabriel s legendary Recording Week gatherings at his state-of-the-art Real World Studios in the English countryside. Produced by Peter Gabriel, Karl Wallinger (of World Party, Waterboys) and Stephen Hague (Pet Shop Boys, 0MD), it s a nonstop stream of poignant, sterling performances by a truly stellar lineup of artists-- including Gabriel, Wallinger, Sinead 0 Connor, ... |
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So»rank: 2115by: Peter Gabriel
: essential recording:So is generally regarded as a peak in Peter Gabriel's recording career, notable both for its solid set of songs and lush production. For Gabriel, who'd been putting his music in theatrical contexts ever since his days with Genesis, the modern sound of So (coproduced with Daniel Lanois) was a dramatic conceit that effectively played off the organic roots of many of its songs. The album's big hit was 'Sledgehammer,' the English rocker's somewhat stilted take on the Stax/Volt ... |
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The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever!»rank: 7232from: EMI Classics
: essential recording:So is generally regarded as a peak in Peter Gabriel's recording career, notable both for its solid set of songs and lush production. For Gabriel, who'd been putting his music in theatrical contexts ever since his days with Genesis, the modern sound of So (coproduced with Daniel Lanois) was a dramatic conceit that effectively played off the organic roots of many of its songs. The album's big hit was 'Sledgehammer,' the English rocker's somewhat stilted take on the Stax/Volt ... |
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Hit»rank: 2770by: Peter Gabriel
: :A judiciously-selected two-CD compendium of Peter Gabriel's finest moments, Hit offers a far more generous windfall than can be found on the only previous Peter Gabriel best-of selection, the 1990 Shaking the Tree. The devil, after all, is in the detail, particularly on the second disc (self-deprecatingly entitled Miss), which really traverses the whole gamut of Peter Gabriel's globally-visioned artistry. lt includes recent soundtrack work (the haunting 'Cloudless' from Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence), material from 2002's sterling ... |
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Shaking the Tree: 16 Golden Greats»rank: 3127by: Peter Gabriel
: :Peter Gabriel has never been one to stand on tradition. The former Genesis singer bends and hammers fashionable pop forms to his liking (à la his massive MTV-fueled hit 'Sledgehammer') or uses the obligatory soundtrack assignment to explore the world music that has been his obsession for decades (as in 'Zaar' from Passion). This 16-track anthology explores the width--and, crucially, depth--of Gabriel's rich post-Genesis music, from the post-prog obliquities of 'Solsbury Hill' and 'Here Comes the Flood' to the African musical ... |
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Security»rank: 8856by: Peter Gabriel
: essential recording:After three eponymous discs noteworthy for their thematic richness and musical experimentation, Peter Gabriel yielded to conventional wisdom by actually titling this 1982 successor. ln every other respect, however, Security was another stride beyond the progressive-rock terrain Gabriel had explored from Genesis forward. Most crucially, he goes deeper into the heart of world music and further investigates the African sources first invoked on the prior album's magisterial track, 'Biko.' Security is steeped in polyrhythms, sculpted with synthesizers, and detailed ... |
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Shall We Dance?»rank: 7003by: Peter Gabriel, Gabriel Yared, Jamie Cullum, Various Artists
: :This remake of the 1996 Japanese film that set unlikely box office records in its native country turns more on a sexy, cinematic dance revivalism than the charms of stars Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. While its soundtrack never veers far from that noble task, it gratifyingly jolts its familiar rumbas and tango rhythms with a few modern musical kicks all its own. Pussycat Dolls' crisp, sensuous take of the standard 'Sway' may subtly juice tradition, but Gotan Project's 'Santa Maria' ... |
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Peter Gabriel 3: Melt»rank: 5512by: Peter Gabriel
: essential recording:An epic production highlighted by the clockwork undertones of 'lntruder' and the Afro-prog-rock of 'Biko,' the third in Peter Gabriel's trilogy of eponymous solo titles is a watermark of the former Genesis singer's career. Drummer Jerry Marotta's tight global-groove templates drive the edgy guitar pastiches of Robert Fripp, David Rhodes, Paul Weller, and XTC's Dave Gregory. Yielding the enigmatic 1980 hit 'Games Without Frontiers,' the Steve Lillywhite-produced opus travels the dark psychic corners of its narrator with a then-profoundly ... |
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Passion»rank: 22674by: Peter Gabriel
: essential recording:To call Passion a pivotal recording in the development of world music would be a significant understatement. What makes Passion so undeniably important is its global reach and expert handling of what could've easily become polyglot babble. Vocalists Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, and Baaba Maal bring strong Middle Eastern and African voices to the project, and Balkan textures come via the ney flute and doudouk. But Gabriel is the glue, offering electronic ambient flows between the multiple ... |
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The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II»rank: 7518by: Gabriel Faure, Frederic Chopin, Antonio Vivaldi, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Sir Neville Marriner, Maris Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Sir Adrian Boult, Miklos Rozsa, Riccardo Muti, Stephen Cleobury, Sir John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Berlin Philharmonic
: essential recording:To call Passion a pivotal recording in the development of world music would be a significant understatement. What makes Passion so undeniably important is its global reach and expert handling of what could've easily become polyglot babble. Vocalists Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, and Baaba Maal bring strong Middle Eastern and African voices to the project, and Balkan textures come via the ney flute and doudouk. But Gabriel is the glue, offering electronic ambient flows between the multiple ... |
