Peter Gabriel

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Peter Gabriel is an internationally-famous musician and Third World activist, and was the original lead singer with Genesis. A major player in the staging of the African segment of Live 8 in the early 2000s, he is not only known for his Eastern and African-influenced music, but also for several groundbreaking music videos (most notably Sledgehammer, his highest-charting release on both sides of the Atlantic).

After leaving Genesis, Peter Gabriel began to experiment with various elements of world music as the underpinning for his dense, poetic lyrics. In addition to a series of successful song-oriented albums Peter Gabriel 1, 2, 3, 4 (aka Car, Scratch, Melt, Security) he didn’t really hit the commercial high until 1986 with his now seminal album So and its slightly less successful counterpart Us. The last studio album from Gabriel was 2002’s Up. He has also composed and recorded soundtracks for films as diverse as Birdy (which contained re-purposed snippets of his studio albums to date), The Last Temptation of Christ, and Rabbit Proof Fence. He also sang the Randy Newman composed title song to Babe: Pig in the City called That’ll Do.

He created one of the more innovative videos of its time, for the song

Sledgehammer, with the then fledgling Aardman Animations studio.

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jochengehring wrote:
4 hours ago

wow

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allegroconfuoco wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I love pretty much all of his stuff, but 3 [Melt], Security, and So really stand out for me. A consummate musician and outstanding human being.

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m_u_m_u wrote:
Monday evening

down to earth ;)

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onlygreatmusic wrote:
Sunday afternoon

Anyone heard the live version of "Don't Give Up" (from the "Secret World" tour ) featuring Paula Cole(recorded in Spain?) Stunning version.Paula has wonderfully strong voice.

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infectedmodes wrote:
Saturday afternoon

Come & join us! We Love British Bands.

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shingouz wrote:
last week

I don't really agree with that. So is probably more mainstream, but still as good as anything he has done (and in my opinion better than PG I and PG II)

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shinoque wrote:
last week

And all PG albums are greater than "So"...

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VenerableBean wrote:
last week

"So" is the greatest album of the 80's

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helianne wrote:
last month

Exceptional man.

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Ganz_De_Ville wrote:
last month

check it out > > http://www.lastfm.it/music/Ganz+De+Ville

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AD_Rock17 wrote:
last month

Peter Gabriel made Genesis the way they were, untill Phil Collins decided they needed to be more pop.....

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rok93 wrote:
last month

Down to Earth :))

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Ming71 wrote:
last month

He´s the best...

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AnnikaMoulin wrote:
last month

Like these a lot! Great songs from a great artist!

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Goldfynch wrote:
last month

WALL·E group has just been created. http://www.last.fm/group/WALL%C2%B7E

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Origamihirn wrote:
last month

Down to earth is freaking addictive - i remember not even understanding the melody of it from first listen but then not being able to live without it ^^

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shingouz wrote:
last month

On The Air on Plays Live is amazing! It was great to hear it on the last tour too, I was jumping up and down during the whole song. :-)

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NorwegianSalmon wrote:
last month

I have to watch the movie, and hear the song. And why is nobody showing love for On the Air?

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momoiro- wrote:
last month

I really like "Down To Earth" from WALL-E ♥

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optimistic_tour wrote:
last month

Anybody else truly enjoy the track "Down To Earth" he made for the film WALL-E?? I've repeated the closing credits several times just to enjoy the song.. and now I have the OST! He's still got it...

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