f1_fan

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If like me you are a fan of that old lefty ( ) Peter Gabriel you may like to listen to this. It is his piano based spontenous verison of Wallflower from Peter Gabriel IV (Security). He recorded it for Mary Robinson whose work with the Realizing Rights human rights organisation Peter is a big fan of. Wallflower is probably my favourite Gabriel track and this version of it although a bit rough and ready in places is rather special:

Peter Gabriel - Wallflower (Piano version)

Mikee

Cracking find, nice one.

"The book of love" still remains in my top 5 songs of all time.

mart360

Some of his stuff is ok, some is very die hard fans only

I liked Solisbury hill, & games without frontiers...

Dont give up with Kate bush, is one of my all time tracks


Mart

f1_fan

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Yes that was a great version.

f1_fan

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Thing with Peter Gabriel is you need to listen to an album about 10 times before you 'get it'. Then it never leaves you. I listem to PG III (Melt) or IV (Secuirty) today and they sound as fresh to me as they did back in the early 80s when they first came out. His songs are intricate, well crafted and beautifully recorded.

His website is fantastic too and he gives a perosnal video update once a month on it... how many other major artists do that?

Trout

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Superb stuff.

I remember seeing him at Newcastle City Hall, around 1980. He was truly brilliant.

But the most amazing is that people would not leave. He played five encores - the last with no power (they had turned it off) and he played at an acoustic piano. You could hear a pin drop. It was Moribund the Burgermeister from memory.

Bubba po

Excellent advice. At one time, I wouldn't have given up until it was worn away to a bloody stump.

f1_fan

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I have seen him live many times and his stage shows are quite mesmerising. Was at Hammersmith Odeon for the same tour you saw him on and yes his final track was Moribund the Bergermeister

Trout

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He opened with Intruder. Very Numanesque - and walked down the aisle from the back of the hall to get on the stage. Don't get that nowadays. The place was only half full. Tragic. Saw Peter Collins' Genesis the same year - packed and yet collectively not the same talent as Gabriel.

Not bad from a man who is technically a pretty mediocre singer

f1_fan

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Wel his shows sell out pretty much all the time these days and where is Phil Collins?

A couple of tours ago he had The Blind Boys of Alabama supporting him. They were amazing in themselves, but therir final track had them all stood together in the round and they peeled away being led into the audience each in a different direction still singing the end of their track and when you turned your head back to the stage there was Peter Gabriel who launched straight into Love to be loved.... an amazing entrance!

wayne9t9

Big fan since early Genesis, thanks for the link, gave me goospimples

markjmd

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Fave PG track has to be 'In Your Eyes', mainly 'cos of the stick-work from Manu Katche. Terrific feel and precision, perfectly complements that track and most of the album.

f1_fan

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Great song. Have you heard the live version from Athens originally on the laserdisc of the Secret World tour? That is an amazing version. It doesn't seem to be on You Tube and sadly I have no laserdisc player any more.

markjmd

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Took a few minutes longer than usual, but I think this is it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKm2...FDF7DC54824905

oldsplice

Oooh, you just gave me goosebumps then! Love that track.

I've loved Peter Gabriel for a l-o-o-o-ng time. Genesis were never the same without him. I stopped buying their albums after 'Then There Were Three'

f1_fan

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Yes, that's the one... good find, I couldn't see it on there last time I looked