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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

PETER GABRIEL


PETER GABRIEL
3 (MELT) 1980
REMASTER
320 KBPS

Generally regarded as Peter Gabriel's finest record, his third eponymous album finds him coming into his own, crafting an album that's artier, stronger, more song-oriented than before. Consider its ominous opener, the controlled menace of "Intruder." He's never found such a scary sound, yet it's a sexy scare, one that is undeniably alluring, and he keeps this going throughout the record. For an album so popular, it's remarkably bleak, chilly, and dark — even radio favorites like "I Don't Remember" and "Games Without Frontiers" are hardly cheerful, spiked with paranoia and suspicion, insulated in introspection. For the first time, Gabriel has found the sound to match his themes, plus the songs to articulate his themes. Each aspect of the album works, feeding off each other, creating a romantically gloomy, appealingly arty masterpiece. It's the kind of record where you remember the details in the production as much as the hooks or the songs, which isn't to say that it's all surface — it's just that the surface means as much as the songs, since it articulates the emotions as well as Gabriel's cubist lyrics and impassioned voice. He wound up having albums that sold more, or generated bigger hits, but this third Peter Gabriel album remains his masterpiece.

1. Intruder
2. No Self Control
3. Start
4. I Don't Remember
5. Family Snapshot
6. And Through The Wire
7. Games Without Frontiers
8. Not One Of Us
9. Lead A Normal Life
10. Biko

7 comments:

klf said...

I want to thank you for your incredibly eclectic and prolific blog! I hope you have a great holiday season and a happy new year!

Anonymous said...

Thank you much!

KingSizeMong said...

The first four Gabriel solo albums are masterpieces. This was one of the first LPs I ever bought.

having had them on the original vinyl and then CD I had held off on buying the remasters but this one at least I think Is going to get the xmas amazon voucher treatment :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you for a great album and a great blog, Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

Thanks again :D

Anonymous said...

No luck -- your posts are pulled to fast.
Anyway - great blog - keep up the good work !!

Mr Moodswings said...

New link is up!