PETER GABRIEL

PETER GABRIEL
PLAYS LIVE (1983)
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By the time this double-live album was released in 1983, the bins in record shops were flooded with "live" sets; mostly issued due to a band's lack of new product or a means for the record company to cash in on a popular act without spending too much in production costs.
But Peter Gabriel paved an artistic trail in making his journey into the live "venue" an incredible one. The 16 tracks show the lyrical power and solid musicianship that made each show a personal event for every fan. A Gabriel concert was - and remains - a very special time for everyone involved, from the stage to the seats in the venue.
This is a fabulous means to hear Gabriel's classic material and one of the best live collections to emerge out of the "Golden Era of Rock" even if it's been, as Peter Gabriel said himself, heavily reworked in the studio as to match the perfectionist's views Gabriel applies to his art. An essential classic.

DISC 1
1. The Rhythm of the Heat
2. I Have the Touch
3. Not One of Us
4. Family Snapshot
5. D.I.Y.
6. The Family and the Fishing Net
7. Intruder
8. I Go Swimming

DISC 2
1. San Jacinto
2. Solsbury Hill
3. No Self Control
4. I Don't Remember
5. Shock the Monkey
6. Humdrum
7. On the Air
8. Biko