Up by Peter Gabriel

Pros: Gabriel manages to explore the dark side of everyday life like no one else can
Cons: Possibly a little too dark at times. The uplifting moments are few and far between.

As a general rule, I like my music to be upbeat and fun. I don't need deep, weighty issues or thought provoking ideas. Give me something jangly and peppy, where you can tell that the artist is simply out to have some fun and I'll be content to stay out...

Pros: Holy mackerel! Great lyrics, nice brooding tunes and some interesting surprises.
Cons: Not a "happy" CD, some songs will take either patience or tolerance

Peter Gabriel is not an artist that I have ever followed; in fact, I know little more than that he was once a part of Genesis, that he made really cool videos when he went solo, and that he duetted with Paula Cole.

When I picked up Peter...

Pros: Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Vocals, lyrics, production.
Cons: Peter's newer one-off songs emulate this sound too much.

Listening to an artist like Peter Gabriel can be horribly exhausting. His 1992 record Us was considered to be a masterpiece of heavy lyrics and painful, heart-breaking melodies that explored the nature of female/male relationships. ...

Pros: Joyous, frank and inventive, the wait was worth it.
Cons: Still too long between new releases!

In the music world I've noticed that there are three sort of musicians. There are the avant garde, the check-chasers and the wannabes. But dig a little farther, and you can see the gold under all the glitterdust. Those are the artists who keep pushing...

Pros: Lots of musical variation, interesting meditations on life, death, and talk shows.
Cons: For Pete's sake, does every song have to be an epic?!

Sorry, I know that pun was kind of a crass one, and certainly out of place when describing a serious artist like Peter Gabriel. It's just that his apparent love for two-letter album titles makes it too easy. And I think he knows a thing or two ...

Pros: Heavy important themes, broad palette of sounds, beautiful melodies, and on and on...
Cons: A little weighty perhaps--tough to finish in one sitting

Some people just ooze cool. You know the type, they're the people with those knowing smiles and the charisma of the best salesmen, the ones who could get away with murder if they felt like it. They're the people who can go to a karaoke bar, murder a ...

Pros: Eccentric, quirky, cerebral, sophisticated, brooding
Cons: Nope, none.

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Pros: An Excellent Album from Peter Gabriel.
Cons: Dense Production & Dark Themes Will Turn Off Some Listeners.

Throughout his thirty-year career, no artist explored more musical boundaries or changed the way of visual art through music better than Peter Gabriel. From the days as the lead-singer behind the art-rock band Genesis from 1967-1975 to his...

Pros: Er... YES
Cons: Get out of here...

Years we have waited. Ten long years since the excellent low-key melodies of “Us”. You can imagine Peter, sitting in his Real World studios, surrounded by the very best of world music, and shaking his head slowly and deliberately, muttering, ‘it’s still...

Pros: Peter Gabriel makes another strong album focused on the human side.
Cons: If you thought US was unaccessible...

What’s happened with Peter Gabriel for the last ten years since the release of UP?

Well, Gabriel toured the world in promotion of his 1992 album US, on a SECRET WORLD TOUR that gave Paula Cole her big break in the...

Pros: About as thoughtful as pop music gets (and it still has a good beat!)
Cons: Not for parties, not for bedtime, not for ear-candy

Who is Peter Gabriel?
This very serious and very creative musician has been making music for about a quarter of a century, and that's pretty damned impressive. How long will, say, The Wallflowers or The Foo Fighters or Pink be around making...

Pros: Addictive, dense production; moving moments of introspection.
Cons: May be too long and depressing for some.

If ever an album was inappropriately titled, it was certainly Peter Gabriel’s Up. Though the title might suggest to some fans that uplift and encouragement of previous Gabriel releases, the new album is actually just the opposite, instead painting...

Pros: Deep, involved, complex, intense, lush, personal music
Cons: The Barry Williams Show

For those who appreciate the range of Peter Gabriel's music, Up is ample reward for a ten year wait. Others who only like his radio-friendly hits will not be as impressed.

Up recalls musical elements from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, III,...

Pros: Um...parts of some select songs are nice.
Cons: Too many to list here

I waited 10 years for this? OK, technically I didn’t, but that was the impression Gabriel’s latest album left on me. He’s been working on it since 1992, and reportedly whittled its 10 tracks down from 100 potential ditties.
Each song,...