Audio CD review:
Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ

Peter Gabriel - Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ

Band: Peter Gabriel Title: Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ Rating: Release Date: 01 June, 1989 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Feeling Begins 2: Gethsemane 3: Of These, Hope 4: Lazarus Raised 5: Of These, Hope (Reprise) 6: In Doubt 7: A Different Drum 8: Zaar 9: Troubled 10: Open 11: Before Night Falls 12: With This Love 13: Sandstorm 14: Stigmata 15: Passion 16: With This Love (Choir) 17: Wall Of Breath 18: The Promise Of Shadows 19: Disturbed 20: It Is Accomplished 21: Bread And Wine

Editoral Review What makes Passion so undeniably huge is, of course, its global reach but also its expert handling of what could've easily become polyglot babble. To call Peter Gabriel's Passion a pivotal recording in the development of the world music genre would be a significant understatement. Vocalists Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, and Baaba Mal bring strong Middle Eastern and African voicing to the project, and Balkan textures come via the ney flute and doudouk. But Gabriel is the glue, offering electronic ambient flows between the multiple streams. Gabriel also brings something even less tangible: an awesome visual imagination that takes often seamless sounds and makes them impress the listener with picturelike colors and phrasing. This is, however, far more than an ambient global mix. To be certain, the intertwined rhythms stand out but always do so both unto themselves and as brushstrokes on a larger canvas. Never mind that Passion helped launch North American careers for N'Dour and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, this is a stellar musical achievement by any standard. --Andrew Bartlett .. You can see a complete list of all Peter Gabriel discography, or go back to the Peter Gabriel tabs