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Peter Gabriel - Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats Audio CD

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Peter Gabriel Band: Peter Gabriel
Title: Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
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Release Date: 1990-12-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Solsbury Hill 2: I Don't Remember 3: Sledgehammer 4: Family Snapshot 5: Mercy Street 6: Shaking the Tree 7: Don't Give Up 8: San Jacinto 9: Here Comes the Flood 10: Red Rain 11: Games Without Frontiers 12: Shock the Monkey 13: I Have the Touch 14: Big Time 15: Zaar 16: Biko

Shaking thetree, 16 golden greats
Was a gift and person receiving enjoyed tremendously. arrived on time and in good condition.


An ok Peter Gabriel compilation with a few flaws
It has hits like Big Time and Sledgehammer. Well I got this Cd about a month ago and its pretty good. I also like the new studio recording of shaking the tree, but I do have a few complaints. First of all a good deal of the songs on this album are RADIO EDITS!!!! They take out parts of the song to make it shorter! WHY??!?! Why do they always put radio edits on greatest hits or compilation CDs?? There should have been enough room on the disc! My last complaint would be this. . . They left out In your eyes! I know that it wasn't a very popular song yet at the time but Come On! How can they leave that song out on a greatest hits compilation? Overall this album is OK if you don't mind the radio edits and the left out track. At least its not near as bad as "Hit".


A Great Collection of Great Music
Much of his best released work is her, along with newer versions of some of his songs. "Shaking The Tree" is an excellent collection of the talented singer and songwriter's music.

This collection has "Solsbury Hill," "Sledgehammer," "San Jacinto," "Mercy Street," "Don't Give Up," and others. An unreleased standout is the alternate version of " I Have The Touch," a rare case when the alternate version far exceeds the original.

Truly, "In Your Eyes," and later Gabriel songs like "Steam" and "The Blood of Eden" aren't on here, but this collection is a great collection nonetheless, and is a great beginning primer for new fans of Gabriel's work.


Because of Biko
I bought the CD entirely because of one song: Biko. I wouldn't pretend to be a music critic or even a Peter Gabriel affectionado. To me, this is the ultimate statement by any artist ever of what being an artist is all about. And, above all else, it's about caring what happens in the world. Nothing I have ever read, seen or heard expresses that caring more eloquently or more powerfully than Biko. I'm almost ashamed to say I haven't even listened to any of the other songs on the CD (though, like most casual listeners, I am at least marginally familar with his work). I owe it to his artistry to listen to the rest of the CD; and I will some day. Just not yet.


Peter Gabriel C.D.
D. The C. is great - pity that the "jewel case" was badly cracked when I unpacked it!.


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