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Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live Audio CD

A fair review of the Peter Gabriel "Secret World Live" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Peter Gabriel reviews here, or go back to the Peter Gabriel tabs.

Peter Gabriel Band: Peter Gabriel
Title: Secret World Live
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Release Date: 1994-09-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Come Talk to Me 2: Steam 3: Across the River 4: Slow Marimbas 5: Shaking the Tree 6: Red Rain 7: Blood of Eden 8: Kiss That Frog 9: Washing of the Water 10: Solsbury Hill 11: Digging in the Dirt 12: Sledgehammer 13: Secret World 14: Don't Give Up 15: In Your Eyes

Secret World Live
Peter Gabriel's songs are better when heard live. Great live album. I've seen several videos related to this tour and have been really impressed. I have not actually seen Peter live in person. I saw Genesis in 1978 in New Orleans. Although I really injoyed the show, I was upset because Peter had already left the band. I feel that Peter's move to go solo was the best thing for not only himself but for the music lovers out there that like good, well written songs that also have a captivating sound. He continues to surround himself with some of the best musicians in the world which make his songs shine as some of the best in rock-n-roll or new world music. I recommend this disc set to anyone. The music is great!.


Extraordinary
If you are a fan and don't have this album, then buy it now. If you are not a Peter Gabriel fan then you will be after listening to this double album. The live versions of Come Talk To Me, and Blood of Eden are more stirring and passionate than on the studio albums. This album from the 1993 World Tour is the standard by which other live albums must be compared. Kudos to David Taraskevics for superb recordings. You are a recording engineer par excellence. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

The band is sensational to say the least. Tony Levin on bass is superb as is Jean Claude Naimro on keyboards, David Rhodes on guitar and Shankar on violin. Manu Katche who has played with Sting and Eric Clapton, replaces Jerry Marotta on drums and is awesome.

In case you do not know, these recordings are from the large venue shows in the United States and Europe. Paula Cole sings primary backup vocals during the European tour and she is wonderful. Check out her albums such as This Fire, Harbringer, and Amen. Other backup singers include Papa Wemba, Reddy Mela amissi and Styno Mubi Matadi. This is World music at it's best.

There are so many great songs and performances that it is extremely difficult to anoit one or two as best. Besides classics like Come Talk To Me and Blood of Eden, other stirring tracks are Red Rain, Diggin In the Dirt, Secret World, In Your Eyes and Shaking the Tree. However, this is not to belittle the other tracks. This is an outstanding double album from beginning to end.

I have watched the DVD and think the audio tracks are better mixed on this version. However, the DVD is enjoyable to watch for the visuals and performances. But, I recommend this version if money is a factor. I have a top-of-the line NHT audio system (speakers, pre-amp, amp, crossover and secondary amp for sub-woofer) and this album is better than most other live concerts that I have heard, The recordings and mixes are simply spectacular. Even if you are not a Peter Gabriel fan, this is a treasure.


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Secret World / Fillmore2
The DVD is even better, adding a visual treat to some great and insightful music. A great version of Peter Gabriel's concerts. Be sure to catch this version of "Shaking the Tree". .


Extraordinario!

Tal vez se oiga un ligero ruido en la grabacion (es de 1993!) pero no por eso deja de ser uno de los más extraordinarios conciertos que he escuchado. Extraordinario album.


An Incredible Power


There is a continuity to the set - the 15 tracks were recorded on November 16 and 17, 1993, at Palasport Nuovo in Modena, Italy, with the two disks clocking in at an impressive 99:45. Spacing his live album releases about a decade apart, Peter Gabriel shows how a major artist can create a gem out of a much too-often used template to toss product into the marketplace with minimal time or effort involved. There is also an incredible energy in the performances that shows Gabriel at the height (for the U. S. market) of his popularity; the release peaked at a decent #23 on the 1994 Billboard 200 album chart.

Gabriel has a special gift as a story teller and his lyrics touch fans in individual ways. This is a solid collection to hear his brilliance before an appreciative audience. .


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