Audio CD review:
Peter Gabriel - Hit

Peter Gabriel - Hit

Band: Peter Gabriel Title: Hit Rating: Release Date: 2003-11-04 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Solsbury Hill 2: Shock the Monkey 3: Sledgehammer 4: Don't Give Up 5: Games Without Frontiers 6: Big Time 7: Burn You Up, Burn You Down 8: Growing Up 9: Digging in the Dirt 10: Blood of Eden 11: More Than This 12: Biko 13: Steam 14: Red Rain 15: Here Comes the Flood 16: San Jacinto 17: I Don't Remember 18: The Rhythm of the Heat 19: Loved to Be Loved 20: I Grieve 21: Family Snapshot 22: In Your Eyes 23: The Drop 24: The Tower That Ate People 25: Lovetown 26: Father, Son 27: Signal to Noise 28: Downside Up 29: Cloudless

Stellar, But Not Comprehensive Gabriel Collection " The great Mr. "Hit" is a double-CD collection of Peter Gabriel's greatest hits, one disc labelled "Hit," and one labelled "Miss. Gabriel is the former lead singer of Genesis and one of pop/rock's greatest talents because of his clever and inventive lyrics, and notable visual style on videos and in concert. Moreover, his selfless devotion to popularizing world music has made him a champion of otherwise unknown Third World musicians. "Hit" captures early Gabriel ("Solsbury Hill" "Shock The Monkey"), middle Gabriel ("Sledgehammer" "Steam") and later Gabriel ("I Grieve" "The Drop") and many other songs that capture the flavor and essence of Gabriel's soulful, eclectic style. But as good as this collection is, it's not comprehensive. Missing is "I Have The Touch" and "Mercy Street," and other fans would think of other songs that should have been included. But this much Gabriel is always a great thing, and "Hit" is worth having for that reason alone. GREAT CD A++++++++++. This is an awsome cd , the first disc has his greatest hit's and disc 2 has less popular songs that were not hit's , great packaging. Better than 'Shaking The Tree' by a long shot! ' This compilation holds a special place in my CD collection. Almost everything on Peter Gabriel's previous collection 'Shaking The Tree' and more is now available on the two CD set 'Hit. All of the fan favorites are here. 'Sledgehammer,' 'Shock The Monkey,' 'Big Time,' 'In Your Eyes' and one of my personal favorites, 'The Tower That Ate People' all appear on this two CD collection, released on Geffen, Gabriel's longtime home in 2003. It's great to hear all of these songs digitally remastered. The sound quality is superb! But, there are several flaws here. 'Shock The Monkey' is the radio edit version and not the original 'Security' album version. They chopped it down from 5:32 to 3:54 because of CD space. And there are several other radio edits here too. And, as a previous reviewer pointed out, there is nothing from his second album, which doesn't really bother me that much, but it is a tad disappointing. But despite those flaws, this is an excellent PG compilation. Highly recommneded for any Gabriel fan. A great set. ENJOY!!!. Haven't listened but bought for my brother who loves it I do love almsot all of Peter Gabriel's songs. I purchased this for my brother who has heard it and loved it and put it at the top of his Christmas list. . One of the best, ever Peter Gabriel is such a quality musician and this is a great "testament" of his achievements over the years. You can see a complete list of all Peter Gabriel discography, or go back to the Peter Gabriel tabs