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Peter Gabriel - Big Blue Ball Audio CD

A fair review of the Peter Gabriel "Big Blue Ball" 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: Big Blue Ball
Rating:
Release Date: 2008-06-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Whole Thing (Original Mix) (feat. Francis Bebey, Alex Faku, Tim Finn, Peter Gabriel, Karl Walllinger, Andy White) 2: Habibe (feat Natacha Atlas, Hossam Ramzy, Neil Sparkes) 3: Shadow (feat. Juan Cañizares, Papa Wemba) 4: altus silva (feat. Joseph Arthur, Ronan Browne, Deep Forest, James McNally, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Vernon Reid) 5: Exit Through You (feat. Joseph Arthur, Peter Gabriel, Karl Wallinger) 6: Everything Comes From You (feat. Richard Evans, Joji Hirota, Sevara Nazarkhan, Sinead O Connor, Guo Yue) 7: Burn You Up, Burn You Down (feat. Billy Cobham, Peter Gabriel, The Holmes Brothers, Wendy Melvoin, Arona N diaye, Jah Wobble) 8: Forest (feat. Levon Minassian, Arona N Diaye, Vernon Reid, Hukwe Zawose) 9: Rivers (feat. Vernon Reid, Marta Sebestyen, Karl Wallinger) 10: Jijy (feat. Arona N Diaye, Rossy, Jah Wobble) 11: Big Blue Ball (feat. Peter Gabriel, Manu Katché, Karl Wallinger)

Vintage Gabriel with a World Twist
Two performers I enjoyed very much have joined forces with the best of World Music to create an amazing, diverse collection of songs. The arrival of Big Blue Ball took me back twenty years to the peak of Peter Gabriel and World Party's glory years. My entire family has enjoyed the virtuoso performances on this album. The synergy between the musicians is evident on many of the tracks, including "Exit Through You", "Everything Comes from You", "The Whole Thing", and "altus silva". Kudos to Stephen Hague for pulling together three weeks worth of jam sessions to compile this piece of music history that sounds as appropriate today as when it was recorded in the early to mid 90's.


a balanced effort
If you really haven't heard any world music, you might give it a shot (a good first choice is Putumayo Presents Asian Lounge). I listen to a little world music, so that element of this album didn't surprise me the way it did some of its harsher reviewers here.

I'm not sympathetic to anyone who's shocked by chant or some unusual instrumentation on a rock album: haven't they ever heard Sgt. Pepper? (Well, if you haven't, then put this on a wish list for later and get Sgt. Pepper now. Best advice you're gonna get on Amazon. ) The world music element of this album is easily overstated - or hyped, I suppose. Everything is in 4/4 time, standard modern Western scale and keys and chord progressions.

The music is pretty good. It shouldn't be a life-changing experience for anyone. I wonder what the reviewers compelled to employ multiple exclamation marks would make of, say, Dark Side of the Moon? Realistically, this album will become a trivia question pretty soon, known only to serious fans of the artists involved.

Conclusion: You won't be wasting your money or your time on this album. The songs "Exit Through You," "Everything Comes From You" (featuring Sinead O'Connor) and "Rivers" are particularly interesting, and depending on what kinds of world music you're familiar with, various other tracks (such as "Habibi") could be eye-opening. .


Big Blue Ball
Good music and a great variety of artists. If you like Peter Gabriel and like the music he's been putting out on his Real World label you'll love this. Recommended.


Straight From The Heart


The list of musicians put the "world" in "World Music," and include Papa Wemba, Billy Cobham, Wobble, Wallinger, Sinead O'Connor and Hukwe Zawose. From tapes compiled during the early-1990s festivals for musicians at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, producers Stephen Hague, Karl Wallinger and Gabriel put together an outstanding retrospective from the events. Gabriel takes the lead vocal role on several tracks, but he is more like a super-glue that brought the artists together to share their styles in a considerably looser atmosphere than typically found in recording sessions.

The U. S. release was facilitated through a venture-capital trust initiative, hence Gabriel (finally) had control over the production and content. This is straight from Gabriel's heart and is a celebration of the wonderful colors that music provides to the universal canvas of joy and peace.


Around the World in 11 Songs
Gabriel invited world music artists as diverse as Egypt's Natacha Atlas, Ireland's Sinead O'Connor, Madagascar's Rossy and Hungary's Marta Sebestyen to his home studio in Wiltshire for freeform music. "Big Blue Ball" is a compilation culled from Peter Gabriel's three Recording Weeks in the '90s (1991,1992,1995). Thousands of recordings were made. . . and these 11 made into the whole wide world.

"Big Blue Ball" is an amazing collaborative work. "Whole Thing" is an inspirational opening song. Natacha Atlas and Hossam Ramzy provide the intoxicating,sensual "Habibe (Beloved)",evocative of an amorous night in the shadow of the pyramids. "Altus Silva" blends African and Celtic music. Sinead O'Connor powerfully sings with Chinese flautists in "Everything comes from you",a powerful plea for peace and against terrorism. When you consider it was sung in '95,it was eerily prophetic. "Forest" and "Rivers" are organic pieces weaving together many musical styles. The closing song, "Big Blue Ball" is an inspirational,powerful piece. In a way,it shares sentiments with John Lennon's "Imagine. " It sums up the purpose of Gabriel's Recording Weeks-to unite people through music,since we live on one "big blue ball. "

"Big Blue Ball" is tantalizing as well. There are recordings still in the vault--or perhaps Gabriel should revive Recording Weeks at his Real World Studio. "Big Blue Ball" is a musical journey for the mind and the soul!.


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