At this point, we probably all know the history of Peter Gabriel, front many of Genesis from 1967 to 1975. So, it would really be a disservice for me to retread all that ground. Instead, let's jump ahead to his solo career.
Gabriel released his first solo album in 1977, opting to name it, and the subsequent next four, Peter Gabriel. This makes it a bit difficult to track down these initial records when doing online searches.
1977's Peter Gabriel reached number seven in the UK. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews, most of which were favorable. It was followed up by 1978's Peter Gabriel, which peaked at number ten.
For his 1980 album, Gabriel called in Genesis member, Phil Collins to assist with drums on several tracks. The recordings are notable for Collins fans as the introduction to his gated drum sound. The album would go on to reach number one in the UK and France.
Each track delivered blow after blow, and by song six, having added all of them to my shuffle list, it was very apparent that I was a Peter Gabriel fan. It pumped me up to hear more from him, which will be easy since I already own all of his albums from the 80's. Though he may become an artist I seek out his 70's work as well.
Everything about the record just felt different, but amazing at the same time. Every time I thought I wasn't going to get into a tune, something happened in it, and it just grabbed me. It wasn't until the tail end of it all that I finally stopped grabbing shuffle worthy songs, ultimately leaving out Not One Of Us, and Lead A Normal Life. Still, eight out of ten makes this one massive for me.
Peter Gabriel continued his success with his 1982 (again, self titled) album, and then 1986's So, which would become his next number one album. Though he would release four more albums, these were very sparsely spread between 1992 and 2011.
The singer also filled gaps in the 80's and New Millennium with soundtrack work. However, none of these albums produced the success that his studio albums garnered.
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