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Experiencing Peter Gabriel
A Listener's Companion
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2016
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In Experiencing Peter Gabriel, author Durrell Bowman delves into the sounds and stories of the innovative, versatile, English pop icon. As not only a singer-songwriter and musician, but also a music technologist, world-music champion, and humanitarian, Gabriel has consistently maintained an unabashed individualism and dedication to his artistry.
From 1969 to 1975, Gabriel served as the lead singer, flute player, occasional percussionist, and frequent songwriter and lyricist of the progressive rock band Genesis. With the band, Gabriel made six studio albums, a live album, and numerous performances and concert tours. The early version of Genesis made some of the most self-consciously complex pop music ever released. However, on the cusp of Genesis becoming a major act internationally, Gabriel did the unthinkable and left the group. Gabriel’s solo career has encompassed nine studio albums, plus five film/media scores, additional songs, videos, major tours, and other projects. As a solo artist and collaborator, he has worked with first-rate musicians and produced unrivaled tracks such as the U.S. No. 1 hit “Sledgehammer.” Gabriel won six Grammy Awards in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as numerous additional awards and honors for his music and his videos, as well as for his humanitarian work.
From his early work with Genesis to his substantial contributions as a solo artist, Gabriel’s music ranges from chart-topping pop songs to experimental explorations often filled with disarmingly personal emotions. Experiencing Peter Gabriel investigates the career of this magnetic performer and uncovers how Gabriel developed a sound so full of raw authenticity that it continues to attract new fans from across the world.
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Copyright year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-5199-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-5200-4
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
223
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Series Editor’s Foreword No access
Timeline No access
Introduction No access
1 “Tell Me My Life Is about to Begin” No access Pages 1 - 22
2 “The Chamber Was in Confusion” No access Pages 23 - 48
3 “They’ve Come to Take Me Home” No access Pages 49 - 72
4 “If Looks Could Kill” No access Pages 73 - 96
5 “Cover Me, When I Run” No access Pages 97 - 122
6 “This Is the New Stuff” No access Pages 123 - 150
7 “I Reach Out through the Border Fence” No access Pages 151 - 176
8 “In Transition Once Again” No access Pages 177 - 204
Conclusion No access Pages 205 - 208
Selected Listening No access Pages 209 - 212
Bibliography No access Pages 213 - 214
Index No access Pages 215 - 222
About the Author No access Pages 223 - 223
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