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Peter Gabriel is an internationally famous musician and Third World activist, and was the original lead singer with Genesis. A major player in the staging of the African segment of the Live Aid concerts on 2nd July 2005, he is not only known for his Eastern and African-influenced music, but also for several ground-breaking music videos (most notably Sledgehammer, his highest-charting release on both sides of the Atlantic).

After leaving Genesis, Peter Gabriel began to experiment with various elements of world music as the underpinning for his dense, poetic lyrics. Although he released a series of successful song-oriented albums, Peter Gabriel 1, 2, 3, and 4 (aka Car, Scratch, Melt, and Security), he didn’t really hit a commercial high until 1986 with his now seminal album So and its slightly less successful counterpart Us. The last studio album from Gabriel was 2002’s Up. He has also composed and recorded soundtracks for films as diverse as Birdy (which contained re-purposed snippets of his studio albums to date), The Last Temptation of Christ, and Rabbit Proof Fence. He also sang the Randy Newman composed title song to Babe: Pig in the City called That’ll Do. He recently contributed to the wall-e soundtrack, singing the end title song Down to Earth, and composing two other tracks.

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6	Big Time full track	992
7	Shock the Monkey full track	877
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10	Mercy Street full track	764
11	Here Comes the Flood	654
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10 days ago

Hi! I hope that u like Dembora Music. All the best from London!

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progkidjoel wrote:
22 days ago

I recently got a remaster of MELT/3, and its hands down the best mastered CD I've ever listened to :)

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mynameisalive wrote:
24 days ago

Yes. I agree. His stuff sounds pretty lame through a PC or ipod. Check out the remastered version of So through a good system. Awesome!

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Arcus28 wrote:
24 days ago

One of the really great and creative artists! "Only 600,774 listeners here on last.fm?" <- His music is to special and aint simple enough for the usual listener...

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desijs wrote:
last month

the book of love ist most beautiful song ever

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glitchshit wrote:
last month

can't wait for the "scratch my back" record

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Z3R0FiR3 wrote:
last month

♫ Sledgehammer! ♫

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seanbonner1 wrote:
last month

The rhythm has my soul!

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Ulubione88 wrote:
last month

Wspaniały dorobek artystyczny... niesamowite i niepowtarzalne podejście do muzyki... "Dla mnie twórczość Petera Gabriela to jeden z dowodów na istnienie Boga"

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cyro_ienne wrote:
last month

MERCY STREET

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NigellaBC wrote:
last month

wyborne <3

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victorfreitas wrote:
last month

Este cara é o bicho. [2] :)

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Axiemeister wrote:
last month

I demand more pictures of young Peter. =O

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geryardo wrote:
last month

great!!!!!!!!

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alessandrolemos wrote:
last month

Peter Gabriel é o maior nome do rock progressivo e o maior visionário do pop contemporâneo. Seu estilo moderno nunca deixou de lado a tradição e as sonoridades de outra partes do planeta. Peter Gabriel é um autêntico músico cabeça. Este cara é o bicho.

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lucy1379 wrote:
last month

hehe! is true .. Peter Gabriel is my * husband* , well,, he don't know about this ... but is true! ღ ♫ღ ღ ♫ღ ღ ♫ღ 4Ever.

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Pellkoppf wrote:
last month

Peter Gabriel is married with my friend he,heღ ♫ღ ღ ♫ღ ღ ♫ღ

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alvareo wrote:
last month

So is great. Good quality pop :)

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YuooToo wrote:
last month

sky blue

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