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Artist: Peter GabrielEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
- Intruder
- No Self Control
- Start
- I Don't Remember
- Family Snapshot
- And Through The Wire
- Games Without Frontiers
- Not One Of Us
- Lead A Normal Life
- Biko
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Free Music Review: Melt
Hit: 5 Stars
Peter Gabriel's third album, know by the distorted image of Gabriel on the front cover, as Melt, is without a doubt an awesome collection of prog rock music. Everything Gabriel touches turns to gold on this cd. The opening track "Intruder" is a great starter, setting a dark, sinister tone, with a steady drum beat, and gothic piano driving much of the song. "No Self-Control" is song which captures the frantic pace of life, while making good use of a xylophone, with Kate Bush singing backup. "Start" is a slower instrumental piece, with a beautiful intermingling of synth and saxophone, played by Dick Morressey, a brief interlude before jumping into "I Don't Remember" a classic Gabriel track, ostensibly about the perils of an empty head. "Family Snapshot" is one of my favorite tracks, about an assasination, by a man who's grown up through a sad chilhood, his mother and father apparently divorcing. A somewhat weaker track is "And Through the Wire", although it is up tempo, and gives me an impression of someone apparently looking through a wire fence of a self made prison. Next is the classic "Games Without Frontiers" with Kate Bush singing in a sexy, breathy voice "Jeux sans frontieres", and reminds me a bit of "Lord of the Flies", I like the dark sense of this song. "Not One of Us" is a song about conformity, or the lack thereof. "Lead a Normal Life" is a soft, somber piece, evidently about someone in a mental institution being told "We want to see you lead a normal life". The piano is haunting in this track. The last track is the phenomenal song "Biko", a tribute to Steve Biko, a noted black South African anti-apartheid activist who died after being 'interrogated'. It's a powerful song, with a steady beat kept by Phil Collins, and Gabriel's emotional voice singing "Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja, the man is dead". It's a song that always moves me, and one that will move you. As it ends Gabriel sings "And the eyes of the world are watching now", very powerful stuff.
It's albums like this one that have given Peter Gabriel a well deserved reputation as a musical and artist genius. I'd highly recommend this cd to anyone.
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An epic production highlighted by the clockwork undertones of "Intruder" and the Afro-prog-rock of "Biko," the third in Peter Gabriel's trilogy of eponymous solo titles is a watermark of the former Genesis singer's career. Drummer Jerry Marotta's tight global groove templates drive the edgy guitar pastiches of Robert Fripp, David Rhodes, Paul Weller, and XTC's Dave Gregory. Yielding the enigmatic 1980 hit "Games Without Frontiers," the Steve Lillywhite-produced opus travels the dark psychic corners of its narrator with a then-profoundly futuristic sound that's no less compelling than Bowie's Scary Monsters, which was released the same year. The cover may depict Gabriel's melting face, but the album marks Gabriel's arrival as a solid solo artist. --James RotondiAlternative Rock Music CDs
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