Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back
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Artist: Peter GabrielEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Deluxe Edition, Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2010-03-02
Music Label: EMI Label Services
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Heroes (David Bowie)
- The Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon)
- Mirrorball (Elbow)
- Flume (Bon Iver)
- Listening Wind (Talking Heads)
- The Power Of The Heart (Lou Reed)
- My Body Is A Cage (Arcade Fire)
- The Book Of Love (The Magnetic Fields)
- I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Randy Newman)
- Apres Moi (Regina Spektor)
- Philadelphia (Neil Young)
- Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Radiohead)
- The Book Of Love (Remix)
- My Body Is A Cage (Oxford London Temple Version)
- Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks) (Oxford London Temple Version)
- Heroes (Wildebeest Mix)
Free Music Notes for Scratch My Back
Free Music Review: Intimate Performances from a Legendary Singer
Hit: 5 Stars
If you just looked at the song titles presented on "Scratch My Back", you might expect a medley of re-treads from songs you probably liked best in their original form. It is, in fact, a 'covers' album. But Peter Gabriel is not one to give us that kind of performance. Instead, he effectively locked the drummer and guitarist out of the studio, and bared his soul through the lyrics of some of the most memorable (and yes, forgettable) pop songs from the last 35 years or so.
With a large orchestra to support him, Gabriel gives us a recording closer to a classical collection of famous arias than it is to any arrangement of any song here you've probably heard. The difference is that Gabriel does not keep his distance. It is as if he whispers secrets in your ear. Then, tells you things about the songs you never realized. And then wailing out over the orchestra with that voice everyone knows, just to remind you it's still him. Some of these songs, like Simon's "Boy in the Bubble" are a revelation (the non-ironic version is here to display Paul's brilliant lyric work). Others are tunes I frankly could not stand in their 'original' form (I won't mention those out of courtesy), but are now receiving much attention in my CD player, thanks to his newly overhauled renditions. I'm guessing that if you don't know the words to some of these songs, you simply will not recognize them.
Peter Gabriel turned 60 this year. But he knows better than to attempt the embarrassing over-the-hill rock star routine. This is a mature work, not to be found on American pop radio, I'm sure. He has once again struck out into new territory, and he never ceases to surprise me. Don't expect to find another "Sledgehammer" here. Brace yourself for something truly personal, and involving.
Scratch My Back Poster
Peter Gabriel s Scratch My Back album project is the first part of a series of songexchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other s songs.
To help craft his recording of the album s eclectic array of cult favorites and classic
tracks, Gabriel enlisted former Durutti Column member John Metcalfe, composer,
arranger and the expertise of producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd s The Wall , Lou
Reed s Berlin ) and engineer, mixer and producer Tchad Blake (Suzanne Vega,
Sheryl Crow, Tom Waits).
Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with twelve songs performed only
with orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar or
drums. The album s richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed s
The Power of the Heart , the powerful musical journey of David Bowie s Heroes
and an epic arrangement of Arcade Fire s My Body Is A Cage. Gabriel and his
collaborators recorded the album at George Martin s Air Lyndhurst Studios and the
Real World Temple with further editing and mixing at his own Real Worlds Studio in
Wiltshire. The Scratch My Back release is one of the most creative and engaging
records from an iconic artist in a long time. The marketing focus is to penetrate
Peter Gabriel s core fan base as well as fans of all genres and in all demographics
given the scope of artists being covered as well as its depth of composition.
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