Peter Gabriel - Us
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Artist: Peter GabrielEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-05-07
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
- Come Talk To Me
- Love To Be Loved
- Blood Of Eden
- Steam
- Only Us
- Washing Of The Water
- Digging In The Dirt
- Fourteen Black Paintings
- Kiss That Frog
- Secret World
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Free Music Review: One of his best
Hit: 4 Stars
It is astonishing to me that Amazon selected the fairly negative review by Rob Stewart as their editorial choice for this record..."Us" is surely in Gabriel's top 4. After "3/melt" and "Security," "Us" may be a tie for 3rd with his pop masterpiece "So," though it depends on mood; "Us" feels a bit more experimental than the brilliant pop of "So."
As with most of Gabriel's studio records, it's a concept record, and the concept here is relationships. The songs chronicle the breakdown of a relationship, namely Gabriel's marriage and divorce, and the subsequent emotional and psychological journey he experiences. It begins with Come Talk to Me, written about his daughter's struggle with her parents' marital breakdown. Then there is a contiguous narrative set of songs about the frustrations, longings, complexities, passion and pain of relationships in general, and male-female in particular(Love to Be Loved, Blood of Eden, Only Us, and Steam--this last one may or may not have to do with sex as often suggested, but Gabriel himself said it was about a relationship between someone projecting a cultured, educated persona and the guy who had the frustration of knowing what she really was like). Then there is the need to eventually let go of all the baggage and be renewed (Washing of the Water). That leads nicely into what I think is an ingenious metaphor for therapy, which Gabriel was going through at the time(the stunning Digging in the Dirt, which Gabriel said was about dealing with our violent impulses). Then there is the upbeat romp about finding new love when you're "past your prime" and feeling old n' ugly, and hoping she'll see you're a good guy (Kiss that Frog); and a beautiful epic summary reflection on the tragedy that is a failed marriage (Secret World). There's also the trademark Gabriel socio-political reflection, this one a brooding worldbeat meditation on the possibility of change(14 Black Paintings).
Musically, it is not incorrect to compare the sound of the record with "So," as some have done here, but it's not quite as accessible as "So." Although, Gabriel nicely melded his accessible "pop" sound with his more experimental spirit here. The arrangements are all solid; the sheer consistency of one good song after another throughout the record causes it to rise the top of his other work. Secret World and Digging in the Dirt are simply two of the best songs of his career (along with runner-up gems like the poignant, Gospel-inspired meditation Washing of the Water). Some of Tony Levin's cleverest bass work with Gabriel is on this record, along with some of Gabriel's most clever instrumental arrangements, and some of his most insightful and touching lyrics. Personally, it may be my favorite in his catalog. I could only give it 4 stars because "3/Melt" and "Security" get 5.
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Since his departure from Genesis, Peter Gabriel has crafted a very successful career blending his slight, anguished voice with studio sorcery and a bevy of world-music influences. However, Us does very little to build a case for his artistic growth in the six years that separate it from the commercial milestone of So. During the hiatus, Gabriel's marriage broke up, which undoubtedly contributes to the self-consciousness and introspection that permeate the album. The pop psychology of "Love to Be Loved" and "Washing of the Water" is overwrought. The exotic instrumentation on "Come and Talk to Me" seems intrusive and contrived. "Steam" and "Kiss the Frog" lighten the tone, but, as good-natured rockers, they are no matches for "Sledgehammer" or "Big Time." The production values and supporting players are of the highest order, but, with this material, Gabriel comes across as hypersensitive. Except for die-hard fans, Us is So-lite. --Rob StewartPop Music CDs
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