Friday, May 1, 2015

LP #15 Peter Gabriel – So (1986)


I have to admit that I’ve never been a Genesis fan, either before or after Gabriel left to start his solo career. (Phil Collins’s solo work does nothing for me either, with one glorious exception.) Gabriel has done some good stuff over the years, but So is the high point of his career (commercially as well as artistically), accessible without pandering to the lowest common denominator. “Big Time” is a classic (along with its video), and “Mercy Street” is one of the most haunting songs ever, but there are several other great tracks on it as well.
 
Favorite tracks:
Mercy Street
Sledgehammer
Don’t Give Up

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