Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Live in Athens 1987) HD

[@tiaanengelbrecht]

Peter is in top form in this, but MAN Tony Levin is just at absolute chad status here. The groove, the attitude, the vibe is just immaculate

[@nuracaicedo2632]

Peter Gabriel Phil Collins ♥️😜

[@jamesschaidt1096]

On point...this is incendiary. 🎼🔥

[@Desmondbrowne666]

It’s overdubbed

[@jamesschaidt1096]

@@Desmondbrowne666 So ? Only a handful of "live" Lps are actually "live". The Who live at Leeds is one that's the real deal.

[@gustavoleguizamon6270]

​@@jamesschaidt1096I've been watching this video for a couple of years and never notice that. Why I notice today?

[@SusanValley-yj8vh]

Peter Gabriel was ALWAYS so odd. How could you not love it.

[@dougmasters4561]

Brother so confident about it too, like 'no no, this is what cool looks like'

[@Debi-rd8mf]

🙄Odd? 🤔No. ♫♪ 🥰♫♪ MR. PETER GABRIEL is an Extremely Multi-Talented Unique ♫♪ Musical IndividuaL! ♫♪😍💝😘

[@albo3music]

@@Debi-rd8mf Nothing wrong with being odd x)

[@22RosesGrow]

​@@albo3music🎉

[@jazzlover1423]

You cannot call youself and bass player and not study this song. One of the tightest grooves out there.

[@squidboii]

Yup

[@RENPEARLE]

Funky....

[@nebziened8132]

Agree!

[@Andrew-fs6wd]

Tony Levin fucking kills this song on every live version I've seen. They definitely bump him up on the live mixes vs. the studio version

[@I_am_Groot_0122]

This song so easily holds up through time! Agree with the TL bass tracks… thick and beautiful!

[@Sarah.Riedel]

I will never in my entire life be as cool as that guitarist and bass player

[@memphetic]

Look up Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain. It's something newer featuring the same bassist.

[@superpotiron]

The guitarist looks so happy and nice

[@Heisenberg_Zordon]

I was only half there. I bought the Steinberger Spirit II (not sure if it's an original Spirit) headless guitar, and soon after, I sold it. It's unique and truly the selling point to his coolness.

[@kietchu2761]

@@Heisenberg_Zordon that thing looks disgusting

[@Heisenberg_Zordon]

@@kietchu2761 If you ever get a chance to play one, let alone own one. Never let that moment pass. It's worth having in your possession.

[@andrew36345]

Peter made sure that if you didn't know what the song was about, you'd fully understand after this performance

[@joethelion6016]

Yes, sheer joy for a young girl back then ..... 🥳

[@Myamirah]

Ohhhhhh !

[@Fragrantbeard]

I have never, ever really listened to the lyrics before and I'm cackling just watching him. Subtle!

[@chaddevlin8545]

ya, the meaning is about as subtle as a...sledgehammer.

[@claudioolate2516]

1:57 ah? 🤨🤨🤔🤔uh?.... Oh....😏😏

[@TCNHC]

I was there on that night. 35 years later I'm watching this video and I can still feel the ecstatic atmosphere in the amphitheater of Lykavitos. And Peter and his band mates were in perfect form. Once in a lifetime expirience!

[@jenniferboucher8099]

@Yanni H.-Awesome! Lucky you!

[@spyridonvasileiou7931]

I was there too ... early October 1987. Thirty-five years+. Freshman at the Athens University of Economics. My first live concert ever and perhaps one of the best, if not THE BEST. Peter Gabriel and his team were out of this world. Amazing performance. Thank you!

[@joykunath4528]

Soo lucky. Wish I was there. Wat a song!

[@panosp72]

was there too! he was also filming some live, so we went for a second day for free.

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

A shame everything you're hearing here was recorded in the studio. Fake live.

[@jennyflan]

I saw him on this tour in Birmingham when I was a university student. Big fan but remember thinking he was a bit like an embarrassing dad dancing about. Now I look at it he looks like a gorgeous young man. The mysteries of time!

[@Lukronius]

That is so funny! I’m just watching this thinking “he’s absolutely beautiful” the entire time. To think there were those thinking “what an old grandpa hobbling about the stage” back then is hilarious!!

[@Pizzageek-jc4xp]

he's always been beautiful

[@Kellyd2024]

1:11 From now on I enter a Room like that

[@Daniel_R.B]

Mine is 3:48

[@MS-dz1di]

Mine is 4:24 when I enter the club after the f***ing corona pandemie is over

[@francespeto3305]

Too funny! It's 4am EST and I am laughing out loud! Good one guys🤣

[@43Tarcisio]

kkkkkkkk

[@43Tarcisio]

E aí? Como foi sua entrada assim na sala? kkkkk Já se passaram 4 anos da postagem kkkkkk

[@twinhueyman]

We as a species did not deserve the 80s. It was a gift from the universe.

[@dystopia2386]

@@gregoryhamptons It doesn't explain why we can find a recent video of teenagers playing Masoko Tanga from The Police.

[@virtuallydeadrich]

@@gregoryhamptonsYou say that. But I have two distinct groups of friends: old mates Walt 50s and new mates under 30. All their fave movies and music are from the 80s. It was such a creative and colourful time 🙏🏻

[@rtrots]

Clearly the band Genesis have blessed us with two of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time: Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins! ❤

[@jamesschaidt1096]

Yep. 🎼🔥😀

[@fantasticlooper]

Die meisten früheren Genesis Werke stammen nicht von Phil Collins, sondern von Banks und Rutherford.

[@camiforsell683]

Exactly - What gifts to humanity they are …

[@kinneyclausnitzer2791]

Yeah this song is deff one of a kind and the bass player and bass riffs are insane that guy is really amazing

[@clanwaddell5628]

Tony Levin from King Crimson. Only bass player Gabriel will work with

[@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington]

Tony has done much more impressive work than King Crimson... case in point Peter Gabriel.

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

kinney clausnitzer he also plays with Liquid Tension Experiment. A lot different than this but he still grooves and has amazing bass chops. 👍👍🤓🤓

[@crystalc1ear]

Levin

[@achaille9110]

And, what a snappy dresser, too. Nothing but ultra-coolness!

[@Travelin_Man]

This song helped me quit smoking. Whenever I would get a nic fit I would just put this video on and it would be gone by the end. Plus the kicked the habit part really hit home. Thanks Peter!

[@pamelaadams6290]

lol

[@Travelin_Man]

@@pamelaadams6290 😂

[@bastardokid]

It worked for me too man, just instead of cigs it was Maryjane xd

[@liamliosmyth]

Hahahahahaah

[@khairulnazammansoor3498]

Follow it through with celibacy to really kick THE habit.

[@lisawilliams2013]

The 80’s were f*cking fabulous. That is all.

[@chrisf153]

Absolutely, I was the happiest man alive, and the music was a big part of that. My wife and I played the So album to death. She was a lisa too. 😊

[@gregoroque]

that bass.. damn.. absolutely pivotal

[@ga984]

Sound of bass guitar is ultimate!

[@stonewall3041]

Prerecorded. Dude is not playing that bass.

[@peterresetz1960]

@stonewall3041, The ignorant must shout it out to the World to what you are. You're either on psychedelic drugs, or your brain is just smooth. Tony Levin when on stage, in a live performance, actually plays his bass guitar. You're a hopeless fool if you believe that this is a pre-recorded performance. Although I do believe that you are not someone who plays a stringed instrument. And playing air guitar does not count.

[@mr_bassman6685]

@@stonewall3041 What? Why would a professional bassist like *Tony Levin* fake it on stage?

[@pCeLobster]

You do realize that concert videos like this are made from video and audio from multiple shows right?? It's well known that the video is not necessarily an exact match to what you're hearing.

[@ga984]

​@@pCeLobster Just wanna say Tony Levin is DEMI GOD!

[@Yes-gz9qs]

You can safely throw todays commercial music in the bin. This is amazing and Mr Levin on bass is bad ass. The whole band is incredible 🤯

[@Heisenberg_Zordon]

Modern music lacks art. It is adapting to the likings and muses of the people. But most of it is babble nonsense. They just don't drop gems like this song anymore.

[@TheMichaelBeck]

It was an amazing experience to grow up in the 80s and graduate high school in '86. We were spoiled by such incredible musicians.

[@Oppenheimer1968]

agreed-"86 was the year!

[@TheMichaelBeck]

@@Oppenheimer1968 You know it! I turned 18 June 1st, graduated June 6th, and took my oath an left for basic and AIT at Ft Knox on June 16th. For the next 16 weeks, no music! When we had progressed enough to go to the PX and have a cheese burger on a Sunday for an hour or two, the burger place had a video jukebox. "Walk This Way!" & "Venus" over and over again. Banarama for obvious reasons. 😂 I absolutely loved basic and AIT. It's tough for some guys. It was like summer camp with weapons and TANKS! Who were your favorite bands? ✌

[@TheMichaelBeck]

@@Oppenheimer1968 And MTV & VH1 ACTUALLY played awesome music videos! Cheers!

[@TheMichaelBeck]

Best bass song of all time. Tony Levin is the man. Him, Pino Pallidino, Mark King, and Sting are my favs. We were blessed to have these guys on our radios when we were in HS back in the 80s.

[@zvucnjak]

Wow, Tony Levin *and* Manu Katché? What a combo!!

[@georgebegbie6725]

Terrific band!!! :D

[@bigone6814]

What about the incredible David Rhodes whose guitar piece on Secret World puts a chill down my spine and a huge smile on my face, every time I hear it? Then there's David Sancious on keyboards who's.. I think you meant to say what an amazing group of musicians lead by one of the greatest since the 1970s. I will never tire from hearing any of their stuff.

[@secretbase7473]

World class musicians the lot of them.

[@josephreynolds1220]

Big bottom.

[@BrightKelly19]

No one who has seen him live is in ANY doubt that this song is beautiful filth.

[@joethelion6016]

Not only a phenomenal musician, vocalist and songwriter but extraordinarily physically attractive too. Phwoaaaaar.

[@Lukronius]

He’s so pretty!!

[@reinodjanghardt8604]

Really? I always thought this song was sorta ironic considering I thought he looked kinda gross.

[@joethelion6016]

Gross? 😆 You must be a bloke, he's one of the best looking men of that era. Green eye 😉

[@telophasemusic]

Heck, I'm a guy and I for one think young Peter was handsome af. Especially here lol ​@@joethelion6016

[@aidanearl8968]

Definetly one of the greatest male vocalists of all time

[@toxicity0236]

@@greenlighttransport8320 I have no idea what made you think that lol but he is definitely not

[@uncle6300]

He obviously lip syncing

[@JakobKenda]

@@toxicity0236 how is he harmonizing with himself? where are the female backup singers? why is there no pop in the microphone? why does his voice sound the same at different distances from the microphone?

[@KillerVybz]

@@JakobKenda I think In the actual performance he isn’t but since this is the DVD re-release it’s been overdubbed so it sounds better and louder

[@petersonlafollette3521]

Reminds me of Steve Winwood- immediate drop into a deep powerful groove...

[@ZtlaMusic]

the energy in this version, especially at the end is unreal!

[@Generationrhino]

The harry styles one...good guy all yea..but hes very flat

[@thhelleberg]

The bass went out for a smoke after this performance.

[@tjenadonn6158]

This song was secretly written from Tony's thumb to his Stingray.

[@nd5301]

забавно, что в русском языке есть точно такое же выражение.. У нас еще говорят "нервно курит в сторонке" ))

[@grasglibbens]

the smile on every musicians face says it all

[@funnylookingfoetus]

What I wouldn't give to travel back in time to see this concert live in person

[@nuracaicedo2632]

We kind of are we're on the internet

[@Desmondbrowne666]

It didn’t sound anything like this

[@Pizzageek-jc4xp]

I love that Tony Levin is really always part of the show, which is unusual for the too cool for school bass player. His photography is sublime as well. A true renaissance man.

[@The_Cyberz]

He still sounds great, just saw a video of him performing this recently. Still does that goofy sledgehammer dance 😂

[@scottscott232]

Absolutely great to see keyboardist David Sancious - I first came across his amazing talents when he performed with Sting. He's a bloody excellent lead guitarist too. Super multi-talented Mr Sancious.

[@Ced-Gauche]

It seems the vocals had been overdubbed, sometimes not in sync and Peter is holding the mic off at 1:27

[@magnustjerneld2594]

And I never see the backup singers? And there are definitely two keyboards playing different parts at times.

[@mailuefterl]

@@magnustjerneld2594 The keyboarder is playing with two hands all the time. So could be possible using key split. But I can clearly hear a female voice.

[@matthew-1710]

It's Peter Gabriel, of course the vocals are overdubbed. I genuinely don't think there has been a single official Peter Gabriel live recording (Genesis included) where the vocals *weren't* overdubbed.

[@SuperKlle]

Don't know about overdubbing, but picture is certainly edited. I guess, editor has quite freely rearranged clips in timeline. It is the same song all the time, but certain edits a moved and loosely synced to rythm. 1:33 microphone jumps from one hand to another between cuts. Clip in 1:58 actually occured in 2:07, just used another camera.

[@ricardolujan5571]

The power in this performance is awesome

[@coryorcutt4528]

This is why I love YT still. Because no matter what, you can find old gems like this, that were a once in lifetime experience!

[@ARTSPENCER-z1h]

I've seen Peter 4 times. Mostly at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. he is the coolest!

[@mikebyrd8278]

Still puts on a great show 40 years later

[@Debi-rd8mf]

👁 envy his stamina! 🏆🥇BRAVO!

[@nuracaicedo2632]

I was 13 year's old in 1987... I love it till now I'm 48... Peter Gabriel 2023🌍♥️😜

[@Thinkforwardnow]

Me too! We had the goods all through our school years. The early 90s in high school had great music also. We graduated before it went to garbage.

[@ellenknell3249]

Gabriel puts on the best concert performances then anyone I've seen.

[@janetgarces3506]

Prince was right up there.

[@kevinortiz602]

You should check up James Brown in his prime

[@BogdanDiklic007]

The bassist from King Crimson - Tony Levin.

[@melquizedec]

he´s a beast!

[@elvenking62]

One of the greatest pop songs of all time

[@georgebegbie6725]

and the keyboardist... such mastery and beautiful syncopation... AND he looks like it's the best day of his life :D

[@brianpalmer2057]

It does not get any more awesome than 80s Peter Gabriel and Peter Gabriel no matter the decade

[@andrewwinters8467]

Tony Levin starts with a sort of stagger/stutter bass line then he goes to a more straight time as the song evolves. He is a master - always slightly ahead of the beat, pushing it along,...whoa, what a great performance by all hands.

[@CJTKRTHOME]

Who ever mixed this is AMAZING. The vocals are CLEAN AF.

[@Sicram]

I think the vocals have been recorded afterwards. They don't sync up at some points.

[@johnkerrigan6748]

Obviously you missed the show, mate…

[@Peyote.Coyote]

I love you Peter ! Thank you for this song .... getting me through jaw surgery

[@f.valguarnera1486]

Legendary bass part. Legendary performance.

[@patriciaroberts100]

Your presence on stage has changed over the years Peter.

[@lesblack8996]

Yes ..... for the better 😋

[@grosenberg68]

Manu Katché killing it on drums. Awesome pocket

[@KatieWilliams1990x]

Can't believe I'm going to see Peter Gabriel live in June! I cannot wait. Seeing Peter live was at the top of my dream concert list and now I finally get the opportunity to see the i/o tour! I was jumping around the room when I bought my ticket haha.

[@julienbee3467]

Where is the concert ?

[@bebem6175]

Lucky girl!

[@luislanza5477]

completely domination of the stage.

[@alexeyb8511]

Were very good concerts in the ' 80s, when we were all still so young. I want back in 1987!

[@soberek]

One of the greatest if not THE greatest moment in bass guitar history.

[@deletebilderberg]

You clearly haven’t heard of Billy Nelson or Noel Redding.

[@tomgrummett4591]

Honestly I dont find it very impressive. It seems pretty tame and boring as far as bass riffs go

[@terrylewis_]

I had no idea growing up what this song was about... but holy moly. He can be my honey bee... haha

[@amydavidval]

Love it lol

[@tonyallewellyn7304]

Lol mine too 🥰

[@diamonddave16]

I remember being 17 & hearing the line about fruit cakes sweet as can be. 😁

[@joediaz2589]

@@diamonddave16 Per the lyrics to this song it's actually "fruit cage" which I think might have been sexually suggestive. Still sweet though..

[@jamesnichols7693]

@@joediaz2589 you said fruit cage, eheheheh...If there was an subtlety with the lyrics it's out the window when he does his spread eagle dance in synch with open up your fruit cakes/cage line.

[@OldWhitebelly]

I've been a massive fan of PG since about 1971, and still am. But this tour was the first one where he was clearly using pre-recorded tracks, and it bummed me out. Still does. It hadn't been that many years since ELO was lambasted for doing the same thing. These days, damn near everything you hear at many concerts is a track, sadly. No minidisc and no synth will ever smoke like a horn section smokes.

[@dannyh5937]

This man was so revolutionary

[@thedessertrose1]

I was there too!!! All three nights!!! It was magical !!!!

[@gregoryplat]

Great live. One of the best live shows I experienced.

[@cindybrawner8159]

Peter was so cute here.

[@bingowings65]

Good grief - how much talent can one person have!! Mind blown.

[@katherinesingleton5684]

One hell of a song!!!!! Still sounds the same today live. Mr. Gabriel is an incredible talent. 😌 The band is amazing. So great!!! Wow!

[@ryanhunter130]

Whenever I think of Peter Gabriel this is the visage that springs to mind first...this how he'll always be to me. In all his triumphant 80's glory :)

[@DavidMcbrady]

Music was so good back then

[@TvMacfly]

this song is set in stone !!!

[@steveclarkgreekfan]

ONE OF THE GREATEST PERFORMERS EVER!!!!

[@nuracaicedo2632]

Yes 🥰

[@danielseasons4410]

He’s not performing, it’s obvious he’s lip syncing

[@lindamears1194]

I first saw Peter Gabriel with Genesis when I was 13. They were brilliant. I have loved Peter ever since. Been lucky to have seen him live. The man is magnificent.

[@woodardkaleb7676]

Peter Gabriel : un genio ! Peter was so cute here.

[@jeremypr]

I was 7 when this concert was going on.......my dad rocked Peter Gabriel all day everyday......gosh I wish I was there now at 43 yrs old.

[@Lukronius]

We’re the same age, mate. Totally feel you on this!

[@markandrews5547]

I know it's been said multiple times here, but Tony is just an amazing beast on this bass line. Mega Respecto! And of course, we all love Rhodes as well. It says a lot about Peter, the man, that top-flight backing musicians remained loyal to him and his work for decades. Gabriel, with all his talent and various innovations over the years, may be my favorite musician of all time.

[@jamesian-allen8725]

Have a look/listen to my channel, I knock out cover tunes left and right and recently did a 5 song tribute to the "melt" LP ( LP #3). Intruder/games without frontiers/family snapshot/I don't remember/And through the wire. They're in a playlist in that sequence, I think I did ok and had major fun recording them. If you listen...let me know your thoughts. And yeah, P/G is something else, what he does is art, he is a true music genius !

[@lazersandwhich9702]

claptons up there as well for me

[@tjfett4776]

It is disgusting how brilliant this song is. It’s so amazing, I play it damn near every single day. It’s too damn perfect

[@sirpoglington]

This is an absolutely stunning performance. The energy is unmatched, and get's my teen self in that mindset where "WOW! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YA ADD A LITTLE FUNK TO IT!" I love you so much, Peter Gabriel.

[@brendabrown1520]

😊✌️

[@therealdoug1000]

Off one of the best albums of the 80's. Perhaps one of the best of all time.

[@ozmomine8029]

My dad was watching this tour in Helsinki and he still thinks that it was one of the best concerts he has ever seen!

[@chrisweber7460]

I miss this magic from these music today. Peter was really hynpnotic this time, he had so much energy at live acts. He made incredible unconventional music against all mainstreams. I miss this time and i am happy to watch all these bands!

[@clanwaddell5628]

No modern pop male performer can hold a candle to Pete Gabriel

[@klaurcschwackerberg1880]

only Justin Bieber ! ok lol . joke haha

[@JakobKenda]

@@klaurcschwackerberg1880 this was about as real of a live performance as justin bieber though

[@therespectedlex9794]

Good dancer, but did he go to fat?

[@snowgorilla9789]

​@@therespectedlex9794 the guy is over 70 cut some slack

[@therespectedlex9794]

@@snowgorilla9789 He is now. I'm talking twenty years ago.

[@alwaysknewtowearitwellfanc3650]

Mercy! What times we had! Love it! I kicked the habit, too!

[@zawolajDorota-PAW]

Peter Gabriel Plays Live in Athens in 1987 - top form! A great song and a fine performance, fantastic musicians!

[@markandrews5547]

I love this version for the raw, youthful energy. But I gotta say the Live 1993 version shows more polish and even more energy. Plus it has Paula Cole on backup!

[@secretbase7473]

@@markandrews5547 that tour was the pinnacle of PG....so frikin amazing.

[@panoseddie9975]

Yes i'm very happy and proud i was there these nights and saw the mighty Gabriel live

[@masoudltf]

Tony Levin on bass WOOOOOOW

[@TheRealHucasys]

This tour is by far my favorite, it's not the one I saw, and all are amazing, but the versions of these songs, this band, and the version of No Self Control...., I could watch this eternally.

[@Clumpfy]

The soundmixing is out of this world! This could also be a studio recording - unbelievable!

[@JakobKenda]

it is a studio recording

[@peacefrog9306]

its live, PG is just taking the best live bits and mashing them together. he was very particular about the mixes of his live albums and cherrypicked the best parts of different recordings

[@MrBiggreydog]

Prerecorded vocals and backing tracks. No females on stage and they are in the vocals

[@DisemboweII]

@@MrBiggreydog His movements on stage and the moments he's holding the mic to his mouth don't match the audio, either. That said, it's different to the album version so it's probably recorded vocals after the performance.

[@gurkenschnitzel3905]

overdub was a small printed line on some live recordings in the 80s vinyl area... ;-)

[@doctorhemp436]

Great Tournee 1987 from Peter, I saw him in Munich, it was one of my best 5 Concert, ever💯 And he makes a great show, I didn't saw before, in this time, with so much power 🤸‍♂️ and dynamite🧨😉

[@bassplayer9432]

Iconic bassline!

[@fredfloyd68]

These boys are just simply ...brilliant...

[@samuelwalters711]

I am not even 18 yet and I can truthfully say that Peter Gabriel is the best

[@JohnDoe-po3ku]

you don't have to be 18 to have an opinion.

[@user-uu4tr7kf1z]

Samuel Walters what's your age got to do with it?

[@ashe984]

So I am in my thirties and I love this song

[@ashe984]

Yeah I am in my thirties and still love Genesis music.

[@bigone6814]

I know people in their 20's who don't know who've never heard of Peter Gabriel until I asked them. The first time I did they looked at me with blank faces I just thought 'What the...go and Google his name and be amazed.'

[@marklenox]

I stand in awe in 2024! Gets my mojo going! His live performances are epic.

[@sweetdreamscr]

He is so weird, I love him 😊

[@TomasLjung-jj5dp]

Peter showing his best of gifts in music sing a long must say Bravissimo ☆☆☆☆☆

[@seantah7371]

Great to watch artists in their prime.

[@carolbegley7765]

I didn’t know what the song was about, but do now after seeing those hip movements Mr Gabriel you are so talented and hot ❤not forgetting the band 👏👏

[@gerardinecizmar]

It's funny because I was 21 when this song came out and I really didn't pay attention to it. I sure as hell didn't know what it was about lol. Now Harry Styles did a magnificent cover of it and I'm a fan of Peter and love the song. Such undercover naughty lyrics.

[@AerikVon]

Excellent…

[@PwnageMethodGaming]

When I build my time travel machine this is one of the concerts I’ll be going to

[@lizarddronedude3617]

The most uniquely original artist ever

[@argylegrant4073]

Looks and sounds as if it were shot today, the quality here is unbelievable

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

This dude is so talented, musically, some people just have a gift! Surrounded himself with amazing musicians like himself

[@littleerika7977]

This song brings memories of how many parties we had and this live concert dvd was the hit of the night! Miss home truly with this song. It’s a dance and catch

[@Draveniced]

Well what can I say, this is a masterpiece. PERIOD.

[@millymolly696]

The video is so clear 👍

[@Bolteus]

Probably not miming, more like the audio was replaced afterwards. Happens a fair bit with live releases, things get "corrected" to sound decent enough quality as recording live can be tricky, especially getting an isolated sound like this, especially back in 1987.

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

Peter's also a perfectionist so he'd rather have bits that went better from other shows spliced together.

[@MrSKINFLICK]

+Bolteus Wireless stage technology was already common in the second half of the 80s + a longer time before, why should Peter Gabriel have "manipulated" his great voice afterwards in the studio? He just has this voice.

[@MrSKINFLICK]

+S.R.H. Woodstock II was in 1994 + not in 1987. Of course even a great human singing voice undergoes changes within life or do some psycho idiots in the comments believe that P.G. will retain his once great voice till he's 80 years old? Such psychos don't have a clue about anything + simply spread their stupid conspiracy theories here in the KZbin comments because they are bored nobodies who know nothing except their own psycho quirks. I watched a documentary on the "science fiction" writer Philip K. Dick on German TV yesterday + he was exactly such a psycho who knew almost nothing but his own paranoid "reality". "Of course" he died prematurely by a stroke at the age of 54 in 1982 (during Ridley Scott's film shooting for "Blade Runner" after his SF novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"), he had lived a largely unhealthy life, in the 70s he ignored all advices of his doctors + last but not least he had always married the wrong women. In the 70s he felt persecuted by CIA + KGB at the same time. Though he was an extremely "good-looking" man, he must have been one of the unhappiest people who ever lived on earth. In 1972 he went as far as to accuse his Science Fiction writer colleague Thomas Disch of having described "secret informations" of "foreign powers" against him in his very satirical SF novel "Camp Concentration" (1968). One year later he committed a suicide attempt. Why do I comment this? Because many people who spread all kinds of absurd theories here in the KZbin comments are similar cases.....!

[@MrSKINFLICK]

+S.R.H. Of course PG may have probably overdubbed his voice later in the studio...but all kinds of rock musicians have always done that after live recordings (even in the 60s/70s)...there's ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNUSUAL WITH THAT. People who are huffy because of such "methods" are silly purists.

[@andrewc3458]

P.G. has even admitted to doing so, citing his own "perfectionist" streak. He even signed a note on one of his early albums "Peter Perfect".

[@ThanosZK]

One of the best performances and certainly for Athens that October 5th night!

[@SEATACx]

One of the best live vocal performances I’ve ever heard.

[@bakedbeings]

Doing a bit of googling, it sounds like Pete overdubs his live performances for dvds/video release. So he's not lip syncing, but the live vocal has been replaced later with a studio recording. That'd explain why his head turns away from the mic sometimes while he's sustaining the note in the recording.

[@rebekahyock8501]

Thought that too this doesn’t look like he’s singing live!

[@lesblack8996]

⁠NO, he IS singing live. The audio has been doctored at a later stage

[@carlchilders9538]

This is one of a million awesome songs from the 1980's. How many awesome songs have come from the 2010's and 2020's??? Zero. Why is that?

[@penelopeeleni5383]

Hey....I was there at this concert on Lykavittos!!!! Thanks.