Peter Gabriel- Solsbury Hill (First Listen)

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[@diogenesagogo]

Wonderful song. A man is at a troubled point in his life, climbs a hill & has a moment of epiphany where he reconnects with himself, the world.

[@JustJP]

Perfectly succint!

[@brumleyhall]

I've always been impressed by the fact that this song is in 7/4 time, but does not feel awkward at all.

[@justintime42000]

Most people don’t realize it’s in 7/4 because it just pulsates along with a steady beat and the music flows naturally on top. The musicians usually pick up on the odd time signature on their own right away though! I’m always aware of it whenever I listen to this song. It became a habit to count it out and feel that 7th upbeat note so many years ago.

[@submandave1125]

Broken up by the two 4/4 measures at the end of the chorus to stutter into the next verse. Masterful use of odd time, included as the lead example in David Bennett's discussion of 7/4 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4akZ6FtnrCYj7M). One thing I find particularly tasty is how the feel seamlessly switches from a 3-4 pairing in the intro to a 4-3 pairing once the actual verse begins.

[@traypaquette7887]

The genius

[@sean---the-other-one]

There are a few great songs throughout pop music where the artists have been able to deliver a song that is more sophisticated than the average listener would realise. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Sting, Zeppelin, they’ve all managed to sell very large volumes of music that was odd time to an audience that would normally prefer 4s, 2s, or sometimes 3s and 6s. I didn’t mention bands like Rush, Yes, etc., because it’s probably not so much pop music when they delve into odd times.

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

my fav time sig

[@dogstar7]

This song is special to me. I was in the service and abroad when this came out but I was from Chicago, into the prog-rock scene and knew Peter had married into a Chicago family by this time. Because of complications with the birth of their daughter, Peter and his wife were rooted there. This broke up the Lamb Lies Down tour in the US and resulted in him eventually breaking with the band. As I said, I was in the military and on an isolated post on Lampedusa, a proverbial desert island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and pining for Sweet Home Chicago myself. I could tune in this BBC Foreign Service radio station in on good nights and had heard 'Solsbury Hill' debut on a rock show with Peter being interviewed IN CHICAGO! The USO would send us records free, so based on hearing that song and feeling the same longing for redemptive validation and homecoming I ordered this album along with Jefferson Starship 'Red Octopus', Neil Young 'Zuma' and Bruce Springsteen 'Born To Run'. And those, ladies and gentlemen were the albums to have on your "proverbial desert island" in 1975

[@osjo69]

What a story! I'm glad you had Gabriels first.

[@danielthenorwegianguy]

Fun fact: the lyrics are about Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis. “I was feeling part of the scenery. Walked out of the machinery” he was actually gonna leave the music industry and focus on other project, until suddenly Heflin day himself in the studio. The rest is history

[@johnfoster5295]

Also when he talks about cutting the connection and not needing a replacement (Phil Collins replaced him as lead singer).

[@bethcrumpton476]

This song was played at my father's memorial service, and I want it to be played at mine. "Grab your things, I've come to take you home."

[@TheCornishCockney]

Yet ANOTHER British genius. The creativity and talent in Genesis was quite astonishing.

[@Engineer_Who]

The main reason I love this song: It’s the sound of unadulterated joy and release. Other reasons: The main riff, the buildup, the flute, the vocal melody, the electric guitar crashing in, the bass drum heartbeat, the 7/4 time signature, the inspirational lyrics, the scatting in the fade, the “boom boom boom,” and the fact that I’ve heard it in a zillion movie trailers about “going home.”

[@Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit]

What a first solo album this is, period. Gabriel is a true genius.. Here comes the flood is at top of my list of beautiful songs. The whole album is so fresh and brave even today!

[@russellpotter7294]

One of my all time favourite songs. Used it for my Sisters funeral because she too loved it so much. Means many things to different people. But then great songs can do that.

[@susannabonke8552]

May I humbly ask how old your sister has been? Such a sad Thing.

[@russellpotter7294]

My Sis suffered from Cancer so decided on two songs that she wanted at her funeral. One was Salisbury Hill and the other was the first part of Tubular Bells.

[@EzekielsBones]

Wow. There wasn’t anyone not crying their eyes out at her service. I am. This song made me transfixed and in tears the first (and subsequent) time I heard this many years ago. Believe it or not I will think of her/you in the future. … not to be cliche, but she “ has left her things, and god?? Someone or something “took her “ home My heart is going ”BoomBoomBoom” Peace CAP

[@tonyanderton3521]

Fun fact: Solsbury Hill is the site of an Iron Age fort, near Bath, south-west England. It's only about 57 miles as the crow flies to the south of Hergest Ridge. And we, Justin, know that you've already been to, and love, Hergest Ridge.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Gabriel's story of his breakup with Genesis... "Which connection I should cut. I was feeling part of the scenery. I walked right out of the machinery." Amazing song... Amazing artist who would continue to flourish long after Genesis. True story: I have the Japanese import album and the lyrics listed, instead of saying "I tell them what the smile on my face meant," they say: "I tell them not to spy on my basement." lol... Between Gabriel, Genesis, and your XTC reacts, it's an amazing run of great stuff. Carry on, Justin!

[@robertcartier5088]

That lyric thing is hilarious! Very cool trivia, thanks!

[@br.martindallyosb1147]

Oh the wonders of misheard lyrics! :-)

[@blackcatcentralmusic]

Those Japanese imports can have funny incorrect lyrics. I have several of these.

[@robertcartier5088]

Speakng of misheard lyrics, I live in the French part of Canada, and there was this girl who worked with a friend, she thought that "Orinoco Flow" by Enya was a Christmas song... Yeah, in here francophone mind, instead of "Sail away, sail away, sail away..." she heard, "C'est Noel, c'est Noel, c'est Noel!" lol

[@JustJP]

Ty John!

[@gretch8928]

I feel like I could see the minute you had a lump of joy/sorrow rise to the back of your throat. Thank you for a great reaction.

[@stevemd6488]

One of my favorite songs of all time, never tire hearing it. According to an article in GP magazine, the guitarist was a studio hire, this was the last song recorded and Fripp had to leave, and he came up with the guitar parts and the 7/4 time after hearing Peter play it on piano. Yea I agree to me the song has a reference to the crucifixion but that's just me.

[@robboaron]

Great song, i also really love "down the dolce vita" and "here comes the flood" from this album.

[@francoisroy1501]

Here comes the flood, oh yes. Great, great song...

[@davelister3988]

This song touches dead in the soul...love it! 😍

[@markmilner842]

One of my favourite pop songs ever.

[@Dolcepaula1960]

Love Solsbury Hill!!💜🙏💯🥰

[@manhattenman6075]

You should do Peter Gabriel’s car album the first album It features my favourite song by him Here Comes The Flood and Moribund The Burgermeister still has progressive Rock roots in it but it’s full art rock stuff

[@ronderksen5069]

Humdrum is great too!

[@EBFido1973]

I love Moribund, underrated song IMHO

[@sagnyc]

All of the above are terrific songs, Here Comes The Flood particularly.

[@manhattenman6075]

@@ronderksen5069 I love that one too

[@miykaelp5284]

my favorite version of Here Comes The Flood is on Robert Fripp's Exposure album.

[@arielquarante]

Oh. Two videos today. PG and G... in a row ! I climbed Solsbury Hill once. A sort of pilgrimage. 30 years ago. Guys I've got news for you : there are no eagle up there. Mister Gabriel seems to be obsessed with those birds. Again a famous song in 7/8 (most of the time). To me, the best live version is from the Plays Live tour. As far as I know it's the only (recorded) one in which he doesn't mess up the ending lyrics. Again a great and smart review. Thank you. Finally a good thing happened to ends the day.

[@geneleonard4368]

Hey Justin ,When P. Gabriel released his first solo Albums everyone was kind of expecting something Prog rock .But instead there was a variety of styles / shorter songs . I saw him for this tour & "Scratch " in a small theater with Tony Levin etc. ..Spectacular !

[@JamesHowe]

I saw Peter Gabriel on the tour for this album at the Royal Oak Music Theater, a converted movie theater. Great concert. I remember the band started the show by walking down the from the back of the theater wearing construction uniforms (orange vests and such). They walked right past us and proceeded to climb up on to the stage to start the show. Great experience all around.

[@geneleonard4368]

@@JamesHowe Yes did they had hand held spotlights & I don't no if you know or recall but they were playing Synergy 's " On presuming to be Modern I " before they got to the stage

[@JamesHowe]

@@geneleonard4368 I do remember the spotlights, I couldn't have told you what the music was, although I was (still am) a Synergy fan so I probably recognized it at the time. I also remember this was shortly after they had all shaved their heads. I believe that only Tony decided to keep his head shaven after that.

[@neilhinks5734]

Solsbury Hill.. 😊 Happy memories butty.. Seen him a few years ago on the Back to Front tour.. Tge crowd went wild when this started. 😊 What a night, what a show Peter put on Justin. ❤️❤️👍. Everyone was singing this all through. Its such a beautiful song, atmospheric, gentle.. And powerful too.. Gabriel at is best.. Imho. The guy is a genius, period. You end up absolutely captivated by him... 😊 The acoustic is so good butty. Boy i, m so glad you've gone back to his first opus.. Awesome Justin. 👍 Wonderful review.. Thank you butty 😊 😊 😊

[@jerrypetrillo2903]

Knew you would get to this eventually Try another hit of his that is a polar opposite of this track : Red Rain - it’s heavy and dark - think you’ll love it

[@letitbesummer6536]

Such a joyous sounding song. Always loved it. Gabriel would go on to make amazing music on his own….!

[@InsideSparta]

On a rainy night, New Year's Day, 1986, I was riding on a bus from Dover, England to London. Along the way we passed an exit that was for Solsbury Hill. I then told my friend that I was travelling with story of Gabriel's song, and how it was about his coming to the decision to leave Genesis. Years later, my friend told me that whenever he hears this song, he thinks about that bus ride, and me talking about the song. This is one of my all-time favorite songs. I think the reason being is because the lyrics allow the listener to apply their own situation of coming to a decision to make a major change in their own life.

[@davidbull7210]

Solsbury Hill is in the west of England though... Nowhere near Dover or London so that's a bit odd.

[@InsideSparta]

@@davidbull7210 You're correct. I've no doubt we spoke about Solsbury Hill on that bus ride. We'd taken the hovercraft across the Channel from Calais. I recall the conversation was started as a result of seeing some kind of road sign that said "Solsbury Hill". It's now a mystery to me what exactly triggered the conversation.

[@davidbull7210]

@@InsideSparta Well it was a long time ago. I was in Beechworth, Victoria on 1st January 1986!

[@RobtSc]

The tour for this album featured Robert Fripp using the moniker Dusty Rhodes (he played onstage, behind a black curtain). The encore (at the NYC show) was PG wearing a black leather jacket and performing the Genesis tune Back in NYC (as his Rael character).

[@rickgarms7656]

I tried hard to appreciate Genesis, however when Peter went solo and began experimenting with synths and programmers, it was like pouring liquid fuel on a musical fire. He really blossomed as an artist. IMHO. And, as a fearless World Music promoter, he exposed many of us to World sounds we may have never had the opportunity to enjoy. The "So' and "Us" albums are my faves. Happy discoveries Justin.

[@disston1]

Great song, especially live. This is one of those songs that after you hear it, you can't get it out of your head.

[@davidbull7210]

I've always loved this song and I love Solsbury Hill itself. When I lived in Bath I would see this hill daily. Shame they built a dual carriageway on one side.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

"If I hadn't left, I wouldn't be where I am and they wouldn't be where they are." - pg

[@ronjm945]

The beginnings of many great Peter Gabriel works...A great place to start a fantastic album!

[@CaptainNemo1701]

Solsbury hill is to the east of Bath, England and is referred to in 'I could see the city lights'. Gabriel has his recording studio - Realworld - further east along the main road to the village of Box. It sits immediately north of the railway line.

[@RedPillMode]

Wonderful song, so filled with emotion. Beautiful and relieved.

[@inthedream9127]

Dude! You have been doing banger after banger recently. This is such an awesome song. One of the greatest pop songs ever

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

As interesting as he was in Genesis, I always thought he really took off as an artist when he went solo. So many great albums/songs. So much depth and feeling. An intelligence that's missing from so much music these days. I find this one of his most beautiful melodic songs.

[@newplbob]

This song has never failed to put a smile on my face. Yes, it’s about his leap from the security of Genesis to an unknown future, but that’s what generates the excitement of endless, unknown possibilities. Boom boom boom!

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

So glad you made it to my favorite song. Thanks for doing the album version. There are great live versions, but this is the best for a clean listen. I love the progression of the chorus from "Grab your things..." to "keep my things, they've come to take me home."

[@realbser1956]

My favorite PG song. Love that guitar riff throughout. And the orchestration is just killer. Perfect voice for a tremendous song. Thanks for the review. 👍

[@vincentguarascio5549]

Love Peter. His voice is incredible. This song is very emotional and fantastic to see live

[@derekmeade6350]

Lovely song and most fan’s first introduction to Peter’s solo work. Hope that you get to do the full album, there is a lot of great stuff on here.

[@crestenify]

A nice Sunday morning treat, cheers!

[@robertheckman8013]

This song is a big fan favorite at his live shows. Awesome cut to watch live!

[@LH-po3up]

Such a great song🥰

[@kuhnhan]

Great song from a great album, Here Come the Flood is my favorite track from this album.

[@dalebaker9109]

Another piece of magic from the master. Always liked this song, from back in the day. Peter was not having a great time during the recording of the lamb lies down on broadway. He would disappear for weeks at a time, so the rest of the guys, just did the music and hoped he came back. He wrote almost every song on it. Still an awesome album. Glad you like this song so much Justin.

[@MisterWondrous]

When this landed, we bought and studied the entire package, as was the practice in those days. What do these packets of water on the car signify? This song was assumed to be his explanation about leaving Genesis. I remember being intrigued by what I perceived to be an invisible thread binding several influences together, but was unsure what it was until a strange woman handed me a book called "Meetings with Remarkable Men". Damned if it didn't answer the question, and define the coming decades. Solsbury Hill is near Bath, where Peter's WOMAD is located. A wondrous and beautiful place on this Earth. I could live there.

[@Divedown_25]

Saw him live in the beginning of 90s. He had his daughter with him on fiddle I think it was. The stage was round and the musicians walked in line to this song around the stage. Gabriel also had a small bicycle he rode on. Fabulous concert. One of the best I’ve ever been to.

[@focusstudios1296]

One of my favorite songs, it’s in 7/4 but you wouldn’t know it! So smooth (in a good way)

[@scotstevens5263]

Great song , great album 👍🏻😁 You can tell Pete left the Genesis genre and made his own music

[@michaelbedford8017]

The unusual time signature 7/4 adds to the tension. To many this was his best album ever. Moribund the Burgermeister and Here comes the flood are great tracks.

[@JamesHowe]

This is just a fabulous song off of an excellent debut solo album. I didn't fully appreciate all of the album until after a few listens, but this song was always a favorite and I've never grown tired of hearing it.

[@matthewlloyd5130]

This is a fantastic song, and the 7/4 time doesn't hurt!

[@BeeBumper]

Great song for mainstream. I like digging in the dirt and intruder. A lot of his work focuses on his personal changes

[@NABIL7]

A wonderful song.

[@-davidolivares]

I always enjoy this song, had seen Steve Hunter talking about the sessions with Peter and always liked his breezy strumming guitar work. Super catchy but, had never really connected the song to the decision to go solo. That’s why I dig this channel, lyrical analysis by Justin and commenters is awesome. I’m used to Here Comes The Flood on Fripp’s Exposure album, not so much this album. Anything off Exposure would be stupendous. Take care everyone, mask up, be sweet, connect, Peace and hill Music

[@eldoc2020]

This was off his solo debut album. He was with Genesis prior to that. Good analysis. Subscribing for the lamb review.

[@PaulGodfrey]

Love the song. Solsbury Hill is near Box, Somerset. Its where Peter Gabreil has his recording studio.

[@TheVirtualWatcher]

Batheaston, a good few miles from Box. Much closer to Bath, the city lights referred to in the song.

[@JeromeDukes]

This is such a great tune in how it flows, you'd never know it's in an odd time signature because of how smooth the groove turns over. Also that guitar riff is so cool and a great hook that keeps the listener engaged. Definitely a top 5 PG song. Maybe also do reactions to "Games without Frontiers and Shock the Monkey" if you haven't already. Nice choice JP to lighten up my morning mood.

[@JustJP]

Ty Dukes! Hope uoure having a good week

[@brendanc.8019]

Love Peter, always loved this song. Check it out in concert. Type in bicycle with it.

[@courtneywallace871]

Yes, I have something to get off my chest: you need to do more Peter Gabriel! 😜

[@michaelbenz8092]

Super lyrics analysis!

[@JustJP]

Thanks Michael!

[@BackLooking]

Well, I know that you´ve probably already checked some live versions of this song but if not....this song (like most of his songs) is so great live. Especially I live the version from 1993 - Secret World Live.So much positive energy. I always go emotional when I see the performance LOL.

[@BackLooking]

...I usually cry almost the whole concert when I watch it alone LOL

[@micamaimoun]

This song have always makes me happy 😍😍 Listen to the version live in growing up tour with the bycicle 👌👌👌

[@theplanetruth]

First!! This song is so anthemic and is etched in my mind as a monument to great music from when I was a kid. Great line: and liberty she pirouette when I thought I was free That image is so sublime

[@dogstar7]

Word! No one taught them etiquette

[@palantir135]

Great song. Here comes the flood is another hit. For a first solo album it’s very good but he’s of course a very experienced artist already. You should hear this song live from the album: Peter Gabriel plays live. A really great live album.

[@e9977e]

I haven't listened to all of his discography yet, but from what I heard, this is the only song I remember hearing before knowing who PG was. I love the addition of 7/4, but also how simple it sounds. I've always thought it was kind of bittersweet which made me like it more: ) This and 'Here Comes the Flood' are my favorites from the album.

[@edwardmeradith2419]

Great point Emily- outside of perhaps, “Money” (Pink Floyd)- what song in 7 is so accessible?! It’s a marvel in that alone

[@sylvaindupuis5595]

Having discovered Genesis by seing The Lamb tour in Montreal, I was devastated when I heard Peter had left the band. When I heard that he would have a new album soon, I waited for it so much and was not displeased at all when it got out. The show was also fantastic!

[@slw59]

Justin - I really hope you do this entire album. It’s a great one.

[@Rowenband]

That song marks my entry in “after prog”. Into almost pop music. Before that I only listened to classic and complex prog like Yes, Genesis, VDGG or rock like Led Zep. And this song is the first I loved and my girlfriend from the time shared that love. And she is still my wife 43 years later :-D

[@delllittle5692]

for all the "old friends" is how i think of this song. When 7/4 can be a dance groove. watch any live version, preferably the "Secret World" tour and you'll see how much fun this one can be.

[@carterlink]

I just love the pure joy and elation of this track. Arguably one of Gabriel’s simplest compositions, but for me his best. A stone cold classic.

[@stevemccormack9948]

Yes, this always struck me as a song of liberation. Stepping out of the machinery. Many of us have been there. I know I was and never regret stepping out.

[@Engineer_Who]

I really hope you continue through the rest of _Peter Gabriel I: Car,_ Justin. It’s a fantastic album, one of my favorites by Peter.

[@leslie62]

Great reaction! You should definitely give his first album a try, very diverse and interesting!

[@MilosDaddy]

Another great reaction JP. Peter Gabriel is another of my favorites. If you haven't, you should check out "Here Cones the Flood".

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I had this on 8-track when it came out. It was a very fun album to listen to at the time. As a recent fan of post-Pete Genesis, I got into his solo music before I even went back and listened to his Genesis stuff.

[@TrevRockOne]

This song has been a radio staple for all my life. I've heard it playing in JC Penny for goodness' sake. I always enjoyed it before I ever knew a thing about PG or Robert Fripp for that matter. It was fun when those pieces finally fell into place and I knew what I was listening to.

[@uapuat]

Solisbury Hill is a place in the UK, close to Glastonbury, which has a reputation for being 'holy ground,' where one can have mystical experiences.

[@pstudioDOTtk]

Excellent song. Eggcellent shirt.

[@JustJP]

Appreciate it brother⬆️🦁

[@mikeym50]

I occasionally walk up that very hill (you can't help but sing it) as I live 4 miles away in a place called Box which is also where Peters Real World studios are 5 minutes walk. At the time he wrote it he lived in a place called Woolley very close by. The city lights is the city of Bath.

[@JustJP]

Awesome! How's the view?

[@michaelbochnia5686]

A great Gabriel song here. Brings back some nice and some not so nice memories for me, got me emotional a bit. Nice review Justin. Cheers.... oh, and if you ever need or want another recommendation on a catchy, jazzy instrumental that has epic musicians and the muscianship thru the roof, try Jeff Becks, Blue Wind off his Wired album. Jan Hammer wrote the song, plays on it and the rhythm section is just as amazing as Tommy Bolin's Marching Powder. IT is that good. Cheers Buddy, best first listen page on You Tube.... out.

[@OronOfMontreal]

I have always called the intro to Solsbury Hill "a quiet apocalypse". It goes from light, jaunty folk guitar to that devastating synth flute line. This song has a triangle solo instead of a guitar solo. That says everything about Peter Gabriel music.

[@jonsmith9518]

This is a great album. Hope you do more of it. German versions of his albums are very cool too.

[@keithjones6023]

Never heard it? Bet you'll want to hear it again! Such a great debut album with a superb assortment of songs. Take Excuse Me, Humdrum, Down the Dolce Vita for example.

[@markspooner1224]

This is a very fine album and great single. As a Genesis fan I was looking forward to this solo album and I was not disappointed. Nice one JP.

[@-davidolivares]

This is def mix material.

[@jfergs.3302]

I've never listened to his solo albums, but there was no getting away from this. Top 20 single back in the day, and I've heard it a zillion times. Bit samey, nothing special, not the worst thing I've heard.

[@garyporter4198]

Look up the "DNA Live" version of this. It's 40 years worth of concert footage of it being performed all cut together. Just shows how brilliant a live performer Peter is, and how he's maintained that to this day.

[@thomassharmer7127]

A wonderful synthesis of catchiness and progginess. Others have commented on pronunciation of the title. British English uses a lot of unstressed vowels, whereas American speakers tend to give equal weight to every syllable, possibly under the influence of Spanish, although it could also be the way spelling is taught through syllabic chanting in US grade schools. British diction has been worn down by centuries of usage. It makes reading and spelling more challenging, but also gives the language what poets refer to as its unique "sprung rhythm".

[@blitztim6416]

Saw Peter on his first solo tour. Between songs someone shouted out, 'Peter you're God'. Peter replied, 'No we're just friends'. Which goes back to the line about turning water into wine. Some fan worshiped Peter. And he wanted to put an end to that.

[@shironthanda6824]

Modern Love and Down the Dolce Vita are my favorites from this album

[@KandKs_GG]

I've always loved the line "you can keep my things, they've come to take me home" and how it conveys the feeling of not wanting to be encombered by all the meaningless trappings of life while one is on a journey to one's true self e.g. "home."

[@JustJP]

Great point Elizabethe!

[@jasonmonholland7040]

Yes! I'm glad JP commented on that. I think it's so interesting that at first, he keeps repeating that he needs to "grab his things", like, he is planning on leaving, but he has a few things left to finish. He needs to pack, etc., but then at the end he is ready to leave it all, like basically, you know what? You can just keep my stuff, I'm leaving anyways. Interestingly, I also kind of feel like that was his attitude with the guys. Like he was like, you guys (Genesis) can keep my/our style (proggy, fantastical folk rock, which they would kind of do up until Duke at least), whereas he would, you'll see, start trying out all kinds of new and varied music (at least on his first album), and even though he'd eventually get to what I really think can be called "Prog Pop" or Art-Rock, but basically in the same vein as later Genesis stuff, I think he took his time to explore what he was interested in creatively, and so incorporated his world music, which he most probably wouldn't have gotten to do with Genesis. I mean, no offense, but if you have access to such fantastic musicians as Banks, Collins, Rutherford, and Hackett, you aren't gonna tell them, "Hey, don't use cymbals here, or let's focus on non-traditional drums, add in an orchestra, cut out the synth work, etc." So, realistically, it probably did work out for the best (even though personally and selfishly I would LOVE to see Gabriel perform one last time with the band. Either in studio, or just as a co-headlining tour, where he sings a few songs with them!). But one can only dream!

[@GareksApprentice]

I can't wait until you review "Moribund the Burgermeister"! The rest of PG 1 is ok, but that's absolutely a must-listen. The logical transition from Genesis to post-Genesis Peter Gabriel. This is a great song too. Definitely one of his best. It's a testament to Peter's maturing songwriting & artistry that my girlfriend can't stand anything by Genesis but loves Peter's solo work.

[@lougordon5206]

The live version of In Your Eyes is sublime!

[@beldin2987]

The whole leving Genesis and "part of the machinery" thing now somehow reminds me at Marko Hietala and that maybe in the end the industrie was more or less always the same, even if some specific mechanisms have changed. Funny story, i was actually introduced to that song by my very first girlfriend who told me he was the ex singer of Genesis while i at that time only knew "And then there were three" from Genesis. I think i was 14 maybe at that time, and was maybe the only time in my life where i learned something about music i didn't knew from a girl.

[@chadheckman2693]

For years I thought this song was by Phil Collins. 🤣 I finally found out it was by Peter Gabriel and put it on my play list.

[@jimpaek]

Hey man, I was watching Peter Gabriel songs reactions and guess what? I know that shirt, I'll just leave it at that. God bless our favorite egg.

[@JustJP]

🥚🙏

[@shirleymental4189]

That's Bob Fripp on the acoustic guitar.

[@ErickMcNerney]

Ah! about 2,000 more subs and we get The Lamb!!! Wow, 2,000 views already with an upload today. 2,000 is significant it seems haha There's something about this song I love. There's this nostalgic, longing vibe, but also hope and...love? I don't know.

[@chac65]

This song was recently used in a widely used advertising campaign featuring George Clooney. The beginning of the ad has Clooney wearing a medieval costume. Tony Levin is pretty much Gabriel's go to bass/chapman stick player for pretty much his entire career. That was a good get. Robert Fripp also was featured on this album. Gabriel managed to have great musicians work with him his entire career.

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a family of 9 was split up when their mother died. all into foster care, when the eldest hit 18 he went and got his brothers and sisters.

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The "city lights" were of Bath in SW England. Solsbury Hill is an Iron Age settlement just outside Bath. Gabriel was living in the area at the time.