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Up

Peter Gabriel's Up could be subtitled "Fear and Loathing at Real World Studios." Ten years in the making, the album is full of primal imagery dealing with birth and death, and sometimes it sounds like Gabriel died a thousand deaths putting it together. Somber and self-serious, the songs are punctua...

2002 RS: 2of 5 Stars

Secret World Live

1994

1992

Passion: Music For "The Last Temptation of Christ"

1989

1986

Plays Live

1983

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As frontman for the British progressive-rock band Genesis [see entry], Peter Gabriel cowrote, sang, and acted out elaborate story songs, wearing masks and costumes. Since leaving Genesis in 1975 to begin a solo career, Gabriel has revealed a new array of guises, including pop star with a distinctively mellifluous voice, soundtrack composer, social activist, and world-music aficionado as well as be...

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