The collection chronicles Gabriel's solo work broken into three eras - 1976-1985 16. Consequently, there is a mix of different styles and moods.”Īmong the high profile movies to have featured Gabriel's music are Alan Parker's Birdy from 1985, Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation Of Christ from 1988, Philip Noyce‘s 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence, Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers from 1994 - along with the iconic use of “In Your Eyes” in Cameron Crowe's 1989 comedy Say Anything.Īlso out now is Peter Gabriel's latest digital compilation album, titled Flotsam And Jetsam. This is a mixture of songs that have been written for specific films, and existing songs that found an appropriate place in a story. In the album's announcement, Gabriel said, “I have always loved film and any chance I have been offered to work with good film projects and good directors I have jumped at.
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The 10-track collection spotlights Gabriel's songs written specifically for and/or featured in various big screen movie projects over the years.
“Sledgehammer” remains the most played video in MTV history.Ģ019 saw the release of Peter Gabriel's latest compilation, titled Rated PG. So spawned three Top 30 hits - the chart-topping “Sledgehammer” - which knocked his former Genesis bandmates out of the Number One spot with their “Invisible Touch” - “In Your Eyes (#26), and “Big Time” (#8). The album topped the British charts and peaked at Number Two, selling over five million units in the U.S. So was released on May 19th, 1986 and remains his best-selling album to date. Peter Gabriel will forever be best known for his 1986 So album. Gabriel, who became the leading theatrical early-'70s live performer with his mastery of makeup and wardrobe, quit the band in 1975 following their 1974 double-album set, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and its subsequent tour.īeginning in 1977, Gabriel has received global acclaim as a solo artist, releasing nine studio albums, six live sets, and four soundtracks.
Gabriel, along with Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Anthony Phillips, formed the band in 1967 when the musicians were still teens and attending the prestigious Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey. Peter Gabriel - Genesis co-founder and solo superstar - turns 72 on Sunday (February 13th).
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