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December 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 21 – Peter Gabriel

friday111111It’s been a while since we’ve had a Five Songs For Friday. And today I dug out the first five Peter Gabriel solo albums. I love Peter Gabriel. I love his Genesis stuff – I love almost all of the Genesis stuff, with him, without him and certainly everything he’s done since. I love the soundtracks, and I was so lucky to see him live last year. Amazing concert. One of the best ever. He was every bit as good as I hoped and then some. So – happy Friday to all. Here’s a track from each of the first five studio solo albums (not counting the soundtracks) by Gabriel.

1. Here Comes The Flood

The last track from the first album. The first of four albums called ‘Peter Gabriel’.

2. Animal Magic

The seventh track from the second album. The second of four albums called ‘Peter Gabriel’.

3. No Self-Control

The second track from the third album. The third of four albums called ‘Peter Gabriel’.

4. The Rhythm of the Heat

The first track from the fourth album. The final of four albums called ‘Peter Gabriel’.

5. Don’t Give Up

I wrote about this the other day. That probably, in some way, got me back on this (current) Peter Gabriel trip; had me searching for the CDs anyway. The third song from the first album not called ‘Peter Gabriel’. So…

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