I/O

Peter Gabriel is back with a bang. It took him a while to release new music, but it was worth the wait. It is important though to give it a few listens first before judging. Of course we've all had the opportunity to listen to the separate songs because of the drip release of a new song with every full moon. But to hear the whole album in its full glory in one sit is not the same. I own the two cd- and blu-ray edition which gives me a third mix, the Inside Dolby Atmos mix. The other two mixes, the bright and the dark side mix, are also on the blu-ray and you can skip from one mix to the other without the songs starting anew, so that gives me a good comparison. But whichever mix you choose, the album keeps impressing me more with every time I play it. I think with this album Peter Gabriel has come to full fruition and delivered his best work so far. Every song is accompanied by a work of art, which is also visible on the blu-ray if you keep your TV switched on. The use of art per song is not new to PG, he did it with Us and Up too. It gives the album this extra dimension and turns it into a complete work of art instead of any regular album. Definitely five stars.