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Points: 2082 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2011 at 12:52
Scratch my back was first Gabriel I didn't like. On the other hand my wife (heavy Gabriel fan) plays it quite often and she says that it's an excellent album. I'm still little bit confused I didn't manage to get inside that album, maybe because I didn't like most of those original songs.

What comes to New Blood I'm quite confident. It's Gabriel's own material and video clips from concerts have shown that it will be a decent album.

But I'm waiting his new material, hope this orchestration thing is soon over ...
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I think he's just really invested in the New Blood Orchestra project and wants to continue to promote it. I saw him this summer and some of the renditions are very powerful, and for the most part better than the covers from "Scratch My Back." I don't know if I'll get it or not. I'll Spotify if available and check it out.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

I'll get it, because I have everything he has done, and I'll enjoy it, but I do really wish he would give us some original recordings.

I donīt get it. Heīs been somewhat prolific the past couple of years, but writing new songs seems to be low on his list. Maybe heīs just unhappy with the original releases and has found a new way of "updating" them. Dylan did the same sort of thing in the mid 80s where he found himself to be uninspired for a long period of time, and then he suddenly managed to look at his repertoire in a new and interesting way that rejuvinated his passion for making music. This only came to the fore during concerts - he didnīt re-record songs, but it somehow reminds me of what is happening with Gabriel at the moment. Maybe this is a stepping stone to future greatness and some new original material. I donīt know really, but one can hope right?
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I'll get it, because I have everything he has done, and I'll enjoy it, but I do really wish he would give us some original recordings.
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Originally posted by Thommy Rock Thommy Rock wrote:

http://petergabriel.com/video/detail/20-JFLBpU0Xu4_o./
 
Scratch my back is not my favourite but this sounds great!

Actually that does sound splendid Clap
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Originally posted by Rune2000 Rune2000 wrote:

...in other words, Gabriel pulling a Kate Bush!


It was my first thought when I read the news.
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http://petergabriel.com/video/detail/20-JFLBpU0Xu4_o./
 
Scratch my back is not my favourite but this sounds great!
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Well, there's bound to be at least 3 awesome renditions. I can pretend the others don't exist.

Originally posted by Rune2000 Rune2000 wrote:

...in other words, Gabriel pulling a Kate Bush!

Censored exactly.
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Points: 1833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 17 2011 at 00:46
...in other words, Gabriel pulling a Kate Bush!

Don't know if I like the idea, get the feeling that my all time favorite Gabriel track, "Lead a Normal Life", is gonna be ruined!
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http://www.petergabriel.com/newblood.php

"New Blood" will consist of a studio album with re-recordings of tracks from previous albums and also a live DVD featuring the covers from Scratch my Back and others songs from his career. The setlist was posted on Gabriel's account on facebook:
  1. Intruder
  2. In Your Eyes
  3. Mercy Street
  4. The Nest That Sailed the Sky
  5. Lead a Normal Life
  6. Red Rain
  7. The Rhythm of the Heat
  8. San Jacinto
  9. Signal to Noise
  10. Solsbury Hill
  11. Wallflower
  12. Washing of the Water

I'm REALLY looking forward to it. Quite enjoyed the last album with orchestral arrangements.
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