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progcabaretdoll 
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 Topic: Peter Gabriel's "UP"
Posted: September 11 2007 at 00:47 |
 Floydian42 wrote:
progcabaretdoll wrote:
Floydian42 wrote:
progcabaretdoll wrote:
Production-wise, it's excellent but Gabriel's voice in this album is abit less than stellar. BUT I've seen the Warm-up Tour clips on youtube, his voice sounds better than ever! Hopefully I/O comes out sooooon.
I like all the songs on Up
except More Than This (urghhh/blah mediocre pop song) and also, I actually thought The Barry Williams Show is one of his better songs on the album. |
Oh, whats wrong with more than this?
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I find it a really mediocre/generic pop song, I'm sorry but this ditty seems to be more appropriate for a Backstreet Boys album. "More than this, more than this, more than this.." repetitive and annoying. And what happen to his vocals? He sounds as if he's tired singing. Believe me if I said I tried liking it but I always end up hating it.
Luckily, there's only one bad song on Up. |
I can see where you'd get at it being a Generic tune, but I think it works. The sound is complete, which is good for me since the openness of "My Head sounds like that" which had potential, but I think was the worst song on the album. Nothing happened! It didn't even build, and I think the vocal was definitely worse then anything in More Than this. I think trying to keep everything complex and needing to pay attention to everything going on is bad for an album. Now and then you need a break. But even still, there are plenty of filling subtleties that I enjoy. And the repetetive "More Than this" I think was a good ending, with the slowly building music in the background. Worked with the meaning.
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I do agree that More Than This has a better ending but the beginning til the middle turns me off completely and for some reason, the imaginary picture of BSB singing this song keeps recurring in my mind.
My Head Sounds Like That has a bit of ambient quality which I like and imho, it's a more mature work, if compared to More Than This.
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Posted: September 09 2007 at 01:40 |
progcabaretdoll wrote:
Floydian42 wrote:
progcabaretdoll wrote:
Production-wise, it's excellent but Gabriel's voice in this album is abit less than stellar. BUT I've seen the Warm-up Tour clips on youtube, his voice sounds better than ever! Hopefully I/O comes out sooooon.
I like all the songs on Up
except More Than This (urghhh/blah mediocre pop song) and also, I actually thought The Barry Williams Show is one of his better songs on the album. |
Oh, whats wrong with more than this?
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I find it a really mediocre/generic pop song, I'm sorry but this ditty seems to be more appropriate for a Backstreet Boys album. "More than this, more than this, more than this.." repetitive and annoying. And what happen to his vocals? He sounds as if he's tired singing. Believe me if I said I tried liking it but I always end up hating it.
Luckily, there's only one bad song on Up. |
I can see where you'd get at it being a Generic tune, but I think it works. The sound is complete, which is good for me since the openness of "My Head sounds like that" which had potential, but I think was the worst song on the album. Nothing happened! It didn't even build, and I think the vocal was definitely worse then anything in More Than this. I think trying to keep everything complex and needing to pay attention to everything going on is bad for an album. Now and then you need a break. But even still, there are plenty of filling subtleties that I enjoy. And the repetetive "More Than this" I think was a good ending, with the slowly building music in the background. Worked with the meaning.
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Posted: September 08 2007 at 23:33 |
What a great album!
Certainly my favorite solo PG album. Rivals the Genesis classics in my opinion. Growing Up and Darkness are both absolute masterpieces and a great atmosphere throughout.
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Posted: September 08 2007 at 23:16 |
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I like the first half of the album. But I usually get annoyed about 90 seconds into The Barry Williams Show and turn it off.
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Posted: September 08 2007 at 00:56 |
Floydian42 wrote:
progcabaretdoll wrote:
Production-wise, it's excellent but Gabriel's voice in this album is abit less than stellar. BUT I've seen the Warm-up Tour clips on youtube, his voice sounds better than ever! Hopefully I/O comes out sooooon.
I like all the songs on Up
except More Than This (urghhh/blah mediocre pop song) and also, I actually thought The Barry Williams Show is one of his better songs on the album. |
Oh, whats wrong with more than this?
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I find it a really mediocre/generic pop song, I'm sorry but this ditty seems to be more appropriate for a Backstreet Boys album. "More than this, more than this, more than this.." repetitive and annoying. And what happen to his vocals? He sounds as if he's tired singing. Believe me if I said I tried liking it but I always end up hating it.
Luckily, there's only one bad song on Up.
Edited by progcabaretdoll - September 08 2007 at 00:57
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Posted: September 07 2007 at 13:06 |
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V.Good. Similar in feel to 3 & 4 (Dark and cold...ish)
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Posted: September 07 2007 at 13:04 |
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Good, and the opening track is great.
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Posted: September 07 2007 at 08:18 |
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great album - that first track is a bit of a shock though
thought my stereo had freaked out first time i heard it! 
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Gave me one hell of a shock too when I first listened to it on the 'phones!
It's a good album but it hasn't grabbed me in the same way as most of his other albums. I've played it quite a bit but it hasn't sunk in at all, I guess it needs more listens.
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Posted: September 07 2007 at 06:27 |
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glad I didn't post an opinion, I thought it was about Us (which is not a bad pop record).. never heard this one in its entirety
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Posted: September 07 2007 at 06:18 |
progcabaretdoll wrote:
Production-wise, it's excellent but Gabriel's voice in this album is abit less than stellar. BUT I've seen the Warm-up Tour clips on youtube, his voice sounds better than ever! Hopefully I/O comes out sooooon.
I like all the songs on Up
except
More Than This (urghhh/blah mediocre pop song) and also, I actually thought The Barry Williams Show is one of his better songs on the album. |
Oh, whats wrong with more than this?
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Posted: September 07 2007 at 03:54 |
Production-wise, it's excellent but Gabriel's voice in this album is abit less than stellar. BUT I've seen the Warm-up Tour clips on youtube, his voice sounds better than ever! Hopefully I/O comes out sooooon.
I like all the songs on Up
except
More Than This (urghhh/blah mediocre pop song) and also, I actually thought The Barry Williams Show is one of his better songs on the album.
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Posted: March 03 2007 at 12:25 |
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Simply my favorite Gabriel album... The DVD from that tour is also one hell of a treat !!!
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Posted: February 27 2007 at 06:59 |
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A grower. Now in my top20 - absolute masterpiece.
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Posted: February 17 2007 at 00:45 |
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Nice and dark, something Peter Gabriel has always been good at I believe.
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 19:41 |
great album - that first track is a bit of a shock though
thought my stereo had freaked out first time i heard it!
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 19:39 |
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There are some excellent songs, some good songs, some pretty good songs. Give the guy credit for not just churning out pop drivel like many of the artists his age.
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 14:10 |
It's a good album but I find that I don't play it as often as I do "Us" and I think that's because I was going through a tough time emotionally when that CD came out and I could identify very closely with it. In other words, I'm biased. 
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 13:48 |
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second option.
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 11:46 |
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It is an excellent album!
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Posted: February 12 2007 at 08:04 |
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UP is my favorite Peter Gabriel. I think it's his best. Every song is incredible with my favorite being Signal to Noise.
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