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Ten years is a long time, especially in pop music, but waiting ten years to deliver an album is a clear sign that you're not all that interested in the pop game anyway. Such is the case with Peter Gabriel, who delivered Up in 2002, a decade after Us and four years after he announced its title. Perhaps appropriately, Up sounds like an album that was ten years in the making, revealing not just its pleasures but its intent very, very slowly. This is not an accessible record, nor is it easy to warm up to, which means that many may dismiss it upon a single listen or two, never giving it the time it demands in order to be understood (it does not help matters that the one attempt at a single is the ham-fisted, wrong-headed trash-TV "satire" "The Barry Williams Show," which feels utterly forced and out of place here, as if Geffen was pleading for anything resembling a single to add to the album). Really, there is no other choice for an artist as somber and ambitious as Gabriel to craft an album as dense as Up; those who have waited diligently for ten years would be disappointed with anything less and, frankly, they're the only audience that matters after a decade. And they're not likely to be disappointed, since this album grows stronger, revealing more with each listen. Initially, it seems to simply carry on the calmer, darker recesses of Us, but this is an uncompromising affair, which is to its advantage, since Gabriel delves deeper into darkness, grief, and meditation. It may take a while for him to emerge from the darkness -- there is little of the comfort of a "Come Talk to Me" or "Blood of Eden," which are immediately soothing on Us -- but there are glimmers of hope throughout the album, even in its darkest moments. Again, it takes awhile to sort all this out -- to unlock the form of the songs, then their meanings -- and it's such a somber, hushed, insular affair that some dedicated listeners may not bother to spin it the appropriate number of times. But those serious fans who want to spend time with this will find that it does pay back many rewards.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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London Session Orchestra, Strings - Richard Chappell, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Performed by, Strings, Album Sequencer, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer - Tony Levin, Bass - Alex Swift, Programmer - David Rhodes, Guitar - Mahut Dominique, Percussion - Manu Katche, Drums - The London Session Orchestra, Strings - Will Gregory, Strings - Tchad Blake, Mixer - Ged Lynch, Percussion - Dave Power, Drums
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Real World Productions Ltd under exclusive licence to WEA International Inc, Warner Music Group. An AOL Time Warner Company
Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Producer, Keyboards, Organ, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Synth Bass, Performed by, Synthesiser, Album Sequencer, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Pete Davis, Programmer - Alex Swift, Programmer - David Rhodes, Guitar, Vocals - Manu Katche, Drums - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Beats and Scratches Beats, Scratching - Ged Lynch, Drums, Percussion - Steve Osbourne, Production - A D Chivers, Vocals
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Real World Productions Ltd under exclusive licence to WEA International Inc, Warner Music Group. An AOL Time Warner Company
David Sancious, Hammond Organ - Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Album Sequencer, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer - Peter Green, Guitar - David Bottrill, Engineer - Daniel Lanois, Guitar, Percussion, Samples - Tony Levin, Bass - Alex Swift, Programmer - David Rhodes, Guitar, Vocals - Manu Katche, Drums - Tchad Blake, Mixer - The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Producer, Vocals - Ged Lynch, Percussion - Melanie Gabriel, Vocals
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Dominic Greensmith, Drums - Danny Thompson, Double Bass - Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Synth Bass, Synthesiser, Harmonium, Album Sequencer, Crotales , MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Gadd, Drums - Richard Evans, Recorder - Chris Hughes, Drums, Programmer - Tony Levin, Bass - MITCHELL FROOM, Piano - David Rhodes, Guitar - Tchad Blake, Mixer - Ged Lynch, Percussion - Hossam Ramzy, Drums - Hossam Ramzi, Drums
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Synth Bass, Performed by, Synthesiser, Samples, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer, Guitar - Stephen Hague, Producer, Percussion - Tony Levin, Bass - Shankar, Violin - Will White, Percussion - David Rhodes, Guitar - Manu Katche, Drums - Chuck Norman, Programmer, Strings - Ged Lynch, Percussion
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Real World Productions Ltd under exclusive licence to WEA International Inc, Warner Music Group. An AOL Time Warner Company
Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder, Loops - Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Organ, Programmer, Vocals, Synth Bass, Synthesizer, Synthesiser, Harmonica, Album Sequencer, Mellotron, Samples, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer - Tony Levin, Bass - David Rhodes, Guitar, Vocals - Manu Katche, Drums - Tony Berg, Guitar - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Miscellaneous - Ged Lynch, Drums, Percussion - Sally Larkin, Vocals - Christian Le Chevretel, Trumpet
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Vocals, Music, Mellotron, MainArtist - Bob Ezrin, Arranger - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer - Ed Shearmur, Arranger - Tony Levin, Bass - David Rhodes, Guitar - Mahut Dominique, Percussion - Manu Katche, Drums - Tchad Blake, Mixer - Black Dyke Mills Band, Brass - Ged Lynch, Percussion - Assane Thiam, Percussion - Hossam Ramzy, Percussion - Hossam Ramzi, Percussion - Black Dyke Band, Brass
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Dominic Greensmith, Drums - Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, Performed by, Synthesizer, Album Sequencer, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer - Tony Levin, Bass - David Rhodes, Guitar, Vocals - Tchad Blake, Mixer - The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Vocals - Ged Lynch, Drums, Percussion - Melanie Gabriel, Vocals - John Brion, Chamberlain Strings, Keyboards, Mandolin
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Real World Productions Ltd under exclusive licence to WEA International Inc, Warner Music Group. An AOL Time Warner Company
London Session Orchestra, Strings - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Producer, Vocals - Richard Chappell, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Producer, Programmer, Vocals, Writer, Synth Bass, Performed by, Strings, Synthesiser, Album Sequencer, Mellotron, Samples, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Gadd, Drums, Percussion - Richard Evans, Engineer - David Rhodes, Guitar, Vocals - The London Session Orchestra, Strings - Will Gregory, Strings - Tchad Blake, Mixer - Ged Lynch, Percussion - Dhol Foundation, Drums
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Real World Productions Ltd under exclusive licence to WEA International Inc, Warner Music Group. An AOL Time Warner Company
Richard Chappell, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer, Recorder - Peter Gabriel, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Tony Cousins, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Richard Evans, Engineer
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
Album review
Ten years is a long time, especially in pop music, but waiting ten years to deliver an album is a clear sign that you're not all that interested in the pop game anyway. Such is the case with Peter Gabriel, who delivered Up in 2002, a decade after Us and four years after he announced its title. Perhaps appropriately, Up sounds like an album that was ten years in the making, revealing not just its pleasures but its intent very, very slowly. This is not an accessible record, nor is it easy to warm up to, which means that many may dismiss it upon a single listen or two, never giving it the time it demands in order to be understood (it does not help matters that the one attempt at a single is the ham-fisted, wrong-headed trash-TV "satire" "The Barry Williams Show," which feels utterly forced and out of place here, as if Geffen was pleading for anything resembling a single to add to the album). Really, there is no other choice for an artist as somber and ambitious as Gabriel to craft an album as dense as Up; those who have waited diligently for ten years would be disappointed with anything less and, frankly, they're the only audience that matters after a decade. And they're not likely to be disappointed, since this album grows stronger, revealing more with each listen. Initially, it seems to simply carry on the calmer, darker recesses of Us, but this is an uncompromising affair, which is to its advantage, since Gabriel delves deeper into darkness, grief, and meditation. It may take a while for him to emerge from the darkness -- there is little of the comfort of a "Come Talk to Me" or "Blood of Eden," which are immediately soothing on Us -- but there are glimmers of hope throughout the album, even in its darkest moments. Again, it takes awhile to sort all this out -- to unlock the form of the songs, then their meanings -- and it's such a somber, hushed, insular affair that some dedicated listeners may not bother to spin it the appropriate number of times. But those serious fans who want to spend time with this will find that it does pay back many rewards.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:42
- Main artists: Peter Gabriel
- Composer: Peter Gabriel
- Label: Real World Productions
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2002 Peter Gabriel Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2002 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Peter Gabriel Ltd under exclusive licence to Virgin Records Ltd
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