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Track Listings
| 1. Intruder |
| 2. No Self-control |
| 3. Start |
| 4. I Don't Remember |
| 5. Family Snapshot |
| 6. And Through the Wire |
| 7. Games Without Frontiers |
| 8. Not One of Us |
| 9. Lead a Normal Life |
| 10. Biko |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a masterpeice of musicianship. Peter Gabriel is always great and with the addition of so many guests on this album, it truly is one of a kind. Robert Fripp's recognisable guitar playing on "I don't remember" is a joy and the wonderful "Biko" shows an indication of the world music Peter Gabriel loves. "Games without Frontiers" is just so much fun, but for my money, it's worth buying for "Family Snapshot" alone. 5 stars, no question.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Revisiting this album after many years I am struck how this album and the next one, really caught Peter Gabriel at his most innovative in terms of the technology he was experimenting with and importantly his most accessible music.Often when listening to an album you haven't listened to for many years the experience can be a disappointment, this album does not do this! It still sounds current and fresh today which is why I feel this qualifies it for 5 stars. If you have never heard Peter Gabriel before this is a good place to start and if you, like me, hadn't listened to this album since it was released then I think a revisit is in order.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Tim Burness
Format:Audio CD
Peter Gabriel 3 is an astonishingly creative, intelligent and emotional collection of songs and atmospheres that has continued to inspire me for over twenty years. It could well be my favourite album of all time, and that includes ALL artists and ALL genres of music. From the dark and sinister opening of "Intruder" to the chant of "Biko" on the last track, every song on this album has substance, power and quality.
Musically, a wide range of styles are embraced with a number of contributions from other musical creative giants such as Paul Weller (punky thrashing guitar on "And Through The Wire"), Kate Bush (distinctive atmospheric backing vocals) and Phil Collins (crashing "gated snare" drum sound that was highly original at the time and an influence on much eighties music afterwards). PG 3 was recorded before Gabriel developed his "world music" sound. It has an incredible range of musical, emotional and lyrical dynamics not present in some of his later, more commercially successful (still excellent), albums.
Lyrically, Gabriel's haunting voice covers a massive range of basic human emotions here, many of them dark. Several tracks on this album can still make me cry even though I know them inside out. Other tracks have me bopping around like an idiot! Absolutely brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
superb
still as good to my ears as it was in 1980 when I had it on vinyl a master songsmith
Published 3 months ago by shaun
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gabriel's finest after so
Great album.
Always loved this, good quality recording from before cd was mainstream.
This is where it really began for me
Always loved this, good quality recording from before cd was mainstream.
This is where it really began for me
Published 3 months ago by cdgareth
5.0 out of 5 stars
where is my phone?
Great album, it's all been said here
however, halfway through Intruder I always feel the need to look for my phone
I recomend putting it on for someone new... Read more
however, halfway through Intruder I always feel the need to look for my phone
I recomend putting it on for someone new... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. C. J. Crockford
5.0 out of 5 stars
peter gabriel 3 (melt)
this album has so many many memories I had to buy it again as it was previously on cassette ( honest )still after all these years it has to be one of his best and one of those few... Read more
Published 10 months ago by tartan
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST. No Question.
This is the third of four self-titled albums, renowned for many reasons:
His face is melting
He did a German language version
It has no cymbals on it
It... Read more
His face is melting
He did a German language version
It has no cymbals on it
It... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Tim Burrows
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true classic
After Peter Gabriel left Genesis I felt his 1st 2 albums showed that he needed the group because there were filler songs on each. On this album there are no fillers. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Smartin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Former Genesis Genius comes up trumps!
This is indeed a masterpiece and years ahead of its time (1980). It still sounds fresh and original in 2011 - ranging across a full spectrum of styles (art rock, world, new wave,... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mean Mister Mustard
4.0 out of 5 stars
An important record
I can't say I like all the tracks, but I don't think I ever did. But what strikes me listening to the CD is just how important this record is in the history of rock/pop music. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2011 by Dr. P. M. Graves-Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
Meltdown
Peter Gabriel's third album remains his most overpowering, but at the time of its release was even more so, to the point of being frightening. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2010 by D. J. H. Thorn
5.0 out of 5 stars
Madness has a Reason
I remember reading a Gabriel interview in NME or Melody Maker at the time. He was suffering from a mental condition around the time the album was made. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Maudsy
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