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Those are very 1980s drums. I'm not always a fan of Peter Gabriel's singing but this album was overall pretty alright.
Meh. It’s ok.
Not my thing
4 - This was excellent, experimental and progressive - not sure if it will make it on my regular rotation, but really glad to have been exposed to this.
Excelente!
My favorite of the self-titled solo albums. Took a couple of songs to get into, I blame the overuse of the marimba. Once we get into "I Don't Remember" this album is excellent all the way through.
It's the right amount of experimental, unique but listenable and accessible to me. Melt is possibly Gabriel's best or second best album after So. I've already heard the album a couple of times but after relistening it again I was reassured it's a really great album deserves a close perfect score.
Déjà écouté. Le chef-d'œuvre de Peter Gabriel, un album parfait de bout en bout, fascinant de noirceur et de créativité mélodique et rythmique, porté par un casting de musiciens géniaux. Brillant. Top : I Don't Remember Flop : Start
Not as bad as the last album. Kinda like "I don't remember"
Peter Gabriel seems like a fun dude. The songs have so much life
I listened to the Ein Deutsches Album version of this. Honestly, I speak German, but understood less of it than I would have if I'd just listened to the regular version. So the upshot of my approach is that Gabriel's voice became even more of an instrument than it usually does anyway. So... It's fine. But a bit much, really. Some of the sounds haven't aged terribly well. Spiel ohne Grenzen is still quite good. Better not read the German lyrics, though, if you do understand German. It really does make you wonder why Gabriel trusted the translator the way he obviously did.
Fine
Without "Games Without Frontiers" this would not have the reputation it has. Much of the album is clunky and the musicians (Fripp and Levin) are unfairly pushed to the background production-wise, making the entire thing ultimately mediocre
I wrote no notes while listening to this and two hours after finishing, I can barely remember the experience. I remember sort of liking Intruder and finding Not One of Us on the nose. I mean, it was all fine I guess, better than the other album of his I have listened to, So. But it's all too overwrought and belaboured for my taste.
Peter Midriel
Never heard of him before, it's ok
This being released in 1980 is fairly face melting. And while I was listening to it the first time, I thought, "You know, this could really use some Kate Bush" - et voila! More face melting. This is one of those albums that kept drawing me back throughout the day, and the more I listened to it, the better it got. Perhaps I'd hand out higher scores to all albums if I listened to them multiple times - but then I guess the trick to that is having an album that makes me want to do that in the first place - and this one definitely has that hook.
This might be a premature rating. I don’t have a lot of time today so I couldn’t get a second listen in. But i thought this was quite good. Upon first listen I can’t see how this would go down, only up.
Say what you will, the album is not boring. I'm not normally a fan of experimental music, but Peter Gabriel manages to make me actually not hate and maybe enjoy it, if only briefly.
Not a bad album. Some good tracks. I would listen to it again for sure. Would likely not buy it personally, but I certainly enjoyed listening to it. Really enjoyed Biko, and recognising that Peter Gabriel was raising awareness to apartheid in South Africa. Standout track is probably Games without Frontiers or Family Snapshot. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4
Not really Gabriel's best but still a lot of good stuff on here
So, I know Peter Gabriel from So. Quirky but more MTV poppy than this wonderfully experimental work. I'll be going deeper into this one.
This is tantalising close to being a five star album, but every time I was starting to feel in synch with the music, it would veer off into pop-territory. The two hit singles stand far above the rest, particularly "It's a Knockout", which was one of the first singles I taped off the radio when I was little. Four stars.
Some fun stuff, some kind of boring. I'd give it 3.5 if I could.
Jesus, compared to his other self-titled albums, this is dark. 3/5
Didnt listen too close but it wasn’t bad!
A cooler, more experimental album than I expected. It still has Gabriel’s voice which permeates what I understand to be 80s pop.
Games Without Frontiers is a good song, but the rest is pretty forgettable IMO.
Starts out with the interesting, but creepy, Intruder. No Self Control was fairly nice. I Don't Remember was really fun. Family Snapshot had some totally epic sounding music in the background. And Through The Wire was nice to just rock out to. Games Without Frontiers was pretty fun, as was Not One Of Us. The last couple tracks were ok, the album kind of wore out its welcome by then. All in all a fun album. Best song: I Don't Remember
I've had two 70s era Genesis albums in the past week or so (loved them) and now this. Kind of funny that I'm getting sort of a history in music here. So I enjoyed this album, but I like the 70s era Genesis better. I didn't ever give Genesis a chance because I wasn't ever really impressed by Peter Gabriel or Phil Collins. Listening to this one today, I think I maybe appreciate Peter Gabriel a bit more, but there's still a something missing. Grit, maybe? I would like to have heard this album had it been made with a little bit harder edge. Giving this one 3.5/5 but rounding down because I don't think I would make a point to buy this if I saw it in the record shop.
Solid album, I really liked the opening track!
There's something beautifully unhinged about this record. It's like Gabriel decided to pour out his feelings about the state of the world and his relationships, then said "let's add some horns and synths." The result? A disjointed album that's worth your time. It's not perfect, but the emotional honesty is there. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - I Don't Remember - Family Snapshot - Games Without Frontiers - Biko
This is not my favorite, but I would definitely listen to some songs on the radio. A soft three stars
Bit weird
iniziato e poi recupero meglio promesso, però mi stava piacendo
Mi è piaciuto tutto, poi ci sta games without frontiers che conoscevo ma non sapevo fosse in quest’album
This didn't move me as much as some of the early Genesis classics on here or his first album (or So which I have a hunch will show up here), and not something I'd probably go back to, but for as much as Peter Gabriel shows up here, my respect for his music grows. Biko and Games Without Frontiers (which I recall showing up in a pretty epic The Americans montage) are classics. The rest is mostly pretty interesting.
For some reason, I never liked Peter Gabriel. Something about his voice. Maybe way too much Sledgehammer on MTV. But this was just the right amount. And I was pleasantly surprised by how relatively edgy this album is, especially given its release date. I did not hate this.
Between the Genesis albums and the Peter Gabriel solo ones, this project loves it some Peter Gabriel. I tend to prefer the less proggy solo material, and Melt is solid from start to finish. "And Through the Wire" and "Biko" were favorites for me, and I didn't realize I knew "Games Without Frontiers." You can hear the beginnings of So on this album too. Good stuff.
Peter Gabriel’s third self-titled album — often referred to as 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘵 — already shows his growing fascination with non-Western music, particularly African rhythms. The percussion-heavy arrangements and unusual grooves give the record a darker, more experimental character than typical rock albums of the period. The album also features several notable collaborators, and the musicianship throughout is consistently strong. Even so, the record feels more interesting in concept than in execution. It’s clearly an important step in Gabriel’s artistic development, but one that doesn’t fully resonate with me.
I think I always vaguely knew that Peter Gabriel was the more interesting of the former Genesis members to go solo, but this one actually really surprised me! Like, I was expecting something kinda cheesy like So, but instead he's just straight-up doing post-punk here! Not sure that I particularly care about any of the songs honestly, but it all sounds really cool.
At the start I was disappointed. I wanted to like this more than I actually did and remember liking it more. Then it got better, but not great. I don’t think I ever listened to the whole album before. It is not the Gabriel album I would have chosen. 0 songs added to playlist.
There were some really good parts of this album, but most were kind of boring. Coincidentally, I got another Peter Gabriel album right before this one, and that one was similar to this; however, it just happened to have more interesting parts than this one. I’m kind of disappointed.
Woah! Two Peter Gabriel albums in a row? That's pretty cool. My expectations were more in line with this one, and so it felt less unexpected how experimental it was. However, it didn't have any super standout tracks like the original Peter Gabriel did, despite feeling more cohesive overall. On the other hand, it shows some of the start of his venture into World music, which eventually resulted in his Real World record label which has produced some of my favorite music, so that was pretty cool. Favorite Track: Biko
A unique listen, some cool sounds here and there but it wasnt something i could really vibe to. A disticitve early 80s sound, with some decent songs here and there but overall kind of a forgettable album.
I don't have a whole lot to say about this album. It was by no means bad and actually had a few moments where I was like "damn" because of lyrics or just instrumentals. Especially "Family Snapshot". I just never felt fully in it for whatever reason and for that reason won't be going back to relisten as a whole. Top 3: 1) Through the Wire 2) Family Snapshot 3) Lead a Normal Life
I liked the album. I felt that this has probably influence newer artists, I felt that I recognised some elements throughout the album. Some songs I would listen to again, but would not rush back to the album.
Can’t have listened to this for 40 years. Nice to Go back. Biko is brilliant. Rest pretty good
Jfjf
favs: i don’t remember rating 0.5/5
spooky, boring, kinda fun
So right off the back I gotta say, it feels alittle bit like I accidentally predicted this album when I reviewed his album So. I didn’t explicitly say it in the review (I don’t think I did at least but I didn’t go back and reread) but I remember really liking that album and really appreciating his instrumentals on all of his work and it made me think like “what would a darker almost brooding version of his music sound like?” Well it would sound like 3. It’s not dark or heavy like a metal album, but it’s definitely angsty and way different in tone to his other albums. It also comes out the gate with a wicked curve ball, like it’s almost Primus levels of nasty! In fact I’d say intruder is Peter Gabriel’s BEST(my favorite) song ever! It’s so silly, like I know this album is dark for him, but that first song is so silly and amazing! The other comment I wanted to make on this album before I wrap up is that the song “lead a normal life” has these xylophone sounding bits that remind my of the Akira soundtrack (which is fucking awesome but definitely just watch the full movie, don’t just go listen to the music. Akira is like the greatest anime movie all time m not exaggerating). The other two tracks that stood out on this album were “I don’t remember” and “games without frontiers”. Both of those songs are much closer to traditional Peter Gabriel pop music. All that being said I do think the album felt long, like it didn’t over stay its welcome necessary but it was just about to get there for me. Seriously an underrated album/forgotten album but definitely worth your time.
Bored to death. Really liked Start's air instruments but other than that, I dont really like Peter's music. Nothing personal, Peter
This is #day573 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my second Peter Gabriel record on this list, which, ironically, is his third one. As Wikipedia puts it, this is where Gabriel embraced post-punk and new wave with an art rock sensibility. That’s precisely what I love about the '80s: Japan, Associates, Talk Talk, and others. Back when music meant breaking ground. Listen to "Intrude." You can hear a road leading toward Bowie's "Let's Dance," right? My second favorite is "I Don't Remember," and I also love that sax interlude of "Start." Edgy, art-rocky, yet still very much in the realm of the '80s. I wouldn't mind revisiting it in the future. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day574.
Not really my thing, like a worse David Bowie. But I appreciated the variety of sound from the album rather than just being a straight art rock/pop album, so it gets a 2.5 rounded down.
This is one of those albums where if you ignore the lyrics, it sounds great. But the lyrics can only be described as creepy, as if Gabriel envisioned this as a concept album for being a stalker.
I think this album has suffered from the 1980's production style and techniques. There's lots I like about it, it's super creative, a bit creepy, pretty catchy, but just when I start to get into it a weird 80's drum fill spoils the whole thing for me. If I listened to this more I may change my mind and like it more.
Hold on, I've always thought that Peter Gabriel was pretty much synonymous with generic 80s pop, but this is actually fantastic? There are some pop elements to it, but its more akin to post-punk and new wave and there's a ton of experimentation throughout. I've always loved Games Without Frontiers, but I honestly didn't know which artist was behind it. I honestly avoided looking into this song in the past because, back when I thought all 80s music was terrible, I would have classified Games Without Frontiers as a guilty pleasure (along with other top-tier tracks like Psycho Killer, Once In A Life Time, or Burning Down the House by the Talking Heads and Fame by David Bowie). Now I don't subscribe to the notion of guilty pleasures and I've also learned that there's a ton of amazing music coming from the 80s, many of which have become some of my all time favourites. Also, ending with Biko was a masterstroke. It's such a great closer!
Games Without Frontiers a true classic. And Through the Wire a nice find. A good listen besides.
Better than I anticipated.
Favorite songs: I Don't Remember, Games Without Frontiers, Lead a Normal Life, Biko
It doesn’t all come together for me.
Peter Gabriel is a favorite for sure. 5/5
I desperately wanted to hate this because the cover seems quite smug about its own cleverness, but it was decent enough. Sometimes too Arty, sometimes too ambient prog, but fine overall.
Solid album from a very creative artist.
Having heard Genesis and his albums Car and So, I had no clue he went this direction in between. This was absolutely fantastic and feels like a link between post punk to the sound of the 80s. This has elements I associate with the cheesiness of the 80s but it’s pioneering it here and uses them in interesting ways. Kate Bush, Paul Weller, Robert Fripp, Steve Lillywhite is an absurd supporting cast. The cover art is so cool even if his second solo album has slightly cooler artwork. There were so many songs on here that are instant classics for me. Intruder and No Self Control is such an excellent 1-2 punch to begin, Games Without Frontiers is an amazing pop song. I wasn’t expecting the Eno-esque penultimate track and Biko is an awesome track to close on. I’ve listened to it three times now and it flows better each time. There’s only one track I’m not crazy about to keep from a perfect rating but this has catapulted up my all-time favorites. Rating: 4.9
I can see the influence this album may have had on artists like Trent Reznor. It was an interesting listen, though nothing really stuck with me in a big way. 3.33/5.
Great
Not what I was expecting.
Peter Gabriel 3 (or Melt as it is sometimes referred to due to the album art) is a really interesting album. This album seems to take a very experimental approach to it's sound kinda in the same vein as Peter Gabriel's old band Genesis. In fact, the song "Intruder" was one of the first songs to utilize the gated reverb sound made to make the drums sound more impactful while still maintaining the original mix. I did enjoy a lot of the things that this album tried. It definitely doesn't feel as accessible as So does but this album still managed to provide a pretty enjoyable experience in the same way that album managed to do. Best Song: Not One Of Us Worst Song: Start
Did we really need 3 Peter Gabriel solo albums on this list? 'So' is strong enough to be his one representation. By now, he starts to come across as weird for the sake of weird. Erm... as I've continued through the album, it appears old Petey has moved nearer actual melodies for the songs and almost recogniable song structure. Though they gummy I've just taken is kicking in as well so maybe that is helping? Anyway. It's not as bad as I first assumed. Fair play. Still no need for 3 of his albums though. Best Tracks: No Self Control; I Don't Remember; And Through The Wire
Experimenteel. En dat is aanvankelijk natuurlijk geinig. Na een tijdje denk je 'jaja'. En uiteindelijk zeg ik morgen 'I don't remember, I don't recall'. Het is haast lullig om het zo simpel weg te zetten, maar dat is wel een beetje hoe het gaat. Ik vind dit verre van verschrikkelijk, maar ik zou niet weten wanneer ik dit ooit aan zou moeten zetten, welke mood ik moet hebben om hier echt van te kunnen genieten. Wat me het meest opvalt is dat ik me niet gruwelijk stoor aan het 80s randje, al denk ik dat de 80s die mij storen vooral de wat latere 80s waren. Vanaf track 8 had ik wel zin om even naar hem toe te gaan om te vragen of 'ie bijna klaar is. Ik gaf hem al een 2 en een 3. Dit album zweeft ergens daar tussenin.
Disturbing, intriguing and worth a m other listen.
Good Rock, good voice.
He keeps it interesting with all the different ideas thrown out there, but it all ultimately still sounds like 80's radio to me
really cool album
This sounded like a mix between Phil Collins and Bowie at times, and I appreciated the variety in the instrumentals, but it just didn’t connect to me as a whole.
Look, Peter Gabriel is a genius don't get me wrong, but this isn't what genius creates IMO. It's too experimental for my taste. All those comparing this to one of Phil Collins solo albums, shame on you!
Viel zu anstrengend für meinen Geschmack.
I love Peter Gabriel but didn’t necessarily love this album (note to critics - not every album of every great musician needs to be on the 1001 list). It’s a bit all over place as he experiments but gotta admit it has some iconic bangers.
Jedinstven i brilijantan, čak i pjesme koje mi nisu nešto predobre moram cijeniti originalnost i kvalitetu. Svaka čast i na političkim temama.
Nice songs, very different sound. I liked the xilofón
This was a decent listen, I like his experimentation musically. On this album though, the only tracks that really stick with me are “I don’t Remember”, “Games without frontiers” and “Biko”. 3.5/5
Didn’t really melt my face off, but I liked it. The experimental feel to it is pretty impressive, and his adoption of the “no cymbal” policy is equally interesting from a production standpoint. Definitely opens up the percussion allowing it to thrive and drive differently. Pretty cool. Games Without Frontiers and Biko still remain the most solid tracks.
This was pretty good. Definitely a few songs that I liked, but a few that kinda stressed me out honestly. Not really something I’d come back to, but no major issues with this.
I tried to get into this on several occasions and it never connected for me. So I’ve moved on. 2.5
Can't say I loved this, but rounding up for Games Without Frontiers which is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me ever since it was featured on Legion. Appreciate the experimentation. And I'm sure there is some cool drum shit here. I am simply not smart enough to recognize it. 3/5
Hey gabie boy you're 3 for 3. He's got a good voice but overall don't think it's a standalone out album. Games without frontiers is a good song though.
Like with a lot of albums from that time - while the music is solid, the vocals - not so much.
This confirms I am not a fan of progrock, but at least it's not as boring as Genesis. Still, not for me.
Overall Rating - 2.95/5 (5.90/10). Solid album, if a little weird at times.
Very Peter Gabriel, lots of glockenspiel, didn't really wow me
la vibe mélancolique et avant-gardiste de l’album est super intéressant pis j’adore la voix de Peter Gabriel mais le côté tres expérimental surtout au début de l’album rend ça plus difficile à écouter par moment - meilleure chanson; games without frontiers
Wonderfully weird
Never cared for Peter Gabriel, but I am approaching this list with an open minded and what do you know, I quite liked this album. Great music and production, liked the first half of the album more.
Oh wow, I loved this! Completely surprised. Not that I wasn’t a fan but I’ve never just sat down and listened to Peter Gabriel outside of Genesis. Will be back!
It aight
Very good.
all of this bounced off me, which is better than triggering my prejudices against anyone associated with genesis
I liked this more than I expected to, mostly because it was weirder than I expected? I was bracing for a lot of flowery British pop but there's some nice like almost glam rock in here.
2.4
One song sounds like africa by toto. Very 80s ablum
5/10
There’s certainly some well-written and well-played music here (the musicians in this album are a who’s who of progressive proponents of genre bending ideas), but it’s not reaching me emotionally. That’s always been the problem I’ve had with Peter Gabriel’s music. But, the song that bumps the album up a star for me is Biko. There’s a tune that moves me.
I'm surprised I don't hate this. It has a lot of elements I place between the classic '80s sound and what I consider '90s soft rock. That's all pulled off thanks to some exotic and really well pulled off creative decisions. Like that marimba, pops up every once in a while and steals the spotlight. There's some industrial backbone in here too. My main complaint, it feels a little mainstream a lot of the time. I wondered if I wouldn't be better off just listening to a Phil Collins album. It's a different vibe in the long run but the idea was there. If I ever catch that sick album art when I'm flipping through records, it's getting the fuck bought out of it. It's a cool display album, even if it's not entirely my thing. I like how it ends. 3.1/5
Experimental interesante Phil Collins como collab hits hard Hace protesta de forma muy original Mi favorita fue Family Snapshot
This album is wild. He is clearly looking for a style and is casting a huge net to find it. There are so many references and themes. Most of them not great. but it's wild to see how he is almost at a loss for what to do. There is only one song on So that is this tentative, but this whole album is like that. I was never a big fan of this album and now I know why. I love the way he is working through his style in this, but I prefer when he finally comes to a conclusion. I wonder how many other musicians could exist if they were given this chance to work through 3 albums before landing on something truly epic. That being said Games without frontiers is insanely good.
This was better than I'd thought it was going to be, and difficult to pidgeon hole from a time of new-wave, post-punk and proper naff pop music. 'Games Without Frontiers' is a standout, but that's hardly surprising given it's success as a single. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 218 Already owned : 49 Purchased : 10 To buy list : 4 Nope : 155
Listened twice, first time accidentally in German. It was fantastic both times. Disclaimer: I don’t speak German. The fullness of every song floored me. The entire album forces attention.
I love when I can recognize phil collin’s drumming. hi phil
Didnt blow me a way, sounds way modern though
Peter Gabriel, and Genesis in general, simply isn’t for me.
4 enjoyed this
Dang didn’t know this albums game. I think the only thing it’s missing is a real chart topper. That being said it’s fantastic in every other way
Eh, it’s not Peter Gabriel’s best. Needs more spunk and more guitar.
Turns out I can be wrong. Very wrong. Back in the day, when listening to an album meant financial commitment, I gave this a swerve — despite being a fully paid up Genesis fan. I think it was 'Biko' that spooked me : too intense and serious (I was only 16). Joke’s on me, because now it sounds like one of the most powerful songs of the era. 'Jeux Sans Frontières', on the other hand, always had me hooked — and finding out years later that "she" did the backing vocals only made it better. Any album with Kate involved is already halfway to genius. But beyond the songs, this record laid the concrete slab for the entire 1980s. Fairlight? Check. Gated reverb drums? Boom. (thanks, Phil Collins’ autobiography, for finally explaining what that noise is called) So yes. I passed on it once. I was an idiot. It’s fabulous. Not quite as good as So, but still a 5
His voice isn't really anything special. But the rest of the music is really top notch. Honestly, just the variety of instruments being played (well) makes this a pretty good album. Peter does really like his cowbell. The ending of "Intruders" alone puts it in Favorite Song contention. Oh, and the instrumentation on "Lead a Normal Life" is really great, too! I don't think I actually really have an actual favorite song on this album. It's all really quite good. The album does have some pretty clear David Bowie influence, but I think it's pretty different enough, and also pretty experimental on its own. Favorite Song(s): Intruders, Lead a Normal Life
Nice one Peter
Не люблю Питера
ehhh
weird as hell. kind of sounds like Paul Stanley sometimes
First impressions: this album is good but not QUITE a classic. I did discover a “new” song I didn’t know before in “And through the wire.” “Biko” is a solid album ender.
Another really interesting Peter Gabriel album. I like that he takes chances, but I also like that most of those risks work. Some of this is boring, but there's enough variety and unexpected moments that I can forgive some tedium. 4.0/5.0: Great
not as good as peter gabriel 1 but theres some good songs on here. the songs are a little long but for the most part they are interesting enough to warrant the runtime
I liked 2 songs from this album: No And Through the Wire, Not One of Us; I did not enjoy the others, there's something with the random sounds or rhythm I did not like.
I really came into this one wanting to hate it, but it kept my interest with unique instrumentation and good songs.
"Peter Gabriel" as known as "Melt" is the the third solo studio album by English rock musician Peter Gabriel. Art rock, post-punk, post-progressive and progressive pop are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite. Gabriel used a "rhythm-first" approach to writing the songs while being introduced to various drum machines. The album was also one of the first to use the Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer. Gabriel sang vocals, played the piano and synthesizer and programmed drums. A host of other musicians were used including Larry Fast (synthesizer, programming, processing), David Rhodes (drums, backing vocals), Robert Fripp (guitar), David Gregory (guitar), Paul Weller (guitar), John Giblin (bass), Tony Levin ((Chapman Stick), Jerry Marotta (drums), Phil Collins (drums), Morris Pert (percussion), Dick Morrissey ( saxophone) and Kate Bush (backing vocals). The album was acclaimed as Gabriel's artistic breakthrough as a solo artist. Commercially, it reached #1 in the UK and #22 on the US Billboard 200. "Intruder" opens the album and sets the dark, atmospheric tone. Phil Collins on reverb-sounding drums. Tattling noises and ominous keyboards and percussion. Piano keys carrying the melody and scratchy guitars. Gabriel secretly talks, yelps and chants as he takes the persona of a home invader. Mysterious keyboards start "No Self Control." Guitar strikes. Collins on pounding drums again. Kate Bush on backing vocals. Gabriel perfectly captures the anxiety and destructive impulses of mental decay. Tony Levin's bass leading Chapman stick drives "I Don't Remember." Gabriel ripping it vocally as he's losing his sense of self. A song that builds and ends ominously with lingering distortion. Gabriel's stark, emotional and raspy vocals tell the both the tale from an assassin's point of view in the JFK and George Wallace's assassination attempts while delving into his own personal issues in "Family Snapshot." The song starts slowly with a piano and musically explodes with a sax as his target nears. Brilliant. The most rockin' song on the album is "And Through the Wire." Paul Weller on guitar as Gabriel realizes a telephone alone won't do it. "Games Without Frontiers" begins with a countdown, drum ticks, guitar rings and Kate Bush singing "jeux sans frontiers" (an international TV competition). Gabriel singing mechanically, almost emotionlessly about the absurdity of war comparing it to children playing dangerous games. And, yes, those whistles carry the melody. The album closes with the anthemic "Biko." An African chorus, tribal drums and eerie guitar strikes. Gabriel starts vocally strong telling the story of South African anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko who was murdered in police custody in 1977. The song musically builds with bagpipes and a "huh, huh, huh, huh" chant signaling hope and change. Ominous, atmospheric, anxious, fearful and even anthemic. Gabriel said this album was really a collection of songs but two distinct themes develop, one personal, with Gabriel's anxiety, loneliness and desperation and, the other, political, which unfortunately, those issues still are prevalent today. The "rhythm-first" musical approach really establishes those deep and atmospheric tones with the drums, percussion and bass taking the lead. Lillywhite gives the songs music space for the instruments. And a star-studded musician list take advantage and deliver great performances. Can you tell I really like this album. This is my favorite Gabriel album and I would say, his best. "Security" and "So" might have something to say about that. One of the best albums of the 80's and a must listen.
I think Gabriel has better albums, but compared to the rest of this week’s albums this was a welcome reprieve. For that it gets a bump.
I am pleased that it was enjoyable from beginning to end
This was a lot better than I thought it would be. The first song was wack so I was bracing myself for the rest of the album to be the same but it was actually quite good. Really liked the different styles and feels to the different songs and even the weird ones were still pretty listenable. Pleasant surprise.
best album we've listened to this week. I like some Gabriel but this was much weaker than his other we've listened to. solid 3.5 & will see which way I round later.
Quite good
Hated it x
Favourites: 1. No Self Control Least Favourite: Intruder
A really solid album by Peter Gabriel.
Classically 80s in my opinion, but not in a derogatory way. Vibe feels dramatic and serious. Makes me wonder if PG was a theater kid. There were some really great moments throughout the album.
As much as I enjoy Genesis as a band, this just simply isn't a good album. Droned out guitars and terrible vocals.
Some Of his good stuff.
On this album, Gabriel goes to places where many musicians would never go. He explores dark, first person POV on "Family Snapshot" and "Intruder " He explores declining mental health on "No Self Control" and "Lead a Normal Life." The music perfectly fits the lyrics and the sonic details and guest musicians--especially Phil Collins' drums and Kate Bush's singing--add immensely to the arrangements. Weirdly, this album is like a soundtrack to what is happening in the world. "I Don't Remember" is a song of confusion and interrogation of someone, perhaps, picked up in an ICE raid. "Games Without Frontiers" is all about the folly of war-mongering and empire building. But the album ends with the hope and inspiration of one imprisoned man--Stephen Biko-- and how his courage in the face of death was an action that later led to the fall of apartheid. What an album, what an artist.
Well, this is a damn masterpiece. I find it amazing how simultaneously eerie/unsettling and accessible a lot of the songs on Melt are. Gabriel zooms in a lot on characters at the margins, with my personal highlight being Family Snapshot, a riveting soundtrack to an assassination that somehow makes you feel something for the killer by the end of the song. Kate Bush makes everything better, including Games Without Frontiers. Biko has to be the most sonically beautiful protest song ever, and one that actually made a difference in the fight against apartheid. Not to even mention other gems, like the way ahead of its time Lead a Normal Life. Pretty easily my favorite Peter Gabriel record
Lots of cool stuff in here, musically. I appreciate anyone putting themselves into their work. Dumb to say but I wish I could surgically remove the New Wave from this. Can't blame the guy for being a product of his time. I guess I get my wish on later albums. Which I like more. Solid. I vote more whistling in songs.
It really piqued my interest at the start. After the 4th song it became pretty average until Lead a normal life came on. Then Biko came on and not really a fan of it. All in all it was a good listen. Whilst I appreciate the influence it had on the 80s music this is just a high 3 for me.
Alright
530/1001
Typically don’t care for him but this wasn’t bad at all. Wonder when he took his wrong turn…
Yeah this one was cool. A little unusual but pleasant to the ear.
Pretty cool, you can hear a lot of Collins influence. But not my style songwriting wise.
The first song was a horrible way to start the album but then it got better. Two absolute bangers on here
Never heard any of Gabriel's albums before, I did watch a documentary of an overview of his career and thought I should give the first couple records a listen, but I just never did. Melt (the unofficial name of this album) has this spectacular solemn vibe to it. It's one of those releases where the music totally reflects the album cover. This one is apparently where the former lead singer of Genesis started incorporating post-punk into his albums, and even having world elements on some. I've always really liked Peter Gabriels's experimental mentality, I am definitely should give his other stuff a good listen . Highlight Song/s: "Intruders" and "Games Without Borders"
First of what could be many of his albums in this list. Yet another bang in the middle for me, but if there was point 5 stars it would be 3.5 so take of that what you will
3.7
I liked this more than I thought I would!
This is one of my favorite hidden gems
2.5
I could already tell pretty soon into this record that I was going to enjoy it. I've never listened to it before. Records with these sonics would have turned me off 20 years ago simply because they were over-used and ubiquitous at that point. Where I am now on my musical journey, this comes through as quite refreshing.
Original and cool without being pretentious.
Waited a bit late in the day for this, and a bit too experimental for my typical tastes, but I could see myself liking this a lot upon relistening. Still, today 3.25/5
All albums should have a version translated into German. Can’t fault this for the use of the gated drum sound if this is the genesis of it. I think this is handily my favorite Peter Gabriel solo album. Album cover is really cool too. Favorite songs were No Self Control, I Don’t Remember, And Through The Wire, and Biko.
Too artsy fartsy for me
★★★★★★
What a discovery this was. I've always liked a handful of Peter Gabriel's songs and I had to admit that "So" is a solid album. But this one (informally called "Melt") blew me away. The dark experimentalism, combined with some amazing collaborators (top among them Robert Fripp and Kate Bush), was perfect. It's hard to imagine that this wasn't influenced by the work of Bowie and Eno in Berlin shortly before. Either way I loved it and have been listening all day.
i've heard a lot about mr gabriel and was expecting better. maybe a bit too experimental or just not my taste (more 80's hehe)
2.4
You can always count on Gabriel for something interesting and original.
Too clever a musician; and I almost overlooked this album. On the second listen I really noticed the subtleties. And then I was ready to listen again.
Good stuff. Great singer, good variety in the music.
It’s fine. I like Peter Gabriel in theory. He’s kinda weird, he’s got a pleasant voice, he does some unusual things with his music. The problem is he somehow makes all of that sound a bit generic.
Did listen, quite liked it
Listening to this today for the first time in 20-some years. The songs "Biko" and "Games Without Frontiers" are so strong and memorable that this is an important album just based on their inclusion, and the rest of it is pretty good too, with lots of interesting people like Robert Fripp contributing to the rest of the tracks. 4/5
Brilliant third album. Possibly his best. Classic.
According to Wikipedia, this album "saw Gabriel embracing post-punk and new wave with an art rock sensibility." That might be the most effective statement to predispose me to hating an album. And Mr. Gabriel did not disappoint! I don't understand the British obsession with prog rock (call it art house, new wave, post-punk, whatever - that's what this is); maybe it appeals to their natural arrogance or self-grandizing (for the Empire!). But I find it absolutely irritating. This album is an absolute assault on the very concept of melody, it's terribly over-produced, and the lyrics are nearly nonsensical ("we're kissing balloons in the jungle"). And then we get Biko. A lovely and powerful tribute to the slain anti-apartheid activist, Steve Biko. Can it salvage this album? No, nothing can do that. But it helped me not completely evicerate it. Influence 4. Hits 2. Intangibles 3. Quality 2. Nope 2.
Meeeget skeptisk til å begynne med, men utvikla seg ålreit.
Was stoked for some Peter Gabriel. Having only listened to the hits before this was a weird experience. Was also just a weird album. Thought the first song was nine inch nails.
A little bit weird, a lot bit cool
...and then sometimes weird is just weird
Man, this guy rips
Only listened to the beginning, didn’t luke it
Prvá pesnička ma dosť vystrašila lebo to znelo ako niečo čo by šlo v pozadí keď sa Gregor Samsa prebudil, ale potom už to bol vibe takže 😌 Nie ohromujúce a svetumeniace ale veľmi fajn Budem si pri tom lakovať nechty (berte to ako kompliment)
Very Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine vibe- so I LOVED this album. I would be shocked if Trent Reznor was not inspired by this album with his sound for NIN.
Very cool album cover. It's a good album but doesn't really stand out much for me.
This experiment changed my mind about Peter Gabriel
twas nothing special
Sort of catchy, and I'm sure very innovative at the time, but not really for me. Standout Tracks: And Through The Wire, Games Without Frontiers
#227/1001. I think I used to own this but sold or gave it away. Didn't really remember any of these songs though. First listen in the car was super meh, but I decided to give it a second chance with headphones during the night. This 2nd listen revealed a totally different album, at least sonically: all sort of interesting things happening here, curious song crafting out of the normal mold. I also realized something about those 80s drums (reading wikipedia): this album doesn't use any cymbals, and the fab seemed to catch up, with all the jungle and goth drums: today as I'm writing this the project is offering me beloved Echo and the Bunnymen, many songs without any cymbals as well it seems... But something disturbs about the Gabriel III album, hard to pin what it is, his voice or the boring (as in not popular / hit material) songs, or the 80s aged synth sounds or a mixture of these? Nevertheless for me the greatest sin in this album is that if you get Kate Bush to sing on your album, give the Goddess a bit more room for christs sake. For this fact -1
New wave album with a good amount of chaotic sounds and experimental noise, which made for an interesting listen. Intruder really hooked me in, and I was sat for the rest of the album. 5/5
I'm not totally sure if I liked it or not. I listened to the whole thing, so I guess that's something. It's kind of weird and feels experimental at times.
Peter Gabriel - 3? OK then
Kinda fire! Sounds like the 80s, but not too much 80s, you know? A bit artsy and experimental, I dig it. Stand-outs - Intruder - No Self Control - Games Without Frontiers
I really didn't want to like it, and it started at a pace I was prepared to hate. But I reluctantly liked it.
Actually really interesting. I like the way that things are experimented on here. That being said, that's not enough to bump this up any more than this. Sometimes it feels really hard to give a rating; I feel limited. Like this 3 is not the same as another one. I usually give 3's to albums that are fine, nothing special, maybe a bit boring at some points, but at the end of the day are ok, not good, not bad, just ok. In this case, even if it's a 3, it's still interesting. It doesn't get a 3 for being average; it gets a 3 just because it's not enough to REALLY impress me, but I still had fun and I'm glad I got to listen to this. I feel like, especially for the 3's, I have to be very specific with my thoughts, so that in 5, 2, hell, even one year, I remember what distinctions I made, if an album was painfully average but still an alright listen, or if it's actually something kinda good, just not my thing. I'm already having trouble comparing albums when thinking about the ratings, so i feel like this is the best approach. Fitting name for the album though, Peter Gabriel 3 gets a 3.
Love me some Peter Gabriel and #3 is quite a nice album. Have heard Game of Frontiers a few times and enjoyed listening to this one on a night walk.
Peter Gabriel 3 gets 3
It was Ok, I'd listen to this again.
This was stunning, I love this sound and it reminds me of Bowie during the late 70s. I am so glad I listened to this, I definitely need to hear more from Gabriel. So captivating from Intruder all the way through Biko. Need more like this!
Been wanting to listen to this one for awhile and it did not disappoint. Gonna need to give this a few more listens before it really sinks in but I can at least say that this is definitely my favorite Peter Gabriel album so far. Favorite track: No Self Control
I've never listened to this album (75). Loved that little King Crimson spice!
Great artists. Great songs. Music still sounds great today.
Needed to listen to this twice and loved it all both times.
Its fine. first track didnt reel me in but it warmed up a bit. probably a 2.5
If it weren’t for this, I don’t think nine inch nails would exist. As well as many of that industrial and heavy music that this clearly influenced. But this felt like a beta version of what could have been and when compared to Peter Gabriel’s other albums, doesn’t rate so high because it was just too weird to love the whole thing.
I love how my first exposure to Peter Gabriel was his commercial stuff in the late 80s. This is so weird and cool.
New Wave. Very much can tell that he was in Genesis with Phil Collins. I enjoy how it’s quite dark.
With every Peter Gabriel album on this list I'm starting to think less and less about his artistic abilites.
I can appreciate the experimental aspects and industry influence, but not a super compelling listen beyond that. Favorite Tracks: Family Snapshot, Not One of Us
Meh... early Eighties synthetic rock... heavy drum fetish.
I was worried I was going to have to admit, reluctantly, that this was pretty good. In the event though it’s fairly pedestrian. Phew. It’s not bad but is very pleased with itself. Biko is a standout track.
Never listened to any of his solo work before but I quite enjoyed this. The synth-guitar had a good sound to it but I also couldn't get my head around how much he sounded like Phil Collins? The final track was quite odd in comparison to most of the album but not bad
Pretty shit tbh 2/10
i think listening once to this is not enough but it didn't grip me enough to listen again
My 100th record/review! Unsettling, ambitious and challenging. All this and more perfectly describes the wizardry that is Peter Gabriel's third studio album. Commonly referred to as 'Melt', given the nature of the album cover, this album really saw Gabriel come into his own as one of music's most innovative minds, blending art rock, post-punk, prog and new wave into a dizzying landscape of focused chaos. Backed by an all-star cast of musicians, including King Crimson's Robert Fripp [guitar on 'No Self Control', 'I Don't Remember' and 'One of Us'], The Jam's Paul Weller [guitar on 'And Through the Wire'], Kate Bush [backing vocals on 'No Self Control' and 'Games Without Frontiers'] and even former Genesis bandmate, and soon to be solo star in his own right, Phil Collins [drums on 'Intruder' and 'No Self Control], Gabriel threw the entire kitchen sink into his third record, and it pays off in dividends. There's barely any filler on this album. Everything is a brilliant showcase of Gabriel's genius, from creepy romps such as 'Intruder', commercially minded tracks such as 'I Don't Remember', 'Family Snapshot', 'And Through the Wire' and 'Games Without Frontiers', and the politically charged 'Biko'. I didn't really get into Peter Gabriel's music until much later [this year, in fact], but since I have, I can safely say he's potentially Britain's most relentless musical innovator behind David Bowie. Not one of his solo records sound quite like the others, and his fearless and intelligent creativity is a rarer breed than many might realise. Yes, a common note on Gabriel is that him and Phil Collins sound quite similar, but Gabriel is clearly the more daring musician of the two. Just look at Genesis. They were whimsical and mystical when Gabriel fronted them, but Collins took them more in a commercial direction. Then you have to examine their solo outputs. Collins has a gift for crafting perfect pop songs, but Gabriel is much more interesting to listen to musically, and he walked so Collins could run. Kate Bush collaborating with Gabriel makes so much sense too, given she's essentially Gabriel's female equivalent. 'Melt' is a brilliant record. Probably Gabriel's best, but really everything he did between his first solo record and 'So' is revolutionary! Best songs: Intruder, No Self Control, I Don't Remember, Family Snapshot, And Through the Wire, Games Without Frontiers, Biko
The first times listening to this album despite knowing a few of the songs from singles / compilations. The sound hasn't aged and is very experimental but doesn't alienate the listener with too much austerity or coldness, with Gabriel sticking close enough to melody and emotional hooks to keep us warm. I loved Games Without Frontiers as a kid but now really appreciate Biko & I Don't Remember as well. It reveals that Gabriel is worth visiting for the album cuts beyond So / Up and collections (I'm a child of the 80s).
Listened Before? N This one was pretty dynamic. Lots of unique rhythms and Gabriel's multi-layered musical style blended well with the early-80's themes of excess, war, and international politics. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Games Without Frontiers
Eh ok
Huge fan of the artist, and this is arguably one of his best solo records.
I'm just not a Peter Gabriel fan, I'm afraid.
Its the essence of what the 1001 is about I think. Experimental, but also establishing norms. Intruder is a bit of a mind bender, No Self Control has all sorts of shit going on (Including Kate Bush!) And Through the Wire is under listened in my opinion and the only song I heard before today, Games Without Frontiers makes so much more sense in the context of this album. Solid and joyed to have an album the genuinely pushed boundaries and also established some standards for the period after it.
I guess I see it - it's weird but in a good way. Not quite a 5 star album in my opinion but 4 seems unfair too.. wish I could do 4.5
This one just didn't really hit for me. It's almost too experimental for what I can only assume was an album created to sell. I found it hard to pay attention. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again
So, as of right now, before I hit play, my only Knowledge of Peter Gabriel comes from Mic the Snare's Kate Bush Deep Dive Video (Great video, you should check it out). I'm hopeful just from that that I will like this... let's go WAIT OMFG THERE'S A FEATURE, NO TWO FEATURES!!!! I don't have the brain power to analyze my thoughts right now, I'm just gonna write thoughts Track by Track. This is the last album I have to do to catch up! 1. Intruder - It sounds cool sonically, but I won't be coming back to this for the same reason I don't listen to Billie Eilish's "The Diner". 2. No Self Control - Oh, this is really pretty. I really like the sound of this, but I probably won't come back to it cause of the lyrics once again lol, It could make me spiral. I'm lyrically confused by this album so far. Kate Bush slay tho. 3. Start - really really pretty 4. I Don't Remember - that chorus is peak, this sound really cool. I like it. I really can't help but feel like I'm missing important context for this album tho 5. Family Snapshot - Oh My God. Am I gonna be on a watchlist if I like and playlist this song? This genuinely has no right to be so pretty and cinematic sounding. 6. And Through The Wire - You know what, hell yeah. I really really like this one. 7. Games Without Frontiers - I love kate bush. "If looks can kill, they probably will" is a, excuse the pun, killer line. I think I need repeat listens to really get this one. This one is cool, but not an instant fave. 8. Not One of Us - ooooh, that guitar. This sounds cool, I love how the end builds. Thankfully the genius annotation on this song has provided me some overall context for the album. 9. Lead a Normal Life - Oh, I'm sad now. <3 10. Biko - Genuine respect for this song. Sometimes you just hear something that hits you in your core, this is one of those times. oooh, this is tricky to rate. I honestly think I would get more out of it on repeat listens. I think I'll put this at 4, just for vibes. it's like a 3.75/5 or 7.5/10 right now to me. I doubt it will ever become a top top fave of mine, but i can see going back to it every now and then It's also 4am now, this is my final album and I'm caught up!!!
I’m really being treated well at the moment! Another artist where I’m aware of the hits but this is the first album I’ve listened to. What struck me first, particularly on the opener is how Gabriel almost certainly influenced Trent Reznor for early NIN and reading up on that, Reznor has indeed cited him as an influence. You can hear it in the use of production as the music, the percussion, the texture, even vocally. I’d say there’s some Bowie influence too which is something both he and Reznor would share. As a result, I’ve got on really well with this! The other thing I noted in _No Self Control_ was Gabriel’s influence on the early Nokia ringtone in that rhythmic staccato synth phrase (on xylophone?). This seems like an album that will be easy to pickup on vinyl and so I’ll be keeping my eye out!
Interesting themes, cool lyrics, more diverse & thoughtful than your standard love songs. Like his voice and music cool too. Probs nearer a 3.5 stars. Games without Frontiers and Biko my two faves.
it gave me phil colins x roger taylor vibes but not in a way that shocked or interested me
Most of this album was new to me and a surprise. Really appreciate the experimental nature of it - a lot of cool stuff going on. Not all of it is for me, but most of it is.
Not a lot grabbed me though I knew Games. It's okay.
i really enjoyed this, feels very ahead of its time for 1980, good experimentation with different instruments and sounds, i prefer this a lot more than So
Peters solides Album. „Game without frontiers“ ist gut. Die weiteren Tracks aber nicht vielmehr als Füllwerk.
good!
klinkt nog steeds als Genesis ... mooi album
I liked the beginning and the end. The middle was ok.
I’m not much of a solo Peter Gabriel fan it seems.
80’s before the 80’s were the 80’s…
It was an OK album, but it's still classic Peter Gabriel - lots of filler. Neat that Kate Bush was on this album. Cool album cover and the wiki read on that was interesting. I'll say 2.
Enjoyed this one! Gets a bit heavier than expected.
Not great
Not really my cup of tea. Lots of drums...lots of aiiiaiiiaeieiiieiiiii
Meh. I didn’t really like it.
Lackluster
Very good. Peter Gabriel is emerging as one of the winners from this list, slept on him a little bit. I think I've only heard one song from this and there are really no misses. Feels like a potential 5 but going 4.
Didn't know I even liked, let alone loved, petey gabes before this list. But here we are. Uses cool and unusual sounds to enhance already good songs - sort of like the fully realized version of Brian Eno, who uses cool and unusual sounds to make mostly bad songs. I was also thinking there are a lot of similarities between him and Kate Bush before learning she actually sang on this album. I always I knew I was smart. Petey gabes is one of the only artists from the 80s whose sound sounds both completely of that era but also timeless. I don't know how he's able to do that - maybe it's that severe, almost religious tone he has in his voice. He sounds like a mad medieval doomsayer. Makes you pay attention.
Exactly what I wanted with this album. I loved the super cool percussion choices and odd instruments scattered throughout each track. Never heard of Larry Fast (synth player), but Ill be digging him up. The synth contributions on No Self Control were fantastic (Kate Bush apparently surfaced on that track too)! A few annoying tracks on here, so im docking it to a 3. Definitely would recommend certain cuts to friends
Peter is such a madman - been really fun to dig into his catalogue more. This has some big songs - I Don’t Remember, Wire, Games, Not One of Us - and the rest of the album really ties it all together, almost sounds like it could be a musical soundtrack at times, very theatrical. This took a few listens to open up, but I’m sold now big time.
Incredible voice. Album starts off quite creepy but interesting song into No Self Control which was a highlight for me. Great electronic sound, fantastic drums. Great album, really enjoyable.
Ah, this is the edgy, inventive post-Genesis Peter Gabriel that I've heard about. Much more interesting than his later albums like So and Us. I don't like everything on this album, but he's creating new textures and not trying to polish everything into radio-friendly formats, and I love that kind of creative energy. Also, "Biko" is a forgotten classic and a story we need to remember.
Peter Gabriel defined the production sounds used on his recordings. While dated his style is so signature it is still good to hear. HIs live performances were theatrical and really entertaining.
I liked it. Weird.
3.4.
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
REally loved this, will be coming back again. Have a feeling peter gabriel is a wrongun but for rating purposes i will NOT be looking it up.
Love Peter Gabriel. Couple of tracks not great so just shy of a 5
Great production and it sounds good. But I don’t like the songs very well, and I’m thrown off by his voice. Something about his tone just doesn’t click with me
I’m torn between 4 and 5. I’ve never heard any of these songs but man are they catchy. The mixing and instrumentals are powerful. The vocals are equally booming, with dynamic presentation.
Peter Gabriel is one of my all time favourites and if I say he can do no wrong you know where this is going. Whilst preferring his later stuff than the first four solo albums of which this is one, there is plenty on this album to make it a five star. Two top tracks appear, Family Snapshot and of course Biko which is one of PG’s most famous tracks. So well worthy of a place on this list. 5/5 22/11/25
Games without frontiers and Biko are really good songs. In general, I extremely like the messages and narratives of Gabriel`s songs. This album is 3.5+ for me
Va ganske skeptisk fust, men fyf dette overraska, det minna litt om nine inch nails med veldi industriell og nesten litt "skumme"/veldig dissonant någen sanger. Eg fakke med dette.
Genesis was a lot better with this guy in it in my opinion and this album reinforces that for me. He is clearly a great artist and unique in the way he writes and structures songs which is prevalent in both this and the early genesis albums, which felt very artsy in comparison with the later more in your face sound with Phil Collins. This album is definitely experimental to an extent with some strange and unpredictable sounds and blends of genres, his influences feel diverse with the best examples and my favourite songs being the change from No self control, which was a diverse one in itself with the quiet mandolin section into a rocky section with distorted guitar and some Bowie-like vocals (these changes fit the title I guess). Then I don’t remember, a more catchy one and Biko, a slow and moving end which was a great way to finish and send a message. I feel like with more lessons I will appreciate the other songs even more but this is based off one listen. Favourites: the three I mentioned. Overall, 7/10.
I like the cover of Peter Gabriel 2 better…
Don’t tell Eduardo but I’m not really a fan of Peter Gabriel after he left genesis. Admittedly, there are some good moments on this and when it was on I didn’t dislike most of it. I guess that’s damming with faint praise.
25/1089 прикольное, качает, стильно музыка под которую убивает маньяк, под которую сходишь с ума
не знаю, будто и хуйня но и не так чтоб прям плохо, моментами даже нравилось но потом все портилось или голосом этим орущим или вайбом этих несвязных рок альбомов
Good
Peter Gabriel is a treasure, but this album is a little less than that. I appreciate his desire to mix weirder sounds and textures with pop music, and he generally succeeds, but while like the album, I wouldn't say I like it that much. I'm torn, because hits aren't particularly potent, and there's a lack of earworms throughout, but it's a still consistently decent record.
This was my first time listening to this album, though I’ve known about it for a while. The only other solo Peter Gabriel album I’ve heard is “So”, which was decent, but I really enjoyed this one, and of the two, this is definitely my favorite so far. Right off the bat, I was impressed by the musicians who contributed, especially Kate Bush, Phil Collins, and Robert Fripp, who stand out among the lineup. Equally important were Steve Lillywhite and Hugh Padgham, whose production and sound engineering really brought this album to life. I’m not too familiar with them, but I know they worked on a lot of art pop and art rock albums in the 80s, and it feels like this album’s production set a benchmark for the innovative, sophisticated sound that became a hallmark of that era. From the opening track, you notice a crystal clear, layered effect that creates a three dimensional soundscape. Unlike the often muddy production of 70s rock, this album stacks multiple tracks with distinct effects, volumes, and densities, giving the music pristine depth and clarity. On the flip side, some might argue this polished approach strips away the natural, live feel of a band’s performance, replacing it with something that can sound a bit manufactured. Still, I think every style has its time and place, and album was incredibly forward thinking, helping define the standards for 80s art rock.
Pretty cool.
The best Peter Gabriel album, though its author remains in the long shadows cast by Kate Bush and David Bowie - artists who ventured more decisively into the uncanny and poetry. Gabriel approaches it, reaches towards it, but ultimately retreats. The theatrical excesses of Genesis were pure pantomime: a masquerade of menace rather than the thing itself. Melt makes a stronger claim, but even its darkest corners are lit, eventually, by the open-hearted conscience of Biko. Gabriel is ultimately too soft. From there it’s a short slide to the vaseline-focus sentiment of In Your Eyes and the pristine pop engineering of Sledgehammer. Yet in those first three self-titled solo albums he comes close to something far less audience-conscious, far more disquieting. Moribund the Burgermeister, A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World, and much of Melt gesture toward a genuine otherworldliness - a space where the strange isn’t a pose but an emergent property, “within the magic circle of an alien will,” as Jung would have it. Intruder, No Self Control, And Through The Wire: his flirtation with obsession parallels Bush’s with spirits and Bowie’s with the occult and madness: a brush against unstable forces rather than a full embrace. It doesn’t last the length of the album, which is ultimately frustrating. In my review of So, I criticised Gabriel for angling too eagerly toward the mainstream - an instinct at odds with his own self-appointed status as Not One of Us. But perhaps So is not the aberration; perhaps this album is. Perhaps Gabriel is, fundamentally, too sane, too solid, too well-calibrated to cross the thresholds his contemporaries passed through, to do real art and real poetry. He visits the uncanny; he does not dwell in it. That might be an unfair assessment, as I like this album a lot, regardless. 3.5 This album sounds very good. Peter Gabriel has a remarkable talent for making records that sound polished and pristine without sounding sterile; a delicate balance. Here’s a hero of the age of Hi-Fi. The mixture of keyboard sounds, however diverse, always seems well judged. The drums pop nicely. However, Peter Gabriel 3 is not as good as it sounds. The songs are a bit shit. The melodies are rather turgid and lumbering and perhaps then well fitted to the lyrics. The lyrics stink. I salute the ambition of songs like Family Snapshot or Games Without Frontiers but Gabriel hasn’t the poetry in him for the task. These are bad lyrics, sometimes painful. 2/5
It's fine. Not something I'm going to come back to. 5/10
I really enjoyed the very unique soundscapes provided by this album, especially since I kind of expected this to be not that good, it surpassed my expectations and was actually a nice listen 7.5/10
Really enjoyed the last few tracks on this one
It’s like Phil Collins and Lenny Kravitz found a xylophone and then wanted to be Billy Joel.
(96/100)
I was prepared for some real suck. But honestly pretty cool record. Even heard hints of The Replacements.
Nice
I really only know "In Your Eyes" so I had some expectations going into this album but not really a lot. The songs are a bit... bizarre? Why does the first song have weird xylophone motifs throughout..? It sounds misplaced. The album isn't my favorite it just seems like he's trying to be cool and it comes off weird
Known for having the name of an angel but not angelic to me.
The album makes a great first impression and just goes from there. It's drenched in the sounds which would become integral to the '80s as a whole, but it doesn't suffer from the same issues as other music from the decade. The quirks of recording and the synths just serve to give it personality, rather than date it.
I only really know Sledgehammer. I like this better. “Games without frontiers” is on here. Is it weird that I’m not a fan of the “hits”? Other than “Salisbury Hill”, what gets radio play is not my cup of tea. I’m downright surprised how much I like this album so far. “Biko” is my favorite song on this album.
brilliant
Rating: 7/10 Really enjoyed the experimentation on this album.
Not for me, but had some unique soundscapes
Very interesting album as they generally all are from Peter Gabriel. Lots of different ideas. None of them commercial which is always the sign of an artist willing to try things and not he a soundalike. Games without frontiers was two tribes before frankie did it and biko was 4 years before paul simon. Not everything works but it is very listenable.
Super découverte ! Tellement varié dans les influences et les styles que c'est dur à noter mais j'ai vraiment aimé l'énergie ; notamment sensible au rôle des percus / xylophone et à la manière de chanter + paroles. De manière générale les rythmes, tonalités et sonorités sont ultra stimulantes avec une vibe très agréable en même temps. J'ai adoré Intruder, Games Without Frontiers, et I Don't Remember
Not One of Us : l'inspiration derrière Not Like Us ? au-delà de l'aspect très novateur pour la période (un peu hallucinant de penser que l'album est sorti en 1980, et Intruder est une sacrée entrée en manière, il faut le souligner), je trouve personnellement qu'on retrouve assez peu de sons tels quels de nos jours. je me suis surprise à vraiment apprécier certains morceaux comme I Don't Remember ou No Self Control (ce dernier fait limite un peu fusion rock-électro-house). la guitare électrique est à l'honneur, l'expérimentation ne prend pas le dessus sur la technicité (des connaissances que je commence à intégrer suite aux nombreux albums de rock passés). je le trouve ceci dit difficile à situer par rapport aux albums de rock précédents. l'expérience d'écoute a été bien plus agréable que ce à quoi je m'attendais, je saisis bien plus la vibe que pour The Downward Spiral, par exemple, mais je pense qu'il faut que je réécoute plusieurs fois pour l'apprécier à sa juste valeur. un 3.6 ici.
I used to like this a lot more than I do now on a fresh listen.
Excellent album. Probably doesn't reach that 'next level' of greatness for me, but some of the songs here individually do.
I thought it was going to be strange with an intro like that. It wasn't bad
Wow very cool album. Some songs remind me of Brian Ferry. Gabriel's writing is good as always, especially the song about killing JFK. Peter Gabriels discography has more gems than I previously thought. As usual, alot of African influence. As well as some great experimental aspects . Great stuff.
I absolutely love Peter Gabriel and this is one of his best. I think So rightfully gets the attention it deserves, but this to me is as good as he gets. I tried listening to this album with fresh ears and wondered how I would feel if this was the first time I had ever heard PG. Would I like this album if I had never seen the music video for Sledgehammer? Hard to say. Weird sax. Tribal drums. Seemingly arcane lyrics. But it turns out, all the things I love about him.
At its best, it's like a Gary Numan vibe. Never been a massive fan, but I listened twice which is an indication of something. It was alright but loses a point for having the same name as his other albums. What a wanker.
It's no "So" but few albums are. Biko is a haunting closer. Gets an extra star for that.
Begli spunti, da ascoltare con cura.
A bit experimental, several good songs but not ss good as his So album. 3.7 stars
Before listening I had I only known Games Without Frontiers (and had no idea til now Kate Bush was the backing vocalist on it). I quite liked the ominous feel it had
I love Peter Gabriel but this really didn’t do it for me. It’s maybe a bit too art rock for his style? He was obviously inspired but it didn’t translate to a great album for me. Great dynamics and singing, neat fretless bass but no real staying power in my musical landscape.
Great album. I was only familiar with Games Without Frontiers, but there are a lot of good songs on here.
10/10
119/1001 :: Peter Gabriel - 3 Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Rating: 6 Listen before you die: I guess First off the cover art is incredible. Not sure it really matches the music but I guess context is key here. He was using sounds and bringing in influences that other people weren’t and I think that’s what makes this special. And while it’s a fine listen it’s just not really my thing. Glad I gave it a good spin. Don’t hate it, but don’t love it either.
É um álbum muito coeso. Gostei da experiência. Celest x Versekeys Ultra-Sense Planet.
Kinda crap
Just ok
Thank you Peter Gabriel and also Kate Bush and Phil Collins - I LOVE this album.
The album cover may hint at someone struggling to face their demons is what I would guess. Has a dark start with brooding vocals.