The band
Drums: Manu Katché
Rhythm Programming: Peter Gabriel, Oli Jacobs, Richard Chappell
Bass: Tony Levin
Electric Guitar: David Rhodes
Acoustic Guitar: Katie May
Synths: Peter Gabriel
Additional Synths: Oli Jacobs
Bells and Haunting Synths: Brian Eno
Backing Vocals: Peter Gabriel, David Rhodes, Ríoghnach Connolly
Lead Vocals: Peter Gabriel
I have uncovered some old F.U.S.E/Plastikman CD’s … so a quick trip down memory lane.
This one came out 6 months after Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works, in the summer of 1993 … early morning bus trips 30 years ago.
30 years ago?
Now playing…
Bill Callahan (Vocals, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Hammond Organ, Keyboards), Brian Beattie (Electric Guitar, Pump Organ, Electric Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, String and Horn Arrangement), Luis Martinez (Drums), Bobby Weaver (Bass), Jaime Zuverza (Electric Guitar), Brian Brown (French Horn), Tamara Cauble (Violin), Douglas Edward (Violin), Becki Howard (Violin), Buffi Jacobs (Cello), Maureen Nilsen (Violin), Deanna Sarkar (Vocals), Heather Test (French Horn) and Chris Youmans (Cello).
Streaming on Qobus (44.1/16)… continuing on this morning with Bill with his talented band and they are sounding mighty fine! It is overcast, cold and damp outside and it seemed like a good time to take Bill out for a spin…
From 2020, Andrew Batt’s excellent 2-CD deluxe reissue of Bobbie’s 1968 masterpiece. Andy says there is some exciting BG satuff coming this year…
This album was named “Album of the Year” in the 1972 year-end issue of Sounds music mag in the UK… believe it or not…
Folk/prog/ rock ? Certainly a very different British band at the time…… original vinyl.
Worth a listen
I think it’s a cracking cover.
Not folk, but some folk influence maybe….
The original studio recording was very good quality.
Now playing…
David Gray (Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals), Caroline Dale (Cello, Vocals), Ben De Vries (Percussion, Piano, Vocals), Niamh Farrell (Vocals), David Kitt (Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals), Robbie Malone (Bass, Percussion, Vocals), Mossy Nolan (Vocals) and Keith Prior (Drums, Percussion).
Streaming on Qobuz (88.2/24)… continuing on this afternoon with this wonderful 2021 album from David and he and the band are sounding sublime!
This had somehow passed me by when my system was still in storage. But, here we are, a significant body of Peter Gabriel’s work performed in 2011 with an orchestra at the Apollo, Hammersmith. Turns out I’m old enough to appreciate the more grown up (?) presentation!
I believe there’s a newer recording with Liam Neeson as the narrator, but for me it has to be Richard Burton every time!
