Comments on: 12 Overlooked Pieces of Awesome: Peter Gabriel – Up http://www.indiepaws.net/archives/12-overlooked-pieces-of-awesome-peter-gabriel-up Play. Listen. Repeat. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:22:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Kaoru http://www.indiepaws.net/archives/12-overlooked-pieces-of-awesome-peter-gabriel-up/comment-page-1#comment-7111 Kaoru Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:49:31 +0000 http://www.indiepaws.net/?p=1352#comment-7111 There are songs and moments on this album that I really admire... but the whole package rolls over you with so much weight that it's almost oppressing, making it hard for me to appreciate it. Sure it's full of technical tricks and production skills... and it's probably a producer's wet dream... but it feels more like an aural newspaper about what you can do in a studio, which makes it pretty exhausting to listen to while you work your way through the songs. And even they are utterly overwritten at times. "Growing Up" in itself is actually quite good... but the composition is too long-winded and it just doesn't need to be. I don't think "Up" is a bad album any way, though... but to me it sounds somewhat cold and lifeless and I find it a bit impenetrable. There are songs and moments on this album that I really admire… but the whole package rolls over you with so much weight that it’s almost oppressing, making it hard for me to appreciate it.

Sure it’s full of technical tricks and production skills… and it’s probably a producer’s wet dream… but it feels more like an aural newspaper about what you can do in a studio, which makes it pretty exhausting to listen to while you work your way through the songs. And even they are utterly overwritten at times. “Growing Up” in itself is actually quite good… but the composition is too long-winded and it just doesn’t need to be.

I don’t think “Up” is a bad album any way, though… but to me it sounds somewhat cold and lifeless and I find it a bit impenetrable.

]]> By: Adam http://www.indiepaws.net/archives/12-overlooked-pieces-of-awesome-peter-gabriel-up/comment-page-1#comment-7075 Adam Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:51:30 +0000 http://www.indiepaws.net/?p=1352#comment-7075 I completely agree with this review. I remember waiting for my copy of Up on vinyl to arrive to my dorm room my Freshman year of college. When it finally arrived I was addicted to it immediately. When I got it it was October. The rain was coming down, the skies were gray all the time. The sound of the album was perfect and I always listened to it in headphones (so I agree with you even more so there). This album became my world for the Fall 2002/Winter 2003. It's so rare to hear something about this album. Thanks for this. All of a sudden I want to/need to listen to this album again. My favorite song, easily, is I Grieve, or maybe Sky Blue. They are all just so great and there is such a great uniform mood and sound across the entire album, which is no surprise considering who it is coming from. Great great album. I completely agree with this review. I remember waiting for my copy of Up on vinyl to arrive to my dorm room my Freshman year of college. When it finally arrived I was addicted to it immediately. When I got it it was October. The rain was coming down, the skies were gray all the time. The sound of the album was perfect and I always listened to it in headphones (so I agree with you even more so there). This album became my world for the Fall 2002/Winter 2003. It’s so rare to hear something about this album.

Thanks for this. All of a sudden I want to/need to listen to this album again. My favorite song, easily, is I Grieve, or maybe Sky Blue. They are all just so great and there is such a great uniform mood and sound across the entire album, which is no surprise considering who it is coming from. Great great album.

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