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       Peter Gabriel - Live in Athens (1987)
       By: Mac Date: March 25, 2014, 8:54 am
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       [glow=red,2,300]Peter Gabriel - Live in Athens (1987)[/glow]
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       I’ve only seen bits and pieces of Peter Gabriel live in his
       other concert events. They looked and sounded amazing. I’m not
       really into his music, but do appreciate a number of songs.
       I picked Live in Athens up out of curiosity.
       Watching it was a rollercoaster of emotions. Out of the block,
       the concert captured my attention. The music was crisp, clear
       and full. Watching the musicians perform was a little mind
       bending with the strange instruments. I have no idea what the
       percussionist was playing. Some sort of guitar. The guitarist
       played on occasion what appeared to be a 2 X 4 board with
       strings.
       Peter Gabriel put on some kind of dance stage show while
       singing. It reminded me right away of David Byrne of Talking
       Heads. I think a very 80’s kind of show.
       But as the show went on, I started to notice music was playing
       where there was no musician. Taped recording? Back-up singers
       where distinct, where there were no back-up singers. At first I
       was ****ed. This then translated over to frustration and
       bewilderment. I was watching a different concert than what the
       audience experienced. I felt like I was being betrayed. I have
       never liked the idea of tapped music and the performer lip
       syncing. WTF. I know, I know, I know… The artist can’t sing and
       dance at the same time. Tough. Then don’t dance. Sing.
       I wound up just hating this performance. Too 80’s, too fake, to
       uninteresting in the long run.
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