Peter Gabriel, from Genesis to growing up
by Drewett, Michael Hill, Sarah Karki, Kimi
"Ever since Peter Gabriel fronted progressive rock band Genesis, from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s, journalists and academics alike have noted the importance of Gabriel's contribution to popular music. His influence became especially significant when he embarked on a solo career in the late 1970s. Gabriel secured his place in the annals of popular music history through his poignant recordings, innovative music videos, groundbreaking live performances, the establishment of WOMAD (the World…
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- Full title :Peter Gabriel, from Genesis to growing up / edited by Michael Drewett, Sarah Hill and Kimi Kärki.
Summary
"Ever since Peter Gabriel fronted progressive rock band Genesis, from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s, journalists and academics alike have noted the importance of Gabriel's contribution to popular music. His influence became especially significant when he embarked on a solo career in the late 1970s. Gabriel secured his place in the annals of popular music history through his poignant recordings, innovative music videos, groundbreaking live performances, the establishment of WOMAD (the World of Music and Dance) and the Real World record label (as a forum for musicians from around the world to be heard, recorded and promoted) and for his political agenda (including links to a variety of political initiatives including the Artists Against Apartheid Project, Amnesty International and the Human Rights Now tour). In addition, Gabriel is known as a sensitive, articulate and critical performer whose music reflects an innate curiosity and deep intellectual commitment. This collection documents and critically explores the most central themes found in Gabriel's work. These are divided into three important conceptual areas arising from Gabriel's activity as a songwriter and recording artist, performer and activist: 'Identity and Representation', 'Politics and Power' and 'Production and Performance'."--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781351554299, 1351554298, 9781315089836, 1315089831, 9781351554275, 1351554271
- oclc:ocn994298108
- LC Classification:ML420.G107
- Dewey Decimal:782.42166092
Table of Contents
Peter Gabriel : from Genesis to growing up / Michael Drewett, Sarah Hill and Kimi Kärki -- From the new Jerusalem to the secret world : Peter Gabriel and the shifting self / Sarah Hill -- Peter Gabriel and the question of being eccentric / Kari Kallioniemi -- How Peter Gabriel got his Mozo working / Kevin Holm-Hudson -- Staging masculinities : visual imagery in Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' video / Brenda Schmahmann -- Peter Gabriel's elegy for Anne Sexton : image and music in 'Mercy Street' / Carol Vernallis -- The eyes of the world are watching now : the political effectiveness of 'Biko' by Peter Gabriel / Michael Drewett -- Musical markers as catalysts in social revolutions : the case of Gabriel's 'Biko' / Ingrid Bianca Byerly -- 'Nothin' but the same old story' : old hegemonies, new musics / Timothy D. Taylor -- 'Hand-made, hi-tech, worldwide' : Peter Gabriel and world music / Dave Laing -- Nursery crymes and sirens' cries : Peter Gabriel's use of the flute / Rebecca Guy -- 'I'd like my record to sound like this' : Peter Gabriel and audio technology / Franco Fabbri -- 'I need contact'--rock'n'roll and ritual : Peter Gabriel's Security Tour 1982-83 / Jeffrey Callen -- Plastici…
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