12.55: Peter Gabriel Now and Then

We watched the documentary film “Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So,” but mostly we’re talking about our favorite PG music and concert moments. And, of course, we just had to watch “Say Anything.” Wouldn’t you?

Kelly saw Peter’s I/o Tour live in Pittsburgh this past weekend. So, we talk about that and how it holds up to his past concerts.

Susan and Kelly are old enough to have fallen in love with Peter’s music during his 1 - 4 phase, also known as Car, Scratch, Melt, and Security. We mostly listened to “4” this past couple of weeks, while Cort mostly listened to “So.”

A few highlights from this episode:

• “Solsbury Hill” was Peter’s first solo single

• Due to some confusion, Peter first rejected Cameron Crowe’s request to have “In Your Eyes” for “Say Anything.” Cameron kept pushing because all the other songs he tried totally failed to have the impact he wanted.

• There were hundreds of variations of the song “In Your Eyes,” pieced together with 96 different versions on multitrack

• Manu Katché recorded the drums for “Sledgehammer” in one take

• The Pittsburgh I/o concert was excellent, even most of the new songs (Kelly highly recommends!)

• “So” producer Daniel Lanois locked Peter in a barn to get him to finish some lyrics

• “So” was the quickest album Peter had made up to that point in a “speedy” 10 months

• Four Peter Gabriel songs appear in our beloved series “The Americans”

• We do not break out into song in this episode (copyright infringement!), but we do share a few lyrics!

Next week: Hollywood Legacy Families!