Peter Gabriel “So”

sfilzen — Sun, 19 May 2019 20:22:38 +0000

Peter Gabriel “So” released on this date, May 19th, 1986. Gabriel’s fifth solo album was a massive smash, hitting #1 on the album charts, is on numerous best-of lists and while I primarily listened to new wave and punk in the mid-80′s, even I was caught up in So mania: fascinated with the innovative music videos (the trippy “Sledgehammer” in particular) and the track “In Your Eyes” remains one of my favorite songs ever. “Sledgehammer” was the first single Gabriel released from So; it went to #1 in the US and to #4 in the UK and its video won a whopping nine MTV video music awards. The second single from So was Gabriel’s duet with Kate Bush “Don’t Give Up” which went to #9 in the UK but only made it to #72 in the US. “In Your Eyes” was the third single – US only – and hit #26 and regained popularity with its inclusion the 1989 movie Say Anything…and remains a romantic favorite for even the most jaded Gen-X’er. The fourth single was “Big Time,” its video another crazy claymation release; the track went to #8 in the US and #13 in the UK. The final single from So was “Red Rain” (though it was released as the second single in the US where it went to #3) and a live version of “Red Rain” reentered the charts in 1994. While “In Your Eyes” is hands-down my favorite song, I really like “That Voice Again” a lot – it’s big, anthemic, melodic: so very 80′s.

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“Against All Odds” soundtrack

sfilzen — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:27:19 +0000

“Against All Odds” soundtrack, 1984. This week in 1984 the title track, Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” was #1. I never really liked Phil Collins (who was everywhere in the early 80′s) or that song – all 80′s power ballady – but over the years my stance has softened. (I’ve also never listened to this soundtrack fully, until now). The main reason I no longer loathe, maybe almost like “Against All Odds” is because of an interview on This American Life back in 2007 when writer Starlee Kine called up Phil Collins to interview him about creating the perfect breakup song. It was a surprisingly touching interview and it humanized Phil Collins for me. Collins stated that the song was written in response to his breakup and divorce from his first wife.

The rest of the soundtrack is kind of OK! It was nominated for a Grammy, as was Collins’ title track. Stevie Nicks performs “Violet and Blue,” Peter Gabriel has “Walk Through the Fire” (lots of world beats and flavor), yet another Genesis alum, Mike Rutherford, performs the Gensis-esque “Making a Big Mistake,” new wavers Big Country have the dark pop track “Balcony” and King Creole performs “My Male Curiosity.” The rest of the LP is typical soundtrack filler one would expect for a 80′s romantic thriller (which a reboot of the 1947 film noir Out of the Past; actress Jane Greer who appeared as the original femme fatale plays the mother of her original character in Against All Odds).

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