[atlantaprog] Re: Peter Gabriel

In a message dated 6/17/2003 1:11:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Let me be the first to say that PG's show tonight was awesome! And 
> thank the weather gods that the rain held off until we were safely in 
> our car! And thank the sound gods that they decided to ignore 
> Chastain's draconian noise guidelines - the volume was just right! 
> And thank the promoter gods that they didn't do the picnic set up, 
> which meant that the yacking was kept to a minimum. He did a bunch of 
> old stuff, and the new stuff took on a new life live (The Tower that 
> Eats People kicked major butt!).
> 
> Now if he had decided to throw in an old Genesis number or two, that 
> would have been perfect! But alas, 'twas not to be...
> 

Overall, I thought it was a really solid show.  The new stuff sounded best, 
because it had a bit more of that edginess and weirdness that made him so 
interesting in the first place.  I think he could have been a tad more 
adventurous 
in some of the older material he played.  I could have done with fewer of the 
"Big 80s" U2/Simple Minds "Let's save the world by holding hands together in 
the light." anthems in favor of some deeper cuts.  I was suprised that nothing 
from Security, which is by far my favorite of his solo albums, made the cut.

CH

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