PETER GABRIEL I (car): a radical REINVENTION
Channel: Simon Mas
Date: 2023-11-25

Is Peter Gabriel I a hidden gem or just an overproduced glitch in his career?

Peter Gabriel I, also known as "Car" remains an intriguing artefact... and not just because it was his first album after leaving Genesis.

In this video, we'll see how the overproduction makes "Car" deeper and more complex than it seems. We'll point at the satisfying musicality and poignant lyrics about outcasts conducting empty lives. But is the album still relevant today?

Join me as I revisit Peter Gabriel's experimental 1977 solo debut to find out... and to get my recommendations on other albums you can listen to if you love this one!


***CHAPTERS***
00:00 Introduction
00:52 A bit of background
02:42 The music
08:40 Listening advice
10:18 Conclusions

#petergabriel #rockhistory #1970srock


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Thank you to: Antonio Caldarulo, Fabio Ingegno, Marcello Santoro, Mariella Tarantino, Peter Morris, Roberta Santoro


***SOURCES***
Easlea, Daryl. Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel (London: Omnibus Press, 2013)
Hill, Sarah. "From the New Jerusalem to the Secret 
World: Peter Gabriel and the Shifting Self" in Peter Gabriel, From Genesis to Growing Up (London: Ashgate, 2010)