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Gabriel, Peter/Expert Profile
Expertise
I am a long-time fan of Mr. Gabriel and am knowledgable about all of his solo work since leaving Genesis.
Experience in the area
I run a website about David Rhodes (with his cooperation), who has played guitar with Peter Gabriel for 25 years and am very knowledgable about most areas of his career.
What do you like about this subject?
Peter Gabriel has made wonderful music for 30 years!
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
Peter Gabriel has built his own recording compound, called Real World, in the countryside of Wiltshire, England.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
Peter Gabriel has been active in Human Rights since the early 1980s, doing tours to benefit Amnesty International and starting Witness (www.witness.org), which concentrates on putting cameras and other recording devices into people's hands so they can record human rights abuses in the hopes of making the world aware.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| rafael | 11/03/09 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you Staciedee |
| James | 08/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks again. |
| James | 08/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. |
| Sus | 02/07/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much Stacie!! I have ..... |
| Jim | 12/16/08 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks very much for your answer! :) |
Recent Answers from StacieDee
2009-09-09 No way out chords:
Hi Dimitris - Because PG doesn't publish his music, there are a lot of songs that have never been transcribed. Regarding guitar chords specifically, David Rhodes, PG's guitarist, uses many alternative
2009-08-09 Gabriel:
As you probably know, PG's songs can be interpreted in many ways. He has introduced "Shock the Monkey" as a song about jealousy and "Signal to Noise" as a song about activism. There are a bunch of lyric
2009-08-09 Gabriel:
Hi James - I've never heard or seen anything that indicates PG is religious. However, it's fairly well-known that he's very spiritual and seems to explore a lot of concepts involved with that aspect
2009-07-14 in your eyes / live:
Hi Chris - I think the definitive performance of In Your Eyes was on a concert video called "P.O.V." that dates from the mid-80s. The tape (no DVD) has been out of print for years, but PG's recording
2009-02-06 Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes:
Hi Sus - The lyrics you're referring to were originally sung by Youssou N'Dour in Wolof, his native language (he's from Senegal). The transliteration of the lyric is: Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay
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