Experiencing Peter Gabriel : a listener's companion / Durrell Bowman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowman, Durrell, author.

Series:

Listener's companion.

The listener's companion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gabriel, Peter, 1950---Criticism and interpretation.

Gabriel, Peter.

Rock music--England--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Durrell Bowman discusses the sounds and stories of the innovative and versatile English singer-songwriter and musician Peter Gabriel's songs. From his studio albums as a solo artist with the band Genesis to his film and media scores and movie songs, Gabriel's music ranges from mainstream celebrations of pop styles to experimental arrangements filled with disarmingly personal emotions. As part of the Listener's Companion series, this volume gives readers an enhanced experience of key works by exploring the environments in which the works were written and first performed as well as the environme

Contents:

Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Timeline; Introduction; 1 "Tell Me My Life Is about to Begin"; 2 "The Chamber Was in Confusion"; 3 "They've Come to Take Me Home"; 4 "If Looks Could Kill"; 5 "Cover Me, When I Run"; 6 "This Is the New Stuff"; 7 "I Reach Out through the Border Fence"; 8 "In Transition Once Again"; Conclusion; Selected Listening; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-5200-6