He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band genesis. Live blood released 22nd april, 2012 recorded at hammersmith apollo in march 2011 and released the following year, live blood is exactly what its name suggests the live incarnation of peter s new blood project where he reworked a chunk of his back catalogue for a 46piece orchestra. Some of the songs featured in the concert include washing of the water, the power of the head, digging in. Paul the main character was someone people could relate to dealing with everyday bulling and having secrets that have to hid. We are proud to announce the issue on 24 october 2011 of the stunning peter gabriel concert film new blood live in london.
Jul 23, 2012 peter gabriel performs the magnetic fields song the book of love live in london. The drop 6 washing of the water 7 the book of love 8 darkness 9. Filmed at hammersmith apollo in march 2011, new blood live in london captures peter gabriel performing live with the 46 piece new blood orchestra. The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields, an american indie pop group founded and led by him.
Gabriel is a renowned live performer and his onstage charisma and instantly. Oct 12, 2004 the book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. New blood is a continuum of peter s previous scratch my back album the songswap project where he covered the songs of others, all to an orchestral backing. New blood live in london 3d blu ray is one of the best 3d discs i have purchased. The orchestral versions were arranged by john metcalfe with peter gabriel except signal to noise which was arranged by peter gabriel and will gregory and the book of love, which was arranged by nick ingman. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra. Peter gabriel new blood live in london 2011, bluray. Thanks to the precise arrangements by john metcalf and peter, the treatment was so successful that peter very quickly knew where he wanted to take it next, and work began to apply the. The book of love appears on magnetic fields threevolume concept album 69 love songs, which contains 69 tracks described as love songs, 23 tracks in each of the three volumes.
Some of it is just transcendental, some of it is just really. Paul simon once wrote these are the days of miracles and wonder this blu ray will confirm his declaration. Learn how to play peter gabriel songs for piano and voice online. New blood released 9th october, 2011 following the artistic success of scratch my back, 2011s new blood delved deep into the gabriel songbook to strip past glories down to their bare essentials, peters voice again shorn of the rock musicians usual accompaniment. Listen online to peter gabriel the book of love and see which albums it appears on. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts, some figures and instructions for dancing but i, i love it when you read to me.
Peter gabriel the rhythm of the heat from new blood. Instead, a 46piece orchestra replaces the guitars and amps, john metcalfe again commissioned to create orchestral arrangements for both timeless. Live blood is the third live album by the english rock musician peter gabriel. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, record producer and activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and frontman of the progressive rock band genesis. Print and download the book of love sheet music in pdf. Peter s song swap project and orchestral albums scratch my back, and ill scratch yours and new blood are now all available to stream on spotify and amazon music. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. Heres how new blood compares with gabriel s previous work. A single cd version of live blood formed part of the new blood deluxe edition dvd released in 2011.
His 1986 album, so, is his bestselling release and is certified triple platinum in the. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube duration. Filmed in high definition 3d at hammersmith apollo in march of this year, new blood live in london in 3 dimensions captures peter gabriel performing live with the 46 piece new blood orchestra. The repertoire mixes cover versions from his scratch my back album with classic tracks from across his solo career in brand new orchestral arrangements. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo. The book of love has music in it, in fact thats where music comes from. The book of love live in london, 2011 peter gabriel. It was the inevitable next step for such an artistically successful project and the live version, reordering songs and adding a couple more. Peter gabriel performs the magnetic fields song the book of love live in london. Heres how new blood compares with gabriels previous work. Peter gabriel new blood live in london 2011, dvd discogs. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back.
Peter gabriel has made this concert to be watched in three dimensions and the concert, the 3d effects, and the music are excellent. New bloodlive in london 3d blu ray is one of the best 3d discs i have purchased. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live. These albums contain peter s orchestral interpretations of some of his favourite songs by other people, as well as reworkings of some his own repertoire. These are choice cuts from the gabriel back catalogue with a sprinkling of covers from the previous years scratch my back project recharged in the hands of the. New blood special edition by peter gabriel on amazon music.
He had hoped to have the artists he covered return the favor by interpreting his songs but that project never got off the ground, so he pursued new blood, an album where he turned that orchestra upon his own songs. This following is the solo discography of peter gabriel, an english singersongwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band genesis. Recorded at hammersmith apollo in march 2011, live blood captures peter gabriel performing live with the 46 piece new blood orchestra. This musical release from artistic legend peter gabriel captures a live performance by the artist, recorded in march of 2011 at the hammersmith apollo in london. Almost every one of peter gabriels bestlaid plans winds up going awry, and so it was with scratch my back, his 2010 collection of orchestral covers of some of his favorite songs. Sep 02, 2017 peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube duration. Recorded at the hmv hammersmith apollo, london on 23 and 24 march 2011, the concert featured gabriel singing with the new blood orchestra and vocalists ane brun, melanie gabriel, sevara nazarkhan and tom cawley. Following the artistic success of scratch my back, 2011s new blood delved deep into the gabriel songbook to strip past glories down to their bare essentials, peters voice again shorn of the rock musicians usual accompaniment. Live blood released 22nd april, 2012 recorded at hammersmith apollo in march 2011 and released the following year, live blood is exactly what its name suggests the live incarnation of peters new blood project where he reworked a chunk of his back catalogue for a 46piece orchestra. New blood is the ninth studio album by the english rock musician peter gabriel, released on 10 october 2011.
Recorded at hammersmith apollo in march 2011 and released the following year, live blood is exactly what its name suggests the live incarnation of peters new blood project where he reworked a chunk of his back catalogue for a 46piece orchestra. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. Peter gabriel and his new blood orchestra perform the songs from scratch my back and new blood. W here last years scratch my back saw peter gabriel remodelling some of his favourite songs by other artists with just voice and orchestra, new blood as its title implies sees his own. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing b. The occasion is a twonight miniresidency of peter gabriel and the new blood orchestra at west londons hammersmith apollo as they premiere the songs that constitute peters then new album, new blood. Peter gabriel the book of love piano and voice sheet music. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band genesis.
The latest peter gabriel live set is a release best suited for only the singers truebeliever fans, leaving listeners hungry for a proper gabriel tour. After leaving genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. Peter gabriel solsbury hill new blood orchestra bluray1080phd duration. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Peter gabriel the book of love live in london, 2011 lyrics. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. New blood is a continuum of peters previous scratch my back album the songswap project where he covered the songs of others, all to an orchestral backing. His 1986 album, so, is his most commercially successful, selling five million copies in america, and the albums.
New blood by peter mcphee meet your next favorite book. New blood is good, four stars or three and a half depending on how i am feeling. Peter gabriel dont give up new blood orchestra live in. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and activist. Oct 06, 2011 w here last years scratch my back saw peter gabriel remodelling some of his favourite songs by other artists with just voice and orchestra, new blood as its title implies sees his own.
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