Peter Gabriel, From Genesis to Growing Up

Ever since Peter Gabriel fronted progressive rock band Genesis, journalists and academics alike have noted the importance of Gabriel's contribution to popular music. Gabriel secured his place in the annals of popular music history through his groundbreaking performances, the establishment of WOMAD and the Real World record label and for his political agenda. This collection documents and critically explores the most central themes found in Gabriel's work.

Contents: Peter Gabriel: from Genesis to growing up, Michael Drewett, Sarah Hill and Kimi Kÿrki; Part I Identity and Representation: From the New Jerusalem to the secret world: Peter Gabriel and the shifting self, Sarah Hill; Peter Gabriel and the question of being eccentric, Kari Kallioniemi; How Peter Gabriel got his mozo working, Kevin Holm-Hudson; Staging masculinities: visual imagery in Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' video, Brenda Schmahmann; Peter Gabriel's elegy for Anne Sexton: image and music in 'Mercy Street', Carol Vernallis. Part II Politics and Power: The eyes of the world are watching now: the political effectiveness of 'Biko' by Peter Gabriel, Michael Drewett; Musical markers as catalysts in social revolutions: the case of Gabriel's 'Biko', Ingrid Bianca Byerly; 'Nothin' but the same of story': old hegemonies, new musics, Timothy D. Taylor; 'Hand-made, hi-tech, worldwide': Peter Gabriel and world music, David Laing. Part III Production and Performance: Nursery crymes and sirens' cries: Peter Gabriel's use of the flute, Rebecca Guy; 'I'd like my record to sound like this...': Peter Gabriel and audio technology, Franco Fabbri; 'I need contact' - rock 'n' roll ritual: Peter Gabriel's Security tour, 1982-83, Jeffrey Callen; Plasticine music: surrealism in Peter Gabriels 'Sledgehammer', John Richardson; The introspectionist: the phonographic staging of voice in Peter Gabriel's 'Blood of Eden' and 'Digging in the Dirt', Serge Lacasse; Turning the axis: the stage performance design collaboration between Peter Gabriel and Robert Lepage, Kimi Kÿrki; Bibliography; Index.