Live Blood
Live Blood | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 23 April 2012 | |||
Recorded | 23–24 March 2011 | |||
Venue | Hammersmith Apollo (London) | |||
Length | 141:14 | |||
Label | Real World/Virgin | |||
Producer | Peter Gabriel | |||
Peter Gabriel chronology | ||||
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Live Blood is the third
The setlist included songs from his previous orchestral covers album Scratch My Back and new orchestral arrangements of his solo songs, most of which went on to appear on the studio album New Blood. A single CD version of Live Blood formed part of the New Blood Deluxe Edition DVD released in 2011. The concerts were filmed in 3D.
The orchestral versions were arranged by
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | [6] |
In The Independent, Andy Gill gave the album three stars out of five and said, "the overall effect can be gruelling. At best, the new arrangements open up dark alleyways of meaning, but save for 'The Book of Love', where Gabriel's sincerity washes away the irony to leave the song more straightforwardly affectionate, the new meanings are rarely optimistic."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intruder" | 6:05 | |
2. | "Wallflower" | 7:25 | |
3. | "The Boy in the Bubble" | Paul Simon | 4:33 |
4. | "Apres Moi" | Regina Spektor | 5:26 |
5. | "The Drop" | 2:48 | |
6. | "Washing of the Water" (featuring Melanie Gabriel) | 4:21 | |
7. | "The Book of Love" | Stephin Merritt | 3:55 |
8. | "Darkness" | 6:33 | |
9. | "The Power of the Heart" | Lou Reed | 6:40 |
10. | "Biko" | 6:52 | |
11. | "San Jacinto" | 7:47 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " The Rhythm of the Heat" | 6:55 |
6. | "Blood of Eden" | 6:37 |
7. | "Red Rain" | 7:05 |
8. | "Solsbury Hill" | 6:21 |
9. | "In Your Eyes" (featuring Sevara Nazarkhan) | 8:29 |
10. | "Don't Give Up" (featuring Ane Brun) | 8:30 |
11. | "The Nest That Sailed the Sky" | 6:42 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2011–13) | Peak position |
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Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[7] | 29 |
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 3 |
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 10 |
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 2 |
Chilean Music DVD (IFPI)[11] | 8 |
Dutch Music DVD ( MegaCharts)[12]
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5 |
French Music DVD ( SNEP)[13]
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1 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 11 |
Italian Music DVD (FIMI)[15] | 2 |
Norwegian Music DVD (VG-lista)[16] | 7 |
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 4 |
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 2 |
UK Music Videos (OCC)[19] | 5 |
US Music Videos (Billboard)[20] | 4 |
References
- ^ "Live Blood by Peter Gabriel". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Gabriel - Live Blood review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ Beaumont, Marc (July 2012). "Peter Gabriel - Live Blood". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 97.
- ^ a b Gill, Andy (19 April 2012). "Album: Peter Gabriel, Live Blood (Realworld/Eagle)". The Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ McGuire, Colin (10 May 2012). "Peter Gabriel: Live Blood". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD — Week Commencing 7th November 2011" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: 04-11-2011" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop Muziek-DVD — 12 November 2011". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop DVD Musicaux — 05 Novembre 2011". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Rojas, Martina (31 January 2013). "Top 25 — Videos musicales (formato largo)". IFPI Chile (in Spanish). Feriamix Chile: 1.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel – New Blood - Live In London [DVD]" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 24.10.2011 al 30.10.2011)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "VG-lista — DVD Audio uke 45, 2011". VG-lista (in Norwegian). lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 44, 2011" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Swiss Charts – Music DVD Top 10: 06-11-2011". Swiss Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel Chart History – Music Video Sales (VDM)". Billboard. billboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
External links
- Live Blood at PeterGabriel.com