Peter Gabriel - White Shadow - LIVE 04 October 1978

[haroldthebarrell2]

Fripp WAS in the shadows

[haroldthebarrell2]

TBL show was 4/10/1978 !!

[Tippersnore]

My favorite King Biscuit tape of all time.

[pastalavista]

Our tribute to the great man!

[twostikks1]

I really enjoyed looking at the pictures while listening to this one (something I find I don't usually do). Many I've seen before, but they're all cool shots. The pic disc & the cake were neat! But I noticed the shot on the TV @ 2:43 is the band from French TV performing Humdrum, which you can find right here on YouTube (just do a search for Humdrum and Mother of Violence and you can see both tunes).

[CthulhuWaitsDreaming]

@twostikks1 that's cool that the french performance is on youtube.  I believe that particular photo (as well as the cake) was borrowed from Larry Fast's web site. The photo would be of the performance when it was being broadcast.

[nanlisa]

October 4, 1978 was my last night in L.A. for my 21st birthday. My brother went to see Al Stewart over at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium that night.

[adamtzsch]

outsiders; borderline cases

[jljsuk]

excellent but Fripp is needed here

[adamtzsch]

each one drawn to empty spaces

[loubob111]

still have to original vinyl... it's classic

[crimfan]

The studio version is cool but wow this has some incredible energy to it. Ah to have been able to see this show! I love Levin here.

[crimfan]

The studio version is cool but wow this has some incredible energy to it. Ah to have been able to see this show!

[smdusk]

che versione grintosa!

W i bootleg!

[drcid777]

I meant Fripp's version of Here Comes The Flood compared to Gabriel's not Exposure! It's ON Exposure though!

[drcid777]

Thanks for posting, he was great live but I agree with cairnstone- without Fripp it has lost it's punch and most of its structure. Why is Fripp's version of Exposure better than Gabriel's (even though Peter wrote it)? Only three people are performing on Fripp's; Gabriel on vocals, Fripp on guitar, Eno on keyboards. Hard to beat

[crimfan]

@drcid777 Fripp and Gabriel were playing with arrangements on Exposure. The version of Here Comes the Flood on Exposure is really amazing, too. Despite the presence of the Dick White guitar solo on Flood on PG1 (the one produced by Ezrin), the song is generally rather overdone. I have worked out a solid guitar arrangement but really should learn to do it on piano.

[FerranK68]

@crimfan Robert Fripp Produced PG 1 & PG 2 (Pieces like "White shadow, Mother of Violence, Exposure.. are playing by him, but Gabriiel eplainn that to play live concerts with him was impossible. Fripp do`'t want lighits over him, stay sitting (like Always) and he did'nt to appears with his name on posters or publications on Tour (Olly accepepted a strange undercover name) Play both was not possible because Gabriel is a Show man and Fripp is an Antidivo

[crimfan]

@FerranK68 Bob Ezrin produced PG 1! But you're right, Fripp was in his "weird" period then and was announced as Dusty Rhoades or something like that.

[FerranK68]

@crimfan Exactly! I couldn't remember it!!! Thanks :) "Dusty Rhoades" was Mr Fripp used like a "Undercoved name" (As P. Hammill maybe could said) About the production of PG1 I'm not doubt your affirmation, but I will to see to corroborate it. About Mr. Fripp (And Hammill too) musical pitions like a workers, with his dignity and rejecting the "mass media" (You know Mr. Fripp ethic' principles he put in all of DGM CD's... ) I share absolutly his words. He only defens his works. Yours FCN :)

[CthulhuWaitsDreaming]

@FerranK68 Bob Ezrin produced PG1. If Bob Ezrin's name sounds familiar, it's because he produced a bunch of classic albums... Pink Floyd - The Wall (and Momentary Lapse, Division Bell), Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare (and just about everything else by AC), Kiss - Destroyer, Lou Reed - Berlin

[acbar1]

@drcid777

two different versions in vocals

the music line are the same a sort of an heroes feel

peter better voice than the girl

I think

[guillermorios1]

Esta es la version que siempre quise escuchar de nuevo...

"Each one drawn to empty spaces, outsiders,

borderline cases. It's hard to tell black from

white when you wake up in the middle of the night." (!)

[sex6cult9revolution]

looking for movement within the haze, light can be deceptive with her rays

[adamtzsch]

One of Peter's best, in my opinion.

"Hangin' on the green-backed words: In God We Trust..."

[semchen9]

I saw this tour at the Uptown Theater in Chicago. It was my first Gabriel gig. I was STUNNED!!! All the bands' members had their backs to the audience and one by one the guys in exotic cadence would do a 180 to the audience. By the way, does anyone have the video for the 'Exposure' performance. Peter entered from stage right,all the while crawling on the floor. Very effectively surreal,........per usual.

[seanseventy]

i have it

[cairnstone]

Great song, but completely hollow without Robert Fripp.

[Reckoner65]

Thanks for posting this - it made me realise I've never heard a live version of this great, overlooked song. Some good pics in the slide show.

[chicovalex]

Dopo più di trent'anni... ancora inarrivabile... ne sono orgogliosamente fiero...

[Calatafimi]

Concordo in pieno con te.

Secondo te, come mai c'è in Italia questa passione per il rock progressivo da sempre ?

E una cosa che mi affascina.

[chicovalex]

Il prog ha radici antiche. Secondo me attinge a piene mani alla grande tradizione della musica classica e operistica europea e, soprattutto, italiana. Questa musica rappresenta le favole che vorremmo sempre ascoltare e Peter, per me, è il più grande "affabulatore" ...

[acbar1]

@Calatafimi

è la storia della musica

la musica progressive sarà quello che rimane quando i generi

le imitazioni ed i falsi miti (the real stars) svaniranno nel tempo come il fumo nell'aria...

anche perchè in quel periodo la musica era solo quella

ed il commerciale (anche rock) era una poca cosa

se solo l'italia non fosse stato un paese retrogrado

gruppi come il banco del mutuo soccorso e napoli centrale

avrebbero avuto un seguito ed ora staremmo un poco meglio,

tralasciando l'opera, anche noi

[LesPaulGoldTop21]

Great solo

[PeterMayer]

I remember hearing this on "King Bisquit Flower Hour". I use to live for that show on Sunday's. Larry really sounds great with his strings on here.

[welshuser]

One of my favorite Peter Gabriel songs! So underrated!

[Kwinquark1]

Couldn't agree more, wels

[xxyya]

i was at this show! i spent 8 hours on line to get in (300 capacity). the encore was "when the flood comes" and robert fripp who had been in the audience until then, came up on stage and played guitar.

[HollywoodWags]

Jerry Marotta's groove is deeeeep.

[NewRiff]

Thanks for posting this. One of my fav P.G. songs ever, in fact, one of my fav songs period. I always thought this song was a perfect spot for a Hackett solo - imagine what he would have done with this progression and feel! Right up his alley. However, Fripp was pure genius on the studio track - perfect. Guitar here is well, um, ok on this version, but didn't really say much or take me anywhere as I anticipated. Still, a stunning performance. Levin is immaculate.

[PeterMayer]

I've got that exact bootleg!!

[CthulhuWaitsDreaming]

I used to have the original vinyl back in the 90s.

[Slacktest]

@PeterMayer where can i find this bootleg. TY :)

[synthguy11]

Levin is on the money!!!

Awesome!!!

[jimmybfan]

Gabriel 78 San Jose unbelievable Back before Peter proved himself!HA What a show!

[burlpark333]

Before he proved himself?

[Maddlew]

Wow, may friend, you are absolutely right! That comes closest to the original Fripp guitar work but to have seen it live must have been absolutely mind bending. That song has haunted me my entire life.