Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back Interview 2 (part 1)

Peter Gabriel talks about the next four tracks on Scratch My Back - his new covers album. Includes previews of new tracks originally by The Talking Heads (Listening Wind), Lou Reed (Power of the Heart), Arcade Fire (My Body is a Cage) and Magnetic Fields (Book of Love).

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Scratch My Back is on general release from February 15th 2010.

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[SuperMitchell57]

Thanks Peter

Lovely to listen to your voice

and all thats in your head for 30 years

Listen to "Talk Talk"

find something in their difference

30 years ago

you helped me understand the beast

They helped me understand now ( then)

[ddvegas2007]

I have enjoyed Peter Gabriel's music and songwriting since 1976 when I was 13 years old, but I must admit I am struggling to enjoy Scratch My Back. I really WANT to like it more but it is so stripped down I guess it just doesn't work for me. The more I listen to his previous release 'Up' the more I am amazed at his creativity and talent. I know it isn't fair to compare the two. So, I will continue to keep listening to Scratch My back and get more into it! :)

[ajittffcure]

Wonderful covers from Peter Gabriel. :)

[baTonkaTruck]

I agree. There's a difference between slick production, characterized by using studio tricks which can mask the tracking content.. such as active panning, overcompression/limiting, and general studio fx (reverb, delay, exaggerated eq, phasing/modulation, etc).. Then there's flat over-production, which is the over-use of instrumentation and the aforementioned studio effects that completely distracts and derails the fundamental song. These are matters of opinion, but consensus is meaningful.

[nschulz4537]

@nschulz4537 Correction, "Intruder" might be his greatest _recording_.

[nschulz4537]

I really don't like the vast majority of Peter Gabriel's music, but I really wanna hear David Byrne sing "Intruder." I think it's probably Peter Gabriel's greatest song, and who better than psycho killer?

[robgets180]

he is a master of music

[sumandafino]

I'm sorry but I couldn't agree with you less. I feel his choices of production only adds to the emotional quality of his music. Over produced would be a better description of slick, party type commercial music, definitely not the heart wrenching AND joyful music he makes.

[DaveyLynch]

Stimcity I totally agree with what you're saying. Peter Gabriel has a brilliant singing voice. However he has a tendancy to overproduce which kills all the emotion. This album is the opposite almost feels bare. Flume would have been better left alone and I think it was a bad choice of song. I'd love to hear Peter singing with a string quartet and some backing singers. That would be really excellent

[stimcity]

Iv'e been listening to Pater Gabriels music for years since Solisbury Hill, i guess - ive loved some of the earlier songs - but ive found his later work had become too produced and calculated, cold and detached. - but this album is wonderful - very emotive and interesting - Heroes on first listen brought me to tears. looking forward to the album - thanks for posting this