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Mr. Gabriel is well
known for not taking life very lightly and this album is no
different from any of his other solo efforts or previous albums
with 70's prog-rock mammoths Genesis regarding the weight
of subject matter. Existentialist angst and personal analytical
depth are again the order of the day and on tracks such as
"Growing up" and "My head sounds like that"
you can believe that this are the words of a man who has done
some serious soul searching and has no plans of "lightening
up"
There is no doubt that Gabriel remains one
of the most restless creative and prolific artists of our
time, and this album is proof that the man is a genius but
maybe not the most accessible.
I am unsure whether there is still the same
mass market eagerly awaiting this particular release. Although
personally I think it's worth buying if only for the surprisingly
catchy chuckle at reality TV "The Barry Williams Show"
alone!
6 out
of 10
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