Peter Gabriel on The South Bank Show 1982 (Making of Security/ PG4)

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    Shown 31st October 1981, this South Bank show special focuses on the making and production of Peter Gabriel's 4th Album dubbed Security.
    Sound and audio were cleaned up and enhanced for UA-cam.
    Kindly sourced from EppingForest DVD's
    Original footage belongs to the copyright holder. This is used with the intent of Fair Use and without any monetary benefit. It is for the benefits of fans who missed this originally or have not seen it in many years.

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  • @corythompson7912
    @corythompson7912 Рік тому +47

    There is something weirdly wholesome about watching Peter Gabriel try and fail multiple times to smash a television screen 😂

    • @ivdragoslav
      @ivdragoslav 9 місяців тому +1

      Have you tried? I did back in the 1990; it was terribly hard even throwing big rocks at cinescopic tubes that eventually imploded after ten or so attempts.

  • @virginiaviola5097
    @virginiaviola5097 2 роки тому +48

    There’s no contemporary male voice that can match him ( only Goyte has come remotely close)...he just has the most incredibly haunting, heart-wrenching, skin-tingling set of pipes. And writes thoughtful, intelligent, meaningful songs to boot. Hands down, if anyone were to ask who is my favourite male singer, it is, and has always been Peter Gabriel. He is unique.

    • @midwestconcertvideo
      @midwestconcertvideo 7 місяців тому +1

      The funny part is that the lyrics always come last in his compositional process. The music gets composed, recorded and nearly finished before he pins the lyrics down. The best example of that is how the video for the song Sledgehammer actually featured lyrical elements that were in an earlier version.

    • @virginiaviola5097
      @virginiaviola5097 7 місяців тому

      @@midwestconcertvideo songwriting comes in many forms. Some people are poets first, others musicians… then there’s perfect partnerships like Bernie Taupin and Elton John. The lyrics came first and John wrote the perfect music for the words. I’m a musician and a poet, but I cannot put my words to music.. and lyrics are the first thing I listen for, they need to say something.

    • @Andrew-ri5qo
      @Andrew-ri5qo 6 місяців тому

      1st four albums are tremendous. As is Plays Live. After So I lost interest. Perhaps I should attempt his new album.

    • @robert48719
      @robert48719 6 місяців тому

      I Always thought phil Collins sounded pretty similar to him. Or Steve Winwood

  • @sebastianward324
    @sebastianward324 4 роки тому +152

    I saw this when first broadcasted - At the time, couldn't afford to buy albums - Since then have seen him, met him and have all of his work. Genius and inspiration

    • @MariaGaliotosTX
      @MariaGaliotosTX 4 роки тому +4

      How did you meet him?

    • @sebastianward324
      @sebastianward324 4 роки тому +10

      @@MariaGaliotosTX A music friend of mine, who knew that I enjoyed PG's music, invited me to attend 'The School of Life Talk' - PG was being interviewed about his life in music. I met him at the start of the talk. Surreal on so many levels, not least it was 2016 - and he looked a lot different than this documentary.

    • @thegoodguy44
      @thegoodguy44 3 роки тому +3

      @@sebastianward324 Because it is so important how he looks? Smh.

    • @mattbutler6742
      @mattbutler6742 3 роки тому

      Totally agree- Melvyn Bragg is the best

    • @skyeridge2020
      @skyeridge2020 Рік тому +1

      @@sebastianward324 I just watched that talk yesterday! How wonderful that you got to be there and meet him.

  • @jimdemetri8168
    @jimdemetri8168 3 роки тому +14

    Fairlight cost more than a house . Now you got more power in your smartphone.

    • @freddie5ive
      @freddie5ive Місяць тому

      can do it all on a bootlegged fl studio lol

  • @ethanmalasky
    @ethanmalasky 3 роки тому +13

    "You can see it's got a lot of strings. I don't even know how many."
    -- Tony Levin

  • @robertabouchar4158
    @robertabouchar4158 4 роки тому +61

    The suitcase of cassette recordings is classic!

    • @unclemick-synths
      @unclemick-synths 3 роки тому +11

      Yes, way more fun than my folder full of mp3s recorded on my cellphone! They have no physical characteristics unlike tapes "oh yes, the BASF Chrome one with the red marker on it".

    • @michaelmeza5395
      @michaelmeza5395 3 роки тому +1

      Goals

  • @bustedfender
    @bustedfender 4 роки тому +49

    Fair light, AMS, all the mystical new digital witchcraft stirred up in a magic cauldron. Vocals through a humble SM57.

  • @rhythmfield
    @rhythmfield 2 роки тому +16

    I used to wonder why Peter took five years to create new albums. Here, my questions are answered: he really went deep into the creative process, explored untrodden territory, was a completely independent thinker and still is, and he’s a perfectionist on top of all that.
    Quite simply, he took all the time he needed to come up with his desired result, and here it is, with that concert at the end of this fantastic TV show/documentary. I applaud the host and producers of the show, they put together such a valuable record of one of pop music‘s most fascinating figures.

    • @ImprobableTodd
      @ImprobableTodd 7 місяців тому

      I love seeing his creative process in crafting the backbone of songs without lyrics. Coming into structures with a percussionist's mindset opened so many doors for him.

  • @stevecross7028
    @stevecross7028 4 роки тому +33

    No one has ever sounded like him you instantly no it’s his voice different class.

    • @martysmith7803
      @martysmith7803 4 роки тому +1

      I tend to agree, but Guy Garvey from Elbow sounds a bit like him: ua-cam.com/video/jxczVhG0os8/v-deo.html

    • @fviannaval
      @fviannaval 4 роки тому +3

      He's definitely unique but I find that Phil Collins, Steve Winwood and Stevie Ray Vaughan have that same voice timbre and could do a decent Peter Gabriel if provoked.

    • @ljgittingeriii3199
      @ljgittingeriii3199 3 роки тому +3

      @@fviannaval Nah, only Peter has that gorgeous rasp in his voice. PG, often imitated but never successfully!

  • @beekay5914
    @beekay5914 10 років тому +34

    This is a colossal album, it towers above all else. Brilliant, genius. Deep, dark, mysterious. Peter Gabriel is so far beyond everybody else. And what a supporting cast!

  • @audioconflictmusic
    @audioconflictmusic 10 років тому +293

    The reason why I love and respect Peter Gabriel is because of his complete awareness about music. I play and produce EDM music here in Chile and many of the people who are in the circuit do not seem to understand how important the solo career of Gabriel is for the music they play and enjoy. They usually look at me as if I'm some sort of a comedian when I say that they need to give Peter the corresponding props for bringing the concept of loop and sampling to a whole popular, yet technical & spiritual level. This documentary kinda shows my idea, and it shows the rest how important is the process of understanding the music you are producing. I love how he treats the idea of sampling as "stealing" (11:14), he is aware of it and respects the originality of its source just by suggesting such use of the word. I'll always love Peter Gabriel and all of the greatest artists that have contribute to the music that I love today. Thanks for the video it has been an amazing Sunday now that I'm watching it!

    • @ccromwell3460
      @ccromwell3460 9 років тому +3

      I caught the stealing Can you imagine what mucic would be without stealing It is growing Not stealing Learning from whtat you have heard and making it your own I meant I heard Peter say that word I was surprised also.

    • @audioconflictmusic
      @audioconflictmusic 9 років тому

      Also a great way to look at it. Greetings from the distance !

    • @johnni37
      @johnni37 8 років тому +10

      +Audio Conflict Nevermind the fact that Peter invented the gated snare sound that would dominate the landscape of music production in the 80's.

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 8 років тому +2

      +johnni37 I wouldn't say all music had that gated snare sound in the 80's, Some did and some didn't

    • @Reprodestruxion
      @Reprodestruxion 8 років тому +2

      Y tb a Holger Czukay

  • @davebellamy4867
    @davebellamy4867 6 років тому +41

    I love how this documentary shows the whole entire process of song formation and production, everything really. Gabriel standing there in his jacket doing the vocals for this genius music in a barn in the countryside, with the sun shining through a little window. It looks so lonely in there.

    • @deepfocus888
      @deepfocus888 2 роки тому +3

      I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching this. You brought up some great points about this documentary!

  • @Vicenza198
    @Vicenza198 8 років тому +33

    My favourite Gabriel album. It was so ahead of its time, that is was terribly underrated.

  • @magpieix
    @magpieix 10 років тому +149

    Musical brilliance aside, Pater Gabriel (along with David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Thomas Dolby and Gary Numan) is so incredibly articulate and lucid that even just listing to him talk about his music is captivating.

    • @mvellis3863
      @mvellis3863 6 років тому +17

      Like Peter, Kate Bush is a bloody genius

    • @herbertvonzinderneuf8547
      @herbertvonzinderneuf8547 5 років тому +2

      Gary who??

    • @carlosalomar7877
      @carlosalomar7877 5 років тому +5

      @@herbertvonzinderneuf8547 Numan!...(cars 1979)

    • @carlosalomar7877
      @carlosalomar7877 5 років тому +21

      Don't forget Brian Eno, David Byrne, David Sylvian, David Bowie, Robert Fripp. And the list goes on....

    • @herbertvonzinderneuf8547
      @herbertvonzinderneuf8547 5 років тому +2

      @@carlosalomar7877 Ah, the Bowie tribute act. I remember him now. David wrote Teenage Wildlife about him.

  • @THEWONDERSTUFF1
    @THEWONDERSTUFF1 3 роки тому +4

    my 1st ever gig (he opened with san jacinto) at the age of 14 on the So tour..a musical innovator the likes we'll never see again

  • @McGillicuddy1
    @McGillicuddy1 9 років тому +142

    Thanks for this man.
    I'm just discovering Peter Gabriel and early Genesis.
    The bloke's a genius,
    Years ahead of his time.

    • @carlosalomar7877
      @carlosalomar7877 5 років тому +2

      Join the club!....

    • @carlosalomar7877
      @carlosalomar7877 5 років тому +3

      Join the prog-rock club!....

    • @nickdryad
      @nickdryad 4 роки тому +1

      Brendan Maccatak McCartney I’ve been following Gabriel and Genesis since 1979 when was 17. I never tire of discovering are re discovering Gabriel. PG opened up a whole new world for me. Jung, Dylan Thomas, world music, African Drumming, The CMI, Roger Linn. All those people were pioneers. You’re gonna have a ball.

    • @MickDunne100
      @MickDunne100 4 роки тому +2

      Yes... you're in for a treat!

    • @ImprobableTodd
      @ImprobableTodd 4 роки тому +2

      Gabriel and Genesis changed my musical expectations forever, setting the bar very high for music that would capture emotion so eloquently.

  • @bandfromtheband9445
    @bandfromtheband9445 5 років тому +28

    One of the most incredible artists/musicians to ever emerge out of the U.K. You should be proud of one of your most incredibly talented sons! Peter Gabriel is an exceptional human being!

  • @katyalease
    @katyalease 7 років тому +37

    His interviews are amazing. Such intellect and yet very soft-spoken and humble.

    • @krisscanlon4051
      @krisscanlon4051 5 років тому +6

      I always found him to be very relaxing and meditative. Such a humble quiet soul

    • @bandfromtheband9445
      @bandfromtheband9445 5 років тому +1

      He is simply a human being. One of us!

  • @Scotlanz
    @Scotlanz 4 роки тому +16

    Why in the Hell would anyone go to the bother of giving this a thumbs down? Must make them happy letting people know that they're unhappy. Dolts!

    • @cortical1
      @cortical1 4 роки тому +2

      @MorbidManMusic Booo.

    • @irena7777777
      @irena7777777 4 роки тому +2

      Phil Collins fans have always been like that

  • @ggghhjd
    @ggghhjd 4 роки тому +27

    This album was and is a work of absolute genius

  • @DavidRamos-nz4bh
    @DavidRamos-nz4bh 9 років тому +52

    I saw this tour and it was the best "live' entertainment I ever witnessed to this day. A good friend and I went and we became separated during the show.We met up after show and both agreed ..."that was intense" and we were lost in the music. Nothing like that has ever happened since and Gabriel stands alone at the top.

    • @0patience4flz
      @0patience4flz 4 роки тому +5

      Security was my music. At the time...I was 18. 1987...Peter Gabriel...and my stereo system was immense...ecstasy..painting surrealistic oil paintings and drinking wine..

  • @vidsforsquids
    @vidsforsquids 4 роки тому +17

    This album foreshadows “Passion” which is also a magnificent work!

  • @beekay5914
    @beekay5914 11 років тому +32

    Security was the best of several sublime albums. There is none better. A true genius, possessed by the muse.

  • @wentzr
    @wentzr 3 роки тому +12

    @31:04 "Gabriel had amassed twenty-seven 16 minute tapes, over seven hours of material. There were now different versions of 18 possible songs several of which were running over 10 minutes"
    18 songs? Security was released with EIGHT I would love to hear that extra material and the extended takes. This has always been my favorite album of all time, no question asked.

    • @ImprobableTodd
      @ImprobableTodd 7 місяців тому +1

      It's a shame that it isn't revered in the same way in prog rock circles. The uniqueness, the emotional edge, and the freedom are all pegging the meter. The lack of big solos shouldn't deny the album its significance in progressive rock's development.

    • @wentzr
      @wentzr 7 місяців тому +2

      @@ImprobableTodd PG has been snubbed since the beginning. His tenacity and persistence to keep doing his own thing is pure gold.
      Im fine being a superfan of the underdog.
      Explains how ive been a Chicago Bears fan for 50 years lol

  • @markacker3013
    @markacker3013 4 роки тому +10

    Hearing San Jacinto still brings tears to my eyes today just as it did back in 1982. I never tire of PG4.

  • @beefheart1410
    @beefheart1410 7 років тому +76

    Melvyn Bragg was a great broadcaster. There's something going wrong with a culture when there is no longer a perceived need for weekly arts programming. Bring back the South Bank Show! It introduced me to a lot in the 80s when I was a young man living in a small town in the Northwest and thus geographically divorced from those urban areas where most things were happening.

    • @gifthorse9779
      @gifthorse9779 6 років тому +1

      Beefheart1 there’s one I saw about Elbow. Too bad they don’t do it more often and probably not so in-depth

    • @screwbags
      @screwbags 4 роки тому +11

      He still is a great broadcaster - presenting BBC Radio 4's In Our Time - www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/index.shtml

    • @bucketofbarnacles
      @bucketofbarnacles 3 роки тому +2

      @@screwbags Yes! In Our Time is a fantastic radio program.

    • @Togidubnus
      @Togidubnus 2 роки тому +1

      Melvyn has since shown his broadcasting chops, but all he did on The South Bank Show was introduce films written and produced by other people. I would welcome a weekly arts show like SBS and maybe Sky Arts or some other subscription channel are doing so. It was always a bit of a risk, though: I didn't always find the artist they covered that particular week compelling. It's a bit like with Later... - I don't always like the acts they have on, but the show is always interesting.

    • @ascending1965
      @ascending1965 2 роки тому +1

      Not sure where you live but there have been multiple such shows on television in the UK. The problem with the arts is that it is very broad. Is pop music art? Yes it certainly is, but I do not believe it belongs on generic arts programmes. It is the most immediate and universal artform and the one that appeals more than any other along with dance at the most primal of levels to the highest of ones

  • @BaritoneUkeBeast4Life
    @BaritoneUkeBeast4Life 8 місяців тому +1

    I am very grateful that this video exists here on UA-cam and I thank both The Genesis Archive and the South Bank Show for allowing me a window into the genius mind that is Peter Gabriel and his creative process especially with this album. His vision for music and where it was headed was very accurate and way ahead of his time. Security is without equal in my eyes and my absolute favorite album ever made by Mr. Gabriel or any other artist, living or dead. I first heard this album back in the summer of 1985 right after I graduated high school and a good friend introduced it to me. We played it multiple times every night in the car while we drove around for hours talking about life, girls, music, cars and what we planned to do with our future. Security takes me back to my teenage years which was a wonderful time in my life that I long for and miss very much. The songs in it move me to this day like no other songs ever have. The Rhythm of the Heat, San Jacinto, and Wallflower are my favorite songs on my favorite album. The Rhythm of the Heat activates something primordial inside me, some inner warrior. It is my power song and never fails to give me strength when I need it and raise my spirits. San Jacinto stirs up in me the love and admiration I feel for the Native American people. I connect with Wallflower because it speaks to me about the mental health issues that I have been struggling with since childhood. I was lucky to see Peter Gabriel live in concert during the tour for his album So which is another incredible album. The So concert was the best concert I have ever been to as Peter Gabriel puts everything he has, all of himself into his performance. Even though this video is from 1982 and long in the past I am still angry and upset that the ignorant music critics had negative things to say about the Security album which I consider to be a masterpiece.

    • @conan5885
      @conan5885 6 місяців тому

      I absolutely adore San Jacinto, one of my favorite PG songs. Apart from the musical side, i just love the story itself, and the "story" of how that story was told and came to life in the song.
      Peter is a fantastic storyteller, apart from everything else.

  • @yyzca1234
    @yyzca1234 3 роки тому +6

    Yes the Peter Gabriel Plays Live concert at the bandshell in Toronto was amazing 👏

    • @morganbebell9003
      @morganbebell9003 3 роки тому

      I am too young for that show, but saw him at essentially the same venue - the Amplitheatre, in the early 2000s. So good live.

    • @eltonmayo2027
      @eltonmayo2027 3 роки тому +1

      i was there

  • @tomski787
    @tomski787 10 років тому +59

    That live performance of "Rhythm of the heat" - Wow! Talk about goosebumps! Still influenced by this guy so many years later.

    • @ryanpatrick5042
      @ryanpatrick5042 4 роки тому +6

      That program was so amazing. I had no idea this existed. It was interesting to see the process, then hearing the story behind "Jung in Africa", and watching the live performance, you can experience the transformation taking place. Unlike Jung, he embraces it and turns to the musicians. That version was incredible though!

    • @242-f5u
      @242-f5u 2 роки тому +1

      Indeed. Always felt the same about that performance.

  • @Graiskye
    @Graiskye 11 років тому +42

    shows how hard some artists work on their music.
    People think it is so easy, those lucky souls that 'make it' like Peter, work their asses off, every day day in day out, as soon as they stop they are forgotten.
    It takes a long time and a lot of hard work to get to the point of a Peter Gabriel, not too mention a shit load of raw talent and ambition.
    Great doc on the creative process of creating an album.

    • @TheCorrectAnswer56
      @TheCorrectAnswer56 10 років тому +4

      He sure chose the right profession, didn't he?

    • @MonsieurMosca
      @MonsieurMosca 4 роки тому +3

      I am thinking that today, we could probably make about six other albums with the material he rejected.

    • @sliiiquo
      @sliiiquo 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheCorrectAnswer56 looks like an electrician. Sounds like an electrician!

  • @WrongSideOfWeird
    @WrongSideOfWeird 9 років тому +42

    One of the most intelligent men in music. i have so much respect for Peter and his awareness to music and things.It's incredibly beautiful and i can't thank him enough for the work he has produced. An absolute genius of the world. Gabriel seems so down to earth and normal, perfect!

  • @KRAZEEIZATION
    @KRAZEEIZATION 10 років тому +24

    Great film. Rhythm boxes, Yamaha CP70 piano, Fairlight! Total gadget geeks heaven!

  • @franciscojoaquina877
    @franciscojoaquina877 4 роки тому +18

    A pioneer of music in so many, many ways. Thank God for this man and his music. He opened doors within me I did not know existed.

  • @rexel666
    @rexel666 8 років тому +53

    One of the best albums, ever.

  • @elporretaespacial
    @elporretaespacial 4 роки тому +13

    10:21 an amazingly precise prediction from an amazing artist. I'm very thankful my dad showed me Peter Gabriel as a child; very inspiring character.

  • @christheghostwriter
    @christheghostwriter 4 роки тому +5

    listening to him write songs like "I Have The Touch" and "San Jacinto" is a real treat

  • @juliankenning
    @juliankenning 4 роки тому +17

    The first gig I ever watched live was Gabriel when he toured that album. The show started with Rhythm of the Heat. My mind was sufficiently blown. I'm still happy this was the very firsts concert i attended.

    • @haroldburrows4770
      @haroldburrows4770 4 роки тому

      U lucky shit u. He didnt play Atlanta till 91

    • @robashton8606
      @robashton8606 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah, that version of Rhythm Of The Heat was amazing, with the guys hammering away on drums like that. You could still hear that sample loop he was talking about during the interview in the live interpretation too.

    • @AdvancedLiving
      @AdvancedLiving 3 роки тому +1

      I was around 13/14. It was at the Spectrum in Philly and I still have some decent photos of the show!

  • @droz1000
    @droz1000 4 роки тому +49

    Anyone else think this album scares the life out of you? By the time you get to 'Wallflower' you're already in room 101.....he's good at that....

    • @themadnessofcrum6971
      @themadnessofcrum6971 4 роки тому +10

      Hi Steve, I completely agree, those first 4 albums have that uneasy feeling about them, they make you think, perhaps too much maybe, the sign of a true artist.

    • @morganbebell9003
      @morganbebell9003 3 роки тому +2

      The rhythm has Control!!!

  • @geraberl
    @geraberl 10 років тому +19

    One of the most interesting aspects for me from watching this was the realization that the entirety of his, then $100,000 electronic studio/workshop, can now easily be contained and carried around on any average modern day laptop.

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile 8 років тому +2

      +geraberl His latest "Real World Studios" look like "The Star Ship Enterprise"

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 6 років тому +2

      geraberl not the same.

    • @gifthorse9779
      @gifthorse9779 6 років тому +1

      And that’s not a bad thing! My favorite band Elbow uses it. Then even collaborate what skype, etc. excellent music

    • @wackenthaljef
      @wackenthaljef 5 років тому +1

      Mmm,not all burt yes nearly,you are right.

    • @carlosalomar7877
      @carlosalomar7877 5 років тому +2

      Sign o' the times!...

  • @hjjubnh
    @hjjubnh 7 років тому +87

    Tony Levin without his mustache! I'd never thought I'd see that ! XD

  • @cryptosecuritytools
    @cryptosecuritytools 6 років тому +32

    What an amazing voice. Still sends shivers down my spine so many years later

  • @zelly8163
    @zelly8163 6 років тому +4

    The four of greatest English music legends are Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, David Bowie and Peter Hammill. No matter how great I stopped listening to Bowie, Eno and Hammill back in the eighties. Where as Peter Gabriel has remained vital, relevant a true musical pioneer. Early Genesis were wonderful but once Peter left so did the magic. He reinvented himself with music and lyrics that show the modern generation that you must have depth in your soul if you want employ electronics in your music. Yet few people can sing like Peter Gabriel. Thanks for uploading it was a pleasure watching him bring such an amazing album to fruition.

  • @mootbooxle
    @mootbooxle 5 років тому +23

    That performance of The Rhythm of The Heat...That hit me so hard I teared up! Intense.

    • @0patience4flz
      @0patience4flz 4 роки тому +2

      Pretty intense to read your comment as the video of that performance begins.

  • @chercharliescrafts736
    @chercharliescrafts736 Рік тому +1

    So genius the way his mind works. 😳

  • @JamesKovacic
    @JamesKovacic 8 років тому +15

    Oh, how I wish I was alive in '82. Peter Gabriel released one of his all-time best albums (maybe his best) and had a one-off reunion with Genesis that I would've paid an arm and a leg to see. This documentary has really allowed me to better understand and appreciate Gabriel's techniques and methods of writing, performing, and recording, and he seems like a genuinely humble and nice person. And what a voice, too

    • @genesisforever4146
      @genesisforever4146 8 років тому +3

      THE BEST ISN'T HE ( :JUST LIKE A GOD :) I wish he would write more 14 years is to long of a what. I was 19 when i saw this on the cbc in montreal and was so blow'n away by the way he was and is so creative. i think the (US) ALBUM is another of his BEST WORK real useing all he had in him and rythums,artist that were around him it's the best. AND WELL GENESIS IS NOT GENESIS UNLESS PETER IS THERE,THEIR JUST A BAND WHEN HE'S NOT THERE :)

    • @casafilms
      @casafilms 8 років тому +4

      Hi James, I was at Peter's reunion with Genesis. "Six of the Best" was the nickname. And it poured with rain all day in Milton Keynes :-)

    • @FrankPCarpi
      @FrankPCarpi 8 років тому +7

      His voice is extensively variegated. I love the sounds that he comes out with. He's definitely one of a kind.

    • @almonious
      @almonious 7 років тому +4

      Yes, me too. PG went broke with that festival, and the guys from the big G came to help with a reunion.

    • @silgen
      @silgen 6 років тому +2

      Didn't it just. I stood in the muddy field for 14 hours that day, somehow ended up coated with mud up to my chest. Wouldn't have missed it for the world :)

  • @RationMinds78
    @RationMinds78 4 роки тому +18

    I was so bummed when this wasn't available due to copyright issues because it was an awesome behind the scenes look into the makings of this unique album that Peter Gabriel have created. Thank you so much for convincing UA-cam et al to keep it back on. 🙂

  • @headfirstonly
    @headfirstonly 9 років тому +25

    Thank you so much for posting this. I remember watching when it was broadcast. Tony Levin's Chapman Stick playing inspired me to take up the instrument too and I still play.

  • @davidbranin969
    @davidbranin969 4 роки тому +12

    I was the young snob who didn't like his early post Genesis stuff. Peter Plays Live won me over.

    • @arnolddevries5178
      @arnolddevries5178 8 місяців тому +1

      I wasn't mature or patient enough to appreciate it. Took me until my 30's to start enjoying it.

  • @conan5885
    @conan5885 6 місяців тому +1

    Watching how some sounds came together, especially the samples in San Jacinto, almost bring tears to my eyes. Literally watching history.

  • @veroneek3176
    @veroneek3176 10 років тому +20

    My god, what a genius.

  • @Richard_Jones
    @Richard_Jones 4 роки тому +3

    Always my favourite episode of the South Bank Show. It was very influential on my own musical career, as in it told me "you'll never be this good, just give up!"

  • @rexmundi1570
    @rexmundi1570 10 років тому +10

    Shows just how much effort goes into making a work of art. Even masterpieces take a long time and a lot of hard work to create. - Working on what later became 'Peter Gabriel 4'.

  • @enviousfred
    @enviousfred 8 років тому +156

    "And new technology, which is going to get very, very cheap and this facility will open up a new age of electronic skiffle..." basically foretold the future.

    • @Velvet0Starship2013
      @Velvet0Starship2013 6 років тому +22

      "basically foretold the future"
      ...little realizing what a disaster it would be!

    • @twitchygiraffe4636
      @twitchygiraffe4636 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah! The early stages of electronic music did have soul attached to it! Now it’s just autotuned bollocks run by Simon Cowell!!!!

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 4 роки тому +20

      @@Velvet0Starship2013 Diasaster?! You guys are making yourselves sound old. There's some great new music if you avoid the mainstream

    • @primitivo4604
      @primitivo4604 4 роки тому +4

      “…it might rely heavily on electronics, tapes. I can kind of envision one person with a lot of machines, tapes and electronics set up singing or speaking and using machines.” Jim Morrison 1969

    • @franciscojoaquina877
      @franciscojoaquina877 4 роки тому +1

      He was and is "the future"

  • @darkvaper2010
    @darkvaper2010 9 років тому +34

    Wow this documentary is very inspiring..I'm a musician and this is the kind of experiment i would love to try..

    • @bandfromtheband9445
      @bandfromtheband9445 5 років тому +3

      I would love to hear what you have been working on with your own ideas! Seriously!

    • @darkvaper2010
      @darkvaper2010 5 років тому +1

      @@bandfromtheband9445 hello no problem I'm a beginner but improving fast..😊

    • @darkvaper2010
      @darkvaper2010 4 роки тому +1

      @@lucid_delirium976 yeah maybe but I've been one my whole life.

    • @DavidAlejandroYT
      @DavidAlejandroYT 3 роки тому +1

      Still would love to hear something from a fellow musician!

  • @deeliciousplum
    @deeliciousplum 3 роки тому +8

    This interview/mini-documentary is priceless. It has lifted my love for music up. Loved the glimpses of a younger Tony Levin. Loved Tony during his King Crimson years. Thank you to the uploader for sharing this heartening vid. 🥰🎶

  • @Auntvicki123
    @Auntvicki123 8 років тому +5

    I just finished watching this for the first time and I am so impressed by Peter Gabriel. He's just so unique, engaging, creative and talented. I've fallen in love with him all over again He is and will forever be my favorite artist. Thanks so much for posting.

    • @MikeFowlerguitars
      @MikeFowlerguitars 3 роки тому

      That's where I'm at right now. I've not listened to any PG albums for nearly 30 years. Your comment has nailed it.

  • @marcelb7259
    @marcelb7259 3 роки тому +4

    And that, my friend, is the epitome of a true musician, a pure artist, a genius of its time. Technology serves the artist and not the other way around. Peter Gabriel is a gift to humanity and music culture. Thank for sharing this amazing video. Cheers from Canada.

  • @thepatchhead8422
    @thepatchhead8422 10 років тому +6

    This is the way the "Classic Albums" DVD's should be presented

  • @marileemaraugha6864
    @marileemaraugha6864 3 роки тому +3

    Peter Gabriel is not of this World...
    HE'S OUTTA THIS WORLD 🌎...He just stopped in for a while trying to prepare us for
    Now!!! Hands ✋ across the Lands...he talks in Music 🎶 🥁🎸🎹🎷🎻🎺🥁🥁🎸🎵🎼
    LOVE HUGS OUT HATE

  • @tparker2095
    @tparker2095 6 років тому +2

    I would never be able to record with him, so many sounds and elements can be added into these songs. It would be heaven and hell at the same time, he is pure genius inside and out...

  • @jawoody9745
    @jawoody9745 7 років тому +4

    Brilliant! The epitome of an artist working with his producer.

  • @soundchaser2061
    @soundchaser2061 Рік тому +2

    He is...the world's most interesting man

  • @marcelopepinho
    @marcelopepinho 8 років тому +19

    Damn ...Peter was so good looking!!

  • @TheOmanJam
    @TheOmanJam 9 років тому +8

    The performances at the end are some of the best I have ever seen from Gabriel. They are totally arresting. 43:10 _The Rhythm of the Heat_

  • @MuzixMaker
    @MuzixMaker 3 роки тому +1

    Even more incredible is that Peter was all of 31 years old when making this masterpiece.

  • @pokracuji
    @pokracuji 11 років тому +3

    Beautiful, natural and without stressing process of composing music. As it should be!

  • @johnwright2911
    @johnwright2911 4 роки тому +3

    This album was so emotional for me, and definitely captured my soul. I bought this the first week it was released on a lark, and still listen to it, to this day. He is such a brilliant artist, and vocalist.

  • @weinhara
    @weinhara 7 років тому +2

    THX for this documetary, it shall never be deleted. PG and his Crew is ... so importante.

    • @electronash
      @electronash 6 років тому +1

      WeinHara
      Try UA-cam Downloader, then you will always have a backup ;)

    • @weinhara
      @weinhara 6 років тому +1

      Good Idea!) I'll give it a try. BTW, if you have time, check out the WeinHara YT-Channel. WH is my music project and one of the influences is for shure Peter Gabriel, some of my friends said. PG, but different! ;)

    • @electronash
      @electronash 6 років тому +1

      Will do, and thanks for the sub. ;)

  • @alexandermccarthy
    @alexandermccarthy 2 роки тому +2

    My sincere thanks for uploading this masterclass of the creative process.
    It was interesting to note Peter's personality change from a near stutter with a slight askance gaze while being interviewed in the studio, to supremely confident making full eye contact with the live audience.

  • @classiccapitalgolf7773
    @classiccapitalgolf7773 4 роки тому +5

    Such an important record for me. It got me into PG's music and it is wonderful seeing how it was made. Thought he was slow back then but he was positively fast track compared to how he has been over the last 20 years. Still an inspirational artist whose influence I could hear in the 80's and still hear from time to time today.

  • @themadnessofcrum6971
    @themadnessofcrum6971 4 роки тому +2

    This man is a completely different artist to anyone out there, such an original musician and man, which is very rare in the entertainment industry, the music that pours from him is flawless, beautiful, inspiring, an absolute gem of a man, and I am happy to say, my ears have been loving his music for 41 years of my life, never forget hearing Games Without Frontiers for the 1st time in 1980, and I still have that very same feeling when the 1st chords hit, an amazing man, totally amazing. Much love to you Mr. Gabriel for your words and music, you have changed and helped a lot of lives, me included.

  • @jillfisher8853
    @jillfisher8853 8 років тому +8

    I saw this when it was on tv, and have been wanting to watch it again ever since.
    Thank you so much for uploading it.
    What a talent!

  • @MikeFowlerguitars
    @MikeFowlerguitars 3 роки тому +2

    Good God. Tony Levin on that Stick. 40 years ago. This was so great far ahead of its time.

  • @TheMirolab
    @TheMirolab 4 роки тому +2

    Family and the Fishing Net.... played in the DARK..... LOUD....... Still scares the crap out of me!!... I love it.

  • @pastorpierremayo5918
    @pastorpierremayo5918 3 роки тому +1

    Peter Gabriel is one of the masters of creative music. He is and will always be one of my favorite artist, not song writer or musician.... Artist!! Keep going Peter we need you to keep pushing the boundaries of music. Thank You.

  • @robertsyrett1992
    @robertsyrett1992 4 роки тому +1

    I love how open he is about borrowing from disparate musical sources and somehow makes them sound like part of his own style.

  • @Ndlanding
    @Ndlanding 3 роки тому +1

    Came back to re-watch this, and I loved it even more!

  • @WeCameToDance
    @WeCameToDance 9 років тому +3

    The closing perfomance has MUSIC in its veins!

  • @OferEvenTsur
    @OferEvenTsur 8 років тому +19

    The evolution of "I have the touch" is documented here:
    29:32 31:37 Initial jammed version
    39:28 The almost-finished song
    41:40 first live performance of the song

  • @djdonbentley2141
    @djdonbentley2141 6 років тому +3

    People don't realize what a pioneer of music technology Gabriel was.
    He was able to take computer generated drum
    Beats and rythems and make them better than any real drum would sound,
    Or in many cases infuse both real drums and computer, and seamlessly integrate them,
    Amagine creating sounds
    Back then, that would form
    The basis on how most music is made today,
    I really love how he was sequensing advanced
    Beat progressions, ones so
    Advanced, you can't help but to be amazed it was made that long ago.
    People should respect P.G.
    More , in my opinion he was so much more than a musician.

  • @ChurchOfTheHolyMho
    @ChurchOfTheHolyMho 4 роки тому +4

    Throwing Larry Fast some love.
    "Phobos and Deimos go to Mars" - (Synergy) is a favorite song of mine from back in the day. Loved listening to Synergy and some of the other artists on the Audion label.

  • @brucifer0
    @brucifer0 7 років тому +5

    My all time favorite artist! constantly ground breaking while still managing to have some top 40 hits incredible.

  • @BradPauler-rs2ik
    @BradPauler-rs2ik Рік тому +1

    Did anybody notice, nobody mentioned Shock the monkey? But this is one of the best things I've ever seen

  • @zebragit
    @zebragit 10 років тому +4

    When he sings RotH at the beginning is amazing, made me heart miss a beat, very distinct and excellent voice!

  • @marypalmer00
    @marypalmer00 2 роки тому +2

    I LOVE security, it needs to be played at MAXIMUM possible (safe) volume! Gabriel is SO talented, he's a character! 😄 He assembles music with such care. He puts thought into it. So amazing. "Gabrielese" lmaooo. I'm 21 and so happy to discover him, my mom loved his music in her younger years

  • @brendansweeney9719
    @brendansweeney9719 Рік тому +1

    Favorite artist of all time

  • @JeffBoen
    @JeffBoen 3 роки тому +1

    I saw the Miami Vice episode "Evan" (best episode of the series IMO, also includes Jan Hammer's amazing eponymous titular track for that episode). Its opening scene slithered in with "Rhythm of the Heat" and I was rapt. I immediately went out and bought the album and my seventeen-year-old self was Blown. The. Fuck. Away. Such an amazing collection of tracks and sounds and rhythms. Anyone who doubts it is a philistine. :P

  • @parijatacharbonneau4090
    @parijatacharbonneau4090 Рік тому +1

    Every one of those songs touch me to the core. It takes courage to be truly creative,
    Peter Gabriel remained true to the music, remarquable 🙏

  • @RCGB31
    @RCGB31 10 років тому +3

    Amazing documentary !
    It just all feels so natural and evident as to why I always loved Peter Gabriel's music and the human being he is !

  • @TURBONERD
    @TURBONERD 3 роки тому +1

    "I think the naked sound of the voice is more emotive without lyrics." -- I think we often take for granted how readily available recording tools are available to us today. Having the ability to record humming, singing, mouth beats at literally any moment when inspiration sparks is one of the most incredible things.

  • @joseph-ow1hf
    @joseph-ow1hf 5 років тому +2

    First of all thank you to the person that posted. Very informative I think PG is a genius. I've followed his entire career. What to me makes him special, is after he had his run of big pop hits in the 80's, he went on to make music that was much more personal and darker and more interesting even if less commercial. Plus he went on to fund projects supporting 3rd world music. Bravo sir.

  • @steevidrums
    @steevidrums 4 роки тому +3

    Even after all these years, that lift in "I Hold The Line" in San Jacinto... still gets me... golly!

    • @haroldburrows4770
      @haroldburrows4770 4 роки тому

      Right, what a powerful song. Got to see him play live 2times and it was intense

  • @lisad2461
    @lisad2461 7 років тому +6

    Peter is the only artist that sparks my mind.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 6 років тому

      Lisa D u need to get out more.

  • @AlexCBrandon
    @AlexCBrandon 11 років тому +3

    Thank you so much for uploading this. It is a treasure that should forever be on the internet. I'd even pay for a copy of this.

  • @BobSiefken
    @BobSiefken 4 роки тому +3

    Getting to see a clean shaven Tony Levin is all I need from this doc.

    • @zenpaganwarrior
      @zenpaganwarrior 4 роки тому +1

      And, to hear that Chapman Stick, which in 1982 must have been gobsmacking, which it still is.

  • @andrewcousley9889
    @andrewcousley9889 10 років тому +4

    Thank you so much for posting this, I've been looking for it for ages as I didn't see it properly the first time. Good to catch it 30 years later! Good old you tube! Good old genesis archive!

  • @MGBOMAR
    @MGBOMAR 3 роки тому +1

    This is pure gold, I have a vague memory of maybe seeing this some Sunday evening when I was around 14.

  • @wentzr
    @wentzr 3 роки тому +1

    This is golden. my first purchased cassette tape - peter gabriel security. I never dreamed i'd be watching any making of documentary. am i dreaming? is this real? This is absolutely fascinating. So cool to be a fly on the wall during the creation of this timeless album. Thank you so much for posting this!

  • @stephaniemurray1712
    @stephaniemurray1712 7 місяців тому

    He’s always gone above and beyond for his music..pure genius!!💚

  • @martinsohnlein5591
    @martinsohnlein5591 4 роки тому +6

    The 31 dislikes were pressed by blind people who also adore this kind of sounds.