I think Peter Gabriel gets irritating starting with So (not that So is bad, but he's beginning the journey towards irritating). Other than that, I don't see much comparison between U2 and Gabriel.
Maybe more like U2 gets irritating in the way Sting gets irritating.
I think of U2 and Peter Gabriel as working in the same general musical terrain, though not necessarily stealing ideas from each other (although I suppose the case can be made that Peter Gabriel was doing it first). I think that, at the time U2 made The Unforgettable Fire, Gabriel was the more interesting artist, but U2 redeemed themselves with the truly outstanding The Joshua Tree.
I don't want to make it seem like I think U2 was ripping off Gabriel. Yes I am a huge Gabriel fan and am warming up to U2 but I think musically Gabriel had the ideas in his head for an arrangement and always the perfect ensemble to pull it off. U2 made their mark their own way which I completely respect, but I think sethmadsen is correct in the fact that Eno and Gabriel can be the more comparable duo. _________________ Attention all planets of the solar federation: We have assumed control.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
