Waiting For The Big One (track)
by Peter Gabriel
Year: 1977
From the album Peter Gabriel (1977) (track #7)
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Waiting For The Big One appears on the following album(s) by Peter Gabriel:
- Peter Gabriel (1977) (track #7) (this album) (1977)
- Revisited (track #6) (compilation) (1992)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/30/2026 11:01 |  Liedzeit | 11,028 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 16:15 | bonnequestion | 17,300 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 23:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 175,896 | 71/100 |
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neilgee 08/31/2015 16:51 | #148951
The wine's all drunk and so am I
slurs PG against a background of a tinkling bar-room piano in another perfect example of atmosphere in song. Waiting for the Big One is supremely crafted piece of easy to listen to melody and stop/start tension. If the album was going to have a weak link it may be this one but it isn't because this song is superb and just adds to the spellbinding nature of this album. Phenomenal stuff!
Jboy56 12/25/2021 12:38 | #277962
Your Bluesy PG, a quite an interesting piece.
Squonk007 03/29/2024 23:00 | #302751
Different and quite bluesy. (Edited)
