Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. We close out this cool album with the final two tracks, both of which demonstrate Gabriel’s affinity for experimentation. Track 8, “We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’sContinue reading “44.8+9 Renjeaux Listens to We Do What We’re Told+This is the Picture, from Peter Gabriel – So”
Monthly Archives: December 2021
44.6+7 Renjeaux Listens to Mercy Street+Big Time, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. In this episode, we go on an emotional rollercoaster ride with track 6, “Mercy Street,” a quiet, haunting ballad inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton’s recurringContinue reading “44.6+7 Renjeaux Listens to Mercy Street+Big Time, from Peter Gabriel – So”
44.5 Renjeaux Listens to In Your Eyes, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. We open side B of this cool album with the worldwide smash hit, “In Your Eyes.” Gabriel originally meant for this to be the last song onContinue reading “44.5 Renjeaux Listens to In Your Eyes, from Peter Gabriel – So”
44.4 Renjeaux Listens to That Voice Again, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. We close out side A with track 4, “That Voice Again,” which features one of Gabriel’s most compelling vocal performances.
44.3 Renjeaux Listens to Don’t Give Up, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. In this episode, we listen to the gorgeous and sad ballad, “Don’t Give Up.” This track features Renjeaux favorite Kate Bush, and its lyrics are about hardContinue reading “44.3 Renjeaux Listens to Don’t Give Up, from Peter Gabriel – So”
44.2 Renjeaux Listens to Sledgehammer, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. The second track, “Sledgehammer,” is Gabriel’s biggest hit, and one that was, ironically, basically laid down in one take and almost as an afterthought. It is aContinue reading “44.2 Renjeaux Listens to Sledgehammer, from Peter Gabriel – So”
44.1 Renjeaux Listens to Red Rain, from Peter Gabriel – So
Our 44th cool album is “So,” Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo album. Released in 1986, this record made Gabriel a worldwide superstar. It is also a really good album. In this episode, we listen to the kickass opener, “Red Rain.” There are so many awesome things about this track, not least of which is that theContinue reading “44.1 Renjeaux Listens to Red Rain, from Peter Gabriel – So”
43.08-11 Renjeaux Listens to “Infant Kiss,” “Night Scented Stock,” “Army Dreamers,” and “Breathing,” from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
We close out this cool album with the last four tracks. Track 8, “The Infant Kiss” was inspired by the Gothic film “The Innocents,” which is about a governess who believes the ghost of her predecessor’s dead lover is trying to possess the bodies of her charges. Pretty dang creepy! Track 9, “Night Scented Stock”Continue reading “43.08-11 Renjeaux Listens to “Infant Kiss,” “Night Scented Stock,” “Army Dreamers,” and “Breathing,” from Kate Bush – Never for Ever”
43.06+7 Renjeaux Listens to The Wedding List+Violin, from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
Our 43rd cool album is Kate Bush’s third album, “Never for Ever,” from 1980. This album marked a turning point for Kate, as she began self-producing and taking more control over her career. We open side B with track 6, “The Wedding List” and track 7, “Violin.”
43.03+4 Renjeaux Listens to Blow Away+All We Ever Look For+Egypt, from Kate Bush – Never for Ever
We close out side A with three wistful tracks: track 3, “Blow Away (for Bill)” is dedicated to one of Kate’s stage lighting technicians, Bill Duffield, who died after the first concert date of her Tour of Life. The song muses on the afterlife for musicians, with references to recently-passed artists Minnie Riperton, Keith Moon,Continue reading “43.03+4 Renjeaux Listens to Blow Away+All We Ever Look For+Egypt, from Kate Bush – Never for Ever”
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