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So 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: Geffen Records Catalog: Music Release date: 1990-10-25 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Ean: 0720642408827 Upc: 720642408827  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (9) |
 Red Rain Sledgehammer Don't Give Up | That Voice Again In Your Eyes Mercy Street | Big Time We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds) - Peter Gabriel, Anderson, Laurie |
| Professional Review: |
| So is generally regarded as a peak in Gabriel's recording career, notable both for its solid set of songs and lush yet musicianly production. For Gabriel, who'd put his music in theatrical contexts ever since his days with Genesis, the modern sound of So (co-produced with Daniel Lanois) was itself a dramatic conceit that effectively played off the more organic roots of many of its songs. The album's big hit was "Sledgehammer," the English rocker's somewhat stilted take on the Stax/Volt style of rhythm & blues. Gabriel was much more powerful on his own art-rock songs, such as "Red Rain," which evoked nuclear ruin with its cascading rush of guitars and synthesizers. "Don't Give Up" is perhaps Gabriel's best ballad, with Kate Bush's heavenly second vocal enough to give anybody encouragement. But the song that best exploited So's blend of technology and soul is "In Your Eyes," a beguiling rhythmic tapestry in which Gabriel duets with Youssou N'dour. --John Milward |
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 Written on February 6, 2007 Summary: You know you like it. THe most accessible of all Gabriel's work, with tunes that move your feet body and soul. And you know you really liked the dancing chickens in the video. Written on February 2, 2007 Summary: This is the new stuff A notch down and dated 80's prog R&B, but this has these four classics that will never go out of style and among his best... Don't Give Up - inspirational w/Kate Bush Mercy Street - beautiful music Big Time - Real good R&B for a prog Brit We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)- haunting true story Written on January 24, 2007 Summary: Needs A Little More Fun! Don't get me wrong. I love Peter Gabriel's music and how original and innovative he is. The video for Sledgehammer amazed me in 1986 for two reasons: I had never seen anything like it before and I saw a different Peter Gabriel than I was expecting. Up to this point I knew songs like San Jacinto, Rhythm Of The Heat, Biko and I thought of him as a dark, introverted, mysterious person. This video showed him happy and smiling and having fun and overall not what i expected from PG. I bought the album So for this song and for Big Time (more fun from Mr. Gabriel. What was happening here?). No doubt about it SO is his most popular album. One reviewer described the album as upbeat but I think it is the opposite. Songs like Red Rain, Don't Give Up, We Do What We're Told and Mercy Street set a grim tone. So (pardon the pun) overall I was disappointed with the album. Over time I have gotten to like it more. It is not my favourite PG album by any means. I prefer III, IV and US. The album seems to sag in places especially after the first three songs: RED RAIN, SLEDGEHAMMER and DON'T GIVE UP. The next song,THAT VOICE AGAIN is average and not classic Gabriel. IN YOUR EYES is a great song even though it is overplayed on the radio. Interesting in that Gabriel enjoys perfroming it live and really embellishes the song making it a magnum opus in his repretoire. Yet he is not that keen in including it on Hits albums. It is not included on SHAKING THE TREE (1989), or the European version of HIT. The rest is still hard to grasp. I know a lot of reviewers love MERCY STREET but it has the excact same opening vocal line as DON'T GIVE UP which spoils it for me and the subject matter of suicide is too much. BIG TIME provides much needed relief, but the last two songs: WE DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD and THIS IS THE PICTURE (with Laurie Anderson) are just dull. PG's albums are great listening experiences, frustrating at times but very rewarding. If he had thrown in another fun song to balance it out, I would have enjoyed it even more. Written on November 11, 2006 Summary: I Come To You, Defenses Down, With The Trust Of A Child Jeez, what a great album! I know, it had gasp! commercial success, but not from selling out. Any commercial success Peter Gabriel ever had was on his terms. You notice he made no attempt to capitalize on the success of this album by coming out with an identical album a year later, like anyone else would do. All of the songs are top notch here. I prefer the original sequencing, because on the vinyl version, it was about the most incredible side one ever ("Red Rain", followed by "Sledge Hammer," "Don't Give Up" and "That Voice Again." One of the highlights, of course is "In Your Eyes," which is still a compelling song, despite its involvment in the movie "Say Anything." Written on November 3, 2006 Summary: SO, What's The Verdict? From Progressive Rock with Genesis to dark melancholy artistic rock as a solo artist. What happened when "So" was released in 1986? This album is far from dark, infact it's both warm and soulish, but still has all the integrity and well polished sound that is SO significant for Peter Gabriel's music. It's quite strange to imagine that the guy who made songs like "Intruder" is the same guy who made the big MTV hits "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time" in 1986 and almost won a grammy for best album. Although "So" is Gabriel's big commercial break it isn't as overwhelmingly commercial as the hitsingles indicates. The marketing for this album was excellent with the funny semi-animated videos produced but for those who have been listening to Peter's previous albums understood that this was a natural step for an fantastic ever changing artists career. If you listen closely to "So", produced by Daniel Lanois (U2, Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan) you'll still hear that many songs aren't the typical pop-songs here neither. Infact, a few songs still reminds of the dark territory of "Security". So, Let's check out the songs. It starts with "Red Rain" a rock song, simular to alot of Phil Collins 80's songs, in the beginning they used cymbals to simulate rain. Gabriel got the idea after a dream when he swimming in a Red River. It stands as one of this album's finest moments. The next song would be the major break, "Sledgehammer" (reaching #4 in the Uk and #1 in the Us) a retro-soul inspired song that used horns, kind of like Phil Collins did. In the end there is also a gospel choir backing and a flute solo from Gabriel. "Don't Give Up" a ballad with Kate Bush who had already appeared on "Games Without Frontiers" in 1980. The song is about his nervous breakdown and the support he got from his family. It's one of those somber songs completely diffrent to "Sledgehammer". "That Voice Again" is about judgement of people. It's also a uptempo song and feautures David Rhodes on guitar. Could have been a hit. "In Your Eyes" is the finest love song to come from Peter Gabriel, a cross-cultural song that feautures African World Beat and introduces Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. Appeared in the 80's film "Say Anything". On the dark and somber "Mercy Street" the old Gabriel is back again. It flopped as a single, but maybe not to surprising since it's about a young girl trying to commit suicide and the video in black and white was far from joyful. "Big Time" once again is simular to "Sledgehammer" both the set up and the video. Soulish and happy pop with great video. The song is about the urge for success. "Do What We're Told" is a exprimental song where sound is more important then words. It's about Dr Milgram's electrical shock expriments. "This is the Picture" a duet with Laurie Anderson, is also somewhat exprimental. A little repetitive but diffrent. Overall, "So" was the first album that had commercial success and songs like "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time" proves why. Hence, The album is a little diffrent then earlier Gabriel albums that often were dark and exprimental. However, there is still a wide range of music genres here, not all songs sound like the big hits. There are also some ballads, world beat some very dark haunting numbers. "So" as a whole is a fantastic album, it's where Gabriel meets the mainstream music for the first time and it could be a first step for the casual listener to discover Peter Gabriel. Recommended. |
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| Lowest new price | $6.39 | $9.86 | $8.10 | $10.97 | $9.06 | $8.53 |
| Collectible price | $18.98 | $28.00 | - | $18.98 | - | $17.99 |
| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 1990-10-25 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-05-07 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Format | - | Original recording remastered | Original recording remastered | Original recording remastered | Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered | Original recording remastered |
| Ean | 0720642408827 | 0606949327521 | 0606949326524 | 0606949326623 | 0606949329921 | 0606949327422 |
| Upc | 720642408827 | 606949327521 | 606949326524 | 606949326623 | 606949329921 | 606949327422 |
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