Watching PETER GABRIEL Music Videos For The FIRST TIME! 

'In Your Eyes,' is one of the most beautiful songs, ever.❤

Rick Beato broke down "In Your Eyes"each instrument track by track. I've heard this song a thousand times but never realized how complex and each track, so beautiful.

My eldest brother and i have discussed what has to have been the most beneficial band split ever. Genesis was doing ok with Peter as lead vocalist, but he and the rest had stylistic disputes and he left. Not too long after Genesis, now with Phil Collins doing lead vocals and drums, skyrocketed. Peter was able to do his more eclectic music and he too soared. The Phil also rose to unbelievable heights. My bro and discussed how if that they had never split we would have missed out on so much incredible music.

Red Rain is my favorite. I also recommend "Games Without Frontiers" and "Don't Give Up"

Peter Gabriel was Lead Singer for the Prog Rock band Genesis up until he left for a Solo career in 1976 abouts ( at which point Phil Collins moved from drums to lead vocals). Solsbury Hill is about his decision to move on.

Peter is a man that has crossed so many barriers for human rights and brought African music to the mainstream. Biko is always been one of my favs ✊

You should hear the live version of In your eyes, its soooo much better than the video version. Its mesmerizing!!! The video is from the Secret World Live film (1993, Italy concerts).

I love his voice. Have you reacted to his duet with Kate Bush 'Dont Give Up' ? sorry, i should know but i cant find it if you have. Absolutely beautiful song and a great message. In Your Eyes is my favourite of this selection.

The gates to my personal music heaven are flanked by Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. Peter Gabriel's signature sound features heavy bass and percussion, electronic grooves mixed with African elements and big-tent-revival bombast, all thrumming under the evocative, metaphorical lyrics. And of course, that voice ❤

The entire Gabriel catalog is essential, always fascinating work. "Solsbury Hill" means a lot to many people, he wrote it about leaving the band Genesis in 1975, the track was released in 77. It's about walking away from a situation where one feels trapped. "Red Rain" is about climate issues, or back in 86, the fears about acid rain, when the ozone layer was thinning out.

That In Your Eyes is one of the most incredible pop songs ever produced. Just perfect.

So glad you had a dive with Peter Gabriel. He's the true definition of an artist. And such wonderful production and vocals! More please!

It's a big Yes Please from me, more Peter Gabriel would be wonderful. One of my favourite artists and maybe my favourite voice ever. He would listen to a lot of world music to get different percussion and rhythms, then write songs around them, it's why he used drum machines in a lot of his music. Also a great person, he's done incredible work as a human rights activist. Complex guy. ❤

I’m glad you reacted to Peter Gabriel. I like all of these songs but I probably like Red Rain the best. He has such an amazing and unique voice. Great reactions!

Yes please to more Peter Gabriel. ❤ He's such a unique artist. As for the weirdness, you should've seen him in his Genesis days 😀. I recommend you check out Here Comes the Flood, Mercy Street, Games Without Frontiers, The Book of Love, and his two duets with Kate Bush (Don't Give Up and Another Day)

You should see the live version of In your eyes ❤ Anyway, I suggest you his duet with Kate Bush “don’t give up” and Biko (live version)

Looking forward to more Gabriel please! Big Time, Sledgehammer, Don't Give up, On the Air.....so many songs too many to mention. Incredible live too :)

Peter Gabriel is my favourite artist. You can't go wrong doing a deep dive into his music. Some recommendations: Mercy Street, Here Comes the Flood, Digging in the Dirt, Signal to Noise (VH1 Live version), Don't Give Up, I Have the Touch (Phenomenon soundtrack), Biko. The Secret World Live concert and his movie scores Passion and Long Walk Home are excellent.

So glad you listening to these songs, he is a true artist. "Don't Give up" , "Mercy street" , "here comes the flood", "Signal to noise"💚❤

Finally someone reacting to Red Rain. Peter was frontman (and co-founder of) in Genesis from 69 to 75 before Phil Collins (his then bandmate and drummer) took over singing when Peter left. Peter has a history creating characters in Genesis by dressing up in the craziest outfits and changing his voice.

The live version of "In Your Eyes" from the Secret World Live Tour is a great live version of the song and the most joyful musical production ever. You'll feel blessed to have watched it . . . seriously.

Great to enjoy these through your eyes. Peter isn't a Pop or Rock star...he's a Musical Artist. For your own enjoyment please check out the Live version of In Your Eyes, you'll love it. Bass Palyer is Tony Levin an amazing player.

Games Without Frontiers, Don’t Give Up, & Book of Love

Tony levin on bass and Chapman stick and manu katche on drums are the core of In Your Eyes and are on his new album as well. Superb musicians. Plus the Senegalese singer yssou n’dour who does the vocal outro. Really great musical achievement.

Art rock. Great drums, fine singing, and unexpected music! Peter Gabriel is a creative genius. You can see it from the earliest days with the prog rock band Genesis. Nice selection and review.

I'd suggest "The book of love", "Blood of Eden", "Don't give up" (solo career). You should definitely have a look at his live performances as the lead singer of Genesis in the 70s. On a side note, Darren Hayes has a cover of "In your eyes", I think you might like it.

I’m lucky to have seen him live twice. You would enjoy doing a reaction to some of his live stuff. Great reaction!

I'm so thrilled that you found Peter Gabriel. I've been a fan since he was in Genesis. He's a global treasure. Here are a few more to check out. San Jacinto, Downside Up, Mercy Street, Sky Blue, & More Than This. You're gonna love them!

I was familiar with "Sledgehammer" growing up because it was played a fair bit on MuchMusic (Canada's equivalent to MTV) and always made those "best music videos of the '80s" lists. But it took me a while to realize just how brilliant a songwriter Peter Gabriel really is. These four songs, for instance, are all gems. My favourite is Solsbury Hill ... to borrow a comparison you once used in another reaction, it sounds like a whole coming-of-age film collapsed into a single pop song. The curiously lettuce-heavy music video is obviously not from 1977 though... I can't seem to find when exactly the video was made, but apparently it uses footage from a short film called "Cabbages" released in 1995.

Peter Gabriel, a true artist

A live version of In Your Eyes is a must.

Awesome video Bryson, thank you. Peter Gabriel, although very well-known and spectacularly represented by way of Peter's own talent and sheer uniqueness. I am not a superfan of Peter Gabriel, but I do truly love much of his work, and have enjoyed a wonderful concert. Also, yes agreed, Peter is tremendously experimental and oftentimes pleasantly unpredictable - a truly great musician. Keep it 💯 my friend!

Such a great and interesting artist. As you have no doubt surmised, Peter has always been influenced by and supportive of what is often referred to as "world music". And indeed his live band and concert performances are quite the multi-cultural experience. And yes, "Shock The Monkey" has long been one of my personal favorites. Believe it or not, it got a lot of play in the gay clubs back in the day. Which reminds me, are you getting back around to the Pet Shop Boys soon ? I can offer suggestions if you were wondering what of theirs to explore next.

Other people have suggested it, but I strongly encourage you to listen and watch the performance of In Your Eyes from his Secret World Live tour. While you will recognize the song, it is different at probably double the length with quit a bit more added to it that what you heard on the album. It is one of the best live performances that I have ever seen (well, recorded live performance). The added vocals, instrumentals and movement just make this one truly amazing. You definitely won't be sorry even though you have already heard the original album recording - it really is just so much better. I say this as someone who almost always prefers listening to studio recordings rather than recordings of live performances. (There are multiple live recordings - you want the one with 28 million views)

Saw him and Sting in '15,United Center in Chicago. Rock, Paper, Scissors tour. They shared the stage almost all of the concert. Fantastic show and can't wait to see Peter again 9-30 at the United Center again.

You really shouldn't miss the live new world version In your eyes video it's one of those performances everyone should see atleast once for sure .

In Your Eyes is so beautiful ❤️

I really enjoyed watching you discover the art of Peter Gabriel. Needless to say, the manis a genius!

Yes he's made a lot of interesting songs i remember a duet with Kate Bush who also do's lots of the same.

His songs always give me the mega feels

Good ear to home in on the bass ... Tony Levin has been a constant on ALL of Peter's albums and concerts ... so omni-present that Peter's children refer to Levin as "Uncle Tony" !!!

Yesssss, love a bit of the Gabe ♥️

Thank you thank you thank you for doing more Peter Gabriel. You picked some of my favorite songs for this. In future ones, I would highly recommend SanJacinto. And for live tracks, I plus one the recommendation for anything from the secret world live tour. It had Paula Cole as a backing vocalist directly before she became famous in her own right. It’s fantastic, start to finish. In fact, if you ever wanted to review the whole concert, you absolutely could not go wrong there. Other stand out favs of mine are Shaking the Tree, Digging in the Dirt, Come Talk to Me, I Have the Touch… oh I could keep going on forever.

If you've ever seen the meme of John Cusack holding a boombox above his head, with a song playing on it, outside the girls house, In Your Eyes was the song playing on the boombox.

Great picks & I loved your reaction...& you "got" the song better than I have in decades of listening to it!! I've read the song is about him dealing with leaving Genesis. Solsbury Hill has been one of my all time faves since it came out...10 years after it came out, I went to Great Britain on my honeymoon, & climbing up Solsbury Hill in Edinburgh while singing this song was very cool. It's also handy as the best earworm antidote ever. "In Your Eyes" has to be one of the great romantic songs of all time. And Peter Gabriel's videos are always quite the visual feast! I'm one of the weirdos who loved Genesis before AND after PG left, & his solo work. Amazing artist(s).

It is surprising to me that most Peter Gabriel reactions tend to focus on the handful of hits which are generally the least compelling from his catalogue. He is one of the most innovative and impactful artists living today. His 1980 release (melting face cover) was radical, the drums were thunderous and sparse with no cymbals or high-hats, the vocals were punctuated with short refrains from every direction with Peter screaming through a blender or distortion box, the bass featured the Chapman stick, a ten stringed instrument that is played by tapping and striking the frets, the guitars were played by Robert Fripp, extremely distorted and atonal, hard-panned left and right. It was a mad exploration that set the new standard by which artists of the 80s and 90s who pushed the boundaries were measured by. In 86 when he released SO, the fruits of the experimentation still came through, even on the commercial, more accessible tracks. His strongest solo albums: (the untitled melted face), Security, SO and US.

Love your reviews. Peter Gabriel has been a deep dive for me only in recent years. (I can't believe I overlooked him, 'cause I was old enough at the time his solo career began!) I think you'd enjoy reviewing The Tallest Man on Earth.

Classic music! Great memories!!!

"Mercy Street", "Biko", "Intruder" and "No Self Control" LIVE from 1987.

Hiya.. Peter has the most incredible and unique Falsetto’s ever..

Somebody probably already said this but on the track in your eyes you had manu kache on drums and Tony Levin on bass plus Daniel Lanois was the producer...Lanois's autobiography is excellent! Listening to Peter turns u on to so many other music people and their storied careers!

You mentioned the drums on In Your eyes, If you want to hear music perfection then listen to the 10 minute live version, In Your Eyes ( Secret World Live ) it has about 10 people singing, all the African drums and vocals, it's amazing.

Peter Gabriel is a musical and creative genius. Maybe you know this but he was the original lead vocalist for the band, "Genesis,” and I highly recommend you react to their epic anthemic song from the early 1970s, "Supper's Ready." I don't even want to share info that would give you any notions of pre-juudgment...just PLEASE check it out. You will absolutely be glad you did.

I love your reactions to these. Thanks for choosing some of Peter’s amazing work and clearly getting it.

Peter's Sledgehammer is in my top three videos of all time.

Deffo got to do Don't give up with Kate Bush

Really good mix, showing his electiveness, from starting out solo to the early to late 80’s. Games without frontiers is also a good one.

Dear Alice, you've entered a gigantic and wonderful rabbit hole.

Love all these tunes, but Red Rain is my favorite. By a lot.

My personal favourite from him is games without frontiers but also love Red rain.

Solisbury Hill, fantastic song about him leaving his first band “Genesis” perfect recount of the story 👏

Shock the Monkey is very cool, and my second favorite by Peter Gabriel. For a huge shot of cool, both song and video from him, you must hear/see Games Without Frontiers. It's very unique. Try to find the original video. A young Kate Bush sang backup vocals (Jeux sans frontières) throughout.

Great reactions! A legend. ❤

Secret World concert was the best version many of these songs

Go down the rabbit hole! Genesis released six studio albums with him at the helm and the experimentation is vastly more adventurous. Happy hunting!

Please do Supper's Ready live 1973 from when Peter was in Genesis to have your mind blown!

If I'm not mistaken, Tony Levin(Paul Simon, King Crimson, and no doubt tons more)has been Peter's bassist for ages.

I love your format, choosing 4 songs for each artist so that you can get a range of their music - such fun, thank you. I’d love to see you react to George Michael if you’re not already familiar.

12:16 confusion begins...🤣

You must watch the live version of In Your Eyes!

yeah - great reactions - more PG video please

Next Peter Gabriel playlist (pretty please): Sledgehammer (talk about distracting). Big Time. Steam. Digging In The Dirt. And, if you can stand to hear it again, In Your Eyes (Secret World Live).

"Shock The Monkey" - one of my all time favorites -early MTV - check out "Sledgehammer". if you get a chance

Great reactions. You made my night! 🙂 You might also like Peter's songs "Don't Give Up," a hauntingly beautiful duet and music video with Kate Bush (of "Running Up That Hill" fame), and "Big Time" (another creative and weirdly fun animated music video a la "Sledgehammer"). If you ever react to some of Peter's live performances, his 10-minute-long 1994 "Secret World Live" tour concert video of "In Your Eyes" is so spiritual and mesmerizing and fantastic!

Experimental? You need to watch “The Colony of Slippermen” live , off of the ‘lamb lies down on Broadway’ album with Genesis lol..

I recommend, "Games Without Frontiers" next.

If you haven’t seen it, check out the video for “Sledgehammer”!

I would have loved seeing your reaction to Peter Gabriel's biggest hit "Sledgehammer". That one'll get you hooked. x L

Tony Levin on bass. In all cases.

If you like these songs, check out his Secret World Live Tour that is a Great concert , I own it‼️ I got the chance to see him in concert, he doesn’t disappoint 😊.

In your eyes. Did not require a video. Classic. Though the live version is amazing. 4 and So.. then Us so many. Also, OVO.. and downside up

what about sledgehammer prince junior the third symbol?

Can you do music videos on Blondie And Lisa stansfield ❤

The first 2 videos are fan made clips.

You might want to see what Peter himself has to say about "Shock The Monkey"... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_the_Monkey Your interpretation is plausible though, and the animal rights theory got a boost since the song was used in the 1987 film "Project X".