Who in the world is Peter Gabriel? In Your Eyes Epic Live Performance (Reaction!) 

I realize i´m getting old when people pose questions like "Who in the world is Peter Gabriel?" I´d never have thought someone would ask this. But of course, time has passed.

He's actually singing. In those days, when you had a name like Peter has, YOU SING LIVE or no one will go to hear you again. No autotune.

Peter was definitely singing this live. Not auto tune. He’s a phenomenal singer.

Gabriel has always surrounded himself with top talent. The bass player and the guitarist have been with him for over thirty years.

The Genesis vibe is because Peter Gabriel was their lead singer, when Phil Collins was the drummer. It was when Peter Gabriel left the band that Phil Collins took over the singing part.

Oh, Man. New to Peter Gabriel. There is SO much you need to listen to. No lip syncing no auto tune. What you hear is live and natural.

Female singer is Paula Cole. Her hit “ Where have all the cowboys gone “ was triple Grammy nominated

Thumbs up for Peter. One of the best songs ever created.

Before you ask, her name is Paula Cole. Peter is BIG into world music. "Secret World" concert is on youtube and is well worth watching.

When you are as good as Peter Gabriel, you can be confident enough to share the spotlight.

The bassist is Tony Levin. A remarkable and unique player.

They are performing live. Every band performed live back then. If they didn’t, their careers would have been over. The bands from the 70’s and 80’s were amazing.

This is like an uplifting religious experience. The music, instruments, men, women, all colors.

I SOOOO LOVE seeing new generations enjoy the previous generation's music like this!💜

The African man with the red had is a legend throughout the African continent: Papa Wemba from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is not the original singer in the studio version of the song. Peter Gabriel's studio version featured another phenomenal singer called Youssou Ndour (from Senegal) who sings in his language Wolof.

I busted up laughing when you said that he reminded you of Phil Collins. Peter Gabriel started as the lead singer and major force of Genesis, and Phil Collins was the drummer. When Peter left the band to have a solo career, the band elected Phil to come out from behind the drumkit and become the lead singer. If not for Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis, you probably would never have heard of Phil Collins.

A must hear and must see list of Peter Gabriel: Don´t give up (ft. Kate Bush) Biko - 6/15/1986 - Giants Stadium Solsbury Hill (Live DNA) Sledgehammer Shock the Monkey Steam His music videos on MTV were a class of ther own.

This performance restores my faith in humanity. Look what can be accomplished when everyone works together.

I had the pleasure of seeing this show four times in 1993. I was at work picking up my check when a co-worker asked me if I wanted to go a concert that night. I said yes and then asked who we were going to see? She said Peter Gabriel. I was a DJ when I was in highschool and college and I went to many huge concerts as a radio personality for free. I had only heard Peter's hits but I liked the songs I knew. This show blew me away. It was the best sound and visual experience I had ever witnessed. I bought she and I a ticket for the show the next night and went to see it again. Then the band got sick and had to cancel a couple of shows, but they came back a few months later and we went to both of those shows. You can get a video of this show and watch it. I ended up buying all the Peter Gabriel cd's in the week after I saw the concert. And yes, it sounded THAT good live.

How many artists would insist on the supporting stage crew join in on the finale display. Peter Gabriel was a phenomena in music. Period.

Its totally shocking to think that Peter Gabriel would not be singing live. I have seen him many times live. He has exceptional bands and musicians to bring LIVE music to the masses. He performs, and he sings live. You are young so are forgiven! The older artists were truly talented and didn't need autotune but had honed their crafft by 1000's of live performances + a dose of pure talent.

also, "in your eyes i see the doorway to a thousand churches" is possibly the greatest lyric ever

This entire show is incredible. He is amazing in concert.

During PG's tour last year, he took time to show his sound guy, truck drivers, and stage hands on the screens so we could all give them love. The guy is all about giving everyone credit.

No ego with Peter Gabriel. He has wonderful lyrics, very spiritual. Both he and Paul Simon were huge in promoting World Music and encouraging that talent. His studio is called Real World Studios.

The video for this concert won a Grammy. From having listened to Peter Gabriel for several decades now, I feel he is the most sincere and empathic song writer and performer I've come across. You feel that HE really feels what he is performing, that his writing is from a first person perspective even if it clearly is not. Its pretty amazing sometimes.

Congratulations Sebs, you finally discovered the masterful Peter Gabriel performing one of his masterpieces. The energy in this performance is amazing, and the African influence is a great addition to this performance. Like you say, it's a lot of fun. Now, check out Don't Give Up from the same concert also accompanied by Paula Cole. A tear jerker for sure but so beautiful. Your advice on cell phone etiquette is spot on.

"Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir" and I believe it roughly translates to "Your eyes are bright, warm, your eyes are inside me."

Peter Gabriel is AMAZING!!!!!! And just in case you haven't seen it, the movie Say Anything with John Cusack is famous for this song... he's standing outside his girl's house holding up a boom box and this song is playing.... very famous clip

I had the privilege of seeing Peter Gabriel three times, twice on the "So" Tour (at Joe Louis Arena & later that same year at Pine Knob) and once at the Palace on THIS tour (Secret World). During the "So" Tour he was still ending the show with "Biko" which was both heartbreaking and exultant. This, however, is the way he ended "Secret World" at the Palace. Each song had the effect of uniting the entire crowd and for just a few precious minutes you could feel how beautiful and strong humanity could be if only we were able truly come together on what things were important and what things WEREN'T. Best of all, it was not a forced unity, but a VOLUNTARY unity. What HOPE Peter and his friends were able to inspire. While a couple/few artists have nearly gotten there, I've never left any other concerts feeling THAT good before or since. So, YES, it was absolutely this good live at each show. Even now I'm getting goosebumps all over again in the remembrance of it!

Peter is an ICON, man.

One of the most beautiful songs ever.

Peter Gabriel is a rare musician. He's had an agreement with other artist for years that he will let them cover one of his songs if he is allowed to cover one of theirs.

This show was 1993 you said. I took hubby to see him in 2023 and it was an amazing experience! Loved singing along the songs I knew, loved vibing to the ones I didn't. We'd been to three Jimmy Buffett concerts, but I told hubby that this guy is WORLD CLASS! Am I the only one who was laughing when Sebs said "Big Time" a few times in the beginning?

This concert is pure MAGIC. ❤

Sometimes music makes you cry, sometimes it makes you want to move and sometimes it makes you believe you can run through fire. But sometimes, when everything aligns it simply raises your soul. This is UPLIFTING.

What you need to know is that Peter Gabriel is not just a singer here but he is also heavily involved in how the whole thing is presented visually. His shows have always had a highly conceptual foundation that informs what you see. This tour was all about the horizontal plane with large round stage connected by a walkway to smaller one. It even had a conveyor belt in that walkway. The next tour (years later: Gabriel is notorious for taking very long to write and record new music) was the UP tour and everything was in a vertical plane and about showing things that were usually hidden. Still a round stage (revolving) in the middle of the arena but also stuff moving up, coming down from above. Band was dressed all in black, stage / camera crew wore orange overalls so you couldn’t miss them. At one point Gabriel and his daughter Melanie (who was doing backing vocals) were hanging upside down (and singing) above the stage. But with Gabriel the visual side never gets in the way of the music but actually reinforces what he is trying to get across.

I saw Peter Gabriel last year and he is so appreciative of his band and is always praising them throughout the show. This song brought me to tears; one of the best love songs ever written; so timeless and universal.

Finally. Peter Gabriel! Amazing musician.

Loved your reaction! "How can you not be smiling?" is the best comment and I'm guessing Peter Gabriel would think the best compliment ever.

Sebs, go find this entire concert and watch it with your wife. That evening in Italy was truly magical.

Manu Katché is soooo good on the drums

The performance is so ritualistic, you’re either smiling, crying or both by the end.

If I should name one exceptional quality of Peter Gabriel, it would be his (nearly) unmatched imagination. Also he has a great narrrative power. All the best from the Netherlands!

Shaking the Tree from the same concert is great too. Enjoy!!

Gabriel is LEGEND. He is hardly known for his Genesis years. It was only a few, his solo career is most what he's known for and spans decades and albums. This tour - the Us tour, sold our coliseums throughout the US. I was there. One of the best live shows of my life. He is also one of the first artists that worked in-depth with musicians from all over the world - in particular Africa. He is one of the main reasons people started hearing African music / musicians. He created the WOMAD tour back in the early 80's. It used to be a touring festival that featured musical artists from countries around the world. You could hear a traditional Chinese musician, and then see a new U.S. band - like Arrested Development. And there were 10's of thousands of people there. I think one of the main reasons that a lot of people today don't know of Gabriel, is because he has long breaks between albums because he has other projects, and some of those are music projects that are not commercial radio oriented. He's quite intellectual and intelligent, he had a few projects involving technology and digital media even before that all took off. And he used to be very involved in philanthropic and advocacy efforts for different things. Checkout his song Biko. And BTW - He is nothing like Phill Collins. Phil is good and I loved him growing up, but he is pop and Gabriel is intellectual. Gabriel did a lot of therapy as well, his Genesis work is very out there, he channeled that energy differently in his solo career. A lot of the songs on Us were drawn from his breakup with a famous actress he'd either been dating or married to - can't remember, and that breakup caused him to seek therapy. AND, try listening to The Passion - by Gabriel. ALSO, watch "Come Talk to Me" from this same tour. The whole concert was recorded and released - it's the Secret World tour. More on WOMAD - which exists to this day and is held in the UK, Australia and Spain. realworldrecords.com/features/womad/womad-giving-the-world-back-to-the-world/

It's difficult to not watch this performance without tearing up. It just brings up emotions.

As a 68 year old who grew up while these artist were really getting started. I am really happy the artist are finding a new audience on RU-vid. I like your reactions and commentary. You actually interpreted this different than I had and I liked your thoughts. Thanks

Getting the Phil Collins vibe. Peter Gabriel was the lead singer of Genesis. Phil was the drummer, took over vocals when Peter went solo. This is live.

I saw this concert in Philly and 30 years later, it’s still tied for best concert I’ve ever been to. Plus he did an astounding amount of encores. Definitely worth watching the video of the whole concert. He has an amazingly talented band and vocalists from all over the world and is super supportive of world music. I love so much of his music, but his album Us is my favorite.

The album this song originally appeared on, "So" from 1986, is incredible. No filler. No duds. Rock solid beginning to end. FIVE hit singles - half of the album.

From a pastoral upbringing in Surrey, England to lead singer with Genesis for their early albums to his solo career where he was one of the early world music pioneers he has been one of the best musicians and singers ever. Always groundbreaking and always bringing in amazing musicians and giving them a stage to shine.

Peter Gabriel is the most talented musician ever ❤ ❤❤❤

I am the dude who donated a little bit but more, thought this was needed. So, please have you and your friends watch this - it really is special. He still is - I saw him live very recently. I am a straight boomer but love him and all he has created and stands for - full stop.

Song has a duel meaning. Looking into the eyes of a loved one , and/or looking into the eyes of God.

The performance of Don't Give Up from this concert is probably one of my personal favorites.

Peter was the lead singer for Genesis’s first album. He left ti start a solo career. Phil Collin’s took over as lead singer while still playing drums too. His biggest hit is Sledgehammer

Phil Collins was the drummer of Genysis and then took over vocals after Peter Gabriel left Genysis and went solo. He is one of the most multicultural and accomplished musicians in the world, his album so legendary and his live concert even more. He never follows Fashion and always accomplishes what he sets out to

This is the "boom box" song featured in the movie "SAY ANYTHING" starring Ione Skye and John Cusack (He serenades her by holding his boom box in the air, and she hears it though her window -----famous scene.)

Well I did see Peter Gabriel on this tour and it was the best overall concert I ever attended. And yea he (and the band) were that great. Hats off especially to Paula Cole andTony Levin and Manu Katche. FWIW Paula only had one rehearsal before she had to perform it.

Peter Gabriel is an unbelievable talented artist. Very deep songs…artist extraordinaire, you should see him in his older years. Unbelievable beautiful matured. Try ‘Sky Blue’ a later peace of art.. hat he composed with the end of the song performed by the ‘Fabulous Blind Boys’ of Alabama. Out of this world!!!

Peter Gabriel is one of the very best live performer/songwriters!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Peter Gabriel performed this song as the Encore and very last song on the Main ( North) Stage at Woodstock 94. I had been awake close to 90 hours, after a month of building the steel scaffolding stages for the Festival. I thought I could finally rest... But No, the Follow spot operator in the mix tower had passed out, and I had to run the follow spot.....

Peter performed this very song when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check it out. Beautiful ❤

Its real musicians create a remarkable live sound. No backing track no lip-syncing just amazing talent.

One of the best songs ever. Wonderful voice.

I am so glad that you have enjoyed this. Peter Gabriel was one of my favorite singers back in the late 80s and early 90s and I still listen to his music today. I attended a friend’s wedding and this was the song that they played for their first dance. And they never took their eyes off each other, I know it sounds cheesy, but it was really spectacular. Cheers.

That "incredible" lady in black is Paula Cole. One of her best songs for you is "Where have all the Cowboys gone"

One of my favorite songs to lift my spirits - awesome. I find the lyrics quite spiritual

Any artist who is confident in what they are doing in their performance SHOULD be celebrating every member of their band. It is the right and respectful thing to do for the musicians who work hard on their own mastery to make the headliner look and sound great. The bass player is the master, Tony Levin who is an incredible session player and in addition to Peter Gabriel, he's played with King Crimson, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Paul Simon, David Bowie, and so many more. Check his Wikipedia page.

Real music with Real Musicians unlike today’s music ✌🏼❤️

Saw him in concert in 1993 in Houston. Best. Concert. Ever. It was performance art and music together. Not just a light show set to music.

Sledge Hammer,Steam,Shock the Monkey

So so much of Peter’s catalog is worth diving into.

In addition to other songs already mentioned listen to the beautiful song " Don't Give Up " with Kate Bush.

I was lucky enough to see Peter Gabriel on this tour back in 1993 - the entire show was a revelation!

I'm so glad you finally got to experience the brilliance of Peter Gabriel. A genius.

His rhythm section is world class. Proper world class. Saw him in 2007 in Hyde Park. Very impressive.

His music touches the soul.

I was at the Secret World tour in Dallas. Amazing performance. The band was Manu Katché (drums), Tony Levin (bass, vocals), David Rhodes (guitars, vocals), Jean Claude Naimr (keyboards, vocals), Shankar (violin, vocals), Levon Minassian (doudouk) and Paula Cole (vocals) with special guests Papa Wemba and Molokai.

:D If you'd like to see some *epic* original video production and hear another great Peter Gabriel song, try *Sledgehammer.*

I have this concert on Blu-ray. Watched it many times

My favorite song of his is Shock the Monkey. 😅. But I think Sledgehammer was his biggest hit especially the video.

Yes, Big Time. That was one of his hits. Just saw Peter Gabriel last summer in Chicago. Really cool concert.

One of my favorite tunes, I usually tear up when I hear it despite my best efforts. Both the studio version and this live version are glorious.

I would have loved to see that concert. That woman's voice is beautiful. They really took this song to another level. 🌷

I was lucky enough to see him on this tour. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.

One of the iconic singers. Never saw him but heard he was great. Loved watching this. You did a great job.

The crowd loved him so much that he can fall backwards into the crowd and they would carry him over their heads

A celebration of love and song and dance. I saw it live about 8 times in Chicago during different tours. Tears of joy with my 20,000 friends

Lol the irony that you say it gives you a Phil Collins vibe…😂❤

I watch this vid of Peter Gabriel over and over! Brilliant entertainer! RIP Papa Wemba. Incredible drummer, Manu Katché. Paula Cole, female vocalist. Brilliant!

An impressive story about bassist Tony Levin (a master!): Tony is a classically trained bassist, he only came to rock, jazz later... (A friend of his, the great drummer Steve Gadd, told him to try jazz, soul...). The first paid job Tony Levin had was a classical concert with Igor Stravinsky. Incredible, one of the best bassists ever, had his first job with one of the greatest composers in an orchestra with Igor as conductor. Wow! This Band was amazing, this show was great!

I don’t know how you never heard of Peter Gabriel but seriously, I saw Peter during this tour and it will ALWAYS and FOREVER be my favorite concert. All of the musicians were incredible; Tony Levin, Manu Katche, Youssou n’ dor and Paula Cole was a local Boston area artist. AMAZING concert 🎶❤️

Peter Gabriel is a legend. From his beginnings as the vocalist for Genesis until 1975 throughout his solo career. His music is phenomenal, and you MUST dig in! From the early Genesis on (and of course you must know that Phil Collins was the drummer of Genesis). I know the bassist for Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin- a legend in his own right. And I can tell you everything you are hearing is live, nothing fake or autotuned. These are top musicians showing how it's done. Please listen to more of Peter and Genesis- you won't regret it!!!

Oh bro, the whole concert is amazing...singing all his hits, it makes me so awoke....now I need to watch it again, it is an experience. 💙🌺

A ship of musical pirates celebrating the gift of life.

One of the best songs ever written and performed.

It's so pure and happy coz he wrote it thinking of his child. And what a beautiful message it is.

That entire concert movie is simply incredible. Totally worth a watch.