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Monday, May 4, 2026

A Sense of Doubt blog post #4095 - In Times of Dragons - Tori Amos' New Album - Music Monday for 2605.04


A Sense of Doubt blog post #4095 - In Times of Dragons - Tori Amos' New Album - Music Monday for 2605.04

Yes, I am still listening to Tori Amos.

Some people might find that odd. I do not.

Eighteen studio albums is nothing to sneeze at.

Amos is one of the single most prolific musical artists in modern music history. And she's talented as all fuck.

I own all eighteen of these albums.


Okay, except The Music of Tori and the Muses.

And though I have a special place in my heart for both Little Earthquakes and Boys for Pele, my favorite album is far and away The Beekeeper.

As for my adoration for Tori Amos...

What is odd is that if you asked me to list my top five women solo artists, Amos may not be in that list.

Let's see.

1. Joni Mitchell.
2. Ani DiFranco
3. Sade
4. Tracey Thorn
5. Kate Bush

Nope. 

I have a thing for female singers and musicians. So no surprise that I have a lot to choose from.

I went with artists with a significant number of solo albums, Thorn with the fewest.
I also went with those who write songs with lyrics, which they then sing, which leaves out Liz Story, Keiko Matsui, Suzanne Ciani, Juliana Barwick, and others.
I am also only choosing artists with at least TWO solo albums, which excludes Sarah Cracknell and Beth Gibbons among others.
I am also excluding floaty or archaic stuff like Enya, Maira Brennan, Loreena McKennitt, Joanna Newsom, and even Lisa Gerard, who almost made the top five.
I am also excluding rap and hip hop, which is a completely different kind of music from most of what these guitar and/or piano playing women do. But great artists like M.I.A., Queen Latifah, Doechi, Lauryn Hill, and many others are faves in that genre: ESPECIALLY Janelle Monáe!!

Remember this is my top ten not A top ten based on objective criteria like talent (that's not objective), length of career, prolific output, etc.


She might make a top ten.
Let's see.

Here's the ones I have to pare down to five for numbers six - ten: Erykah Badu, Sinéad O'Connor
Tori Amos, Laurie Anderson, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey, Rickie Lee Jones, Bjork, Suzanne Vega,
Natalie Merchant, Annie Lennox.

I figure if Sade qualifies then so does Eykah Badu.

6. Erykah Badu
7. Sinéad O'Connor
8. Tori Amos
9. PJ Harvey
10. Rickie Lee Jones

It's a tough call, but I think Tori Amos is in this top ten given that I own all of her albums, and I binge on them periodically. Seeing the artists LIVE is a factor, too. Of the top ten, the only artists I have NOT seen live are Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell, assuming it counts to see Tracey Thorn with Everything But The Girl rather than a concert promoting one of her solo albums. Also, I have to own ALL the music from the artist, which is true of all the artists in the top ten. But it's also true of these runners up: 
Laurie Anderson, Beth Orton, Bjork, Suzanne Vega, Natalie Merchant, and Annie Lennox.

Of those, the only one who I have not seen live is Annie Lennox.
Tough call as I adore all of those artists, but the others get the edge for various reasons. Sinéad O'Connor and Erykah Badu gave some of the best live shows I have ever seen. PJ Harvey makes it over the top on the strength of her last album and the book of poetry that goes with it.

Here are the runners up after that pare down: Lori Carson, Patti Smith, Katie Melua, Carly Simon, Yasmine Hamdan, Alanis Morissette, Anne-Marie, Goldfrapp, Edith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughn, Cat Power, Sevdaliza, Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Lorde, Nerina Pallot,
Joan Armatrading, Imogen Heap, Tracy Chapman, Feist, Fiona Apple, Fatima Al Qadiri.

Anyway, I will have to do a corresponding list of male artists and then a mixed just artists list, not separated by gender.

Loving the new Tori and have it on repeat!!

One reason I find Tori Amos so appealing and kept up with her career is that the music is harmonic and melodious to be suitable as background and yet engaging enough for further investigation.

The depth of her artistry is mind-blowing, and she is very enjoyable to listen to.

Thanks for tuning in.

Here's some content.

BTW. "Stronger Together" may be the best song on the album and is a penultimate song.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Times_of_Dragons

Amos has shared on social media:

In Times of Dragons is a story that parables the current dangerous times we are in - where democracy itself is on the line. As I'm fleeing from the character that is my sadistic billionaire Lizard Demon husband, I came across people I had not been allowed to see in years, and they had not wanted to see me because of the relationship I found myself in. To avoid being captured and dragged back to the Lizard Demon's penthouse, I run to the deep south of the US to throw him and his henchman off my trail. One of the many characters I meet on the journey is The Daughter. We spend time and sing together. "Stronger Together" is the culmination of our relationship as it is transformed with The Daughter choosing to stand by me no matter what challenges lay ahead. Whatever we will face in the future, we make a vow to each other that we're Stronger Together. [4]







OST Station

And two reviews

These reviews are a bit low. I would give the album a 9.2/10, so far, and that's up from my first listen.
I might go higher with more listens.

Topical and Triumphant — Tori Amos’ New Album Packs A Powerful, Political Punch

April 5, 2026


Tori Amos releases her new album on 1st May, and fans have been eagerly waiting to see what the iconic singer/songwriter has to say in 2026. The world is certainly in turmoil, the political landscape one of unrest, and people seem more divided than ever. With this project, the flame-haired pianist has not shied away from exploring the world as she finds it, and asks her listeners to somehow make sense of it with her.

“We are having trauma thrown at us every day,” Tori herself said, and it is with her latest release, In Times of Dragons, that the artist takes her faithful followers on a mission through her songs to examine the brokenness of the world and the damage that the political elite are causing.

In Times of Dragons is certainly an ambitious album, one full of unexpected turns. For a singer who has been releasing albums since the early 90’s, it’s no easy feat to still be producing fresh and dynamic material that sounds every bit as inspired and exciting as early releases. And her new 18-track opus is certain to impress Tori’s existing fanbase and perhaps even pique the interest of new listeners, with the artist delivering her most sprawling and complete work in many years.

Here I take a look at each track…

Shush

The album opens setting the mood for much of what is to come, with a sense of unease, as Tori sings about the oppression of the patriarchy and the political elite, with the oppressed being told to “shush themselves down now.” The song is both socially conscious and self-referential, with Amos singing “I knew a girl who sang Silent All These Years / Where is she?”. If you keep listening you just may find the answer. A strong opener that packs a punch in all the right ways.

In Times Of Dragon

A track with a southern vibe to it, In Times of Dragons talks about the lizard demons who want “the suffering, suffering of you and me.” The chorus changes tack, sounding infinitely brighter, but take the verses back to something altogether darker sounding. With funky bass from long-time collaborator Jon Evans, and a sprinkling of Rhodes keyboard, this is an engaging song that really sets the tone.

Provincetown

This song wastes no time, diving straight into itself. There is something about Provincetown vaguely reminiscent of the new tracks Tori recorded for her Tales Of A Librarian compilation. The track changes between full band ensemble and piano for the chorus and a lengthy harpsichord section further in.

“The witch from Brooklyn says you need your dragon king, only they can save you now, because you’re turning into one of them.”

St Teresa

St Teresa is a mid-tempo track that starts out with some arpeggiated guitar playing and drums. Tori makes full use of her lower register to great effect, and features some of her lowest range to date on record, showing how our heroine has adapted effectively to the changes age has brought to her instrument. The whole vibe of this song is very ambient and ethereal and whilst not an immediate standout, the soundscape manages to draw you in. Repeats of “you are, you are, you are kissed by God,” echo throughout this enchanting number.

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Gasoline Girls

Starting out with an upbeat, quirky piano motif which repeats throughout the verses, Gasoline Girls kicks in with the band during the chorus. “Stoned by henchman, of that lizard scum, free speech? Here, there is none,” Tori sings. “Just a little ditty” is one lyric, something she sings towards the end, which best describes the vibe of this track. Despite some of the more serious lyrics, it’s one of the more throwaway on the album.

An Ode To Minnesota

Only 1:34 in length, this is a simple yet touching little moment on the album. It’s one of the few tracks featuring Tori solo on piano and synths and feels more of an interlude of sorts than a fully-fledged song.

Fanny Faudrey

Musically, this is the album’s fun and light-hearted “silly” song. “Fanny feminist, from the 19th century / keep teaching me.” Just the piano and the band, no unnecessary guitars, and with a delightful little laugh from Tori at the end. It’s a whimsical and memorable song, breaking the darkness of the overall tone.

Veins

A moody little number, with Tori and her daughter Tash (who sounds fantastic on this). The verses are piano and band, followed by an interesting pre-chorus section with synths, where they exchange: “Tori: I don’t want it running in your veins, Tash: You don’t want it running in my veins? Tori: No, I don’t want it running in your veins.”

The song seems to be about a mother fiercely wanting to protect her daughter, perhaps from political brainwashing and ends in a sinister way, with Tash singing “it’s already running in my veins.” The strongest track so far.

Strawberry Moon

Tori and presumably Tash can be heard laughing and joking at the beginning of this with some gentle piano improv in the background. The drums kick in “I am confessing, not to a priest, or confession box, or to a sheik, dark thoughts I am confessing.” Tori sings the main bulk of the song, with Tash singing a repeating refrain of the song title in the background. This track seems to be a song about losing oneself, with a similar tempo to Swim To New York State from 2021’s Ocean to Ocean — although the song is nothing like that. Another dreamy, vibey kind of track.

Song of Sorrow

A dark ballad that starts out with elegant strings before Tori’s piano enters with a simple, dark motif. “I invited you in, I invited you in, you said yeah.” The haunting, darker verses are contrasted by a chorus that sounds quite anthemic in a mournful kind of way — certainly one of the more immediate choruses on the record. Seems to be a song about Tori watching Tash grow into a woman. “You’re becoming your own woman, whole again.”

Flood

Just Tori and strings on this moody ballad. “I can’t sugarcoat our future” she sings. It seems to be about a relationship, “falling in love, well it can flood, into everything, you’re everything, my everything” in the chorus. Chorus lyrics sound sentimental, but the song is in no way saccharine and there’s a somewhat unsettling vibe to the track.

Pyrite

A much-needed more upbeat track. Tori and the Rhodes, accompanied by drums and Jon providing some pretty intricate sounding bass work. Perhaps a grower.

Tempest

I liked this one on a first listen. Upbeat tempo with a great piano hook that starts out the song and repeats after each chorus. “Saint Cecilia warning me, I could lose myself so easily”. Something about it reminded me of the more nuanced tracks from 2005’s divisive The Beekeeper, as if Barons Of Surburbia, General Joy and Mary’s of The Sea had a threesome and created this superior offspring.

It builds to a musical climax, with some excellent strings towards the end. One of the more epic moments on the record.

Angelshark

“We who choose love over greed, we are becoming an endangered species.”

Some interesting drum work throughout. Hard to compare with anything she’s done before. The song is about hiding oneself to survive through dark times, like the Angelshark.

Blue Lotus

This is my favourite by far. Tori and the Rhodes accompany a Hey Jupiter Dakota style beat on the verses. “I’m not going back again, to Salem, tied to their stick.” Some fantastic harpsichord work in the chorus “I’ll be burning, yes I’m burning into you, blue lotus.”

There are some great harmonies from Tori on the middle-eight section, which reminded me of how much I miss her complex vocal arrangements at times. The final chorus really lifts off and she replaces the harpsichord with some heavy piano playing with the drummer matching the sense of urgency.

I imagine this being a big fan favourite.

23 Peaks

23 Peaks starts out with a long section (nearly 2 and a half mins) of cinematic, sombre sounding strings. Tori’s voice enters on top, with the distant sound of waves in the background.

No piano, just Tori and strings for the majority of the track, with an organ entering towards the end. It’s quite unlike anything else she’s ever done before. Perhaps her best vocal performance on record in quite some time. There’s a sense of desperation to her vocals that’s really palpable. Certainly her most ambitious album closer in many a year.

Overall Impression

It is always difficult with an artist of Tori’s stature, to avoid falling into familiar tropes that critics like to use with such long-standing musical veterans. “A return to form”, “her best work since…” are often repeated in such reviews. In this instance, however, those sentiments feel very authentic. With no trace of hyperbole, I believe it is fair to say, In Times of Dragons is undoubtedly her most ambitious body of work since perhaps Scarlet’s Walk. I’m not claiming that it’s her best record since then — time will tell on that one, but it certainly stands out as her most unsettling and socially connected work since her much-revered 90’s output. Fans of Tori’s darker sounding From The Choirgirl Hotel and Boys for Pele will likely find lots to treasure within this release.

The songwriting is expansive, the arrangements surprising; the whole project sounds like less a collection of songs strung together with a loose theme and more like a complete work. Vocally, Tori is navigating changes to her voice really well. I believe that fans will be surprised, particularly by Blue Lotus and the closing track 23 Peaks, which showcase some of her best vocal work in quite some time.

Musically, the whole thing sounds quite intense and moody. There are few moments of levity throughout, but the overall vibe is unrelenting from the opening track to the stunning album closer.

In Times of Dragons is rated 4/5.




https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/tori-amos-in-times-of-dragons/

Tori Amos has always been ready to embrace a creative story concept. Many of her albums, including Strange Little Girls (2001), Scarlett’s Walk (2002), American Doll Posse (2007) and Night of Hunters (2011), have been expansive affairs with an overarching story. She’s always had an affinity for storytelling and dressing up.

In Times of Dragons
Tori Amos
Universal/Fontana, May 1
7/10
Get the album on Amazon Music.

Photographer Kasia Wozniak and stylist Karen Binns helped Amos assemble the visual elements of her latest, In Times of Dragons, including the striking cover photo with Amos and the shadow of a dragon curling behind her. She’s described the album as a metaphor about the current fight for democracy over tyranny and “dictator-believing lizard demons,’ who are trying to usurp America.

Amos tells this allegory through a narrator who’s married to an evil billionaire. She seems to have crafted this character as a version of herself gone astray, a socialite married to some kind of Bezos/Musk/Thiele amalgam, as a way of navigating and commenting on current events without making a “protest album.” For those not steeped in Tori Amos’ lore, these descriptions might be weird or off-putting, but for those who’ve followed her work for years, this strangeness is not all that surprising.

She’s told a lot of interesting stories over the years, but the real question is: is the music good? The answer, thankfully, is a resounding yes.

While the album is on the long side, and for a serious subject (the death of democracy) it can get a bit silly, but for those who commit to listening to the story as hard as Amos does to telling it, there’s much to enjoy.

Amos, who was a child prodigy on piano, brings her instantly recognizable style and flair to the keys, often an electric Rhodes piano, on these songs. She got her excellent backing band back together for this album, including drummer Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and many others) and bassist Jon Evans.

Opener “Shush” begins the album with a mounting sense of dread and menace.

“Southern girls know what it means/ When the patriarchy menacingly says/ ‘You shush yourself down now,’” Amos sings. Those who’ve been in an abusive relationship will be able to relate to the sense of having to make yourself smaller and quieter. The song sets the tone for the narrator’s need to escape.

Amos’ narrator flees and goes on a roadtrip south. She finds shelter with a lesbian biker gang in “Gasoline Girls,” which is another standout track. It and the other singles make up the strongest material on the record.

You can also hear it as a kind of tribute to the queer community that’s supported of Amos in real life. The jaunty piano riff that begins the song and repeats throughout is very catchy, recalling some of her early work like “Cornflake Girl” or “Daisy Dead Petals.” The electric guitar parts played by Mark Hawley – Amos’ husband and recording engineer – on the chorus are moody and evocative.

Amos has been open and honest about her voice having changed, and she sings in a lower register now. While this will affect her arrangements in her live show (she’s bringing backing vocalists with her on tour this summer), her voice still sounds great. Amos’ daughter, Natashya Hawley, joins her toward the end of the album to sing on “Stronger Together,” and their voices intertwining together are beautiful and poignant as they sing, “I understand it was tough/ Now we’re safe together/ Stronger together.”

Amos’ concept albums have been inconsistent, with some stronger than others, but she executes on In Times of Dragons. The songs are solid, and the story is weird but compelling. In her dystopian fantasia, real life is amplified and transmogrified, creating an opportunity for catharsis through listening.

and one more but not copied

https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/new-music/tori-amos-in-times-of-dragons-reviewed/

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Monday, May 26, 2025

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3751 - Solsbury Hill, Musical Monday for 2505.26


 A Sense of Doubt blog post #3751 - Solsbury Hill, Musical Monday for 2505.26

I had no idea who Peter Gabriel was when I discovered this song. I will explain. But first:

Memorial Day.

This seems like a good post about change and decisions that are validated by reflection, which is part of the process of recognizing and honoring the dead on a day like today.

I memorialize my lost loved ones.

In part, I honor them in writing about this song.

I was starting to get into music more. I can't remember if this memory is from early college or late high school, but my Mom went with me to a record store or a store with a lot of records in the mall. I want to say it was called State Vitamin

One of the albums I chose was Peter Gabriel's first album. She told me I could pick out five records. We're talking vinyl LPs.

I cannot remember what all I chose. Though if I could, it would help me narrow down if I was still in high school or not.

For instance, if this is when I bought the Kansas album Point of No Return, which I know I had while in high school, then that gift places this trip better in time. But I can't remember, and this is not something that my parents, let alone my mother, would remember either. Regardless, sometimes from 1978 to 1980 we went to that store, I chose five albums, and one of the them was what is known as Peter Gabriel 1 or the Car Album.

The purpose of the trip to the store was to discover new music, and so I surely selected five different bands or artists and some that I did not know so as to discover them. I miss those days of discovery and gifts, uncomplicated days in which I was opening doors to learn new things. I still learn things these days, but when I knew less, the opening up was far more significant.

I remember more now (written days after I wrote the above): I know this is when I also chose the Genesis album Wind and Wuthering without knowing that Peter Gabriel was a former member of the band. I may have also chose the Kansas album Leftoverture with "Carry on My Wayward Son." Maybe a Cars album? Devo? Not sure. But certain of the Genesis album and reasonably sure of the Kansas album.

And Peter Gabriel's album.

This album caught my eye because of the cover art. I liked the simplicity of it, the water, the image of the man in the car. What a great photo.

And then I listened to it.

The first song was unlike anything I had ever heard before.

"Moribund the Burgermeister" was a weird and unusual track, strange as a first track, and quite off-putting to my fledgling musical explorations.

But I stuck with it because soon the second track, "Solsbury Hill," would become one of my favorites in all of music.

Later, "Here Comes the Flood," especially when I discovered Robert Fripp's Exposure and found the track there, too.

My first Gabriel album and one I dearly love, it does not make my top five Gabriel albums as I shared recently in this post (which also lists all the Gabriel posts from the last two years):

That top five list:
Security
Us
Passion
Peter Gabriel III
i/o

the second five
Peter Gabriel I
So
Up
Long Walk Home
Scratch My Back

Peter Gabriel I definitely ranks above So despite loving "Red Rain," "In Your Eyes," and "Mercy Street." Oh and especially "Don't Give Up."

I liked Up well enough and saw that tour, so it ranks in the top ten, not that there that many Gabriel albums to rank. I have never been a fan of the second album, though it has some good songs, like "On the Air" and "Exposure." But Long Walk Home and Scratch My Back edge that second solo album.

As for the top five, it's a very tough call as I wrote in that previous blog post linked above. All five albums could be ranked in various orders in the top five. But in really examining my feelings, and the way the tour for Security changed my life and view of music, another of the very best shows I have ever seen (I need to make that list), I have to rank it number one, closely followed by Us, and I wish I had seen that tour. As albums, without the concerts, those are very much tied. Passion edges the third solo album only in numbers of times I have listened to it, though the third album ranks above the new one, i/o, maybe only because I have not had that much time with it yet. A large part of these favorite rankings, it seems to me, are affected by the number of years with the album and the number of listens as opposed to getting all the albums at the same time and simply ranking them by some merit system. This rankings is not what I think are the BEST albums in order, but what are my favorites.

But if I am ranking Peter Gabriel songs, "Solsbury Hill" is definitely top five. I hesitate to do a top five because I will forget some songs, but I would guess it might be this:

TOP FIVE PETER GABRIEL SONGS

"Washing of the Water"
"Solsbury Hill"
"Secret World" 
"Wallflower"
"Don't Give Up"

As you see, I have a love for the slow songs with great singing parts. I hesitate to call them ballads. Ballad-like?

Also, I do not believe that the first album came with lyrics, so it was over years of listening that I got most of them and then could be more certain with the postings on the Internet once that became a thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solsbury_Hill_(song)

I always felt that the song was about a visitation either by extra-dimensional spirits, faeries, or space aliens.

Gabriel leaves all of that open to interpretation.

Gabriel has said of the song's meaning, "It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get ... It's about letting go."[9]

Google AI shared:

The Peter Gabriel song "Solsbury Hill" is widely understood as an allegory for the singer's decision to leave the band Genesis and pursue a solo career. It's about personal epiphany, breaking free from a stifling situation, and making a leap of faith. Gabriel himself has said it's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might gain, and about letting go. The song also speaks to the courage it takes to make big life changes. 

TWO LINKS ON MEANING:

https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-meaning-of-solsbury-hill-by-peter-gabriel/

https://marleneveltre.medium.com/sunny-sundays-song-of-the-day-peter-gabriel-s-solsbury-hill-17ab5ace226b

There's also an "about the song" video at the end of the post.

Regardless of how one interprets the song, it's definitely about making a change and making the right decision to then be welcomed "home."

This song has been an anthem in my life since I discovered it.

Below are lyrics and multiple versions and performances, including a cover by Sia.

I adore this song.

Thanks for tuning in.





parashify
Nov 20, 2011
Official music video of "Solsbury Hill" performed by "Peter Gabriel".


Lyrics
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night
He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing, stretching every nerve
I had to listen had no choice
I did not believe the information
I just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut
So I went from day to day
Though my life was in a rut
Till I thought of what I'd say
And which connection I should cut
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home
When illusion spin her net
I'm never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
Watched by empty silhouettes
Close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
So I will show another me
Today I don't need a replacement
I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Hey, I said, you can keep my things they've come to take me home
Come back home
Come back home
Come back home

Songwriters: Peter Gabriel
Solsbury Hill lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Artist: Peter Gabriel
Album: Peter Gabriel
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock






Peter Gabriel
The official Solsbury Hill video. Directed by Graham Dean.






Peter Gabriel
Mar 2, 2017
This montage of live performances of Solsbury Hill includes footage from Rockpalast (1978), Live in Athens (1987), Secret World Live (1993), Growing Up Live (2003), New Blood Live (2011) and Back To Front (2013).




Jimmy Kimmel Live
Feb 13, 2025  #Kimmel
Sia spreads the word about the Humane World for Animals with the Peter Gabriel classic “Solsbury Hill.”




Peter Gabriel
Sep 29, 2017
Peter Gabriel live on Rockpalast TV show.
Recorded live at Grugahalle, Essen, Germany on 15 September 1978





treasurehd

Oct 26, 2010
http://treasurehd.ca - Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill Live in full 1080p High Definition with Lyrics


The Story Behind Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill


 Apr 20, 2024  #petergabriel #classicrock #genesis
The Story Behind Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill
#petergabriel #genesis #solsburyhill #classicrock 

StrangeDevice explores the origins and meaning behind Peter Gabriel's first-ever single as a solo artist.


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- Days ago: MOM = 3616 days ago & DAD = 270 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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Monday, May 19, 2025

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3744 - Peter Gabriel Full Moon and New Moon Roundup - 2023-25 - Music Monday 2505.19



A Sense of Doubt blog post #3744 - Peter Gabriel Full Moon and New Moon Roundup - 2023-25 - Music Monday 2505.19

I love Peter Gabriel.

I am a huge fan.

Seeing the Security tour in 1983 is a high mark: one of the best concerts I have ever seen. I need to do a best concerts post.

I feel I have posted a lot about Peter Gabriel recently, but the bulk of the posts are mostly all from 2023.

I have sat on this post for a long time.

I had been keeping track of Gabriel's Full Moon reports as he released his new album one track at a time and both a bright side and dark side mix of each.

It's a great album!!

I like it more than Up but I am not sure it would make a top five Gabriel faves (studio albums only):

Security
Us
Passion
Peter Gabriel III

That fifth slot is a toss up between the new album i/o and So.

So has longevity in my listening to it and loving it, but top to bottom, I think i/o is a stronger album.

I will think on this topic and report back, readers.

I wish I had seen the tour for this album last year; it looks amazing.

What follows are a list of my Peter Gabriel posts from 2023-2024, the mixes of his Full Moon updates and of the various mixes for the new album, followed by Gabriel's email updates since the last time I posted.

Thanks for tuning in.


Monday, February 27, 2023

Monday, May 29, 2023

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Monday, October 9, 2023

Monday, November 6, 2023

Peter Gabriel's FULL MOON 2023 MIX



I created a playlist with the bright side mixes first followed by the dark side mixes.

My Mix of Peter Gabriel FULL MOON sings for i/o





Peter Gabriel - Panopticom (Bright-Side Mix) 5:14 
Peter Gabriel - The Court (Bright-Side Mix) 4:21
Peter Gabriel - Playing For Time (Bright-Side Mix) 6:19 
Peter Gabriel - i/o (Bright-Side Mix) 3:53
Peter Gabriel - Four Kinds of Horses (Bright-Side Mix) 6:48
Peter Gabriel - Road to Joy (Bright-Side Mix) 5:22
Peter Gabriel - Panopticom (Dark-Side Mix) 5:14
Peter Gabriel - The Court (Dark-Side Mix) 4:21
Peter Gabriel - Playing For Time (Dark-Side Mix) 6:18
Peter Gabriel - i/o (Dark-Side Mix) 3:52
Peter Gabriel - Four Kinds of Horses (Dark-Side Mix) 6:45
Peter Gabriel - Road to Joy (Dark-Side Mix) 5:25
Peter Gabriel - So Much (Dark-Side Mix) 4:51
Peter Gabriel - Olive Tree (Dark-Side Mix) 6:00
Peter Gabriel - The Court (Dark-Side Mix) (Oranguerillatan Official Video) 4:21
Peter Gabriel - Love Can Heal (Dark-Side Mix) (Official Music Video) 6:00
Peter Gabriel - This Is Home (Dark-Side Mix) 5:05
Peter Gabriel - And Still (Dark-Side Mix) 7:42
Peter Gabriel - Panopticom (Dark-Side Mix) (Vnderworld Official Video) 5:14
Peter Gabriel - The Court (Dark-Side Mix) (Junie Lau Official Video) 2:32
Peter Gabriel - Live and Let Live (Bright-Side Mix) 6:47

 

Hello everyone, 
 
It’s been a while since our last full moon update, so it’s good to be back with you on the pink moon.
 
This edition comes on the cusp of the i/o Box Set release, which finally makes its way into the world on Friday. Thanks again to you all for your patience, you’ve been with us for the long haul on this one, so we very much appreciate that. Hope you enjoy the box once you have your hands on it.
 
In other news, we thought we’d remind you that each month we have still been releasing music into Peter’s Bandcamp subscription, which in the last couple of months has included previously unreleased demo songs, work in progress alternate versions and ambient pieces. More on that below... 
 
We also have news of the new 4K version of Back to Front, coming in May, and some archive posters that remind us of the art project that accompanied the release of US.

Here we go....

Released on Friday 26 April the i/o Box Set is presented in a beautiful foil-blocked, clamshell box, with Bright-Side and Dark-Side stereo mixes in bespoke sleeves across 4 pieces of black vinyl cut at 33rpm. Bright-Side and Dark-Side mixes on CD, plus a Blu-ray disc of the In-Side Mix in Dolby Atmos, with hi-res versions of the Bright-Side and Dark-Side stereo mixes, too. You will need a Blu-ray player to play this third disc! 

There's also a 56-page casebound book of expanded liner notes with Peter discussing each track, expanded cover art poster, and i/o download code with choice of 16 & 24bit download. Boom!

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As many of you might know, alongside the moon cycle of new music releases last year, we also started a Bandcamp subscription which, for £3 a month, allowed access to alternate mixes of the songs from i/o and companion videos from Peter giving a deep dive into the making of the music. All that content is still there for subscribers new and old.

So far this year we have been delving a bit more into the archives and have made available previously unreleased (lovely) demo songs - Firebird and Funny Man - that pre-date Peter’s first album, we’ve also had three early incarnations (from 1978) of songs that you will know well from PG3 as well as pieces from the long out of print Real World Notes CDs, and the Full Stretch ambient tracks, which are re-workings of music from New Blood. 
 
This month we have dropped the first live songs from the 'Lunatics in the Big Room' show that took place at Real World Studios in November 2003. Maybe you were there?

Hopefully you'll find plenty to enjoy in the subscription, so we’d love to see you over there too…
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On 10 May, Mercury Studios are releasing the Back to Front concert in 4K. Though a theatrical version of the film was shown in cinemas in 4K, this is the first time that the whole concert has been made available in such high definition.

Back to Front is Peter’s 25th anniversary celebration of his landmark album So. To mark the event he reunited his original So touring band from 1986/87 (David Rhodes, Tony Levin, Manu Katché and David Sancious, with Jennie Abrahamson & Linnea Olsson) and for the very first time fans saw them play the multi-platinum selling album in its entirety. As a bonus for this release Back to Front includes “The Visual Approach” a fascinating feature on the creation of the live show (only presented in HD).
Back to Front in 4K
Secret World from the Back to Front concert.
Finally, for this edition, we have been rooting around in the back of the RW Shop and found some archive posters with artwork from the US album. 
 
Eleven artists were invited to create an image in a box, in response to the eleven tracks which Peter had written for the ‘US’ album. The criteria for the choices made were fourfold, that the work should have relationship to the feelings and content of the music, that the artists should come from different parts of the world, that both sexes should be well represented and that less well-known work should be given equal prominence.
A number of posters were printed at the time to celebrate these chosen works and we have recently rediscovered a small batch of them, which we are now making available. Unfortunately, we do not have posters for all the artists’ work but what we do have are:

Blood of Eden - Zadok Ben-David
Fourteen Black Paintings - Jordan Baseman
Only Us - Mickaël Bethe-Sélassié
Steam - Ian Hughes
Washing of the Water - Andy Goldsworthy
Vintage Posters here
That's your lot for now, thanks for reading. Our love for those of you who reach the bottom of the mailer remains as strong as ever and we look forward to bringing you more news soon.


First time on vinyl for OVO

OVO is being released on vinyl for the first time, as part of this year’s Record Store Day which takes place on Saturday 12 April. The release marks the album’s 25th anniversary.

This limited Record Store Day edition comes in a gatefold jacket, with printed inner sleeves and a 20-page booklet with ‘The Story of OVO’ (not shown below). The album has been mastered for vinyl by Matt Colton at Metropolis and is pressed to 180g vinyl, blue and orange. Also contains a hi-res download code.

OVO is Peter Gabriel’s soundtrack to the Millennium Dome Show in London, the 160-artist extravaganza that underwent 999 performances during the 365 days in 2000 that the Dome was open. Helping to tell the story of three generations of the same family living through three distinct eras – the past, the present, the future – Gabriel’s soundtrack accordingly draws from deep, long-held tradition and from contemporary grooves.

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The album boasts a stellar cast, including Cocteau Twin Elizabeth Fraser, Neneh Cherry, Paul Buchanan from The Blue Nile and Iarla Ó Lionáird as well as Jocelyn Pook, Will Gregory, BT, The Dhol Foundation and The Black Dyke Band.

Some of the tracks from OVO have become fixtures of the Gabriel canon and regular live favourites, among them Downside-Up, Father, Son and The Tower That Ate People.

Watch a short film about the music for the Millennium Dome show.

Pink moon update - April 2025

The convergence of Record Store Day and the April full moon - the Pink Moon no less - seemed like a good moment for a long overdue update.... so here we go...

Following on from Live Blood in 2022, Rated PG in 2019 and the two Scratch My Back 7"s of way back in 2010, this year our Record Store Day offering, as you know, is OVO.

Originally released in June 2000, it's the 25th anniversary of the album and the first time on vinyl.

This limited Record Store Day edition comes in a gatefold jacket, with printed inner sleeves and a 20-page booklet with ‘The Story of OVO’. The album has been mastered for vinyl by Matt Colton at Metropolis and is pressed to 180g vinyl, blue and orange. Also contains a hi-res download code.

Find your local record store
Meanwhile, over on Bandcamp we are still continuing the monthly subscription that started around the release of the i/o album.

We are constantly digging in the archives for gems to share, and over the last few months we've had a focus on the development of Blood of Eden, Sky Blue and Don't Give Up (including a version of the song that was sent to Kate Bush ahead of the recording of her vocals). We've also found early versions of Mercy Street, a studio version of I Go Swimming and a demo of Down the Dolce Vita... so, if you haven't given the subscription a try so far, why not take a look? Hopefully there are some things of interest if you do. There's also a lovely community of subscribers over there too - big up to all of them reading this!
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Watch 50:50 Video Playlist
Not content with all of that, we are now in full swing with our 50:50 video project and you can see all the latest videos in the playlist above - click on the image or Playlist button.

This is not an AI project, all video creators are welcome to take part and we hope to see more contributions from a variety of disciplines. That said, there is some really interesting work coming through already and we have plenty of new videos lined up to launch on the platform, so why not give the 50:50 video channel a follow? https://www.youtube.com/@5050VIDEO

For more information please visit the website at www.5050.dev

In Other News

The Music Producers Guild, in association with Dolby and Mix With The Masters, has announced that Peter will receive the inaugural MPG Pioneer Award at their 2025 ceremony in April.

The MPG Awards takes place at The Troxy, in London, on Thursday 24th April.
"One of the most remarkable experiences of my life was making music with Kanzi and Panbanisha, two extraordinary Bonobo apes. They had grown up with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh in the Language Research Center in Georgia State in Atlanta and shown amazing ability in communicating with lexigrams that Sue and her partner Duane had created."
Read Peter's full tribute to Kanzi, who died earlier in April:
https://petergabriel.com/news/kanzi/

Sia has covered Solsbury Hill in support of Humane World for Animals (formerly called The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International).

For more than 70 years, the Humane Society family of organisations has worked to create a more humane world for animals.
More details here

'It certainly gets you thinking. How many kids have to be shot at school before laws get changed? So many, many lives lost and for what? 
Easy access to guns - especially automatic and semi-automatic weapons - is an obvious threat to life. We need effective action and laws to make sure all children, and all people, can live their lives without the threat of being murdered.' - pg
https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/teddybear/


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