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Steve Hunter, with Joe Satriani, Joe Perry, Tony Levin and others – Manhattan Blues Project (2013)

Best known for work with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, Steve Hunter has fashioned an album that transcends its own title. You come in expecting a set of gut-bucket, soul-lifting grooves, but you get that and so much more. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘I wasn’t that into progressive music’: Jerry Marotta on how Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp changed everything

When Jerry Marotta was hired on to work with Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp, he’d heard of neither one of them. A fan of rhythm-and-blues players, and most famous then for his work with Orleans, the drummer brought his own sensibility. You May Also Like: Jerry Marotta, Legendary Drummer: TheRead More

Almost Hits: Peter Gabriel, "Solsbury Hill" (1977)

Almost Hits: Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill” (1977)

After Peter Gabriel’s exodus from Genesis, the band was scrambling to replace the lead singer that was essential in the group morphing into one of the top prog rock acts of the early ’70s. You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open Up on ‘Us’

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Tony Levin connected with Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp all at once: ‘The best day I ever had’

Tony Levin and Peter Gabriel have become inextricably linked, something that was underscored by the bassist’s recent appearances on the anniversary tour celebrating 1986’s So. They didn’t have a very auspicious meeting, however. You May Also Like: Tony Levin on King Crimson, Stick Men and Photographing It All: Something Else!Read More

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‘It turned into some decent music’: Tony Levin kept David Bowie’s secret while at work on the amazing new Stick Men release

A first-call bassist boasting appearances on more than 500 albums, Tony Levin is giving nothing away to age, even as he approaches his 67th birthday. You May Also Like: Tony Levin on King Crimson, Stick Men and Photographing It All: Something Else! Interview

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The Friday Morning Listen: Radiohead – OK Computer (1997)

I have been spending an awful lot of time lately listening to Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel Of Love. And by “awful lot” I kind of mean any. You May Also Like: Radiohead Saw the Future With ‘OK Computer,’ Then Became It Why Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ Struggled to Overcome Its Pre-Release HypeRead More

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One Track Mind: Peter Gabriel, “In the Neighborhood” from Home Recordings, Vol. 1 (2013)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dxhwG3jPPY&w=500&h=305] Peter Gabriel doing Tom Waits. Not a bad way to stumble into a circle of re-interpretations by various artists on a just-released music-based peace effort for Africa called Home Recordings, Vol. 1. You May Also Like: Noah Jack, “Neighborhood” (2017): One Track Mind

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Steve Hackett’s Game, But Something Else Is Holding Up a Genesis Reunion: ‘There’s the Old Retiree’

Steve Hackett last performed with Genesis on stage in 1982, and last worked with them in the studio in 1999.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Peter Gabriel, “In Your Eyes” (1986; 2012 reissue)

Peter Gabriel’s exhaustive new So: 25th Anniversary Immersion Box includes an engaging disc called “SO DNA,” which follows the songs’ creative process from initial demo versions through to final takes. Listen in as he develops “In Your Eyes.” You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open UpRead More

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'The other voice of Genesis': Ex-frontman Ray Wilson shines new light on classic songs

Ray Wilson, who fronted a Phil Collins-less edition of Genesis in the late 1990s, says his favorite era of the band was, in fact, the early Collins years. You May Also Like: No related posts.