Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel used the 80s to push art-rock into the mainstream, championing world music, pioneering Fairlight sampling and commissioning the groundbreaking stop-motion video for 'Sledgehammer'. 'So' (1986) turned an experimentalist into a global star.
Origin: Chobham, Surrey, England · Years active: 1967–present
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Biography
Peter Gabriel used the 80s to push art-rock into the mainstream, championing world music, pioneering Fairlight sampling and commissioning the groundbreaking stop-motion video for 'Sledgehammer'. 'So' (1986) turned an experimentalist into a global star.
Key 1980s albums
- Peter Gabriel (Melt) (1980) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Peter Gabriel (Security) (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- So (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Passion (1989) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Sledgehammer (1986) — 80s songs
- In Your Eyes (1986) — 80s songs
- Games Without Frontiers (1980) — 80s songs
- Biko (1980) — 80s songs
- Big Time (1986) — 80s songs
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- What did Peter Gabriel release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 4 albums and 5 essential songs for Peter Gabriel, covering 1980–1989.
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