Peter Gabriel - Security [Japan]

A mass of dense rhythms and patterns, the fourth Peter Gabriel LP traveled as far from the bright pastures of its predecessor, as the second had from the first, and it paid the price among the critics. Reviews were tough, sales were patchy, and even hardcore fans confessed their disappointment. If Gabriel's all-conquering third album had any faults, it was in the sheer adventurousness that characterized its finest moments; so much so that nothing he did thereafter would ever be seen as more than a minor modification of that earlier set's precedents. Read More