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This is a very moving work. Peter Gabriel is a musical genius! This CD showcases his talent with instrumentals. I originally used this soundtrack for meditation purposes. Unlike your traditional meditation music, this has great variety in tempo and sound. Some of the tracks are slightly arabic sounding, some of them slightly religious sounding... but the entire album flows together with grace and ease. I have never seen the movie that this soundtrack is associated with, but the music alone takes the listener on a spiritual journey. Anyone who is in need of retrospection should own this CD. Anyone interested in meditation or spiritual discovery will love this soundtrack!
This album flows extremely well and is very relaxing. Gabriel conjures up many emotions throughout the album. On Passion you can just feel the pain coming from the wild middle-eastern singing. And on the sinister track The Promise Of Shadows, a very uneasy gloom hovers over the music. While Peter’s voice work is limited to just a kind of backup ambience on a few songs, he's heavily featured on A Different Drum. He sings an absolutely beautiful chorus: “Open your eyes ! Let in the Light !” I believe this is the best song here only because of his singing. Strongly I believe stamping the sound of the album with more of his voice would have given the album a more distinct and unique quality.
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Whoever saw the movie and found some personal inspiration in it, should give 33,3 % of that to Peter Gabriel's masterwork, being the other two thirds to Nikos Kazantzakis book and Martin Scorcese's movie directing. Really a very good modern classical work, some call it World or Ethnic music, I call it really an inspiring revolutionary work from a Rock/Pop Artist.
Good, swift service, fine product.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Received as advertised. Like new and not scratched.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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