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Tucker Constable
Hello there, my name is Tucker. I love all sorts of music especially the music of yesteryear. I hope you enjoy my reviews, and I hope they entertain you, (I try to make my reviews funny and interesting), and maybe add a new perspective to an album you enjoy or do not enjoy.
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![Peter Gabriel [3]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0003124931/front/120/zY0mnKNWFicUCj_UiOW2kipQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
"Melt" is arguably Peter Gabriel's most satisfying album. The lyrics are some of the most risk taking and topical of any record released in the 1980's, and Hugh Padgham and Gabriel's production is experimental and timeless. When listening to "Car" or "Scratch" this album is a major leap forward in maturity and instrumentation. The opening track "Intruder" incorporates a revolutionary gated drum sound that would be used all throughout the 80's, most famously on Phil Collins' 1981 solo single "In The Air Tonight".
The production on the record is very similar to some of Gabriel's contemporaries such as Talking Heads or David Bowie. The tone of the album is quite paranoid and frantic at points, and then at other points it unnervingly calm. Take for instance the obscure track "Lead A Normal Life", it seems nice and innocent at first but upon reading the lyrics it becomes quite obviously about a person living in a mental institution. In some ways that sort of defines the album. "Melt" boasts a crisp rock sound on it's single "I Don't Remember" and "No Self Control", but it's the lyrics that really make up this record. Lyrics ranging from bumps in the night, the games of war, and an apharteid activist really give the record, for lack of a better term, a set of balls that were clearly not present on the previous two records.
Peter Gabriel's "Melt" is a classic album that is worth anyone's time. It's a truly artistically whole album and just a great listen. It's somewhat of a social statement, but it's also an accessible album. "Melt" is one of those rare albums that you don't get often.
Final Rating-10/10
Stand-Out Tracks- "No Self Control", "Games Without Frontiers" and "Biko"
The production on the record is very similar to some of Gabriel's contemporaries such as Talking Heads or David Bowie. The tone of the album is quite paranoid and frantic at points, and then at other points it unnervingly calm. Take for instance the obscure track "Lead A Normal Life", it seems nice and innocent at first but upon reading the lyrics it becomes quite obviously about a person living in a mental institution. In some ways that sort of defines the album. "Melt" boasts a crisp rock sound on it's single "I Don't Remember" and "No Self Control", but it's the lyrics that really make up this record. Lyrics ranging from bumps in the night, the games of war, and an apharteid activist really give the record, for lack of a better term, a set of balls that were clearly not present on the previous two records.
Peter Gabriel's "Melt" is a classic album that is worth anyone's time. It's a truly artistically whole album and just a great listen. It's somewhat of a social statement, but it's also an accessible album. "Melt" is one of those rare albums that you don't get often.
Final Rating-10/10
Stand-Out Tracks- "No Self Control", "Games Without Frontiers" and "Biko"
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