Live Blood

Live Blood
Live album by Peter Gabriel
Released 23 April 2012
Recorded 23 & 24 March 2011
Genre Symphonic rock
Length 141:14
Label Real World/Virgin
Producer Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology

New Blood
(2011)		 Live Blood
(2012)		 And I'll Scratch Yours
(2013)

Live Blood is the third live album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. Recorded at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London on 23 and 24 March 2011, the concert featured Gabriel singing with the New Blood Orchestra and vocalists Ane Brun, Melanie Gabriel, Sevara Nazarkhan and Tom Cawley.

The setlist included songs from his previous orchestral covers album Scratch My Back and new orchestral arrangements of his solo songs, most of which went on to appear on the studio album New Blood. A single CD version of Live Blood formed part of the New Blood Deluxe Edition DVD released in 2011. The concerts were filmed in 3D.

The orchestral versions were arranged by John Metcalfe with Peter Gabriel except "Signal To Noise" which was arranged by Peter Gabriel and Will Gregory and "The Book of Love", which was arranged by Nick Ingman. The songs were conducted by Ben Foster, who is best known for his work on the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, except "In Your Eyes" which was conducted by John Metcalfe.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Gabriel except where stated.

Disc one

  1. "Intruder" – 6:06
  2. "Wallflower" – 7:26
  3. "The Boy In The Bubble" (written by Paul Simon) – 4:22
  4. "Apres Moi" (written by Regina Spektor) – 5:26
  5. "The Drop" – 2:48
  6. "Washing Of The Water" – 4:21
  7. "The Book Of Love" (written by Stephin Merritt)– 3:56
  8. "Darkness" – 6:34
  9. "The Power Of The Heart" (written by Lou Reed) – 6:40
  10. "Biko" – 6:40
  11. "San Jacinto" – 7:47

Disc two

  1. "Digging in the Dirt" – 6:09
  2. "Signal to Noise" – 8:48
  3. "Downside Up" featuring Melanie Gabriel – 6:27
  4. "Mercy Street" – 6:48
  5. "The Rhythm of the Heat" – 6:55
  6. "Blood of Eden" – 6:37
  7. "Red Rain" – 7:05
  8. "Solsbury Hill" – 6:21
  9. "In Your Eyes" featuring Sevara Nazarkhan – 8:30
  10. "Don't Give Up" featuring Ane Brun – 8:30
  11. "The Nest That Sailed The Sky" – 6:42

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (60/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The Independent [3]
PopMatters (6/10)[4]
Consequence of Sound [5]

In The Independent, Andy Gill gave the album three stars out of five and said, "the overall effect can be gruelling. At best, the new arrangements open up dark alleyways of meaning, but save for "The Book of Love", where Gabriel's sincerity washes away the irony to leave the song more straightforwardly affectionate, the new meanings are rarely optimistic." [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Live Blood - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Live Blood > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gill, Andy (20 April 2012). "Album: Peter Gabriel, New Blood (Realworld)". The Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  4. ↑ McGuire, Colin (10 May 2012). "Peter Gabriel: Live Blood". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Gerber, Justin (10 May 2012). "Album Review: Peter Gabriel -- Live Blood". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

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