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Big Blue Ball
by Peter Gabriel, Sinead OConnor, Karl Wallinger, Various Artists
from REAL WORLD

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• It's not really what I hope at the first time......
  Well, I haven't paid attention to Peter Gabriel, but I'm a huge Sinead O'Connor's fan. After I listened to her song on this album, I can say that it's NOT really a good song.

• Big Blue Ball
  I've been a fan of Mr. Gabriel since he went solo a few decades ago. Without a doubt, he is a unique musical talent. This compilation CD is a nice addition to his repertoire. I'm particularly drawn to "Exit Through You", co-written with Joseph Arthur, and "Altus Silva", also written by Mr. Arthur and Iarla O' Lionaird. I just have one complaint with this CD-there aren't enough Peter Gabriel songs! Then again, one the many objectives of any artist is to"leave em wanting more."

• There is a reason...
  Things sometimes get put off for a reason. Lack of interest, better things to do, or just plain not worth the time or effort. This seems to be the result here. I will always support anything Peter Gabriel touches and my wife is an even bigger fan (she didn't like it either), but this pushes the bounds even for me. It is such a hodgepodge of varying styles that no flow is given to the work as a whole. There are maybe 2 or 3 tracks even worth a listen, Peter's and the haunting track by Sinead. Spend your... more info

• Why is this recommended with Viva la Vida?
  I was interested in trying out some new music and thought I'd give this a try. In a word...suck. I can't even tell you how sucky and boring this music is. It is a total joke that amazon tries to sell this together with Viva la Vida. It's not even similar, except for possibly the first track, which is bearable. It's sloppy, pieced together and pretentiously "international." If this is international music, spare me. Normally I'm a very subjective and unbiased person but this is too much. I can't believe I... more info

Tracks:

1. Whole Thing (Original Mix) (feat. Francis Bebey, Alex Faku, Tim Finn, Peter Gabriel, Karl Walllinger, Andy White)
2. Habibe (feat Natacha Atlas, Hossam Ramzy, Neil Sparkes)
3. Shadow (feat. Juan Cañizares, Papa Wemba)
4. altus silva (feat. Joseph Arthur, Ronan Browne, Deep Forest, James McNally, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Vernon Reid)
5. Exit Through You (feat. Joseph Arthur, Peter Gabriel, Karl Wallinger)
6. Everything Comes From You (feat. Richard Evans, Joji Hirota, Sevara Nazarkhan, Sinead O Connor, Guo Yue)
7. Burn You Up, Burn You Down (feat. Billy Cobham, Peter Gabriel, The Holmes Brothers, Wendy Melvoin, Arona N diaye, Jah Wobble)
8. Forest (feat. Levon Minassian, Arona N Diaye, Vernon Reid, Hukwe Zawose)
9. Rivers (feat. Vernon Reid, Marta Sebestyen, Karl Wallinger)
10. Jijy (feat. Arona N Diaye, Rossy, Jah Wobble)
11. Big Blue Ball (feat. Peter Gabriel, Manu Katché, Karl Wallinger)

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