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What was particularly intriguing about Mercy Street live was the beginning, which was almost percussive. The rhythm has much more class than the kind of fuzzy begining of the studio version. Gabriel sings the first lines with a slight delay, stretching the words, as it were. One may have the impression of listening to a slide guitar in the second verse. It is most impressive how compact and varied an orchestra can sound.

PETER GABRIEL New Blood - Live in London reviews

This was the opening song for the second part of the concert. It comes from Peter's popular fourth album and brought on much applause at every show. The studio version is as intense as the live experience. As with The Rhythm Of The Heat it is worthwhile paying attention to how the instruments were arranged. Only at the end of the breathing sequence does the listener miss the visual effect from the live show a bit. The whole stage show is an entertaining accessory to the music and just some slight touches here and New Blood Live In London will capture all the vibrancy of the gigs with their huge onstage screens with graphics and animation. The concerts were filmed in using 3D cameras and directed by Blue Leach. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 7 November 2011" (PDF) (1132). Australian Web Archive. ARIA. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2011 . Retrieved 23 January 2017. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) presentation, but the rising star was Ane Brun who is simply brilliant in "Don't Give Up". Incredibly Peter sounds stronger than in previous albums, his voice is much more powerful

Peter Gabriel: New Blood" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2021.Violin – Alison Dods, Cathy Thompson, Charles Mutter, Clare Hayes, Debbie Widdup, Emma Parker, Ian Belton (2), Ian Humphries, Jeremy Morris, Kathy Shave*, Natalia Bonner, Odile Ollagnon, Rita Manning, Roland Roberts Compare the New Blood version to the one on OVO or on previous live shows and you will find that Gabriel deviates quite clearly from what you would have expected. The beginning sounds like always, but the version is very short because it was deprived of the dynamic, rhythmic end that was such a strong part in the live shows with and without orchestra. On New Blood the song ends after the verses with a repeating chant of „pull me in … pull me in!“. Why it was decided to let the song end at this particular point is anybody's guess. At 3:50, Downside Up is the shortest song on New Blood.

Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – New Blood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 October 2021. a b Gill, Andy (7 October 2011). "Album: Peter Gabriel, New Blood (Realworld)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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Writing for the Evening Standard, Pete Clark awarded the album four stars out of five and stated, "In typical Gabriel fashion obvious choices have been avoided: no Sledgehammer or Biko here. Instead, he and arranger/composer John Metcalfe have opted for songs that might best benefit from the grown-up treatment. Mostly, it is a great success." [12] Clark, Pete (7 October 2011). "CDs of the week: Björk and Peter Gabriel". The Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011 . Retrieved 8 October 2011. Austriancharts.at – Peter Gabriel – New Blood" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2021. Rhythm of the Heat' - plus 'San Jacinto', Red Rain' & 'Mercy Street', three of my all-time favourite