Peter Gabriel: Play

Yes, that's five stars for extra trippy mind candy! Turn off the sound and watch just video (and slow it down/speed it up)...or just listen to the music alone: mono perception is stimulating enough, but now combine the two for binocular melding. These creations are cool and freaky generally, but some like Sledgehammer, Big Time, Kiss That Frog, Steam, The Barry Williams Show, Solsbury Hill, Digging The Dirt (I could go on) are artistic, intelligent and powerful juggernauts - relentless and overwhelming! Many of these are quite sexy with the gorgeous females and some of the other less trippy videos are often heavy emotionally. It is funny to me how consistent his style has been over the years...although some might feel that detracts, he owns his trademark sound and no one else touches it (listen to Tony Levin's bass on many of these!). Some of the videos are from 25 years ago, but seem very forward thinking and advanced. of course some of the computer generated effects look a bit dated, but that is to be expected - they are still exceptional and ground-breaking for their time. It takes a good long while to get through this whole dvd, which we all know is a plus if the material flows. I want to point out that I am watching on a huge projected hd screen with dts surround. It does make all the difference with music and videos like this. The extras are also very entertaining with a couple of extra videos, trailers and family (of Peter's) get to know you segments. I was always something of a Genesis fan (though I focused more on Yes, King Crimson, Floyd, Gong, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, etc. back in the 70's), and Peter Gabriel's Genesis is my favorite since he was such a force in that great band (to put my view in perspective). Many songs later and glimpses of future Gabriel videos over the years confirmed in my mind that this guy is a scary (in a good way), maniacal human kaleidescope - and a fascinating one at that. One of the great musical forces of our time. Watch these videos closely and be in amazement...THIS IS MIND CANDY THAT DOESN"T FESTER AND ROT THE MENTAL TEETH! Thanks Peter for the many, many musical gifts of your long and incredible career. Enjoy without MTV in tow (a heavy and annoying burden these days), and watch at will with this well made dvd in your collection.

Mind you, I like Gabriel's music and have found in many instances, like the concert supporting US, that he taps a major root in the psyche of anyone sorting out exactly the pickle they are in. So, when you get a collection like this, you can't help but donning the Freudian beard and glasses and wondering where the electrodes were placed on that monkey. Sure, most of it is entertainment, but with Gabriel, there is also that element of lifting the curtain so that you see behind the Wizard of Id's mask.The music herein has been effectively remastered and I suspect remixed, as I noticed keyboards and percussion treatments on several songs that I'm sure I never heard before. Gabriel's most touching video is the one for FATHER AND SON, his most ridiculous BLOOD OF EDEN, perhaps the funniest five minutes of film you'll ever watch, and all credit goes to Sinead. The most embarrassing is the video with Kate Bush, not that I wouldn't mind trading places, but, it is a bit overwrought, like the song itself.You gotta give Gabriel credit for the very high standards he maintained throughout his video career. Unlike Bowie, whose SOUND AND VISION videos are often really stupid, Gabriel was always looking to draw the viewer in first and then create a psychological disturbance. He's damned good at it. My mother always thought his music was perfect for Halloween, not in an Alice Cooper way, but as part of that Anglo-Celtic tradition that reveres the plight of souls set adrift from their mooring in this world. Before we leave our bodies, Gabriel often sings about what ropes are coming undone. The videos enhance that.Still in all, both as a video and as a tune, BARRY WILLIAMS should have been left on the cutting floor. 'Twas a tune that did not singing and a film that needed no shooting.The rest has enough material to keep a symposium of shrinks busy for years.Enjoy.

A Peter Gabriel collection limited to his albums only reveals half of his artistry. As his fans know, he is a stellar visual artist, and "plays" in all media. That's why I was so thrilled to receive PLAY, a compilation of his greatest music videos.For the uninitiated, a word of warning. You might expect to see some of Peter Gabriel's videos at Movie-Nite at the sanitarium. His pop is unapologetically edgy, often times his videos draw on exotic parts of his imagination to match his music. I tend to like his 80's videos best, but its all here and some of it is certain to satisfy any taste, from his 70's video, Modern Love, where he looks like Ashton Kutcher -- to his recent and stirringly sentimental tribute to his father. Even in those videos that I find overwhelming, I still respect his courageous artistic decisions.. for that is Peter Gabriel for you.This DVD is better than most other music video DVDs because it features a custom programmability mode that allows you to play your own mix of songs. The menus and trance-inducing bumper music are also well done, and there are trailers from some of his concerts and a live stage performance of Games Without Frontiers included.However, where it falters slightly is that I couldn't get the English subtitles wouldn't come up for me in some videos (so I could follow along with the lyrics, if you've ever questioned what some of them were.) Also, it could've been made much better by including commentary from Peter Gabriel himself, where he explains just what he was thinking when he designed the video in the way that he did.Definately a solid purchase, and a must have for every Peter Gabriel fan to enjoy the full diversity of his talents.

Very good - only trouble is I didn't really need it as Live in Athens which I purchased around the same time online, includes it, which I was not made aware of in the description - ho hum.

Can't seem to play all tracks in order

Great bargain all videos together worth purchasing

Peter Gabriel's collection of groundbreaking and hitmaking videos finally make it onto the DVD format. Arguably one of the best sources for videos which break the mold, Gabriel here releases all of them in spades, and thankfully in what is a complete and fulfilling set.The sounds mixes make this disc, such that if you have a great sound system, then you will be in for a treat as the tracks are all polished to make them seem new again. Don't have 5.1 speakers? Then don't worry about it! The music has still never sounded better, and you will have no problem once again enjoying Gabriel's music.This is a great disc with all of the songs which define Peter Gabriel. A great watch, and an awe-inspiring listen. If you are a Gabriel fan, do yourself a favour and pick this up.

Die Titel sind absolut gut , aber man mus bei jedem Titel den Sound einstellen und nach jedem Titel geht das wieder in den Hauptmenü