DVD Review: Peter Gabriel - "Peter Gabriel Live In Athens 1987" (Eagle Vision)
It should without saying how incredibly talented Peter
Gabriel is as a performer. Honestly, c’mon. You shouldn’t need much reassurance
of that fact, but if you do, Live In
Athens 1987 is more than enough of said reassurance.
This concert release finds Gabriel at the literal top of
his game and it seems the man only gets better the larger the crowd in front of
him gets. Here thousands upon thousands of adoring fans laud Gabriel during a
brilliant performance filmed in Athens, Greece during the apex of his “So” tour
in 1987. As you’d imagine, all of the staples are here, from “Shock the Monkey”
and “Solsbury Hill” to “Sledgehammer” and “In Your Eyes.” This might the best,
most emotionally gut-wrenching version of “In Your Eyes” you’ll ever hear,
though don’t sleep on “Mercy Street,” which is a pure highlight of this set.
As far as bonus content goes, Peter Gabriel Live In Athens 1987 offers up perhaps the best
collection of bonus material Eagle Vision has ever put together for one of
their DVD releases. Not only will viewers get the chance to experience this
concert as it was meant to from start to finish with full sets from opening
acts Youssou N'Dour and Le Super Etolie De Daker, Peter
Gabriel Live In Athens 1987 also treats viewers to a full collection of
Gabriel’s music videos from the past quarter century. So, yes, you now have
full access to iconic videos for “Sledgehammer,” “Solsbury Hill,” “Shock the
Monkey,” “Big Time” and “In Your Eyes.”
Suffice to say, Peter
Gabriel Live In Athens 1987 is a release that any and all Peter Gabriel
fans need to flock to.
Grade: A
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