Security

Security

by Peter Gabriel
Security

Security

by Peter Gabriel

CD(Remastered / Digi-Pak / Reissue)

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Overview

Security -- which was titled Peter Gabriel everywhere outside of the U.S. -- continues where the third Gabriel album left off, sharing some of the same dense production and sense of cohesion, yet lightening the atmosphere and expanding the sonic palette somewhat. The gloom that permeates the third album has been alleviated and while this is still decidedly somber and serious music, it has a brighter feel, partially derived from Gabriel's dabbling in African and Latin rhythms. These are generally used as tonal coloring, enhancing the synthesizers that form the basic musical bed of the record, since much of this is mood music (for want of a better word). Security flows easily and enticingly, with certain songs -- the eerie "San Jacinto," "I Have the Touch," "Shock the Monkey" -- arising from the wash of sound. That's not to say that the rest of the album is bland easy listening -- it's designed this way, to have certain songs deliver greater impact than the rest. As such, it demands close attention to appreciate tone poems like "The Family and the Fishing Net," "Lay Your Hands on Me," and "Wallflower" -- and not all of them reward such intensive listening. Even with its faults, Security remains a powerful listen, one of the better records in Gabriel's catalog, proving that he is becoming a master of tone, style, and substance, and how each part of the record enhances the other. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 09/28/2010
Label: Real World Records
UPC: 0180030000666
Rank: 2064

Tracks

  1. The Rhythm of the Heat
  2. San Jacinto
  3. I Have the Touch
  4. The Family and the Fishing Net
  5. Shock the Monkey
  6. Lay Your Hands on Me
  7. Wallflower
  8. Kiss of Life

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Peter Gabriel   Primary Artist,CMI,Drums,Piano,Surdo,Vocals,Prophet Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Tony Levin   Bass,Stick,Fretless Bass
David Lord   CMI,Piano,Polymoog,Prophet Synthesizer
Larry Fast   Moog Bass,Prophet Synthesizer,Electronic Percussion
Danny Heaps   Help
Stephen Paine   CMI
John Ellis   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
David Rhodes   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Jerry Marotta   Drums,Surdo,Percussion
Jill Gabriel   Vocals (Background)
Peter Hammill   Vocals (Background)
Morris Pert   Timbales,Percussion

Technical Credits

Tony Levin   Photography
David Lord   Engineer,Producer
Larry Fast   Processing,Photography
Mike King   Digital Editing
Malcolm Poynter   Sleeve Art
Edel Griffith   Assistant Engineer
Mic Smith   Research,Introduction
Marc Bessant   Graphic Design
Neil Perry   Assistant
Armando Gallo   Photography
Dan Roe   Assistant Engineer
Susie Millns   Design Coordinator
Dan Blore   Sleeve Restoration
Horst Koenigstein   Composer
Joe Leeway   Composer
Richard Chappell   Engineer
Julian Mendelsohn   Remix Engineer
Tom Bailey   Composer
Tony Cousins   Remastering
Peter Gabriel   Composer,Producer,Processing,Sleeve Art
Alannah Currie   Composer
Ian Cooper   Mastering
David Gardner   Sleeve Art
Ron Hart   Typesetting
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