PETER GABRIEL : BACK TO FRONT 2013 - LEIPZIG, GERMANY 11.10.13

 

Disc One (63:10)

  1. Introduction
  2. O But
  3. Come Talk To Me
  4. Shock The Monkey
  5. Family Snapshot
  6. Digging In The Dirt
  7. Secret World
  8. The Family And The Fishing Net
  9. No Self Control
  10. Solsbury Hill
  11. Why Don't You Show Yourself

Disc Two (75:23)

  1. Red Rain
  2. Sledgehammer
  3. Don't Give Up
  4. That Voice Again
  5. Mercy Street
  6. Big Time
  7. We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)
  8. This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)
  9. In Your Eyes
  10. The Tower That Ate People
  11. Biko

Label : Real World Records

Venue : Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Recording Date : October 11, 2013

Quality : Soundboard recording (A+)

Review : The Back To Front tour live in Leipzig, Germany. Recorded through the soundboard and available as part of the Encore Series. The Encore Series consist of a 2CD gatefold package with exclusive artwork by Real World. They are unique for each concert, and city.

Concert Review (The Perfect Blog Title) : I'm so tired and sore that I'm amazed that I'm able to type. But it was worth it! The Peter Gabriel Back to Front concert in Leipzig, Germany was INCREDIBLE -- even better than the show in Philadelphia last year. The lighting was better, some of the songs had better arrangements (especially "This is the Picture") and had the best intro I've heard so far for the PG classic "The Family and the Fishing Net." I also got to meet PG again. I want to emphasize that I've happened to be very lucky. PG rarely meets his fans during the soundcheck because of time constraints. In the photo here, kindly taken by a Real World employee, you can see how stunned (and how fugly) I am. You can also see how well PG is. He looks much healthier than he did last year for the Philly gig. I guess that year-long vacation did him a world of good. I guess PG was right to go on that trip and I was wrong for bitching about his vacation. Dammit, PG -- stop being right. I'll write a more detailed account/review of the soundcheck and concert later, when my fingers aren't so stiff, but for now I'll mention that PG gave me advice on how to treat my migraines. Later on, when the shock wore off, I nearly burst into tears from gratitude. I've had a lot of fantasies about PG since 1986 and I have to admit that talking about headaches and migraines with him was not one of them. However, that one minute of him genuinely giving a damn means more to me than if he shagged me. Not that I'd say no if he asked (yeah -- like I have a shot) but it there's one thing I've learned in my mixed-up life is that having sex with someone does not equal giving a damn about that someone.