So

This album has been added to 4 public lists:

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  20 album covers that shaped my musical preferences

  Matt Routley

  Peter Gabriel has been a consistent favourite and introduced me to many great artists through his Real World record label. For me, this is his definitive album.

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  1001Albums

  Neil Hopkins

  After leaving Genesis, Peter Gabriel put out four quirky, experimental albums titled Peter Gabriel 1-4. His record company asked for a more marketable name for his fifth album, so he called it ‘So’. I wasn’t keen on this album at the time - a combination of the mawkish ‘Don’t Give Up’ and the MTV earworm of ‘Sledgehammer’ put me off. Revisiting it reveals some gems though, especially ‘This is the Picture’ with Laurie Anderson and opener ‘Red Rain’. Sotastic!

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  Favorite Albums of All Time

  Stu

  (1986)

  "In your eyes

  The light, the heat, I am complete

  I see the doorway to a thousand churches

  The resolution of all the fruitless searches..."

  While best known for the hits "In Your Eyes," "Sledgehammer," "Big Time," and "Red Rain," the songs "That Voice Again" and "Mercy Street" are among his best as well.

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  💖 Favourites of all time

  Inês