Peter Gabriel

CHICAGO – I’m a little biased when it comes to analyzing a documentary about Peter Gabriel. He’s one of the most important musicians of all time, particularly in the way he blended world music and pop in the ’80s, an art form that reached a peak with the timeless “So,” the latest recording analyzed in Eagle Rock’s award-winning “Classic Albums” series of Blu-rays and DVDs. In hindsight, the production is missing a few key players but those who do come to talk about “So” do so with love and insight.

CHICAGO – “Secret World,” Peter Gabriel’s 1994 tour in support of his amazing 1992 release, “Us,” was a landmark musical event captured on a live 2-CD release and DVD release before but recently carefully remastered for a Blu-ray release called “Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live.” The transfer is beautiful and the pure genius of the concert has lost none of its power, nearly twenty years after its release. Moving, inventive, and mesmerizing, this is one of the best concert Blu-rays yet released.

CHICAGO – In our latest new-music CD edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Music, we have 5 new-music CDs up for grabs for the upcoming release of Peter Gabriel’s two-disc CD album “Live Blood,” which was recorded live at London’s iconic Hammersmith Apollo!