Name: Us
Brand: Peter Gabriel

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

pglpr7

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Colour

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Half speed remaster, 180 gm double vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-12-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

00884108004555

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Peter Gabriel

Genre GB

Prog Rock

Label GB

Real World

Six years after earning his first blockbuster, <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-gabriel-mn0000842802">Peter Gabriel</a> finally delivered <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/us-mw0000218150">Us</a>, his sequel to <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-mw0000650174">So</a>. Clearly, that great span of time indicates that <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabriel-mn0000842802">Gabriel</a> was obsessive in crafting the album, and <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/us-mw0000218150">Us</a> bears the sound of endless hours in the studio. It's not just that the production is pristine, clean, and immaculate, it's that the music is, with only a handful of exceptions (namely, the "Sledgehammer" rewrite "Steam" and the fellatio ode "Kiss That Frog"), remarkably subtle and shaded. It's also not a coincidence that <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/us-mw0000218150">Us</a> is, as <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabriel-mn0000842802">Gabriel</a> says in his liner notes, "about relationships," since the exquisitely textured music lets him expose his soul, albeit in a typically obtuse way. Since the music is so muted, it's no surprise that the album failed to capture a mass audience the way <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-mw0000650174">So</a> did, but it's foolish to expect anyone but serious fans to unravel an album this deliberate. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabriel-mn0000842802">Gabriel</a> is as adventurous as ever, yet he is relentlessly sober about his experiments, burying exotic sounds and percussion underneath crawling tempos measured atmospherics -- this is tastefully two-toned music, assembled by a consummate craftsman who became too immersed in detail to make anything but an insular, introspective work. Some gems are easier to unearth than others -- "Digging in the Dirt" has an insistent pulse, "Blood of Eden" and "Come Talk to Me" are quite beautiful, "Secret World" is quietly anthemic -- yet, given enough time, the record's understated approach and reflection becomes its most attractive element. But it takes a lot of spins and patience to get to that point, since this is an album he made for himself, and only those dedicated to the artist will have the patience to decode it. 

Music GB