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| Actor: Peter Gabriel
Studio: Warner Music Vision
Category: DVD
List Price: £17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13894
Format: Pal
Languages: German (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
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Media: DVD
Running Time: 90 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
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Release Date: October 25, 2004
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Peter Gabriel has long been revered for his great songwriting, cinematic soundscapes, riveting concerts, and groundbreaking videos. Is it any surprise, then, that IPlay: The Videos/I is a music DVD for the ages? Nope. But that doesn't make it any less thrilling to watch or to listen to. Gabriel has assembled and polished an evening-filling 26 clips, all of them collaborations with innovative visual artists and directors like Stephen Johnson, Matt Mahurin, Francois Vogel, and Sean Penn. From the 1977 promo for "Modern Love" to 2003's "Growing Up" and much between, it's all here, and most viewers will be pleasantly surprised to find more than a couple videos they missed along the way. The focus is explicitly on conceptual pieces, the lone visual exception being a 2004 live rendition of "Games Without Frontiers" among the extras.p Gabriel says in an accompanying essay that "music can stand more repetition than video and music together." IPlay/I gives us something extra in light of that: fresh 5.1 surround mixes in both Dolby Digital and DTS 96/24 for every track, with Gabriel/U2 production vet Daniel Lanois at the helm for most songs. (You'll get standard DTS sound from DTS-capable DVD players and, even better, lossless high-resolution audio from a DTS 96/24-compatible player.) The surround mixes are nothing short of revelatory, using all available channels to amplify Gabriel's ambient side while breaking out the percussion in fascinating ways and driving home the music's subterranean bass. I--Michael Mikesell/I
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***** TRIPPY AUDIO/VISUAL SMORGASBOARD ***** July 22, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Yes, that's five stars for extra trippy mind candy! Turn off the sound and watch just video (and slow it down/speed it up)...or just listen to the music alone: mono perception is stimulating enough, but now combine the two for binocular melding. These creations are cool and freaky generally, but some like Sledgehammer, Big Time, Kiss That Frog, Steam, The Barry Williams Show, Solsbury Hill, Digging The Dirt (I could go on) are artistic, intelligent and powerful juggernauts - relentless and overwhelming! Many of these are quite sexy with the gorgeous females and some of the other less trippy videos are often heavy emotionally. It is funny to me how consistent his style has been over the years...although some might feel that detracts, he owns his trademark sound and no one else touches it (listen to Tony Levin's bass on many of these!). Some of the videos are from 25 years ago, but seem very forward thinking and advanced. of course some of the computer generated effects look a bit dated, but that is to be expected - they are still exceptional and ground-breaking for their time. It takes a good long while to get through this whole dvd, which we all know is a plus if the material flows. I want to point out that I am watching on a huge projected hd screen with dts surround. It does make all the difference with music and videos like this. The extras are also very entertaining with a couple of extra videos, trailers and family (of Peter's) get to know you segments. I was always something of a Genesis fan (though I focused more on Yes, King Crimson, Floyd, Gong, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, etc. back in the 70's), and Peter Gabriel's Genesis is my favorite since he was such a force in that great band (to put my view in perspective). Many songs later and glimpses of future Gabriel videos over the years confirmed in my mind that this guy is a scary (in a good way), maniacal human kaleidescope - and a fascinating one at that. One of the great musical forces of our time. Watch these videos closely and be in amazement...THIS IS MIND CANDY THAT DOESN"T FESTER AND ROT THE MENTAL TEETH! Thanks Peter for the many, many musical gifts of your long and incredible career. Enjoy without MTV in tow (a heavy and annoying burden these days), and watch at will with this well made dvd in your collection.br /
Brilliant, Peter Gabriels best videos !!! January 9, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This collection is fantastic. Play it with DTS sound and pump up the volume.pThe Play collection in my mind is a collection that all Gabriel fans should own. I find that all the major hits are here.pBuy it and you will not regret that if you are a Gabriel fan.
Sounding excellent ! December 3, 2004
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
The sound on this disc is superb !br brIf you've got Dts then this is going to sound really crisp , clear, loud.br Still sounds pretty fine on DD 5:1.pEngineering by Daniel Lanois Richard Chappell.pNot surprisingly the videos themselves are top-notch. There are of course the classic ones that everyone knows. Others that most likely only PG fans will have seen, I'm sure many fans will not have seen them all. Congratulations on your good taste powers of acquisition if you have seen them all before !pThere's some nice extras the disc itself.br The plasticine pic cover is very reminiscent of the multi-colours of " Real World ". Nice accompanying insert. pMy humble opinion re the tracks:p(given a star rating-marks out of 5 ! -not just considering the video but influenced by how much like the song)pFATHER, SON ***** great moving video, excellently filmedbrSLEDGEHAMMER *** just had to be on !brBLOOD OF EDEN ** okbrGAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS ****brI DON'T REMEMBER *** entertaining !brBIG TIME *** excellent video brLOVETOWN **** (Really glad this is on the DVD,as the cd-om stuff on my "Real World Notes #1" is not being recognised by XP. So at last,once again, I've a playable copy).brRED RAIN **brIN YOUR EYES ** Love love this song. Video okbrDON'T GIVE UP ****brTHE BARRY WILLIAMS SHOW *** (Directed by Sean Penn) (Live, this is fun)brWASHING OF THE WATER ***brBIKO ***brKISS THAT FROG ***** excellent excellent video !brMERCY STREET **** One of my favourite PG songs. BW video right for the song.brGROWING UP *** Good video (The Prisoner revisited !)brSHAKING THE TREE ** Love Youssou -His voice can lift one's soul to another plane (Hear him Live ! )brSHOCK THE MONKEY ** brSTEAM **brTHE DROP *** lovely simple song. Video to fit. brZAAR **brSOLSBURY HILL **** (Wish I could paint like that ! ) brDIGGING IN THE DIRT ***** ( still enjoy this)pWell just one person's opinion. Advise getting it , making your own :)
A Superb Compliation November 5, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Given that "So" is one of my favourite albums, I thought this would be good. And boy, is it good! Slick production and the offer of both DD5.1 and DTS soundtracks make it an audiophile's delight. Daniel Lanois has lovingly remastered many of the tracks that accompany the videos, which are excellent.pIf anything the introductions before each video are a little short, I'm sure Peter had a lot more to say about each, but most are annoyingly brief.pBut, that pales into insignificance when you experience one of video's true pioneers. Sledgehammer, Steam and Big Time are fantastic.pHighly recommended.
Long Overdue But Well Worth The Wait October 29, 2004
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
First of all I would like to say, "BUY THIS DVD". Now on with the review.pIf, like me, you are a huge fan of Peter Gabriel then you will have been waiting a long time for this compilation to come along. (I wore my VHS copy of 'CV' out years ago)pThis DVD contains 23 of Pete's finest videos all remixed in glorious 5.1. by Daniel Lanois. And what a good job he has done. You have never heard Gabriel's work like this. I have a Dolby 5.1 system and all of the tracks sound amazing. If you have a DTS system it will sound even better. It makes a refreshing change for an artist to take the time to remix their old videos into 5.1, something normally only done for live concerts. This mix really puts you in the middle of his work and makes videos such as 'Sledgehammer' and 'Big Time' an amazing experience.pSome of the tracks are slightly different to the singles you may remember (Big Time,Shaking The Tree Steam especially)which may dissapoint some people. I personally think they are just as good, if not better.pThe extras include 'Games Without Frontiers' live (not featured on the Growing Up Live DVD), 'Modern Love' original video (a very young PG) and 'The Nest That Sailed The Sky' which features a speeded up montage of the Millenium Dome 'OVO' show filmed from an overhead camera. There are also trailers for other PG DVD's.pAll in all this is an excellent DVD. If you are a fan, this is an essential purchase. I would have liked to have seen the alternate video for 'Don't Give Up' that was featured on the 'CV' video and it would have been nice to have seen some videos for 'Rhythm of the Heat', 'More Than This' and 'Come Talk to Me'. Can't complain though because the sound quality is better than a lot of DVD-Audio discs I have, so even if you don't think much of the videos, turn your TV off and just listen to these classics like you have never heard them before.pThanks Mr Gabriel - just don't leave so long until your next album !!!
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