Peter Gabriel - Security (Album Review)
Peter Gabriel - Security Peter Gabriel’s fourth album was originally called “Security” here in the U.S. and in Canada. However, it was released self-titled everywhere else in the world. (The change was because his three previous records were all self-titled albums, and since he’d changed record companies three times over at this point, Geffen Records demanded he give his fourth album a name, even if it didn’t stick after multiple reissues over the years.) Boy, this is a tough album for me to talk about. My opinion of this record keeps changing with almost every listen! At worst, I'll think it's only "Shock the Monkey" surrounded by a bunch of artsy songs I haven't quite decoded yet. At best, I'll agree with Gabriel's most fervent fans and think this record is a near-masterpiece. Bennett the Sage once said that Gabriel seems more like a performance artist than a musician at times, and nowhere is that more evident than on this album. The songs here...