Peter Gabriel - So CD (album) cover   Peter Gabriel   Crossover
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progressive rock music website  Prog Reviewer 3 stars I swear
that the videos to some of the songs would've scared the crap
out of me as a little kid. Okay, getting back on topic...  With
this album being released in 1986, one could inevitably make a
comparison between Peter Gabriel's SO album and the INVISIBLE
TOUCH album put out by his former Genesis colleagues. Both are
pretty much under the ''new wave'' umbrella and each album
spouted its fair share of hit singles. The biggest difference
here is that SO embraces more world music textures in the midst
of the pop music that give an artsier feel; just listen to the
flute at the beginning of the monster ''Sledgehammer'' to get an
idea.  I enjoy the fast paced poppier songs on here than I do
the sappy ballads. The only thing that saves ''Don't Give Up''
from laughable status is Tony Levin's superb bass work at the
intro. The bass here i