However, the album does offer two somewhat peculiar, yet rewarding performances with "Across The River", co-written with The Police's Stewart Copeland, and "Slow Marimbas" from Gabriel's 1985 soundtrack "Birdy". The performance is a nice hushed intro to a somewhat bombastic show, filled with Gabriel's later day hits such as "Sledgehammer", "Steam" and even "Don't Give Up", with Paula Cole filling in on what were once Kate Bush's verses. "Secret World Live" begins exactly where it's corresponding album starts, with the slowly churning, bag-pipe laden "Come Talk To Me". But, as we all knows, you cannot actually "see" an album, and in some ways that aspect can make the two CD set a bit weak when compared to Gabriel's previous live outing "Plays Live". "Secret World Live" captures Peter Gabriel on the highly experimental and game changing "Secret World Tour" which is incredibly popular due to it's use of visuals and stage effects. Rodolphe Sanguinetti - Assistant Engineerĭavid Taraskevics - Engineer, Production Coordination Peter Gabriel - Composer, Concept, Harmonica, Primary Artist, Producer Richard Chappell - Assistant Engineer, Engineer Stewart Copeland / Peter Gabriel / David Rhodes / Shankar It contains a live performance of the song "Across the River," which first appeared on a WOMAD benefit album Music and Rhythm in July 1982, then subsequently on various singles and EPs This is the only full-length Gabriel album on which the song appears. the album, save that it omits "Red Rain" and adds "San Jacinto" 7:32 after "Blood of Eden". Secret World Live is the second live album and tenth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1994 The album was not remastere. Sample.ġ994 Secret World Live - Peter Gabriel Come Talk To Me. Unfortunately, it's very hard to record a light show, and the result is a thoroughly bland album. That's part of the reason why the Secret World tour was filled with cutting-edge visuals and stage effects. Peter Gabriel's second double-disc live album doesn't have the energy of Plays Live, which isn't surprising his newer material is more subtle and doesn't easily lend itself to live performances. Filmed in Modena, Italy across two nights in November 1993 as part of Peter Gabriel’s acclaimed Secret World Live tour in support of the Us album, the show is elaborately presented and choreographed with two stages joined by a narrow pier Peter Gabriel’s Grammy Award winning film Secret World Live has now been newly restored and remastered from the original film to be seen and heard in the best possible quality.
The film received the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. An album of the same title with a similar track listing was also released. It was released on VHS, LaserDisc and DVD. The show is performed across two stages: a square and a circular stage, bridged by a conveyor belt. Secret World Live is a film of a Peter Gabriel concert in 1993, as part of his Secret World Live tour to support his sixth solo album, Us. In 2019, a re-release of the album on music streaming platforms re-inserted "San Jacinto" into the set list. Its track listing is the same as the album, save that it omits "Red Rain" and adds "San Jacinto" (7:32) after "Blood of Eden. A concert film was released at the same time as the album. The album was not remastered with the rest of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. Secret World Live is the second live album and tenth album overall by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1994.