- I/O (album)
Infobox Album | Name = I/O
Type =Album
Artist =Peter Gabriel
Released = Not yet released.
Recorded = 2002-
Genre =
Length =
Label = Geffen
Producer =Peter Gabriel
Reviews =
Last album = "Big Blue Ball " (2008)
This album = "I/O"
(2009)
Next album = -
(-)I/O is the title of a yet-to-be-released album by
Peter Gabriel . It will be the follow-up to his latest studio album, the 2002 "Up". There is no release date yet set, but Gabriel's statement that there would be a solo "product" being released each year should give hint that it could be possibly released in, at the earliest, 2008. This conclusion came about because of a rumoured POV live concertDVD to be released in 2006 (as suggested from the short preview on the 2005 concert DVD ""; however, as of June 2008, POV is still not released at this time.Work History
The history of "I/O" is closely connected to that of making the album "Up", which notoriously took Gabriel almost 10 years to complete, and some of the songs being first recorded during the "Us" recording sessions. After the
Secret World Live World Tour Gabriel spent much of the 1990s writing new material, and in interviews circa 2002 he said that four albums would come out of this period of writinghttp://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457908/20021002/gabriel_peter.jhtml?headlines=true — "Peter Gabriel's "Up" Is A Downer, But In a Good Way", by Jon Wiederhorn, 10 March 2002. "MTV.com."] http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1457838/09272002/gabriel_peter.jhtml — "Peter Gabriel: Had a Nice Decade" by Franklin Cumberbatch, 27 September 2002. "VH1.com"] (he reportedly wrote and prepared over 130 songs during this time, of which ten found their way onto "Up").http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2295637.stm — "Up and away with Peter Gabriel", 3 October 2002. "BBC News."] These four albums are most likely his millennium project "OVO ", the Rabbit-Proof Fence soundtrack "", "Up", and finally "I/O" (short for Input/Output).Originally the album was set to be released in 2004http://www.solsburyhill.org/chappell.html — "Richard Chappell: Recording Peter Gabriel's Up" by Paul Tingen.] , or 18 months apart from "Up", yet extensive touring (the "Growing Up Live" and "Still Growing Up Live" tours in 2003 and 2004) pushed the release far back.
According to a Rolling Stone magazine article, Gabriel has 150 songs in various stages, which he has been working on with engineer
Richard Chappel and percussionistGed Lynch . http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/petergabriel/articles/story/8750346/peter_gabriel_plugs_in — "Peter Gabriel Plugs In" by Andy Greene, 3 November 2005. "The Rolling Stone".] He has also talked about the possibility of completing the songs, arranging them for a band, touring first and only then recording and releasing them. He has also said of a tour possibility: "I would like to try maybe just me and a percussionist, or a percussionist and bass. It's good sometimes to let go of your crutches."Rumoured Tracks
Considering the new album may not be finished for a while, this list could change dramatically. Some of these tracks are taken from a [http://www.genesis-news.com/petergabriel/reviews/making_of_io.htm fan website] tracking the progress of the album:
# Curtains ("originally a 1986
B-side , to be re-recorded")
# Silver Screen
# Wild
# AmazingOther possible tracks:
* Baby Man
* Nocturnals
* Animal Nation
* Down To EarthPersonnel
Not much is known about other artists involved in recording Gabriel's album, but it is likely that Gabriel will be working closely with
Richard Chappel and his usual studio band, which is listed below. Considering that next to nothing of official information is known at the present time, this list is subject to change and might be inaccurate.*
Peter Gabriel – Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
*David Rhodes – Guitar
*Tony Levin – Bass,Chapman Stick
*Manu Katché – Drums/Percussion
*Steve Gadd – Drums/PercussionNotes & Reference
External links
* [http://www.genesis-news.com/petergabriel/reviews/making_of_io.htm/ The Making of "I/O"]
* [http://www.solsburyhill.org/ Solsbury Hill]
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