Ovo: Millennium Show [Import]

Peter Gabriel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00004TKZN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,719 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Story Of OVO

2. Low Light

3. The Time Of The Turning

4. The Man Who Loved The Earth/The Hand That Sold Shadows

5. The Time Of The Turning (Reprise)/The Weaver's Reel

6. Father, Son

7. The Tower That Ate People

8. Revenge

9. White Ashes

10. Downside-Up

11. The Nest That Sailed The Sky

12. Make Tomorrow

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Ovo is an ambitious concept piece that attempts to address the stages of human evolution through a family saga. That it fails--at least in this setting--is not all that surprising. Never one to be intimidated by a concept or a challenge (see Genesis in their early years and The Last Temptation of Christ), Gabriel may have been the ideal choice for a multicultural, technology-focused show, and his general instincts seem sound. But even Cirque du Soleil, whose work this most resembles, never had to contend with the blending of Gaelic folk and tribal overtones, techno-futuristic soundscapes and gentle ballads, or a sludgy reworking of "Digging in the Dirt" complete with a rapped story line. Though there are some fine, interesting moments here, they're too often lost in the shuffle. -Randy Silver

Product Description

Standard version of the artist's soundtrack to the show he created for the Millenium Dome in London. Special guest app earances by Neneh Cherry, Richie Havens, Paul Buchanan and more. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Gabriel is BACK!!!, August 22, 2000

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ovo: Millennium Show (Audio CD)

Fans of Peter Gabriel rejoice! After eight long years, Peter Gabriel finally returns with "OVO," his first release of brand-new music since 1992's "Us." It's a soundtrack album to an acrobatic, Cirque De Soleil-type show exclusively playing at the Millennium Dome in England that Peter Gabriel did the music for. This album is Gabriel's music from the show, featuring not only classic lead vocals from Peter on certain tracks, but excellent guest vocal turns from the likes of Richie Havens, Elizabeth Fraser & Paul Buchanan. And let me tell you, Peter Gabriel fans, this album is *sensational*. Peter runs the whole musical gamut here, from gorgeous ballads (Father, Son) to soaring rock (The Tower That Ate People), from spine-tingling tunes (Downside-Up) to memorable instrumentals (The Nest That Sailed The Sky). Peter even throws in some amazing techno elements, some knockout world music beats, and even a slice of giddy celtic music! "OVO" is simply astonishing from beginning to end. This CD version of "OVO" differs from the Limited Edition version in that the artwork is totally different (but no less eye-popping), there's no bonus illustrated book or bonus CD-ROM disc, and one instrumental track from the Limited Edition version, "The Tree That Went Up," has been replaced by a rap song called "The Story Of OVO," rapped by Neneh Cherry & Roscoe, with excellent music and backing vocals by Gabriel. Otherwise, this version of the album is exactly identical to the Limited Edition version in it's content, and it's no less powerful, either.I think the best compliment that I can pay Peter Gabriel's "OVO" is that, although it's a soundtrack album with guest vocalists, it doesn't *feel* like a soundtrack album. It has the genuine feel of a proper solo release from Gabriel, and, after starving for eight long years for new music from this great genius, "OVO" is simply a godsend. It's only available on import right now for us North American fans, but I guarantee you, it's worth every single penny! So, buy this album, LOVE this album, and tell your friends about it. This could become the biggest-selling import album ever, and why not? A brilliant, sensational musical work from start to finish, "OVO" is a great cause for celebration. Peter Gabriel is BACK---spread the word!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter is back..., July 5, 2000

By 

Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ovo: Millennium Show (Audio CD)

Soothing, comforting, relaxing... BUT POWERFUL! Words are never enough to describe a Peter Gabriel work. And this time around, to provide a musical framework for the Millenium Dome concept, PG has taken the best of the best, musically speaking, to come up with and album of the times.

The concept is beautiful: splitting time in three generations, through which, a family painfully evolves to eventually be redeemed by OVO the little being whose name serves as the album's title. Beauty and metaphors fill this PG work, a lyrical reminder of the seventies' conceptual albums.

He also recruited some of HIS favorite singers for this recording, alternating with them on the vocals, and sometimes serving as a musical mentor and everflowing presence that plays part of the music and comes up with the prettiest musical passages and lyrics.

If you're a die-hard Gabriel fan, I don't have to tell you anything else: you know you've got to get this album. If you aren't, then it's about time you realize how much you've missed. The man is close to his 60s, but it is still not too late.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why is this only an import? Everyone needs it!, September 15, 2000

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Romann M. Weber (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ovo: Millennium Show (Audio CD)

Sadly, I did not get to see the Millennium Dome show in England. After listening to this album, though, I am desperately trying to obtain a video from the show. First, I must admit that Peter Gabriel could release a recording of himself flushing a toilet, and I would think it was brilliant. Still, Mr. Gabriel has earned this distinction with years of superb music. As a musician myself, I am especially amazed at the directions he is able to follow, and at the neverending pool of inspiration he draws upon. Now, to OVO: I just got the album last week, and have been listening to it several times every day ever since. The music is simply fantastic, with superb orchestration and arrangement. Mr. Gabriel's choices for guest vocalists could not be better. There are so many standouts on this album, it almosts challenges the definition of "standout." "Father, Son" is one of the most poignant and touching songs I have heard in years. I only wish my father was alive to hear it. The B sections on "Downside-Up" and "Make Tomorrow" are some of the coolest jams I have ever heard. It is worth taking out a mortgage to buy a huge sound system just to play this album. I am a little concerned that the rap that introduces this album might put some people off. That said, the underlying groove to this piece can stand on its own (and does in track 4), and the chorus breaks with Peter singing are wonderful. I won't describe every song (which I did this morning in an e-mail I sent my mother, recommending the album). The songs describe themselves, and all are brilliant in their own, unique ways. Peter Gabriel fans probably do not need much convincing to buy this album if they don't already own it. Others who are not familiar with his work should take heed, though. If you can trust a stranger's recommendation for music, then please take this to heart. Not a soul in the world would ever regret purchasing this album.