Big Blue Ball
Various Artists
World
| Jul 2008
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-08-18
Reviewed 2008-08-18
Released in 2008, recorded in week long sessions in 1991,92 & 95 when musicians from all over the World set up a 24 hour cafe with Peter Gabriel and recorded music.
1: 5:27 slow to mid tempo male vocal, big big rock sound wall, You will probably like it if you are a Peter Gabriel fan.
***2: 7:12 slow & low intro, North African percussion, Natach Atlas vocal, mid tempo Great sound
3: 4:28 fast percussion fast male vocal with Papa Wemba, sort of a Gypsy Kings Flamenco guitar sound.
4: 6:07 slow, Joseph Arthur vocal, Gaelic chorus, flute, ok
5: 5:52 slow, Joseph Arthur & Peter Gabriel vocal; nice instruments sound
***6: 4:42 Sinéad O'Connor counting, vocal, slow " stop war, stop terror", piano, flute, drum kit, fem chorus
**7: 4:31 mid tempo Peter Gabriel vocal. big rock wall of sound. chorus
****8: 6:17 slow doudouk ( double reed woodwind instrument) intro., Hukwe Zawose vocal/wail. cool instrumental jam.
****9: 5:45 slow, haunting Márta Sebestyén vocal, instruments & vocals swirl drone sound
****10: 4:00 fast, from Madagascar, singer Rossy raps with great rock instruments.
cool percussion & some brass at end
*11: 4:52 male vocal, Karl Wallinger, slow to mid tempo, nice
instrumentation D Farrell 08/2008
1: 5:27 slow to mid tempo male vocal, big big rock sound wall, You will probably like it if you are a Peter Gabriel fan.
***2: 7:12 slow & low intro, North African percussion, Natach Atlas vocal, mid tempo Great sound
3: 4:28 fast percussion fast male vocal with Papa Wemba, sort of a Gypsy Kings Flamenco guitar sound.
4: 6:07 slow, Joseph Arthur vocal, Gaelic chorus, flute, ok
5: 5:52 slow, Joseph Arthur & Peter Gabriel vocal; nice instruments sound
***6: 4:42 Sinéad O'Connor counting, vocal, slow " stop war, stop terror", piano, flute, drum kit, fem chorus
**7: 4:31 mid tempo Peter Gabriel vocal. big rock wall of sound. chorus
****8: 6:17 slow doudouk ( double reed woodwind instrument) intro., Hukwe Zawose vocal/wail. cool instrumental jam.
****9: 5:45 slow, haunting Márta Sebestyén vocal, instruments & vocals swirl drone sound
****10: 4:00 fast, from Madagascar, singer Rossy raps with great rock instruments.
cool percussion & some brass at end
*11: 4:52 male vocal, Karl Wallinger, slow to mid tempo, nice
instrumentation D Farrell 08/2008
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Charting
2008-08-17 — 2008-10-19
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 19 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 1 |
| Aug 24 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Whole Thing | ||
| 2. | Habibe | ||
| 3. | Shadow | ||
| 4. | Altus Silva | ||
| 5. | Exit Through You | ||
| 6. | Everything Comes From You | ||
| 7. | Burn You Up, Burn You Down | ||
| 8. | Forest | ||
| 9. | Rivers | ||
| 10. | Jijy | ||
| 11. | Big Blue Ball |