In May of 1980, former Genesis alum Peter Gabriel released his third self-titled record.
Known by informally as Melt, (due to the altered Polaroid photo of Gabriel with half of his face melting off) the album became his first commercial breakthrough as a solo artist, showing him to be a true innovator and one of the finest musical artists of his day.
Let’s talk Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel!
The Invention of Art-Pop: a play in one act.
Artist: I don’t feel like going to all the trouble of making a good record. That’s too much work!
Producer: It’s cool baby. Just make an okay record but make it a little weird and pretentious. It won’t sell as well as a good record, but the kids who want to think that they’re smart will buy it, so the sales will be decent.
Artist: Hooray! *grabs bongo drums and/or didgeridoo*
Scene.
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