Live Blood

Live Blood
Live album by
Peter Gabriel
Released23 April 2012 (2012-04-23)
Recorded23–24 March 2011
VenueHammersmith Apollo (London)
Length141:14
LabelReal World/Virgin
ProducerPeter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel chronology
New Blood
(2011) 		Live Blood
(2012) 		And I'll Scratch Yours
(2013)

Live Blood is a live album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. Recorded at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London on 23 and 24 March 2011, the concert featured Gabriel singing with the New Blood Orchestra and vocalists Ane Brun, Melanie Gabriel, Sevara Nazarkhan and Tom Cawley.

The setlist included songs from his previous orchestral covers album Scratch My Back and new orchestral arrangements of his solo songs, most of which went on to appear on the studio album New Blood. A single CD version of Live Blood formed part of the New Blood Deluxe Edition DVD released in 2011. The concerts were filmed in 3D.

The orchestral versions were arranged by John Metcalfe with Peter Gabriel except "Signal to Noise" which was arranged by Peter Gabriel and Will Gregory and "The Book of Love", which was arranged by Nick Ingman. The songs were conducted by Ben Foster, who is best known for his work on the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, except "In Your Eyes" which was conducted by John Metcalfe.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(60/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock9/10[3]
The Independent[4]
PopMatters6/10[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]

In The Independent, Andy Gill gave the album three stars out of five and said, "the overall effect can be gruelling. At best, the new arrangements open up dark alleyways of meaning, but save for 'The Book of Love', where Gabriel's sincerity washes away the irony to leave the song more straightforwardly affectionate, the new meanings are rarely optimistic."[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Peter Gabriel, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intruder" 6:05
2."Wallflower" 7:25
3."The Boy in the Bubble"Paul Simon4:33
4."Apres Moi"Regina Spektor5:26
5."The Drop" 2:48
6."Washing of the Water" (featuring Melanie Gabriel) 4:21
7."The Book of Love"Stephin Merritt3:55
8."Darkness" 6:33
9."The Power of the Heart"Lou Reed6:40
10."Biko" 6:52
11."San Jacinto" 7:47
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Digging in the Dirt"6:08
2."Signal to Noise"8:48
3."Downside Up" (featuring Melanie Gabriel)6:27
4."Mercy Street"6:48
5."The Rhythm of the Heat"6:55
6."Blood of Eden"6:37
7."Red Rain"7:05
8."Solsbury Hill"6:21
9."In Your Eyes" (featuring Sevara Nazarkhan)8:29
10."Don't Give Up" (featuring Ane Brun)8:30
11."The Nest That Sailed the Sky"6:42

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart performance for New Blood – Live in London
Chart (2011–2013) Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[7] 29
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[8] 3
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 10
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 2
Chilean Music DVD (IFPI)[11] 8
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[12] 5
French Music DVD (SNEP)[13] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 11
Italian Music DVD (FIMI)[15] 2
Norwegian Music DVD (VG-lista)[16] 7
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 4
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 2
UK Music Videos (OCC)[19] 5
US Music Videos (Billboard)[20] 4

References

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  1. ^ "Live Blood by Peter Gabriel". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Gabriel - Live Blood review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ Beaumont, Marc (July 2012). "Peter Gabriel - Live Blood". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 97.
  4. ^ a b Gill, Andy (19 April 2012). "Album: Peter Gabriel, Live Blood (Realworld/Eagle)". The Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ McGuire, Colin (10 May 2012). "Peter Gabriel: Live Blood". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  6. ^ Gerber, Justin (10 May 2012). "Album Review: Peter Gabriel -- Live Blood". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD — Week Commencing 7th November 2011" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: 04-11-2011" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Ultratop Muziek-DVD — 12 November 2011". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Ultratop DVD Musicaux — 05 Novembre 2011". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. ^ Rojas, Martina (31 January 2013). "Top 25 — Videos musicales (formato largo)". IFPI Chile (in Spanish). Feriamix Chile: 1.
  12. ^ "Peter Gabriel – New Blood - Live In London [DVD]" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Peter Gabriel – Bew Blood Live" (in French). Classement Officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Gabriel – New Blood - Live In London (DVD)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  15. ^ "DVD: Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 24.10.2011 al 30.10.2011)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  16. ^ "VG-lista — DVD Audio uke 45, 2011". VG-lista (in Norwegian). lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 44, 2011" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Swiss Charts – Music DVD Top 10: 06-11-2011". Swiss Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Peter Gabriel Chart History – Music Video Sales (VDM)". Billboard. billboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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