Will Peter Gabriel ever put out another new album of original material? New song released!*

I think "perfectionism" in his case, may refer to the ability to turn the idea or notion in the artist's head into recorded sound, rather than on perfecting the quality of sound or performance.

Gabriel may not be satisfied with the end product after recording a song and mixing it. He may feel there's some missing element and chooses to put the song to rest for some time, waiting for other ideas or perspectives to blossom.

That kind of "perfectionism" -- especially for a guy who is not financially constrained -- can take years.

 

He is currently recording an album but I think he's only actually been dedicated to recording the past year, probably not even a year. He has been posting pictures from the studio on Facebook. That being said, who knows how long it will take him, but finally his top priority is recording a new album.

 

Kraftwerk are supposed "recording" and this will be their first real (not remix) album since freaking 1986

 

I wonder if Peter will be like Bowie and Prince and when the time comes (hopefully in 30 years or more, we must keep Peter alive and safe) we will suddenly discover 1000 songs he's recorded, given how he's been "in the studio" for the past 12 years.

 

I doubt he's been completing songs all this time.

 

I count the Tour De France album from 2003 as a real album.

 

I never bothered with it being essentially a remix album based on a song from 1983 though

 

Little-known fact: PG named his basement "the studio" so that way he could watch "Beverly Hillbillies" reruns over and over but still tell the press "I'm in the studio!"

 

Isn't that album 11 new songs and 1 remake?

 

I dimly recall an article from the early 90s talking about him spending weeks mixing the song "Shaking The Tree" for his hits comp. Actually, remixing the song since it had already been released on a Youssou n'Dour album.

 

Strange as I was about to post an exact same question that OP has.
I love Peter Gabriel he is 100% my favourite solo artist.
I have never seen him live & I really hope he tours with his next new album that rumour says he is working on (maybe rehearsals for the Sting tour, not sure)
On a separate note he if a fantastic role model & someone I admire very much as a person.
I know Peter is not elitist even with his Charterhouse education and I hope he does not refuse (like David Bowie) a knighthood.
I think the queen gives knighthoods on her birthday I think Peter should definitely be Sir Peter Gabriel in the summer of this year, or ASAP afterwards.
Hopefully he will accept it, I'm sure he will.

ps
I LOVE "Big Blue Ball' album, "Animal Nation" track & "Down To Earth" track.

 

'Tour de France Soundtracks' from 2003 was a new album.
Edit: Aggie87 beat me to it.

 

I thought Up was a great album, though it could've benefited from some edits here and there. Scratch My Back took a while for me to learn to appreciate, but is now one of my favorite recordings of PG. Didn't really care for the New Blood companion piece though. Would love to hear some real new music, but I guess it'll be 2020+ before we hear any new music

 

I think the odds are 50/50 it happens during his lifetime. 100% it happens afterwards.

 

I'm sure you're right - in fact, the story about 'Sky Blue' bears out what you suggest - but there's a version of that perfectionism that comes with a single-minded dedication to solving problems as quickly as possible and a version which waits, paralysed by self-doubt, in the hope that 'something will turn up'. I often feel that fans have done the likes of PG and Kate Bush no favours by commending their perfectionism instead of saying 'enough already'.

 

His father, Ralph Parton Gabriel (1912-2012)
Mum, Edith Irene, still alive.
No guarantee, but old age for the clean living family man Peter, looks good (HOPEFULLY)

 

I'm going to post something really meaningful here at some point... I'm working on it when I can...

 

Yes the dinner party thread I had Donald Fagen and Peter Gabriel as part of my five.
I think they are joint equal in the perfectionism stakes but Don has Walt of course.

 

I guess I was wrong... I remember when it came out, everyone was talking about it like it was another "The Mix" so I didn't bother because remix albums are very hit and miss for me

 

These odds are contradicting. If it's 100% to happen after dies, then it is 0% to happen before.

 

I meant, 50% chance he puts out an album while he's alive. 100% chance an album of unreleased/unfinished/whatever songs comes out after he dies. I hate to be morbid like that, but it's true for every artist under the sun. (See also: Axl Rose)

 

& "Lovetown" from Philadelphia - Music From The Motion Picture

I kind of made a misc album of tracks (with Peter's vocals) mainly from soundtracks & Big Blue Ball in no order:

Lovetown - Philadelphia - Music From The Motion Picture
Animal Nation - Wall-E
Down To Earth - The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Whole Thing - "Big Blue Ball'
Exit Through You - "Big Blue Ball'
Burn You Up, Burn You Down - "Big Blue Ball'
Soft Dog - Shock the Monkey B side


Any Unique Ones I've Missed with vocals?

 

Quite a few. But start with Party Man from the virtuosity soundtrack. That's a great tune.

 

Quite possibly. Imagine what, say, Brian Eno has in the can at this point. or Lindsey Buckingham?

 

the funny thing is that Lindsey has actually gotten more prolific when it's usually been artists started prolific and slowed down. 1981-1984-1992-2006-2008-2011, and we have to factor there was a FM ep since the last album and that he's been constantly touring with FM and there's been talk about a new album with them. Kind of the reverse in the past decade compared to Peter and others