That's hilarious that you said his voice is like Phil Collins because they came from the same band. Genesis. Great observation

The level of effort that went into creating the Sledgehammer video was beyond insane. No CGI. No compositing. No AfterEffects. No computers. Everything painstakingly created in-camera using stop-motion, with Peter Gabriel making small adjustments to his facial expressions and body poses for each snap of the camera under studio lights. Sittingstill while a makeup artist repainted the white clouds on his blue face for the next shot. Amazing to watch, but completely, totally insane.

Peter Gabriel was an ex-member of Genesis.....with Phil Collins

This video is what happens when a wonderful artist gets to have a massive budget and a perfect platform. This is one of the all time great music videos, from when MTV mattered.

Gabriel’s catalog is epic listening.

Fun fact: Sledgehammer is the all time most-played video on MTV

Peter gabriel was the original lead singer of genesis he actually discovered Phil Collins when Phil was 18. Peter is the creative force behind everything you see him in. What ever album he does nothing but the best musicians. Whatcha in your eyes live. It will tell you everything you need to know.

Tony Levin on bass. He brings crazy groove to the songs. Peter Gabriel had a rotating cast of musicians with him, some closer to the core of his project. He brought in a ton of musical influences and musicians from around the world to record and perform with him. Combined with impeccable production, artistry and performance and you get a body of work unlike anything else.

That was a REAL HIT and will be FOREVER !!!! They don't make this high end quality anymore nowadays !!

Peter Gabriel and Phill Collins were in the band Genesis, together. Their voices were very much alike.

One of the best pop songs ever written. I love when people find out how fucking great Peter Gabriel is. To answer the music writing question, he composes all of his songs, but he employs a core group of musicians to execute ideas on the other instruments (common stalwarts are Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Larry Fast, Jerry Marotta, Robert Fripp, Manu Katche, etc.). All his albums, especially the first 5, have such distinct sounds, each one different from the next. Each one crafted with the utmost care. It's rare to have had complete control over your sound for your entire career, but he did it. He was consistently on the cutting edge of music technology, being one of the first artists to incorporate the first digital sampler, The Fairlight CMI, into his music and recordings. I can go on about this for hours, but the point is: Peter Gabriel is great and more people should know that. And know this...Peter Gabriel wipes the floor with Phil Collins.

Peter Gabriel was the original singer for Genesis, from the late 1960s to the mid 70s. He was renowned for his stage appearance and costumes, as well as his voice, writing, and arranging. Phil Collins was Genesis’ drummer. When Gabriel left the band in the mid-70s, after failing to find a suitable vocalist, Collins volunteered/was volunteered to take over as vocalist. He was also still the drummer. His range and tone are very close to Gabriel’s. He was known to have a voice, and had been something of a child star (He played the Artful Dodger in the 60s film version of Oliver). After Genesis, Gabriel became, and still is, a solo artist, recording and touring under his own name. He uses session musicians (the crème de la crème of them) for recording and touring. The most frequent member of this ‘pick-up’ band is the bass player Tony Levin. He is a phenomenally inventive and skilled musician, and his style is unmistakable. He was also the first bassist to venture forth with the ‘Chapman Stick’, a multi stringed instrument with both bass and guitar strings in sets, played by hammering the strings down on the frets with both hands. He also uses a three string bass from time to time, which he often plays with short ‘drum sticks’ attached to the fingers of his right ‘plucking’ hand. Plus your usual range of 4 and 5 string basses (I’m unaware of him ever having played a 6 or more stringed bass apart from the ‘Stick’).

Tony Levin is on bass. One of his trademarks is playing something called the Chapman Stick, which is a wild looking instrument. You should Google it to look it up. . Peter Gabriel was one of the founders of Genesis. They went through three drummers before finding Phil Collins. Collins' drumming elevated them to a whole new level. When Gabriel left in 1975, they auditioned -- mostly by listening to tapes -- around 400 singers, but they couldn't find one that they liked. . Finally, once they found a guy and when they got into the studio to record, they realized that he wouldn't work out either. Eventually, Phil offered to give it a try. They were skeptical, because although he had a pleasant voice, they couldn't see him singing anything more powerful. They recorded him on one song and it seemed to work. Then they tried another and another until they finally finished the album! When they got ready for the tour, though, they started looking for singers again and then realized that they were just repeating the process. They had to find themselves another drummer instead, and the rest is history. . Gabriel and Collins' voices are very similar. Steve Hackett, their guitarist, said it was like automatically having double vocal tracks when they harmonized together. My recommendation as a great place to start with early Genesis: The studio version of 'Firth of Fifth.' . This was a fun reaction. Thanks!

Bass Line is the world's greatest G Gordon Liddy impersonator, Tony Levin. A force in his own right. Drums are Manu Katche, IIR.

He write his song and lyrics. Peter Gabriel is kind of a legend.

Peter was the lead singer of Genesis when Phil Collins was their drummer. Then Peter left in 1975 and Phil got to be the lead singer of the band. At the beginning, specially when Phil was singing the songs that previously had been sung by Peter, everybody said that their voices where very similar, but then Phil started to find his own voice, so it is funny how you (and many other people I’ve seen) pick up on the similarity of their voices, when I particularly can’t see it when they are singing their own songs (not songs that have been sung by both, I mean).

Peter was a singer for Genisise. He got a little crazy for the band so he split and did his own thing. Check "In your eyes" shows his mellow side.

This song took me some listens to completely understand the lyrics but then one Day, I actually paid attention to the lyrics and said to myself WOW, This is a Definite Sexually Explicit Tune!! Peter Gabriel (as others told you) was the Original Frontman of GENESIS!! Phil Collins joined the band after their 3rd album as the Drummer and provided some background vocals. Phil Collins took over the vocals and handed his sticks to Chester Bennington upon the release of the album "Trick of the Tail" after Peter's departure! And Yes, they sound similar, Peter taught Phil Well!! However, you can hear the difference if you pay very close attention!! Keep Rockin

Great reaction! Other Peter Gabriel songs to explore: Shock The Monkey, Steam, Red Rain. He was part of the English progressive Band Genesis but when the New Wave invasion came in the 80's, he exploded as a solo artist. Some other bands from that time to check out: New Order (especially Blue Monday), Pet Shop Boys (West End Girls), Depeche Mode (Policy of Truth), Thomas Dolby (She Blinded Me With Science, I Love You Goodbye), ABC (The Look of Love), Book of Love (I Touch Roses), I can go on and on. Good stuff!

Peter was the lead singer of Genesis in the early days. He left the band to pursue a solo career. Phil Collins took over as lead singer. It was supposed to be a temporary role while they were searching for a new lead singer. Phil never intended to front the band, but thankfully he did. He went on to be one of the great front men.

Don't know if anyone told you. This video and Michael Jackson's Thriller are tied for number one as best and most watched for all of the 1980s. Period! An yes that bass line is killer!!!

Peter Gabriel is a presence...not just a performer. Check out "Solsbury Hill" and "Steam". But my all time favorite of his is "Shock the Monkey"...that song will not leave your head for days.

Seriously, the true MTV is needed. All music videos and music related content 24/7. It brought so much great music & a drive toward creativity to us, Gen X. “I WANT MY MTV!” 🔊📺🎸🎹🥁🎤🎭

Such a great song. The entire "So" album is amazing. Gabriel's music was missing from Spotify for years. So glad they finally made an agreement.

Peter was de singer of the band Genesis. The drummer of the band is Phil Collins. When Peter Gabriel left the band to go solo, Phil started singing in the band and became the frontman of Genesis .

One of the many reasons I love that I was born in1970. The 80's and early 90's had great, great music! 👍

"in Your Eyes" Secret World live vid....You will be hooked.

I loved Peter Gabriel. I had all his albums/cassettes or whatever back in the 80s and early to mid 90s.

Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins were in a and called Genesis. Peter went solo after Genesis and so did Phil. Both very talented and creative musicians.

Peter Gabriel is an incredibly talented artist. His lyrics and musical composition are extremely creative as is his production, he has his own studio. His songs vary from very commercially popular songs like this to super experimental and anyone who knows his work know that that creative ethic rules him and his career way beyond money and fame.

This was one of the first MTV music videos. Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel were both in Genesis. Remember, this was 1986 and the special effects (claymation etc.) were cutting edge at the time.

You can hear a Memphis soul/Stax/Hi influence, with the horns and the snares.

The backing of Tony Levin on bass and Manu Katche on drums is a hell of a combination. Manu's snare sound is awesome hehehe. I believe the team who worked on the video were the basis of Aardman, the same team who would go on to produce the Wallace and Gromit series. It was a standout video at the time.

Written by Peter Gabriel. He made this as a tribute to Curtis Mayfield. Released 35 years ago. 🎂 This song is from PG's best selling album So. The album is 1 of the bestselling albums of 1986. 🎂 PG was the original singer of Genesis + stayed there until 1975. Phil Collins was the drummer. He joined in 1970. He became the lead singer when Peter Gabriel left to go solo. Suggested next video: Shock the Monkey 🐒 🇬🇧

Yep..Phil stepped up as lead but still plays drums like the Rock Star he is!😆😁🤩

He was an original member of Genesis. Which is well worth listening to . Lamb lies down in Broadway is a phenomenal album

His music video "Big Time" is also a visual trip and cool song.

The music from this time was So diverse and surprisingly funky and soulful-plus creative. Check out Big Time also be Peter Gabriel-music and vid in the same vein. Awesome

Back in the 80s me and my homeboy Martin wer like this🤞. Whenever you saw him you saw me. We were cruising by 72 lowrider Nova drop to the ground. Whenever I picked him up he would always ask me to put this song on Sledgehammer. So it reminds me of him to this day. All we did was play pool, girls and clubbin'. He was from Fresno California and I was from LA. We met each other in Phoenix Arizona and when our favorite Club shutdown we kind of parted ways. This song is dedicated to Martin Hernandez

This cut straight up goes!!! One of my favs from the 80s...one of the best videos ever. And super funky!!!!

Glad you love this as much as I do. And yeah. That's Tony Levin on Bass. Something special from way back when to still now. One of the very few who can play the Chappman stick. If you get the chance look up 'Elephant talk' from King Crimson. Aside from that. This whole album was a masterpiece from end to end, with so, so many guests joining in on different tracks. For real, you could do a whole series on just this album alone. The talent that glommed to make this cut is legendary.

One of my all time favorite songs and videos! 🥰

I noticed you mentioned Phil Collins;him and Peter used to be part of Genesis.When Phil went solo,he had several hits. "I Missed Again" (1981) was a good foot stomper!

Dude's been real for 50+ years. Well done.

The sledgehammer is one of the most popular rides at the carnival.

The video made such an impression on me as a kid. Love this song

Great reaction my man! You should check out Harry Styles do this song live on Howard Stern! He does a great job and his band is awesome!

The music video was created by Aardman Productions. They are famous for their work on the stop motion animation for the movie "Chicken Run" and also Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. The scene in this music video with the fish was Peter's least favorite part. They used REAL fish. Peter had to lay down face up and have a huge plate glass panel over top of him with the fish positioned on top of the glass. Under those hot studio lights, the fish got very ripe smelling. If you look closely, you'll see Peter's reaction to the bad smelling fish in that footage. Peter's 2 daughters appear in the video, as well. They are the 2 young girls who are sitting on a wooden stool for a split second around 5:00 to 5:02. It's funny you should mention that Peter sounds like Phil Collins. Both were members of the Progressive rock band Genesis (Peter being one of the co-founders). The band's manager, Tony Smith, said that Phil sounds more like Peter than Peter ever did (back in 1976), when Phil took over as lead singer after Peter left the band.

Phil and Peter were both in GENESIS. Peter left in 1975 to go solo and the rest is history. Peter and Phil remained friends despite their artistic differences

Peter Gabriel was the original singer of Genesis and I can recommend all of his solo songs

You're the only one I've ever heard comment about the bass line. It is so damn infectious.

Tony Levin on bass, one of the best. Check him out with King Crimson " Frame by frame" playing a Chapman stick.

Peter Gabriel's excellent.

Good reaction. This is my most favourite video of all time. PG is one of my favourite artists too and for me, his peak was his solo career from the period mid-80s to mid-90s, including, of course, this classic. I love how the video symbolically begins and ends with depicting the start and end of life (fertilisation and embryo growth, then later PG sitting down in the chair to 'sleep' and then 'rising up' into the stars and waving goodbye), and continues the motif of reproduction and innuendo/imagery throughout, but also has hilarious visuals like the chicken dance, the vegetable face, and so on! Also, it was a clever choice to use stop motion and claymation rather than the CGI of the time (as used, for example, in Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" which was only a year before this song, but looks so dated in comparison). As a result, the only bit that looks dated is the section where PG and the dancing girls/crowd are, with clothes and hairstyles clearly of the 80s. PG's solo career is worth a deep-dive for a lot of great tracks and creative videos, including "Shock The Monkey", "Games Without Frontiers", "Big Time", "Steam" and "Digging In The Dirt". He also did great duets with Kate Bush ("Don't Give Up") and Sinead O'Connor ("Blood Of Eden"). If you find you like his work, his live performances are also a must. The whole Secret World Live tour from the early 1990s is brilliant and my personal favourite. The whole thing is on here at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bOBdmcintb6zhKc.html , but if you like it, do support the man by getting the DVD or download. The entire crew look like they had such a great time, the (then) new singer Paula Cole was fantastic as the female lead on some iconic PG songs in place of Kate Bush and Sinead O'Connor, and as a backing singer too. PG is one of my favourite artists for his lyrical and musical genius and the creativity of many of his video ("Sledgehammer" being one of the best IMO)

He was a spiritual artist. I’m convinced this song is about the law of attraction. The universe is always responding to our vibration and this is a representation of manifesting and the ability of the universe to sledgehammer our realities at any given moment

Tony Levin on bass. He was Eddie Van Halen's favorite bassist.

Tony Levin has been with PG from his first solo album Peter Gabriel AKA PG! AKA Car. Most of the instrumentalists Including Robbert Frip ( who Went on to form King Crimson with Levin ) and that started out with PG on CAR have been with him ever since. There is a brilliant compilation of Solsbury Hill that shows PG gigs filmed over 20 year which has TL and others in every shot..

He left Genesis...Phil Collins (drummer) took over vocals...and did a nice Gabriel cover..

It's 80s stuff but Peter is talent. This his solo work aside from his Genesis time with Phil Collins.

You might want to check out the Talking Heads.

This, along with "Take on Me" by A-ha and "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer, were among the most iconic videos of the MTV generation.

Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel were both vocals for genesis but Phil Collins was better known so people assume all of their songs were sung by Phil Collins but a lot of them were actually sang by Peter Gabriel.

Absolutely awesome live performance is the song growing up in the growing up tour in Milan. He also does sledge hammer. Incredible, even though he was much older. Watch them. you won't regret it.

Saw him at Birmingham NEC when he toured with the SO album, I think it was 86 or 87. Fantastic guy to see live, such an innovative mind.

Peter is not just a talented musician - he's a performer! Secret World: Live is (in my opinion) extraordinary. They're all good but check out Don't Give Up, Shaking the Tree, Kiss That Frog...😁💖

Fun fact: the dancing chickens sequence was animated by Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit.

I love that you caught the Phil Collins sound. They were both part of the rock band Genesis and Phil sang BACK-UP. Damn! Check them out too. Peter Gabriel is super creative. Love it.

Peter Gabriel ‘in your eyes’ it’s an amazing song

By the way, that is the best music video in the history of forever 😎

Dude, the last couple videos I have seen you react to are early MTv when they actually played music videos. Brings bck memories and having children for the first time. Yes I am old. Enjoy your journey and if you want some lesser known music please let me know. Keep it up and thank you.

If you want to see early Gabriel, try Genesis watcher of the skies, live version, he was in a creative league all by himself!

Peter Gabriel - Big Time!!

Peter Gabriel was the first vocalist of Genesis before he was replaced by Phil Collins when he left the band. :-)

Thank you! It was interesting at the beginning you said it reminded you of Phil Collins - because Peter Gabriel was in the band "Genesis" - with Phil - who took over the major vocal when Peter left - - you have a great ear for that stuff -- Peter and Phil split with the "direction" of the band -- and BTW, this video won awards back in it's day- when us "kids" watched MTV - :) -

Yeah man ... that bassline is almost a song on its own ... :D

Yes, Peter Gabriel was the main creative force and frontman for Genesis in its first years when it was one of the most adveturous prog-rock bands out there... till he left for a solo career. Phil Collins was originally Genesis' drummer, and moved over to the singing role. But without Gabriel's way prog-rock songwriting, Genesis changed format to a more pop outfit. And yes, their singing voices definitely can sound similar at times ,,, but such different content! Even this funk soul number Gabriel does here, he has to get all wacky with it in the lyrics and the video. And I love him for it. :-D

Hit it hard!! Phil plus Peter...Genesis .....bet you never heard of them either.....explore

This song is Gabriel's tribute to legends like Marvin Gaye and Al Green.

You really need to do his live versions of Steam and In Your Eyes.

It's funny that you mentioned Phil Collins because both he and Peter Gabriel were lead singers for the band Genesis at different time in the 70s!

Fun fact: the chicken dance section of this video was animated by Nick Park, who went on to create Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run.

Great song great reaction. There’s not a bad song on his ‘So’ album. Check out “Big Time” and “Mercy Street” You will not be disappointed. Btw, the bassist is Tony Levin. He can play anything. Incredible tone. Another funky Brit you need to react to is Robin Trower. Rock Me Baby and Bridge of Sighs. Priceless .

Phil Collins sounding dude, indeed ✅✅✅

Errbody gangsta until Peter brings the funk.

“Don’t give up” Peter Gabriel with Kate bush

This stop action video won an award . Yes, Phil Collins was in Genesis as was peter Gabriel.

He also did a collab with Kate Bush, who was a superstar in the UK, they were good together.

It's funny you said he reminded you of Phil Collins. When Peter Gabriel left Genesis they auditioned over a hundred singers before they realized the drummer (Mr Collins) should be the new singer.

One of my favorite songs ever!

Peter Gabriel did a duet with a lady by the name of Kate Bush the name of the song is " don't give up" check it out

Yeah Phil Collins took over as lead singer of Genesis when Peter left. That's why their vocal styles are so similar.

Peter Gabriel has his own band.

When I saw the song title I started laughing. I knew there would be an eyebrow raised, haha. Peter was extremely creative. Billy Ocean is another amazing artist, but his video for Loverboy is even way out there than Sledge Hammer. I have to close my eyes when I listen to it. His voice is out of this world, and I love his music. Check him out.

Outstanding song. Man, I totally forgot how odd that video is. Nightmare fodder.

He's the former lead singer of GENESIS. Phil Collins ( who was originally a drummer) replaced him as lead singer, so it's interesting you said his voice reminded you of Phil's.

This video won many awards inc. Video of the year back in the MTV days. A mix of clay- mation and stop action. Not real high-tech but affective.

LOL! Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel were together in the Genesis 😂

Love this song from Peter Gabriel. I think you would like Red Rain - totally different but once heard it’s never forgotten.

Check out Genesis "Follow You Follow Me" from about 1978. It was on the album "A Trick of the Tail". Genesis was considered a progressive rock group. Phil Collins was the drummer. I remember it was often heard playing late in evening in my college dormatory. A great song to zone out to at the end of a day.

Great song and reaction. I remember watching this video premiere on MTV, in the Eighties and it was a total trip. Shock the Monkey is another great, wild song by PG. If you're looking for a R&R Hall of Fame group to react to, please react to Yes. They have many great songs, including one of their first and greatest hits, Roundabout. Please, Jay, from another Jay, react to Roundabout. You'll love it!