Talk:So (album)

To do

 * Fairlight CMI
 * 25th Anniversary Edition, New Blood and tour
 * "Sledgehammer" video

—JennKR | ☎ 02:00, 14 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Some reaction from fans at the time might be appropriate. Speaking as one, I loathed this record when it appeared, and still do.  Despite its popularity, I find it inexcusably poppy and characterless, compared with his previous work.  In other words, a broader survey of contemporary critical reaction is lacking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.62.218.233 (talk • contribs)

Changes

 * The Uncut source still has not been fully cited—it needs the title of the piece, the author (or interviewer) and the date of publication! Quotes should generally not be used in the lead of articles, and so I've incorporated these rather useful ones into the Composition section, where they fit best.
 * There is some discrepancy among using Discogs as a reliable source, but it does include pop rock as a genre. So I've added that.
 * The quotes in the Critical reception aren't formatted correctly and too long, so I've trimmed them. However, they really need to be properly cited to be included. This means they need the title of the piece, the author (or interviewer) and the date of publication.
 * The dates of publication are already mentioned in the cites, as these are monthly publications. Rodericksilly (talk) 04:04, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
 * That's fine, but the author/interviewer and the title of the piece are crucial. —JennKR | ☎ 12:37, 16 August 2014 (UTC)


 * The 1001 Albums... and Petridis' comment aren't true reviews of the album, they discuss the album in terms of its standing in popular music and Gabriel's discography, and so should be in the legacy section. —JennKR | ☎ 21:33, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Impression on other labels
In Echo & the Bunnymen (album) there's this bit that says "According to Will Sergeant, the band were under pressure from Warner Music chairman Rob Dickins to produce an album that would replicate the success of Peter Gabriel's recent multiplatinum hit album So: "I couldn't believe it when Rob Dickins brought us into his office and played us Peter Gabriel's album: 'I want you to sound like this!'. This makes me think So had a bit of an impression on other record companies to make bands have albums that sound like So (even bands that don't sound at all like Peter Gabriel), or at least in this instance. Quite an impressive bit of influence I think. Could something like this go in the page?--90.214.81.21 (talk) 17:13, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

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Excellent Birds
The article states that Excellent Birds was a very last minute addition to the album. Do we know if a new recording was made or was an unused master from the Anderson session used? The vocals are definitely different than that used on Mister Heartbreak, plus the song had to be combined with This is the Picture (though this lyric forms part of Anderson's song too). 50.66.121.20 (talk) 05:48, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Unsourced/poorly sourced
Poorly sourced:
 * In Your Eyes has been described as Gabriel's greatest love song. Inspired by the Sagrada Família and its architect Antoni Gaudí, Gabriel sings over a drumbeat of only feeling complete in the eyes of his lover.[23][43] The track's powerful atmosphere is created through the singing of Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour, who sings in his native language.[39][43]
 * In bold:
 * This is not stated in [39] -- http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-25/entertainment/ca-7016_1_peter-gabriel -- which only says "Another tribute to the powers of love is the transcendently melodic "In Your Eyes," one of several arrangements showing Gabriel's continuing fascination with African music. It features a duet with noted Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour."
 * This is not stated in [43] -- Easlea, Daryl (2013). Without Frontiers: The Life and Music of Peter Gabriel. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-78038-315-6. page 254. -- please provide a quote from that page which says what is claimed to have been said in the bold text above.

"Poorly sourced":
 * This is an English-language album. That is common knowledge, so in consideration of https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=So_(album)&type=revision&diff=933628320&oldid=933547560 I have edited it to have that information but not that source.

ETA:
 * https://www.metrolyrics.com/peter-gabriel-albums-list.html also proves that it is English language
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=So_(album)&diff=933922721&oldid=933901798 - Michig: "Undid revision 933901798 by User123o987name (talk) - per template guidance 'Do not use this field for albums entirely in the English language, by English-speaking artists'"
 * @Michig - I think that is a dumb idea, but OK. Also, like 1% of this album is not in English; there are some Wolof language lyrics.

--User123o987name (talk) 17:04, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

Personnel track references confusing
It says "The track numbers correspond to the original release" which I assume is true but the track listing is not the original. It was confusing trying to find, for example, the personnel for "This is the picture" as it is the 8th listed track but it was the 9th on the original release. I had to go to another source to find out what the original order was. Would it make sense to change the track references to match the list shown? JohnRipa (talk) 21:23, 15 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I think they listed tracks like the original LP, but the personnel from CD, which has no "sides" anymore. I changed the track list as the CD. Dostazas (talk) 01:11, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Thanks! JohnRipa (talk) 03:32, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

track listing
Track listing is all wrong. 24.203.147.94 (talk) 00:46, 27 October 2023 (UTC)