| Live Blood | ||||
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| Released | 23 April 2012 (2012-04-23) | |||
| Recorded | 23–24 March 2011 | |||
| Venue | Hammersmith Apollo (London) | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop,post-rock | |||
| Length | 141:14 | |||
| Label | Real World/Virgin | |||
| Producer | Peter Gabriel | |||
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Live Blood is alive album by the Englishrock musicianPeter Gabriel. Recorded at the HMVHammersmith Apollo, London on 23 and 24 March 2011, the concert featured Gabriel singing with the New Blood Orchestra and vocalistsAne Brun, Melanie Gabriel,Sevara Nazarkhan and Tom Cawley.
The setlist included songs from his previous orchestral covers albumScratch My Back and new orchestral arrangements of his solo songs, most of which went on to appear on the studio albumNew Blood. A single CD version ofLive Blood formed part of the New Blood Deluxe Edition DVD released in 2011. The concerts were filmed in 3D.
The orchestral versions were arranged byJohn 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 byBen Foster, who is best known for his work on the BBC science fiction seriesDoctor Who, except "In Your Eyes" which was conducted by John Metcalfe.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (60/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Classic Rock | 9/10[3] |
| The Independent | [4] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[5] |
| Consequence of Sound |  [6] |
InThe 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]
All tracks are written byPeter Gabriel, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intruder" | 6:05 | |
| 2. | "Wallflower" | 7:25 | |
| 3. | "The Boy in the Bubble" | Paul Simon | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Apres Moi" | Regina Spektor | 5:26 |
| 5. | "The Drop" | 2:48 | |
| 6. | "Washing of the Water" (featuring Melanie Gabriel) | 4:21 | |
| 7. | "The Book of Love" | Stephin Merritt | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Darkness" | 6:33 | |
| 9. | "The Power of the Heart" | Lou Reed | 6:40 |
| 10. | "Biko" | 6:52 | |
| 11. | "San Jacinto" | 7:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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" (featuringSevara Nazarkhan) | 8:29 |
| 10. | "Don't Give Up" (featuringAne Brun) | 8:30 |
| 11. | "The Nest That Sailed the Sky" | 6:42 |
| 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 |
