what is salisbury hill about?
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Topic: what is salisbury hill about?
Posted By: The Lost Chord
Subject: what is salisbury hill about?
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 19:50
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is it about gab riel leaving genesis?
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Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 20:10
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yes
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Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 21:06
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ok
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Posted By: MattNYR
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 21:10
| I'm not exactly sure how, but Solsbury Hill is definitely about Gabriel leaving Genesis, yes. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 21:24
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Solsbury Hill (in full, Little Solsbury Hill) is a small flat-topped http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill - hill above the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village - village of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batheaston - Batheaston in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset - Somerset , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England - England , near the city of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath - Bath . The top of the hill is ringed by the ramparts of an ancient http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_fort - hill fort . People protesting against the building of an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A46_road - A46 bypass road have recently cut a small http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze - maze into the hill.
Solsbury Hill is a possible location of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mons_Badonicus - Battle of Mount Badon , which was fought between the Britons (under the legendary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur - King Arthur ) and the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_people - Saxons c. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/496 - 496 , and which was mentioned by the chroniclers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gildas - Gildas and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nennius - Nennius . " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solsbury_Hill_%28song%29 - Solsbury Hill " is also the title of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music - rock musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 's first solo single in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977 - 1977 , which reached the 13th and 68th positions on the UK and US record charts respectively. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solsbury_Hill_%28song%29 - Solsbury Hill " was also covered by Dave Matthews Band. It is sometimes misspelled as "Salisbury Hill", perhaps because of confusion with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Plain - Salisbury Plain , a more well known plateau in southern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England - England . (Hooray for the Internet!) ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Duncan
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 22:08
| Awesome track. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 29 2006 at 22:16
Good search Stone, but is also the song in which Peter Gabriel suposedly explains what lead him to leave Genesis, there's a specific parragraph:
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice Standing stretching every nerve Had to listen had no choice I did not believe the information (I) just had to trust imagination My heart going boom boom boom "Son," he said "Grab your things, I've come to take you home." Peter talks about a inner voice telling him it's time to leave the band and "return home" in other words to do what he really wanted to do.....then;
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut Turning water into wine Open doors would soon be shut So I went from day to day Tho' my life was in a rut "Till I thought of what I'd say Which connection I should cut I was feeling part of the scenery I walked right out of the machinery My heart going boom boom boom "Hey" he said "Grab your things I've come to take you home." (Back home.) Pete says there were things about his career in Genesis that he decided to keep in silence for a long time, seems like he felt that keeping the band alive and in a determined way was almost a miracle (Turning waters into wine), but this made him feel part of a machine of a system from wich he was already tired. This is coherent, because when he left he said those exact words, that he no longer wanted to be part of a system that was not healthy for him and his famiyt, being that his daughter had some health problems I believe. The phrasre "Open doors will soon be shot" is probably in reference to the first phrases of the band saying that Peter had the doors open to come back whenever he wanted, but soon this voices changed.
When illusion spin her net
I'm never where I want to be And liberty she pirouette When I think that I am free Watched by empty silhouettes Who close their eyes but still can see No one taught them etiquette I will show another me Today I don't need a replacement I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant My heart going boom boom boom "Hey" I said "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home Of course he talks about his new freedom that he left everything to show the world what he really wants to say and how happy he feels with his new career.
Some people talk about a previous message in The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Back in NYC): Your progressive hypocrites
Handing out their trash It was mine in the first place So I’ll burn to ash. It's well known that Peter left Genesis during the recording of The Lamb, because he asked for a couple of months to follow a project with William Friedkin and the band said no way, so he was ready to send all the project to hell, and some people believe this phrase is a reference, the later words´probably say how he had to return to Genesis: No. no time for romantic escape
And your fluffy heart is ready for rape No time. Back in new york city. But it's all gossips, only Peter knows what he wanted to say. Iván ------------- 
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stonebeard wrote:Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 00:48
It's about peace and love!   ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 04:20
I've always taken it as a spiritual song about what it would be like to have a meeting with a great prophet like ,say, Jesus Christ.I suppose I got that wrong then .Still love the song though.
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 05:28
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It's also a rare example of a hit single in 7/8 time - it's always fun to put it on at a party and watch people try to dance to it (you can also try the same thing with Living In The Past, which is in 5/4, as is Take 5 by the Dave Brubeck Quartet). ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Fusioned
Date Posted: May 02 2006 at 01:18
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Interesting! I never knew! ------------- +FUSIONED+ 
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Posted By: soundsweird
Date Posted: May 02 2006 at 01:46
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It's ironic that Gabriel "was feeling part of the scenery" and "walked right out of the machinery", meaning that he thought the production itself was overshadowing the music... if you look at his last couple of tours, talk about scenery and machinery!!
He's become more enamored with glitz than Genesis ever was while he was in the band.
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Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: May 05 2006 at 16:07
| its about Moribund the Burgermeister |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 05 2006 at 18:18
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 01 2006 at 03:29
Isn't it in 7/4? ------------- 
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Posted By: moomaloo
Date Posted: August 01 2006 at 07:57
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What is that bit in Solsbury Hill where PG appears (to my ears anyway) to sing 'April fool! or something similar?
Does anyone know the bit I mean?
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 01 2006 at 08:49
| No, which verse? |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: August 04 2006 at 16:15
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