Red Rain - With Stewart Copeland On Hi Hat!
"Red Rain" is the first track on English artist and musician Peter Gabriel's 1986 solo album: So.
I have always loved Peter Gabriel's work but especially loved the So album. Strongly percussive in nature, Red Rain features two notable American drummers: Stewart Copeland from the Police played the hi-hat for the rain-like background sound and was specially requested by Gabriel due to his mastery of the instrument, while the rest of the drumming was provided by Gabriel's regular drummer Jerry Marotta.
Bass guitar is my second favourite instrument to play after drums, The bass on this album was provided by the stunning Tony Levin. He very unusually uses a sawn down drum stick to provide extra percussive slap bass on this incredible song.
The album So is a tour de force, I was lucky enough to witness live back in 1987 at Olympia, Earls court London. I was particularly fortunate because Kate bush made her one and only appearance of the entire world tour, performing the duet: Don't give up, with Peter Gabriel.
The line up for Red Rain
Jerry Marotta – drums
Chris Hughes – Linn programming
Stewart Copeland – hi-hat
Tony Levin – bass guitar
David Rhodes – backing vocals
Daniel Lanois – guitar
Peter Gabriel – vocals, piano, CMI, Prophet
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A classic and great song. I have listened to this so many times. Never gets old.
Truly a classic - thank you Joe ... pleased to meet you!
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Nice song.
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Great Album, cassette, ok CD!
Hello Ted,
haha yes! - however you can get it! :D
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Great song
This track!!!
This album!!!
And what an amazing collection of musicians playing on it!!
I wish I'd had the opportunity to see Gabriel play... he's only toured here (Australia) once, for the Secret World Tour, and I couldn't go. He's my favourite songwriter.