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Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Richard Evans, Rachel Z, Ged Lynch, Melanie Gabriel, Levin Minassian

Peter Gabriel has managed to bridge the world of prog rock, World Music and popular rock and what's amazing is that he's done so on his terms for the most part. This set pulled from Gabriel's tour to support his middling album "Up" luckily spends as much time on his classic quartet of studio albums as it does his later less inspired recordings. Gabriel is joined for the first time on this tour by his daughter and with most of the usual suspects (stick & bass player Tony Levin and former Random Hold guitarist David Rhodes). Featuring a stunning stage show with unusual visuals (like all of Gabriel's shows), this show is just as unique as each of the previous tours that Gabriel has done for his solo albums. Although not quite as powerful as the tour for "Us" or "Peter Gabriel" (aka "Melting Face"), it's still entertaining and very creative. The commentary by Gabriel and his band during the performances (which I couldn't turn off) are a bit distracting and pull you out of the concert. Personally, I would have preferred to have these as a commentary option. We also see the concert projected on Peter Gabriel's face (shot outside of the main concert itself) and on other surfaces as well. It's a great way to make the concert visually interesting but may annoy fans who came just for the music. ---

Featuring a top notch transfer, "Still Growing Up" benefits from the use of multi-angle visuals. The bright colors look terrific and there's minimal digital artifacts evident. The 5.1 and 2.0 sound mixes are both dynamic and put you about midway back in the venues (the ideal place to be for many concerts as the sound mix comes across most potently).

here are a number of extra performances from other shows as well as footage of the band rehearsing for the tour. All of the performances are top notch. ---

Luckily Peter Gabriel hasn't grown up completely. We see his tendency to experiment in full flower in "Still Growing Up". Sometimes it's rewarding and sometimes it isn't. I'd rather see Gabriel collaborate with director Hamish Hamilton on music videos than the many experiments seen in this video of the concert tour. Call me old fashioned but I'd like to listen to the music (I don't mind the unusual visuals such as projecting the concert on Gabriel's face and other surfaces for certain portions of the show) and have the option of hearing the band's (and Gabriel's) comments.