Peter Gabriel: Growing Up on Tour - A Family Portrait (2003)

Anna Gabriel’s documentary film following her father on the Growing Up tour of 2002. With his eldest daughter filming, his second daughter singing and his new wife and baby joining him on the road, Gabriel juggles his lives as a musician and as a regular family man. The highs, the lows, the sublime, the ridiculous, the fathers, sisters, brothers, band members and road crew: Anna Gabriel's knowing eye reveals an inventive and intimate portrait of family life on tour. 40 minutes.

Peter Gabriel is God

Growing Up Tour was amazing, I've seen hundreds of live concerts and this man is different.

OK, maybe it's because I was born in Italy, maybe could be the food I eat..But for me Peter Gabriel is the God of music.

Forever Peter Gabriel,
Thanks amazon, this portrait it's very difficult to find October 25, 2008

Heart warming

I thought it was nice to see almost a home movie, yet very well done, about how close the band is, how hard they work, and what goes into putting together a tour. I felt like I really could relate to Anna. She loves her dad the same way I love my dad. It definitly shows in this movie. March 13, 2008

Never Dissapoints

Peter Gabriel is legendary. This DVD is quite intimate with the insights into his tour but for me the real prize were the extras. Peter's performance at the Newport International Film Festival Fundraiser is beautiful. Alone on the piano he is magical. The video of the Barry Williams Show directed by Sean Penn is fun. May 6, 2006

Leaves you wanting more...

Few times have I been able to complain about Peter. But this will have to be one of them. This DVD was an oddly-timed release, which featured backstage, personal moments from the Growing Up tour, focusing on the personal side of Peter, his daughters (one of whom was shooting this film, while the other one sang alongside him on stage), and to a lesser degree, on the rest of his band and family. There's so much that we all could learn from Peter, but the DVD carries a little more than 50 minutes of footage that leave you wanting more. It would make a fantastic feature for a "Growing Up Live" disc 2, but as a stand alone film, it falls short. Still, I will give it four stars because (I admit it) I am a sucker for Gabriel footage and material. February 15, 2006

Good Look at Gabriel on Tour, But Not Enough...

What is presented here is a 35 minute film of Gabriel & co. (shot by Gabriel's daughter Anna) preparing for the Growing Up tour from 2002/2003. The content is fairly interesting, but longtime Gabriel fans might come away a tad disappointed in that nothing that new or revelatory is present. It is fun tho' to see Gabriel having a good time with his band and family.

The most interesting part of this DVD is also the most frustrating. As part of the Special Features, there is an 11 minute section from when Gabriel went to the Newport Int'l Film Festival to promote this film. Within this feature, we get to see Gabriel performing songs on his own with just a piano. Very exciting stuff! BUT, we only get to see mere snippets of him sounding great on songs like "Washing of the Water," "That Voice Again," "Mercy Street," and "In Your Eyes." Why the *entire* performance/appearance was not included on this DVD is truly inexplicable. But even just seeing Gabriel perform in this fashion for just a few minutes is worth it. One hopes that he will eventually tour in this kind of fashion -- just him and a piano. The other special feature worth noting is a short "making of" for the video "The Barry Williams Show," as well as the entire video.

$20 might be a bit high for this DVD considering the entire content is less than an hour, but $10-$15 is reasonable. If I could, I'd give it 3 1/2 stars as opposed to 4. July 27, 2005

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