It’s hard to stack any one Peter Gabriel album up against another, because each of them is born of different inspiration, and the sounds utilized on each of them are wildly different. It sounds as if Gabriel’s fascination with the regional sounds he compiled into the Passion album is still with him. This album is more percussive and less melodic than So, but the lyrics are Gabriel’s sharpest and most poignant to date. The best song on the album, however, is the solo piano simplicity of “Washing Of The Water”, a song about hurting and healing. Not far behind are “Love To Be Loved”, “Steam” and “Digging In The Dirt”. The album was inspired by Gabriel’s group therapy experiences following a painful divorce, and 
many of the songs speak of the consequences and recovery from hurtful or otherwise less than ideal relationships. I highly recommend this album, but only to those who are capable of handling its subject matter, which is significantly darker than your average pop/rock album. But then, when has Peter Gabriel ever unleashed an average pop/rock album?
- Come Talk To Me (7:04)
- Love To Be Loved (5:16)
- Blood of Eden (6:35)
- Steam (6:02)
- Only Us (6:30)
- Washing of the Water (3:50)
- Digging In The Dirt (5:16)
- Fourteen Black Paintings (4:36)
- Kiss That Frog (5:27)
- Secret World (7:01)
Released by: RealWorld
Release date: 1992
Total running time: 57:37
