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Peter Gabriel — Quiet Steam
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Stand back
Stand back
What are those dogs doing, sniffing at my feet
They're onto something, pickin' up, pickin' up
This heat
This heat

Give me steam
How you feel can make it real
Get a life with this dreamer's dream
Oh, give me steam
Real as anything you see
Get a life in this dreamer's dream

You know your culture from your trash
You know your plastic from your cash
When I lose sight of the track
You know the way back
But I know you

You know your stripper from your paint
You know your sinner from your saint
Whenever heaven's doors are shut
You get them open, but
I know you

Give me steam
And how you feel can make it real
Get a life in this dreamer's dream
Oh, give me steam
Real as anything you see
Get a life in this dreamer's dream

You know your green from your red
You know the quick from the dead
So much better than the rest
You think you've been blessed
But I know you

You know your ladder from your snake
You know the throttle from the brake
You know your straight line from the curve
You've got a lot of nerve
But I know you

Give me steam
And how you feel can make it real
Get a life in this dreamer's dream

Oh, give me steam
Real as any place you've been
Get a life with this dreamer's dream

Oh yeah, I need steam
Feel your steam around me

Turning up the heat
I start to dream aloud
You move my hands and feet
Won't you step into this cloud
Of steam
This steam

Give me steam
How you feel can make it real
Real as anything you've seen
Get a life with this dreamer's dream

Give me steam
How you feel can make it so real
Get a life in this dreamer's dream

Help me yeah
Comin' alive
In your steam
Comin' alive
In your steam
Comin' alive
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Quite good, though I had to turn it up about 20% to hear him at all. The quiet mix is good, just a bit too aggressive with the levels.
Posted 9 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
Aptly named....definitely quiet and not as much steam.
Posted 13 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
Wow. Nice.
Posted 13 years ago by pinnyrat    [ Reply ]
What an amazing version. Ditto to the swooning icon comment below. I have loved his voice since the very first listening.
Posted 13 years ago by Magikal1act    [ Reply ]
...the first time ever that i heard this was in the credits to xplora 1 - just exquisite...

Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Love it!
Posted 13 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Wow, this is a really cool version {#Cool} His voice sounds so sultry/sexy here - I'm swooning  (NOTE TO BILL:WE NEED AN EMOTICON FOR SWOONING PLEASE?!?)
Posted 14 years ago by stephanier    [ Reply ]
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Is it still playing ?
Posted 14 years ago by Yellowstone40    [ Reply ]
 Gartholamundi wrote:

release that cogwheeled tower of babel steam-driven difference engine ...
 

And go bow at the alters of a third-rate-junior high movie!!!!
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I usually like PG.  I've never heard this version of STEAM before.  Unfortunately, it's not an improvement...except for the fact that it's harder to hear the lyrics.  Ppppplease.
Posted 15 years ago by denizenusa    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
There is entirely TOO MUCH Peter Gabriel played on RP, maybe he has stock? Either way....
 

He may have stock, but he does NOT have his own forum thread. {#Wink}
Posted 15 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
DigitalJer wrote:
wow :) This is great...I love music that sounds familar, but has that eh?!? twist.

Iamwithstupid

Posted 15 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
 bindi wrote:
{#Yes}- kind of reminds me of the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album.           and I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway
 

Posted 15 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
ZZZzzzzzgghhhTTTT !!
Wrong Answer.

 Shesdifferent wrote:
There is entirely TOO MUCH Peter Gabriel played on RP, maybe he has stock? Either way....
 


Posted 15 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Weird...I was on PG's home page when this came on.
Posted 15 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
wow :)  This is great...I love music that sounds familar, but has that eh?!? twist.

Remakes are just cool, for this reason.

Same reason I like Mike Oldfield's work with Tubular Bells - he's worked it, molded it, painted it many times, many different versions.

Fun!!
Posted 15 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
I find this a most interesting version of the song.
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
jesspra wrote:


Free your mind...

release that cogwheeled tower of babel steam-driven difference engine ...


Posted 15 years ago by Gartholamundi    [ Reply ]
There is entirely NOT ENOUGH Peter Gabriel played on RP {#Tongue}

 Shesdifferent wrote:
There is entirely TOO MUCH Peter Gabriel played on RP, maybe he has stock? Either way....
 


Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
There is entirely TOO MUCH Peter Gabriel played on RP, maybe he has stock? Either way....
 

There is entirely too much peter gabriel played everywhere. with or without stocks.
Posted 15 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
 jesspra wrote:


Free your mind...
 
Quite good.

Posted 15 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Nice. I like to hear an artist's alternate versions, and where else but RP could you?
Posted 15 years ago by 07734    [ Reply ]
I have lot my taste for PG, but I love this version- kind of reminds me of the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album.
Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
PG covering PG

interesting....

Posted 15 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Love his songs!
Posted 16 years ago by dis    [ Reply ]
There is entirely TOO MUCH Peter Gabriel played on RP, maybe he has stock? Either way....
Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
ONE!
Posted 16 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
So unmistakenably Peter Gabriel. Similar to other works but so surprisingly good even on the first listen.
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
nine
Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
...i so like this...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
So surprisingly annoying for a PG big fan.
Posted 16 years ago by Chumbawamba-1984    [ Reply ]
skybreakers wrote:
Boooooorrrinnggggg!!!
Free your mind...
Posted 16 years ago by jesspra    [ Reply ]
ooohhwwwuueee I'd like to listen to this with all the lights turned off with just a candle burning in the window. spooky good.
Posted 16 years ago by typecast    [ Reply ]
I'm snoring but trying to keep the rhythm while doing so
Posted 16 years ago by ulibcn    [ Reply ]
Bill is playing the version of this song that rocks next, I hope. That would make a nice seque.
Posted 16 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
DrDIP wrote:
Did Peter Gabriel meet Billy Idol before he recorded this version? =)
Wouldn't be that boring. But I know what you mean, heard this too in the middle of the song.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Did Peter Gabriel meet Billy Idol before he recorded this version? =)
Posted 17 years ago by DrDIP    [ Reply ]
...still sleeping...
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Boooooorrrinnggggg!!!
Posted 17 years ago by skybreakers    [ Reply ]
anything by PG is godlike (with the exception of sledgehammer and big time). Never heard this version, thanks RP
Posted 17 years ago by MTlady    [ Reply ]
MissAmy wrote:
I think this is the most boring song I have ever heard on Radio Paradise.
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
Peter Gabriel couldn't sound more like himself covering . . . him . . . self than this.
Posted 17 years ago by petercroob    [ Reply ]
The original of this was nothing more than PG lapsing into self-parody.
Posted 17 years ago by bigstory    [ Reply ]
Radio Peter Gabriel?
Posted 17 years ago by radioparadisehead    [ Reply ]
I like it as a change of pace. Love the original, but it's fun to hear some variety.
Posted 17 years ago by natural_tools    [ Reply ]
Just me, or does this song a mash-up of Gabriel and Flloyd? I like a handful of Pete's stuff, but if this is his current approach I'm dreading "In Your Eyes". Heck, I'm dreading that song with or without a remake. Anyway, this is boring.
Posted 17 years ago by BWGunner    [ Reply ]
The_Enemy wrote:
Interesting but it gets tired after one listen. I will say that one of the reasons I like Gabriel is that he's willing to screw around and experiment with his music so I give him full props for putting out stuff like this.
Indeed he does.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
flyboy wrote:
While glassjawgrlxxx's comment was posted 10 months ago, it still holds true today. I guess Bill doesn't give a crap what we think, he's going to play what he's going to play.
I think he cares. But I also think there are plenty of other internet radio stations with a somewhat similar playlist that play less Peter Gabriel. I like the mix RP plays. If I didn't, I would go elsewhere.
Posted 17 years ago by mfassett    [ Reply ]
flyboy wrote:
While glassjawgrlxxx's comment was posted 10 months ago, it still holds true today. I guess Bill doesn't give a crap what we think, he's going to play what he's going to play.
The music Bill plays is posted by listeners just like you - if you want to hear something you like try uploading. My other home is in Girdwood...
Posted 17 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
I think this is the most boring song I have ever heard on Radio Paradise.
Posted 17 years ago by MissAmy    [ Reply ]
thewaxtadpole wrote:
So much better than the original.
i agree
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
flyboy wrote:
While glassjawgrlxxx's comment was posted 10 months ago, it still holds true today. I guess Bill doesn't give a crap what we think, he's going to play what he's going to play.
On a (ahem) positive note, I quite like Gabriel, his concerts were nothing short of an event, and his music and collaborations are sheer genius.
Posted 17 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
No matter how much you try to pretty it up, this is a suck-ass song.
Posted 17 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
glassjawgrlxxx wrote:
Math equation of the day: Radio Paradise = Peter Gabriel too much peter gabriel!
While glassjawgrlxxx's comment was posted 10 months ago, it still holds true today. I guess Bill doesn't give a crap what we think, he's going to play what he's going to play.
Posted 17 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
glassjawgrlxxx wrote:
Math equation of the day: Radio Paradise = Peter Gabriel too much peter gabriel!
given that it's mostly recent gabriel, I have to agree. I've been a huge fan of gabriel since genesis but he seems to have lost his way more recently. let's hear some of his early stuff - pre-so at least.
Posted 17 years ago by pret-a-porter    [ Reply ]
Steam is my least fave Gabriel tune; this couldn't help but be an improvement. I do like a lot of his other stuff, however.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
IMGoph wrote:
it would be awseome if Quiet Steam eventually segued into the original Steam...
I kept waiting for it, but it didn't happen! :(
Posted 17 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Interesting but it gets tired after one listen. I will say that one of the reasons I like Gabriel is that he's willing to screw around and experiment with his music so I give him full props for putting out stuff like this.
Posted 17 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
it would be awseome if Quiet Steam eventually segued into the original Steam...
Posted 17 years ago by IMGoph    [ Reply ]
glassjawgrlxxx wrote:
Math equation of the day: Radio Paradise = Peter Gabriel too much peter gabriel!
As a corollary to the above, Radio Paradise = Talking Heads
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
I agree not to mention too dispassionate. Not a very good remake.liser wrote:
too whispery - not evocative, just whispery, IMHO.
Posted 17 years ago by jayvee2    [ Reply ]
So much better than the original.
Posted 17 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
ploba wrote:
Glockman45 wrote:
babyarm
what the **** does that mean???
I think it means "I use arcane words like babyarm or lobsterclaw to refer to obscene body parts and actions, so I can use them on forums without being censored".
Posted 18 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Great song; I like the live version best. Hsssss!
Posted 18 years ago by Ubaldo    [ Reply ]
yeeah! this is the first time I listen to the "quiet" steam not in a live but in the studio version.... and I really appreciate...as usual with Sir P.G.!!!
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by gogirluk    [ Reply ]
too whispery - not evocative, just whispery, IMHO.
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
jberko wrote:
Much better than the original! It gets Peter back to his roots. The original was an experiment in pop. Peter does not belong in pop, but I am sure he had a blast with it so I will forgive him.
I like this version better too.
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
Much better than the original! It gets Peter back to his roots. The original was an experiment in pop. Peter does not belong in pop, but I am sure he had a blast with it so I will forgive him.
Posted 18 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
i like it, but the original is so much hotter.
Posted 18 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Typesbad wrote:
More like "Mist"
Spot on! Evokes that cold, clammy feeling.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Glockman45 wrote:
babyarm
what the **** does that mean???
Posted 18 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
If all else fails - Steam Unplugged. Next please...
Posted 18 years ago by xsrossiter    [ Reply ]
I can hear what this song has the POTENTIAL to be. But these "whisper-sweet-nothings-in-my-ear" vocals are killing me.
Posted 18 years ago by StellarSwarm    [ Reply ]
More like "Mist"
Posted 18 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
glassjawgrlxxx wrote:
too much peter gabriel!
There is no such thing.
Posted 18 years ago by jmwspg    [ Reply ]
Math equation of the day: Radio Paradise = Peter Gabriel too much peter gabriel!
Posted 18 years ago by glassjawgrlxxx    [ Reply ]
teeyodi wrote:
for some reason I thought this was Bono at first.
You're kidding, right? Just trying to get me to comment on this. This is gorgeous! I don't even want to /think/ about how awful this would sound from Bono.
Posted 18 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
cattgirl813 wrote:
Slow and simmering with the pacing - damn I love this man and his music.
Posted 18 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
CliffRockyMountain wrote:
* Mercy Street live ( On the Secret World live )
That one is truly excellent!
Posted 18 years ago by Angelof9    [ Reply ]
Not one of my favorites...I mean, it's his song to do with as he sees fit, but I'd hate to hear a slow version of Shock the Monkey...Shhh , the Monkey
Posted 18 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
I was surprised that this was Peter Gabriel. I almost thought it was Roger Waters by the intonation. Beautiful tune.
I agree. I thought it was Waters covering Gabriel at first. Had to check the website to clear things up. Glad it wasn't just me!
Posted 18 years ago by SkitzoEclectic    [ Reply ]
meelifluous wrote:
But it's kinda sexy. . .
Slow and simmering with the pacing - damn I love this man and his music.
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
teeyodi wrote:
for some reason I thought this was Bono at first.
I thought it was Roger Waters.
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
drover wrote:
Almost doesn't make sense. Lacks the energy that is naturally implied by the title and is present in the other version.
But it's kinda sexy. . .
Posted 18 years ago by meelifluous    [ Reply ]
teeyodi wrote:
for some reason I thought this was Bono at first.
... yeah, I thought it was Phil Collins. . .
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
for some reason I thought this was Bono at first.
Posted 18 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
Hope he didn't give Sledgehammer the "quiet" treatment.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
aronson wrote:
Great version! I like the tension this version presents as opposed to the 'original' (fyi - this version came out on a cd single before the album was released). I always found the album version to be a Sledgehammer "rip off".
Tension is the right word for it, I think. I like both versions, but this one's a little cooler for the mood I'm in tonite.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
CliffRockyMountain wrote:
Digging in the dirt. Other Gabriel b-side gems: * Curtains (BigTime cds) * Mercy Street live ( On the Secret World live E.P) * Blood of Eden, in the version it appears in the Wim Wender movie Until the end of the world (Blood of eden cds)
Good stuff! I'll keep my eye out for those.
Posted 18 years ago by DocGuy    [ Reply ]
DocGuy wrote:
I now own the single it's on (I forget what single it is, though.. heh)
Digging in the dirt. Other Gabriel b-side gems: * Curtains (BigTime cds) * Mercy Street live ( On the Secret World live E.P) * Blood of Eden, in the version it appears in the Wim Wender movie Until the end of the world (Blood of eden cds)
Posted 18 years ago by CliffRockyMountain    [ Reply ]
RabbitEars wrote:
I was so psyched when I found this version of this song. This one an 8, the other a 2. BTW, not sure that this is a remake - this version may have come before the commercial pap.
I like the other, actually, but this one blew my mind when I first found it in the early days of napster... I now own the single it's on (I forget what single it is, though.. heh) Original: 5.5 Quiet: 8
Posted 18 years ago by DocGuy    [ Reply ]
babyarm
Posted 18 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
Great version! I like the tension this version presents as opposed to the 'original' (fyi - this version came out on a cd single before the album was released). I always found the album version to be a Sledgehammer "rip off".
Posted 19 years ago by aronson    [ Reply ]
I was so psyched when I found this version of this song. This one an 8, the other a 2. BTW, not sure that this is a remake - this version may have come before the commercial pap.
Posted 19 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Regular Steam: 100x better than Quiet Steam. Now Phosphate Free!
Posted 19 years ago by tinkerbelly    [ Reply ]
I like the slower tempo on this er... cover? remix?... I know, I'll call it "Steam: Revisited"... that'll do. I also listen hoping he'll explode his vocals like the original, but hey. Can't really knock it. It IS Peter Gabriel
Posted 19 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
drover wrote:
Almost doesn't make sense. Lacks the energy that is naturally implied by the title and is present in the other version.
Makes sense - especially with the energic versions remembered. This version is a bit U2 to me.
Posted 19 years ago by froderik    [ Reply ]
Almost doesn't make sense. Lacks the energy that is naturally implied by the title and is present in the other version.
Posted 19 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
randomprime wrote:
Ugh, what a terrible cover of PG's stuff. Give us the original. What, this is PG? OMG, It's such a refreshing change from the tired original, I'll give it a 9!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
I was surprised that this was Peter Gabriel. I almost thought it was Roger Waters by the intonation. Beautiful tune.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Beanie wrote:
This would be a great make-out song.....
Heh, I went further than that with this song playing... And I was the one to upload it to RP.
Posted 19 years ago by gillicious    [ Reply ]
Yeah
Posted 19 years ago by rascal420    [ Reply ]
As good as Steam may have been, too much radio play killed it. I really like the alternate.
Posted 19 years ago by Jahsticky    [ Reply ]
randomprime wrote:
Ugh, what a terrible cover of PG's stuff. Give us the original. What, this is PG? OMG, It's such a refreshing change from the tired original, I'll give it a 9!!!!
(pimp)
Posted 19 years ago by russellkanning    [ Reply ]
This would be a great make-out song.....
Posted 19 years ago by Beanie    [ Reply ]
Good enough to make me check the website thread on the song. :)
Posted 19 years ago by russellkanning    [ Reply ]
I prefer the groove of the original. However, the worst from Peter easily surpasses the best from so many others. No complaints.
Posted 19 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
I didn't even recognize it as Gabriel at first. Really interesting alternate take -- certainly better than what Clapton did to "Layla." This actually has more of a "steamy" quality than the original. And the tension one feels hearing PG literally pulliing back on his own voice is palpable. I llke it!
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
Wowzers... Nearly surreal.
Posted 19 years ago by BluEyes    [ Reply ]
HDC wrote:
Is this a hidden track on the album? I'm not seeing it in the track listing.....
Digging In The Dirt EP, not the album. See credits above. After so many iterations of this theme, a quiet version really doesn't save it for me. Not that it's bad (it's PG after all), but there's so much more of his catalog I'd rather listen to. Likeable at best.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
I like the other version better!
Posted 19 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
TreborG2 wrote:
I don't know.. its nice.. but.. I keep waiting to hear him break out and become like crystal clear and full of steam... rather than subued like condensed steam... aka h-2-o
I love it! Nothing like a little nerd humor to keep the day bright...
Posted 19 years ago by Chunnamark    [ Reply ]
I'm thinking, "I should see who is doing this cover of Peter Gabriel's song"
Posted 19 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Is this a hidden track on the album? I'm not seeing it in the track listing.....
Posted 19 years ago by HDC    [ Reply ]
IHateParis wrote:
I like this version so much that I almost forgot I hate the original version.
I feel the same way...and I like most of PG's music...
Posted 19 years ago by Jujufruit    [ Reply ]
oooh, i like this version. love the other one too, but this is a nice change.
Posted 19 years ago by four_felicity    [ Reply ]
I find that I like this version a little bit more each time I hear it.
Posted 19 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Quiet is the key term. I thought my connection had fizzled out.
Posted 19 years ago by stevebeaver    [ Reply ]
I like this version so much that I almost forgot I hate the original version.
Posted 20 years ago by IHateParis    [ Reply ]