Play 'So' Album Quiz: Peter Gabriel Facts
'So' Album Quiz: Peter Gabriel Facts
Test your knowledge of Peter Gabriel's iconic "So" album with this fun, 10-question quiz—identify tracks, trivia, production facts, and chart history.
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Peter Gabriel made heavy use of the Fairlight CMI digital sampler on So, helping popularize sampling as a core element of mainstream pop production in the mid-1980s.
Practice Questions
Q:When was Peter Gabriel's 'So' album released?
A:'So' was released on May 19, 1986.
Peter Gabriel's fifth studio album, 'So,' marked a major commercial breakthrough upon its 1986 release. Its combination of pop accessibility and artistic innovation introduced Gabriel to a much wider global audience.
Q:What made the 'Sledgehammer' music video groundbreaking?
A:It used pioneering stop-motion and clay animation techniques.
Directed by Stephen R. Johnson and created by Aardman Animations, the video redefined visual storytelling in pop music. Its handmade animation and imaginative visuals earned heavy rotation on MTV and numerous awards.
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Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' video won a record nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1987, more awards for a single video than any other at the time.