The Veil di Peter Gabriel, la recensione del New York Times
E’ stata inserita tra le migliori canzoni della settimana dal prestigioso New York Times. Ecco allora la recensione di The Veil di Peter Gabriel (in inglese)
Having Peter Gabriel write the song for Oliver Stoneβs βSnowden,β the film about the computer systems administrator who revealed the extent of secret government surveillance, was a match so neat it seems almost inevitable. Mr. Gabriel realized the implications of the internet early on, and well before that his songs had reckoned with the ways that larger systems grind down individual liberty. Heβs also a master of shadowy, suspenseful, paranoia-stoking production, like the ticking percussion and staggered bits of melody he uses in βThe Veil.β The lyrics are on topic: βSome say youβre a patriot, some call you a spy/An American hero or a traitor that deserves to Die.β But Mr. Gabriel finds the broader implications, too, as he sings, βThereβs no safe place to go.β J.P.
