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Musical heavy Peter Gabriel has always been an odd duck. It is difficult to even call him a pop star, really, even though 1986 has jumped to the top of the charts. It has always been too weird, too experimental and frankly a bit too smart for most of the time graphics.

But it was not just music by Peter Gabriel who made him a pop star, was also his visuals. Gabriel has actually been a very visual artist since his days in Genesis, where his elaborate costumes and storytelling to the band's concerts as a kind of performance art. Peter Gabriel's first solo album a few sheets have been marked by stunning visuals, and sent a clear message that this was an artist put to vinyl.

Was it some of the claims? For sure. But much of it was also emotional, intelligent pop music that blends many sounds most people have never thought to put together. Combine these with sounds, for example, the media's burgeoning fame, MTV, and you had an outlet for a very different kind of pop star.

Here is a list of some of the images most critical in the 80s that helped define Peter Gabriel as one of the most unique artists of the decade. The artist is on tour now, and you can find <a rel = "nofollow" onclick = "javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview ('/ outgoing / article_exit_link');" href = "http://www.stubhub.com/ peter-Gabriel tickets / "> Peter Gabriel tickets </ a> on StubHub.

The "Sledgehammer" video: let's not beat around the bush. The video for "Sledgehammer" was and is still one of the most creative of all time. With the work of a previously unknown company, Colombia, Aardman Animation, and the more obscure and experimental Quay Brothers, the movie has made a great shock to the senses. It was bright, cartoon, mixing live action with animation and visual events to lend to one of the catchiest songs released in the mid 80s. Even years later, the dancing chickens win laughs from the audience. Is a classic.

Lloyd Dobler and a boom box: Well, okay, Gabriel is not really responsible for it. But "In Your Eyes", one of the hit songs off So Gabriel, is forever remembered as the title Lloyd Dobler used to express what he can not find the words to ... Say Anything. The drama Cameron Crowe teenager may have dated quite a few references, but teens can still relate to the relentless optimism Dobler, and the image of a young John Cusack raise a boom box on his head while courting Ione Skye has become an icon of pop culture.

Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ: controversial because it may have been during its release, The Last Temptation selected as one the finest masterpieces of Scorsese. In this paper, it summarizes all its internal spiritual torments in one of the most epic and heroic stories ever told. But much of the success is the public transport back thousands of years, at a time very different from ours. By bringing Peter Gabriel on board to compose the soundtrack of this film, he contributed to the atmosphere of this other world, an ancient history.