This album was created by Peter Gabriel as his musical contribution to the stunning acrobatic performances that took place in the old Millennium Dome. The album is similar in many ways to Gabriel's masterpiece with Genesis, 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway'. Like 'The Lamb', OVO's songs are part of a larger story and includes actual characters and plots in what Gabriel describes as a structure of "three acts." The story is quite complicated and thankfully the album includes a full explanation of the songs and the fairytale-like narrative that weaves them together. Gabriel was influenced in imagining the complete story by studying British folk myths ...  Read the complete review

This album is superb. If you saw the show at the Millennium Dome, you probably know that OVO by Peter Gabriel is the music for that show. If you didn't go to the Dome, but are a Peter Gabriel fan, you have probably heard of this album. If you had no interest in the Dome at all, and know nothing of Peter Gabriel apart from the hit single 'Sledgehammer', then you too should give this a go. The music is truly brilliant. A quote from the man himself, who describes his album better than I can: "As well as drawing on many references within our own folk traditions, the music also draws on the cultural origins of the many people that now ...  Read the complete review