Happy 30th Anniversary to Peter Gabriel’s So, originally released May 19, 1986.

In his previous gig as lead singer of Genesis, Peter Gabriel often appeared on stage dressed as a sunflower, in a red dress wearing a fox head or some other elaborate costume that no doubt induced rolling eyeballs from his bandmates. Conventional and predictable are two words you would absolutely not use to describe Peter Gabriel or his fifth studio album So for that matter.

When he was their frontman, Genesis’ music reflected Gabriel's musical sensibilities and when he departed the band, he maintained his eclectic sensibilities throughout his solo career.

So is the most commercially accessible LP in his discography and also the first one to have a proper title. Up to this point, all of his albums were titled Peter Gabriel, with each receiving a nickname based on the cover art. Gabriel has often said that having a proper title on the album takes away from the beauty of the cover art. His fourth album was titled Security only in the United States because his label Geffen Records refused to release it without a title.