Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis

Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

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Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

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Audio CD (October 25, 1990)

Label: Atlantic / Wea

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"The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", Peter Gabriel's last album with Genesis, is a progressive rock classic, a (slightly padded) surrealist concept album telling the story of New York street punk Rael and his journeys in the underworld. Gabriel used to tell strange stories between songs while the guitarists changed tunings, and "The Lamb" was chosen to be extended into album length. This is one of those albums that at first listen has you going "what's so great about this?", but with repeated listenings, becomes a favorite. Genesis' playing isn't as showy as prog-rock peers like Yes and ELP (the only virtuoso musician is drummer Phil Collins) -- and as a result early Genesis takes a few listens to get accustomed to -- but the songs are just as original and musical. The album ranges from great singles like the title cut and "The Carpet Crawlers" to the menacing "Back in N.Y.C." (which foreshadowed the rage of punk, but in 7/8 time), the teen-lust "Counting Out Time" (compare the lyric with Richard Thompson's "Read About Love", written 15 years later), a soulful "The Chamber of 32 Doors", and great instrumentals like "Fly on a Windshield", "Hairless Heart", and "Riding the Scree". "In the Cage" became a highlight of Genesis' live show for years to come. Steve Hackett contributes some nice guitar solos on "Fly on a Windshield", "The Supernatural Anaesthetist", and "The Lamia", while Tony Banks provides some of his best keyboard solos on "In the Cage", "The Colony of Slippermen", and "Riding the Scree". The band didn't really have enough material for a two-record set, and so the second half is padded with instrumental filler ("The Ravine", "Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats", the openings of "The Waiting Room" and "The Colony of Slipperman"). "Lilywhite Lilith" is a reworked excerpt from the early Genesis piece "The Light". (1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)

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