Just one look at the costumed Peter Gabriel in “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” tour pretty much tells you all you need to know about this pompous 'mare. The sixth Genesis was another concept affair, centred on Rael, a Puerto Rican youth living in New York City, his journey of self-discovery and the bizarre incidents and strange characters he meets along the way. At the beginning of the story, the leather-clad street Punk finds himself on Broadway where he sees a lamb lying down on the street. Ahem. It amuses me to read that Gabriel had objected to Mike Rutherford's idea of an album based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's “The Little Prince”, decrying the idea “too twee”. I'm keeping a very safe distance between myself and these people…
A1 |
[04:50] Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
A2 |
[04:23] Genesis - Fly On A Windshield (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock |
A3 |
[00:33] Genesis - Broadway Melody Of 1974 (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
A4 |
[02:12] Genesis - Cuckoo Cocoon (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Songwriter |
A5 |
[08:13] Genesis - In The Cage (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
A6 |
[02:46] Genesis - The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
B1 |
[05:43] Genesis - Back In N.Y.C. (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
B2 |
[02:13] Genesis - Hairless Heart (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Pop Ballad |
B3 |
[03:40] Genesis - Counting Out Time (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock |
B4 |
[05:15] Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Songwriter |
B5 |
[05:41] Genesis - The Chamber Of 32 Doors (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
C1 |
[02:42] Genesis - Lilywhite Lilith (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock |
C2 |
[05:25] Genesis - The Waiting Room (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
C3 |
[03:08] Genesis - Anyway (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
C4 |
[03:00] Genesis - Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
C5 |
[06:56] Genesis - The Lamia (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
C6 |
[03:07] Genesis - Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Moodcore |
D1 |
[08:14] Genesis - The Colony Of Slippermen (Arrival A Visit To The Doktor Raven) (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
D2 |
[02:04] Genesis - Ravine (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Moodcore |
D3 |
[03:33] Genesis - The Light Dies Down On Broadway (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
D4 |
[03:56] Genesis - Riding The Scree (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog |
D5 |
[02:24] Genesis - In The Rapids (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
D6 |
[04:17] Genesis - It (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock |