“The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” by Genesis - album review

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TJR says

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…

The Jukebox Rebel
16–Nov–2008

Tracklist
A1 [04:50] 2.7.png Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
A2 [04:23] 3.1.png Genesis - Fly On A Windshield (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock
A3 [00:33] 3.7.png Genesis - Broadway Melody Of 1974 (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
A4 [02:12] 4.3.png Genesis - Cuckoo Cocoon (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Songwriter
A5 [08:13] 3.0.png Genesis - In The Cage (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
A6 [02:46] 4.5.png Genesis - The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
B1 [05:43] 3.3.png Genesis - Back In N.Y.C. (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
B2 [02:13] 1.7.png Genesis - Hairless Heart (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Pop Ballad
B3 [03:40] 3.1.png Genesis - Counting Out Time (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock
B4 [05:15] 2.6.png Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Songwriter
B5 [05:41] 2.0.png Genesis - The Chamber Of 32 Doors (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
C1 [02:42] 3.4.png Genesis - Lilywhite Lilith (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock
C2 [05:25] 4.3.png Genesis - The Waiting Room (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
C3 [03:08] 3.2.png Genesis - Anyway (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
C4 [03:00] 2.9.png Genesis - Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
C5 [06:56] 2.5.png Genesis - The Lamia (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
C6 [03:07] 3.3.png Genesis - Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Moodcore
D1 [08:14] 3.4.png 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] 3.0.png Genesis - Ravine (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Moodcore
D3 [03:33] 2.3.png Genesis - The Light Dies Down On Broadway (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
D4 [03:56] 2.5.png Genesis - Riding The Scree (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Prog
D5 [02:24] 2.2.png Genesis - In The Rapids (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Soft Rock / A.O.R.
D6 [04:17] 4.6.png Genesis - It (Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett) Rock

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