Genesis on The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway part TWO

Genesis comments on their sixth album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.
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In The Cage
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Carpet Crawlers
Chamber Of 32 Doors
The Lamia
Part Three
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[ThefightingCelt]

Tony Banks just won't accept that The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is Genesis' BEST work by far; as Peter Gabriel riightly says, some of their very best work is on this album - and the album only works as a whole - not as a series of individual songs. The concept is ALL on this great album. Rael's search for his inner self. My favourite Genesis album by far.

[soklapptdasnie]

Claustrophobia. Hackett puts his finger exactly on the mood of that album.

[parzooman]

This album stands apart from their other work either before or after. There is something special about the collaboration here which seems born of the strife in the group. Peter's lyrics and performance are the best he did with the group.

[ronlweasley]

@ThefightingCelt

Agreed again. The lamb is their finest album imho.

[geomusicmove]

I can't believeTony is being honest, on Back in NY city, when he mentions the middle parts and while admits they are "courtesy of me" resents it and says it probably shouldn't be there...it a brillant part!

Like Mike said, it's a "heavy" song for Genesis but loves it and envisages a kind of new sound for the band that couldn't be because Peter left.. Mike nails it there.

[ThefightingCelt]

@jeffthrow6892 That's fine - but don't give up, to coin a Gabriel phrase. It takes some people longer than others to get into - others just don't get it at all. The story is allegorical - a journey of self discovery based loosely on Homer's Odyssey. A rough young Puerto Rican/New York kid ( Rael ) is trying to come to terms with his life and ultimately seeks to find his inner self ( through his alter ego, John ) whilst imagining himself in a parallel universe. Join the dots and you'll get there.

[jeffthrow6892]

@ThefightingCelt -- And, of course, I realize that many others share your opinion. I've been REALLY into early, Gabriel-era Genesis lately......but I've never really been able to connect with the "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" album, believe me, I've tried & wanted it to happen! There are some great songs, but, as a whole, the concept is so damn hard to grasp & make any sense of........for me, anyway........

[ThefightingCelt]

@jeffthrow6892 That is your prerogative, and who am I to disagree with someone else's opinion regarding music, which is totally subjective. I love the albums you mention. Supper's Ready is my favourite Genesis track - but as an album, I still feel, even after all these years, that The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is their magnum opus.

[jeffthrow6892]

@ThefightingCelt -- Sorry man, I just have to totally disagree......."Genesis BEST work by far"-- really?? "Selling England", "Foxtrot", you really think Lamb is way better?? I have to respectfully disagree.......

[ronlweasley]

@ThefightingCelt Agree with every word mate. I am 50 and this album has touched me more than any other in my life. Maybe part of it is the memories of my formative years, but it was pure genius. I saw it live in Manchester at the Palace Theatre when I was 14 and I was blown away. I had never experienced and will never experience anything like it. That said, I am going to see Musical Box perform in a few weeks. Can't wait :-)

[DJVYEATES]

What's great about this I think is that all the band members have valid points. Taste differs, sure. I adore this album, and also the four which preceded it. The subsequent non Gabriel albums get a lot of stick from we purists, but the chemistry of the band was different and of course they went on to phenomenal success, to the bemusement of those of us who signed up to the big five albums. I personally don't think Peter reached the same heights without the band, either.

[pmfith]

Has Banks just completely forgotten what the idea of progressive rock is?... Did he ever know? You get the feeling that he stumbled into the world of prog rock without ever knowing he was there - then wandered out and looked back and said - 'what the hell was that? What was I doing?'... He's a goddamn enigma...