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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974) (1985)

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GENESIS
''THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY''
NOVEMBER 18 1974
94:18
320 kbps + artwork
327 mb

DISC ONE (45:31)
1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 04:49
2 Fly On A Windshield 04:23
3 Broadway Melody Of 1974 00:33
4 Cuckoo Cocoon 02:11
5 In The Cage 08:15
6 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging 02:44
7 Back In N.Y.C. 05:42
8 Hairless Heart 02:13
9 Counting Out Time 03:40
10 Carpet Crawlers 05:15
11 The Chamber Of 32 Doors 05:40
All Tracks By Tony Banks / Phil Collins / Peter Gabriel / Steve Hackett / Mike Rutherford

DISC TWO (48:47)
1 Lilywhite Lilith 02:41
2 The Waiting Room 05:24
3 Anyway 03:07
4 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist 02:59
5 The Lamia 06:57
6 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats 03:07
7 The Colony Of Slippermen 08:14
8 Ravine 02:03
9  The Light Dies Down On Broadway 03:32
10 Riding The Scree 03:57
11 In The Rapids 02:23
12 It 04:17
All Tracks By Tony Banks / Phil Collins / Peter Gabriel / Steve Hackett / Mike Rutherford

Tony Banks/Keyboards
Phil Collins/Percussion, Vibing, Vocals
Brian Eno/Enossification
Peter Gabriel/Vocals, Flute, With Variations On The Above And Experiments With Foreign Sounds
Steve Hackett/Guitars
Steve Howe/Guitars
Mike Rutherford/Bass Guitar, 12-String Guitar

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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Given all the overt literary references of Selling England by the Pound, along with their taste for epic suites such as "Supper's Ready," it was only a matter of time before Genesis attempted a full-fledged concept album, and 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was a massive rock opera: the winding, wielding story of a Puerto Rican hustler name Rael making his way in New York City. Peter Gabriel made some tentative moves toward developing this story into a movie with William Friedkin but it never took off, perhaps it's just as well; even with the lengthy libretto included with the album, the story never makes sense. But just because the story is rather impenetrable doesn't mean that the album is as well, because it is a forceful, imaginative piece of work that showcases the original Genesis lineup at a peak. Even if the story is rather hard to piece together, the album is set up in a remarkable fashion, with the first LP being devoted to pop-oriented rock songs and the second being largely devoted to instrumentals. This means that The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway contains both Genesis' most immediate music to date and its most elliptical. Depending on a listener's taste, they may gravitate toward the first LP with its tight collection of ten rock songs, or the nightmarish landscapes of the second, where Rael descends into darkness and ultimately redemption (or so it would seem), but there's little question that the first album is far more direct than the second and it contains a number of masterpieces, from the opening fanfare of the title song to the surging "In the Cage," from the frightening "Back in NYC" to the soothing conclusion "The Carpet Crawlers." In retrospect, this first LP plays a bit more like the first Gabriel solo album than the final Genesis album, but there's also little question that the band helps form and shape this music (with Brian Eno adding extra coloring on occasion), while Genesis shines as a group shines on the impressionistic second half. In every way, it's a considerable, lasting achievement and it's little wonder that Peter Gabriel had to leave the band after this record: they had gone as far as they could go together, and could never top this extraordinary album.

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
Genesis started life as a progressive rock band, in the manner of Yes and King Crimson, before a series of membership changes brought about a transformation in their sound, into one of the most successful pop/rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s. In addition, the group has provided a launching pad for the superstardom of members Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, and star solo careers for members Tony Banks, Michael Rutherford, and Steve Hackett. Their roots go back to 1965 and a pair of rival groups, the Garden Wall and the Anon, formed by students at the Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey. They merged, with the result that 15-year-olds Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, and Michael Rutherford joined with 14-year-old Anthony Phillips, calling themselves the New Anon and recording a six-song demo featuring songs primarily written by Rutherford and Phillips.

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The release in late 1974 of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway also marked the culmination of the group's early history. A concept album with a very involved story and a large cast of characters, its composition had been difficult, involving a story outlined and written (along with most of the lyrics) exclusively by Gabriel. A creative split developed between him and the others, however, and the division grew worse during the tour that followed. In May of 1975, Gabriel announced that he was leaving Genesis, at what seemed the very moment of their commercial breakthrough. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway had been a breakthrough as well, played heavily on progressive FM stations and selling in far greater numbers than anyone expected of a double LP by this group -- it just missed the Top 40 in the United States, while in England it got to number ten.