The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (2008 Digital Remaster) 4:51 272
2 Fly On A Windshield (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:44 206
3 Broadway Melody Of 1974 (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:10 171
4 Cuckoo Cocoon (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:12 179
5 In The Cage (2008 Digital Remaster) 8:10 174
6 The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:45 148
7 Back In NYC (2008 Digital Remaster) 5:44 165
8 Hairless Heart (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:09 140
9 Counting Out Time (2008 Digital Remaster) 3:40 143
10 Carpet Crawlers (2008 Digital Remaster) 5:13 192
11 The Chamber Of 32 Doors (2008 Digital Remaster) 5:43 140
1 Lilywhite Lilith (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:47 205
2 The Waiting Room (2008 Digital Remaster) 5:16 153
3 Anyway (2008 Digital Remaster) 3:16 183
4 Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:48 185
5 The Lamia (2008 Digital Remaster) 6:56 186
6 Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats (2008 Digital Remaster) 3:00 157
7 The Colony Of Slippermen (The Arrival/A Visit To The Doktor/Raven) (2008 Digital… 8:09 139
8 Ravine (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:05 153
9 The Light Dies Down On Broadway (2008 Digital Remaster) 3:31 140
10 Riding The Scree (2008 Digital Remaster) 4:06 138
11 In The Rapids (2008 Digital Remaster) 2:21 153
12 It (2008 Digital Remaster) 4:17 153

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About this album

Virgin UK (2008) Released: 10 Nov 2008 23 tracks (93:53)
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British progressive rock band Genesis. It was their sixth studio album and the last album by the group to feature the involvement of lead singer Peter Gabriel

The album tells the surreal story of a half-Puerto Rican juvenile delinquent named Rael living in New York City, who is swept underground to face bizarre creatures and nightmarish dangers in order to rescue his brother John. Several of the story’s occurrences and places were derived from Peter Gabriel’s dreams, and the protagonist’s name is a play on his surname. It should be noted that in an interview Phil Collins remarked, “It’s about a “split personality”. In this context, Rael would believe he is looking for John but is actually looking for a missing part of himself. The individual songs also make satirical allusions to everything from mythology to the sexual revolution to advertising and consumerism. The title track, as well as The Carpet Crawlers and In The Cage, are live favourites for the band and both have been included in 2007’s Turn it on Again tour, with The Carpet Crawlers played as the closing number.

Most of the music on the album was written by band members Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, without Peter Gabriel’s participation and with little participation from Steve Hackett as well.

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  • Lizethblue

    why i canot listen to this one, :(

    last month
  • SpiritOfYetaxa

    Pretty amazing that for an album this length there isn't a single filler or weak moment

    last month
  • wendell3

    Intense, and, at many times, intensely beautiful.

    September 2011
  • lennie462

    I'm not even halfway through my first listen, but I can tell this is one of the most incredible albums I've ever heard

    July 2011
  • amaroK_usr

    This album is amazing. However, it is not my favourite Genesis album. This album feels far more like a Peter Gabriel album than a Genesis album. Naturally that is synonymous with saying "it's fucking amazing", but for this reason my favourite Genesis album would probably either be Selling England or Foxtrot.

    June 2011
  • Big_Dip

    One of my desert island discs!

    May 2011
  • EoAlto

    Listening to this album there comes a guestion: have you ever heard something as beatiful as this? NO

    March 2011
  • seminole77

    Did I mention that Leonard Bernstein considered this one of the best albums by a "rock group" of all time?

    February 2011
  • seminole77

    Not only a memorable album but a life changing tour!

    February 2011
  • silvertree

    My favourite.

    February 2011
  • OssiferLuficer

    Magnum Opus.

    February 2011
  • BlackMana

    Side 1) Classic, the breakdown in the Cage? Amazing. Side 2) Awe inspiring, the most human Genesis ever sounded Side 3) Very Solid, two great standard length songs and then wild experimentation Side 4) Meh, to me it sounds like, ok let's wrap up the story, sort of... Still a great album, just doesn't have anything on the other three studio albums that preceded it.

    February 2011
  • angriercaneman

    @RickMagee1 That's the single greatest comment I've ever read on last.fm.

    December 2010
  • Callergrim

    Fly on a windshield is brilliant!

    October 2010
  • Vlonken

    I'M RAEL!

    September 2010
  • TheMcEneaney

    Quickly becoming an all-time favorite.

    September 2010
  • RickMagee1

    This has always been my favorite it is the music during which I had lost my virginity as a camp counselor in the Adirondack mountain peaks as a summer camp waterfront swimming instructor for inner city kids!

    August 2010
  • Kimpaz

    This is probably my favorite album of all the albums I own.

    July 2010
  • Josizha_07

    "In The Cage" is my favorite, is just wonderful!!!

    May 2010
  • MichielP

    First listen to the whole album and I'm pleasantly surprised!

    April 2010
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