The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a two-record concept album recorded and released in 1974 by British progressive rock band Genesis. It was their seventh album (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 schizophrenic."
This would make the tale similar in some ways to the film "The Fisher King". Another interpretation comes from Gabriel himself who says it is 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 "In the Cage" and "Carpet Crawlers" have been included in the current Turn it on Again tour,with "Carpet Crawlers" played as the closing number.
During the album's pre-production, Gabriel was contacted by filmmaker William Friedkin, (at the time enjoying great success with The Exorcist), about a possible film project, after Friedkin read Gabriel's short story on the sleeve of Genesis' 1973 live album. Despite his bandmates' disapproval, Gabriel left them to work on some early script drafts. However the project came to nothing (Friedkin instead working with Tangerine Dream to make his next film, Sorcerer), and Gabriel returned to the band.
Personnel
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, oboe
Steve Hackett – guitars
Tony Banks – keyboards
Mike Rutherford – bass, twelve string guitar, bass pedals
Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals, brief 2nd lead vocals on "Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist" and "The Colony of Slippermen"
Track listing:
Disc 1
"The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" – 4:50
"Fly on a Windshield" – 2:45
"Broadway Melody of 1974" – 2:10
"Cuckoo Cocoon" – 2:12
"In the Cage" – 8:13
"The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging" – 2:46
"Back in N.Y.C." – 5:43
"Hairless Heart" – 2:13
"Counting Out Time" – 3:40
"The Carpet Crawlers" – 5:15
"The Chamber of 32 Doors" – 5:41
Disc 2
"Lilywhite Lilith" – 2:42
"The Waiting Room" – 5:25
"Anyway" – 3:08
"Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist" – 3:00 (called "The Supernatural Anaesthetist" on some versions)
"The Lamia" – 6:56
"Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats" – 3:07
"The Colony of Slippermen (The Arrival / A Visit to the Doktor / Raven)" – 8:14
"Ravine" – 2:04
"The Light Dies Down on Broadway" – 3:33
"Riding the Scree" – 3:56
"In the Rapids" – 2:24
"It" – 4:17
Link:
Disc 1:http://www.badongo.com/file/2971534
Disc 2:http://www.badongo.com/file/2985687
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