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I have hear a little Genesis and a lot of Phil Collins before listening through this album. I now get why they are called a progressive band. This is totally not what I expected except for the voice that I would recognize anywhere. Unfortunately this album didn't vibe with me. Their hits from other albums I love but no song today made me feel the same. Not a bad album or bad songs in itself just not something I would seek out and listen to. It was a fun experience hearing this side of a band I have heard of for a long time though.
It was way too long and wanky, but then after all that the last song is great
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway: me gusto mucho la instrumental, la escuche complketa y dentro de todo esta buena. Fly on a Windshield: lo mismo que antes, pero me gusto un poco menos Broadway Melody of 1974: esta me gusto un poco menos Cuckoo Cocoon: estan no me gusto tanto, me perturbo un poquito In the Cage: ni bien arranco no me gusto nada, pero depues fue re mejorando y me gusto The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging: esta fue bastante meh Back in N.Y.C. same as last one Hairless Heart: literal es solo una instrumental, buena, pero meh. Counting Out Time: no me copo tanto, pero tampoco era mala. The Carpet Crawlers: normalita The Chamber of 32 Doors: normalita tambien Lilywhite Lilith: same as last one The Waiting Room: Anyway Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist The Lamia Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats The Colony of Slippermen Ravine The Light Dies Down on Broadway Riding the Scree In the Rapids It
I’m a fan of Gabriel’s Genesis, especially the two albums before this one. The highs on this album arguably surpass anything on those previous efforts. Unfortunately, they’re buried within a dense and confusing 90 minute concept story arc. The second half in particular is a slog to get through. Trim the fat and halve the length, this would be close to five stars
Genesis were my favourite band in my early teens before I veered off to music that is more... direct, shall we say. I still listen to a few of their songs (and Carpet Crawlers and Fly on a Windshield are definitely among them) but it is a long time since I listened to a full album. And this is overfull. The fantastical storyline is still ridiculous and there is plenty of bombast I now prefer to do without. The first disc is much better than the second, though: on its own, the first disc would be four stars
Nice
A completely new album to me without a single track I knew beforehand, despite thinking I knew a decent enough amount about Genesis to be able to predict what I'd be listening to. Not the case here. A double concept album with a band lineup with some legends, and it actually works pretty well without a single pop hit.
meh okay
Love Cuckoo Coccoon and In the Cage; great experiments with timing. INCREDIBLE solo in In the Cage especially. Lyrics to Counting Time are HILARIOUS - I wonder if it inspired the erogenous zones scene in Friends. The 'YIPPEE!' starting the second half was incred too.
Jävligt blandat
Maffigt på ett bra sätt, men nästan för mycket för att helt och hållet greppa.
Hade svårt att bestämma mig om detta, mycket upp och ner. Överlag känns 3 rimligt.
Fuck me, 94 minut. I can do this. Ok, glede na vajb prvega komada je to spet mogoč en teh albumov k je mišljen kot rock opera? (Grem preverit - ugh, ja je, ja. Not my favourite genre, tbh.) Se pa komadi lepo prelivajo en v drugega. U, ta inštrumentalni del v "In the Cage" mi je všeč. "The Carpet Crawlers" je fajn. Je pa faking a lot tale album. Pač, lengthwise. Ne bi rekla, da je muska slaba, sploh ne. Velik komadov je hudih, variacija je, zanimivi do. Samo dolgooo je. Recimo zj sm pri "Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats", zelo miren komad, totalno vajb konca albuma - ampak ne, je še 24 minut. Fajn epic konec.
Never actually listened to this Genesis before. Not sure what else to say besides I can dig it.
3,5
Not my favourite Genesis album
Genesis wie Sie so waren, Ist eine neues Album noch nicht gekannt, etwas durchzogen
o instrumental é MUITO BOM, mas pra primeira ouvida achei um album muito longo, tem muitos arranjos repetidos e começa a soar mal no meu ouvido
Should be a 3.5. Really interesting but I didn't like about 1/4th of it. Some of the songs were really good, though.
Sonically, all over the place. Maybe that’s what’s to be expected from prog rock tho.
normally i hate prog rog but i'll admit its a good album
3.5
There are some songs I really like but it's so stretched out. It's fine. 3.5/5
Great record! I love prog rock and this is certainly that! Really goes all over the place in the best way
Some fun songs but a bit too operatic at times and also overly long.
Still haven't 'got' Genesis but this was pleasant
This was alright but it didn’t get me jazzed up.
First Listen; 3.5; The second half of the album sounded like it had influences from Brian Eno, and sure enough he is on the record. I also enjoyed the drumming and the instrumental tracks especially. I was worried this was going to be a drawn out album that got boring. It definitely felt that way in parts, but was at more interesting and varies in enough parts that I wanted to keep listening. Favorite Track: In the Cage
What I’ve learned about prog from this list is that I’ll never actively listen to it as a genre but it’s a totally fine thing to have on in the background at work or walking home
Artistically very sound, but definitely not my favorite Genesis album. This one takes itself way too seriously, and the frenetic keyboards end up being overwhelming. I find it more cheesy than epic.
Not a real big fan of Genesis but I do like this LP.
In parts I enjoyed this, but Genesis aren’t my favourite progsters
247/1001 Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ Given that this is an hour and fourty in length, I found so much of it sounding incredibly similar. That being said, I didn't dislike what I heard...
Exhausting. Some decent tracks but I was exhausted by the length of it.
I don't know how to judge something as competent but also meandering as this.
There’s a truly brilliant album here somewhere but the entire project feels bloated
Musically very accomplished. Some interesting soundscapes and guitar riffs throughout. Does overstay its welcome a bit but I do want to listen to it again if I ever have the inspiration.
actually enjoyed this one more than i thought i would.
Ehhhhhhhh
First two sides - "Maybe I've been wrong about prog rock all this time. This is some of the most adventurous, thrilling and fun rock music I've heard in a minute. I'm feeling a strong 4 to 5" Second two sides - "The punks were right to want to destroy this bloated, pretentious nonsense. Light 2"
Counting Out Time sounds like it was written by a man who had only learned about sex from his Great Aunt who never married. If this album didn't have Peter Gabriel I'd really be struggling. This is some weird ass prog rock written by white nerds for white nerds.
I grew up on Genesis’ 80’s pop hits so going backwards to this is a tough pill to swallow. I didn’t appreciate it until I saw a live reproduction show for this particular album a few years ago. That was super cool! I still feel like these songs were made up on the spot, but I appreciate the high art nature of it all. Peter Gabriel’s voice shines. Phil Collins bangs out those complex rhythm’s beautifully. I can’t go super high here, but if I’m going to love their 70’s prog output, it starts here. 3.5/5
I tried so many times to get into this and just kept abandoning it, and not just because I have a horrible attention span. There's just too much, I couldn't get into the overall concept, the vocal modding in certain sections would drive me crazy. There's good parts and good instrumentation but not enough to sustain me through the corny and boring parts. I feel like this kind of prog is just not for me, it takes itself too serious.
74. sounds cool
surprisingly psychedelic
I don’t know if this works as a concept album and I definitely don’t think it works as an album that’s 90+ minutes long. We didn’t need all of that. But there are moments
Distinctly remember hearing my dad play this in the car when I was little. The opening track and cuckoo cocoon mostly. More appealing now than it was then for sure, although I'm not sure how much more. Some of it is pretty good, but I don't need an hour and a half of it. I can feel Peter Gabriel's influence over the lyrics and style. Think I preferred his solo stuff though. Also some fairly weird concepts and themes. Not sure I'll be back but ok
aburrido
phil stay with us 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Over the past week or two, I’ve had this new-found obsession over Magdalena Bay’s album Imaginal Disk, and I’ve been playing it on repeat ever since I listened to it. Last night, I saw this album show up on the generator. Unrelated to that, I started listening to Imaginal Disk again right after seeing it and was curious to see which artists and what albums were its influences. Lo and behold, this was one of the first albums that popped up. Quite the fun coincidence. The album itself was just okay for me. Some good stuff here, some stuff I didn’t care for there. Basically how prog rock goes for me.
does feel like im listening to a musical sound track for a musical ive not heard before Do think that this could grow on me though, may have to come back it if this came to a theatre near me as a musical i would strongly consider going to see it... Highlights: title track, in the cage, carpet crawlers, it Lowlights: the waiting room 3
Feels big and epic but decidedly not for me. The only song I really enjoyed was “it”. These prog bands were doing A LOT. I like Peter Gabriel solo stuff tho!
I really like Genesis but I think this is overly long
veraferze ver vkoncetrirdebi medzineba da esec moswyenia. vachuqeb 1 qulas ig
Not a fan of prog rock but this was ok
A rather interesting album, gave me a bit of an insight in what Genesis music was all about, outside of their global hits I had known before :)
Odotin enemmän. Pitäisi kuunnella myös useamman kerran. 3/5.
Right out of the bat I'll say I'm not a fan of Genesis or over-structured prog. I prefer them weird. However, this has interesting song build-ups and progression. Well put together, even though the synths quickly outstay their welcome.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Counting Out Time Carpet Crawlers
Starts good and then you are suddenly on a medieval market.
Nice, not fully my style
It's not that interesting for prog...
Mostly ponderous, lethargic and listless. I felt that way about it when I first heard it back in 1974. Still sounds the same to me all these years later. I think rock operas were a thing of the past by then.
Parece bem experimental, diferenciado. Te transporta para outro lugar. É uma história no álbum mesmo, estilo Tommy, mas não me chamou tanta atenção. Pior que quanto mais foi avançando mais tive curiosidade de prestar atenção na história. Outra hora quero voltar pra ouvir com calma. Por enquanto só curtindo a parte musical, to gostando. Hoje é um 3*. Se eu curtir o conceito poderia virar um 4.
Slow and psychedelic again. With every other song i would debate 3 or 4. They are good tho
Gosto de rock progressivo, mas esse não me cativou. Longo demais. 1 hora e 34 minutos de muita informação, definitivamente você tem que estar na vibe, eu não estava, e mesmo se estivesse sinto que não ia gostar mesmo assim, sonoridade cansativa. Da banda prefiro ouvir "Invisible Touch".
É um disco interessante. É uma peça musical de certa forma bem intrigante. Kawanoaudio Horaiko.
It’s solid Genesis, but it’s definitely too long and overstuffed. (3.5)
I appreciate the scope but not really in for the ride.
not their finest
I had always heard that Genesis was a prog rock band, but that label never really made sense to me. Turns out I just hadn't ever listened to anything pre-Invisible Touch. I get it now. I didn't totally enjoy listening to this, but I am going to save it to my library and hopefully come back to it. I'm intrigued and can see that there's some meat here to chew on. "Counting Out Time" was bananas.
Spotify claims this album is one hour and 34 minutes, but I'm pretty sure it's twice that. At some point during "The Light Dies Down on Broadway," I had the thought, "Wait, this is STILL GOING." Toward the end of disc two, Peter Gabriel's vocals are less of a presence, and the proggy synth jams ratchet up (see "Riding the Scree"), and it's all too much. I enjoyed a lot of disc one, thinking, "Hey, this isn't so wanky!" That didn't last. At one point I looked at Spotify to see I had nine songs left. That seemed like an eternity, and it was. FUN FACT: Genesis' Invisible Touch was the first CD I ever bought. What if I had accidentally grabbed this instead?
One of those examples where this could have just been a single album, and it would have been a banger. Sadly it goes on way too long, and some tracks are just not very good. And when they start playing, it's kind of jarring.
It’s pretty cool, but I could have lived with just one disc, not two. It’s too much of a good thing all at once
I'm sure this whole album is amazing, but it was just too long for me to really get into. Found the sampling of other songs in the first chunk of the album to be amusing. Overall, great musicality and the amazing talent of Phil Collins, just overwhelmed by the content.
The music itself is good, but the album is too long and held back in places by the narrative. I like that the story is kind of bizarre, but it's abstract enough that I don't know if there's really a point to making it a concept album. Favorite track: maybe "In the Cage"
I haven't explored too much of Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. I only know they were more artsy and that's clearly apparent here. This is a trip. Whether it's the good kind or the bad kind, that's up to you. I admittedly didn't really follow the whole concept here, but what stuck out to me were the various goofy sounding instruments that were used among these grand compositions. It's all overwrought and weird, as is most prog rock from the 70's, but Genesis sort of separated themselves with their wacky and imaginative storytelling and how it was presented.
Pretty epic album
Decent, but very long.
long album. ok 80s i guess.
Idk, it’s Genesis
5/10
Cool vintage vibes
First of all it was waaay too long (maybe it seemed like it because it's not the type of music I usually listen to. Songs were hit or miss, even though I can appreciate the talent and work behind a more progressive work of art like this. All in all, I think I can see some objectively good things, like interesting composition, themes, and lyrics, it's just not fit for me.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is very musical- and narrative-driven in its approach. There are clear musical highlights, especially The Carpet Crawlers, but as a whole the album fails to fully engage me. The atmosphere becomes too uniform, and the length works against the experience rather than enhancing it. Ambitious and artistic, yes, but it never truly grabs me. 3/5
Yeah, this is nice.
I am a huge fan of the Phil Collins led era of Genesis, but have never really dug into the Peter Gabriel stuff. Excited for this one! Unfortunately... I don't love it. It's not bad, but I honestly didn't make it all the way through. This is a miss.
#788. This could do with some editing. It's fine overall, I'd say, but it would be finer if it was a fair bit shorter. 3/5: acceptable
it's genesis, good listening :)
Too long
Some of the music is actually not bad and goes a little bit, but I've got no idea what the fuck is going on with the plot. Makes Tommy seems sensible. Also does Peter Gabriel sound like Phil Collins or vice versa?
Musically well produced and complex, not my usual taste, a little too long, but ok.
Me and my mom’s review: Good production, songs felt a little boring as we listened through. Instrumental in the first song didn’t disappoint though.
Will be giving this another listen. Not super familiar with anything other than their pop hits. Listened to it while I was working, so did not feel I got the full feeling of the album. Could see their influence in Trey and phish.
I understand why it is good but it is not I am not into this style of music at the moment.
it's good, decent, vibe-able
Today’s listen is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis — a band I’ve tried to get into many times over the years but never quite managed. It’s a double album, and it’s rare that a double album truly wins me over. They often drift into vanity-project territory, packed with more filler than focus. Combine that with the fact that prog rock is very hit-and-miss for me with far more misses than hits and this was always going to be a tough one. That said, there are genuinely good moments here. In fact, Genesis could have carved a fantastic single album out of this material. Which brings me neatly back to my point: double albums often prove exactly why they shouldn’t be double albums. Favourite track: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a great opener that gave me high hopes for the rest of the album. I also really enjoyed Broadway Melody of 1974. Least favourite track: There’s a fair amount of dross scattered across the record, The Carpet Crawlers being a prime example. Great title, very dull song. Album artwork: A cool, striking cover that suits the album’s surreal story.
Good and cinematic but too long!
All rock operas live and die by their premise. Does the story make sense in the context of an album? This one…kinda? I can see what they’re going for but at the same time I kind of lose the plot every few minutes and have to remember that might be the point. The other trouble is it’s just so long without that much variation. Occasionally a weird effect happens and it’s actually really welcome. I think I like this more than I don’t? But not by much.
Proggy and weird
Interesting. A bit long-winded for me but some solid tunes
This feels a little self-indulgent. Just goes on and on and on. Frankly i just lost interest. Certainly some interesting experimentation (although not as much as early Genesis) and a couple of tracks I thought hit. Understand this is a concept album, but didn’t really know what the concept was. Ha! Also always love Peter Gabriel’s voice. Probably being generous with the rating here due to my Peter Gabriel bias. Could’ve easily given this a 2.
Cute but again, not my cup of tea
I wanted to like this more, but not all that memorable for me.
Thoughts before listening: Man I just don't love Genesis. I want to love Genesis. I feel like I should love Genesis. But it just doesn't do it for me. I own this album and I've probably listened 2 or 3 times. The refrain of the title gets stuck in my head, but it's just too much for me as a whole. Review: Look there are some cool songs on here, but there just so much unnecessary weirdness as well. I don't hate this, and I will be glad to add the better songs to my playlist. However, when trying to listen as a full album I just keep hitting parts that are more annoying than enjoyable. Maybe I'm just not a prog guy 🤷 Anyway, this gets 3-stars.
Thankful for the opportunity to explore more Genisis, but the album didn’t resonate with me the first listen through. Will have to revisit when I have more time.
Pretty good
This was too long to finish in one day but it was interesting and good in the right mood. Lots of it felt like it was from a movie score.
Not my thing. Counting Out Time is a stand out track for me.
A bit too prog/conceptual for me. I can absolutely appreciate the talent and vision, but listening felt like a slog by the end.
Some theatrical music for your ass. You tend to get lost in the sauce a bit during an hour and a half of listening to an album but there was enough stand outs in this one for me to deem it a decent listen. I loved the last few songs and the way they tied the bow on the whole thing. Solid listen
This is an hour and a half long. I would say I enjoyed the music a lot, but it was an hour and a half long.
Fine.
Interesting. I've been meaning to go into Genesis for a while now, so I will listen to this one again
No comment
This was a bit exhausting to get through. I initially opened the "Deluxe" version, which was almost 4 hours and was like hell no. But the original at about 1.5 hours was doable. There are some gorgeous songs here that exhibit prog rock well, with experimental and ambient songs in the mix with long guitar solos. My fave was "The Colony of Slippermen"
Simultaneously objectively good while being a thing I cannot be bothered to care about.
Old school new age rock
Meh
Pretty good for a band I don’t care about. 3.5/5
Classic Genesis sound with what seemed very experimental tracks. This double album was daunting to get thru. Peter Gabriel vocals with Collins drums on the version I sampled were great. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Nope ⭐⭐⭐ Liked it. Saved no tracks
Interesting cover art. I don't understand it, but it's certainly unique. Phil Collins sure could drum. Lyrics in The Chamber of 32 Doors resonate for sure. "I'd rather trust a man who works with his hands." The Waiting Room is kind of giving Twin Peaks vibes. Haunting. Overall, there's some good songs with a lot of (weird) filler. Could have been shorter. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): In The Cage, Counting Out Time (😳), Lilywhite Lilith, Anyway, The Colony of Slippermen ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.
A little too weird for me
point7.
I can generally get into prog-rock but this was little too theatrical and drawn out for me. Some great moments for sure but I had trouble staying with them throughout the whole thing.
I know "Back in NYC" from a Jeff Buckley cover. I'm happy to be listening to this today.
A pretty dense entry with the early prog sensibilities of being too goofy and too long in some sections. I still like it but i wouldn’t recommend it as a person’s first foray into prog rock or Genesis
An adventure of an album. Relatively long but never got boring. Great after a smoke, sitting in a comfy chair admiring the changing leaves on the mountain.
Boy wakes up trapped in a cage, sees people being packaged up like parcels, remembers when he had his heart shaved, tries to escape with the help of a blind woman, has sex with three snakes in a pool, gets his knob cut off which is then nicked by a raven, then saves his brother from drowning, but it's actually himself. It's a tale as old as time. It is clearly rooted in the bloated prog-rock tradition that Genesis helped create. Free-form synth solos, a fantastical narrative, an arrogant belief that an album of >90minutes is ok, but all delivered by a band that is technically at the top of their game ('In the Cage' sums all this up very well). The quality is inevitably variable over such long album. Despite the lack of full cohesion, you can dip into this album and find interesting stuff throughout. The rating is difficult I found this and 'Selling England by the Pound' as genuinely interesting, but also pretty frustrating. Next time someone mentions Genesis I won't automatically think 'Invisible Touch' that's for sure.
It's so long, my god! A bit pretentious and self-indulgent, kinda weird, but I didn't hate it. 2.5 rounded up because I didn't feel the urgent need to skip any songs.
A double prog rock album by a band on the verge of losing their voice and lyricist... Clearly the producer never said "maybe that's enough lads?" because an hour and a half is way too much commitment for this kind of thing.
good
I didn't really get whether this was a 'musical' or not? It felt like it was but I also didn't feel like a got a coherent story or theme to it all? Nevertheless, for a 90 minute album it actually held up okay. Obviously a lot of fill, but there were tracks, particularly in the first third that were well worth listening too. Needed distilling.
This started strong in the first side of album 1 and wasn't bad after that. However it just didn't grab my attention.
Weird and wonderful at times. An interesting listen
I've heard of these guys before. This is gonna be an arena rock album, right? Fuck my asssssss. An hour thirty? An hour-thirter in the year of our Lord? Truly sordid things goin on with this list. Progressive rock? I wasn't even correct in my prediction? I'm goin postal. Anyways, this is a pretty cool. I appreciate the "cosmic" sound that rock albums were adopting from around this time, so this is a good fit with that interest. Obviously, this thing is way too long for a single sitting, though the grandiose instrumentals and pleasing vocals go a long way in making this a decent listen. I'll have to relisten to this one a little later down the road - probably once I'm through with this list. The title track is a good opener. I'm a fan of those lively guitars in the background. They go a long way in establishing an epic atmosphere for this album. "Hairless Heart" is a pretty cool interlude. I never would have guessed that the acoustic guitar and strings would pair so nicely with those electronic tones. "Counting Out Time is a nice tune. The triumphant atmosphere and that muffled guitar bit near the end of the song is pretty cool. "The Chambers of 32 Doors" has a pretty sublime atmosphere. Big fan of the somber piano moments. "The Lamia" has some great synths near the end of the track. I don't need to check the book for why this is in here. The music is pretty distinct and quite good overall. I cosign this inclusion.
Enjoyable if a little epic in length. Some interesting songs that seem to be lead ups to the next listening in order.
If we're picking genesis albums, this isn't the one. I appreciate the deep cuts and piano heavy rock songs but they have much better albums.
This is prog rock and a bloated offering of it at that. Another review I read referred to too little butter spread over too much bread and that feels about right. It has its qualities (well produced and it attempts to be interesting, high energy once it gets going) but I didn’t get much joy from this album. Also maybe I was in the wrong mood but Counting Out Time was excruciating. A scraping of a 3.
the most English, proggiest prog rock, blathering on at great length 3 stars for the cultural importance (It would have been 2 for the listening enjoyment)
Too long !
All in all, it’s not as prog as I’d maybe thought. My previous prog knowledge comes from the likes of Beefheart, Zappa, King Crimson where the prog element is perhaps more on the nose. The opener is a great example actually. It’s prog-y, sure, but it’s also pretty pop-y and catchy. And generally I love the blend of experimentation and dependable hooks. Like on Back in NYC which I think is in 7/8! But is also just a very solid tune. Or the very Zappa-esque Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist which is also a good mix of whacky and catchy. The lyrics make me laugh. I didn’t focus on them much but I can see why Genesis are kind of looked down upon nowadays by some. Not to say I necessarily agree, but I see how the lyrics can be a bit cringy. I think the lyrics are sort of Black Sabbath-esque but with the verbosity of King Crimson. So it ends up being these wild, florid descriptions that do feel a bit cheesy at times. Also… it does get a bit tiring before long. It just feels like it doesn’t need to be this long… but if this album is the best thing since sliced bread for you, then I can totally see that this being a double album would be ideal. Just not so much for me. Maybe that’s partially because of when I’m listening to it. If I heard it when it first came out in ‘74 it could very well have blown my mind… then again, King Crimson released more mind-blowing stuff in ‘69 soooo… I dunno. I just can’t justify giving it more than 3 stars personally. But if it’s any consolation, I do feel bad for doing so.
Some songs I liked, others not so much. Overall a very diverse album and each song was a surprise!
This is #day412 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I've fallen into a habit of listening to '70s records on my Technics SU-7300, which I like to think gives the music from this era a particular feel. A case in point is this Genesis album today. I've never heard a Genesis record front to back before, except, oh well, "I Can't Dance." The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is an epic story set against an extensive progressive/art rock backdrop. I'm not a huge fan of this kind of setting (rather the opposite), but I appreciate the band's impact. "The Chamber of 32 Doors" is a highlight among a few others. And again, I like the album artwork. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day413.
This is my first ever Genesis Album. It's going to be long and it's going to be proggy. Time to buckle in. The opening song, "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", was fire. I zoned out and have been listening happily to the music for a while until the line "Erogenous zones, I question you" broke through. I don't know the context, but that's hilarious. This album was good, but exhausting. I struggled to stay attentive for all of Disc 2. Tiredly listening to the synth solos on Disc 2 made me feel like the little kid I saw sleeping on a bench in the middle of the Sesame Street parade at Universal Studios Japan. He was sleeping peacefully while Elmo was raging 10ft away. 6/10, but it would be 7/10 if it was fifty minutes shorter.
I hate prog but this was better than most
mixed reactions about this. My first review was very negative (i am doing this project with someone else so I first listened to this album a while ago). A second listen and I found it a lot more interesting and noted a lot more songs of interest. It is not really my sort of thing, but also not what I was expecting compared to what I knew in the 80s. I never really got into them then and I could not see that changing after listening to this. This was a a bit too prog rock for my liking so my rating remains unchanged, but there are certainly moments that stand out consistently throughout the album but they get lost in the sheer length of this album. It is just too damn long. 3 stars
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is an album that had everything to be a 4 star album. The music is good with Brian Eno's "Enossification" on some of the tracks as well as all the other musicians doing their part rather well. Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins also held their end of the bargain when it came to the vocals as well. So, why is it only a 3 star album? Well, i'll tell you why, it's because this album is just way too long. The album went on for an hour and a half and never really justified itself being that long. The album never became horrible to listen to but i still found myself losing track on this album. If the album had been cut down a decent bit, it easily could have gotten 4 stars but as it stands, it only gets 3. Best Song: In The Cage Worst Song: The Waiting Room
This album was tolerable, I just got bored after midway listening. It didnt' capture my attention like other past albums have. I am a fan of rock but this album unfortunately fell short of my tastes and I didn't enjoy it compared to other rock albums in this list. But it wasn't bad per se, I just wish it was more upbeat and more captivating for me.
This album just doesn’t need to be this long. There’s a better record hidden in here if you just scrapped half the songs, and it would still be plenty weird. Best Track: The Carpet Crawlers
Talented band but gets a little too proggy for me.
Genesis is a bit like a comedy sketch show - very hit and miss. When it hits, it’s great. When it misses, it falls flatter than a 2D pancake. Some of this just became an annoying wasp-like drone in the background.
Det er lidt ensformig - fangede mig ikke helt, men der er elementer som er gode. Jeg er sikker på det skal lyttes til flere gange, da det er fed musik (jeg forstår det bare ikke helt endnu)
For me, this is a case of a double album not staying relevant in the digital age. I could see this being something that you can conceptualize as coherent storytelling when you flip vinyl, discs and whatnot. But it goes on like a runon sentence when streaming.
it was decent
It’s good. Could definitely hear some of the influences this had on the evolution of rock. Felt like it ran a bit long to me, there weren’t any bad tracks but a lot just kinda blended together. A few standouts, including In The Cage, Carpet Crawlers, and Silent Sorrows in Empty Boats. 6/10, 3 stars.
Fairly fun
Too long. I understand it’s supposed to be long. Lost interest fairly quickly.
3
At the times pretentious. But fun 3.3
It feels like one long song
Cover 6 Decent but likely won't come back to listen.
Like 30 minutes less and it woukd have been top notch.
Philly C! Only had time to listen to the intros of first tracks. Sounds like Pink Floyd. Not a bad thing but I liked Tarzan soundtrack better.
Wish I had more time with it. Will listen more. Lamb lies down on Broadway.
me gustaron ciertos temas, me gusta el progresivo pero acá ya se pasan en variedad para mí. Y hay temas en los que los sintetizadores creo se sienten raros, será por la época
A 1970s prog rock album that sounds like ... a 1970s prog rock album. Very long. Whale noises. Lots of other noises too. It went on and on.
Not too bad, pretty crazy for 1974
There are a lot of great moments here, but they are just that…moments.
irgendwie ganz cool, aber mir ein bisschen zu abgefahren
interesting concept but it could have been half the runtime.
I don't like having to criticise an album in this way, since I think it's an extremely overused complaint, but I do find this one to be very bloated and too long for its own good. So many genuinely great moment on this project, but there's just so much meandering in between that, which really makes it feel like a drag to get through at times. Especially for a prog rock album, the moments that are less in your face don't really feel like they are providing a whole lot in the way of tenstion or atmosphere. Ovearll, I still think that this album is worth it just for the parts that are amazing, but there is just a lot of filler in there too.
that was a bizarre journey, not at all what I was expecting from Genesis but then I appear to have only been aware of the music Phil Collins made after he lost his hair.
The problem with this record and many prog rock record is the length of the tracks. I just lose my interest.
I think there's a good album in here, somewhere. But it's so damn long that it gets lost in itself. And it's not good enough to be this long. There's some very interesting things here. But, given the length, and style of music, it's just okay for me.
jesus fucking christ this thing is long. It's pretty good but it just keeps going.
A 90 minute prog album sound like hell to me. This wasn't too bad though. I also know this is highly regarded. There is obviously a story to this Wikipedia confirmed it) but 90 minutes of concentration is not time I have right now. Going to give it a 3 star and have to come back to it. There is just not time enough to review it properly. Coming from me I think that is a good review for a once-over of 90 min progressive rock album. Side note: How many albums on this list is Peter Gabriel in?!
I enjoyed Selling England by the Pound more. Still though I love how absurdly they go for it and wish more groups tried to tackle such extravagant premises. The plot of the story reads like a bad dream or something from Studio Ghibli. There were a few songs I'd come back to on their own but most I feel only work in the context of the album. At the end of the day, it was an alright listen with a lot of unique elements Rating: 3.4
Title track does it for me.
Good, but I think this is an example of the prog excess that pink pushed back against.
Favorite Song: Broadway Melody of 1974
I didn't dislike it, and I do respect Phil Collins, but the synthpop has never been my thing. I did really enjoy I Can't Dance though!
Good
While I am a big Peter Gabriel fan I had never gotten around to hearing this album from his Genesis years. It was far too long, but strewn among this long album is plenty great tracks. The instrumentation is peak progressive rock for Genesis.
This is decent here and there but too damn long.
It’s better than the other one. But … I can see why Peter Gabriel wrote solsbury hill. There’s little motivic development or thematic structure. They can all play. But give me Tommy, Joes garage, the wall, thick as a brick or queen II. 2.5
Surprised by how much I enjoyed the majority of this record!
Correcto
This was a difficult one to grade and I can see why this had a cult following. This was also the first Genesis album I listened to all the way through, and I get the sense you need to be a real ran beforehand to truly appreciate it. I'll give this a 3 but I understand it's probably a 4 if I liked Genesis.
One of the better double albums I've heard so far. Side four was my favorite, which is interesting since I started to get slightly bored on side three. In The Cage and Colony of Slipperman were my two favorites, which is unlike me considering these were the two longest tracks on the double album.
Not quite sure what to make of this. Seems like I should like it. Nothing really grabs me, though. Maybe I need to listen to it again. 3.5*?
An interesting first album for this challenge(adventure??) I don’t think concept albums are really my thing and but I enjoyed some of the songs particularly in the first half. Some parts blended together but the weirder songs kept it just interesting enough to get through the entire thing. I didn’t mind listening to the whole hour and a half so I feel like that says a lot too. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to Genesis before now, but I feel like this album is more for people who are already fans.
I am a bit bored since this is so long 3/5
Peter Gabriel is great. Lots of synthesizers. Modern for its time. Very varied, no two songs the same. 3. Good, but nothing super standout for me.
i miss freaky peter gabriel
Just not my thing. And way too long for not my thing. Put it on the low end of the 3 spectrum beside Rush.
I listen to this album three times. I tried to get into the flow of the idea of it being a rock, opera, but but I’m not that great at really picking up on lyrics the first few times I listen to an album so it was lost on me. I love Genesis and I like rock a lot, but this is one of my least favorite albums by them. You can go earlier or later and I like both better, so it’s a three.
Never listened to this album before, glad I did. Phil’s drumming is sublime.
This is my first Genesis album ever, and I feel like it is not a great entry point to their discography, as it is an hour and a half long with 23 songs, so it is a lot to digest. Having listened to this album just two times with a lot of pauses in between, I can only provide a surface level review: The production is great, singing and instrumentation are very creative, there are some great ideas and has a very good ending with this grandiose feeling to it. In addition, most of the songs didn't really do much for me. And that's all I can say about it (which is funny to say because I've said more in this review than in many others I wrote previously).
Cool album. I think I enjoy the more pop oriented Genesis albums that came later, but this album is neat.
I was quite busy driving in heavy traffic while this played, so I feel the depth was a bit lost on me. Even with a shallow listen I could still sense a complexity that I want to explore again later. I have to go 3/5 right now but I think it’ll be raised after I return
Seemingly a rare group that got better as they moved into middle age. I'm not huge on concept albums, and this concept could have been conveyed in 30 fewer minutes.
This is a journey of a double album. I really like the first half - I came into this album thinking I'd be in the 2 territory, but the first half is an easy 4 for me. But the 2nd half gets pretty long, without as many of the melodic hooks. So I land on a 3, but man, this definitely surprised me. Need to pocket my preconceived notions.
Very long and I’m not convinced
Aight
So far, the generator has largely re-enforced my anti-prog prejudices, so I was not looking forward to this one, but it wasn’t as much of a chore as I was expecting. In fact, if it had just been a single album, it might have got a “surprisingly enjoyable” four stars, instead of an “alright but it goes on a bit” three.
My policy on double albums is that you need a really good reason to not just release two separate albums. Usually I'm looking for some sort of concept, but TLLDOB seems to lack one. Side 1 alone as an LP would garner 4 stars, but having to then listen to a weaker version of the same album brings my rating down somewhat. The songs get gradually less convincing in terms of melody and hooks (which are generally the best indicator of how good a tune is). The first half of The Waiting Room, early on disc 2, is bad for this reason. The Colony of Slippermen is similarly hard to approach on a first listen. There are quite a few good tracks to balance these ones out, though. The Carpet Crawlers sounds like something from Pink Floyd's The Wall or The Final Cut – complete with uncomfortably Waters-esque vocals and soft, fast synth lines. The quiet atmosphere is quite different to the rest of the album. One of the best tracks for sure. Lilwhite Lillith is also very strong, if only for the funny way they say "Lillith". What the heck is going on in the lyrics of Counting Out Time? "Erogenous zones I love you / ... / Touch and go with one to six / Bit of trouble in zone number seven / ... / There's heaven ahead in number eleven / Getting crucial responses with dilatation of the pupils / Honey get hip, it's time to unzip / To unzip zip zippa zippa zip, whoopee!" Also in the final track, aptly titled It: "It is chicken, it is eggs / It is in between your legs / ... / It has no home in words or goal / Not even in your favourite hole / It is the hope for the dope" One drug too many, I'm guessing. For the relatively banging predecessor album Selling England By The Pound, this is a bit of a disappointment. 3/5 Key tracks: Broadway Melody of 1974, Carpet Crawlers, Lilywhite Lillith, The Lamia
Not my first exposure to prog rock so this was pretty nice. feeling a bit more pop rock on some songs so i'm guessing they were transitioning to the genesis most people are familiar with. Nice written and some songs are a bit catchy. nothing i will remember but it was a nice experience.
Listen, I love a good concept album, but this was a mess. It seemed like they were trying to bite off more than they could chew with it. Even with the long run time, it still felt like they struggled to tell a cohesive story. There are a couple good songs throughout, and “Counting Out Time” and “The Carpet Crawlers” really grabbed my attention, but it’s just not a very strong album. The songs don’t need to spell out the story completely, but there were a lot of times where I just felt lost. Technically it’s a good album, and of course the Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins-era Genesis isn’t going to put out anything truly terrible, but I hoped for a lot more. A 90 minute Genesis concept album should be right up my alley, but this didn’t work for me.
i like a good concept album so i was intrigued going into this. after listening im no longer intrigued. they were way too focused on trying to tell the story that they forgot to make the songs good. the instrumentation is really good but the songs themselves are a slog to get through especially with a double albums worth
It's not bad - but it's tiring, it feels like a marathon and it squeezes out any interest I could have had. It's like running a marathon, there's times you want to give up and if you don't you might the runner's high again - but it's a rough journey.
I have given Genesis a fair shot, listening to several of their albums, but they just don’t resonate with me the way Rush does, for example:(
could i write poetry to this? n
Enjoyable prog-rock, but double album length works against it, 1st album much more interesting and consistent. Standouts: In the Cage
++: Fly on a Windshield, Broadway Melody of 1974, In the Cage, Counting Out Time, Lilywhite Lilith, The Waiting Room, Riding the Scree +: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Cuckoo Cocoon, The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging, The Chamber of 32 Doors, Anyway, The Colony of Slippermen a. The Arrival b. A Visit to the Doktor c. The Raven +-: Carpet Crawl, Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist, The Lamia, Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats, Ravine, The Light Dies Down on Broadway, In the Rapids, it. -: Back in N.Y.C., Hairless Heart 7,0/10
Struggle to get into prog Genesis. More and more feel it's really just prog metal I like. This was generally fine but in its length and meandering only partially memorable. On repeated listens I'd probably like it more. But that would take a lot of investment and time...
That was long. Good though, great musicianship, peotic lyrics. A type of longer rock I'd pick if I had to
слишком сложно и много. я продолжу думать про более тщательное знакомство с дженесис/прогроком/Габриэлем/Коллинзом но позже)
This could have been a great 45min album but it felt watered down by the length
We moesten net nog Selling England By The Pound luisteren en dit is toch één pod nat. En dan is dit ook nog een dubbel-cd. Het is allemaal prima in elkaar gedraaid, maar (wellicht door de pech dat het direct achter een zelfde soort Genisis album volgt) ik was het bij cd 2 toch flink zat.
Vrij kort na het andere album van Genesis, krijgen we al dit (dubbel)album. Soms is dat vervelend, zo kort na elkaar dezelfde muzikant, maar ik noemde al in mijn vorige review dat ik het moeilijk te vergelijken vond. Daar krijg ik nu de kans voor. Zoals eerder gezegd, jammer dat we niet een album uit een andere periode krijgen, maar de wegen van de snobs zijn ondoorgrondelijk, dus we zullen het hiermee moeten doen. Al ben ik vooraf al heel bang: een dubbelaar met een enorm naar snob riekende albumtitel. Het is nog meer een album van composities, een compleet verhaal blijkbaar, een progrock-opera. Maar we missen hier ook weer de voor mij zo belangrijke hitjes, of in ieder geval bekendere of herkenbare nummers. Verder heb ik hetzelfde idee als bij het andere album van Genesis uit de snoblijst. Het is mij soms iets teveel compositie en te weinig liedje. Het is wat dat betreft uitwisselbaar met het andere album, al denk ik dat dit wel iets beter is. Alsnog vind ik het een gemiste kans, dat we niet (ook) een later album van Genesis zonder Peter Gabriel in deze lijst hebben. Het is wederom geen vergeetbare 3, maar meer dan een 3 kan ik er ook niet van maken.
Like Pink Floyd's ‘The Wall’, the fantastical dream sequences/hallucinations make an already convoluted plot tricky to make sense of even with the aid of a written synopsis. I can't accuse Genesis of taking themselves too seriously, as there's humour in the lyrics, but it's clearly overwrought at times too - it's almost stuck halfway between being self-important and being a joke. So I have to wonder why, if you're gonna make the effort to create a sprawling, musically complex opus, you'd commit to making it quite like... this? Or maybe the oddness of it all is its charm…? Don’t get me wrong, the album definitely contains some cool moments but as a whole it’s a bit confounding. And long.
Look... I don't know, man. This thing is just a lot. And I don't mean it's "a lot" in terms of its plot. Well, not entirely, at least. I knew ahead of time that this album had a particularly strange story, and after reading over the synopsis on Wikipedia... Yeah, it sure is. I'm sure it means something to someone, but just at a glance, it comes across like one of those surreal "I'unno, shit just happens" kinda plots. A lamb lies down on Broadway, and 80 minutes later, a raven is stealing the protagonist's penis, which he had cut off to avoid becoming a slipperman as a result of having sex with the laima — and this is after Death tried to kill our protagonist with gas, but our man just shrugs it off and walks away. In terms of plot, it's basically the audio equivalent of one of those heady art films you're told you're supposed to like **because** it's so weird and doesn't make any sense. I mean, it's not like I can't deal with strange plot; TOMMY certainly isn't very normal. It's just, all this... Fwoof. So I didn't bother listening to the lyrics. I mean, I heard that despite the plot they're actually really good, but, hey, if I'm not bothering with the story, I may as well throw out the words all together. If this website had comments (and thank goodness it doesn't) I'd give you full permission to call me out on this front. In the absence of lyrics, then, this thing would have to live and die off of its melodies, and I had faith in it. After all, I liked SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND enough to consider it a new benchmark for judging prog albums, and that was literally the one before this. I'm not expecting this to sound **exactly** the same, of course, but I didn't doubt they'd keep up that same quality level. And they did, don't get me wrong. In the first half of this, I was thinking that even though I haven't heard enough of their catalog to make a complete call (I haven't even heard "Supper's Ready") this was probably their masterwork. It was so good! The performances are top notch! There's some damn good melodies on this! I mean, damn, I gotta kick myself in the ass some more for not listening to this material sooner. I couldn't get enough of it! Then it kept going. And going. And going. And going. And... Like, this is what I mean by "it's a lot." This thing is 94 minutes and dense with material — 23 tracks, goodness. And no matter how much I like what I'm hearing, well, "too much of a good thing" isn't a saying for nothing. And I didn't even listen to this thing in straight shot; I queued it all up by record side, one at a time. So maybe I should have taken more time between sides? Who knows! All I can tell you is that even if I had been listening to the lyrics, I probably wouldn't have been able to for the whole album. It gets me thinking about the plot again. It's like, I'm no stranger to concept albums. Matter of fact, I love a bit of story in my music. I find I tend to have stronger attachment to songs if I can understand them in the context of a narrative than if they were presented on their own; it's why I take to jukebox musicals as much as I do. It's why I imagine fight scenes and general music videos to songs so much. So, I just think about the rock operas I love: THE WALL, TOMMY, JOE'S GARAGE... And the thing about them is no matter how weird they get, and something like JOE'S GARAGE gets very weird, is that there's a strong sense of action and reaction. There are characters who make choices, and it's all pretty easy to latch on to. Compare with THE LAMB, where... I mean, like I said: it's an art film. There's barely any plot to speak of; it's mostly just the protagonist running around randomly and seeing strange things until the album, like, jus' kinda stops. I can only identify one choice he makes on the whole album, and it's when he chooses to save his brother over returning to New York. However, I don't have any attachment to what's going on. Who's the protagonist? Who's his brother? What's their relationship? Why do they suddenly have the same face? What does any of this mean? Maybe if I read the long-ass summary Gabriel wrote into the gatefold... But just taking the music on its own, I have no idea. Hell, I haven't even felt the need to mention the protagonist's name: it's Rael, for the record. Like... I just can't picture it. And no matter how much I like the music, if a concept album can't succeed on that front... Fwoof. It feels like something I need a lot more time with; a lot more than this randomizer would allow. I can imagine after a couple or so spins I'd forgive it for its nonsensical plot and just enjoy it on its melodies — if I can do it with Coheed And Cambria... Like, I don't want my issues with the plot and the length to take away too much from how good the music itself is. I do really like what I've heard of this era of Genesis and what they've made and I wish I'd gotten into them sooner. And maybe if I had I'd be more familiar with this album and would be able to be lighter on it. But on just a first listen... I can't lie about how I feel. Once more for the world: fwoof.
I really like Invisible Touch (the song, haven't listened to the whole album), so i thought I'd really like Genesis. I am now realising it was stupid to think I'd enjoy a band Street hearing one song. I didn't really enjoy this album. There were a few songs that i liked, but I didn't enjoy most of them. I have also generally struggled with longer albums and this is definitely a long one at 1.5hrs. I was enjoying disc 2 more than disc 1 but then it just became instrumentals.
Like most things involving Peter Gabriel, this critter here is a lot. I think I've listened to this -- or part of this -- maybe once before.If you're feeling proggy, there's a lot of good stuff to get into -- solid musicianship, extended concepts, some general weirdness. I liked it this time around just fine. And that's about as far as I can go -- I really didn't have the time to sit and appreciate it for the full runtime, so it made for pleasant enough background music. I guess my brain wasn't in "challenge me" mode. Counting Out Time may be the worst song about sex ever written.
Det kan noget sine steder. Men det bliver for langt, både i spilletid og i spyttet. Helt ærligt så vil jeg hellere have 80er Genesis med Land of Confusion, I Can’t Dance og Jesus He Knows Me
This album can objectively only be given a 3 as the sheer numerical average of what I felt like giving it and the propensity this album had to impress me and piss me off with each track. I felt like giving it the same review Taylor did at MANY points, particularly at Cuckoo Cucoon and Counting Out Time. It does many things so well, but makes you wait way too long for them. I blame this album for feeling so unmotivated to keep up with the review, but alas, here I am, white Monster in hand, reviewing. If you're going to make a concept album you want people to stay engaged during, at least make it enjoyable ALL the way through.
The Lamia - Great song The first disk was pretty mid but i felt the second disk built up really well to songs like The Lamia which was my favourite. Honestly i feel like it would be better to split the album by disk but alas. Gonna go 3/5
This was way weirder than I expected. I grew up with the radio-friendly hits, so this felt like walking in on someone’s dream mid-sentence. Definitely some big, sweeping moments. There's ambition all over the place. Sometimes it just wanders. Didn't hate it. Didn't love it. That said, it has its charm. It’s got that early-70s flavor that’s hard to hate. Some bits dragged, some were weirdly great. Definitely not the band I remember from the MTV days. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Carpet Crawlers - Lilywhite Lilith - The Lamia
I have no interest in this type of music and I'm old enough and secure enough to give up on this lmao
I generally don't like the idea of a concept album, because it feels overly high-minded and pretentious. Pete Townsend is most famous for his concept albums that he promises to fans of The Who and I would just prefer he write good songs that aren't necessarily connected to a larger story about a boy who (insert action he takes) but is not prepared for (insert event) and he must navigate his way around (insert location) to achieve his dream. I also prefer Genesis when they mix together the prog-rock and 80's rock together on an album. Peter Gabriel's weird dressing up act isn't necessarily my thing either and I've always thought he was a sufficiently good lead singer but his music has always been a "3" on a scale of 1-5. BUT, this double album that is also a concept album is worthy of a listen. It's still probably too long and bombastic for me to listen to frequently but there are some good songs on here and the not-as-good songs tend to be briefer. Out of 23 songs, I would say half of them are worthy of a listen. The first five songs are a strong way to start the album and I do wish it kept the energy up through the entire album. Side 2 fades in terms of song quality. It feels like Genesis was working to get a double album out of these tracks. Either that or...drugs. I am, once again, asking that artists consider not making their album a double album. Yes, you have a lot of songs written, and yes, they are SO GOOD in your opinion. Maybe they are wonderful but leave a little bit for the next concept album you do.
such a novel concept of being a double album, though as someone who thinks genesis is alright... its good for the first like 50mins. some good track afterwards, but still a wonderful album haha. good driving music to and from a gig.
Kan nog säkert lista ut detta album på några dagar men själva musiken är inte tillräckligt bra för det
Interesting and I'm still undecided on how much I like it.
This was fine. It was a bit long and I kinda tuned it out after a while. Bits and pieces of it were good and the rest just felt forgettable.
A complex entry in Genesis's discography. It has good instrumentation and some nice songs, but I feel like it didnt really grab me (especially compared to other prog rock concept albums). Overall- decent album but didnt capture me. 2.5 to 3 range
3 stars not the Genesis music I was expecting but still good.
I was annoyed to see this come up on the generator, because it's a) progressive rock and b) the brainchild, at least in part, of Peter Gabriel, perhaps the most insufferable figure in 20th century popular culture. And that was before I saw the 90-minute runtime!! So, I'm loathe to admit that I actually liked this record a decent bit. It's tight throughout, with some blistering highs, which I actually think come when it sheds the prog and embraces Gabriel's pop sensitivities (!). The Carpet Crawlers is a true marvel, a song that I can only imagine could mean anything to anyone, but to me, means that the only way out is through ("We've got to get in to get out"). The album's definitely too long for my taste, but I did go back and listen to it a second time before logging my review, so that's worth something. I hate finding out that my biases were misplaced >:-(
Good album for the most part.
Me, pointing at Peter Gabriel as slipperman to my drug dealer: ‘I’ll have what he’s having!’ This is my first intro to genesis (other than, of course, Phil Collins’ Tarzan soundtrack and I had absolutely no idea it was going to be like this - an hour and a half, track into track, absolutely bloody bonkers. I think this merits another listen as right now I have no idea where this stands with me. All I know is I put this on to unpack the dishwasher and an hour later I’ve cleaned my whole house.
I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn’t understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins’ presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I’ve heard in rock. Phil Collins’ solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.
The album kind of fell off after the first record, and overstayed it's welcome a bit, but not a bad album all in all. Ironically, Genesis was better without Peter Gabriel, and Peter Gabriel was better without Genesis. Favourite songs: Counting Out Time, Broadway Melody of 1974, Fly on a Windshield, Hairless Heart Least favourite songs: The Waiting Room 3/5
Not their best
Solid, very entertaining.
Long
I am much more familiar with Genesis and Peter Gabriel as separate entities, and in my opinion, it is much more interesting if you looked at their relationship in reverse. It would likely be considered a super group... Peter Gabriel joins Phil Collins and Genesis to create an ambitious concept album that explores the estranged vision of the self in the melting pot of 1970s New York City. Still, it is a concept album. While musically, it held my attention, I didn't follow the purported narrative suggested in articles about the album. But I believe them, and I trust Gabriel and the whole gang, so I am guess that it would grow on me. So, today, I give it a three and half, convinced it might eventually move higher in my book.
I like Genesis, but this one was loooong. Sort of like the band Yes, this one at times sounds like music theory nerds making an album. There's some good songs, I know it's a concept album but I felt like the point could have been made in a shorter period of time. 'It' jams.
Peter Gabriel going way over the top with his creative vision. I don't find it particularly appealing - I enjoy the Phil Collins version of Genesis way more - but maaaaaaaaaan, the sheer effort that was poured into this. No wonder Gabriel split from the band after this.
I never understand the big fuss. It's not bad but it's not ...I don't get the fuss
По мнению А: 3/5 По мнению С: 3/5 ИТОГОВАЯ ОЦЕНКА: 3/5 (13.02.2025)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ this is a very long album and a bit of a complex listen for me. this will require future listening to figure out whether or not i like it
Never heard this one. It got better as it went through. Good van music waiting for work
Wait, THIS is what Genesis sounds like? I was thinking it would be more like jammier Peter Gabriel (which, I guess technically …), but this was kind of cool and noisy at some points. Definitely coming back to this one. —— update: Came back to it, and uuuugh, I wish I had never started listening to the lyrics!!! You’re ruining everything, Phil Collins!
So I was pleasantly surprised at first, not because I dislike Genesis (I actually LOVE the invisible touch album) but because I didn’t expect this album to be so psychedelic and progressive. I really liked the first like 6ish songs but like most albums this long (23 songs!) it’s just bloated and too long. Like it really overstayed its welcome. I had to try and listen to the second half of the album twice cause I thought maybe I was being too critical but the later part of this album doesn’t really add anything substantial, where I. Contrast the beginning of the album is great. Honestly had this album been edited down to just like 12-14 songs that would’ve pushed the album to a four.
All new songs for me... not bad.
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is widely regarded as one of Genesis's most important and influential works, inspiring generations of progressive rock musicians. -- https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/178476/Genesis-The_Lamb_Lies_Down_On_Broadway-Hybrid_Stereo_SACD?srsltid=AfmBOoqY9Ce99zbVJVEBShZlZ8FNg-GMGjxxdWnZBMC8ETwR_b21g0Ci
I can't say I've been a fan of Genesis, though their early material is preferred and when Peter Gabriel was still in the band. I've heard bits and pieces of "The Lamb..." and I liked what I heard, but never in it's entirety. I appreciate some Prog rock, if I'm in the mood and this was enjoyable enough, especially the first two sides of the record, but with sides 3 and 4, it started to drag and get into the category of, "they should have cut it shorter". Overly long, for my tastes and a taste of Genesis is good, but too much and I'm full.
Counting Out Time is so wack and fun
This album was interesting. There were a lot of experimental type songs sounds, a lot that reminded me of Pink Floyd. It was okay. I'll give it 3 start
This is a wild and diverse album. Very very proggy and not very similar to their later albums. Amazing keyboard work. Rich, thick arrangements of sound. You can hear the influence of this album in many of the prog jam bands that are currently popular like Umphrey’s McGee. While it’s got a lot of energy, there weren’t many tracks I connected with. Sonically however, it’s outstandingly diverse.
Progtacular
Not sure what to make of this one. It feels like it may take multiple listens to enjoy.
Proggy AF but didn't mind this. Would probably give it another run.
as someone with a poor tolerance for prog i didn't mind most of this. it's a bloated, arrogant album in the way prog often is, but feels harmonious, energetic, urgent. there are many skips, but it warrants a relisten.
Incredibly wacky in both good and bad ways. I can't honestly say this means as much to me as it does for some but I can definitely appreciate the passion and the earnestness that drives this project. It goes through so many twists and turns and you can never guess where the narrative goes next. I guess the modern equivalent would be those forum threads where everyone has to write one sentence of a story, to predictably unpredictable results. Favourites: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, In The Cage, Lilywhite Lilith, It (7/1001, 19th Mar. '25, 2144h.)
5/10 - it’s boring. Counting out time has some interesting instruments. So does colony of slipper men. Neither are particularly good tho.
It was okay. Nothing made me want to hit repeat.
10/1001 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a really perplexing album. Over 90 minutes long and a great and quite imaginative concept, sadly however, it’s way too ambitious. Listening to the first LP was pretty good, and the music definitely held its own in comparison to its ambitions. The second LP though, not so much. Most of it fell flat and blended together until the last few songs on the d-side. I kinda get why people started disliking the pretentiousness of prog in the mid to late 70s. And at over 90 minutes as already mentioned it really is pretentious and self indulgent. That doesn’t mean it’s bad per se. Most of the first half was still very good. 3,5/5
Genuinely wondering why does no prog rock work on me as a huge Pink Floyd fan. These records are missing something I don't what.
Eclectic and interesting. Experimental
2.9 The issue with including double-length concept albums on this list is that unless you have an affinity with the band already it's exceedingly hard to give it the time and attention it would need to get into it. I've listened to this several times over the course of a couple of weeks, most likely therefore rushing through other albums in the process. I quite enjoyed Selling England by the Pound from this list which is why I'm giving it more attention than I normally would. And yet it's still too much. The opening three tracks are a great starter. It then gets a bit too proggy but fair enough, I quite liked those parts on SEBTP. As you get to the hour mark though the fatigue really starts to set in. And you know there's still another 34 minutes to go. I had Pink Moon the other day, I could have listened to that and then gone on to another task in the same time that I'm now effectively waiting for this album to finally end. The resurgence of 'down on broadway' is a nice harper back to good times, but its not enough to save what is a tiring slow meandre to the finish line.
2.75
Rock progresivo. Disco larguísimo. Ni fu ni fa.
Bastante rollo ... Mejor la segunda parte.
Kind of reminds me of Tommy by the Who - there was a bunch of prog type stuff done at this time that just left me cold.
It was alright, but it get a bit long..
Much prog, much talent, much length, much… ability to zone out. Like I would definitely agree with someone defending this album as creative and technically impressive feat of musical discovery, but I would ask them to turn it down.
At the start of this album I was really surprised and into it, and then I found myself getting less into it by the end of disc 1. Disc 2 had some cool moments but I had already kind of lost the plot.
Fun, but not super gripping
Definitiv anders. Aber nicht schlecht anders.
6/10. Probably close to a 6.5 but regardless — it started out great. Was thinking it’d lead to an 8 but it went the wrong direction for me from there.
I was not familiar with any of the old Peter Gabriel stuff, but I knew it was prog rock and not the poppy Phil Collins 80s Genesis, so the weirdness did not surprise me much. Long album, but it was OK, interesting stuff, but not an album I'm looking to listen to again any time soon. Did Phil Collins sing lead on any of these songs, or is his singing style and sound just that similar to Peter Gabriel that it's hard to tell the difference? Favorite track: Carpet Crawlers or Anyway.
As "prog-rock concept" albums go, this one wasn't too bad. Several of the songs here are really good, I just felt it stretched on for far too long.
I quite like a bit of early Genesis, but this has always left me a bit cold. Perhaps it's the length, perhaps it's the rambling storytelling going on, perhaps it's the lack of memorable tunes. But, for whatever reason, this always leaves me a little cold and it's not an album I'd pick out to come back to. Foxtrot, sure. Selling England by the Pound, yes. I think Seven have a copy of Trespass on CD somewhere. But not The Lamb. The Carpet Crawlers is, obviously, a lovely tune. The Lamb Lies Down itself is OK as well. But there's too much going on here and, ultimately, I'm an 80s kid so this version of Genesis was something I came back to after I'd gotten into Marillion and so on. This is a 3. It's all fine, but not my favouriteGenesis thing. Glad I came back to it and listened again though. Now, where's that copy of Script For a Jester's Tear...
No. 285/1001 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 3/5 Fly on a Windshield 3/5 Broadway Melody of 1974 3/5 Cuckoo Cocoon 3/5 In the Cage 3/5 The Grand Parade 2/5 Back in N.Y.C. 2/5 Hairless Heart 3/5 Counting Out Time 4/5 The Carpet Crawlers 4/5 The Chamber of 32 Doors 4/5 Lilywhite Lilith 3/5 The Waiting Room 2/5 Anyway 3/5 Here Comes 3/5 The Lamia 4/5 Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 3/5 The Colony of Slippermen 3/5 Ravine 2/5 The Light Dies Down On Broadway 4/5 Riding the Scree 2/5 In the Rapids 4/5 It 3/5 Average: 3,04 Very long prog rock record. Didn't like some things they did musically. Collin’s voice is a big plus. Overall I‘m pretty indifferent.
I actually enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. Spacy prog rock with excellent vocals and compelling songs. Maybe I like Genesis?
listen, there's nothing wrong with it. i quite like it, even. i like the prog in it. it's just not rocky enough to entertain me.
Good but too long 3.5
Heavy. I like it better when Genesis was a five piece.
Decent listen.
I like Genesis. But I like the Phil Collins led Genesis. I do like the Peter Gabriel album, but this... There are some interesting themes, but overall I don't come back to this album.
Long album, maybe too long with a odd story . But has a lot of great songs, would be much better if it was a single album.
Okay but not my style
This is prog rock so I'm sure it'll rank low globally. I enjoyed this album, but the runtime was fairly long. It doesn't match the same love I have for albums like Tarkus or Yes, but it was a nice, high energy listen. High side of 3 for me.
Never listened to a Genesis album before this. And to jump in on a double disc release! Let's Go! First disc was cool and prog rock stuff that I liked overall, sounded a bit like Emerson Lake and Palmer: opening/title track, "Back in NYC", and "Counting Out Time". Hope you caught this gem from "Counting Out Time": "Erogenous zones I love you, Without you, what would a poor boy do?" Second disc seemed really atmospheric and less musical overall. What I remember was a pass. I liked disc 1 and could do without disc 2. I'd probably need at least another listen to have a really proper opinion. Will it happen. Maybe.
As progrock albums go, this one is mostly tolerable but, like so many others, is overlong.
Wasn't a fan of the instrumental tracks. The other songs were okay as background music. 3/5
just pure sound. i mean really a good hour and a half of audio playing in my ears
Couple memorable songs but expected more.
Some good jams but too many wizard fantasy songs.