THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY

Genesis

Symphonic Prog

4.31 | 3411 ratings

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Is Selling England a 5 star album? Maybe, perhaps 4. Is either 'side' of The Lamb as good as Selling England? No Do I like Geness? Yes, very much from from Selling England to ATTW3.

Disc 1 is the weaker of the two. Standout tracks are Fly On A Windshield, Hairless Heart. The rest is average to poor. I find it all rather commercial sounding. 2 stars for disc 1.

Disc 2 is much much better. Standout tracks are: 1. Lilywhite Lilith 3. Anyway 4. The Supernatural Anaesthetist 5. The Lamia 6. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 7. Colony of Slippermen 8. Ravine 10. Riding The Scree

But what on earth were they thinking with the Waiting Room? 5 minutes of random noise! 4 stars for disc 2.

So this album does some have Genesis' best material ever, but there is also alot of padding. This would have made a 5 star album if edited down to 45 - 50 minutes.

For a much better example of a double concept album with greater consistency, take a listen to IS's Subterranea. Different eras I admit and Gabriel is the superior vocalist.

As a double album 3 stars For the amount of great material compared to a single album 4 stars

gingernut | 3/5 | 2010-1-14

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