THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY

In 1974 Gabriel was messing around with film director William Friedkin, which might explain Peter's obsession with writing an epic drama about a young Puerto Rican New Yorker wandering thru the underworld of the megapolis and presumably searching for his true identity or whatever, who cares?! I must admit I never passed the few first sentences of the album story liner notes because it was soooo boring and pseudo-intellectual text. "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" is definitely a GENESIS' "topographic oceans" trip trap. Musically, however it is a very good effort with almost flawless Disc 1, where "Broadway melody 1974", "In the Cage" or "Carpet Crawlers" rank among the band's best moments. Disc 2 is much weaker and apart from jolly "The Colony of Slippermen" does not offer many memorable moments. This album has very dark atmosphere stressed by some horror odd sounds and electronics courtesy of Brian Eno. Gabriel's voice is often stressed and agressive without necessity and in retrospect it is clear that he was giving his last bit of energy to the band before quitting and going solo. It may sound controversial, but I would still recommend this album not only to the fans, because there is enough musical quality and musicianship.

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