The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)

About this title: Given all the overt literary references of Selling England by the Pound, along with their taste for epic suites such as "Supper's Ready," it was only a matter of time before Genesis attempted a full-fledged concept album, and 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was a massive rock opera: the winding, wielding story of a Puerto Rican hustler name Rael making his way in New York City. Peter Gabriel made some tentative moves toward developing this story into a movie with William Friedkin but it never took off, perhaps it's just as well; even with the lengthy libretto included with the album, ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
2. Fly on a Windshield [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
3. Broadway Melody of 1974 [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
4. Cuckoo Cocoon [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
5. In the Cage [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
6. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging [Banks/Collins/Eno]
7. Back in N.Y.C. [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
8. Hairless Heart [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
9. Counting out Time [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
10. The Carpet Crawlers [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
11. The Chamber of 32 Doors [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
12. Lilywhite Lilith [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
13. The Waiting Room [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
14. Anyway [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
15. The Supernatural Anaesthetist [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
16. The Lamia [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
17. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
18. The Colony of Slippermen: The Arrival/A Visit to the Doktor/The Raven [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
19. Ravine [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
20. The Light Dies Down on Broadway [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
21. Riding the Scree [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
22. In the Rapids [Banks/Collins/Gabri]
23. It [Banks/Collins/Gabri]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.