Drummer reacts to "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" by Genesis (SIDE 1)

[@L33Reacts]

God this band is so creative.... I love them so much. They really were the first "classic" band I did on the channel and now look how far I am in the rabbit hole of the 70s and 80s. Thanks, Genesis

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

"Hovering like a fly/Waiting for the windshield on the freeway." -one of the best lines every written.

[@petercseszarik6552]

💯💯💯

[@midnightrambler7716]

The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging….was Gabriel predicting Amazon decades before? 😂

[@JimReem]

I'll tell you I got lucky enough to be alive to see this performed live, along with Yes, Tales from Topographic Oceans, J. Tull, A Passion Play and ELP, Brain Salad Surgery, all within like a year or so, what a life, there were a lot more.

[@babylemonade2868]

Awesome lucky indeed

[@lucaspierry3627]

I would literately cut off my two legs and arms to be able to see all of that live back in the day 😭

[@paulliversage4479]

​@lucaspierry3627 if you get the chance go see THE MUSICAL BOX...they recreate genesis shows down to every detail...they're so good genesis endorse them and have given them all their stage sets

[@annuvynarawn392]

The beginning of a complex and dark journey, don't be surprised at the magnificence of this collection. Nothing is anything like it.

[@docnflossie7351]

The album and concert that changed my life.❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@L33Reacts]

I can't wait to hear part two!

[@cogline]

Maybe the best album ever made

[@markjohnson4217]

You must read the lyrics, this is a story about a junky gang member in NYC who gets transported into am underground realm where he has to work through some heavy Karma...

[@andyshan]

That's a good synopsis!

[@markjohnson4217]

I am trying to figure out why Tony Banks 'didn't understand the lyrics' and why the other band members were upset because Peter wrote all of the lyrics ... were they afraid of losing royalties? They were all involved and credited for composition and arrangment, i really don't get it. I understood this release on the very day I first got the album and listened to it ffrom beginning to end and sat there reading the lyrics AND the story laid out on the inner gate-fold sleeve. I think there were just alot of people who don't want to pay too much attention to lyrics, because if they did, they would notice that Tony and Mike's lyrjcs suck and Phil's lyrics are all about break-ups and self pity....hmm Glad they didn't get any lyrical input on The Lamb.

[@Vince-lq3ve]

It's amazing how this album follows Selling England and yet everything about it is different. Some bands cannot help sounding the same but Genesis purposely sounds absolutely different album after album, yet oddly enough, we can always immediately recognize them as Genesis when we hear them no matter how different the output. People dare to complain of the later changes but that was always their theme -"what do we do next?" They tackled Prog in so many ways through 7 or 8 albums, where else were they to go without turning into a mess trying to recreate their past. Thankfully they kept moving forward -never backward.

[@L33Reacts]

That's what I like so much about them. They always change with each album. It's always something COMPLETELY different then the last. And that's hard to do, over and over and over. They are beyond talented. I love them so much.

[@janewells5970]

Epic! Just a sidenote, if you read the liner notes, you will see the word ENOCIFICATION. Yes, Brian Eno put a few touches on this album!

[@Tonyblack261]

I think this was Peter's last album with the group - his Swan Song. I seem to remember reading that Peter was being courted by Hollywood, based on his Live stories that he would recite during shows. I also seem to remember reading that this album was, potentially, going to be made into a film.

[@cachockey]

Phil Freaking Collins - masterclass in drumming

[@steevyboy1]

Oh yeah...

[@lizze490]

Yeah, I saw this tour in '74- mezmorizing 🐑💙🦚🕊🦋

[@frederickpando9444]

The protagonist of this epic album is Rael, a Nuyorican, (a person of Puerto Rican ancestry born in New York City) which is why there are so many references of New York City in the songs.

[@alanfine9825]

My first concert!! Drums, Bass, Gabriels Voices/Performance/Drama. Bass Pedals, TONY on Keys, Just All Awesome...including Steve Hackett. This is a Prog concept album extraordinaire!

[@martyk656]

One of the greatest albums of all-time. Definitely my favorite Genesis release.

[@julianalima7364]

Greatest album of ALL times!!!

[@bobbygempton5669]

One of my top 10 albums of all time, totally incredible. I'd go into my local vinyl record shop each week to see if it was out yet, there was a delay to its release... Imagine my joy when it finally did! 😊 It was the final album with Peter, then Phil took over lead vocals.

[@MrFrogmorton]

Just a brilliant album that I still play often today.

[@MarkBermanVideos]

i saw this concert - side 1-4 -- the whole show - amazing!

[@ggnegrao]

Elf! Great reaction man, that's one of my favourite albums ever ✨️

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks so much bro! I appreciate it. I really enjoyed part 1. I can't wait to do part 2 next week ;)

[@Kevin6059]

Sometimes Steve Hackett still tours with his band and it's awesome. Singer sounds like Gabriel. Also there's a great cover band called The Musical Box. Don't miss either of these bands if they're nearby. I remember reading the story of Real and his dream while listening to this masterpiece. The lyrics are on the inside when you open up the double album.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Haven't seen Hackett, unfortunately, but The Musical Box are a brilliant tribute act. Members of Genesis have signed off on their work and been very complimentary of them.

[@MartenHemstrom]

No one sounds like Peter Gabriel. Not even Peter Gabriel sounds like Peter Gabriel!

[@sergebrunet4218]

I saw that live in Montreal at the Forum of Montreal back in the 70s....been so long, i forgot what year but i remember parts of the show ! so it was the second time i saw Genesis ! first time was in 1974 at the University s sport center in Montreal and it was also broadcasted on the radio live at CHOM FM 97.7 the Spirit of Montreal ! ha yes...the good old time ! I m so glad not only my memories are what i have still but i discovered that someone recorded the show and post it on YT.! Easy to find ! thanks for reading my comment ! 😎

[@simonheathcote4173]

You may be nearly 30 while I'm 61 this week, the advantage being i got to hear this when it first appeared 😂

[@bobcorbin3294]

I'll be 65 next month and I'll neveAr forget seeing this in the album bin at the record store with the great Hipgnosis album cover.

[@Wilburnator]

I'm not even really a huge Genesis fan, but this is my favorite prog rock album by far. I love this record

[@massimosampei4225]

Best band ever no doubt..

[@mattleppard1970]

Such a shame we didn’t see more of this ❤

[@L33Reacts]

It was blocked for a whole ass month because of one song and that really pissed me off 🤣 so I'm just warming back up to doing it.. especially if we have to wait a month before anyone watches it... maybe I'll make it a patreon thing idk lol

[@mattleppard1970]

@@L33Reacts The whole album is brilliant. For me it was number one for a long time in my late teens and there are moments of musical celestial genius in there that make me feel 17 again and like I’ve found a long-lost secret 👍❤️

[@jamescpotter]

The Lamb and Tommy are my two favorite concept LP's. Though it is a dark LP, it is expertly crafted and the musicianship is stellar.

[@tsw5746]

Saw them perform the entire album - plus Watcher of the Skies and The Musical Box - back in 1974 when I was 17. A great record, full of superb playing (what a drummer Phil Collins was) but also gorgeous melodies such as The Carpet Crawlers and Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats. Selling England...remains my favourite Genesis album, though.

[@MrWishud]

Me too. I was 18. Good times.

[@chrismatthews8717]

OK, I've strapped in, I've taken my meds, gotta cuppa T (Assam, no messing), and off I go! Genesis dragged, kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Creative genius at its best. Just gonna go with the jetstream of imagery in this movie for my ears.

[@RobertMichaelStewart]

Definitely in my top 5 of all time.... Epic!

[@SimonParnell-h9t]

Really interesting listening to a favorite album with a drummers ear on it

[@gillwaugh7212]

They toured this in '74 just as the album was out for release. So when I saw them do it in Edinburgh that year none of us knew it. It was amazing, but pretty hard to sit through. Very theatrical though as you quite rightly observe. Gabriel's Slipperman costume was from another world :o) Discovered it again in '88! Love it now. Listen to it in the car. First rate driving material. Elf elf elf.

[@Guido102]

@L33Reacts you gotta see a picture of Gabriel's Slipperman costume. Sadly this tour wasn't officially recorded live. There are pictures, small video parts available on internet and some not official audio, but any of the things I mentioned has got an awful quality. Peter changed his costume many times during the show, representing the part of the album that they were performing, and the Slipperman, you gotta see it. Elf!

[@ronnie6613]

Really loving Your Genesis reactions. My favourite Band. Love this Album 📀. Keep Rockin'🎸 RONNIE Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎸

[@ken1per]

Great job! Love your philosophy

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Great stuff here, L33. It's cool you can appreciate this remarkable, singular work by a brilliant band, imo. It's an epic trip, but well worth it. Also, the title track and "In the Cage" are my favorites from side one as well.

[@midnightrambler7716]

I saw them in concert three times post Gabriel in the late 70s and early 80s. When they used to do the song In the Cage, it was pretty cool because all the flood lights would instantly come down around Collins, like bars of a cage every time he sang the line “in the cage“. It’s depicted on the cover of Seconds Out.

[@davidholloway1817]

To answer your question/comment: The Lamb album came out in 1974, a year after Selling England (Firth of Fifth, etc,), & was the last album with Peter Gabriel before he left to go solo. Having been unable to find an apt replacement, Phil Collins, who had already been singing backing vocals, tried some lead. ..And the rest is history... Their next album was A Trick of the Tail (1976), the one with Dance on a Volcano on it. This was followed by the album Wind & Wuthering (1976), their last studio album with Steve Hackett on guitar. Steve left after their tour in 1977 (when they recorded the live album, Seconds Out), hence the title of their 1978 album, ...And Then There Were Three. After a break when they all made solo albums, Duke came next in 1980. It wasn't until 1981 that Abacab was released. Incidentally, you might enjoy Steve Hackett's solo stuff, particularly the album, Spectral Mornings. I saw Steve & his band live last year. It was the 50th anniversary of the Foxtrot Album & while the first half of the set was his solo stuff, for the 2nd half they played Foxtrot in its entirety, complete with Suppers Ready. The first encore was Firth of Fifth!

[@Annastasia666]

HERE FOR THIS!!!! The whole side you're doing?? God you rule the universe!

[@L33Reacts]

😁😁😁😁😁👋👋

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

oh this'll be good , i can't get enough of folk gettin' this album for the first time..., the lamb is up there with Stg peppers and Dark Side of the moon.

[@John-d5d9v]

Their best album

[@brianvernon249]

I come back here after L33 completed Rael’s journey. The happiness on his face during the key solo in the cage is - Bliss? These damn kids - whah?? All five were under 26 yrs old! L33: this must be the eclectic side. Those in the know: oh, Rael’s journey is going waaaay more crazy.

[@johngrigg7910]

I heard this album 41 years ago. You said in your comments that the end of side A you don’t know what the Lamb is yet. When Rael sees the lamb lay down on Broadway, that is what starts this whole series of events, or dreams, or hallucinations. It gets the ball rolling. I guess it could have been a Leprechaun 🍀 or an elf. It does mention lambs wool one more time at the beginning of a very beautiful hypnotic song. You’ll know it when you hear it.

[@rk41gator]

I think the Lamb is more a symbol of Rael's innocence trying to be awakened. Yes, the Lamb starts his journey.

[@massimosampei4225]

Best album ever

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

it's alright ... i cried ... at the end ...

[@groovinhooves]

22:02 - WTF, right? Viz. "Enosification."

[@janewells5970]

Thanks!

[@gregjones861]

Elf? Is that flee spelled backwards? But we're hooked on this record now, too late to flee. Glad to be experiencing this with you. This album had to grow on people over the years. When an interviewer mentioned how universally loved it is by Genesis fans Phil said "Well, not when it came out."

[@eximusic]

Probably the best prog album ever, and from the timeframe when prog went downhill afterwards. This is the peak. You also have to read the lyrics while listening and the story in the album fold.

[@johncassidy3071]

Peter wanted to do a "masculine" album, where he described the standard Genesis music as "feminine". This really is a lot of Peter developing the voice of his New Wave music.

[@kmully8873]

These first listen videos,should be followed up by the FIFTH listen.

[@FaceBat]

This was the last Genesis album with Peter Gabriel. Phil Collins became lead vocalist on the subsequent albums.

[@johncassidy3071]

Peter was intending on this being a movie project.

[@robertkelsow-geall7395]

Loving your take on these Genesis and RUSH tracks. I'm 61 so I got to hear them all as they came out. You remind me of how I felt listening for the first time. You should get used to all of the lamb then listen to Phil's take on seconds out. It's different but great. Did the line "I've got sunshine in my stomach, like I just rocked my baby to sleep" get you? It looks like it may have. You're a good guy.

[@L33Reacts]

Hey Robert I appreciate the kind words. I really do! These tracks tend to bring the best out of me, and I really appreciate that about them. They make me dig deeper and look harder... and listen better! What a gift. You are so lucky to have lived in the good times lol

[@Kevin6059]

​@@L33ReactsWell said.

[@IvorPresents]

Last time Peter Gabrial worked with the group, Peter tells of Rael a young delinquent out of Juvie Hall for arson. He drops acid while taking the subway home. Transforms, very challenging album with some Major gems. Yeah it is theatrical, I can see them do a movie, I lived in Queens long time, Art and Design High . elf.

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

first time that hovering fly lyric hit me i actually was heavenly spaced ( gracing dewhurst song , shine on war extremes ) Mildenhall again ! work that out if you can .

[@steevyboy1]

See? In the first 9 to 10 minutes, you have just experienced the four most underrated musicians of all time, And deffo the bestest voice ever. Put that all together and you probably have the best album ever recorded. But that's just my view.

[@MrJambug]

And Then There Were Three was their 'transform' Album having there first real 'commercial' hit singles in the shape of Follow Me Follow You and Many Too Many. Yes they did have a hit with I know What I Like, but that was a bit of a novelty really.

[@frankhoulihanfh4972]

I remember 30. A little. Sorta. I think.

[@lmsrox2]

Phil Collins is really sadly overlooked for being an amazing drummer, as all the early Genesis stuff shows. As well as his stuff with Brand X.

[@MrFrogmorton]

My favorite drummer of all time.

[@jotapecu]

The new generations should discover that rabid and lunatic drummer called Phil Collins.

[@scottrogers2995]

Don't ever compare ABACAB to the Lamb. That's quite comical.

[@quaid667]

They are both art rock albums. I mean you can't really compare this album to Selling England and A Trick Of The Tail.

[@PaulRichards-o4h]

Double concept album so yes it's one big story courtesy of Peter Gabriel who wrote it. Sadly it's likely what caused him to leave the band but it's still one of my favorite albums.

[@JimReem]

I'm 69 and will be 70 next year, I feel your pain.

[@Vince-lq3ve]

still good with numbers though!

[@brianvernon249]

This is me age 13 in 1990 on one album. It made me have higher standards. I listen to Mastodon due to this album. The “plot” is about both sides of yourself enjoying music.

[@raymondregis6219]

BTW, there is no sign of elves on this album but there are some strange creatures coming your way.

[@L33Reacts]

We will see huh?? 👀 🤣

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

hey if you liked this check out Rutherfords solo album Smallcreeps Day. another trip.

[@rk41gator]

Have they released your listen to side 'B' from purgatory? If not, send in the elves.

[@janewells5970]

When you turn 30 you get to take the training wheels off!

[@kimmomaki]

If I recall accurately, my first 30th birthday was better than my second 30th birthday.

[@allengator1914]

The theatrical aspect is the difference between the original Peter Gabriel led Genesis and the Phil Collins radio play sellout pop version of Genesis.

[@midnightrambler7716]

In Broadway Melody of 1974 there’s a reference to Caryl Chessman “sniffs the air” and the “smell of peach blossom and bitter almond”. He was a serial rapist, who was put to death via cyanide. Cyanide supposedly smells like bitter almond and can be found in almonds and peach pits.

[@cjheaford]

You missed the best part of the reference. The lyrics "in a scent" he sings as "innocent" on purpose. Caryl Chessman was probably not guilty of the crime he was executed for, and many believed he was innocent. Very controversial and newsworthy in 1974. Brilliant double meaning in the lyrics.

[@midnightrambler7716]

@@cjheafordGood point. I actually knew about it but forgot about it. I’ve had the album since it was released. As you mentioned, brilliant double entendre and this album and their others are full of them. Supper’s Ready on Foxtrot comes to mind. Innocence is not a surprising take from Gabriel as he was an ardent supporter of Amnesty International, specifically in one of his solo songs, Wallflower. Chessman was actually suspected of several crimes involving robbery, kidnapping, rape including forced oral sex and sodomy and was a career criminal with a long string of armed robberies long before that. So to me his proclaimed innocence was dubious. Either way he didn’t sound like a great asset to society and probably wasn’t overly missed once he was gone.

[@angelomoshopoulos6276]

I have a feeling that Gabriel was referring to John Lennon when he says "Brother John is No. 9" but I don't know why if that's the case. I'd welcome the answer if someone knows.

[@Vince-lq3ve]

Without giving away too much, John is a recurring character in the story...his brother...kinda

[@angelomoshopoulos6276]

@Vince-lq3ve Thanks for replying. I know the Lamb well. Genesis is one of my favorites. I referred to John Lennon cause Peter said. "Brother John is number 9" We all the association of Lennon and number 9" He also refers to the Stones in the last song. "It's only knock and knowl, but I like it."

[@Vince-lq3ve]

@@angelomoshopoulos6276 "number 9 number 9" yeah, Beatles reference, hadn't thought of that.

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

ok .., think he's gettin' it hey guys think he's ready for some Van Der Graaf Generator ? narh.... not yet huh... !

[@BRIANZ969]

It's about a guys trip (LSD). He has sunshine in his stomach-----

[@johnroma9412]

Lee, Those noisy kids outside your window are there and making noise maybe because they are neglected by parents who don’t spend enough time with them. They sound starved for attention.Your 29 going on thirty. I am a 59 year old Genesis fan going on 60. You got a long time to go. Don’t waste it. The world needs an experienced heart like yours. Maybe give those kids five minutes of your time. See if they got any good in them to cultivate.

[@estubsjo]

The transition towards Abacab came later. The album “And Then They Were Three” represented the change

[@redsabreanakin]

Gets a lot of hate, even from the members of Genesis but I love "and then there were three " great album

[@raymondregis6219]

Don't worry, we can't hear your neighbors. Phil's drumming is fantastic on this album. He's also doing nearly all backing vocals and vibraphone. In the cage is better live with Phil singing in 81 video - three sides live. Some of the stranger effects on this album were created by Brian Eno - they payed him by making Phil play drum tracks on Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets album. Phil's played on well over 100 albums thru the years. This is the only album that Peter wrote most of the lyrics for since it was his story idea. Enjoy.

[@L33Reacts]

I'm glad you can't. You have no idea how mad those damn kids make me lol yelling and running around like crazy. I am an old man already lol Phil was killing it this morning

[@rogerhennie8939]

In the cage May be better live in 1981, But not because Phil is singing. More because They had played the song for 7 years and matured as musicians. Peter IS Rael.

[@Vince-lq3ve]

@@rogerhennie8939 Peter Gabe RAEL.

[@tiluriso]

9:15 - Doesn't that remind you of Tool's 'Sober'?

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

see if we can spot when he realises what he's gotten into.

[@steevyboy1]

in the cage??? Oh, here we go...

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

punch line failing , think we had him them

[@eximusic]

The Beatles and Led Zeppelin did 4 sided albums with no theme connecting them.

[@brindledboxer693]

Ahaed of their times.

[@L33Reacts]

Absolutely dude.... I am so glad I discovered them. They are one of a kind.

[@briancleveland6115]

Did you just say that you called the cops because some kids were playing outside your house ?

[@stuarthouse-w6o]

you really need to grasp some if not all of the lyrics .... and the gravity there in, they didn't write this stuff for fun y'know.

[@Relayer6a]

"A lot of NY references". Where's that lamb lying down? Oh ya, Broadway? And I've said this before, but you need to stop talking over guitar solos like on the second track. Hackett is playing a great solo and you're chatting away through it. The kids yelling? Just go out and yell at them to get off your lawn. 😆

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

The music was great, the text/story was utter BS.