What is the story of Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway?
Peter Gabriel explained to The Daily Telegraph September 30, 2014 that the album “was intended to be an intense story of a young rebellious Puerto Rican in New York who would face challenges with family, authority, sex, love and self-sacrifice to learn a little more about himself.
Who was the lead singer on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway?
Genesis
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway/Artists
Who was drummer on Lamb Lies Down on Broadway?
Phil Collins
Background. In May 1974, the Genesis line-up of frontman and singer Peter Gabriel, keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist Mike Rutherford, drummer Phil Collins and guitarist Steve Hackett finished their 1973–1974 tour of Europe and North America to support their fifth studio album, Selling England by the Pound (1973).
What year was the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway released?
November 18, 1974
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway/Release date
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, the album that’s seen by many fans of the classic 1970s Genesis line-up as their finest hour (or hour and a half, to be precise) was released as a double LP on November 18, 1974. It played a huge part in making the group the progressive rock legends they became.
What does the lamb represent in The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway?
“The lamb lies down on Broadway” would then mean “Jesus Christ dies in New York.” At the end of the story, Rael sacrifices his life for his brother John, in spite of the numerous times John had forsaken him, and he loves him anyway. This is a very Christian attitude.
Is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway a rock opera?
Perhaps the most “out there” album by Genesis as well as out Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, is a rich double-length concept rock opera.
Who is Peter Gabriel married to now?
Meabh Flynnm. 2002
Jill Moorem. 1971–1987
Peter Gabriel/Spouse