Vinyl Record
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway on 2LP vinyl. A 1974 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
2LP ยท 1974
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 1974 2LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is Genesis at their most ambitious, claustrophobic and singular. Released in 1974, it is the final studio album with Peter Gabriel and the band's great double concept work, following Rael through a surreal New York underworld of desire, fear, mutation and identity. Where earlier Genesis often drew from English pastoral fantasy, The Lamb feels urban, nervous and strange, with the band tightening its progressive vocabulary into something harder and more cinematic. The opening title track throws the listener straight into motion, all piano momentum and street-level myth. Fly on a Windshield and Broadway Melody of 1974 build a dense, ominous wall; In the Cage turns confinement into one of the band's most gripping ensemble performances; The Carpet Crawlers offers a luminous pause; Back in N.Y.C. brings aggression that still feels startling inside the Genesis catalogue. Across the album, Gabriel's narrative is elusive, but the emotional logic is powerful: a self is being broken apart, tempted, humiliated and remade. The Lamb endures because it is not tidy. Its sprawl, mystery and friction are part of its force. It captures a band at a creative peak and a breaking point at once, pushing theatrical progressive rock toward a world that is more psychological than decorative. Gabriel would leave after this chapter, which only deepens the sense that the album is both culmination and rupture.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway matters because it is the defining endpoint of Gabriel-era Genesis: a vast, difficult, unforgettable work that stretches the concept album form without relying on easy fantasy. It shows the classic lineup at maximum density, and it remains one of progressive rock's most distinctive narrative statements.
This is a cornerstone Genesis record for any serious progressive rock shelf. It rewards full-album listening more than cherry-picking, because its power comes from immersion in Rael's world and the band's unstable momentum. File it beside Selling England by the Pound when tracing the summit of the Gabriel years.
Dense theatrical progressive rock with urban tension, shifting suites, surreal storytelling, aggressive ensemble passages and moments of eerie melodic beauty.
Recommended for: Collectors of essential 1970s progressive rock concept albums; Genesis fans focused on the Peter Gabriel era; Listeners who enjoy immersive, strange and narrative-driven records.
What year was The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway released? The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was released in 1974. Why is it important in Genesis history? It was the final Genesis studio album with Peter Gabriel and one of the band's most ambitious concept works. Which tracks are central to the album? The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, In the Cage, The Carpet Crawlers, Back in N.Y.C. and The Lamia are key entry points.