Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction:'This is the story of Rael'; 'It's the last great adventure left to mankind': situating The Lamb: 'There's something solid forming in the air': recording The Lamb; 'Counting out time': The Lamb, song by song; 'The Lamb seems right out of place': in the press and on tour; 'it': interpreting The Lamb; 'And the light dies down on Broadway': Genesis and Gabriel after The Lamb and The Lamb after Genesis; Appendix: 'Once again the stage is set for you': The Lamb tour itinerary; Bibliography: 'searching printed word'; Index.

About the Author

Dr Kevin Holm-Hudson, Associate Professor of Theory, School of Music, University of Kentucky, USA

Reviews

'With Genesis and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Kevin Holm-Hudson makes a significant contribution to progressive rock scholarship. His discussion of the progressive rock concert as theater is valuable and overdue, and his examination of The Lamb Lies Down in Broadway in the context of the cultural and economic currents of the 1970s is illuminating. His Jungian reading of the album's mythic storyline offers plausible interpretations of some of its more obscure episodes, and his discussion of its religious symbolism, its allusions to American pop culture, and its use of unifying musical elements is similarly enlightening. This is a book that no Peter Gabriel-era Genesis fan will want to be without.' Edward Macan, Author, Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture and Endless Enigma: A Musical Biography of Emerson, Lake and Palmer 'Genesis And The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is a scholarly publication [and] is therefore a more demanding read than [other] book[s]. If you take up the challenge you will discover many new aspects about Genesis' concept album and perhaps see some songs and lyrics in a different light. Perhaps the biggest attraction of this musical gem is that you will keep finding intriguing new facets on this diamond - particularly when the very light of its own origin shines on it. ' Genesis-News.com