{"id":30915,"date":"2024-11-22T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/genesis-the-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway-turns-50\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:02:25","slug":"genesis-the-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/genesis-the-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway-turns-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis\u2019 &#8216;The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway&#8217; turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-11-21\/M_GenesisLambLiesDownOnBroadway_112124.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Rhino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Friday marks the 50th anniversary of Genesis\u2019 sixth studio album, <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, the last Genesis\u00a0record to feature frontman <strong>Peter Gabriel<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The album was a concept record conceived by Gabriel, with a bit of a bizarre story centered around a Puerto Rican youth named Rael who goes on a spiritual journey of self-discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But recording the album was not without problems. Guitarist <strong>Steve Hackett<\/strong> tells ABC Audio there was some concern within the band about whether Gabriel would finish the record, as he was dealing with some personal pressures surrounding the birth of his first child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI think that it was probably the most difficult album that Genesis ever got to make because we weren&#8217;t sure if Peter Gabriel was going to be in the band or not,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The album went on to be a top 10 hit in the U.K. and peaked at #41 in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Genesis\u00a0supported the record with an extensive tour, playing the album in its entirety. The tour featured\u00a0lots of theatricality, with Gabriel donning multiple costumes, but it seems he had some even bigger ideas for the production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s an album that was as much about the visuals as it was \u2026 the grooves,\u201d Hackett says. \u201cSo the last time we were talking about doing that in its entirety with Pete, Pete was already talking about avatars even then, several years ahead of <strong>ABBA<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the tour, Gabriel let the band know that he&#8217;d be leaving at the end of it. They would go on to\u00a0have even more success with\u00a0drummer <strong>Phil Collins <\/strong>as frontman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Genesis will celebrate the album\u2019s anniversary with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genesis.lnk.to\/TLLDOB50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span class=\"s1\">, <\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">dropping March 28<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhino Friday marks the 50th anniversary of Genesis\u2019 sixth studio album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, the last Genesis\u00a0record to feature frontman Peter Gabriel. 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