I think it is a mistake to think the Lamb is "about" something, especially about one particular thing, and to think there is some correct answer to the question that starts "the Lamb is about ..." and goes on with a single "true" answer. (I would also advise you to be wary of people who claim to have a one true answer to the question, because they are probably missing a lot.) The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is something that every listener must decide a personal meaning that satisfies as an explanation.
The Lamb lies down on Broadway
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
Keep your fingers out of my eye. While I write I like to glance at the butterflies in glass that are all around the walls. The people in memory are pinned to events I can't recall too well, but I'm putting one down to watch him break up, decompose and feed another sort of life.
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
Various interpretations follow below. You may want to base your interpretation on one of these, or perhaps do some investigation of these concepts and draw your own conclusions. The secret to understanding in The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ...
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is no ordinary work. It’s more a culmination of Genesis’s own mystical and redemptive journey through music and performance. Historically it came out at a time when the “rock opera” was the mainstay ...
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
The story starts off with the narrator explaining his relationship to Rael. He describes "the one in question", Rael, is "all fully biodegradable material." He mentions how he's "putting one down to watch him break up, decompose and feed another sort of life."
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
One of rock's more theatrical bands comes up with its most musical LP to date, showing they can come over just as well on record as on stage with this semi-concept LP. Highlights are the recognizable Peter Gabriel lead vocals and the strong organ instrumental backup.
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
You could write a book about the story behind the album and some people probably have. Lots of great interpretations can be found on the Internet and my aim in this review will therefore not be to give an in depth explanation...
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
She was considered something of a child prodigy and first exhibited at the age of 12 at a large mixed show in Rio de Janeiro among other Brazilian artists such as Scliar and Bianco
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
You would be hard-pressed to find an album with more to unpack than this one. With 40 years of hindsight, the canon of classic prog has been pretty well established.
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
On the left hand picture, Rael is clearly in the area of 'In The Rapids' and 'Riding The Scree', just after he's chased the Raven (in which case this picture would illustrate 'It') or just before (in which case it is illustrating the part where his "tube" floats away).
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
Paintings Inspired by Signus
"This is my way of saying hello and sharing some art with whoever's out there orbiting around..."
All paintings are basically airbrush acrylic, worked in various wayson illustration board, and measure 18" x 36" 1985
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
One of the most frequently asked questions by any Genesis fans is "What is the Lamb about?". Most people are baffled by the subject-matter of the Lamb, since it is one of the most dense and obfuscated works of art ever created.
18 November 1974 by Charisma Records
Compiled by Ikon Designing
Gabriel’s induction, April 2014, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work as a solo artist came on the fortieth anniversary of a watershed moment in his career: the release of “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,” his last record with Genesis.
