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Amazon.com essential recording: When it comes to making albums of epic proportions, few rival this magnificent production that a trip the band took to New York City inspired in 1973. The underlying story is of a street kid named Rael who, thanks in part to the realities of big city life, undergoes a weird and mystical transformation. Containing extended instrumental sections showcasing the extraordinary talents of Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins, as well as the expressive vocals and often disturbing lyrics of Peter Gabriel, this is the album that located Genesis truly on the map. --Paul Clark Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-20
The Greatest Album By Anyone
No wonder Gabriel left Genesis after this - how could he have followed TLLDOB? I know there are many people who love the Phil Collins version of Genesis and I do enjoy most of the albums they produced but Gabriel's Genesis was one of the most innovative and adventurous bands Britain ever produced. Trespass was an interesting album, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound were exceptional albums, full of inventiveness and melody and whilst TLLDOB may not approach the beauty of SEBTP, as a concept album; as a work of art, it is unsurpassed. It has to be taken as a whole and only then can it truly be appreciated. It takes the listener on an 'adventure' some years before Scott Adams took us on a Dungeon Adventure; the album is nothing more than the first 'adventure'. It may only take place in Rael's mind yet all of us who once found ourselves in a "maze of twisty little passages" will understand that Gabriel took us there first of all and left us confused, breathless yet fulfilled in the process. I do not wish to belittle the contribution of Banks, Hackett, Rutherford and Collins but this is Gabriels's masterpiece and I have loved it more than any other album for 34 years Rating:
Date: 2008-06-13
Hard-Hitting Material With Peter Gabriel's Last Genesis Record
It is a well known fact that Peter Gabriel has proven himself quite the observational songwriter much like Bob Dylan, as I hear the other reviewers say. And yes, it's quite true, actually. The songwriting is incredible; Peter tells a long story through this dual-disc effort about someone named Rael. I'm not certain of how the story goes, but long story short, it is quite the musical effort you'd expect from someone like Peter Gabriel. I am aware that there are many Genesis albums out there, many of which are from the Phil Collins era. But if you are willing to check out one of the older Genesis albums from the Peter Gabriel era, make it this one. Rating:
Date: 2008-05-23
Its Only Knock and Knowall, But I Like It
Among Genesis fans, it's just "Lamb." I stayed home to practice guitar instead of going to a Genesis concert in 1974 with my friends, and have been kicking myself ever since. They performed their new album, complete with Peter Gabriel onstage theatrics to a spellbound audience in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The bizzare story of a New York City Puerto Rican street punk's journey through the spirit world after nuclear holocost is a concept only Gabriel and Genesis could create and perform, producing irresitable and deep music in the process. Thirty four years later, it remains unchallenged as at least the greatest "rock opera" of all time, and to many the greatest album before, after or since by any artist, especially when pitted against the "me too" music created by today's uninspiring artists. What happened to this type of creativity? - I'd rather trust a man who works with his hands. Rating:
Date: 2008-04-25
Genesis' finest hour
I believe this album to be Genesis at their peak. It sounds nothing like anything they had produced before or after. It was Pete's swan song. I still listen to it and sometimes find it hard to believe that this was the same band that put out "Selling England...", etc. It's very different and it stands alone. For a lot of people, this seems to be the last Genesis album they pick up. The story IS very strange but I think it still holds up. Why a concert of it wasn't filmed, in it's entirety is a damn shame! They performed it 102 times - the WHOLE thing from "The Lamb" to "It". Rating: 
Date: 2008-04-17
not a masterpiece for me
This is widely regarded as a brilliant album from Genesis, but I never could figure out why. The only song I really like a lot is the title track. The album is overly lavish and artificially grandiose. The story makes no sense, the narrative is impossible to follow, and the music tries to be classical while remaining in a rock and roll realm. I'm not a huge fan of Peter Gabriel either; I prefer Phil Collins. |
