“We wanted to do something that was a bit more ambitious and bigger, and we thought this was our opportunity.” – Peter Gabriel
Genesis
’The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’
50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
Released 26 September – ORDER NOW
On Friday 19 September – Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford were reunited at the Dolby Screening Rooms in London for an exclusive Dolby ATMOS playback of Genesis’ seminal record ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’.
Celebrating the album’s 50th anniversary with a special Super Deluxe Edition that will be released this coming Friday, they took part in an exclusive Q&A hosted by esteemed music journalist Alexis Petridis who also wrote the release’s liner notes.
In a wide ranging Q&A covering everything from sleepless nights due to rats at Headley Grange, to the challenges of band dynamic when making such an ambitious record, it was an enduring insight on an iconic record by an iconic band…
Some select soundbites from the band on the record…
Steve Hackett – “[The Lamb] sounds a little sweeter with the passing of time. When you’re in the thick of it, from day to day, we were all going through different personal difficulties. So it wasn’t the easiest of Genesis albums to make, but I think it sounds pretty damn wonderful.”
Tony Banks – “I think we felt that we went as far as we could with The Lamb – some people might say we went too far! …I love The Lamb. It would have made a fantastic single-album, but no one would agree on the tracks!”
Peter Gabriel – “We were perfectionists, just obsessing about every little detail – and often not getting it to where we wanted. But the imperfections that irritated you hugely at the time, sometimes I think they give it a bit of charm.”
Mike Rutherford – Was The Lamb the culmination of everything in Genesis? “I don’t know. I mean look where we all went [after the record], Genesis and Peter, we all went different directions [musically]. So it was the end of a certain moment I think, which is fine.”
Moments from the Q&A will be made available to watch soon – follow them on social media for more information
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