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A Tribute To The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Rewiring Genesis | Format: Audio CD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Mark Hornsby is a engineer/producer who has a truly diverse background in the music business. As a studio owner, Mark co-owned Ridenour Studios, one of the largest recording and rehearsal studios in South Florida, who's clients included New Found Glory, Foreigner, Ricky Martin, Joey Kramer, Steve Winwood, and Johnny Depp, just to name a few. As a sound designer, he has developed and ... Read more in Amazon's Rewiring Genesis Store

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  • Audio CD (29 Sep 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: PROG ROCK RECORDS
  • ASIN: B001EOQUQY
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 224,318 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
2. Fly On a Windsheild
3. Broadway Melody of 1974
4. Cuckoo Cocoon
5. In the Cage
6. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging
7. Back In New York City
8. Hairless Heart
9. Counting Out Time
10. The Carpet Crawlers
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Lilywhite Lilith
2. The Waitng Room
3. Anyway
4. The Supernatural Anaesthetist
5. The Lamia
6. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats
7. The Colony of Slippermen
8. Ravine
9. The Light Dies Down On Broadway
10. Riding the Scree
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars ...An enjoyable journey to days gone by... 14 Nov 2008
By Mr. H TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
I must admit I wasn't a big fan of Genesis. By the time I got into buying records, Peter Gabriel was long gone, and the few people I knew who did like them were trust fund hippies who spent their time laying around their houses pointing at the ceiling and going "woah!". Not an attractive proposition to a teenage Motorhead speedfreak. I didn't really tune in again, until their ill-fated Ray Wilson period, only to discover just how good Messrs Rutherford and Banks were, along with a certain drumer called Nick D'Virgilio. So when this turned up, the more open minded me of the present day was happy to give it a spin.

Especially when it turned out that Rewiring Genesis involved the aforementioned Nick D'Virgilio of Spock's Beard, a latter day prog band I have a fair amount of time for. For this release, he's teamed up with engineer / producer Mark Hornsby to re-record the Genesis album "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway", in it's entirety. Seems a slightly odd thing to do, but when asked D'Virgilio, said, "We wanted to see what would happen if we exposed the songs to a different climate of musicians. The early Genesis recordings are so musical and very bluesy when you get right down to it. They really lend themselves to some different interpretations."

Which seems to basically involve chucking in an orchestra, a horn section and beefing up the guitars. And, what do you know, it's really rather good. I'm not entirely sure how Genesis fans will take to someone tinkering away at one of their best-loved albums, but as a standalone piece of work it certainly grabbed my attention.

It's a largely reverential piece, so it's when they take a few more chances that it really shines. The percussion and vocals only version of 'Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging'.... Read more ›
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Why?........Why Not!!!!! 8 Jan 2009
By J. A. Merry
Format:Audio CD
My musical tastes stretch across a broad spectrum, my heart will always lie with Motorhead, but Prog Rock has it's place, and I have a particular affection for what seems to be called 'old' Genesis. I was introduced to 'The Lamb Lies Down....' by friends who probably wanted a rest from Lemmy et al, but I can't thank them enough. I always liked 'Selling England by the Pound', but 'The Lamb.....' seems to be the album that I always come back to. Sure it's flawed; by today's standards the quality of the sound is lacking, and some of it does go on a bit, but hey! It is a child of it's time, and it has stood up well to the last 30 years.

So why re-record it? Why indeed. I saw Nick D'Virgilio perform 'The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging' live just before Christmas, and I was blown away. I was not familiar with his other work, but the way he sang 'The Grand Parade...' made me want to hear more. Faithful to the origional but at the same time different enough to be fresh, I had to know what the rest of the album sounded like.

So what does it sound like? In truth, I think it is brilliant. All the songs sound the way you remember them, but listen below the obvious and it is clear that Mr D'Virgilio has put a bit of thought into this. A lot of the 'widdly' keyboards have been replaced by 'proper' instruments, strings, brass, even an accordion, but it does not detract from the overall sound. Nick's vocals are a little unexpected, with his accent, but he carries it off well. He clearly is no Peter Gabriel, but then he doesn't try to be, so he makes each song his own. This is not a collection of cover versions, this is what it says on the cover - a Tribute, put together by someone who enjoyed the origional and clearly enjoyed making this record.... Read more ›
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "Tribute"? No, Actually It's Good 26 Aug 2009
By Sordel TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Looking at the dodgy album cover and the sinister announcement that this is "a tribute" to The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, you'd be entitled to move on with a shudder, but this album is much better than it has any right to be. In fact, in some respects it's better than the original.

First things first: the original Genesis album is a classic. Doing a cover of The Lamb is rather like doing a cover of Tommy: if you try to add something, you run the risk of destroying the strengths of the original as a rock album, and if you don't, you simply end up with a sub-standard imitation. Being a fan of Peter Gabriel, I struggle to see how any other vocalist can really improve on him, and Nick d'Virgilio certainly doesn't here. Nevertheless, d'Virgilio's vocals are not gratingly bad ... his voice is smoother than Gabriel's and, for the most part, he does a decent job of carrying the album.

Instrumentally, this version sounds very like the original, but the reviewer who claims that it's a "facsimile" clearly needs to get his hearing checked. The addition of horns and strings, together with other reinstrumentation, goes beyond simply fleshing out the original. Those who have heard Steve Hackett's take on "Watcher of the Skies" from Genesis Revisited will be aware that live strings can definitely add something without compromising the original intention of the song. Here, though, an attempt has been made to use the re-orchestration to tie the songs into underlying genres that are only hinted at in the original album.

The changes on a track such as "Hairless Heart" (here transformed into a light-jazz piece) or "Counting Out Time" (dominated by a muscular brass section) go beyond simply tarting up the original, and are to my ears very effective.... Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A Tribute to the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
a well crafted tribute with the great use of a horn section and orchestra in parts
the final track 'it' is a joy to behold
Published on 23 Dec 2009 by A. Headland
5.0 out of 5 stars Lamb refreshed
Must admit to sharing the concern of other Genesis fans in not sure if this is a good idea. Just finished playing it for first time and its superb. Read more
Published on 16 May 2009 by Wheelybin
4.0 out of 5 stars A labour of love
I'm sure Nick d'Virgilio and his friend loved this album and they must have thought hard before reworking it. They did a great job. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2009 by Steven Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lamb appears again
I have been a fan of The Lamb for over 30 years, and although there have been some covers of Lamb tracks it is the first time I had seen someone attempt to cover the whole album. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2009 by Hudson J. Neville
3.0 out of 5 stars Fair reworking of a Genesis Classic
This is an interesting attempt to give the "Lamb" a bit of a different slant. However, Nick D'Vigilio and friends haven't gone far enough away from the original to make the whole... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2009 by Flowerman59
1.0 out of 5 stars Crossed Wires and Lamb Curry
No bones about it, Genesis are my favourite band of all time. I'll also stick my neck out and say that Phil Collins produced some great solo work (mainly on No Jacket Required). Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by Widescreen Wesley
4.0 out of 5 stars lie down and ride the scree into the cage of lifeless packaging
I listened to this with the biggest smile I've had on my face for a long time and that's because there's something about these guys which suggests very strongly that they don't... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2009 by Hill Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars it is now....
'tis brave men who present a new version of any piece of music considered, by some, to be sacrosanct, and which is, at least, one of the defining statements of a particular musical... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2009 by A. Thomson
1.0 out of 5 stars Shocking!
Nick D'Virgilio isnt blessed with the best voice in the world anyway. Taking a classic prog album and reinterpreting it 'the american way' turns this into an obsecenity. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2009 by Gerard Fazakerley
5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to be amazed.!!
After recieving this album just before Xmas (2008) and after several playbacks ,the arrangement is an absolute fantastic.!! Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2009 by Mr. J. B. Tiley-walker
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