Genesis/France 1975

“THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY TOUR” is the milestone of the Peter Gabriel era and a monumental live story that British rock is proud of. Among them, a masterpiece live album that conveys performances in continental Europe, which is considered an unexplored region, is now available. In fact, “Broadway tours” are currently a hot topic among collectors around the world. The discovery of various bands/artists has become active due to the restrictions on going out due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but for some reason GENESIS has been discovering audience recordings of “Broadway tours” one after another. European recordings are attracting particular attention. This work is a famous recording that is gaining popularity under such circumstances. Why is Europe so popular? To explain that, let’s first look back at the schedule at that time. 1974《“Dazzling Broadway” released on November 18th》・November 20th – December 18th: North America #1 (26 performances) 1975・January 9th – February 4th: North America #2 (19th performance) Performances) ・February 19th – April 12th: Europe #1 (34 performances) ←★Here★ ・April 14th – May 2nd: UK (16 performances) ・May 8th – 24th: Europe #2 (13 performances) This is the whole story of the century tour. If you are paying attention to this article, you probably know that “Broadway Tour” is a famous place for the best soundboard recordings, which is the largest in the Gabriel era. It is filled with many masterpieces and masterpieces. However, such sound board groups are extremely biased. Most of them are North American tours at the beginning, and in Europe, the only tour in Europe is “DEFINITIVE LIVERPOOL 1975″ in their home country of England. In other words, in order to listen to the continental European version, you have to rely on audience recording. Furthermore, the performances in Europe are also wonderful. As you can see from the schedule above, “North America #1-2”, where a large number of sound boards were born, was at the beginning of the tour, and then moved to Europe and the UK. On this tour, we will be playing the entire new two-disc album, which we are not used to, so we will be able to get used to it and improve in the second half. Of course, there is a difference in performance for each performance, so it is difficult to make a general statement, but it is said that the rate of great performances is generally higher in Europe than in North America. And this work is the representative work of the continental edition. This is an excellent audience recording of “March 22, 1975: Annecy Performance”, the 18th performance of “Europe #1”. In fact, the sound of this work is neat. Although it is not so turned on that you can mistake the sound board, the core that penetrates the fresh space is powerful enough, and you can enjoy the fine details. Above all, the sound is wonderful, creating an exquisite luster and a sense of fantasy. The same can be said for YES, etc., but the solemnity of symphonic rock increases due to the hall sound peculiar to audience recording, creating a feeling of music pouring down. Of course, if the recording itself is dirty, there will be no original, and if the core and subtleties are blurred, it will be ruined. However, there is no such worry in this work, and the hall sound gives depth and dynamism to the performance, and it is a beautiful recording that makes you feel even the sparkle. No progressive rock band has had as many followers around the world as Gabriel-era GENESIS, but especially in France. ANGE and MONA LISA, who represent this country, are not only symphonic, but also a rock theater that is famous for its theatrical vocals and storytelling. What this work is packed with is the night when the original GENESIS performs “Dazzling Broadway” in France. Maybe there will be Christian Deccan or Dominique Le Guinet at this venue…The real pleasure is even more emotional because it is a story tour, and even on a “Broadway tour” you can’t experience it with recordings from other countries. Of course, it is not only an excellent piece of music, but it is also a masterpiece of a live album that exudes a historical spectacle that extends to the history of Euro rock. Live at Salle D’Expositions, Annecy, France 22nd March 1975 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(50:39) 1. Intro to Rael 2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 3. Fly on a Windshield 4. Broadway Melody of 1974 5. Cuckoo Cocoon 6. In the Cage 7. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging 8. Story of Rael One 9. Back in N.Y.C. 10. Hairless Heart 11. Counting Out Time 12. Carpet Crawlers 13. The Chamber of 32 Doors Disc 2 (65:28) 1. Story of Rael Two 2. Lilywhite Lilith 3. The Waiting Room 4. Anyway 5. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist 6. Interlude 7. The Lamia 8. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 9. The Colony of Slippermen 10. Ravine 11. The Light Dies Down on Broadway 12. Riding the Scree 13. In the Rapids 14. It 15. Encore 16. Watcher of the Skies