[Re-posting this from End Hits, even though it will probably get me fired…]

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For anyone who’s heard a note of Genesis‘ catalog prior to 1975, this will be intriguing news: Genesis tribute band the Musical Box are reprising their immaculate recreation of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway—down to sets, costumes and the original stage slides—on a world tour later this year. It hits Tacoma’s Pantages Theater on October 14 (no Portland date).

Here is probably not the place to try to rehabilitate the Genesis brand name, which has suffered rightful derision in the decades since Peter Gabriel left the group. But I will say that their 1970-1974 albums are among the most ambitious and inventive recordings committed to tape by any band, and the 1974 double concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway might very well be their magnum opus. Lamb was accompanied by an elaborate stage show that remains woefully undocumented, so the chance for a modern audience to see it at all—even performed by a geektastic Montreal tribute band—is sorely tempting. I couldn’t find tickets online, but I imagine they’ll be on sale soon. Meanwhile, here’s just about the best visual document of the original Lamb tour that exists on the intertubes.

End Hits: You can bet that I’ve been resting for this testing, digesting every word the experts say.

Ned Lannamann is a writer and editor in Portland, Oregon. He writes about film, music, TV, books, travel, tech, food, drink, outdoors, and other things.

7 replies on “Nerd Alert! Tribute Band Will Recreate Genesis’ <i>The Lamb</i>… in Tacoma”

  2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is one of the few great double concept albums, although it does peter out towards the end (pun fully intended). Any chance these guys will play Portland sometime, and do Supper’s Ready as an encore?

  3. “Going to Tacoma to see a Genesis tribute band” sounds like a terrible excuse for a weekend but…Erogenous Zones, I love you! That album is as great as later Genesis is bad.

    Thanks for the tip, Ned.

  5. A special trip to TACOMA to see a GENESIS cover band perform A LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY sounds like the most geektastic experience one can possibly have.

    The experience can be either horrible or awesome.

    I just might have to make it.

    Too bad Tull sold out the Edgefield.

  6. I’m not much into cover bands, but I’d love the chance to hear “The Carpet Crawlers” and “Back in NYC” live… etc.

    MKU… I must admit a childhood love for Tull since “Songs From The Woods” but let’s face it, they’ve been selling out for DECADES now. Nothing new.

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