BRIDGEWATER HALL MANCHESTER TUESDAY 7th FEB. 2023.
THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY
The Musical Box are a Canadian Tribute Band formed in Montreal
Quebec in 1993 who created performances by the English Band
Genesis The Lamb Lies Down In Broadway from 1975 Tour was
the Last Time Peter Gabriel sang with them before he left a sad
shame. I have seen all there early tours . The Musical Box years
active 1993 – 2023 Creating Early 1970s Tours by Genesis Line
Up Denis Gagne ( Peter Gabriel ) Vocal / Flute & Percussion ex.
ex. ex. ( 1995 -2023 ) Francois Gagnon ( Steve Hackett ) 6 string
electric guitar / Acoustic / 12 string guitar ex. ex. ex. ( 2004-
2023 ) Sebastien Lamothe ( Mike Rutherford ) Bass / Bass pedals /
12 string Guitar / Vocal & M/D ex. ex. ex. ( 1993 -2023 ) Ian
Benhamou ( Tony Banks ) Keyboards / 12 string guitar / Vocals ex.
ex. ex. ( 2018 -2023 ) Marc Laflamme ( Phil Collins ) Drums /
Percussion & Vocals ex. ex. ex. ( 2008- 2018 ) ( 2022-2023 )
We started with a video film about Genesis with music clips &
when they used lasers in the early 1970 & there meeting with
Tony Smith who worked with Genesis . Love It Next Interval .
SONG 1 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. ex. Amazing stage Set
up with props / Costume changes / Pyrotechnics & outstanding
Lighting & amazing storey telling from Vocals quite a lot of
Instrumental bits which run into another song . I saw Genesis
doing Lamb Lies Down On Broadway in 1975 at the Palace
Theatre in Manchester. The Magic Box formed it with Magic
” The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ” ” Early morning Manhattan”
” Oceans winds blow on the Land ” ” The movie palace is now
undone ” ” The all night watchmen have had their fun ” Sleeping
cheaply on the midnight show ” ” It’s the same old ending ” ” Time
to go , get out ” ” It seems they cannot leave there dream ”
” There’s something moving ” ” In the sidewalk steam ” ” & the
Lamb lies down on Broadway ” Brilliant arrangement & playing.
SONG 2. Fly On The Windshield ex. “There something solid forming
in the air ” ” The wall of death is lowered in Time Square ” ” No
one seems to care ” ” They carry on as if nothing was there ”
SONG 3. Broadway Melody Of 1974 ex. ” Echoes of the Broadway
EVERGLADES ” ” With our mythical Madonna’s ” ” Still walking in
there shades ” ” Lenny Bruce declares a truce ” ” & plays the other
hand ” ” Marshall Mc Luhan , casual viewing ” ” Head buried in the
sand ” Outstanding Lead / Bass / Keyboards / Drums & Vocals
SONG 4. Cuckoo Cocoon ex. ” Wrapped up in some powdered wool,
I guess I’m losing touch ” ” Don’t tell me I’m dying , cause I ain’t
charged that much ” ” The only sound is water drops , I wonder
were the hell I am ” ” Some kind of jam ? ” ” Cuckoo Cocoon have
I come to, too soon for you ? ” ” Another amazing arrangement .
SONG 5. In The Cage ex. ” I got sunshine in my stomach ” Like I
just rocked my baby to sleep ” I got sunshine in my stomach ”
” But I can’t keep me from creeping sleep ” ” Sleep , deep in the deep”
SONG 6. The Grand Parade Of Lifeless Packaging ex. ” For the grand
parade of lifeless packaging ” ” All ready to use ” ” The grand parade
of lifeless packaging ” ” I just need a fuse ” Brilliant Vocals & Score .
SONG 7. Back In The NYC ex. ” I see faces & traces of home ” ” Back
in New York City ! ” ” Ahh ” ” So you think I’m a tough kid ? ” ” Is
that what you want ” ” Is that what you heard ? ” ” Yeah I see some
action ” ” & it gets into my blood ” ” They call me a trail blazer ”
SONG 8 Hairless Heart ex. Instrumental outstanding music writing
of the highest order Fantastic Lead / Bass / Keyboards & Drums .
SONG 9. Counting Our Times ex. ” Spoken word Intro The Palpitating
Cherry- red organ was returned to its rightful place & began to beat
faster as it led our Hero . counting out time , through his finest
romantic encounter. ” I’m counting out time ” ” Got the whole thing
down by numbers ” ” All those numbers ! ” Give me guidance ! ”
” O lord I need that now ” Another amazing arrangement. Just Magic.
SONG 10. The Carpet Crawlers ex. ” The Crawlers cover the floor in
the red ochre corridor ” ” For my second sight of people , they’ve
more lifeblood than before ” ” they’re moving in time to the heavy
wooden door ” ” Where the needle’s eye is winking , closing on the
poor ” ” The carpet crawlers heed there callers ” ” We’ve got to get in
to get out ” ( Repeat 2 Times ) Amazing costumes & affects Love It .
SONG 11. The Chamber of 32 Doors ex. ” At the top of the stairs ,
there are hundreds of people ” ” Running around to all doors ”
” They try to find , find themselves an audience ” ” There them
selves an audience ” ” Their deductions need applause ” ” The rich
man stands in front of me ” ” The poor man behind my back ”
” They believe they can control the game ” ” But the juggler holds
another Pack ” The Song-writing is amazing theatre work magic .
Song 12. Lilywhite Lilith ex. ” The chamber was in confusion ”
” All the voices shouting loud ” ” I could only just hear a voice
quite near say ” ” Please help me through the crowd ” ” Lilywhite
Lilith , she going to take you through the tunnel of night ”
” Lilywhite Lilith ” ” She gonna lead you write ” Great Arrangement.
SONG 13. The Waiting Room ex. ” He panics , feels around for a
stone & hurls it at the brightest point ” ( Pyrotechnics ) ” The
sounds of breaking glass echoes around the cave ” As his vision
is restored ” ” He catches sight of two golden gloves about a foot
in diameter hovering away down the tunnel ” ” When they
disappear a resounding crack sears across the roof ” ” & it
collapses all around him ” ” Our hero is trapped once again ”
” This is it he thinks ” ” Failing to move any of the fallen rocks”
Then into a Fantastic Instrumental with outstanding playing .
SONG 14. Anyway ex. ” All the pumping’s nearly over for my sweet
heart ” ” This is the one for me ” ” Time to meet the chef ” ” O boy!
running man is out of death ” ” Feel cold & old , its getting hard to
catch my breath ” ” S’ back to ash , now ” ” You’ve had your flesh
boy ” ” The rocks in time compress ” ” You blood to oil ” Your flesh
to coal ” ” Enrich the soil ” ” Not everybody’s goal ” Just Love It .
SONG 15. Here Comes The Supernatural Anaesthetist ex. ” If he
wants to snuff it ” ” All he has to do is puff it ” ” He such a fine dancer”
SONG 16. The Lamia ex. ” The scent grows richer ” ” He knows he
must be near ” ” He finds a long passageway lit by chandelier ” ” Each
step he takes , the perfumes change ” ” From familiar fragrance to
flavor strange ” ” A magnificent chamber meets his eye ” Pure Magic.
SONG 17. Silent Sorrow In Empty Boats ex. Instrumental . Amazing
arrangement of the highest order with heavenly sounds all around .
SONG 18. The Colony Of Slipper men ex. ( Arrival / A Visit To ) ” The
Arrival ” ” Leaving by the same door from which he had come in ”
” He finds some sort of freak Ghetto on the other side ” ” When they
catch sight of him ” ” The entire street of distorted figures burst into
laughter ” ” One of the colony approaches him ” Amazing Vocals .
SONG 19. Ravine ex. ” He follows a small path running along the top”
” & watching the tube bobbing up & down ” ” In the water as the
current carries it away ” Another fantastic piece of song-writing
SONG 20. The Light Dies Down On Broadway ex. ” As he walks
along the Gorge’s edge ” ” He meets a sense of yesterday ” ” A
window in the bank above his head ” ” Reveals his home above
the streets” ” Subway sounds , the sounds of complaint ” ” The
smell of acid on his gun of paint ” ” As he carves out anger in a
blood-red band ” ” Destroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand ,
my home ” Another amazing arrangement & playing . Love It.
SONG 21. Riding The Scree ex. ” Struggling down the slope ,
” There not much hope ” ” I begin to ride the scree ” ” But the
rocks are are tumbling all around me ” ” If I want john alive ”
” I’ve got to pitch my fear ” ” Take a dive ” ” While I’ve still got
my drive to survive ” ” Evil Knievel you got nothing on me ”
” Here I go ” Some brilliant Vocal & acting from Front Man. Lover It.
SONG 22. In The Rapids ex. ” Moving down the water ” John is
drifting out of sight ” ” It’s only at the turning point ” ” That you
find out how you fight ” ” In the cold , feel the cold ” ” All around ”
SONG 23. It ex. ” When It’s cold , It come slow ” ” It is warm , just
watch it grow ” ” All around me ” ” It is here it is now ” ” Just a little
bit of it can bring you up or down ” ” Like the supper it is cooking in
your hometown ” ” It is chicken , it is eggs ” ” It is between your
legs ” ” It is walking on the moon , leaving your cocoon ” ” It is a
jigsaw , it is a purple haze ” Song just out of this world . Love It .
ENCORE.
SONG 24. The Musical Box ex. ” Play me Old King Cole ” ” That I
may join you with you ” ” All your hearts now seem so far from
me ” ” It hardly seems to matter now ” Amazing playing & Vocals.
SONG 25. Watcher Of The Skies ex. ” Watcher of the skies watcher
of all ” ” His a world alone no world is his own ” ” He whom life can
no longer surprise ” ” Raising his eyes beholds a planet unknown ”
This has been a fairy tale of Magic from this wonderful Talented
Band of Musicians at the wonderful Bridgewater Hall Manchester.
SCARLET LIGHT 