The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)

Genesis follow Rael, a Puerto Rican youth from New York, through a surreal underworld in Peter Gabriel's last album with the band. The story is dense and dreamlike, so it rewards reading the narrative printed with the record. The title track sets the street-level scene; The Carpet Crawlers is the calm, melodic centre to hold on to. Expect long instrumental passages and a plot that resists neat summary.