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Title: more than 25 years later, still a gem
Review: In the mid 70's, I overheard "Back in NYC" playing in my brother's room, and was immediately fascinated by what seemed to be the most interesting-sounding rock music I'd ever heard. Listening to the rest of the album only confirmed my impressions, which I've recently had a chance to reinforce with a CD version to replace the long worn out album.Simply put, this is a masterpiece! Often lumped in (unfairly) with Yes, ELP, and other often pretentious progressive rockers, Genesis proves with this album that they not only had these groups' musical ability but could also sustain interesting content over 4 full sides (100+ minutes of music). Even the "fillers" here -- the instrumental sections between songs -- are carefully thought out, and believe it or not hide some exquisite melodies.Some albums reward repeated attention by the listener. In no other rock album is this as true with "Lamb." It was great in 1975, and it's great today.
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