About the band: Genesis are a British rock band formed in 1967, whose output in the period 1970-1976 (the Gabriel and/or Hackett years) is among the very best of prog rock. After the departure of first Gabriel, and then Hackett, the remaining three members (Collins, Rutherford, Banks) opted for a more commercial rock sound that was highly successful for about 12 years. The band released 15 studio albums. One of my favourite bands for their prog years, even though I also appreciate some songs that came later. Genesis currently have nine songs in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: Carpet crawlers (also known as Carpet crawl and The carpet crawlers - I went with the backside of my CD) is a track from the ambitious 1974 double album The lamb lies down on Broadway, Gabriel's swan song. Amidst a collection of wildly varying songs and instrumentals that tell the weird tale of Rael in the New York underground, we find one of the most beautiful ballads ever written. The original is far superior over the more recent re-recording that was included in the Turn it on again compilation CD. Run time 5:15.
