Lilywhite Lilith (track)
by Genesis
Year: 1974
From the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #12)
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Lilywhite Lilith appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #12) (this album) (1974)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #39) (compilation) (2008)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/19/2026 00:53 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 00:48 | sunnydhamm | 18,449 | 57/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 17:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,632 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2025 12:03 |  ExTeaSea | 12,449 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2025 09:30 | AndyLish79 | 12,774 | 84/100 |
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I wouldn't call this the strongest start to the second disc. The instrumentation and Gabriel's slangy style of singing the choruses feel right out of an ordinary cheesy '70s rock song. That usually is not really a bad thing, but for Genesis? In an album of this caliber at such an important part of the story? It just seems kind of unfitting. It gets better as it goes, and the lyrics outside of the choruses really aren't that bad. Overall, it's a solid song. But it seems like a missed opportunity for something truly stunning to start the second half of The Lamb.
paladisiac 01/05/2012 21:22 | #34580
"the chamber was in confusion -- all the voices shouting loud. / i could only hear a voice quite near say, 'please help me through the crowd'." That's how the second disc starts. Sounds like Phil singing lead in parts.
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