The Colony Of Slippermen: The Arrival/A Visit To The Doktor/The Raven (track)
by Genesis
Year: 1974
From the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #18)
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The Colony Of Slippermen: The Arrival/A Visit To The Doktor/The Raven appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #18) (this album) (1974)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #45) (compilation) (2008)
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| ! | 06/22/2026 08:50 |  Squonk007 | 3,354 | 73/100 |
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Squonk007 06/22/2026 08:53 | #315006
A Tony Banks fest. The Raven part used in medleys to come on live shows. Again great intertwining of Peter and Phils voices here. Only Genesis could do a song like this. (Edited)
If you like Tony Banks, this is the song for you. This might be his best performance on the album, as his work with the keyboards and synths drive each of the melodies that form this long piece. You'll probably also appreciate this one if you're into really weird lyrics, as it probably also takes the cake in that department. I do think the first two minutes of ambience could have been shorted or cut out entirely, as it takes so long to really dig into the meat of this one, but once you're there, it's pretty enjoyable. I don't think it's quite a masterpiece, but it really does have some of Banks' finest work with Genesis.
Part 1 is a collection of very disruptive sounds that can easily serve as part of a soundtrack to a David Lynch film.
Mdemauri 08/20/2014 17:33 | #119841
One of my favorite songs on this album. Love the Tony Banks keyboard passage that was used year's later as part of a live medley.
paladisiac 01/05/2012 21:31 | #34587
After eating the lamia, Rael turns into a slipperman. Confronted by the raven, he's presented with the album's climax. Fun 3-part song with Phil even singing lead for a bit. Gabriel takes on the voice of other slippermen, ugly and deviant. Rael rediscovers his brother in this song. They go to the doktor to help them revert to normal, internally shouting on the operating table "don't delay, dock the dick. i watch his countdown timer tick." Tony Banks rocks it.
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