In The Rapids (track)
by Genesis
Year: 1974
From the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #22)
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In The Rapids appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #22) (this album) (1974)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #49) (compilation) (2008)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/19/2026 00:54 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 12/18/2025 00:49 | sunnydhamm | 18,449 | 57/100 | |
| 12/06/2025 17:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,832 | 70/100 | |
| 09/19/2025 13:09 | steve397 | 5,127 | 74/100 | |
| 08/26/2025 12:03 | 12,459 | 85/100 |
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Another great vocal from Pete. Subtle guitar work in the background and it builds nicely with Phil beating a pattern.
The calm during the storm. As Rael rescues John from the rapids, the melody slowly burns alongside Gabriel's charming vocals. The instrumentation is ahead of its time, too. It seriously sounds like a song that Phil Collins-era Genesis could have released. There's some great understated guitar work from Hackett in there as well. And then, as it comes to a climax (like most Genesis songs do), an all-time great twist. It's not John that Rael saved. He rescued himself! Another heavily underrated cut. Short but excellent.
This is the album's denouement. Slow and loping.
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