Contents

List of musical figures

General Editor’s Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction “This is the of Rael”

1 “It’s the last great adventure left to mankind”: Situating The Lamb

2 “There’s something solid forming in the air”: Recording The Lamb

3 “Counting out time”: The Lamb, song by song

4 “The Lamb seems right out of place”: In the press and on tour

5 “it”: Interpreting The Lamb

6 “And the light dies down on Broadway”: Genesis and Gabriel after The Lamb, and The Lamb after Genesis

Appendix “Once again the stage is set for you”: The Lamb tour itinerary

Bibliography “Searching printed word”