Genesis
"The Carpet Crawlers"
Single / B-side: "The Waiting Room (Evil Jam)" (live)
Album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Released: April 1975
Writers: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford
Label: Charisma/Virgin (UK), Atco/Atlantic (US)
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This song also was recorded for Steve Hackett's album Genesis Revisited II selection (2013), together with former Genesis-singer Ray Wilson.
Line-up / Musicians:
Tony Banks – ARP Pro-Soloist, RMI electra-piano
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals (1974–1975, 1999)
Steve Hackett – electric guitar
Mike Rutherford – 12-string guitar, bass guitar, bass pedals
Phil Collins – drums, backing vocals, vocals
Links / Review:
Wikipedia: The Carpet Crawlers (song)
"The Carpet Crawlers"
Single / B-side: "The Waiting Room (Evil Jam)" (live)
Album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Released: April 1975
Writers: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford
Label: Charisma/Virgin (UK), Atco/Atlantic (US)
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The Carpet Crawlers, also sometimes listed as Carpet Crawl, The Carpet Crawl or Carpet Crawlers, is a song originally from the 1974 Genesis concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The song was re-recorded in 1999 with the name "The Carpet Crawlers 1999".
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Genesis' single "The Carpet Crawlers" 1975
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In this portion of The Lamb story, the main character Rael finds himself in a red carpeted corridor, filled with kneeling people that are slowly crawling towards a wooden door at the end of the hall. Rael dashes by them towards the door and goes through it. Behind the door is a table with a candlelit feast on it, and behind that, a spiral staircase that leads upwards out of sight.
It was Genesis' last single to feature lead vocalist Peter Gabriel, until 1999 with the re-recorded version.
The Carpet Crawlers reappears on the 1976 Genesis: In Concert with Bill Bruford on drums, and on Seconds Out, Genesis's 1977 live album, with Chester Thompson on drums. It was also played on subsequent tours in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and the Six of the Best reunion concert with Peter Gabriel. A re-recorded version, called "The Carpet Crawlers 1999", was released on the compilation album Turn It On Again: The Hits; this is the last recording to date by the 5-man line-up of Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, and was also the last recording by Genesis in any incarnation. "Carpet Crawlers 1999" is interesting in that both Gabriel and Collins share the role of lead vocals, ultimately harmonising toward the end of the song. Collins contributes percussion programing as well, under a more contemporary Drum and bass influence. "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" is also notable for omitting the song's final verse, "The porcelain mannequin with shattered skin...".
The Carpet Crawlers reappears on the 1976 Genesis: In Concert with Bill Bruford on drums, and on Seconds Out, Genesis's 1977 live album, with Chester Thompson on drums. It was also played on subsequent tours in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 and the Six of the Best reunion concert with Peter Gabriel. A re-recorded version, called "The Carpet Crawlers 1999", was released on the compilation album Turn It On Again: The Hits; this is the last recording to date by the 5-man line-up of Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, and was also the last recording by Genesis in any incarnation. "Carpet Crawlers 1999" is interesting in that both Gabriel and Collins share the role of lead vocals, ultimately harmonising toward the end of the song. Collins contributes percussion programing as well, under a more contemporary Drum and bass influence. "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" is also notable for omitting the song's final verse, "The porcelain mannequin with shattered skin...".
Genesis - "Carpet Crawlers 1999" (music video)
Genesis - "The Carpet Crawlers" (unofficial music video)
Genesis's Lamb Lies Down tour 1975
Steve Hackett - "Carpet Crawlers"
(Genesis Revisited: Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 2013)
"...the beautiful (if lyrically somewhat bizarre -- but then, so is the entire album) "The Carpet Crawlers," which has to be one of the all-time classic progressive rock songs..." (Progarchives, review by Peter)
Line-up / Musicians:
Tony Banks – ARP Pro-Soloist, RMI electra-piano
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals (1974–1975, 1999)
Steve Hackett – electric guitar
Mike Rutherford – 12-string guitar, bass guitar, bass pedals
Phil Collins – drums, backing vocals, vocals
Links / Review:
Wikipedia: The Carpet Crawlers (song)
Progarchives: The Carpet Crawlers / The Waiting Room
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