The Musical Box Recalls the Magic of Genesis Exactly 30 years after the groundbreaking tour of Genesis’s “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway”, Montreal based The Musical Box has set out on a world tour to re-create in exact detail that original masterwork. The Genesis tour was to be Peter Gabriel’s swansong with the legendary rock group, and in it he pushed the contemporary bounds of music by combining theater-style staging and costumes with progressive rock. It was the birth of a new musical genre often referred to as “art-rock”. The Musical Box has been licensed by Gabriel and Genesis to reenact the landmark show in which they perform the entire “Lamb” album, exactly as it was 30 years ago. In fact they use the exact slides that were used by Genesis on the original tour. The reproduction is so authentic that veterans of the original concert have commented that it’s like taking a trip back in time. On a world tour that includes the eastern US, Canada and Europe, 4 stops have been added in the west, making this their first time to play this region ever. December 3 – The Center Stage Theater in Whittier Calif. (tickets at www.calprog.com) December 4 – The House of Blues in Las Vegas December 5 – The Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood (tickets at TicketWeb.com) December 7 – The Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco The Whittier show is at a 400 seat community theater making this the smallest and most intimate venue on the tour. This captivating musical and visual production promises to be a nostalgic goldmine for Genesis fans from the 1970’s while providing a slice of musical history for those who were too young at the time to experience the hey-day of progressive rock.
They just started a world tour. Chances are good they ARE coming your way, depending on where you live of course. check http://www.themusicalbox.net tour dates page.
