Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down But Genesis Carries On
Barbara Charone, Sounds, 13 September 1975
THE GATHERING was far from morose. No black clothes or sombre faces. No mourning music or dirge-like drones. No sullen postures, despondent looks or vehement rage. Everyone seemed quite happy. You could almost call it secure.
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