The Carpet Crawlers

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"The Carpet Crawlers" is a progressive rock song by Genesis, known for its atmospheric sound and surreal, narrative lyrics from their concept album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway NERFINISHED
artist Genesis NERFINISHED
backingVocalist Phil Collins NERFINISHED
composer Mike Rutherford NERFINISHED
Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
Phil Collins NERFINISHED
Steve Hackett NERFINISHED
Tony Banks NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
guitars
keyboards
synthesizer
fromConceptAlbum The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway NERFINISHED
genre art rock
progressive rock
hasAlternateTitle Carpet Crawlers NERFINISHED
hasChorusLine "You’ve got to get in to get out" NERFINISHED
hasCoverArtContext associated with The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway cover art
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed by progressive rock critics
hasLegacy considered one of Genesis’s classic tracks
hasLyricalStyle narrative
surreal
hasMusicalStyle atmospheric
hasNotableLivePerformances Genesis live tours in the mid-1970s
Genesis reunion and later tours
hasRemixOrReRecording The Carpet Crawlers 1999
hasTempo slow to mid-tempo
hasTheme surreal journey
symbolic imagery
hasVocalArrangement harmonized vocals
isPartOfNarrative The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway storyline
isTrackNumber 5 (disc 2 of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway)
label Atco Records NERFINISHED
Charisma Records NERFINISHED
leadVocalist Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
lyricist Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway NERFINISHED
producer Genesis NERFINISHED
John Burns NERFINISHED
recordedBy Genesis NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1974
singleReleaseYear 1975

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Genesis notableSong The Carpet Crawlers