Carpet Crawlers Seconds Out

Seconds out caught the band straddling both ends of their history their second concert album and this time out a double lp.

Carpet crawlers seconds out.

They re moving in time to a heavy wooden door where the needle s eye is winking closing in on the poor the carpet crawlers heed their callers we ve got to get in to get out we ve got to get in to get out. It was also played on subsequent tours in 1980 1981 1983 1984 1998 2007 and the six of the best reunion concert with peter gabriel. Disclaimer these videos were made for promotional purposes. Mixed at trident london.

In concert with bill bruford on drums and on seconds out genesis s 1977 live album with chester thompson on drums. This particular version is referred to as the carpet crawl not the carpet crawlers and is featured on genesis 1977 albums seconds out and genesis. The carpet crawlers are sperm the red ochre corridor is the vagina needle s winking eye is perhaps the opening of the vagina or cervix only one direction is towards the waiting egg the spiral staircase is the fallopian tube the porcelain manquin is maybe the egg itself and the clincher you ve got to get in to get out. Apart from capitalizing on a successful tour the album s raison d etre appears to have been to present the case to critics and longtime fans that post peter gabriel genesis with phil collins as lead singer was.

There is lambswool under my naked feet the wool is soft and warm gives off some kind of heat a salamander scurries into flame to be destroyed imaginary creatures. Peter gabriel did briefly reunite with genesis which resulted in an updated version of the carpet crawlers. That version was released in 1999. Comes in a glossy gatefold cover with the original english black white printed inner sleeves pictures credits and a black white fold out insert with japanese information on the outside and english lyrics inside.

Recorded in paris 76 77 with the manor mobile. In my opinion the version by phil collins is the most sweet and warm.