FOXTROT

The album begins with the enormous Watcher of the Skies and the memorable mellotron with which Tony Banks begins and ends the song, followed by the sad and slow Time Table, and the futuristic interpretation of the stark urban overcrowding in the excellent Get 'em out by Friday.

Moreover, Can-Utility and the Coastliners is a song that consists of a description that goes from the historical to the legendary, inspired by Nug the Great, king of the Scandinavian countries, and conqueror of England (11th century), where Banks' keyboards and Steve Hackett's 12-string guitar especially stand out. Hackett himself exposes his sensitivity to acoustic guitar in the next song, the baroque and beautiful Horizons instrumental, a gem of fewer than 2 minutes.

The album concludes with one of the most representative themes of the progressive genre, the monumental and presumptuous Supper's Ready, one of the iconic songs from the Genesis discography. The epic suite of more than 23 minutes, represents the fight between good and evil, according to the band. Divided into 7 parts, as dissimilar as they are complementary, we find constant changes of rhythms, going through calm and reflective atmospheres, to intense developments, without losing unity at any time. The work of the musicians is impeccable, especially Gabriel's work, which would reach unsuspected dimensions in live performances, combining music and theater.

Foxtrot is undoubtedly one of the capital works of progressive rock.

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