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FOXTROT

Genesis

 

Symphonic Prog

4.61 | 4048 ratings

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Malve87
5 stars It's really hard to write a review about this album here, because everything has already been said. Anyway... to me Foxtrot is one of the highest peaks in all Genesis carreer, and it gives you an example of how a perfect symphonic prog band should sound. The album itself is really inspired, very well arranged, not to mention that it contains the most beautiful epic ever in modern music : the 23 min long MASTERPIECE "Supper's Ready" : a sheer work of art and genius, an experience apart, a song that begins with two lovers in a living room and ends with the Apocalypse (something not of this earth). The songs are great, the prophetic "Get 'Em Out By Friday", dealing with an Orwellian city landscape in a future society where "restrictions to humanoid heights" are absolutely common. Good also the quite short classical guitar piece by Steve Hackett: "Horizons". Good also the other songs as well. Foxtrot should be considered, along with other several albums, "In The Court Of The Crimson King", for instance, a pillar to the genre, not only symphonic prog, but Progressive rock generally speaking, in fact it defined several characteristics, that today are considered as clichès, in positive way of looking, of this kind of music: arrangements, complex tempo signatures, classical music influences, apocalyptic- poetic lyrics. From a certain point of view if you haven't listened to this album yet, then very probably you don't know what Prog is.

A must have, a truly proof of genius, a Progressive rock masterpiece, that is essential to every prog collection on the planet.

5 stars by far!!!

Malve87 | 5/5 |

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