Foxtrot

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11 months, 2 weeks ago at May 29 0:54

WillChangeTomorrow

Supper Ready... ya, mas nada debería decirse. A esto le sumamos lo demas, Watcher of The Skies, la hermosa Time Table, la épica Can Utily and the Coastliners, que trta de Canuto el Grande, y mas.

Me parece particularmente curioso, como noto entre ciertos arrimados al rock progresivo, cercanos a la música clásica, mas cercanos a King Crimson que a Genesis o Yes, mas cercanos a la m... read more

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Description: Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Genesis and the second from the "classic" lineup of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hackett. Foxtrot was Genesis' first album to enter the UK Top 20, reaching No. 12. Still, it failed to reach the US charts. Nor was it the first Genesis album to chart worldwide: Trespass had reached No. 1 in Belgium in 1971, shortly followed by Nursery Cryme's No. 4 placing in Italy. Foxtrot also reached No. 1 in the Italian charts. "Watcher of the Skies" and "Get 'Em Out by Friday" appeared on 1973's Genesis Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Genesis and the second from the "classic" lineup of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hackett.

Foxtrot was Genesis' first album to enter the UK Top 20, reaching No. 12. Still, it failed to reach the US charts. Nor was it the first Genesis album to chart worldwide: Trespass had reached No. 1 in Belgium in 1971, shortly followed by Nursery Cryme's No. 4 placing in Italy. Foxtrot also reached No. 1 in the Italian charts.
"Watcher of the Skies" and "Get 'Em Out by Friday" appeared on 1973's Genesis Live, while the 23-minute-long "Supper's Ready" was omitted due to space considerations. Live versions of "Supper's Ready" did appear on 1977's Seconds Out (with Phil Collins on vocals and Chester Thompson on drums), the 1998 box set Genesis Archive 1967–75, and the 2008 box set Genesis 1970–1975.
The title of the album may be a nod to the Mellotron Mark II used by Banks at the time, which included foxtrot as one of the preset rhythms in its tapeset. The 'fox on the rocks' is mentioned in the lyrics of the "Willow Farm" section of "Supper's Ready", and is featured in the album artwork. This figure in a red dress with a fox's head became one of Gabriel's earliest stage costumes.

The Mellotron introduction to "Watcher of the Skies" was esteemed enough that the manufacturers of the mellotron, Streetly Electronics, now supply the "Watcher Mix" sound as a mellotron tape set.
"Can-Utility and the Coastliners", written mostly by Hackett, is based on the legend of King Canute, who supposedly ordered the seas to retreat to mock the sycophancy of his followers. An early, longer version of the song found its way into pre-album live sets (as heard on certain bootleg recordings); known as "Bye Bye Johnny" or "Rock My Baby," it featured an extended instrumental section in which the Mellotron string sound dominated.
"Horizons", an instrumental solo performed by Hackett, starts with the central idea of the prelude from Bach's first cello suite and then develops its own piece, baroque style. ... (more)

Manufacturer: Charisma
Release date: 6 October 1972
EAN: 0075678267420 UPC: 075678267420

Tags: 1972 (4), Genesis (2), Progressive Rock (2), Masterpiece (2), UK (1), Vinyl (1), Prog (1), 1970s (1), Prog Rock (1), United Kingdom (1), Top 100 (1), Symphonic Prog (1), Supper's Ready (1)

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WillChangeTomorrow posted a review 11 months, 2 weeks ago

“Supper Ready... ya, mas nada debería decirse. A esto le sumamos lo demas, Watcher of The Skies, la hermosa Time Table, la épica Can Utily and the Coastliners, que trta de Canuto el Grande, y mas.

Me parece particularmente curioso, como noto entre ciertos arrimados al rock progresivo, cercanos a la música clásica, mas cercanos a King Crimson que a Genesis o Yes, mas cercanos a la música clasica y el barroco. No critico, Crimson es genial, pero es cuanto menos llamativo.” read more