FOXTROT

Foxtrot can be summarized in one word: Perfection. i'm not exhagerating, this album really is perfect. Foxtrot is part of the trilogy of perfect albums Genesis made, together with Selling England by the Pound and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. He was the first of that sequence to appear,and is in my opinion, the second best Genesis album, losing only to TLLDOB. It shows the whole band playing wonderfully, specially Tony Banks and Steve Hackett. Mike Rutherford showed wonderful bass lines and he did an excellent work on the rhythm guitar, Phil Collins did a perfect drumming and Peter Gabriel sang on a terrific and theatrically way. The songs on this album are extremely good, so, bring' em on!

Watcher of the Skies: Perfect song, and a beautiful opening. The introduction with the continuous keyboard song and the drum warming up is just wonderful. Good lyrics and a excellent guitar work from mr. Hackett. 10/10

Time Table: this song is very good. Musically speaking, this song is the lowest on this album, but lyrically speaking, this is one of the best lyrics ever written by Genesis. 8/10

Get'em Out by Friday: This isn't just a song, this is also an play, on which Peter Gabriel plays many characters. The rest of the band plays perfectly, and the guitar solo in the middle is very good. The lyrics are excellent, and I believe they talk about modern society. 9/10

Can-Utility and the Coastliners: Genesis show all their musician-ship on this one. This song is short, but it's very complex, and very nice to hear. The keyboard and the guitar lines are terrific, and Phil Collins drumming is very good. 9/10

Horizons: This little intersection is an Steve Hackett's classical guitar solo. Short, but excellent. This is also the introduction to the monstrous song that comes next. 9/10

Supper's Ready: EXCELLENT, WONDERFUL, PERFECT, ASTONISHING, are some of the words that come to my mind every time I listen to this gigantic song. This is the best Genesis song, and quite possibly one of the best songs ever written on music history. Supper's Ready is divided in seven parts, all of them containing different themes but all of them connected by one main theme. one of the best moments in all if music history is the Apocalypse in 9/8 section, with Peter Gabriel singing on a dramatic way, and Tony Banks going crazy on his keyboard solo. 10/10

overall: 5 stars