FOXTROT

After thinking whether I should write another 5 star -review of this magnificent album, I came to the following conclusion: This album can't be praised enough! It's definitely no surprise, that this album is still one of the most popular prog albums and a must-have for every prog fan out there. Once again, without further introductions, I'll review this album song by song.

Watcher Of The Skies The legendary opener of a legendary album. Beginning with a beautiful mellotron intro by Mr. Banks, the track flows forward logically with a rather happy feeling. A very keyboard-driven song, all the time you'll hear either mellotron or hammond organ. Of course Steve Hackett isn't totally forgotten, since you'll also hear some brilliant guitar solos here and there. A very energetic song, and it also works perfectly when played live.

Time Table A relaxing ballad with rather corny lyrics. It's different than the other tracks, but I like it. A quite typical song with nice piano interludes and melodic basslines. Simple, but beautiful. Not one of the best songs on this album, but I wouldn't say it's a filler either.

Get 'Em Out By Friday Immediately after the fade-out of the previous song, Get 'Em Out By Friday starts off with a very "proggish" riff. A typical Genesis song with very powerful singing by Gabriel and a quiet section in the middle.

Can-Utility And The Coastliners WOW! A true mini-epic with plenty of progressivity and more sections than some side-long epics..! The song starts slowly with a folky section with medieval atmosphere, and slowly evolves into a magnificent masterpiece with symphonic hammond organ melodies and lots of mellotron. This song features one of the best vocal performances by Peter Gabriel, and also great drumming by Phil Collins. This is what progressive rock is all about: beautiful sounds and melodies over constantly changing sections. One of my favorite songs ever and probably the best song on this album.

Horizon's A great acoustic instrumental, a fine intro for the forthcoming highlight of this album.

Supper's Ready And here it is..! The masterful epic which everyone always talks about. And I agree with them, but that's all I've got to say about this, because if I was any more specific, this review would never end! Along with Can-Utility And The Coastliners, this is definitely the best song on Foxtrot. The ONLY negative thing about this is the ending, because I'm not a big fan of fade-outs and especially epics shouldn't end like this.

However, at this point I'm stunned by the brilliancy of this album. It's 51 minutes long, and not a single filler?! Is that possible? Well, I guess it is! Once again Genesis proved that they are the masters of progressive music. Recommended for EVERYONE!