FOXTROT

This album kind of underwhelmed me the first time I heard it. There had been so much hype aobut this album on this site and others, along with magazines that mention it. I thought it was going to be much better than it was.

But that's not to say that this album is BAD, however. Far from it. It's one of the most unique albums I've ever heard. The opening "Watcher of the Skies" is an amazing track. Those opening keyboard notes give the song an amazing feel. "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" is also a favourite track from here. But I think the biggest problem with this album is that "Supper's Ready" is so good, so amazing, so grand, that the rest of the album seems inconsequential. "Supper's Ready" is simply one of the best prog songs ever made, period.

Some say this is the height of Gabriel-era Genesis. I have to disagree. "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" will always be the best, in my opinion. But "Foxtrot" is an amazing album nonetheless, and must be added to any prog fan's collection.