Genesis Foxtrot (180 Gram Vinyl)

Genesis Foxtrot (180 Gram Vinyl)Easily the most angular and eccentric Genesis album, FOXTROT is where Peter Gabriel's idiosyncratic lyricism bears full fruit. "Get 'em Out By Friday" and "Watcher of the Skies" brim with Gabriel's quirky combination of poetics, politics, and philosophy, and with the tricky time signatures and instrumental flights that are early Genesis trademarks. Though these are some of the most powerful, memorable songs in the Genesis catalog, FOXTROT's

This deluxe backing gives Herring more cushion to surround his vocal exhortations and desperate pleading and gives the hooky

to Freedom

Savages sound more masterful and more natural

shines in particular

where Silence Yourself's ferocity sometimes felt like a barrier

Electric guitars aren't entirely absent but they're used for coloring -- arriving unexpectedly as a wash of distortion or perhaps a bit of percussion -- on a record anchored by acoustic guitars and banjos

and it usually takes something special to polarize an audience like that

Norah's enchanting voice is the common denominator and while the partners are varied

Recorded at Music Works

A1 Intro - World Keeps Turnin'

" and the glorious "Creatures" endure precisely because they're not just aggressive and speedy: they're super-catchy

Miles Kane