{"product_id":"iconic-albums-genesis-the-foxtrot-era-1972-a-track-by-track-journey-through-progressive-ambition-and-myth-9798198700321","title":"Iconic Albums Genesis The Foxtrot Era (1972): A Track-by-Track Journey Through Progressive Ambition and Myth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Ward\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Criticism - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe album where Genesis truly became Genesis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1972, \u003ci\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e was the moment Genesis stepped fully into their own strange, theatrical, and ambitious world. Building on the promise of \u003ci\u003eTrespass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic line-up of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins created an album that was darker, grander, stranger, and more confident than anything they had attempted before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the monumental Mellotron opening of \u003cb\u003e\"Watcher of the Skies\"\u003c\/b\u003e to the apocalyptic majesty of \u003cb\u003e\"Supper's Ready,\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the defining statements of progressive rock. It is an album of cosmic loneliness, lost history, dystopian satire, mythic coastlines, pastoral beauty, surreal humour, spiritual ambiguity, and final revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a deep dive into the world of \u003ci\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring how Genesis sharpened the ideas of \u003ci\u003eNursery Cryme\u003c\/i\u003e and prepared the way for the refined brilliance of \u003ci\u003eSelling England by the Pound\u003c\/i\u003e. It examines the making of the album, the role of each band member, the symbolism of Paul Whitehead's famous cover artwork, Peter Gabriel's legendary fox-head stage persona, and the live performances that helped transform Genesis from a cult progressive band into a theatrical phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of the book is a detailed exploration of \u003cb\u003e\"Supper's Ready,\"\u003c\/b\u003e one of the most ambitious pieces in rock history. Each section is examined in depth, from the intimate mystery of \u003cb\u003e\"Lover's Leap\"\u003c\/b\u003e to the grotesque madness of \u003cb\u003e\"Willow Farm,\"\u003c\/b\u003e the rhythmic terror of \u003cb\u003e\"Apocalypse in 9\/8,\"\u003c\/b\u003e and the triumphant final release of \u003cb\u003e\"As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIconic Albums: Genesis - Foxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of a record that remains strange, flawed, magnificent, and essential. It is the story of an album where English eccentricity met apocalypse, where progressive rock became theatre, and where Genesis found the sound that would make them legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Genesis, Peter Gabriel, classic progressive rock, and the golden age of ambitious album-making, this is the story of \u003ci\u003eFoxtrot\u003c\/i\u003e - the album that opened the sky, summoned the fox, and made the supper ready.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890319835287,"sku":"9798198700321","price":1868.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798198700321.webp?v=1781179529","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/iconic-albums-genesis-the-foxtrot-era-1972-a-track-by-track-journey-through-progressive-ambition-and-myth-9798198700321","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}