【乐评】Genesis《Foxtrot》
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【乐评】Genesis《Foxtrot》
As I wrote before, in some other reviews, Genesis was my first love, and still is. In my humble opinion, Genesis is with Pink Floyd and Yes, the three best progressive bands who ever existed, and they are also the most influential groups in the universe of the progressive rock music.
就像我之前在其他的评论中写的，Genesis是我的初恋，现在依然是挚爱。在我看来，Genesis和Pink Floyd与Yes是三支存在过的最前卫的乐队，也是前卫摇滚宇宙中最具影响力的组合。
'Foxtrot' is the fourth studio album of Genesis and was released in 1972. For me, it's the second best album from the band, after their fifth studio album 'Selling England By The Pound' released in 1973. 'Foxtrot' belongs to the golden musical era of the group, which started with their third studio album 'Nursery Crime' released in 1971, continued with 'Foxtrot' and 'Selling England By The Pound' and ended with their sixth studio album 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' released in 1974. These four studio albums are the only ones that have the best line up of the group, which are, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins.
《Foxtrot》是乐队的第四张专辑，发行于1972年。对我来说，则是乐队的第二佳专辑，排在他们的第五张专辑《Selling England By The Pound》（1973年发行）之后。《Foxtrot》属于乐队的音乐黄金时代，这个时代始于他们的第三张录音室专辑即《Nursery Crime》（1971年发行），还包括《Foxtrot》和《Selling England By The Pound》以及作为终结的第六张专辑《The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway》（1974年发行）。这四张专辑有着乐队的最佳组合：Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford 和Phil Collins。
'Foxtrot' was the band's album, which quickly reached the big moment in the musical career of the group. It was the first album from the band to enter to the UK Top 20, reaching the 12th position, and this was only the starting point of a long and very successful chart career of Genesis. The album also reached the 8th position in the Italian charts and Italy has become a country with a big Genesis fan base. 'Foxtrot' represents the turning point in Genesis history. It became the album that finally solidified their musical career and reputation as great songwriters and performers.
《Foxtrot》很快令乐队达到了他们音乐生涯的重要时刻。这是乐队第一张进入英国排行榜前20的专辑，达到了第12位，这也是乐队长时间和非常成功的打榜生涯的开端。专辑也在意大利榜上达到了第八位，意大利随后拥有了大量Genesis的粉丝。《Foxtrot》代表着Genesis历史的转折点。这是一张稳固他们音乐生涯的专辑，也令他们有了伟大作曲家和表演家的声誉。
The line up on the album is Peter Gabriel (lead vocals, flute, oboe, bass drum and tambourine), Steve Hackett (electric guitar and 6 and 12 string guitars), Tony Banks (backing vocals, organ, acoustic and electric pianos, mellotron and 12 string guitar), Mike Rutherford (backing vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals, cello and 12 string guitar) and Phil Collins (backing vocals, drums and percussion).
专辑制作成员是：Peter Gabriel (主唱, 长笛, 双簧管, 贝斯，低音鼓和手铃), Steve Hackett (电吉他与6弦吉他、12弦吉他), Tony Banks (和声, 风琴, 电钢琴, 合成器与12弦吉他), Mike Rutherford (和声, 电贝司, 低音踏板, 大提琴和12弦吉他) 以及 Phil Collins (和声, 鼓与打击乐)
The cover artwork for the album was created by the London based magazine Time Out. It has happened before, with the art covers of their two previous studio albums, 'Trespass' and 'Nursery Crime'.
封面艺术由伦敦当地杂志Time Out创作。这在以前也有过，比如他们的前两张专辑：《Trespass》和《Nursery Crime》。
'Foxtrot' has six tracks. All the tracks were written by all band members. The first track 'Watcher Of The Skies' is one of the most popular and beloved songs by their fans, and one of the most played live by the band. Even Hackett, plays often this song on his live concerts. This is a great opener to the album and gives a very sense of majesty and power, to the beginning of the album. The second track 'Time Table' is a very beautiful and graceful song, which brings calm, after the great intensity of 'Watcher Of The Skies'. It's a song about the medieval times, with a catchy tune, a nice piano intro and fairly intense chorus. The third track 'Get'Em Out By Friday' is a very good song, in the form of a mini rock opera, with great musicality and singing, showing Gabriel's amazing vocals versatility and the skills of Banks on the keyboards. The fourth track 'Can- Utility And The Coastliners' is another song with very beautiful vocals by Gabriel, and a great finale by Banks and Hackett, which makes the song very dramatic and melodic. It has some lovely bass pedals and mellotron musical sections, and it also features one of the few guitar solos on the album.The fifth track 'Horizons' is the smallest track on the album. It starts with the central idea of a track made in the baroque style, and is a typical Hackett's classical guitar track. It's absolutely superb. This piece is influenced by the central idea of the 'Prelude Of The First Cello Suite' by the baroque composer J. S. Bach, of whom Hackett is a great fan. The sixth track 'Supper's Ready' is divided into seven parts: 'Lover's Leap', 'The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man', 'Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry Men', 'How Dare I Be So Beautiful?', 'Willow Farm', 'Apocalypse In 9/8 (co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)' and 'As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)'. It's the lengthiest track on the album, it's probably the most known and beloved song by the fans, and is also their most progressive track. This is a great track, full of amazing musicianship and lyrics, and is one of the most representatives of the progressive music. It stands as a true testament to how unique and creative Genesis was during the early 70's.
《Foxtrot》有六首歌。都是由乐队所有成员创作的。第一首歌'Watcher Of The Skies'是他们粉丝最喜爱的歌曲，也是乐队最常演出的歌曲之一。甚至是Hackett也经常在自己的音乐会上演绎这首歌。这是专辑一个伟大的开场，给人一种庄严与力量的感觉。第二首歌'Time Table'是非常美丽和雅致的歌，在伟大的'Watcher Of The Skies'的亮度后给我们带来宁静。这是关于中世纪的歌，有着悦耳的曲调，美丽的钢琴阴子和非常热情的合唱。第三首歌'Get'Em Out By Friday'也很不错，是迷你摇滚歌曲的形式，伴随着伟大的音乐性和演唱，展现了Gabriel令人惊讶的多才多艺的嗓音和Banks在键盘上的了不起的技巧。第四首歌'Can- Utility And The Coastliners'是另一首有着Gabriel漂亮嗓音的歌，有着Banks 和Hackett制作的伟大的收尾，让歌曲显得非常富有戏剧性、旋律优美。它有着许多优美的低音踏板与合成器的段落，也是专辑中少数以吉他独奏为特色的歌曲。第五首歌'Horizons'是专辑中最短的歌，开场以巴洛克的方式铺陈一段核心旋律，它是典型的Hackett的古典吉他的歌曲。它绝对是卓越的。它是受到巴洛克作曲家巴赫的 'Prelude Of The First Cello Suite'的启发。Hackett是巴赫的大粉丝。第六首歌'Supper's Ready'有七个部分：'Lover's Leap', 'The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man', 'Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry Men', 'How Dare I Be So Beautiful?', 'Willow Farm', 'Apocalypse In 9/8 (co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)' 和'As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)'。是专辑最长的歌，也许也是粉丝间流传最广和最爱的歌了，也是他们最前卫的歌曲。这是伟大的歌曲，充满惊人惊讶的音乐技巧和令人惊讶的歌词，是前卫音乐的最佳代表之一。它真正证明了在70年代初期Genesis是有多么的独一无二和充满创造力。
Conclusion: 'Foxtrot' is, in my humble opinion, a much more mature album than their preceding work, 'Nursery Crime' and is less balanced than 'Selling England By The Pound' is, which is by far, my favourite Genesis album. Some of us may say that Genesis made more significant albums than 'Foxtrot' like 'Selling England By The Pound' and 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway', but 'Foxtrot' was basically the reason why Gabriel started dressing up on stage, in strange masks and costumes. By the other hand, 'Foxtrot' is the album that contains one of the songs that people still talk about with a certain reverence and which inspired many other bands to write long suites, even today.
结论：在我看来《Foxtrot》比起他们之前的《Nursery Crime》是一个更成熟的专辑，比起我最爱的Genesis专辑《Selling England By The Pound》来说则更不平衡一些。也许有人会说Genesis制作了比《Foxtrot》更有重大意义的专辑，比如《Selling England By The Pound》和《The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway》，但《Foxtrot》是Gabriel开始在舞台上化妆打扮、穿着怪异服装和面具的基本原因。另一方面来说，《Foxtrot》是一张包含了人们至今依然在怀着敬意谈论的歌曲的专辑，它激发了许多其他乐队去书写很长的组曲，时至今日。
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【乐评】Genesis《Foxtrot》
As I wrote before, in some other reviews, Genesis was my first love, and still is. In my humble opinion, Genesis is with Pink Floyd and Yes, the three best progressive bands who ever existed, and they are also the most influential groups in the universe of the progressive rock music.
就像我之前在其他的评论中写的，Genesis是我的初恋，现在依然是挚爱。在我看来，Genesis和Pink Floyd与Yes是三支存在过的最前卫的乐队，也是前卫摇滚宇宙中最具影响力的组合。
'Foxtrot' is the fourth studio album of Genesis and was released in 1972. For me, it's the second best album from the band, after their fifth studio album 'Selling England By The Pound' released in 1973. 'Foxtrot' belongs to the golden musical era of the group, which started with their third studio album 'Nursery Crime' released in 1971, continued with 'Foxtrot' and 'Selling England By The Pound' and ended with their sixth studio album 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' released in 1974. These four studio albums are the only ones that have the best line up of the group, which are, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins.
《Foxtrot》是乐队的第四张专辑，发行于1972年。对我来说，则是乐队的第二佳专辑，排在他们的第五张专辑《Selling England By The Pound》（1973年发行）之后。《Foxtrot》属于乐队的音乐黄金时代，这个时代始于他们的第三张录音室专辑即《Nursery Crime》（1971年发行），还包括《Foxtrot》和《Selling England By The Pound》以及作为终结的第六张专辑《The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway》（1974年发行）。这四张专辑有着乐队的最佳组合：Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford 和Phil Collins。
'Foxtrot' was the band's album, which quickly reached the big moment in the musical career of the group. It was the first album from the band to enter to the UK Top 20, reaching the 12th position, and this was only the starting point of a long and very successful chart career of Genesis. The album also reached the 8th position in the Italian charts and Italy has become a country with a big Genesis fan base. 'Foxtrot' represents the turning point in Genesis history. It became the album that finally solidified their musical career and reputation as great songwriters and performers.
《Foxtrot》很快令乐队达到了他们音乐生涯的重要时刻。这是乐队第一张进入英国排行榜前20的专辑，达到了第12位，这也是乐队长时间和非常成功的打榜生涯的开端。专辑也在意大利榜上达到了第八位，意大利随后拥有了大量Genesis的粉丝。《Foxtrot》代表着Genesis历史的转折点。这是一张稳固他们音乐生涯的专辑，也令他们有了伟大作曲家和表演家的声誉。
The line up on the album is Peter Gabriel (lead vocals, flute, oboe, bass drum and tambourine), Steve Hackett (electric guitar and 6 and 12 string guitars), Tony Banks (backing vocals, organ, acoustic and electric pianos, mellotron and 12 string guitar), Mike Rutherford (backing vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals, cello and 12 string guitar) and Phil Collins (backing vocals, drums and percussion).
专辑制作成员是：Peter Gabriel (主唱, 长笛, 双簧管, 贝斯，低音鼓和手铃), Steve Hackett (电吉他与6弦吉他、12弦吉他), Tony Banks (和声, 风琴, 电钢琴, 合成器与12弦吉他), Mike Rutherford (和声, 电贝司, 低音踏板, 大提琴和12弦吉他) 以及 Phil Collins (和声, 鼓与打击乐)
The cover artwork for the album was created by the London based magazine Time Out. It has happened before, with the art covers of their two previous studio albums, 'Trespass' and 'Nursery Crime'.
封面艺术由伦敦当地杂志Time Out创作。这在以前也有过，比如他们的前两张专辑：《Trespass》和《Nursery Crime》。
'Foxtrot' has six tracks. All the tracks were written by all band members. The first track 'Watcher Of The Skies' is one of the most popular and beloved songs by their fans, and one of the most played live by the band. Even Hackett, plays often this song on his live concerts. This is a great opener to the album and gives a very sense of majesty and power, to the beginning of the album. The second track 'Time Table' is a very beautiful and graceful song, which brings calm, after the great intensity of 'Watcher Of The Skies'. It's a song about the medieval times, with a catchy tune, a nice piano intro and fairly intense chorus. The third track 'Get'Em Out By Friday' is a very good song, in the form of a mini rock opera, with great musicality and singing, showing Gabriel's amazing vocals versatility and the skills of Banks on the keyboards. The fourth track 'Can- Utility And The Coastliners' is another song with very beautiful vocals by Gabriel, and a great finale by Banks and Hackett, which makes the song very dramatic and melodic. It has some lovely bass pedals and mellotron musical sections, and it also features one of the few guitar solos on the album.The fifth track 'Horizons' is the smallest track on the album. It starts with the central idea of a track made in the baroque style, and is a typical Hackett's classical guitar track. It's absolutely superb. This piece is influenced by the central idea of the 'Prelude Of The First Cello Suite' by the baroque composer J. S. Bach, of whom Hackett is a great fan. The sixth track 'Supper's Ready' is divided into seven parts: 'Lover's Leap', 'The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man', 'Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry Men', 'How Dare I Be So Beautiful?', 'Willow Farm', 'Apocalypse In 9/8 (co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)' and 'As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)'. It's the lengthiest track on the album, it's probably the most known and beloved song by the fans, and is also their most progressive track. This is a great track, full of amazing musicianship and lyrics, and is one of the most representatives of the progressive music. It stands as a true testament to how unique and creative Genesis was during the early 70's.
《Foxtrot》有六首歌。都是由乐队所有成员创作的。第一首歌'Watcher Of The Skies'是他们粉丝最喜爱的歌曲，也是乐队最常演出的歌曲之一。甚至是Hackett也经常在自己的音乐会上演绎这首歌。这是专辑一个伟大的开场，给人一种庄严与力量的感觉。第二首歌'Time Table'是非常美丽和雅致的歌，在伟大的'Watcher Of The Skies'的亮度后给我们带来宁静。这是关于中世纪的歌，有着悦耳的曲调，美丽的钢琴阴子和非常热情的合唱。第三首歌'Get'Em Out By Friday'也很不错，是迷你摇滚歌曲的形式，伴随着伟大的音乐性和演唱，展现了Gabriel令人惊讶的多才多艺的嗓音和Banks在键盘上的了不起的技巧。第四首歌'Can- Utility And The Coastliners'是另一首有着Gabriel漂亮嗓音的歌，有着Banks 和Hackett制作的伟大的收尾，让歌曲显得非常富有戏剧性、旋律优美。它有着许多优美的低音踏板与合成器的段落，也是专辑中少数以吉他独奏为特色的歌曲。第五首歌'Horizons'是专辑中最短的歌，开场以巴洛克的方式铺陈一段核心旋律，它是典型的Hackett的古典吉他的歌曲。它绝对是卓越的。它是受到巴洛克作曲家巴赫的 'Prelude Of The First Cello Suite'的启发。Hackett是巴赫的大粉丝。第六首歌'Supper's Ready'有七个部分：'Lover's Leap', 'The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man', 'Ikhnaton And Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry Men', 'How Dare I Be So Beautiful?', 'Willow Farm', 'Apocalypse In 9/8 (co-Starring The Delicious Talents Of Gabble Ratchet)' 和'As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)'。是专辑最长的歌，也许也是粉丝间流传最广和最爱的歌了，也是他们最前卫的歌曲。这是伟大的歌曲，充满惊人惊讶的音乐技巧和令人惊讶的歌词，是前卫音乐的最佳代表之一。它真正证明了在70年代初期Genesis是有多么的独一无二和充满创造力。
Conclusion: 'Foxtrot' is, in my humble opinion, a much more mature album than their preceding work, 'Nursery Crime' and is less balanced than 'Selling England By The Pound' is, which is by far, my favourite Genesis album. Some of us may say that Genesis made more significant albums than 'Foxtrot' like 'Selling England By The Pound' and 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway', but 'Foxtrot' was basically the reason why Gabriel started dressing up on stage, in strange masks and costumes. By the other hand, 'Foxtrot' is the album that contains one of the songs that people still talk about with a certain reverence and which inspired many other bands to write long suites, even today.
结论：在我看来《Foxtrot》比起他们之前的《Nursery Crime》是一个更成熟的专辑，比起我最爱的Genesis专辑《Selling England By The Pound》来说则更不平衡一些。也许有人会说Genesis制作了比《Foxtrot》更有重大意义的专辑，比如《Selling England By The Pound》和《The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway》，但《Foxtrot》是Gabriel开始在舞台上化妆打扮、穿着怪异服装和面具的基本原因。另一方面来说，《Foxtrot》是一张包含了人们至今依然在怀着敬意谈论的歌曲的专辑，它激发了许多其他乐队去书写很长的组曲，时至今日。
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