The coin was also struck in silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof. Twelve-String Guitar, Bass, Sitar Electric Michael Rutherford.Īrriving in an era dominated by synth pop and gloomy post-punk, the Smiths eponymous debut was the bracing beginning of a new era.Ĭoins of England the United Kingdom: Pre-Decimal Issues (56 th edition). Its this delicate balance and how the album showcases the bands narrative force on a small scale as well as large that makes this their arguable high-water mark. Genesis has never been as direct as theyve been on the fanciful yet hook-driven I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - apart from the fluttering flutes in the fade-out, it could easily be mistaken for a glam single - or as achingly fragile as on More Fool Me, sung by Phil Collins. This, combined with many overt literary allusions - the Tolkeinisms of the title of The Battle of Epping Forest only being the most apparent - gives this album a storybook quality. For even if this eight-track album has no one song that hits as hard as Watcher of the Skies, Genesis hasnt sacrificed the newfound immediacy of Foxtrot: theyve married it to their eccentricity, finding ways to infuse it into the delicate whimsy thats been their calling card since the beginning.
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