Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| BBC Music | (favourable) |
| Robert Christgau | C |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Retrospective reviews of the album have been largely positive. Allmusic made the most note of Foxtrot being "the first time that Genesis attacked like a rock band, playing with a visceral power." They considered this a positive change, commenting that "Genesis has grown muscle without abandoning the whimsy" and concluding "This is the rare art-rock album that excels at both the art and the rock, and it's a pinnacle of the genre (and decade) because of it." BBC Music, in contrast, described the album as largely a by-the-numbers follow-up to Nursery Cryme, with the only major difference from its predecessor being "the production, which suddenly brings all that chiming acoustic filigree up close and personal." They also ridiculed the lyrics of all the songs, especially "Supper's Ready". They considered the album an overall good work due to the musical compositions and performances. Despite giving the album an unusually low grade, Robert Christgau's review consisted purely of praise, with comments such as "This band's defenders claim this as an improvement. And indeed, Tony Banks's organ crescendos are less totalistic, Steve Hackett's guitar is audible, and Peter Gabriel's lyrics take on medievalism, real-estate speculators, and the history of the world."
In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came No.2 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".
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