Watcher Of The Skies (track)
by Genesis
Watcher Of The Skies appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Foxtrot (track #1) (this album) (1972)
- Live (track #1) (1973)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #14) (compilation) (2008)
- The Story Of Genesis (track #3) (compilation) (1978)
- BBC Broadcasts (track #6) (compilation) (2023)
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| ! | 10/02/2025 17:42 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
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| ! | 08/26/2025 12:04 |  ExTeaSea | 12,264 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.9/100, a mean average of 88.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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Squonk007 06/24/2023 17:57 | #297771
Wow, just an amazing opener. Full of menace.
AAL2014 03/18/2023 20:01 | #295148
Watcher of the Skies is an unbelievable album opener, setting the stage for Foxtrot to be the apocalypse of a play that it is.
While it’s not jazz fusion in the traditional sense, Watcher boasts sensibilities of both rock and jazz at the height of their respective genres with unique syncopation, pounding unison rhythms, and some of Peter Gabriel’s most Gabriel-esq lyrics.
This opener sets the stage. We are in for a ride. I love the build-up and how it explodes. Keys and drums are especially top-notch.
Simply fantastic. One of the best Genesis songs ever and an incredible way to open the album. There might not be a more iconic use of the mellotron in progressive rock than in those opening minutes. Then the way it builds into the lyrics before finally exploding... genius. Keep an ear out for Hackett's guitar and Collins' percussion too. Just incredible in every way imaginable.
A pulsing, brooding track with some very odd rhythms and drum tracks. And of course one of the most iconic uses of mellotron in rock music.
What. An. Opener. One of the best opening segments of any form of entertainment ever.
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