Get 'Em Out By Friday (track)
by Genesis
Get 'Em Out By Friday appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- Foxtrot (track #3) (this album) (1972)
- Live (track #2) (1973)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #16) (compilation) (2008)
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| ! | 08/21/2026 14:51 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 20:39 | timosbuecherei | 3,561 | 60/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 22:41 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
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Badass track. The verses feature one of the punchiest keyboard riffs in the entire Genesis discography, paired perfectly with Collins' relentless percussion and Gabriel's sneering vocals. The hushed bridges driven by Hackett's 12-string that eventually build back up into the verses complement those verses very well. I have to mention the lyrics too: a scorching criticism of the crooked landlords of England in the 1970s. Unfortunately it loses a little too much steam in the second half when the tempo slows and the tone mellows, as it takes a little too long to reprise to those kickass first four minutes, but, god damn, it feels good when it finally does. Those first four minutes are four of the best that Genesis ever recorded. Pretty heavenly outro too. An underrated beast of a song.
A typical Genesis epic. Gabriel does some great work playing all these different characters. The music paints a great picture too. My brain says it's close to perfect. My heart doesn't agree.
