Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet).... This is the most dramatic part of 7 sections of Suppers Ready... In live performances, during the organ solo, Gabriel would don a bizarre Magog outfit with geometrical headdress which can be seen on the cover of the bands Genesis Live album. This headdress seems to be associated with the mention of Pythagoras-he of the Pythagorean theorem fame (Euclidean geometry). At this point, the drums enter, with the rhythm section striking out a pattern using the unusual metre of 9 beats to the bar (expressed as 3+2+4). The lyrics employ stereotypical apocalyptic imagery, alternating with an organ solo from Banks (played in 4/4 and 7/8 time signatures against the 9/8 rhythm section), then switching to a climactic vocal from Gabriel, and the Mellotron three violins tape set. Banks has said that his approach to writing the solo was to parody the style that Keith Emerson had developed with Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Gabble Ratchet is a reference to the Hounds of Hell; they are usually portrayed as geese, which explains the sound effect heard during this section (18:48–18:53 on Foxtrot). They are also known as Gabriels Hounds. The programme for the 1972/3 tour refers to this section as co-starring the delicious talents of wild geese. The programme describes this section as follows: At one whistle the lovers become seeds in the soil, where they recognise other seeds to be people from the world in which they had originated. While they wait for Spring, they are returned to their old world to see Apocalypse of St John in full progress. The seven trumpeteers cause a sensation, the fox keeps throwing sixes, and Pythagoras (a Greek extra) is deliriously happy as he manages to put exactly the right amount of milk and honey on his corn flakes. This segment was performed as a standalone once in 1978 and on the first leg of the 1986 Invisible Touch Tour as part of the In the Cage/...In That Quiet Earth/Suppers Ready medley. O:) JES O:)
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