genesis - the battle of epping forest
No. 74: ‘The Battle of Epping Forest’ – Genesis (1973)
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‘The Battle Of Epping Forest’ – Genesis (1973)
Gang violence, 1970s prog rock styleOne of those Genesis numbers that just would never have happened in the Phil Collins-fronted era, this sprawling, over-ambitious and occasionally confusing epic based on a news story about a real-life battle between various London gangs fighting over East End protection rights. Only the names were changed to protect the guilty. And Peter Gabriel.
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