This song is about the death of prog, a very veiled attempt at metaphor, much more so than the song "Down and Out" on the previous album. Yes and other prog acts in general were being seen as outdated more and more with the rise of New Wave punk and NWOBHM and this is a very veiled commentary on that in my opinion. About the excesses and the glory years of prog coming to a standstill. Cmon people, think about it!
The album is full of songs about loss and the "fall from grace", even without the Duke suite it has songs regarding this. However, I believe this song to be about the "Dinosaur" prog rock bands not facing the "changing trends" of prog becoming "obsolete". I could be wrong, but think about it. I used to think it was an ironic song, coming after some of the more "pop" songs off the album. This is not a bash as Duke is one of my favorite Genesis albums..
This song is about the death of prog, a very veiled attempt at metaphor, much more so than the song "Down and Out" on the previous album. Yes and other prog acts in general were being seen as outdated more and more with the rise of New Wave punk and NWOBHM and this is a very veiled commentary on that in my opinion. About the excesses and the glory years of prog coming to a standstill. Cmon people, think about it!
The album is full of songs about loss and the "fall from grace", even without the Duke suite it has songs regarding this. However, I believe this song to be about the "Dinosaur" prog rock bands not facing the "changing trends" of prog becoming "obsolete". I could be wrong, but think about it. I used to think it was an ironic song, coming after some of the more "pop" songs off the album. This is not a bash as Duke is one of my favorite Genesis albums..