After Peter Gabriel departed for a solo career, Genesis embarked on a long journey to find a replacement, only to wind back around to their drummer, Phil Collins, as a replacement. With Collins as their new frontman, the band decided not to pursue the stylish, jagged postmodernism of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway -- a move that Gabriel would do in his solo career -- and instead returned to the English eccentricity of Selling England by the Pound for its next effort, A Trick of the Tail. In almost every respect, this feels like a truer sequel to Selling England by the Pound than Lamb; after all, that double album was obsessed with modernity and nightmare, whereas this album returns the group to the fanciful fairy tale nature of its earlier records. Also, Genesis were moving away from the barbed pop of the first LP and returning to elastic numbers that showcased their instrumental prowess, and they sounded more forceful and unified as a band than they had since Foxtrot. Not that this album is quite as memorable as Foxtrot or Selling England, largely because its songs aren't as immediate or memorable: apart from "Dance on a Volcano," this is about the sound of the band playing, not individual songs, and it succeeds on that level quite wildly -- to the extent that it proved to longtime fans that Genesis could possibly thrive without its former leader in tow.
Maybe this will only really appeal to people who know London. Back in the late 70's, someone gave me a tape of 'Trick of the Tail'. Back then, me and my 'ex' regularly used to go clubbing in Central London and when we came out in the early hours, we used to go over to the best all-night bagel factory in the whole of London to get some lox and bagels. This bagel place was in East London, (Stratf...
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I got into Genesis back in 1976 when Trick of the Tail appeared. The artwork on the album was fab, the single was great and I played the album to death. I loved Genesis until they started realising their commercial stuff such as ABACAB by which I felt they had sold out.Now and I again I revisit Trick of the Tail, Wind and Wuthering and Then there were 3 and still marvel at how fresh they sound....
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With a start I looked at the date of this song.1976!32 years ago! Before many of you here were born.Me? I was starting a career in IT, living with a bunch of hippies, albeit a dying breed by then, putting this LP on the turntable and shaking the windows with this song.The owner of the house owned a pair of Kef speakers hooked up to some high end piece of equipment that also accommodated the Moo...
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A song I heard today while listening to my MP3 player at work. Felt that it would make a nice post and plan on more from this CD. Great musically and lyrically. GENESIS lyrics
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Another song lyric from "Trick Of The Tail". A release that seems to get over looked. The first release by Genesis after the departure of Peter Gabriel. GENESIS lyrics
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Some more lyrics that I wanted to share. Hope that some of you will enjoy reading and listening.GENESIS lyrics - "Mad Man Moon"(Banks)Was it summer when the river ran dry,Or was it just another dam.When the evil of a snowflake in JuneCould still be a source of relief.O how I love you, I once cried long ago,But I was the one who decided to go.To search beyond the final crest,Though I'd heard it ...
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Maybe this will only really appeal to people who know London. Back in the late 70's, someone gave me a tape of 'Trick of the Tail'. Back then, me and my 'ex' regularly used to go clubbing in Central London and when we came out in the early hours, we used to go over to the best all-night bagel factory in the whole of London to get some lox and bagels. This bagel place was in East London, (Stratf...
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I got into Genesis back in 1976 when Trick of the Tail appeared. The artwork on the album was fab, the single was great and I played the album to death. I loved Genesis until they started realising their commercial stuff such as ABACAB by which I felt they had sold out.Now and I again I revisit Trick of the Tail, Wind and Wuthering and Then there were 3 and still marvel at how fresh they sound....
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| 1 Dance on a Volcano |
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| 2 Entangled |
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| 3 Squonk |
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| 4 Mad Man Moon |
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| 5 Robbery, Assault and Battery |
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| 6 Ripples |
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| 7 A Trick of the Tail |
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| 8 Los Endos |
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