"A trick of the tail" with Peter Gabriel

Blacksword wrote: Phils voice is just fine on Trick. I dont think I'd want to change it.

I agree, but as we're hypothesising, if there were one track that HAD to be sung by PG then I'd say "Dance on A Volcano", I think it's the song that would have suited his style most.
(But, I still voted "None")


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Excellent album as it is, the second best from Genesis and in my all-time top 10. Why change it?

Snow Dog wrote: ivan_2068 wrote: Lets remember something, Mad Man Moon and A Trick of the Tail were written by Gabriel and Banls for SEBTP, but didn't reached the album, of course the arrangements were altered to fit into Phil's voice. But if I had to choose one song that fit Peter perfectly it would be Dance in a Volcano, the rest of the album seems made for Phil. Now if you gave me W&W, there are at least 3 songs that would be much better with Gabriel; Eleventh Earl, One for the Vine and All in a Mouse Night. Iván   How come he gets no writing credit then?

The two songs were written during the Gabriel era, but not by Gabriel.  I'm pretty sure that they were solely Banks compositions.  In fact, Mad Man Moon was initiailly intended for a solo album by Banks, but was reworked for the entire band.  The title track for AToTT was actually written well before the sessions for Selling England (before Phil joined the band,...I read somewhere that this song was developed sometime around 1970/71).

Collins' vocals are perfect, even though two songs were co-written
by gabriel (are you sure about this point, ivan? I remember reading
in Armando Gallo's books that banks had written atott many years
before the recording, maybe even 6 or 7, and I don't remember any
collaoration from gabriel - maybe it's just my memory, can you give
more information on this topic? thanks!)

I always dreamed of Peter Gabriel singing on Dance On A Vulcano...it would have been wonderful...

I voted 'none'. I don't see how this album could ever be topped- it's a perfect prog album to these ears that I wouldn't change anything about. Phil Collins did the impossible by replacing the seemingly irreplacable Gabriel.

None - this album has Collins singing.

Over and out.It was the first album of Genesis that I heard.

The music of ATotT, WW, and ATTW3 is perfect for Phil's voice.  I wouldn't want anyone else singing on any of these albums...but if Pete had to sing one, he would probably be best served for "Robbery, Assault, and Battery", so I agree with Deliriumist. And as Ivan said, PG could also have sung "Eleventh Earl of Mar" (but at this point in PG's career, 1977, Phil sounded more like Peter than Peter did...his voice had lost its trademark raspiness)

I enjoy Phil's singing on all of the tracks.
But if Peter would sing on one of the tracks I'd choose "Robbery, Assault & Battery".
There's a lot of dialog and speech-like singing in the song and Peter's an expert in characterisations.
I think it would come out something like "The Battle of Epping Forest".

I think I'm copying NetsNJFan's words here


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Lets remember something, Mad Man Moon and A Trick of the Tail were written by Gabriel and Banls for SEBTP, but didn't reached the album, of course the arrangements were altered to fit into Phil's voice.

But if I had to choose one song that fit Peter perfectly it would be Dance in a Volcano, the rest of the album seems made for Phil.

Now if you gave me W&W, there are at least 3 songs that would be much better with Gabriel; Eleventh Earl, One for the Vine and All in a Mouse Night.

Iván

 

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