A TRICK OF THE TAIL

An excellent album full of pastorial melodies, breaks and details.

The end of the Peter Gabriel era was not the end of Genesis. They just regrouped (litterary speaking) and came up with this masterpiece. From the first tone to the last tone; this is excellent stuff. There are some light-weight pop tunes here too. But most of it is pure Genesis and this album is a part of the Genesis legacy we find in so many other prog rock bands these days. Even the vocals are excellent here and I am not a member of Phil Collins fan club. Most of this album is Tony Banks through and through. Steve Hacket is only playing a supporting role on this album. It is a waste of this great talent. But listening to what Tony Banks does here makes you forgive Genesis for that travesty. I love this album as one piece of music. But the closing track Los Endos is just brilliant. The same is the title track. I do not care too much about the light pop material which sneaked in here. But this is still one of Genesis best albums and one the best albums in my record collection.

4.5 stars