A TRICK OF THE TAIL

Genesis' first album after the departure of Peter Gabriel . I actually like the close follow-up, Wind & Wuthering, even better, but I'm happy enough to admit that that's going to be a very personal preference. As with Wuthering, the main factor is the songwriting and melodic sense of Tony Banks, who is the only member of the band who gets writing credit on all eight tracks.

I think Phil Collins' voice does more justice to Banks' melodies than Gabriel's rougher-edged tones would have. My favorite here is 'Mad Man Moon', credited solely to Banks. Collins' vocals are nice to say the least one can also hear Collins' more straightforward, less prog-like, songwriting sense coming through in 'Ripples., which foreshadows the direction Genesis would take in years after. 5.0 My genesis to Genesis.

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