A TRICK OF THE TAIL

Trick of the tail is the first one of the two great albums made without the Gabe. It's really a great album, even though Gabe isn't on it. It starts with the nice jam of "Dance on a volcano" and goes then to the nostalgic "Entangled". The old Genesis sound is still fresh, and these two tracks take you back to the times of Selling england by the pound and maybe Foxtrot. The funny thing with Collins voice is that he sounds almost exactly like Gabe on this one(and W&W), except without that rasp that Gabe sometimes puts in his harder vocal parts.

There's real gems on this albums too, "Mad Man Moon" and "Ripples" are outstanding, and then there is the ending instrumental "Los Endos" which is also magnificient. The problem with the album is of course rest of the tracks. "Squonk" is a bit too loose, "Robbery & Assault" is just boring and "Trick of the Tail" fails to deliver even though it isn't as bad as the two i described.

This album actually shows that Genesis is more than just Gabe, even though Gabe was a BIG part of the best Genesis. Tony Banks deserves a big credit for this album, as the keyboard solos are mostly amazing. Credit goes also to the rest of the band for keeping the standards high, so that Genesis could remain as the best prog and rock band of all time. 4 Stars.

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