A TRICK OF THE TAIL

Recently, i revisited this LP in it's "definitive edition remastered" version. And the improved sonic quality served to remind me again of why i love this album: the music is amazing! Just as the previous album, 1974's double-LP concept opus "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" featured Genesis' most daring songs to date, "A Trick of the Tail" continues the trend, with a great emphasis on harmonies (e.g. "Entangled" and "Ripples"), as well as powerful rockers, a rarity in the Genesis canaon (see "Dance on a Volcano", "Squonk", and the latter portion of "Los Endos"). Collins's voice sounds lilting a youthful, easily handling the pastoral themes explored by Banks, Rutherford, and (to a lesser degree) Hackett, the chief writers at the time. The organization is great, as moods alternate, each song is given an instrumental finesse, and some dominant passages are revisited in the last track. "A trick of the Tail" proved that Genesis was much more than a backing band for Peter Gabriel, and from a musical standpoint, the LP is a must for Genesis fans. Like all prog rock, some of the mellotron and 12-string dynamics might not be for everyone, but it surely won't disappoint lovers of great music!