Favorite Track on A Trick of the Tail

Surpringly no votes for Robbery..... and ‘Squank’ ha ha.......

Robbery has genesis's best moment of the 70s. What's wrong with you guys

Edited by dr prog - March 23 2019 at 18:14

HackettFan wrote: I voted for Entangled. I would vote for Los Endos if it were longer. It's fantastic for what's there, but then it's over and then what? Very disappointing. They should have developed it more. I do like how Hackett interjects additional stuff in the middle. @Icarum. I agree the title track showcases an excellent lyric and is pretty clever all around. I think the best lyric on the album is Mad Man Moon.

I do like Los Endos... but somehow I find it lacks something. There's just something that puts me off a little. I much prefer "Unquiet Slumber for the Sleepers on that Quiet Earth" for classic Genesis instrumentals. However, there's just something about Hackett's solo version of this song that makes me really love it, the one on Tokyo Tapes... one of the things is Ian McDonald playing winds on it, somehow he plays them in the right parts for great effect.

Saperlipopette! wrote: dr prog wrote: Robbery has genesis's best moment of the 70s. What's wrong with you guys I guess moments isn't enough. Aren't you supposed to obsess with great melodies? I hear weak verses followed up by an anti-climatic chorus - and nice instrumental parts in between. But the letter's not enough. Its got some of the rock-musical "qualities" of my least favorite Genesis-songs - where storytelling gets in the way of a decent tune. I'm with the majority here. One more for the epic album opener.

Love the melody. Robbery, volcano and entangled are three of the best of Genesis

The first five tracks and the closer qualify. Picked the opener.

Tom Ozric wrote: dr prog wrote: Robbery has genesis's best moment of the 70s. What's wrong with you guys Collins bringing in some of his Brand X chops to the 11/8 section. Great story-telling song.

It's often the case that the token comedy song on a prog rock album is the worst track, but RA&B does have some fantastic, classic Genesis instrumental sections. The weakest track, for me is the title track, and even that is pretty good.

Every track on the album is at least 'good' which for me makes Trick, hands down the best Genesis album.

Squonk, my second favorite song on the album (Ripples... is first by a long shot) having 0 votes! What a shame, I see it as miles above the bottom three songs on the album (imo), Los Endos, A Trick of the Tail and Robbery, Assault and Battery. Maybe someone could enlighten me as to why this song is not getting any love? It's got a great vocal, a memorable melody, and has instrumentals poignant enough that I don't zone off of, like some other songs in the album. I do admit its one flaw (and it's a kind of big flaw) is the lyrics are almost unintelligible throughout the song, I literally cannot make out a single word Phil is singing in the verses - the production is so muddy in this song in particular for some reason (doesn't detract that much for me, but it may be for others).

far and away it's Emtangled for me.  Squonk would be second.  I love the way they collide.  For the rest, I liked a few of the others well enough but never listen to them anymore.

Tom Ozric wrote: dr prog wrote: Robbery has genesis's best moment of the 70s. What's wrong with you guys Collins bringing in some of his Brand X chops to the 11/8 section. Great story-telling song.