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Sean Trane
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I'd say Squonk's near heavy metal is the weaker track and I actually really love Trick, but u-yes, there are no bad tracks. Overall, this album is the nand's best. I'd place them this way: - Volcano, Entangled, Endos, Trick - MMM, RB&A, Ripples - Squonk. |
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b_olariu
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All is excellent, this is my fav Genesis album ever First 2 tracks, voting entangled
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Earl of Mar
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TOTT is perhaps the strongest overall album by the band, Every song is excellent. It however doesn't contain one bona fide classic imo. In fact I find WAW has 3 or4 songs that have stronger claims than anything on TOTT.
As such my favourite changes almost play to play, so because I played it whilst running ( alright fast walking) on Saturday I'll go for mad man moon. |
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FatherChristmas
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How Squonk has only two votes (including mine), I do not know.
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"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp
"I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
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A Crimson Mellotron
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Fantastic album with no weak spots... but none beats 'Dance On a Volcano' for me! |
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Progmind
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Entangled followed by Mad man moon
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Machinemessiah
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Like them all but... Lately I've come to appreciate the elegance, soberness and originality of 'A Trick of the Tail'. My younger brothers do some piano.. and there was a score once of ATOTT that I think I attempted and realized its simplicity and overlapped beauty. I also love those subtle arrangements mainly at the end. |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Only one vote for "robbery, assault and battery." That's hysterical!
Squonk (spelled as squank)only has two votes. I wonder if it would have more if it was spelled correctly. I actually like r, a & b especially the mellotron break. Besides if it is so horrible why was it included on seconds out?
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Spacegod87
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Mad Man moon, for sure.
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Levitating downwards,
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Psychedelic Paul
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There's only one song on A Trick of the Tail that gives me Ripples of excitement and makes me want to Dance on a Volcano with joy under a Mad Man Moon. I don't want to become Entangled in a debate, but I wouldn't vote for Squonk even if it was spelled correctly. Los Endos!
By the way, did you hear about the chip shop raiders who were charged with Robbery, 'salt & Battery. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - September 22 2020 at 03:52 |
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richardh
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^ I think it was Mike Rutherford who described Los Endos as their 'Carlos Santana Track' . As I mentioned before I really prefer to have Dance On A Volcano and Los Endos knitted together as they are on Seconds Out. That's probably my only criticism of the album (it is in my all time top five so I have very little negativity towards it)
btw truly terrible joke Paul |
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Sean Trane
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I always assumed that the band meant something like "skunk" Yeah, I don't get the usual snub RA&B gets... it's one of the funniest "rock opera" they did after Epping Forest and well ahead of Mouse's Night. I almost voted for it, but Trick needed the help just as bad.
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Frenetic Zetetic
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IIRC, it's about a mythological creature (cryptid!) called the Squonk that is said to have roamed around rural Pennsylvania. When caught, it was said to dissolve into a puddle of water/tears, hence the line in the song! One of their more subtle, beautiful yet powerful pre-80's Collins tracks IMHO. The way it comes in live is so full and satisfying. The bass and that first few chords are legendary!
Edited by Frenetic Zetetic - September 23 2020 at 04:24 |
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If I remember rightly (and it was a long time ago) "Squonk" was allegedly about Mr Gabriel. I can't remember who said this (it might have been one of the major music papers of the time) but personally I don't really see it.
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The Dark Elf
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Love Squonk, but Dance on a Volcano is the defining song for that album and for the new direction sound-wise of the band without Gabriel.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
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Yeah, "Dance" is pretty awesome. No doubt about that.
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Blacksword
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Volcano is the perfect opener, and Los Endos obviously the only track that could have closed the album. They do work perfectly together, I agree, and maybe Squonk would have been a good opener? |
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You can see the Squonk in the gatefold art. Also, the squonk is mentioned in the Steely Dan song Any Major Dude. "Have you ever seen a squonk's tears, well look at mine." Nifty.
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