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A Trick of the Tail is the seventh studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released on 13 February 1976 on Charisma Records and was the first album to feature drummer Phil Collins as lead vocalist following the departure of Peter Gabriel. It was a critical and commercial success in the UK and U.S., reaching No. 3 and No ...
Genesis survived Gabriel's departure in 1975, with Collins taking over as lead singer, releasing the top three album A Trick of the Tail the following year. [8] Hackett left in 1977, reducing the group to a trio of Banks, Rutherford and Collins.
"A Trick of the Tail" was the third Genesis song to be accompanied by a promotional video, and the first single featuring Phil Collins as the band's lead vocalist. Previously their drummer, frequently singing backing vocals, Collins was now the band's lead singer, while continuing to play drums and percussion.
"One for the Vine" was a track that Banks wrote during the writing sessions for A Trick of the Tail. He spent a year working on the song until he "got it right". [20] His aim was to piece together a variety of instrumental parts into a complete song without repeating a section. [19]
A Trick of the Tail: 6:34: 6. "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann) Hackett, Rutherford: Voyage of the Acolyte: 10:43: 7. "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) Foxtrot: 5:50: 8. "Afterglow" (John Wetton) Banks: Wind & Wuthering: 4:09: 9. "Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole) Hackett, Collins: Wind & Wuthering: 6:58: Total ...
Collins felt more pleased with his drumming on "Mama" and "Illegal Alien" than on the band's more intricate tracks such as "Los Endos" from A Trick of the Tail. [13] Banks denied any racist implications the song appeared to have towards Mexicans, but said "it is a tongue-in-cheek thing" and in fact more sympathetic towards immigrants. [15]
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Genesis Archive #2: 1976–1992 is the second box set by English rock band Genesis.It was released on 6 November 2000 on Virgin and Atlantic Records as the follow-up to their previous retrospective box set, Genesis Archive 1967–75 (1998).