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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 ...
"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.
Hackett wrote the music and lyrics to the song's bridge, which was originally a section of a different song. [19] [16] "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]
By the 1970s, the group began to include fantasy and surreal elements in their lyrics, such as "The Musical Box". [257] Nursery Cryme marks the first time electric instruments were used more extensively. [258] A Trick of the Tail marked a return to the band's roots with acoustic passages and songs inspired by fantasy. [259]
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]
The A Trick of the Tail Tour [1] [2] was a concert tour of the United States, Canada and European countries by English rock band Genesis.This was the first tour after Peter Gabriel left the band, and the only one with Bill Bruford on drums.
The original demo without lyrics was later included on the 2016 reissue of that album. According to Collins, the song was modelled after the Beach Boys' "Sail On, Sailor", Sly and the Family Stone's "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and Toto's "Hold the Line". Tony Banks said of the song: "All three of us were fans of the Beach Boys, so when Phil ...
The song was written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford, with lyrics by Tony Banks. At ten minutes and sixteen seconds, it is the longest song on the album. The melody of the chorus' first line is reminiscent of that of their earlier track "Ripples" from A Trick of the Tail, and the song has a similar theme of relinquishing the past.