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First thing to say that today’s sound is far removed from the zeitgeist in 1976. By the time Genesis had begun writing what would become A Trick Of The Tail, their cool talisman Peter Gabriel had left the band and they, in turn, decided to put their drummer Phil Collins front stage and have Bill Bruford cover off percussion. Better the devil you know, hey. Of course, the band had the last laugh if commercial success is any metric to judge by. One of the my favourite tracks off the TotT album is the underrated single ‘Ripples’, which is bossed by Tony Banks’ keyboard-led sections. Have a great week.
‘The face that launched a thousand ships
is sinking fast, that happens you know…’
Ripples never come back, man. The song makes no sense… all part of the charm.
ATOTT is my favourite of their albums. Hope all’s well with your good self!
Mark, I’m well thanks! I hope you are too. One of my faves is the Seconds Out live album which is largely dominated by ATOTT tracks.