Genesis entered the "Post-Gabriel" era with a brilliant disc

Review Score: (10/10)
It was all stacked up against them: Their frontman, Peter Gabriel, had left the band. They had no singer, and no one to draw the focus of attention. They could have made a timid, safe album. Instead, they made their best album up to that time. "A Trick Of The Tale" is a brave, bold collection of beautiful music. To say that Phil Collins "copied" Gabriel is a harsh criticism... Gabriel never sounded as good as Phil does on the elegant "Entangled", and "Dance On A Volcano" is as sonic as anything they've ever done before or since. "Trick" is a dynamic album with powerful songs like "Squonk" and "Los Endos", as well as tender songs like "Ripples" and "Mad Man Moon". In 1975, after Gabriel left, Genesis had every excuse to put out a dud of an album. Instead, they created a masterpiece.

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