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A Trick Of The Tail Tour
The A Trick of the Tail Tour 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. "A lot of the band thought he could sing better than I did anyway," remarked Gabriel of Phil Collins, who took over lead vocals. "The singing side he could handle, but I don't think he enjoyed singing some of my more obscure lyrics." The tour began on 26 March 1976 in London, Ontario, Canada and ended on 11 July 1976 in Stafford, England. Shows in Glasgow and Stafford were filmed for '' Genesis: In Concert'' (1976). Setlist # "Dance on a Volcano" # ''The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'' Medley (aka "Lamb Stew" / "Lamb Casserole" / "Lamb Cutlet") ## "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" ## "Fly on a Windshield" ## "Broadway Melody of 1974" ## " The Carpet Crawlers" # "The Cinema Show" # "Robbery, Assault and Battery" (omitted on 25 June 1976) # "White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Trick Of The Tail
''A Trick of the Tail'' is the seventh studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released in 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. 31 respectively. Following Gabriel's decision to leave the band, the remaining members wanted to carry on and show they could still write and record successful material. The group wrote and rehearsed new songs during mid-1975, and listened to numerous audition tapes for a replacement frontman. They entered Trident Studios in October with producer David Hentschel to record the album without a definitive idea of who was going to perform lead vocals. After the search for a singer proved unfruitful, Collins was persuaded to sing "Squonk", and the performance was so strong, he sang lead on the rest of the album. Upon release, critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
