The album clearly shows certain Jazz-Rock/Fusion influences, probably due to Collins, even though some of the more experimental adventurousness of "The Lamb" is no longer present, and the contribution of Gabriel's brilliant lyrics is also missing. That said, "A Trick of The Tail" is a very eclectic and varied album, in the best tradition of the classic Genesis who knew how to be both complex and accessible, light and mystical, humorous and solemn, cynical and romantic, all at the same time.
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