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A Trick of the Tail is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Ringo Starr, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Santana. Those roots explain a lot about how A Trick of the Tail arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Selling England by the Pound and Nursery Cryme, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Yes and King Crimson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 8 connections around A Trick of the Tail, reaching back through Ringo Starr and forward to Yes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
A Trick of the Tail is the seventh studio album by the 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 US, reaching No. 3 and No. 31 respectively.
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A Trick of the Tail grew out of Ringo Starr, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Santana, shares an orbit with Selling England by the Pound and Nursery Cryme, went on to shape Yes and King Crimson. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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