A Trick Of The Trail - Genesis (1976)
Genesis’ previous record, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, was a smashing success, but singer Peter Gabriel decided shortly after its release to leave the group. The band decided to press on, and explored numerous ideas for replacing Gabriel’s vocals. They ended up convincing their drummer, Phil Collins, that maybe he should do some singing. That would turn out pretty well in the long run for the band in general and Phil in particular.
Collins’ voice is similar enough to Gabriel’s that the transition between vocalists isn’t jarring, and of course the music is still basically the same twisty and intricate stuff the band was already doing as well as anyone.
Many bands don’t survive the exit of their recognizable frontman. Genesis just dove further into what they loved doing and it worked great.
