Squonk (track)
by Genesis
Squonk appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- A Trick Of The Tail (track #3) (this album) (1976)
- Seconds Out (track #1) (1977)
- 1976-1982 (track #3) (compilation) (2007)
- The Story Of Genesis (track #8) (compilation) (1978)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/04/2026 22:20 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 01/04/2026 09:08 |  Norshammar | 1,432 | 87/100 | |
| 12/23/2025 18:17 | matterhornrider | 22,729 | 86/100 | |
| 12/07/2025 10:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,918 | 70/100 | |
| 11/06/2025 17:22 | Siromynian | 16,082 | 70/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.7/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.3.
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This is a great and entertaining track. I love the bass and drums on this one most.
Squonk007 01/20/2022 01:25 | #279718
Los Endos with vocals. The drumming lifts this track, one of my all time favourite tracks by anyone.
On an album full of killer tunes, this may be the best of the bunch. This was the song that made Genesis confident that Phil Collins could be their new vocalist. And you can tell that they were right from just one listen. His monster drumming is just as fantastic, as is Banks' keyboard/synth. The way this one drives along musically is just so appetizing. The lyrics are ridiculous, telling the tale of the Squonk, a mythical animal that cries itself into a pool of tears when cornered, but it provides a great allegory for having confidence in oneself. The entire thing is just fantastic.
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