Ripples (track)
by Genesis
Ripples appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- A Trick Of The Tail (track #6) (this album) (1976)
- Platinum Collection (track #30) (compilation) (2004)
- Live Over Europe 2007 (track #13) (2007)
- R-Kive (track #10) (compilation) (2014)
- The Story Of Genesis (track #9) (compilation) (1978)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/06/2025 17:21 | Siromynian | 15,125 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2025 22:19 | Spartakist | 850 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 00:33 | brent13 | 10,909 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2024 19:16 |  VictorVale | 42,885 | 88/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2024 23:08 |  flamingyesdept | 15,977 | 84/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.9.
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I do like this one a lot. A great tune and beautifully performed.
Squonk007 01/20/2022 01:48 | #279721
Musical brilliance, it never tires. Seeing this live in Rome in 2007 there were many in the audience with moist eyes.
A Trick of the Tail has some absolutely beautiful tunes, and Ripples is no exception. Perhaps the most poetic song about how beauty is impermanent, and how you should both cherish it while you have it in your youth and make sure that it's not the only thing you have, or you'll live a sad and lonely life once it's gone. This is all told through a delightful Collins vocal, soft in the verses and loud in the choruses. The transition from soft to loud is so cathartic to hear every time it happens. The jam-like keyboard/guitar feature in the middle seems a little bit out of place, but it's really well done, and it transitions back into the main theme in excellent fashion. I can't help but feel something inside every time I hear it, so I'm willing to overlook the slightly out-of-place middle section and hand this one a 100. I think it deserves it.
120rms 10/18/2019 06:28 | #243868
Temón!! Buenísimo Tema!!
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