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 |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 14:53 | Siromynian | 20,040 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2026 18:30 | jtc91 | 13,961 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 11:15 | Deckard | 423 | 70/100 |
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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.
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