Entangled

 

Released in January 1976 on the Genesis album "A Trick of Tail" this track is a very mellow acoustic guitar led track, with a two minute choral solo keyboard ending. 

This is the first album the band recorded after Peter Gabriel left and it features the debut of Phil Collins as lead vocalist. Gabriel's departure was seen by many fans as the end of the band but the songwriting ability of all of the remaining members  along with Collins voice not sounding too dissimilar to Gabriels meant that the album was well received.

This song was mainly written by the guitarist, Steve Hackett, which, when he took what he had written so far to the band, was reportedly liked so much by the keyboard player, Tony Banks, that he then finished it with the final two minute section. Not a song regularly played live by Genesis, the song has received a renaissance since it was covered by Steve Hackett on his Genesis; Revisited album (sung by Amanda Lehmann) and featured on the subsequent tour, again sung by Amanda. (video below)

In a recent poll conducted by the Genesis fan podcast "Table Top Genesis" (where they play and review every album) when fans voted for their favourite track on this album, "Entangled" came second. Considering the album contains three long term staples of the Genesis live sets, that's a reflection of how over the years this song has grown in fans affection.

It remains one of my favourite Genesis songs and every listen makes me feel slightly better. 

(One connection between this post and yesterdays, is that the Yes drummer Bill Bruford, left the band after their Close to the Edge album and as Phil Collins couldn't sing and play drums, joined Genesis for the Trick of the Tail tour.)

Entangled live (with Bill Bruford) 

Entangled live (Steve Hackett with Amanda Lehmann)