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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Objectively speaking,
By Steve (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Abacab (Audio CD)
I came a little late to Genesis so I heard the new material before I started to collect and listen to the old. There has been much debate about how Phil Collins sold the band out or made them more "populist". I don't buy that, its the sign of any good band that they continually evolve and discover new sounds. After all if they all just did the same album over and over it would be a bit dull. So I understand why they modernised the sound and left behind all that whimsy and frivolity. So did it work?
Well, that back catalogue is the biggest problem with this album. If you judge this against other releases of its time its no more than average. Some tracks are quite catchy but really it doesn't stand out. Then you look at the previous material, it had character and was distinctive. Not all was accessible but that magikal stuff worked, it was rich and quirky and the musicianship was first rate. It was always interesting. This is not a good record. The title track stands out and merits the two stars. The rest, like its successor, is ordinary and only deserves attention because of the band's history. It is tempting to search for nuggets but most people only looked at this because it was a Genesis record. Sadly that modernisation took Genesis into blandland. Save the money and dip into the pre 1978 material- it has more depth and is far more rewarding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sold out or just a fantastic album that is fearless?,
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This review is from: Abacab (Audio CD)
Collins ripped the heart out of Geneis and took them to sold out stardom right? It was never the same when Hackett left? Think again! This album is superb, it's a mixture of short catchy (horror!) tunes and some outstanding longer pieces (Dodo/Lurker and Abacab). It's different from previous releases and charts where Genesis will head for the next 15 years but it's a album that underlines the strength of Genesis in any era - superb songwriting, outstanding musicianship and album covers that reflect the time!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best but not the worst,
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This review is from: Abacab (Audio CD)
Collecting the back catalogue of any band is probably a bad idea but you know how it is - you've got the really good ones already, you had this album x tears ago and you just have to spend those few extra pennies on this reminder of your youth.
So you buy Abacab. You get the the renowned title track that you already have anyway on the Greatest Hits collection you bought to kick off the memories. Then there are a few that you ho-hum along with as you remember them (Me and Sarah Jane, Man on the Corner). There has to be the obligatory Genesis execrable track (Who Dunnit? Why, for God's sake, why?). Then there is the odd gem that you had either forgotten you really liked first time around (Dodo), or that you discover with the benefit of hindsight is pretty good (Another Record). Copy and paste the relevant parts of this review into And Then There Were Three, Duke, Genesis (gold bars) and We Can't Dance - just change the titles inside the brackets. For Genesis fans of a certain vintage only. And how long can I resist getting Invisible Touch - I worry it's even more horrible than I remember it. But if the dead cert at 8/1 at Market Rasen comes in...
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