- Vinyl
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Vertigo
- ASIN: B003XODSC2
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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GENESIS Abacab (1981 French 10-track black Vertigo label vinyl LP including the original picture/credits inner embossed picture sleeve. Both sleeve & vinyl show few signs of being 30 years old! - a nice copy!)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Abacab marked a big shift in the direction of Genesis music. Big symphonic arrangements were binned for stripped down pop rock. But they do it very well. As noted in previous reviews the first half is amazingly brilliant, it's just that it ends with a whimper. Which is a shame considering the band used 3 out-take tracks to form an EP after this release and two of those (Paperlate and You Might Recall) would have made Abacab an almost perfect record had they replaced the dull Another Record and notoriously horrible Who Dunnit.
Highlights here are the title track and Dodo/Lurker which are the closest things that get to Prog. But even the lengthy instrumental ending to the title track has a minimalist approach to it. The quirky Keep It Dark is an underrated gem, No Reply At All with it's brass section finally saw off a lot of old-school fans but this track is worth it for the bass line alone. Then there is the obligatory multi-sectioned Banks piece (Me & Sarah Jane), the obligatory Collins slow-ey (Man On The Corner) and the obligatory 12 bar bluesy Rutherford track (Like It Or Not).
I've remade this CD for myself and replaced the 2 duffers with the 2 other tracks mentioned above. And to me, makes it one Genesis' best. Just a shame they didn't have the foresight to track list it that way themselves..
Highlights here are the title track and Dodo/Lurker which are the closest things that get to Prog. But even the lengthy instrumental ending to the title track has a minimalist approach to it. The quirky Keep It Dark is an underrated gem, No Reply At All with it's brass section finally saw off a lot of old-school fans but this track is worth it for the bass line alone. Then there is the obligatory multi-sectioned Banks piece (Me & Sarah Jane), the obligatory Collins slow-ey (Man On The Corner) and the obligatory 12 bar bluesy Rutherford track (Like It Or Not).
I've remade this CD for myself and replaced the 2 duffers with the 2 other tracks mentioned above. And to me, makes it one Genesis' best. Just a shame they didn't have the foresight to track list it that way themselves..
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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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30 years on, this is the one I listen to
When this first came out I was gutted.I missed Steve Hackett's playing so much.The times were a changing and Genesis were changing too! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Beatlemadandy
Not bad at all except.............
Abacab is not bad, however it marks the start of 'pop' Genesis rather than the progressive Genesis that I like. Read more
Published 3 months ago by RotaryMotion
A B(ad) A(lbum) C(ollins) A(wfully) B(ad)
I like Peter Gabriel era Genesis a lot. I can't deny that i think early Genesis was the best Genesis. However, I do like the Phil Collins era. I love some of it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Greg Boyd
Not their best but still good... terrific first half!
'Abacab' was released in September 1981 as the follow-up to the previous year's 'Duke' and appeared only seven months after Phil Collins' solo debut 'Face Value'. Read more
Published 23 months ago by N. Wright
One Of Their Best
I only discovered Abacab a few years ago, after buying Genesis and Invisible Touch; as I liked the sound Genesis had back then, when it was just Tony, Mike and Phil, and I liked... Read more
Published on 25 May 2009 by DL Productions UK
Not the best but not the worst
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... Read more
Published on 27 April 2009 by Mr. R. Woods
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