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Posted: June 15 2024 at 05:08

Also from the Abacab sessions:

Submarine - great

Naminanu - great

You Might Recall - good

Paperlate - not good LOL

Me & Virgil - not that good

Edited by Cristi - June 15 2024 at 05:36

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Posted: June 15 2024 at 04:55

Good

Dodo/Lurker

Abacab

Me and Sarah Jane

Keep It Dark

listenable

Another Record

Man on the Corner

meh (not bad, but not that good either)

Like it or not

No Reply at All

wtf was this?

Whodunnit?

Edited by Cristi - June 15 2024 at 05:03

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Posted: June 15 2024 at 03:20

Abacab is the Genesis album I listen most often to - I've always found it a highly enjoyable album.

I'm not good at ranking, so I'll do some kind of grouping:

Great:

- Abacab

- Me and Sarah Jane

- Dodo/Lurker

- Who dunnit?

Good:

- Keep It Dark

- Man on the Corner

- Like it or not

OK:

- No Reply at All

- Another Record

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Posted: June 15 2024 at 02:47

Dodo/Lurker

Keep It Dark

Abacab

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Posted: June 14 2024 at 17:52

I swear that the only ones I've heard are Abacab and No Reply. The two songs from radio play that Killed Genesis for me. I hear a lot of Phil Collins on my kid's movie soundtracks. No interest here.

https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine

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Posted: June 14 2024 at 14:43

Excellent

1. Dodo/Lurker

2. Abacab

3. Keep It Dark

Decent

4. Another Record

Hit and miss

5. Me and Sarah Jane

6. Man on the Corner

Mediocre

7. Like It or Not

8. No Reply at All

Crap

9. Who Dunnit?

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Posted: June 14 2024 at 11:19

Three masterpieces:

1. Dodo/Lurker

2. Me and Sarah Jane

3. Abacab

Weird and wonderful, these three can stand head-and-shoulders next to anything the band has ever done. It was hearing the heavily synthesized sounds of "Abacab" on the radio that made me go out and buy my first Genesis album. I've been a fan ever since.

Three great experiments:

4. No Reply at All

5. Keep It Dark

6. Like It or Not

Some people think the horns on "No Reply at All" don't belong on a Genesis album. Others dislike the looped guitar line and dropped-in chords on "Keep It Dark", or the 6/8 swing-feel of "Like It or Not". I consider all three to be very successful at what they are striving for, and love all of the above.

Three "really good, but not great" songs:

7. Who Dunnit?

8. Another Record

9. Man on the Corner

I maintain my position that "Who Dunnit?" is quirky, offbeat, nutty, demented, and just plain a whole lotta fun. I love the haunting piano/guitar intro to "Another Record", but the rest of the song is just "all right". "Man on the Corner" is obviously a Phil Collins solo song, but Tony's synths create a good atmosphere.

Yes, the whole really is greater than the sum of its component parts. This is one of those albums where I wouldn't change anything, and yet I will always wonder how the projected double-album version would have come across. The 3 songs on the "3 X 3" EP and the single B-sides are decent, but it's easy to understand why they were left off the actually released album. I'll close by saying: "Those DRUMS!!! Those BASSLINES!!! Those SYNTHS!!!"

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Cristi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 47183	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cristi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 15 2024 at 05:08
	Also from the Abacab sessions: Submarine - great Naminanu - great You Might Recall - good Paperlate - not good Me & Virgil - not that good Edited by Cristi - June 15 2024 at 05:36

Cristi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Offline Points: 47183	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cristi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 15 2024 at 04:55
	Good Dodo/Lurker Abacab Me and Sarah Jane Keep It Dark listenable Another Record Man on the Corner meh (not bad, but not that good either) Like it or not No Reply at All wtf was this? Whodunnit? Edited by Cristi - June 15 2024 at 05:03

suitkees Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 19 2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 9050	Post Options Post Reply Quote suitkees Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 15 2024 at 03:20
	Abacab is the Genesis album I listen most often to - I've always found it a highly enjoyable album. I'm not good at ranking, so I'll do some kind of grouping: Great: - Abacab - Me and Sarah Jane - Dodo/Lurker - Who dunnit? Good: - Keep It Dark - Man on the Corner - Like it or not OK: - No Reply at All - Another Record
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Octopus II Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 21 2023 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 13973	Post Options Post Reply Quote Octopus II Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 15 2024 at 02:47
	Dodo/Lurker Keep It Dark Abacab

Valdez Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1478	Post Options Post Reply Quote Valdez Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2024 at 17:52
	I swear that the only ones I've heard are Abacab and No Reply. The two songs from radio play that Killed Genesis for me. I hear a lot of Phil Collins on my kid's movie soundtracks. No interest here.
	https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24906	Post Options Post Reply Quote someone_else Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2024 at 14:43
	Excellent 1. Dodo/Lurker Ok 2. Abacab 3. Keep It Dark Decent 4. Another Record Hit and miss 5. Me and Sarah Jane 6. Man on the Corner Mediocre 7. Like It or Not 8. No Reply at All Crap 9. Who Dunnit? Edited by someone_else - June 15 2024 at 05:03


Steve Wyzard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 30 2017 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3073	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Wyzard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 14 2024 at 11:19
	Three masterpieces: 1. Dodo/Lurker 2. Me and Sarah Jane 3. Abacab Weird and wonderful, these three can stand head-and-shoulders next to anything the band has ever done. It was hearing the heavily synthesized sounds of "Abacab" on the radio that made me go out and buy my first Genesis album. I've been a fan ever since. Three great experiments: 4. No Reply at All 5. Keep It Dark 6. Like It or Not Some people think the horns on "No Reply at All" don't belong on a Genesis album. Others dislike the looped guitar line and dropped-in chords on "Keep It Dark", or the 6/8 swing-feel of "Like It or Not". I consider all three to be very successful at what they are striving for, and love all of the above. Three "really good, but not great" songs: 7. Who Dunnit? 8. Another Record 9. Man on the Corner I maintain my position that "Who Dunnit?" is quirky, offbeat, nutty, demented, and just plain a whole lotta fun. I love the haunting piano/guitar intro to "Another Record", but the rest of the song is just "all right". "Man on the Corner" is obviously a Phil Collins solo song, but Tony's synths create a good atmosphere. Yes, the whole really is greater than the sum of its component parts. This is one of those albums where I wouldn't change anything, and yet I will always wonder how the projected double-album version would have come across. The 3 songs on the "3 X 3" EP and the single B-sides are decent, but it's easy to understand why they were left off the actually released album. I'll close by saying: "Those DRUMS!!! Those BASSLINES!!! Those SYNTHS!!!"