Abacab (2007 Remaster) - Genesis

Abacab is probably the first Genesis album I really got. I knew they existed with Gabriel & Hackett in earlier years, but they didn't interest me at the time. The more "accessible" Genesis is what I really knew, and had to "learn backwards". This was my starting point, really. The title track, "No Reply at All", and "Man on the Corner" are the strong tracks for me, but some of the other tracks here that hark back to the more complex Genesis are worthy of attention too (Me and Sarah Jane would be an example of that).

I got this version of the CD in the 1976-1982 Genesis Box Set. You can order that here, but the cover art here links to the individual 2007 remaster version of this album, as it's cheaper to buy them individually, but you don't get the bonus discs in the box set.

The 2007 remaster series has two discs. The second has a DVD Audio 5.1 mix of the album, plus new interviews, videos, live footage, etc. I used to have this CD on it's own before I got the box set, I ditched that version of Abacab when I got the box, but here's what I originally had written for that version of the album:

Original Version Notes: Genesis is one of those bands I've always liked, but for some reason never really bought a lot of their albums on CD. Before CD's I used to have a lot of their stuff on tape, but I never upgraded them to CD for some reason. This is one I did - happen to like a lot of songs on it. The title track is a good one for me, as is No Reply at all and Man on the Corner.