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Genesis – Abacab – review
After the three members of Genesis all released their solo albums, they recorded Abacab, an album that would change everything…
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After the three members of Genesis all released their solo albums, they recorded Abacab, an album that would change everything…
After their Top Ten success in 1973 Genesis went on to produce their most ambitious work in 1974 – a production that brought out big rifts in the band.
In the course of the re-releases of the Genesis back catalogue Duke came out in late March 2007 on an SACD hybrid / DVD double disk. All about the content and the music here.
After their first major successes Genesis produced an album in 1973 that is generally considered one of the best they ever recorded. Steve Hackett describes it as his favourite Genesis album, and some songs from it were still played on the 2007 tour.
The Abacab tour of 1981 and 1982 was documented as another double live album. Three Sides Live actually does contain only three LP sides of live material
In the early 90s Genesis reached the commercial peak of their career. We Can’t Dance produced no less than six singles. It also turned out to be the last one with Phil Collins.
The 1983-1998 boxset covers the band’s most successful period plus the post-Collins album Calling All Stations. Unfortunately not all the bonus tracks were included from this period. Find out why.
September 2007 saw the re-release of the Genesis back catalogue in general and Genesis, also known as Shapes or the Mama album in a SACD-hybrid/DVD double disc set. All about the content and the music can be found here.
The self-titled album from 1983, also known as Shapes, was the record that made Genesis a real stadium band.
Information about the content and the bonus material of the Gabriel-era Genesis SACD/DVD boxset can be found here.