- rock, progressive rock, pop rock, art rock
- 47 min
- 9 tracks
- Charisma
Abacab is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 18 September 1981 by Charisma Records. After their 1980 tour in support of their previous album, Duke (1980), the band took a break before they reconvened in 1981 to write and record a new album.
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Spare, character-led, cool and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Q2/5 ★
- Record Mirror5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Smash Hits6.5/10
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Tracks
- A1Abacab6:58
- A2No Reply at All4:39
- A3Me and Sarah Jane5:60
- A4Keep It Dark4:31
- B1Dodo / Lurker7:30
- B2Who Dunnit?3:25
- B3Man on the Corner4:25
- B4Like It or Not4:53
- B5Another Record4:21
9 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Genesis
- Label
- Charisma
- Released
- 1981
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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