28-10-2009, 12:08
from my library
Genesis - Abacab - 1981
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On the decline by this point for me, this 11th effort still passes the muster. Even though Collins had come out from behind the kit here, I always prefered the Gabriel years. Collins stage presence could never come close to Peter. Sparse with 9 tracks, the good tracks are very good. Album reached #1 in the U.K. and #7 U.S. Abacab, No Reply At All and Man On The Corner were all singles with No Reply At All charting the highest in the U.S. at #2.
I like this album.
Favorite Track - Man On The Corner
See the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
But he waits everyday now.
He's just waiting for something to show.
And nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
'Cos there's no hiding place,
There's no hiding place - for you.
Looking everywhere at no one,
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
When he shouts nobody listens,
Where he leads no one will go - oh.
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
But he waits everyday now.
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
Nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
'Cos there's no hiding place,
There's no hiding place - for you and me.
Are we just like all the rest,
We're looking too hard for something he's got
Or moving too fast to rest.
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.
Just like the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know - oh.
But he waits every day now.
He's just waiting for that something to show - oh.
Who's the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know.
But he's there every day now.
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
Who's the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know.
Oh but he waits every day now.
He's just waiting for that something to show.
1) Abacab - ** - live
YouTube - abacab Genesis Concert Wembley
2) No Reply At All - *** - live
YouTube - Genesis - No Reply At All (Three Sides Live) HQ
3) Me And Sarah Jane - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Me And Sarah Jane (Three Sides Live) [Abridged] HQ
4) Keep It Dark - ** - live
YouTube - Keep it Dark - Mama Tour - 1984 - Genesis
5) Dodo / Lurker - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Dodo / Lurker (Three Sides Live) HQ
6) Who Dunnit? - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Who Dunnit? (Three Sides Live) HQ
7) Man On The Corner - *** - live
YouTube - Genesis - Man on the Corner
8) Like It Or Not - ** - audio
YouTube - GENESIS- Like It Or Not LIVE
9) Another Record - **
3's - 2
2's - 4
1's - 3
Rating - 1.7
Genesis - Abacab - 1981
![[Image: c84817xsy5e.jpg]](http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c848/c84817xsy5e.jpg)
On the decline by this point for me, this 11th effort still passes the muster. Even though Collins had come out from behind the kit here, I always prefered the Gabriel years. Collins stage presence could never come close to Peter. Sparse with 9 tracks, the good tracks are very good. Album reached #1 in the U.K. and #7 U.S. Abacab, No Reply At All and Man On The Corner were all singles with No Reply At All charting the highest in the U.S. at #2.
I like this album.
Favorite Track - Man On The Corner
See the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
But he waits everyday now.
He's just waiting for something to show.
And nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
'Cos there's no hiding place,
There's no hiding place - for you.
Looking everywhere at no one,
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
When he shouts nobody listens,
Where he leads no one will go - oh.
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
But he waits everyday now.
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
Nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
'Cos there's no hiding place,
There's no hiding place - for you and me.
Are we just like all the rest,
We're looking too hard for something he's got
Or moving too fast to rest.
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.
Just like the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know - oh.
But he waits every day now.
He's just waiting for that something to show - oh.
Who's the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know.
But he's there every day now.
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
Who's the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know.
Oh but he waits every day now.
He's just waiting for that something to show.
1) Abacab - ** - live
YouTube - abacab Genesis Concert Wembley
2) No Reply At All - *** - live
YouTube - Genesis - No Reply At All (Three Sides Live) HQ
3) Me And Sarah Jane - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Me And Sarah Jane (Three Sides Live) [Abridged] HQ
4) Keep It Dark - ** - live
YouTube - Keep it Dark - Mama Tour - 1984 - Genesis
5) Dodo / Lurker - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Dodo / Lurker (Three Sides Live) HQ
6) Who Dunnit? - * - live
YouTube - Genesis - Who Dunnit? (Three Sides Live) HQ
7) Man On The Corner - *** - live
YouTube - Genesis - Man on the Corner
8) Like It Or Not - ** - audio
YouTube - GENESIS- Like It Or Not LIVE
9) Another Record - **
3's - 2
2's - 4
1's - 3
Rating - 1.7