ABACAB

I'll never understand why this album gets such a bad rap. If you want to follow the seeds of Genesis' free fall into pop music, the roots can be traced back to the dreadful lead vocal debut "More Fool Me", to "Your Own Special Way", to "Follow You Follow Me", through "Misunderstanding", leading to "No Reply At All". Abacab wasn't the first album to feature pop tunes, and there are actually some very good moments on this album. The title track is a great tune, and features some great prog moments. A lot of the rest of the album is a bit lighter sounding, but not much of this album would qualify as "pop music". Sure, "No Reply At All" is a blatant pop tune, but there really wasn't anything else like that here. So, no, it's not "Foxtrot", but so what? Overall, this is a great album, and has held up very well over time. I still love "Me and Sarah Jane", and "Keep It Dark", as well as "Dodo/Lurker". "Man on The Corner" is a bit "Collinsesque", but still a great tune. So stop being such "prog snobs", and take this album for what it was and IS, an excellent Genesis record.