Genesis - Abacab

[morganys]

OMG : Drums + lyrics = Very hard (2 hands, 2 feet, and mouth)

[woteverz123]

phil collins can suck me off....again

[wexfordrob]

that keyboard does my head in

[islandis65]

Rutherford sucks on guitar! Banks has to do all the riffs on keyboards.

[svenssoncorps]

@islandis65 i don't see how the fact that they have many keyboard-based songs means the guitarist "sucks". It's just cool it's a difference from other rock bands. Btw, Rutherford's great here as usual

[August079]

Você vai ver um show e vê que o vocalista está lá atrás... atrás da bateria... e não à frente dos demais componentes, de forma móvel pelo palco, o que nos acostumamos a ver.

Era hilário e curioso ao mesmo tempo. Mas era também uma grandiosa banda, capaz de manter sua proposta, metamorfoseando sob novas sonoridades, evoluindo do prog inicial a um novo prog, de padrão estético mais definido, mas com o mesmo brilho de ser obscuro, belo ou surpreendente.

Assim vejo este Genesis.

[vincentd19]

just the way how Phil sits their playing the drums and singing as well, magnificent:P

he could drink a cup of tea and mow the lawn at the same time while he's at it:P

[supersandman86]

his drumming is amazing, and the fact that even to this day he never learnt how to read drum music

[pzolsky]

it's about a swedish taxi firm

abba cab

[XxpauldadudexX]

@pzolsky LOL! Very good one!

[pzolsky]

no 'i' in team

[jonas21120]

A VERY cool song.

[Poepdrol43]

Opinion

[Poepdrol43]

One of the greatest songs of them in my opnion.

[liu2006peng]

Phil Collins ur voice makes me fy, ur music is a trip!

[mateusromanp]

I prefer Genesis from the 70's, but this tune is nice.

[sunflyen]

Memos James whale on radio , me wanting friday rock show on with tommy vince R I P tom .

[TheSamara89kitten]

Love this song but I have no idea what it's about...help?

[adamtzsch]

Excellent song...

I don't know what it's about, but the title comes from the song's chord progression: A B A C A B

[SuperAnto1969]

discoteca o poco più..peter ritornaaa!!!!!

[ChiefTac]

After the Tarzan Musical i became fan of Genesis and Phil :P Nice music

[SuperAnto1969]

genesis

[SuperAnto1969]

genesis

[MoRulez]

Phil Collins at his very best! Love him!

[invertedchords]

PRODIGY are awesome man. MAN PHIL COLLINS is bald. Chocolate source. Fice o beal.

[sunflyen]

nice one phil takes me back when i was 17 . and the Ise of Man TT in the pubs x

[MWFBrasil]

Much better than The Doors

[vanhalter]

greetings from italy!

[bluemux]

MITICI!!!!

[erock8469]

why can't usa view this channel?

[Qoureno]

Fantastic!

[billylomito]

I think Collins changed completely the kind of music that Genesis used to play,,, I'd rather hear old Genesis, still, Collins is hell of an artist

[LarryLawyerGorman]

hmmmm phil collins came after trespass : )

they have done nursery crime and foxtrot later... it changed the music, making it better

[joefalchetto94]

i want back in Genesis Peter Gabriel!

[Musilosophy]

AWESOME!

[stephena1967]

blackarawak i agree with all you said about phil, but in my opinion hes a great showman too ..

[zoran4587]

ok !!!

[billyconnearly]

I don't know why Phil is not appreciated - he was one of the strongest Drummers of his time! Plus a very good Musician and Singer! Asked how he got such a BIG drum sound he replied " I buy fuckin' BIG drums!!!" respect!

[klnine]

@billyconnearly He kicked out our hero Peter !

[lujas10]

'blackarawak83' sums it all up really, Phil Collins, for me,perhaps the most undervalued muscian of our generation?

[RockAndRolla5]

Gotta love Genesis! :D

[blackarawak83]

One of truly talented artist that is Phil Collins. He composes music, plays drums, piano, bass guitar and most of all can sing his ass off.

[AmandaJantinaGeertje]

heil doedelable

[stypus]

979 fantasy genesis cange music

[MrDoedelable]

Verdammt schwer Schlagzeug zu spielen und gleichzeitig in dieser Qualität zu singen......Das spricht für die musikalische Genialität des Phil Collins....HUT AB!! ;o)) Er ist nicht umsonst eine LEGENDE!

[paerreap]

Der Song ist grandios ! Aber was macht der verwirrte Penner mit der Gitarre auf der Bühne ?

[kramertmarie]

Just look up the same video away from this official site. I tried it and it worked...Dunno whats up but, hope they get it fixed soon.

[robbiebenidorm]

at the end of the day genesis were the best band in the world .till the other three fuck up, how much money do you want guys

[MrDannywatts]

Wot a tune! Its largly ignored by the band as well! Roundhay Park, Leeds, 1992. Oh what a night!

[kramertmarie]

Please say NO, but that you would like to! ;-)

[kramertmarie]

Phil, so...are you seeing anyone?

[forestgumpaed]

i remember buying duke the album with this on and the outstanding track on it happens to be duchess,never the less yet another classic album by genesis.

[cpjames2000]

Abacab was on the album ABACAB..

[valleisetesdal]

FUNKY-TIME!!

03:08

[stropcooper]

love the final verse with collins riding the high hat and the chipping guitar line. Embarassed to say I love this tune, but I have since I first heard it as a fourteen year old!

[dreamline2008]

i love this song

[dingle1673]

wats that 1 song by just phil collins himself (i think) that u can understand wat he says and its got the BEST drum solo ever? kant describe it well...

[porkerturd]

In the air tonight, I believe is the song your asking about.

[mikosoft]

In the air tonight, possibly?

[antblue363]

Vintage rock n roll.

[Phoenix4Changes]

17 views imagine

that

[Phoenix4Changes]

the word abacab per Wiki means

nothing

[paolorossifan2006]

From Wiki:

"The title is taken from the structure of an early version of the song. Guitarist Mike Rutherford explained in an interview that the band labeled various sections of the song with letters of the alphabet, and at one point the sections were ordered A-B-A-C-A-B. Rutherford commented that the completed song no longer followed this format, but the name was kept nevertheless."

[johnnyostrawb33ry]

hes right just read that page

[Phoenix4Changes]

do u think they are serious about some of their "stuff" or

just in it

4 the

$

[uriel4377]

i thought riaa took this off(audio).

[aliceisapianist09]

THE BEST

[invertedchords]

Terry bossio is a much better drummer

[Dmusic1970]

Thanks for video, wonderful to see and hear great music

[lekezenman]

Abacab , the peopel hiding under it , or the real men!

Should have made a better choice while you could!

abacab is no option

[BLKnUSA]

Larry Blackmon of Cameo,Maurice White of Earth,Wind&Fire are drummers.

[balzysalzy]

Talking about drummers who also sing....Kelly Keagy from Night Ranger.

[geoindy]

I remember being in New York riding down to Times Square from Yankee Stadium in Abu's CAB..I really don't know why they wrote this song about him...

[lastdaysguitar]

Don't forget: Todd Rundgren can drum & sing really well too...

this is a REALLY good video of the boys in their memorable heyday and Genesis is still one of my favorites, both with and after Peter Gabriel - nice work guys!

[lastdaysguitar]

PERFECTION! So good to see these guys filmed so well back in the day!!

[BLKnUSA]

you guys are forgeting the best drummer/vocalist in rock which is Don Henley. arguments please.

[zepfan2012]

Well...MAYBE.

But Phil had a huge solo career,IMO a better solo career than Henley.

and also henley didnt sing on all of the eagles songs.

[jimiboyd]

and Don Henley couldn't come close to Phil Collins on drums

[kickitsimple]

one of my fave genesis songs...

[zapkvr]

Some of the lamest genesis ever but still great. Enough of Phil Collins is always too much.

[chubbzlid]

whoa whoa phil is wearing the same clothes as in his single hit , i missed again lol

[TheGutiargod]

hes well talented to drum nd sing

[TheGreatFalcon]

I'm used to say that Neil Peart is the best drummer ever but that guy's singing also while drumming... Though, If he was playing hard beats like Neil does, I don't think he would have enough concentration to also sing... Well... The drum beat is simple but strong. Also interesting to know why it's called ABACAB, thanks to seandog1324 ;)

[Ladyeglantine]

Can also be explained as:

verse- A

chorus-B

verse- A

bridge- C

verse- A

chorus-B

There's Gil Moore of Triumph, as well. He can sing and play drums quite admirably.

[spehrson]

also:

Levon Helm

Don Henley

Can't think of other drummer singers. Neal Peart may not have sung but he was also the primary songwriter and lyricist. That's impressive.

[NeilDeininger]

Karen Carpenter

Ringo

Peter Criss (although infrequently)

Dave Grohl

Sheila E.

Mikki Dolez of the Monkees

[floydgenesisnut]

You forgot one more singing drummer Roger Taylor of Queen. He sang and played drums simultaneously in every Queen show. He always sang the highest harmonies (Freddie Mercury usually would take lowest and/or middle harmony, Brian May would sing middle and/or low parts and John Deacon rarely did backing vocals and would sing a low part as he hates his own singing voice). Roger also sang "I'm In Love With My Car" every night behind the kit in his Rod Stewart meets John Lennon singing voice.

[lightman71]

VH1 played this entire show , I recognize the shirts and the stage layout. I have always wanted to get this show on DVD . It must be a differant region.

[amccann7]

This is amazing...I mean can you imagine how difficult it would be to sing and play drums like this at the same time. Phil Collins deserves a great deal of respect!

[knawlejj]

I agree 100% He is very talented

[bds1167]

This video was played over and over and over again on MTV.. Thank God.

[tronuD2]

why is this song called abacab?

abacab is a code in mortal combat but i doubt that's why it's called that. haha

[seandog1234]

Its the form of the music. An A section then B, back to A, C, A then ends on B. Many songs follow a similar form.

[ScotIrishPirate]

This vid got me into "rugby shirts"

[p0werlunch]

where do you buy them, kind sir??

[romaneberle]

Love this one, my favourite Genesis song.

To me, it's Genesis' "Tom Sawyer" (Rush).

hm, just imagine:

Rush and Genesis touring together. Genesis with Phil on drums and vocals, and a set with Ray Wilson, and a guest appearance by Peter Gabriel. Rush just being Rush. I think I'd clear my bank account for the ticket. :-)

[SSSSBBBB81]

Phil Collins on Drum ? Where's Neil Peart in all that ?

[romaneberle]

@SSSSBBBB81:

neil is drumming for rush, of course.

btw., who gave my previous comment a thumbs-down? what's wrong with it?

[falafel2]

seems like someone gave you another one :)

[romaneberle]

lol, dammit, going down! -3! haha!

hm, maybe Genesis-people don't like Rush's "Tom Sawyer" that much. Or Ray Wilson. Or - Peter Gabriel?! LOL!

[Smaugrens]

I like PG and Rush, thumbs up.

[shakahar1]

I'd be next in line for tix to that!

and clear the bank for it too.

[CSIfanatic08]

I LOVE PHIL COLLINS!!! He is amazing! He sings, plays guitar, drums... HE'S A ONE MAN BAND and a total BADASS too!

[Iodrake]

Phil is/was one of the tightest drummers going, I think it's a shame we don't get to see him drum these days.

[OrganicTrichome]

I AGREE 10000%

[michaeltgrace]

I don't mean to be a negative nancy... I love Genesis...but Abacab and Turn It On Again are almost too similar.

Yes, I know Turn It On again is in 4/4 7/8 or whatever, but c'mon... Banks wasn't "in gear" for those tunes *but i still love both tracks*

[ramjet1962]

Neve knew Phil Collins played drums and sang? LOL ROTFL Where have you been!

[p0rkjell0]

classic...

[valleisetesdal]

Awesome seeing Phil playing drums and singing!

[gabrielmcneese21]

I knew Phil could play the drums. Never knew he sung and played at the same time

[Marry09100]

Genial ^^

[osfandi]

cualquier opinion es poco, del 1 al 10 es 10, mas iva porsu

[skincauldron]

Always liked the song ending in this video better than the album version (where they just drone on and on with one of their less impressive jams). I prefer how they do it here, with the main boogie being played into a fadeout. Just my two cents on a song I very much love.

[tjdolphinfan35]

they kicked you know what ... great band I wish they would do a reunion tour

[KevinHeaven9]

they did, like in 2007

[tunderalex]

very nice song !!!

[theConstructedRuckus]

Love it... easily my favorite Genesis song, when the long, unneeded instrumental at the end is cut out. Pretty simple, pretty barebones, but pretty damn kickin.

[Phoenix4Changes]

they are people just like the rest of us...

but pretty good music people...

appears with their lyrics they are really with "the program"

but we all know actions speak louder than words

or lyrics

or music

hello my friends???

xoxoxo

"trio"

[AVman9]

ummm.....what?

[explodingpenguinn]

All opinions aside.....these guys are gods!

[Paganel75]

"Did you ever see them perform live together? "

Was it the case on the "Drums, drums and more drums" ob a Genenis DVD ? By the way;, I wonder what the fuss about YouTube is all about. I would certainly never have heard of Genesis or had an idea to buy one of their DVDs if I had not seen them on YouTube first :-)

[elrincondelos70s]

Excelent,the best of Genesis!!!

[greenblackswerl]

def not the best of genesis. good indeed but not even close to the best.

[Phoenix4Changes]

Phil, r u still single???

did i say that???

do u jog/run???

how tall r u???

doesn't really matter

whatever

"trio"

[Phoenix4Changes]

oh my, where was i

please remove the above

for crying out loud

my mouth

oh well

gotta love it,

lol/foc

whatever

[joepod]

Why did Genesis need Chester Thompson on tour? Phil could have done singing and drums the whole concert this way!

[Fastboy007]

I saw Genesis with Chester Thompson on the Mama Tour in 84. Phil Collins is a great drummer, but he is a total showman when fronting a band!

[Joelesque]

Sitting at the drums, you have absolutely no stage-presence. that's why he decided letting Chester play

[eu4ricfic]

Did you ever see them perform live together? The shows we used to see in the 1970's were incredible. Phil, Tony, Michael, Chester and Daryl. Plus the most incredible light shows. Truly amazing shows!!!!

[lekezenman]

WHY? is not the question here.

Might be you do not know what BREATH means...

Chester WAS there ,has been chosen by the band and I mean , man just hear him drumming and look at him suffering to equal a virtuous Phil Collins!

[Giua1973]

i saw genesis in toronto in late summer 2007 and chester thompson kicked ass!

[bigblopper]

yessss back up.

[fivedinners]

polished talent*****

[peachypika]

Thank you for uploading this!

[analyzingfunny]

Why such crappy sound?? I just dont get it. Do you not want your music to sound good?

[davidbrodlie]

do u no how old this recording is! It was done back in late 70's early 80's!

[analyzingfunny]

yes. it sounds better than this and could.

[joepod]

You could always buy it.

[g613044]

I love Tool.

[keykrazy0]

This is the video that got me into playing keyboards like 25 years ago!  Thanks for the recent TIOA tour, guys !!! ^_^

[GrayLeader2184]

Way to stick to your own bosses, boys!

[newkidfanalways]

Yep.. Keep sticking it to them guys... You are the ones that should be able to put the videos out there... VH1 Classic went all metal on us... WMG better get over themselves before they end up broke... But then again they fuck over all their artists by muting the videos... I hope anyone other them goes to another Label not owned by WMG... They should sue WMG... It is their music and their faces NOT WMGS.....

[newkidfanalways]

Thanks for the re upload of this classic... WMG are pigs man... Keep fighing them... These are your music videos so you should be able to share them with your fans... Love you!!!!

[floydgenesisnut]

Genesis are the copyright owners of their music not WMG! They license their albums for distribution to Virgin (an EMI owned affiliate) in all countries outside the US and Canada (which is WMG). The band is one of a few who have different labels than WMG outside the US and Canada for distribution (Metallica, AC/DC and Dire Straits are the other noted examples who are experiencing a similar situation of videos as they are either no longer on WMG or on anoter label outside the US and Canada).

[youvebeenthunderstru]

We should not tolerate Warner's bullshit.