Reviews of Steve Hackett CDs
Steve Hackett releases a follow-up to his 1996/1997 Genesis Revisited album. Again, he invited various musicians from different genres to deliver contributions. Find all information here.
Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited II - 2CD review
Finally, the long-announced album project SQUACKETT is out - a joint effort by the musicians Steve Hackett and Chris Squire (Yes). Christian Gerhardts shares his thoughts.
Steve Hackett - SQUACKETT: A Life Within A Day - CD review
September 2011 saw the release of Steve Hackett's most recent rock album. Steffen Gerlach has listened to it and also gives you an overview of the rich bonus material of the 2CD special edition.
Steve Hackett - Beyond The Shrouded Horizon - CD review
Steve Hackett has released a new album three years after his last rock album Wild Orchids. It is called Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth and Steffen Gerlach has listened to it for you.
Steve Hackett - Out Of The Tunnels Mouth - CD review
Steve Hackett indulges in his love for classical music again. On February 19 he released his Tribute to his guitar idols, dispensing with every instrument that is not a nylon guitar.
Steve Hackett - Tribute - CD review
Virgin / EMI Records have finally got around to releasing Steve Hackett's early albums according to his ideas - to the delight of the musician and his fans alike, for the record company respected Hackett's wishes about the sound as well as extras and the package.
Steve Hackett - Remasters - CD reviews
He is always looking for “unbounded places where culture meet and influence each other”, and it seems Steve Hackett has found some more of them. He proudly lets us admire the collection of Wild Orchids he has collected since his last band album...
Steve Hackett - Wild Orchids - CD review
After the artistic and commercial success of Steve Hackett's version of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream as a guitar concert in 1997 another project like that was to be expected. And indeed it was announced a couple of years ago and published eight years after its predecessor.
Steve Hackett - Metamorpheus - CD review
There is many a prejudice against (ex-)stars and musician beyond their 50th birthday: They have become lazy, uncreative, their own caricature and so forth. Frequently these claims are true...
Steve Hackett - To Watch The Storms - CD review
After the success the GTR album enjoyed in the mid-80s Steve Hackett planned to do another solo album that was to be called Feedback. It was never released, though parts of it found their way to the fans. Now Steve has completed and released it.
Steve Hackett - Feedback 86 - CD review
After he had finished reminiscing about his time in Genesis Steve Hackett released a real solo album again. Darktown is, the title gives it away, rather gloomy...
Steve Hackett - Darktown - CD review
In 1997 Steve Hackett released his take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on EMI Classic. Bernd Vormwald is happy to introduce you to the work and its background.
Steve Hackett - A Midsummer Night's Dream - CD review
After his surprise album Genesis Revisited Steve Hackett played four shows in Japan with his band. These gigs were preserved as the live double album The Tokyo Tapes.
Steve Hackett - The Tokyo Tapes: Live In Japan - 2CD review
An unusual Steve Hackett album was released in 1996. Steve recorded new versions of a number of Genesis classics, added an orchestra, and published Genesis Revisited at first only in Japan, but later also in Europe. The album also features an impressive list of guest musicians.
Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited - CD review
Steve Hackett's foray into the blues provides us with a new studio album aptly called Blues With A Feeling.
Steve Hackett - Blues With A Feeling - CD Review
After a time of little output Steve Hackett achieved a sort of comeback in 1993 when he released a new rock album called Guitar Noir.
Steve Hackett - Guitar Noir - CD review
After he left Genesis Steve Hackett proceeded to release his second solo album Please Don't Touch with an impressive list of guest musicians.
Steve Hackett - Please Dont Touch - CD review
In 1975 Steve Hackett, lead guitarist with Genesis, became the first member of Genesis to release a solo album.
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte - CD review


Steve Hacketts Studio-Album from 2006 as a Special Edition.
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The collaboration between Steve Hackett and Chris Squire is finally due for release. The SQUACKETT album comes in various formats, this includes a bonus-DVD with 5.1 Mix.