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Steve Hackett – Recording Compendium, Part 8: 1999 – 2007
Part 8 of the compendium focuses on the ‘MAP Studios’ phase, during which two band albums and two acoustic albums were recorded, interspersed with extensive touring.
Part 8: To Watch The Storms / Metamorpheus / Wild Orchids / Tribute | Summer 1999 – 2007
Last Update: 11/09/2025 | Overview | back to part 7 | on to part 9
Steve Hackett wants to expand! His basement studio is becoming too small for more elaborate sessions. He is therefore planning to build a larger studio in a wing of the building near Crown Studios (Billy Budis’ Camino office and Kim Poor’s studio), but this will take quite some time. He continues to work on new demos for rock line-ups and an orchestral classical work in the ‘basement’.
His work is interrupted by a small guest appearance at the Classic Rock Society Awards Ceremony at the end of November, where he shares the stage with the band Jadis for encores and meets Peter Banks again, 27 years after the session for his first solo album.
Blues Jam [live at CRS Awards 1999]
(?) (5:32)
Beyond & Before [live at CRS Awards 1999]
(Peter Banks) (6:51)
Performance date: 28th November 1999
Recording location: Oakwood Centre/Rotherham
Produced by:
Performed by: Jadis feat. Steve Hackett & Peter Banks
First official release: —
Best available source: Bootleg (audience) – Jadis (HD download//?)
At the beginning of the new millennium, the focus remains on building the studio and working on new songs. Work on the Camino Records label is also intensified and the online shop’s web presence is further expanded. In addition, Steve feels that the time is ripe to finally play concerts with a band again. Keyboardist Roger King would be there this time. The drummer would be Gary O’Toole, also from Budis’ managed band Manuka. Roger recommends bassist Phil Mulford, who coincidentally had already worked with Gary.
In April, however, Steve cannot resist accepting the request of his former Marillion drummer Ian Mosley to participate in his solo project together with the multi-talented Ben Castle. Steve can be heard on three songs on the album Postmankind, which also features contributions from Ian’s Marillion colleagues Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas.
Someday In May
(Ben Castle) (7:39)
The Flying Scroll
(Ben Castle) (6:06)
Why Me?
(Ben Castle) (5:45)
Recording date: January – April 2000
Recording location: Racket Club/Buckinghamshire
Produced by: Ben Castle & Ian Mosley
Performed by: Ian Mosley & Ben Castle feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar), Pete Trewavas (Bass), Steve Rothery (Guitar), John Etheridge (Guitar) & Mark Edwards (Keyboards)
First official release/Best available source: 16th April 2001 – Ian Mosley & Ben Castle Postmankind (UK CD//Racket Records Racket 16)
The very inspiring encounter with saxophonist and flautist Ben Castle is finally the missing piece of the puzzle for Steve Hackett‘s next live line-up, for which two new tracks have already been prepared in demo form.
Mechanical Bride [demo]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Serpentine Song [demo]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Recording date: 2000?
Recording location: The Basement
Produced by: Steve Hackett?
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. ?
First official release/Best available source: —
Four band concerts are booked in Italy for mid-July – the first in almost four years! The set list mixes solo tracks from three decades with a few excursions into his Genesis past. Concert-goers will now also be able to enjoy brand new material…
The Floating Seventh [live 2000]
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
Mechanical Bride [live 2000]
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
Serpentine Song [live 2000]
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
Wholetone [intro to Los Endos] [live 2000]
(Steve Hackett) () First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
First official release: —
Best available source: Bootleg – Steve Hackett Vigevano 2000 (HiRes download//audience recording)
Performance date: 9th July 2000
Performance location: Open Air Festival/Vigevano
After the concerts, Steve once again visits John Wetton in the studio to enhance one of his new tracks with Hackett’s harmonica playing.
Real World
(John Wetton, Ringo Starr) (2:37)
Recording date: 2000
Recording location: Liscombe Park Studios
Produced by: John Wetton
Performed by: John Wetton feat. Steve Hackett (Harp)
First official release: 16th December 2000 – John Wetton Welcome To Heaven (JP CD//Avalon MICP-10207)
Best available source: John Wetton Welcome To Heaven [2023 remaster] (44.1kHz/16bit PCM download//Spirit Of Unicorn Music)
The rest of the year was likely spent building the studio and working on the planned archive releases Feedback (Studio), Live Archive, a DVD edition of Tokyo Tapes and the re-release of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Filmmaker Chris Ward asks Steve Hackett to contribute the music for the new 50-minute documentary Outwitting Hitler about the story of Holocaust survivor Marian Pretzel. As the deadline leaves no time for new compositions, Steve uses set pieces from the albums Defector, Guitar Noir and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, supplemented by previously unreleased early versions of his next classical project, which he has been working on since 1999.
Janowska [early version of Charon’s Call (part 1)]
(Steve Hackett) (1:43)
Nightmare Years [early version of Serverance (part 1)]
(Steve Hackett) (1:07)
Outwitting Hitler [early version of Serverance (part 2)]
(Steve Hackett) (0:50)
Recording date: 2001?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett
First official release: 22nd April 2001 (Showtime USA TV broadcast)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Janowska / Nightmare Years / Outwitting Hitler (128kbs mp3 download//mp3.com/artists/235/steve_hackett.html)
At the end of March, Steve is invited to Gandalf‘s 20th anniversary concert in Vienna to perform as a guest on stage.
Face In The Mirror [live in Vienna 2001]
(Gandalf) (5:58)
Recording date: 26th March 2001
Recording location: Etablissement Ronacher/Vienna
Produced by: Gandalf
Performed by: Gandalf feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 29th August 2008 – Gandalf & Friends Live In Vienna (EU CD+DVD//Prudence 398.6748.2)
But Steve Hackett is already busy with an upcoming surprise! From the end of June to the end of July, he will be touring South and Central America with his band! Keyboardist Roger King and drummer Gary O’Toole are set for the line-up, but joining them for this tour are ex-Spirit Of Django bassist Terry Gregory and an exceptional talent on wind instruments: Rob Townsend. The tour will start in Argentina and continue through Chile, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama and Costa Rica, concluding with three gigs in Mexico. In addition to Mechanical Bride and Serpentine Song, which were already played last year, the current set list includes four new intros and instrumentals: The Floating Seventh, Pollution, Slave Girls and Lucridus.
The fourth concert of the tour at the Coliseo Gimnasio in Buenos Aires is recorded for release in sound and vision, much to the delight of many fans.
The Floating Seventh [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (1:26) First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
Mechanical Bride [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (6:48) First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
Medley (Myopia (riff) / Los Endos (part 1) / Imaging (riff) / Ace Of Wands (theme) / Hackett To Bits) [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
() (5:13)
Serpentine (Song) [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (6:43) First known performance date: 9th July 2000 – Open Air Festival/Vigevano
Watcher Of The Skies (intro/outro) [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (5:08)
Hairless Heart [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks) (2:56)
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (3:00)
Riding The Colossus [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (4:13)
Pollution [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (2:41) First known performance date: 28th June 2001 – Auditorio La Fundacion/Rosario
The Steppes [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (6:12)
Gnossienne Nº1 [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Erik Satie) (3:46)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (4:03)
Sierra Quemada [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (6:23)
The Wall Of Knives (Slave Girls) [intro to Vampyre…] [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (0:48) First known performance date: 28th June 2001 – Auditorio La Fundacion/Rosario
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (6:41)
A Tower Struck Down (part 1) [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett, John Hackett) (3:18)
A Tower Struck Down (part 2) / Lucridus [intro to Darktown] [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (1:51) First known performance date: 28th June 2001 – Auditorio La Fundacion/Rosario
Darktown [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (5:25)
Camino Royale [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus) (8:02)
[Introductions]
(0:44)
In Memoriam [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (8:45)
Horizons [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Steve Hackett) (2:05)
Los Endos [incl. exerpt from Dancing With The Moonlit Knight] [live in Buenos Aires 2001]
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (7:43)
Performance date: 1st July 2001
Performance locaotion: Coliseao Gimnasio/Buenos Aires
Produced by: ? (mixed by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Vocals) feat. Roger King (Keyboards), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Vocals), Rob Townsend (Saxophone, Flute) & Terry Gregory (Bass, Vocals)
First official release/Best available source: 2002 – Steve Hackett Somewhere In South America…Live In Buenos Aires (EU DVD+2CD//Camino Records CAMDV29/Inside Out Music IOMDVD 002)
The second half of the year is likely to be dominated by writing new songs for a new band album and recording his next classical project. Steve is also recording a new version of his classic Horizons with Ben Fenner for the British music magazine Total Guitar, which will also feature on the Hackett compilation Genesis Files.
Horizons (2001 Version)
(Steve Hackett) (1:44)
Recording date: 2001?
Recording location: The Basement/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett?
Performed by: Steve Hackett
First official release/Best available source: February 2002 – Steve Hackett Genesis Files (UK 2CD//Snapper Music/Recall 2cd SMDCD382)
In addition, there are preparations for upcoming acoustic trio concerts in the new year with brother John and, for the first time, Roger King.
In mid-January, the trio will perform three concerts in Tokyo, followed by a concert in Budapest, which will be recorded in sound and vision for release. The set list offers an interesting cross-section of his acoustic output since his time with Genesis. With Syrinx (by Debussy), Little Cloud and C Min. Triplets, there is also some new material…
[intro] / Horizons [live in Budapest 2002]
(-) / (Steve Hackett) (3:32)
Gnossienne Nº1 [live in Budapest 2002]
(Erik Satie) (3:25)
Suite in E Minor V. Bourée (BWV 996) (intro) / Bacchus (All Is Mended) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Johann Sebastian Bach) / (Steve Hackett) (2:37)
Firth Of Fifth (excerpt) / Bacchus (All Is Mended) (outro) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) / (Steve Hackett) (1:41)
Bay Of Kings [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (5:27)
Syrinx (CD 137, L.129) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Claude Debussy) (1:50)
Imagining (intro) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (1:31)
(Theme From) Second Chance [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:28)
Jacuzzi [acoustic] [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:01)
Overnight Sleeper [acoustic] [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett, Kim Poor) (1:17)
The Barren Land [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (1:16)
Black Light [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:56)
Kim [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:37)
Time Lapse At Milton Keynes [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:46)
The Chinese Jam [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (5:16)
Chamber Concerto In D Major II. Largo (RV 93) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Antonio Vivaldi) (5:11)
Hairless Heart [acoustic] [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks) (2:58)
(Nuevo) Cinema Paradiso [live in Budapest 2002]
(Ennio Morricone) (3:43)
Mustardseed [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:04)
Gymnopédie Nº1 [live in Budapest 2002]
(Erik Satie) (3:47)
Jazz On A Summer’s Night [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:03)
Little Cloud [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (4:32) First known performance date: 12th January 2002 – TLG/Tokyo
Cavalcanti [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (4:39)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:57)
Andante In C (Tales Of The Rivebank) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Mauro Giuliani) (2:24)
Concert For Munich [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:45)
The Journey [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:45)
Skye Boat Song [live in Budapest 2002]
(traditional) (1:13)
By Paved Fountain [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:01)
Etude In A Minor (Op. 60, No. 7) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Matteo Carcassi) (0:30)
Blood On The Rooftops (intro) [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (0:20)
Hands Of The Priestess [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (6:37)
C Min. Triplets [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (0:37)
End Of Day [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:51)
Ace Of Wands [live in Budapest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (4:00)
Avant-Dernières Pensées I. Idylle [live in Budapest 2002]
(Erik Satie) (0:53)
Avant-Dernières Pensées II. Aubade [live in Budapest 2002]
(Erik Satie) (1:14)
Avant-Dernières Pensées III. Méditation [live in Budapest 2002]
(Erik Satie) (2:37)
Performance date: 26th January 2002
Performance location: Petofi Hall/Budapest
Produced by: ? (mixed by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat, John Hackett (Flute) & Roger King (Keyboards)
First official release/Best available source: 2002 – Steve Hackett Hungarian Horizons – Live In Budapest (EU DVD+2CD//Camino Records CAMDV30/Inside Out Music IOMDVD 004)
Steve is currently busy editing the recordings from Buenos Aires and Budapest, which will be mixed in 5.1 surround sound for the first time and are scheduled for release later this year, before the acoustic trio travels to Italy for five more concerts at the end of April.
Steve then accepts an invitation from American Sean Malone to record guitar solos for several tracks on the upcoming album by his band project, Guardian Knot. Among the guests on the album is drummer Bill Bruford.
Muttersprache
(Sean Malone) (6:26)
Some Brighter Thing
(Sean Malone) (7:34)
Singing Deep Mountain
(Sean Malone) (9:00)
Recording date: Spring? 2002
Recording location: Knotwork Studios/Oregon, Wolf (Map?) Studios/London
Produced by: Sean Malone, Mark Prator & Scott Burns
Performed by: Gordian Knot (Sean Malone) feat. Steve Hackett (Solo Guitar), Bill Bruford (Ac. Drums), Sean Reinert (E. Drums), Jason Göbel (Guitar), Jim Matheos (Guitar) & Sonia Lynn (add. Vocals)
First official release: 18th December 2002 – Gordian Knot Emergent (JP CD//Avalon MICP 10343)
Best available source: Gordian Knot Emergent (US CD//Sensory SR3016)
Steve Hackett & Band are invited to the renowned NearFest in the USA at the end of June and take the opportunity to play five more shows in North America. The now well-rehearsed band plays their tried and tested set from last year. The NearFest visit is recorded and will be released next year as part of the Live Archive series.
The Floating Seventh [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (1:44)
Mechanical Bride [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (6:33)
Medley (Myopia (riff) / Los Endos (part 1) / Imaging (riff) / Ace Of Wands (theme) / Hackett To Bits) [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (5:11)
Serpentine Song [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (6:54)
Watcher Of The Skies (intro/outro) [live at NearFest 2002]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (5:18)
Hairless Heart [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks) (2:58)
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live at NearFest 2002]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (3:23)
Riding The Colossus [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (4:25)
Pollution [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:24)
The Steppes [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (6:17)
Gnossienne Nº1 [live at NearFest 2002]
(Erik Satie) (3:38)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (3:53)
In Memoriam [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (7:19)
The Wall Of Knives [intro to Vampyre…] [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (0:47)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (5:34)
Spectral Mornings [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (7:29)
Lucridus [intro to Darktown] [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (0:54)
Darktown [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (5:12)
Camino Royale [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus) (8:30)
Every Day [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (7:09)
Horizons [live at NearFest 2002]
(Steve Hackett) (2:02)
Los Endos [incl. excerpt from Dancing With The Moonlit Knight] [live at NearFest 2002]
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (6:07)
Performance date: 30th June 2002
Performance locaotion: Patriots Theater/Trenton (‘North East Art Rock Festival’)
Produced by: ? (mixed by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Vocals) feat. Roger King (Keyboards), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Vocals), Rob Townsend (Saxophone, Flute) & Terry Gregory (Bass, Vocals)
First official release/Best available source: 28th June 2003 – Steve Hackett Live Archive NEARFEST (UK 2CD//Camino Records CAMCD32)
After another band gig in Italy in mid-July, Steve returns home for a special performance. Back in the spring, classical percussionist Evelyn Glennie asked him if he would like to write a piece with her, and Steve agreed. Finally, in July, the piece premieres live as part of the Rhythm Sticks festival series at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
The City Under The Sea (part 1-9) [live 2002]
(Steve Hackett, Evelyn Glennie?) ()
Performance date: 21st July 2002
Performance location: Queen Elizabeth Hall/London
Performed by: Evelyn Glennie (Percussion) feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars) & Roger King (Keyboards)
First official release/Best available source: —
Just four days later, Steve Hackett will be back on stage with his acoustic trio for three dates in Italy. The rest of 2002 is likely to be reserved entirely for recording the band’s upcoming and long-overdue new album, with the exception of five more acoustic trio gigs in Italy in the autumn.
The time has finally come in the new year! Recording for the follow-up to Darktown, which took place for the first time in Steve’s new MAP Studio, is now complete. Camino Records has found a worthy partner in the German prog label InsideOut Music, which reissued several Hackett albums last year, and the new album To Watch The Storms will now be released on a large scale in May. The standard edition of the album contains 13 tracks…
Strutton Ground
(Steve Hackett) (3:05)
Circus Of Becoming
(Steve Hackett) (3:49)
The Devil Is An Englishman
(Thomas Dolby) (4:28)
Frozen Statues
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (2:59)
Mechanical Bride
(Steve Hackett) (6:40)
Wind, Sand And Stars
(Steve Hackett) (5:08)
Brand New
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (4:41)
This World
(Steve Hackett, Kim Poor) (5:20)
Rebecca
(Steve Hackett) (4:21)
The Silk Road
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (5:25)
Come Away
(Steve Hackett) (3:13)
The Moon Under Water
(Steve Hackett) (2:14)
Serpentine Song *
(Steve Hackett) (6:53)
Recording date: 2001? – early 2003?
Recording location: MAP Studios/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Vocals, Guitar, Optigan, Harmonica, Koto, Rainstick, Chimes, Cuatro [Quattro]) feat. Roger King (Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Programming), Gary O’Toole (Acoustic & Electric Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Rob Townsend (Brass, Woodwind, Whistle), Terry Gregory (Bass, Pedals, Vocals), John Hackett (Flute solo on Serpentine Song), Ian McDonald (Saxophone on Brand New), Jeanne Downs (Backing Vocals), Sarah Wilson (Cello) & Howard Gott (Violin)
First official release: 26th May 2003 – Steve Hackett To Watch The Storms (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD31/Inside Out Music IOMCD 127)
* First official release: April? 2003 – Steve Hackett Serpentine Song (mp3 download//Camino Records )
Best available source: Steve Hackett To Watch The Storms (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 370)
Four additional tracks from the sessions are available as bonus tracks on the special edition of To Watch The Storms…
Pollution B
(Steve Hackett) (1:00)
Fire Island
(Steve Hackett) (5:25)
Marijuana Assassin Of Youth (Features Excerpt From Italian Concerto, The Batman Theme, Wipeout & Tequila)
(Steve Hackett) (Johann Sebastian Bach) (Neal Hefti) (Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller, Ron Wilson) (Chuck Rio)(5:50)
If You Only Knew
(Steve Hackett) (2:25)
First official release: 26th May 2003 – Steve Hackett To Watch The Storms (Special Edition) (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD31SE/Inside Out Music IOMSECD 127)
Best available source: Steve Hackett To Watch The Storms (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 370)
An abridged version of Brand New draws attention to the new album in advance. And 15 years later, three songs from the album will be given the surround remix treatment.
Brand New (Radio Edit)
(Steve Hackett) (3:37)
Recording date: 2003
First official release: May? 2003 – Steve Hackett Brand New (Radio Edit) (128Kbps MP3 download//Camino Records CAMMP301)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Brand New (EU promo CD-r//Inside Out Music)
Brand New [2018 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett) (4:41?)
Serpentine Song [2018 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, John Hackett) (6:53?)
Circus Of Becoming [2018 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett) (3:49?)
Remix date: 2018
Remixed by: Roger King
First official release/Best available source: 5th October 2018 – Steve Hackett Broken Skies Outspread Wings (EU 6CD+2DVD//Inside Out Music IOMLTDCD 513)
Steve Hackett’s new friendship with Hungarian fusion band Djabe, whom he met at his acoustic concert in Budapest last year, is bearing fruit. He is contributing some guitar takes to one track on their next album.
Thiérachei Emlék (Reflections Of Thiérache) *
(Tamás Barabás) (5:20)
Thiérachei Emlék (Reflections Of Thiérache) [5.1 surround mix] **
(Tamás Barabás) (5:20)
Thiérachei Emlék (Reflections Of Thiérache) (Radio Remix) ***
(Tamás Barabás) (4:08)
Recording date: 2003?
Recording location: Gramy Recording Studio/Budapest, MAP Studios/Twickenham (Steve)
Produced by: Attila Égerházi
Performed by: Djabe feat. Steve Hackett (Guitars), Ben Castle (Saxophone) u.a.
* First official release: 2003 – Djabe Táncolnak A Kazlak (HU CD//Gramy Records GR-039)
** First official release: 2004 – Djabe Táncolnak A Kazlak (Sheafs Are Dancing) (HU DVD-A//Gramy Records GR-039-DVDA)
* / ** Best available source: Djabe Táncolnak A Kazlak (Sheafs Are Dancing) (HU DVD-A//Gramy Records GR-039-DVDA)
*** First official release/Best available source: 2003 – Djabe Erre Táncolnak A Kazlak (HU CDS//Gramy Records GR-042)
Before Steve Hackett goes on tour with his band after the summer, there is another special live event at the end of August in which he is involved. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Hard Rock Café in Japan, Steve and Roger have been invited to Tokyo for two concerts as part of an all-star band! Under the motto Guitar Wars, the two will share the stage with former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, former Racer X/Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert, former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, former Extreme/Van Halen frontman Gary Cherone and Mike Szuter to perform a colourful programme…
I Like Rock [live in Tokyo 2003] [Paul Gilbert feat. Steve Hackett] *
(Paul Gilbert) (3:22)
Nobody’s Fault But Mine [live in Tokyo 2003] [John Paul Jones feat. Steve Hackett] *
(Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) (8:04)
Hole Hearted [live in Tokyo 2003] [Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone feat. Steve Hackett]
(Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone) ()
[all star acoustic jam] [live in Tokyo 2003]
() ()
Classical Gas [live in Tokyo 2003]
(Mason Williams) ()
Black Light [live in Tokyo 2003]
(Steve Hackett) ()
??? [live in Tokyo 2003]
(???) ()
Horizons [live in Tokyo 2003]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in Tokyo 2003] °
(Steve Hackett) ()
Firth Of Firth (solo) [live in Tokyo 2003] *
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (3:30)
Mechanical Bride [live in Tokyo 2003] *
(Steve Hackett) (8:03)
Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live in Tokyo 2003] °
(Steve Hackett) ()
Darktown [live in Tokyo 2003]
(Steve Hackett) ()
Los Endos [live in Tokyo 2003] [all stars] *
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (6:27)
Communication Breakdown [live in Tokyo 2003] [all stars]
(Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones) ()
The Red Rooster [live in Tokyo 2003] [all stars]
(Willie Dixon) ()
Rock And Roll [live in Tokyo 2003] [all stars] *
(Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant) (6:05)
Performance date: 28th & 29th August 2003
Performance location: Akasaka Blitz/Tokyo
Produced by: ? (mixed by Yoshiyuki Tsuboi)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitars, Harp, Vocals) feat. Roger King (Keyboards), Pat Mastelotto (Drums), Mike Szuter (Bass), John Paul Jones (Bass, Guitars), Paul Gilbert (Guitars, Vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (Guitars, Vocals, Percussion, Drums) & Gary Charone (Vocals)
First official release/Best available source (° audio only): 2004 – Various Guitar Wars (DVD + Bonus CD Edition) (JP DVD+CD//Universal UICE-1073)
* Best available audio source: 2004 – Various Guitar Wars (Live CD Edition) (JP DVD+CD//Universal UICE-1070)
Steve Hackett‘s To Watch The Storms tour finally kicks off in Holland at the end of September and takes the band through ten European countries until mid-November. Three tracks from the gig in Wolverhampton in early October are offered as mp3 downloads in the original live mix immediately afterwards to whet people’s appetite for the concerts.
Mechanical Bride [live in Wolverhampton 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (6:45)
Serpentine Song [live in Wolverhampton 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (6:41)
Watcher Of The Skies (intro/outro) [live in Wolverhampton 2003]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (5:30)
Performance date: 5th October 2003
Performance location: Wulfrun Hall/Wolverhampton
Produced by: ? (mixed live by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. RK, GO, RT & TG
First official release/Best available source: (160kbs mp3 download//Camino Records CAMMP303, CAMMP304, CAMMP302)
The best takes from a total of seven concerts on the tour will ultimately be neatly mixed onto the live album Live Archive 03, which will be released shortly…
Mechanical Bride [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (6:45)
Serpentine Song [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (6:41)
Watcher Of The Skies (intro/outro) [live 2003]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (5:30)
Hairless Heart [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks) 2:43)
Darktown [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (4:47)
Camino Royale [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett, Nick Magnus) (7:52)
Pollution B [live in Braunschweig 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (1:58)
The Steppes [live in Braunschweig 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (5:43)
Acoustic Medley (?) [live in Braunschweig 2003]
(?Steve Hackett) (4:01)
Kim [live 2003] *
(Steve Hackett) (2:42)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (4:11)
Slogans [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (4:04)
Every Day [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (6:38)
Please Don’t Touch [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (4:25)
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live in Braunschweig 2003]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (3:08)
The Wall Of Knives [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (0:31)
Vampyre With A Healthy Appetite [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (5:54)
Spectral Mornings [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (5:48)
Brand New [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (5:03)
Los Endos [live 2003]
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (6:48)
Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett) (4:30)
…In That Quiet Earth (part 1) [live 2003]
(Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks) (6:07)
Performance date: 11th October – 11th November 2003
Performance location: Town Hall/High Wycombe (21/10), Nalen/Stockholm (31/10), Meier Music Hall/Braunschweig (08/11), Fairfield Hall/Croydon (29/10), Capitol/Mannheim (10/11), Oakwood Centre/Rotherham (11/10) & Centre De Culture/Limbourg (11/11)
Produced by: ? (mixed by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. RK, GO, RT & TG * & John Hackett
First official release/Best available source: 26th January 2004 – Steve Hackett Live Archive 03 (UK 2CD//Camino Records CAMCD33)
Steve’s To Watch The Storms tour was so successful in 2003 that a second leg of the tour was planned for the new year. Until then, Steve is busy writing new songs and also making guest appearances on the current solo album by his long-time keyboardist from earlier days: Nick Magnus…
Singularity
(Nick Magnus) (7:42)
Seven Hands Of Time
(Nick Magnus) (5:19)
The Power Of Reason
(Nick Magnus, Dick Foster) (5:32)
Recording date: 27th March 2003 – 16th April 2004
Recording location: Magick Nuns Studio/Hampshire
Produced by: Nick Magnus
Performed by: Nick Magnus feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar), John Hackett (Flute) a.o.
First official release/Best available source: 17th July 2004 – Nick Magnus Hexameron (UK CD//Magick Nuns Records MNCD 1001)
The second part of the tour finally begins for Steve Hackett and his band in England at the beginning of March and ends exactly one month later in Hungary. The final concert in Budapest will be recorded and initially released as a limited audio version of the Live Archive series, before a DVD release is planned on a larger scale at the end of the year. In addition to a few set list changes, the brand new track If You Can’t Find Heaven, which will be included on the next album, is also documented here.
Intro [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (1:06)
Valley Of The Kings [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (5:37)
Mechanical Bride [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (7:00)
Circus Of Becoming [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (3:09)
Frozen Statues [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (3:49)
Slogans [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (4:03)
Serpentine Song [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (7:13)
Ace Of Wands [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (6:36)
Hammer In The Sand [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (4:02)
Blood On The Rooftops [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett, Phil Collins) (5:55)
Fly On A Windshield [live in Budapest 2004]
(Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel) (3:04)
Please Don’t Touch [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (3:58)
Firth Of Fifth (solo) [live in Budapest 2004]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (4:03)
If You Can’t Find Heaven (A Dark Night In Toytown) [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (3:27) First known performance date: 4th March 2004 (Mick Jagger Centre/Dartford)
Darktown [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (5:33)
Brand New [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (5:49)
Air-Conditioned Nightmare [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (4:08)
Every Day [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (6:30)
Clocks – The Angel Of Mons [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (5:46)
Spectral Mornings [live in Budapest 2004]
(Steve Hackett) (5:47)
Los Endos [live in Budapest 2004]
(Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (8:16)
Performance date: 3rd April 2004
Performance location: Petofi Csarnok/Budapest
Produced by: Égerházi Attila (Mixed by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Vocals) feat. Roger King (Keyboards), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Rob Townsend (Saxophone, Flute, Percussion) & Terry Gregory (Bass, Vocals)
First official audio release: 28 June 2004 – Steve Hackett Live Archive 04 (UK 2CD//Camino Records CAMCD34)
First official video release: 25th November 2004 – Steve Hackett Once Above A Time [inkl. surround mix] (EU DVD//Eagle Vision EV 426030)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Once Above A Time (EU DVD//EV Classics EVDVD116)
After the tour, Steve finally wants to complete his next classical project, which he started back in 1999 and excerpts of which were used in the 2001 TV documentary Outwitting Hitler. Without having to rent recording studios, he can now take his time in his own MAP Studio to record the remaining orchestral parts, which are being performed piece by piece by a small ensemble of strings and wind instruments put together especially for this purpose. Incidentally, part of the Underworld Orchestra is a certain Dick Driver – a former bandmate of Steve’s from his Quiet World days.
The Pool Of Memory And The Pool Of Forgetfulness
(Steve Hackett) (2:15)
To Earth Like Rain
(Steve Hackett) (1:32)
Song To Nature
(Steve Hackett) (3:02)
One Real Flower
(Steve Hackett) (3:12)
The Dancing Ground
(Steve Hackett) (3:02)
That Vast Life
(Steve Hackett) (12:26)
Eurydice Taken
(Steve Hackett) (1:48)
Charon’s Call
(Steve Hackett) (3:15)
Cerebus At Peace
(Steve Hackett) (2:06)
Under The World – Orpheus Looks Back
(Steve Hackett) (5:16)
The Broken Lyre
(Steve Hackett) (3:17)
Severance
(Steve Hackett) (3:04)
Elegy
(Steve Hackett) (3:17)
Return To The Realm Of Eternal Renewal
(Steve Hackett) (2:56)
Lyra
(Steve Hackett) (6:36)
Recording date: 2004
Recording location: MAP Studios/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett?
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Orchestral Arrangements) feat. Roger King (Orchestral Arrangements), Christine Townsend (Principal Violin, Viola), Lucy Wilkins (Violin), Richard Stewart (Cello), Sarah Wilson (Cello), Dick Driver (Double Bass), John Hackett (Flute, Piccolo), Colin Clague (Trumpet), Richard Kennedy (French Horn) & Jerry Peal (Additional Orchestral Contributions)
First official release: 5th April 2005 – Steve Hackett & The Underworld Orchestra Metamorpheus (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD35)
Best available source *: Steve Hackett & The Underworld Orchestra Metamorpheus (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOM731)
* was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024
Parallel to Steve’s Metamorpheus recordings, brother John Hackett is busy recording and producing John’s first solo rock album, Checking Out Of London, with keyboardist Nick Magnus and Tony Patterson, singer of the British Genesis cover band ReGenesis. Steve contributes guitar and harmonica takes to some of the tracks.
Late Trains
(John Hackett, Nick Clabburn) (4:42)
The Hallway And The Pram *
(John Hackett, Nick Clabburn) (4:13)
Ego & Id [original John Hackett version]
(John Hackett, Nick Clabburn) (4:00)
Headlights
(John Hackett, Nick Clabburn) (4:05)
Recording date: Summer 2004 – early 2005?
Recording location: Hacktrax/Sheffield, Magick Nuns Studio/Hampshire, MAP Studio/Twickenham
Produced by: Nick Magnus & John Hackett
Performed by: John Hackett (Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals) feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar, * Harmonica), Nick Magnus (Keyboards, Programming) & Tony Patterson (Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on Ego & Id)
First official release/Best available source: 16th May 2005 – John Hackett Checking Out Of London (UK CD//Hacktrax HTRX002)
To mark the release of Metamorphus, Steve Hackett joins John and Roger on a month-long acoustic trio tour of England, Spain and Italy in the spring. The concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall is recorded for another audio release in the Live Archive series. Once again, several previously unknown tracks appear: Japonica, Tribute To Segovia, Sapphires, Mexico City, Roger King’s M3 and John Hackett’s Next Time Around.
[intro] [live in London 2005]
(-) (0:18)
Japonica [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (5:13) First known performcance date: 30th March 2005 – Grand Theatre/Verviers
Andante In C (Tales Of The Riverbank) [live in London 2005]
(Mauro Giuliani, arranged by Steve Hackett) (4:12)
Tribute To Segovia [early version of The Fountain Suite (part 1)] [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (3:52) First known performance date: 31st March 2005 – The Lowry/Manchester
Metamorpheus Excerpts [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (1:49)
Bay Of Kings [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (5:49)
Classical Jazz (Classical Gas) [live in London 2005]
(Mason Williams) (3:44) First known performance date: 31st March 2005 – The Lowry/Manchester
Sapphires [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (1:34) First known performance date: 31st March 2005 – The Lowry/Manchester
Mexico City [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (1:48) First known performance date: 31st March 2005 – The Lowry/Manchester
Black Light [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (4:57)
Skye Boat Song [live in London 2005]
(William Ross, arranged by Steve Hackett) (1:07)
Peaseblossom [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (3:43)
Horizons [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (2:49)
Intros [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (1:24)
Jacuzzi [acoustic] [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (4:21)
Bacchus (All Is Mended) [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (2:15)
Firth Of Fifth (Excerpt) [acoustic] [live in London 2005]
(Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford) (2:34)
Improv [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (3:03)
The Red Flower Of Tai Chi Blooms Everywhere [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (2:16)
Hands Of The Priestess [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (8:14)
After The Ordeal [acoustic] [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) (2:08)
Hairless Heart [acoustic] [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett, Tony Banks) (3:47)
M3 [live in London 2005]
(Roger King) (2:50) First known performcance date: 30th March 2005 – Grand Theatre/Verviers
Imagining (intro) [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (1:20)
(Theme From) Second Chance [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (4:10)
Jazz On A Summer’s Night [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (3:30)
Next Time Around [live in London 2005]
(John Hackett) (4:36) First known performcance date: 30th March 2005 – Grand Theatre/Verviers
Kim [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (3:48)
Avant Dernières Pensées (I. Idylle, II. Aubade, III. Méditation) [live in London 2005]
(Erik Satie) (3:46)
The Journey [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (4:05)
Ace Of Wands [acoustic] [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (4:30)
Walking Away From Rainbows [live in London 2005]
(Steve Hackett) (4:13)
Gnossienne Nº1 [live in London 2005]
(Erik Satie) (4:47)
Performance date: 3rd April 2005
Performance location: Queen Elizabeth Hall/London
Produced by: (mixed by Benedict Fenner)
Performed by: Steve Hackett feat. JH & RK
First official release/Best avialable source: 2005 – Steve Hackett Live Archive 05 (UK 2CD//Camino Records CAMCD36)
Until there are a few more acoustic trio performances in Germany in the summer, songwriting for his next band album is on the agenda. He has also been asked by ex-Spock’s Beard frontman Neal Morse to contribute a guitar solo to his next solo album.
12
(Neal Morse) (6:46)
12 (Roine’s Love Mix) *
(Neal Morse) (6:46)
Recording date:
Recording location: The Morse House/Nashville, MAP Studios/Twickenham (Steve)
Produced by: Neal Morse
Performed by: Neal Morse feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar), Roine Stolt (Guitar) a.o.
First official release: 24th October 2005 – Neal Morse ? (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 226)
First official release: January 2009 – Neal Morse Roine’s Love Mix (US CD//Inner Circle 24)
From late September to late October, Steve Hackett will be touring North America again with his trio, plus a final gig in Mexico City. The time before and after that will be devoted to his upcoming band album.
Steve is likely to be found at MAP Studios for most of the first half of the new year. Work on the new album is interrupted when his brother John invites him to be a guest at one of the first gigs of the John Hackett Band as part of a Genesis convention. Among other things, he also accompanies another John Hackett track for the first time…
More [live 2006]
(John Hackett, Nick Clabburn) ()
Performance date: 28th May 2006
Performance location: The Astoria/London
Performed by: John Hackett feat. Steve Hackett (Guitar), Nick Magnus (Keyboards) a.o.
First official release: —
Best available source: Bootleg – John Hackett Band Checking Out Of London Live (DVD-r//—)
Steve Hackett‘s work on his new album Wild Orchids should be completed by early summer at the latest. At least 19 tracks have been recorded, 13 of which will make it onto the ‘standard edition’ of the album, including a Bob Dylan cover and a John Hackett track, his own version of Ego And Id.
A Dark Night In Toytown (If You Can’t Find Heaven)
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (3:42)
Waters Of The Wild
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (5:35)
Set Your Compass
(Steve Hackett, John Hackett) (3:38)
Down Street
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (7:34)
A Girl Called Linda
(Steve Hackett) (4:44)
To A Close
(Steve Hackett) (4:49)
Ego And Id
(John Hackett, Nick Clabburn, Steve Hackett) (4:08)
Man In The Long Black Coat
(Bob Dylan) (5:07)
Wolfwork
(Steve Hackett) (4:49)
Why
(Steve Hackett) (0:47)
She Moves In Memories
(Steve Hackett) (5:00)
The Fundamentals Of Brainwashing
(Steve Hackett) (3:01)
Howl
(Steve Hackett) (4:31)
Recording date: 2005 – 2006
Recording location: MAP Studios/Twickenham
Produced by: Steve Hackett
Performed by: Steve Hackett (Guitar, Harmonica, Psaltery, Vocals, Electric Sitar, Optigan) feat. Roger King (Keyboards, Programming, Rhythm Guitar), Gary O’Toole (Drums, Backing Vocals), Rob Townsend (Saxophone, Whistle, Bass Clarinet, Flute), John Hackett (Flute, Guitar Riff), “The Underworld Orchestra” (CT, RS, DD), Chris Redgate (Oboe, Cor Anglais), Colin Clague (Trumpet), Jerry Peal (Backing Vocals), Nick Magnus (add. Keyboards) & Benedict Fenner (Programming)
First official release: 12th September 2006 – Steve Hackett Wild Orchids (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD38)
Best available source *: Steve Hackett Wild Orchids (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 371)
* was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024
The ‘Special Edition’ of Wild Orchids contains four additional tracks, which also slightly alter the track order of the album. And two more recordings from the Wild Orchids sessions – a Focus cover and a re-recording of the 1981 Hackett classic – are included as bonus tracks on the Japanese release of the album.
Transylvanian Express [A Dark Night In Toytown instrumental version]
(Steve Hackett, Roger King) (3:44)
Blue Child
(Steve Hackett) (4:25)
Cedars Of Lebanon
(Steve Hackett) (4:02)
Until The Last Butterfly
(Steve Hackett) (2:29)
First official release: 12th September 2006 – Steve Hackett Wild Orchids (Special Edition) (EU CD//Camino Records CAMCD38SE)
Best available source *: Steve Hackett Wild Orchids (EU CD//Inside Out Music IOMCD 371)
* was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024
Eruption: Tommy [from Divergence by Solution]
(Tom Barlage) (3:37)
Reconditioned Nightmare [Air-Conditioned Nightmare 2006 Version]
(Steve Hackett) (4:06)
First official release: 21st September 2006 – Steve Hackett Wild Orchids (JP CD//WHD Entertainment Inc. IECP-10066)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Beyond The Shrouded Horizon (Special Edition) (EU 2CD//Inside Out Music IOMSECD 348)
The Dylan cover version and the album closer are already available as single versions. Twelve years later, three further tracks will be honoured with a surround remix.
Man In The Long Black Coat (Edit)
(Bob Dylan) (4:27)
First official release/Best available source: August 2006 – Steve Hackett Man In The Long Black Coat (UK 192kbps mp3 download//Camino Records CAMMP305)
The Fundamentals Of Brainwashing (Edit) [incl. part of Howl]
(Steve Hackett) (4:10)
First official release: August 2006 – Steve Hackett Man In The Long Black Coat (UK 192kbps mp3 download//Camino Records CAMMP306)
Best available source: Various Un-Herd… Volume 1 (UK CD//R2 R2-01) (2007)
Wolfwork [2018 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett) (4:49?)
Set Your Compass [2018 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett, John Hackett) (3:38?)
Cedars Of Lebanon [2018 5.1 surround mix]
(Steve Hackett) (4:02?)
Remix date: 2018?
Remixed by: Roger King
First official release/Best available source: 5th October 2018 – Steve Hackett Broken Skies Outspread Wings (EU 6CD+2DVD//Inside Out Music IOMLTDCD 513)
Anyone expecting a tour announcement to accompany the album release in September will be disappointed, as Hackett’s home is undergoing intense turmoil, unnoticed by the public. Steve’s partner Kim and manager Billy Budis are no longer just sharing the premises of Crown Studios, with the result that the couple, who met 31 years ago and married 25 years ago, are separating! Steve is holing up with Roger King at MAP Studios to work on an album for classical guitar.
Despite personal complications, the album Tribute is recorded in the new year, which, in addition to two of his own compositions, contains only Steve’s interpretations of his favourite classics from the world of classical guitar. It will not be released until the following year as the last release from Camino Records.
Gavottes (BWV 1012)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (3:59)
Courante (BWV 1009)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (3:05)
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring (BWV 147)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (3:26)
The Fountain Suite (Tribute To Segovia)
(Steve Hackett) (8:19)
The Earle Of Salisbury
(William Byrd) (1:30)
La Catedral
(Agustín Barrios) (2:53)
El Noy De La Mare
(traditional) (2:13)
Cascada
(Steve Hackett) (3:04)
Sapphires
(Steve Hackett) (1:42)
Prelude In D (BWV 998)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (1:50)
Prelude in C Minor (BWV 999)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (1:14)
Chaconne (BWV 1004)
(Johann Sebastian Bach) (12:35)
La Maja De Goya
(Enrique Granados) (4:53)
Recording date: 2007?
Recording location: MAP Studios/London
Produced by: Steve Hackett?
Performed by: Steve Hackett
First official release: 11th February 2008 – Steve Hackett Tribute (UK CD//Camino Records CAMCD39) (was also available as 24bit download on store.hackettsongs.com until spring 2024)
Best available source: Steve Hackett Tribute [2015 remaster] (DE CD//Inside Out Music IOM733)
However, Steve and Kim’s impending divorce on 18 May 2007 will not solve all their problems, as there is also a business partnership with both Kim and Billy that is coming to a dramatic head.
Compiled and written by Steffen Gerlach
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