Favorite song from each Hackett album

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE: Shadow of the Hierophant

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH: Narnia

SPECTRAL MORNINGS: Spectral Mornings

DEFECTOR: The Steppes

CURED: The Air Conditioned Nightmare

HIGHLY STRUNG: Cell 151

BAY OF KINGS: Second Chance

TILL WE HAVE FACES: What's My Name

MOMENTUM: Cavalcanti

GUITAR NOIR: There Are Many Sides to the Night

BLUES WITH A FEELING: Big Dallas Sky

WATCHER OF THE SKIES: GENESIS REVISITED: Déjà Vu

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: Celebration

DARKTOWN: Days of Long Ago

TO WATCH THE STORMS: Wind, Sand and Stars

WILD ORCHIDS: Man in the Long Black Coat

OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH: Tubehead

BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON: Prairie Angel/A Place Called Freedom

WOLFLIGHT: Love Song to a Vampyre (about the ONLY song I like on that album)

THE NIGHT SIREN: Anything But Love

AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT: Underground Railroad

FEEDBACK '86: The Gulf

GENESIS REVISITED II: Camino Royale

METAMORPHEUS: The Dancing Ground

TRIBUTE: (Whoops, I never really listened to that one)

SKETCHES OF SATIE: Gymnopédie No. 1

GTR: Hackett to Bits/Imagining

SQUACKETT: Divided Self

All I can conclude from this thread so far is that I'm lagging very far behind others here when it comes to Hackett fandom. The most I can muster in answer to the question is

VOYAGE - Tower, and that's not even a favourite it's the only one I actually like at all

PLEASE - (scratching my head and can't come up with anything)

SPECTRAL - title track but Tigermoth runs it a close second

DEFECTOR - Steppes

CURED - probably Nightmare but I have a soft spot for Overnight

HIGHLY - (more head scratching... and some thoughtful frowning....) probably Camino but quite like 151

FACES - (yet more head scratching.... the frowning's now quite fierce and there's a fair bit of sighing.....)

and after that it's one big shrug, but to be fair I stopped regularly listening by then so I'm not familiar enough with the albums to pick any favourites. About 10-15 years ago when I occasionally went to his gigs and he was still focused on his solo output, there were ones I really liked from the post-Faces stuff but I don't know what they were. I think I recall Mechanical Bride and Vampire With etc.

In fact - I may have asked this before, apologies if so - but maybe I can get some recommendations for albums between Faces and Wolflight. The above favourites give a clue as to what I prefer, I tend to go for the starker more off-piste stuff (love Tower, can't stand Hierophant).

Guitar Noir

Darktown

To Watch the Storms

are must-haves. From his more recent stuff my fave is

Beyond the Shrouded Horizons

This week:

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE – Ace of Wands

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH – Hoping Love Will Last

SPECTRAL MORNINGS – Spectral Mornings

DEFECTOR – The Steppes

CURED – The Air Conditioned Nightmare

HIGHLY STRUNG – Group Therapy

BAY OF KINGS – Bay of Kings

TILL WE HAVE FACES – Let Me Count The Ways [SAS*]

MOMENTUM – Cavalcanti

GUITAR NOIR – Dark as the Grave

BLUES WITH A FEELING — [SAS]

GENESIS REVISITED – Fountain of Salmacis [SAS, but love the reinvented parts]

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM – [all of it]

DARKTOWN – Twice Around the Sun

TO WATCH THE STORMS – Serpentine Song

WILD ORCHIDS – Ego and Id

*Shame about the singing

I cannot provide a full list at moment without going over some of his albums again.

I like most if not all of the tracks on VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE... Ace of Wands stand out, but all are very good. The tower is another favourite

Spectral Mornings - Clocks

Out of the Tunnel's Mouth - Emerald and Ash plus Sleepers

Defector - Steppes

Will add more when i go over some more Hackett's stuff

You know you want to. This thread and the less than brilliant new album have made me go back and relisten to some of his older stuff. I rediscovered some gems I hadn't paid enough attention to, never gave a chance or had completely forgotten: Oh How I Love You, Lost in Your Eyes, Little America, Tombstone Roller, Blue Part of Town (and, in fact, the whole blues album), Circus of Becoming, A Girl Called Linda, The Phoenix Flown, ...

Hello everybody,

This is my own list:

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE: Ace of Wands

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH: Icarus Ascending

SPECTRAL MORNINGS: Everyday

DEFECTOR: The Steppes

CURED: Overnight Sleeper

HIGHLY STRUNG: Cell 151

BAY OF KINGS: Second Chance

TILL WE HAVE FACES: Gulf

MOMENTUM: Cavalcanti

GUITAR NOIR: Take These Pearls

BLUES WITH A FEELING: Big Dallas Sky

WATCHER OF THE SKIES: GENESIS REVISITED: Déjà Vu

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: Celebration

DARKTOWN: Jane Austen's Door

TO WATCH THE STORMS: Wind, Sand and Stars

WILD ORCHIDS: Man in the Long Black Coat

OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH: Fire on The Moon

BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON: Prairie Angel/A Place Called Freedom

WOLFLIGHT: Love Song to a Vampyre

THE NIGHT SIREN: The Gift

AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT: Those Golden Wings

FEEDBACK '86: Oh How i Love You

GENESIS REVISITED II: The Lamia

METAMORPHEUS: The Dancing Ground

TRIBUTE: Chaconne

SKETCHES OF SATIE: Gymnopédie No. 1

GTR: The Hunter (Guitar mix)

SQUACKETT: Divided Self

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE: Shadow of the Hierophant

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH: Hoping Love Will Last

SPECTRAL MORNINGS: Spectral Mornings

DEFECTOR: Hammer in the Sand

CURED: Can't Let Go

HIGHLY STRUNG: Walking Through Walls

BAY OF KINGS: Bay of Kings

TILL WE HAVE FACES: What's My Name

MOMENTUM: -- N/A

GUITAR NOIR: Lost in Your Eyes

BLUES WITH A FEELING: N/A

GENESIS REVISITED I: Déjà Vu

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: N/A

DARKTOWN: Twice Around the Sun

TO WATCH THE STORMS: Serpentine Song

METAMORPHEUS: N/A

WILD ORCHIDS: Man in the long black coat

OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH: Fire on the Moon

BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON: Waking to Life

GENESIS REVISITED II: Entangled

WOLFLIGHT: Loving Sea

THE NIGHT SIREN: Behind the Smoke

AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT: These golden wings

UNDER A MEDITERRANEAN SKY: Andalusian Heart

SURRENDER OF SILENCE: Fox's Tango

I’ll have to wait until I finish my travels to do this one justice. In the meantime I agree with Sredni about those ‘mid-period’ albums. Guitar Noir is very much an overlooked gem

I only have maybe half of the Hackett albums, so here we go

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE: Shadow of the Hierophant

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH: How Can I

SPECTRAL MORNINGS: Spectral Mornings

DEFECTOR: ---

CURED: ---

HIGHLY STRUNG: ---

BAY OF KINGS: ---

TILL WE HAVE FACES: ---

MOMENTUM: ---

GUITAR NOIR: There Are Many Sides To The Night

BLUES WITH A FEELING :---

GENESIS REVISITED I: Firth Of Fifth

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: ---

DARKTOWN: In Memoriam

TO WATCH THE STORMS: Serpentine Song

METAMORPHEUS: ---

WILD ORCHIDS: ---

OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH: ---

BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON: A Place Called Freedom

GENESIS REVISITED II: The Lamia

WOLFLIGHT: Love Song For A Vampyre

THE NIGHT SIREN: West To East

AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT: ---

UNDER A MEDITERRANEAN SKY: ---

SURRENDER OF SILENCE: Scorched Earth

Here are my favorites from the Hackett albums I’ve listened to:

Voyage: Ace of Wands

Please Don’t Touch: Hoping Love Will Last

SM: Everyday

Defector: The Steppes

Cured: Funny Feeling

Highly Strung: Always Somewhere Else

Till We Have Faces: A Doll That’s Made in Japan

GTR: When The Heart Rules The Mind

Blues With A Feeling: Big Dallas Sky

Genesis Revisited I: Deja Vu

Darktown: Rise Again

Out of the Tunnel’s Mouth: Nomads

Squackett: Perfect Love Song

Genesis Revisited II: Eleventh Earl of Mar

Wolflight: Loving Sea + Black Thunder

Night Siren: Anything But Love

Here are my favourites from the Hackett albums I’ve listened to (and I realise that I don't know Steve's stuff that much...):

Voyage: Star of Sirius

Please Don’t Touch: Hoping Love Will Last

SM: Spectral Mornings

Defector: The Steppes

Cured: Picture Postcard

VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE: Shadow of the Hierophant

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH: Icarus Ascending
SPECTRAL MORNINGS: Spectral Mornings

DEFECTOR: The Steppes

CURED: ---

HIGHLY STRUNG: Camino Royale

BAY OF KINGS: ---

TILL WE HAVE FACES: ---

MOMENTUM: ---

GUITAR NOIR: In The Heart Of The City

BLUES WITH A FEELING: Born In Chicago

GENESIS REVISITED I: Los Endos

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: ---

DARKTOWN: Twice Around The Sun

TO WATCH THE STORMS: Serpentine Song

FEEDBCK 86: Oh How I Love You

METAMORPHEUS: ---

WILD ORCHIDS: Down Street

OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH: Emerald & Ash

BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON: A Place Called Freedom

GENESIS REVISITED II: The Lamia

WOLFLIGHT: ---

THE NIGHT SIREN: El Nino

AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT: Those Golden Wings

UNDER A MEDITERRANEAN SKY: ---

SURRENDER OF SILENCE: Scorched Earth