Lately it's been:
The Tangent
IQ
Marillion
Pendragon
Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks
Lately it's been:
The Tangent
IQ
Marillion
Pendragon
Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks
Always loved this album, easily in my top ten Hackett albums. I too love the atmosphere and Steve's harmonies are fantastic here. Great melodies and some stunningly melodic guitar work make this a great album, imo.
Personally, I love this album and put it in my top ten Steve albums. I think it's quite underrated by many. Funnily enough, Walking Through Walls is probably my least favourite track on it, but I still enjoy it. I've still got the 12 inch single for Cell 151. For me, an album I often go back to. (Played it about two weeks ago in fact).
Lately it's been (In no particular order):
Yes
Porcupine Tree
Gentle Giant
Caravan
Transatlantic
Always enjoyed the song myself. Bought the EP when it came out, and loved - and still love - all three songs.
Happy Christmas everyone! Let's all hope for a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
In no particular order:
Yes
Rush
Awaken (Yes tribute Band)
Lotus Land (Rush Tribute Band)
Anima Mundi
I was a big fan in the early days, when Seven Seas Of Rhye came out, which I duly bought. Loved the layered guitar and vocals myself. For me, their first six albums are head and shoulders above anything else they released after that, though Innuendo is the best of the rest. Their early albums are very experimental and almost progressive at times. They were very influenced by Led Zep in the early days. Interestingly enough, both the first Queen album and the first Rush album were considered very Zep- like by critics, even though Queen and Rush don't sound anything alike. I felt they started to lose their way from the Jazz album onwards and by the time they were releasing stuff like 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' I'd lost most of my interest in them. Funny thing about Queen, I've known many people over the years who call themselves Queen fans, yet when I've asked them what albums they have, they almost always say one of the Greatest Hits albums. When I ask these supposed 'fans' what they think of Sheer Heart Attack or Queen 2, they look at me blankly. For me, their best songs are more often album tracks, not single releases. In my top five seventies bands though, behind Genesis, Yes, 10CC and Pink Floyd.
Hope the John Peel Sessions are included.
I've been wondering this for ages. I never got the box set as I only really want Genesis Live and Seconds Out. If/when they are released individually, I will certainly be getting them!
Recently, in no particular order:
Genesis
Jadis
Robin Trower
Steve Hackett
Band Maid (Via Youtube)
It was one of the last electric albums he did that I really liked.
The one thing that always sticks in my mind whenever I play that album though is the fact "Four Winds East" which is credited to Hackett/Fenner is really an uncredited cover of "The Supernatural" composed by Peter Green.
I'd love to ask Steve about that.
Indeed, it is, and it sounds very similar to Gary Moore's version on his album 'Blues For Greeny' which he did as a tribute to Peter Green. Great track!
I've ticked my top five:
In no particular order:
Voyage Of The Acolyte
Please Don't Touch
Spectral Mornings
Highly Strung
Wild Orchids.
Out of interest, my next five would be:
Defector
To Watch The Storms
Blues With A Feeling (Been playing this a lot recently, funnily enough. Very underrated imo).
Guitar Noir (Love the atmosphere and the harmonies on that)
Beyond The Shrouded Horizon (I actually like the bonus disc even more than the main one!)
I haven't included his Genesis revisited stuff as I rate that very highly but wouldn't count it as 'solo' stuff, even though there's some on it. Also didn't include his classical albums, which are a very different, and thoroughly enjoyable, beast.
I actually like everything Steve's released, and I can't say that about many bands or artists.
Out of interest, least favourite? Till We Have Faces. (I still play it sometimes though).
My recent five most played bands / artists, in no particular order:
Steve Hackett
ELO
The Musical Box (via youtube)
Strange Kind Of Women (via youtube)
Chris Rea
More sad news, following on from the death of Graeme Edge. John's playing was top notch. So sorry to hear this.
Lately, my top five most played have been:
Spocks Beard
Arena
Scandal (via youtube)
Band Geek (via youtube)
Brand X
Lately my top five have been (in no particular order of course):
Kaipa
The Flower Kings
Queen
Brand X
Jadis
Recently my most played five are (again, in no particular order):
Jadis
Steve Hackett
Stackridge
Focus
Camel
(All rubbish, but I can't find my Britney Spears albums.....)
never really liked this one. Don't know why, I know it's a favorite of many fans.
My favorites are the title track, Narnia and How Can I?
Each to their own of course, and it's good that different people like different songs, it just shows how strong the album is, and how diverse. For me, How Can I is not one of my favourites, though I don't mind it. Generally, I've always preferred the funnier and quirkier side of Steve which is why I love Carry On Up The Vicarage. I've always liked Kim as well, though it's not likely he'll be playing that one again!
Been playing this album a lot since this thread started. I also forgot just how good Racing In A is.