FOXTROT AT FIFTY + HACKETT HIGHLIGHTS: LIVE IN BRIGHTON

Steve Hackett has become over the years the true guardian of the Genesis symphonic legacy, he has put together a band that executes it perfectly, but not only from the technical aspect, but also capturing the spirit and magic of it epoch. And not only reinterpreting the repertoire of his old band, but also creating separate solo albums, which have nothing to envy of those from the classic period of the 70's. Since the album Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth in 2009 he has revitalized his compositional flow, and far from becoming stagnant as a guitarist, he continues playing the complex parts with the fingering to which we were accustomed. Every year he and his wonderful band have released live shows in luxurious CD/DVD or Blu-ray editions and each of them has a different slogan, as well as a different repertoire, fueled not only by the legacy of the past but by their wonderful studio albums. One might think how much another volume has to contribute...and the answer is yes, and it not only contributes but enhances the proposal, since Foxtrot at Fifty... proposes a more dynamic and energetic approach, they are provocative versions, a song from their latest studio album The Devil's Cathedral is included, followed by the classics Spectral Mornings and Every day with that unprecedented immediacy to which we were referring. And hearing Foxtrot performed with that aura of the original recording is a pleasure only surpassed by the slight interpretive differences that those who know the original perfectly will appreciate. There is only one noticeable difference at the beginning of Horizons, and that is Steve's always welcome love of Spanish Flamenco. In short...it is not just another live album, but a piece of the puzzle that makes up and adds up to the progressive path.