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    Posted: June 24 2009 at 07:37
Originally posted by Steven in Atlanta Steven in Atlanta wrote:

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Chris Squire reports that he's also started a new venture with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett -- "We may call it Squackett," the bassist quips -- that will be released in early 2009, with European dates in the spring.

"We're nearly 75 percent done," Squire says. "It's real good. Steve Hackett is a very underrated writer and actually a very good singer. We're doing a lot of harmonizing, and some of it is almost in the Crosby, Stills & Nash vein."

This almost sounds like a joke. 

But if not, it does sound exciting to me.
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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

I'm wondering too.

I can't find any recent news on the internet about it.
 
Does "  http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsGeneral1.html " give recent information or not, I don't know. Oh, if you see the link, Squire is really tall, compared to Hackett, isn't he? I was quite surprised.

Well, his hand are shovel blade size, so he could be expected to be quite tall.
My beloved wife Jean also has shovel blades for hands; they are very helpful for her piano playing. One of her nicknames at College was "Bigfoot", by the way; yes, her feet are quite something too.
And now I better hide from her somewhere... LOL
 
Yes, I think Jean will be very happy with your comment. Now the whole progressive world knows about her anatomy LOL
Still, it doesn't sound too bad when you say: your hands really remind me of Chris Squire. It ain't what you say, it's the way that you say it.
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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

I'm wondering too.

I can't find any recent news on the internet about it.
 
Does "  http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsGeneral1.html " give recent information or not, I don't know. Oh, if you see the link, Squire is really tall, compared to Hackett, isn't he? I was quite surprised.

Well, his hands are shovel blade size, so he could be expected to be quite tall.
My beloved wife Jean also has shovel blades for hands; they are very helpful for her piano playing. One of her nicknames at College was "Bigfoot", by the way; yes, her feet are quite something too.
And now I better hide from her somewhere... LOL


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I'm wondering too.

I can't find any recent news on the internet about it.
 
Does "  http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsGeneral1.html " give recent information or not, I don't know. Oh, if you see the link, Squire is really tall, compared to Hackett, isn't he? I was quite surprised.
 
 


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Has this been released yet? I'm guessing it hasn't, due to the nothing I've heard about it Confused

Did they ever even complete the project or was it shelved due to some unforeseen circumstance?
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I hope for the best on this project.  I have lost a lot of respect for Squire since the Benoît David thing.
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Sounds great, of course - negativists and sceptesists jerks, beware Tongue

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OK this old man was going from memory and still going on it, what else did they do other than Tokyo Tapes which weren't any new tracks?

Geeze, don't wet (ton) all over yourselves. Tongue
 
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The Tokyo Tapes DVD was fantastic, apart from Wetton and Hackett himself, it also features Ian McDonald of King Crimson fame. I would have loved to be there! See my review. 
 
I like Wetton a lot too, but for me he is "just" a great bass player, and a decent vocalist. Squire is a bass God! His sound is so unique and distinctive, no one else can play like that.
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Originally posted by febus febus wrote:

Originally posted by Marwin Marwin wrote:

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And I don't think Hackett has ever worked with as strong of a bass player as Squire.


*cough..Wetton*cough
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hey i'm really looking forward to this i love hackett and squire Thumbs%20Up


 
That's just what i wanted to mention, but you beat me to itLOL....Wetton, wetton,wetton,wetton!!!Wink

OK this old man was going from memory and still going on it, what else did they do other than Tokyo Tapes which weren't any new tracks?

Geeze, don't wet (ton) all over yourselves. Tongue


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Wow! This wil be very interesting! I love them both.
 
And will you please stop complaining about the GTR project! I think that was great stuff!! And calling it commercial music is only slightly true. Sure they had a minor hit with When The Heart Rules The MInd, but the rest of the album is not really commercial, it is very good hard rock with strong guitar work and strong vocals by Max Bacon.
 
Further, it is unfair to compare GTR with Yes' and Genesis' masterworks of the 70's. You must remember that it was recorded around the same time as Big Generator and Invisible Touch. GTR was sooo much better than those albums! 
 
I recommend the live album GTR did as well called Roundabout (after a certain song that is played!). 
 
 
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Steven in Atlanta Steven in Atlanta wrote:



"We're nearly 75 percent done," Squire says. "It's real good. Steve Hackett is a very underrated writer and actually a very good singer. We're doing a lot of harmonizing, and some of it is almost in the Crosby, Stills & Nash vein."


Sounds pretty damn awesome.
 
As long as they mean the '70's-era CSN. Smile Mr. Stills has, er, shall we say, lost some vocal range.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

sounds interesting....  doubtful it will get off the ground... love Squire... but he has..well... been a bit flaky over the years.  Then there is the matter of his bass-playing..... he's been phoning it in for years... and also was one of the main drivers behind the 'commercial' yes sound.  Wouldn't naturally expect a prog masterpiece.. but be more wary of a H&H reprise as someone mentioned earlier.

oh well.... interesting... but not holding breath for anything..  just hope to be surprised.


Well let's just hope the progger has re awakened,
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sounds interesting....  doubtful it will get off the ground... love Squire... but he has..well... been a bit flaky over the years.  Then there is the matter of his bass-playing..... he's been phoning it in for years... and also was one of the main drivers behind the 'commercial' yes sound.  Wouldn't naturally expect a prog masterpiece.. but be more wary of a H&H reprise as someone mentioned earlier.

oh well.... interesting... but not holding breath for anything..  just hope to be surprised.
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Was it Rutherford playing the bassline that intros Watcher of the Skies ? If so, can we say that Hackett plays well with others, to use kindergarden measures.
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Cough...hack...weeze...TONY LEVIN...haCK...CHOKE...
Should be great
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Sounds great.  I do think the CSN reference was probably tongue-in-cheek...surely (a) they wouldn't play that style of music and (b) don't think they can sing remotely that well.  I don't think you have to worry about Hackett playing like Stephen StillsWink  Didn't Steve and Chris do a short Christmas project last year? Maybe they really hit it off...I'll really look forward to hearing what they come up with!
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the csn part was only related to the vocals.....i hope/think....

that would be a stretch for them.....i just wanna hear their instrumentals.....
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Cool combination, it would be quite interesting, though as some said, the CS&N style does turn me off a little bit, not that I don't like CS&N, in fact I enjoy them a lot, but with the calliber of both I would have expected something more innovating or at least more Rock oriented with of course the Prog roots.
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Originally posted by Marwin Marwin wrote:

Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:


And I don't think Hackett has ever worked with as strong of a bass player as Squire.


*cough..Wetton*cough
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hey i'm really looking forward to this i love hackett and squire Thumbs%20Up


 
That's just what i wanted to mention, but you beat me to itLOL....Wetton, wetton,wetton,wetton!!!Wink
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This should prove interesting, I look forward to hearing it. 


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