Steve Hackett: New solo album early 2015?
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog News, Press Releases
Forum Description: Submit press releases, news , new releases, prog music news and other interesting things happening in the world of progressive music (featured in home and artist page)
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=98565
Printed Date: January 16 2025 at 03:08
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Steve Hackett: New solo album early 2015?
Posted By: yam yam
Subject: Steve Hackett: New solo album early 2015?
Date Posted: June 11 2014 at 13:43
|
From http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-06-11/hackett-aims-to-surprise-himself" rel="nofollow - http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-06-11/hackett-aims-to-surprise-himself : Steve Hackett is refusing to rush work on his next solo album – and he's waiting to surprise himself with the creative process. But the former Genesis guitarist is still aiming to launch his first collection of new solo songs since 2011 early next year. He told interviewer Miriam Orlando: "I'm half way through. I don't know how much longer it will take me to finish it. It all depends on other projects, how fast I write – and how fast I manage to surprise myself by supplying answers to a number of questions I ask myself on a daily basis."  Rumours of a Genesis reunion have re-emerged after singer Phil Collins ended his self-enforced retirement and said he'd consider being part of a new project. Hackett says: "I see them; I talk to them. We talk socially. Maybe one day we'll get married again together for five minutes. Who knows?" But he adds: "And maybe not." The guitarist releases 'Genesis Revisited: Live At The Royal Albert Hall' via InsideOut on June 30. He tours the UK in October with what's planned to be his last run of retrospective performances. Genesis Extended tour: Oct 21: Ipswich Regent Theatre Oct 22: Brighton Centre Oct 24: Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Oct 25: Glasgow Clyde Auditorium Oct 26: York Barbican Oct 28: Southend Cliffs Pavilion Oct 29: Southampton O2 Guildhall Oct 30: Cardiff St David’s Hall Nov 01: London Eventim Apollo Nov 02: Salford The Lowry Nov 03: Guildford G Live Nov 04: Birmingham Symphony Hall Steve Hackett interview: |
Replies:
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 04:42
|
Wish Hackett reunites for new album also with Spectral Mornings/Defector-era musicians - his brother John, Pete Hicks, Nick Magnus (who is with his solo-album currently reviving spirit of this era), in addition to Rob Townsend, Gary O'Toole, Nick Beggs, Roger King. That would be ultimate line-up. And cameo performance by Chris Thompson and Steve Walsh would be nice:) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 07:15
|
Bring it!!!! :-) ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: cemego
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 13:57
|
I may be alone in this but I'm still getting over the quite enjoyable Squackett album. ------------- listen to streaming stuff! no commercials! http://wmom.servemp3.com:8000/listen.pls |
Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 14:14
How is Hicks’ voice now? I think he did a very good job on Spectral Mornings and Defector, and he was also good live (though he was a bit bald  ).------------- He say nothing is quite what it seems; I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
stewe wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 15:07
|
Anthony but more Genesis Revisted is a good thing in my mind! ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: PabstRibbon
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 18:10
| A complete performance of the Lamb with the original band would be more than awesome. (dreaming....) |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 20:41
Yeah, I would be surprised if any Genesis reunion with Gabriel happens with the exception of WOMAD in the 80s. I think honestly that Gabriel is done with that part of his career and, from the interviews I've seen, he does seem grateful for that part of his career, but he's not the type of musician to revisit something simply for nostalgic reasons. ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: June 12 2014 at 20:42
|
As for the new Hackett album, I'm always ready for a new one from one of the masters. ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: June 13 2014 at 01:16
|
Hackett is very prolific! After hearing and seeing the excellent Genesis Revisted tour (both on record and in real life) I must say that it couldn't be bettered by any reunion. Hackett's band playing these classic songs is really the best thing. |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: June 13 2014 at 07:49
This. -------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 13 2014 at 21:09
| And he just hasn't included any dates for Latin America... I was really expecting to see him with this Genesis tour... but it seems I'll just end up missing it. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: June 14 2014 at 23:19
Gabriel has said he'd like to do Lamb and Supper's Ready---but says he didn't think he could sing that high anymore as his voice has changed--which I think is true---probably never happen
 hope Hackett's new album takes a fresh new direction---and if he does a third Genesis Revisited album--it should be songs after he left the group and do them as he would have if he was still in the band Like "Burning Rope" with a Hackett take on guitar parts |
Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: June 15 2014 at 02:37
A Genesis Revisited 3 is not impossible. They have recently included songs in their live set that were not on Genesis Revisited 1 or 2. When I saw them in Copenhagen, they played The Knife for example, which I loved! (But I don't think he would do any post-Hackett-era songs.) What about Collins, Rutherford, and Banks making another album together, perhaps "And Then They Were Three ... Again" with Hackett guesting
 |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 12:48
 ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 12:51
^My first thought before I had time to process the information, was "who is the old fat woman standing next to Steve?" Oops.  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 13:32
|
What's the relevance of this picture here, is Squire guesting on the upcoming Hackett album?
|
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 13:36
|
That 'fat old lady' was tweeted by Steve a little while ago. 'had a great recording session with fat old lady on bass today....' ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 13:39
Oh, that's promising then. I didn't much like the Squackett album, but I liked Squire's participation on Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth
|
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 14:23
Yeah, what is it with Hackett that whenever he does a group thing with a member of Yes, he ends up putting out a slick AOR album? First with GTR and then with Squackett. Although I do have to say Squackett > GTR. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: June 27 2014 at 14:34
Well, I have to admit that I actually quite like GTR! The problem with the Squackett album for me was not that it was slick, but that it just wasn't very memorable
|
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: June 28 2014 at 06:06
|
Personally I like the Squackett album a lot. I think you need to get out of the mindset of "epic prog masterpiece" and just listen to it as a crossover prog album. It's quite lovely.
------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: June 28 2014 at 09:10
|
I like Squackett a lot too---and Life within a Day fairly epic---it was mostly a Hackett --King thing in terms of taking Squire by the hand and then doing their thing. Maybe They should produce the next Yes album
|
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: August 04 2014 at 13:20
 ------------- Help me I'm falling! |