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Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited II

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Label: Inside Out Music
Released: 2012.10.22
Time:
 73:20 / 71:28
Category: Progressive Rock
Producer(s): Steve Hackett, Roger King
Rating:
Media type: CD double
Web address: www.hackettsongs.com
Appears with: Genesis, GTR, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Chris Squire, Steve Howe
Purchase date: 2013
Price in €: 31,00





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Disc One

[1] The Chamber of 32 Doors (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway] - 6:00
[2] Horizons (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Foxtrot] - 1:41
[3] Supper's Ready (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Foxtrot] - 23:35
[4] The Lamia (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway] - 7:47
[5] Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Selling England by the Pound] - 8:10
[6] Fly on a Windshield (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway] - 2:54
[7] Broadway Melody of 1974 (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway] - 2:23
[8] The Musical Box (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Nursery Cryme] - 10:57
[9] Can-Utility and the Coastliners (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Foxtrot] - 5:50
[10] Please Don't Touch (S.Hackett) [from Please Don't Touch!] - 4:03


Disc Two

[1] Blood on the Rooftops (Ph.Collins/S.Hackett) [from Wind & Wuthering] - 6:56
[2] The Return of the Giant Hogweed (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/P.Gabriel/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Nursery Cryme] - 8:46
[3] Entangled (T.Banks/S.Hackett) [from A Trick of the Tail] - 6:35
[4] Eleventh Earl of Mar (T.Banks/S. Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Wind & Wuthering] - 7:51
[5] Ripples (T.Banks/M.Rutherford) [from A Trick of the Tail]] - 8:14
[6] Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers... (S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Wind & Wuthering] - 2:12
[7] ...In That Quiet Earth (T.Banks/Ph.Collins/S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Wind & Wuthering] - 4:47
[8] Afterglow (T.Banks) [from Wind & Wuthering] - 4:09
[9] A Tower Struck Down (J.Hackett/S.Hackett) [from Voyage of the Acolyte] - 4:45
[10] Camino Royale (S.Hackett/N.Magnus) [from Highly Strung] - 6:19
[11] Shadow of the Hierophant (S.Hackett/M.Rutherford) [from Voyage of the Acolyte] - 10:45

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Steve Hackett - Guitars, Vocals on [1:3-5; 2:10]

Roger King - Keyboards on [1:1,3-10; 2:1-11], Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer
Amanda Lehmann - Guitar, Vocals on [2:3,5,8,11]
Jo Lehmann - Backing Vocals
Christine Townsend - Violin, Viola on [1:1,9; 2:1,9]
Dave Kerzner - Keyboards on [1:3]
Dick Driver - Double Bass on [1:1,10; 2:1,9]
Francis Dunnery - Guitar, Vocals on [1:3-7,5]
Gary O'Toole - Drums, Percussion on [1:1,4,6-10; 2:1,2,4-11], Vocals on [1:6,7; 2:1]
John Hackett - Flute on [1:1,4,5,10; 2:2,9]
John Wetton - Bass, Guitar, Vocals on [2:8]
Mikael Åkerfeldt - Vocals on [1:3]
Nad Sylvan - Vocals on [1:1,8; 2:4]
Nik Kershaw - Vocals on [1:4]
Phil Mulford - Bass on [2:1,8]
Rachel Ford - Cello on [1:1; 2:1,9]
Roine Stolt - Guitar on [2:2]
Steve Rothery - Guitar on [1:4]
Nick Magnus - Keyboards on [2:10]
Neal Morse - Keyboards, Vocals on [2:2]
Jeremy Stacey - Drums on [1:3,5]
Conrad Keely - Vocals on [1:3], Photography
Nick Beggs - Bass, Chapman Stick on [1:9; 2:4,7,11]
Steven Wilson - Guitar on [2:11), Vocals on [1:9]
Rob Townsend - Saxophone, Flute And Blown Sundries on [1:5,8,9; 2:1,7,11]
Jakko M. Jakszyk - Guitar, Vocals on [2:3]
Simon Collins (Phil Collins' Son) - Keyboard, Vocals on [1:3]
Lee Pomeroy - Bass, Chapman Stick on [1:3-8; 2:2]

Égerházi Attila - Guitar
Tamás Barabás - Bass
Ferenc Kovács - Trumpet
Zoltán Kovács - Piano
Banai Szilárd - Drums

Benedict Fenner - Engineer
David Kerzner - Engineer, Keyboards
Alex Lyon - Engineer
Chris "Frenchie" Smith - Engineer
Heidi Sverin - Photography
Drew Tommons - Photography
Marco Alvarado - Photography
Julia Boggio - Photography
Paul Bundock - Photography
Lilian Forsberg - Photography
Jill Furmanovsky - Photography
Klinszky Gábor - Photography
Emily Gryger - Photography
Jo Hackett - Photography
Andy Harrison - Photography
Lasse Hoile - Photography
Mike Inns - Photography
Matt Dorsey - Photography
Veronica Malazzo - Photography
Lee Millward - Photography
Naki - Photography
Alan Perry - Photography
Harry Pearce - Cover Photo, Design
Charlie Dodd - Special Effects
Angéla Vicedomini - Artwork
Maurizio Vicedomini - Artwork

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(p) 2012 InsideOut Music · © 2012 Century Media Records Ltd., under exclusive license from InsideOut Music

Made In Germany

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Map Studios.

A thousand thanks to Jo Hackett, Roger King, Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini and Harry Pearce.

Steve



Genesis Revisited II is an album by musician Steve Hackett, released on 22 October 2012 by Inside Out Music label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album Genesis Revisited and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by Genesis with a variety of guest vocalists.



The material comprising the two discs of Genesis Revisited II ranges from 1971's Nursery Cryme to 1976's Wind & Wuthering, for which, fueled by nostalgia, guitarist Steve Hackett ambitiously attempted to re-create his favorite Genesis tracks. Helping Hackett with his 2012 vision, ten vocalists were recruited to cover the parts originally sung by Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel. While the femininity of Amanda Lehmann and husky voice of Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt change the songs significantly, others are perfectly suited, like Phil Collins' son Simon, who sounds nearly identical to his father. Obviously, these versions can't compete with the classics, but Hackett's technical skills are more astounding than ever and many additional details - such as the replacement of Mellotron parts with a live orchestra - are nice touches.

Jason Lymangrover - All music Guide



Ever since vocalist Peter Gabriel abandoned Genesis‘ classic quintet line-up in 1975, following the release of the double-album concept-epic ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,’ the band’s ’70s purists have pined for a full-prog reunion.

The closest we’ve come was in 1999, when all five members (Gabriel, drummer-vocalist Phil Collins, bassist Mike Rutherford, keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist Steve Hackett) joined forces for a stylish re-interpretation of ‘Lamb’ highlight ‘The Carpet Crawlers,’ released on the compilation ‘Turn it on Again: The Hits.’ But in 2012, it appears that dream is dead: Gabriel’s far too focused on his solo career and humanitarian efforts, while  Collins — saddled from drumming by a debilitating spinal injury — announced his retirement last year.

Throughout it all, Hackett has always embraced the material from Genesis’ peak-prog period, reflecting fondly in interviews, constantly expressing his interest in a possible reunion (which is sad considering he was left out of the 2007 trio reunion), and playing the ’70s classics on-stage. His critics (and even his former bandmates) seem to feel Hackett’s stuck in the past — but he clearly still loves interpreting these songs, adding new textures and flourishes as the years go by.

The double-disc ‘Genesis Revisited II’ is Hackett’s second collection of updated Genesis tunes, and it’s a far more cohesive and inventive set than 1996′s ‘Watcher of the Skies.’ Utilizing the same basic format as that album, ‘Revisited II’ is almost entirely comprised of Genesis material, balanced out by a handful of solo Hackett tunes, most of which were originally rehearsed by Genesis in the ’70s.

As with any ‘Revisited’-style album, it’s tough to know where to draw the line. What’s the point of a note-for-note cover (especially since the early albums have been remastered)? On the other hand, is diverging from the source material prog-rock blasphemy? Hackett strikes a mostly successful balance: adding a few new intros, expanding a few Guitar Hero-style solos, and taking some bold liberties with his taste in singers, all-the-while keeping the songs’ core mysticism in-tact.

‘Lamb”s ‘The Chamber of 32 Doors’ is given a glistening classical guitar intro, while vocalist Nad Sylvan nails the nuance of Gabriel’s theatrical vocal; Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson adds warmth and color to ‘Foxtrot”s overlooked ‘Can Utility and the Coastliners,’ which is augmented by live orchestrations; ‘Wind & Wuthering’ highlight ’Blood on the Rooftops’ perked up by some excellent soprano sax. The album’s true highlight is, unsurprisingly, the 23-minute epic ‘Supper’s Ready.’ Hackett utilizes several vocalists, none of whom — at least on paper – -seem logical singing on the same track: Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt belts passionately; Simon Collins echoes the smooth delivery of his dad, and …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely adds a punk edge to the track’s ripping mid-section. Hackett adds extra guitar flourishes throughout, ending with a furious finger-tapped solo.

There are numerous reasons why Hackett’s ‘Revisited’ project works so well. One is that he joined forces with some of prog-rock’s finest players and singers; another is that he never views the material through a nostalgic lens. ‘Revisited II’ has an urgency most ‘tribute albums’ don’t, mostly because Hackett’s so liberal about letting the songs go to some often strange new places.

Sometimes, though, the risks don’t pay off — mostly due to some awkward vocalist choices: Gary O’Toole is  distractingly macho on ‘Broadway Melody of 1974′; Amanda Lehmann’s throaty vibrato is distracting amid the swirl of ‘Ripples” tender acoustics; meanwhile, Nik Kershaw’s more straightforward, sleepy vocal interpretation on ‘The Lamia’ feels out of place given the track’s absurd lyrics.

But without taking a few gambles, the project wouldn’t feel so vital. Warts and all, ‘Revisited II’ is the stuff diehards dream about — and in 2012, it’s about as close to in-the-flesh classic Genesis as it gets.

Ryan Reed - October 22, 2012
UltimateClassicRock.com



Former Genesis guitarist and prog rock icon Steve Hackett returns with Genesis Revisited II, a follow-up to 1996’s Genesis Revisited. As the title suggests, it sees Hackett reinterpreting the golden era of the great band – one in which he was crucially involved – while also remaining true to the original spirit which produced such a remarkable string of timeless songs. Uniquely packaged as a mediabook, this release focuses on the Genesis tracks where the guitar reigned supreme, as well as some of the band's best tracks and four songs originally written for, but not released, by the band themselves.

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