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Steve Hackett: Spectral Mornings

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Charisma Records
Released: 1979
Time:
 39:06
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): John Acock, Steve Hackett
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.hackettsongs.com
Appears with: Genesis, GTR, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Chris Squire, Steve Howe
Purchase date: 2000.10.23
Price in €: 10,99





 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Every Day (Hackett) - 6:14
[2] Virgin and the Gypsy (Hackett) - 4:27
[3] Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere (Hackett) - 2:05
[4] Clocks-The Angel of Mons (Hackett) - 4:17
[5] Ballad of the Decomposing Man (Hackett) - 3:49
[6] Lost Time in Cordoba (Hackett) - 4:03
[7] Tigermoth (Hackett) - 7:35
[8] Spectral Mornings (Hackett) - 6:33

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Steve Hackett - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Dik Cadbury - Bass
John Hackett - Flute, Keyboards
Peter Hicks - Vocals
Nick Magnus - Synthesizer, Keyboards
John Shearer - Drums

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


A fine effort, it features "Ballad of the Decomposing Man" and the title track.

Michael P. Dawson



Arguably the definitive Hackett album of the seventies. The strong lyrical instrumentals combined with the cutting edge of Hackett's guitar style not only received critical acclaim but were consistently used for many films and TV programmes.

SteveHackett.com, Copyright © 1979



Moving into more of a group framework, Steve Hackett's third solo LP is reminiscent of his former group, Genesis. "Every Day" contains the pulsating bass with the combined keyboard and guitar melody introducing vocals present on later Genesis LPs. The title track, possibly the strongest on the album, would have been at home on nearly any "G" album since Selling England By The Pound. This seems to suggest Hackett's underestimated role in that group, rather than his attempt to recreate their sound. The band is basically new,with Pete Hicks on vocals, Dick Cadbury on bass, brother John Hackett on flute (as on the two previous solo LP's), John Shearer on drums, and excellent keyboard work throughout by Nick Magnus. An orchestral sound is created on many tracks, especially "Tiger Moth." Other cuts are more diverse, including the oriental-flavored "The Red Flower Of Tachai Blooms Everywhere," a nice acoustic instrumental called "Lost Time In Cordoba," and an entertaining British ragtime piece, "The Ballad Of The Decomposing Man." Familiar sounding or not, Spectral Mornings is as good or better than his first solo effort, Voyage Of The Acolyte, and certainly an improvement over last year's Please Don't Touch.

© 1978-1999 College Media Inc. All rights reserved.

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EVERY DAY

Can you light a fire in Winter's face
Or say why a life has gone to waste
Pleasure Island was an overcrowded place

Cleopatra's Needle conquered fear
One more nail in your coffin dear
Endless torture for at least two thousand years
   (Every Day)
What's the use of friendship, who am I
Hell bent on destruction, how I tried
You became a ghost to me long before you died


THE VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY

A gypsy compliment for (kneel down)
The scent of tyranny's daughter (we are found)
At seventeen were bled in wild cream

Passing milk thistle by
Fox on the run
Old ragged robin flies
Virtue undone

A garland of green flowers (field of lime)
Surround a silver smoke tree (yours and mine)
Sweet marigold, not easy to find
Passing milk thistle by...


THE BALLAD OF THE DECOMPOSING MAN (FEATURING 'THE OFFICE PARTY')

In a very large factory I belong
And I work the night shift all week long
Freddy on a chainsaw lost his feet
Thinking 'bout a blonde he'll never meet
Tried to take his life again the other week
Keep your chin up, haven't a care 'ave you?
Just join the party, allegiance I swear

What's the matter with Arthur Royal
I'll go and top up his batteries and check the oil
Arthur blew a fuse two days ago,
Set himself alight, you didn't know
Nearly burnt us down the twit just had to go
Take your chances, live on hot air
Chance of promotion, I'll take that chair

Dreaming of golden sands and palm trees
I said file these quickly and then staple these
Get yourself altered undo the seam, get back just
In time for tea (and don't be late mind)

Nobody's perfect least of all me
Married the job at age 23
Just keep my nose clean egg chips and beans
I'm always full of steam

(I could never go to Butlins
 But I did manage to go to Majorca once
 Wish I hadn't bothered
 Past the entrance, by-way to all my sins

 Who are all these people in my office, anyway?
 Who are they? Where do they come from, do you know them?)


TIGERMOTH

Just like his old father before him
Who served in the great war would sing
We're proud to serve Kaiser or King

They'll always find someone who's willing
To take Tigermoth chances alone
The boy that should never have flown

Was thrown a hundred yards
Blown into smithereens
A crowd drew near but failed to hear
Look I'm over here and still one of you wait...

The young man's despondence soon halted
When gently a voice that he knew
Took shape slowly out of the blue

Flight Captain James at your service
Last month I went down in the drink
You're not as alone as you think

Here's some of your mates from last Thursday
Shot down in their prime over Rome
The boys that can never go home

We're thrown a hundred yards
Blown into smithereens
Until we meet again my friends
No regrets and Lily Marlene sings again

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