Hackett, Steve

»Wuthering Nights-Live in Birmingham« is yet another superb live record from the guitar legend and his outstanding backing band, and it's sure to delight Steve's longtime fans most of all.

The Djabe show in St. Veit had a fantastic atmosphere, which is what you get whenever the great Steve Hackett takes the stage. He won us over once again with his guitar artistry and musical versatility.

»The Total Experience – Live in Liverpool« gives you the full experience of a show by the only (former) Genesis member who diligently looks after their priceless musical legacy, keeping it alive with excellent live performances alongside…

Mr. Hackett and his admirable crew of musical masters have proven once again that the test of time hasn't dented the quality of his live shows one bit. What's more, Steve keeps giving the impression that he has never played with as much…

With »The Night Siren«, Mr. Hackett has once again proven that, compared to the rest of the (ex-)Genesis crew, he's easily the most creative and witty musician around today. He's stayed proud of his musical roots, and he's diligently…

Steve's acoustic show by the sea was a true balm for body and soul, just what you'd expect from a guitar grandmaster we're used to for pure ambient perfection.

»The Tokyo Tapes« is one of Hackett's best live albums, boasting a dream setlist and an all-star lineup that could have made a phenomenal prog rock supergroup if they'd stuck together for longer.

Steve Hackett came, played, conquered, leaving the packed-out Gran Teatro Geox in Padua utterly blown away. There's not much to add to such a flawless live performance, with just the right mix of new material, long-running solo standards…

»Wolflight« is a classic Hackett album, made the way most of his fans want it and a worthy follow-up to the best moments of his solo career, even if it brings nothing thrillingly innovative.

Mr. Hackett has absolutely no intention of letting up on spoiling his devoted followers. »Live At The Royal Albert Hall« is already the second terrific official live album from the 'Genesis Revisited' tour.

Live perfection has long been inseparable from the name Steve Hackett. Had the classic Genesis lineup recorded »Genesis Revisited: Live At Hammersmith«, it would surely be their best officially released live achievement.

Watching Hackett's band run through some of the greatest moments in prog rock history is always an unforgettable, almost transcendental experience, like hopping into a time capsule and landing in a far more romantic musical era, and right…

Maestro Hackett's mission of reviving the Genesis magic live in the heart of Vicenza was more than a success, meaning that over roughly two and a half hours we gorged ourselves on some of the most beloved classics from the musical saga of…

»Genesis Revisited II« is a real treat for longtime fans of Mr. Hackett's musical legacy, and above all a warm trip down memory lane to his days with the legendary Genesis, who spent their 'golden era' with the guitar maestro in the lineup…

With the stylistically varied gem "Guitar Noir," the maestro Hackett stepped into the nineties in the most convincing way possible, once again reshaping his sonic identity with a dose of distinctly darker ambient essence than in years past.

"Beyond the Shrouded Horizon" is one more proof that expecting anything less than the brilliance that (once again) graces his latest studio effort would be almost insulting to a musician of Steve's caliber.

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Venue: Piazza Duomo / Spilimbergo (Udine) / ItalyConcert date: 31.07.2011Attendance: 1300Ticket price: 22,00€ / 25,00€ This year's Folkest, which our western neighbors put on every year…

»Live Rails« is a real live-album treat for all the longtime fans of this legendary guitarist, who, despite having hit the big six-oh, is still bursting with youthful energy.

Author: Peter PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Piazza Unita d'Italia / Trieste / ItalyConcert date: 01.08.2010Attendance: 3Ticket price: free admission The third day of Trieste's summer rock festival was graced by the…

Steve Hackett has marched out of the tunnel's mouth with a new masterpiece that gives longtime fans plenty to cheer about: it delivers everything he made his name on in the past, while also bringing some fairly fresh ideas to the table.

Steve Hackett first made his name as the guitarist of Genesis, whom he joined in 1970 and with whom he recorded six studio albums. It was an honor to get to talk with him before his show with Djabe in Slovenj Gradec.

"Momentum" is the natural successor to "Bay Of Kings" and a romantic treat for anyone who loves Hackett's classical guitar vocabulary.

Author: Peter PodbrežnikPhotos: Jernej Vene Location: Slovenj GradecConcert date: 16.07.2009Attendance: 350Ticket price: 0,00€ This year the traditional Slovenj Gradec summer music festival served up a genuine sensation for all the music…

"Till We Have Faces" is a totally uninspired album and one of Hackett's weakest efforts, one the maestro thankfully forgot about as fast as he could.

"Bay of Kings" is a superb, classically flavored album that offers a deeply honest portrait of a prog rock legend in the role of acoustic guitarist.

"Highly Strung" marks Hackett's further move away from the prog rock legacy and Celtic mysticism that defined the early years of his solo career.

Before putting this thing out, Mr. Hackett must have taken a serious knock to the head, or else this album was the result of post-traumatic stress from watching way too many Brazilian soaps at the request of his lovely companion. "Cured"…

Steve Hackett, one of the greatest guitar innovators and composers in the history of rock music (long before Eddie Van Halen popularized tapping in the '80s, it was already a staple guitar technique for Steve on some of the best Genesi

»Live Archive« is the long-awaited collection of live recordings from legendary guitarist Steve Hackett. The release features four CDs covering three different eras of Hackett's live career (the 70s, 80s and 90s) with t

Steve Hackett, one of the most revered guitarists of the golden age of prog rock, kept pursuing his musical visions with plenty of creative energy even after the magnificent masterpiece "Spectral Mornings" (1979), though he never again…

Master Hackett is like fine old wine. The years haven't touched him one bit, quite the opposite. He's still making music every bit as thrilling as when he started out. Unlike the previous album "Metamor

By the time of this album, the great Hackett had already built his image and reputation as a standalone solo artist who keeps surprising us with the depth, inventiveness and intensity of his work. Thanks to the success of his previous

Three years after the masterful debut "Voyage of the Acolyte" (1975), and a year after leaving Genesis, who had stopped backing his innovative musical ideas, Steve Hackett decided to put out "Please Don't Touch&l

The brilliant, and until then rather enigmatic, guitarist Steve Hackett became the first member of Genesis to go solo, and right out of the gate he proved to the music world that he was far more than just a guitar virtuoso. Steve is