Genesis was an English rock band that released fifteen studio albums between 1969 and 1997. They formed as a baroque-psych quintet at Charterhouse school and cut their debut album, From Genesis to Revelation, under the guidance of producer Jonathan King. The original lineup featured singer Peter Gabriel, keyboardist Tony Banks, guitarist Anthony Phillips, and bassist […]
Steve Hackett is an English classical/rock guitarist with a career in music that dates back to 1970. He rose to prominence as a member of Genesis between 1971 and 1977, during which time he played on six of the band’s studio albums: Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on […]
Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by Genesis, released in the UK on September 28, 1973, on Charisma. In the US, the album appeared on October 12 on Atlantic. This was the fifth Genesis studio album, following their 1972 breakthrough Foxtrot and preceding their 1974 rock opera The Lamb Lies Down […]
Please Don’t Touch! is the second solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in April 1978 on Charisma. He first presented the title song to Genesis during sessions for their late-1976 release Wind and Wuthering, his final album with the band. This was his second solo album after his 1975 release Voyage of the […]
Highly Strung is the sixth solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in 1982 on Charisma/Epic. Tracklist (US version): A1. “Cell 151” (6:23) A2. “Give It Away” (4:05) A3. “Camino Royale” (5:24) A4. “Always Somewhere Else” (3:58) B1. “Walking Through Walls” (5:50) B2. “Weightless” (3:28) B3. “Group Therapy” (5:42) B4. “India Rubber Man” (2:32) […]
Spectral Mornings is the third solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in 1979 on Charisma/Chrysalis. Tracklist: A1. “Every Day” (6:14) A2. “The Virgin and the Gypsy” (4:28) A3. “The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere” (2:04) A4. “Clocks – The Angel of Mons” (4:17) A5. “The Ballad of the Decomposing Man (Featuring “The […]
Voyage of the Acolyte is the debut solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in 1975 on Charisma. Recorded while still a member of Genesis, the album is musically similar to A Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. Tracklist: A1. “Ace of Wands” (5:20) A2. “Hands of the Priestess Part I” (3:26) […]
Wind & Wuthering is the eighth studio album by English symphonic-rock band Genesis, released in 1976 on Charisma/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “Eleventh Earl of Mar” Banks, Hackett, Rutherford (7:39) A2. “One for the Vine” Banks (9:59) A3. “Your Own Special Way” Rutherford (6:15)* A4. “Wot Gorilla?” Collins, Banks (3:12) B1. “All in a Mouse’s Night” Banks […]
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is the sixth studio album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1974 on Charisma/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” (4:52) A2. “Fly on a Windshield” (2:47) A3. “Broadway Melody of 1974” (2:11) A4. “Cuckoo Cocoon” (2:14) A5. “In the Cage” (8:15) A6. “The Grand Parade […]
Defector is the fourth solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in 1980 on Charisma. Tracklist: A1. “The Steppes” (6:05) A2. “Time to Get Out” (4:11) A3. “Slogans” (3:46) A4. “Leaving” (3:16) A5. “Two Vamps as Guests” (1:58) B1. “Jacuzzi” (4:36) B2. “Hammer in the Sand” (3:11) B3. “The Toast” (3:42) B4. “The Show” […]
Nursery Cryme is the third album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1971 on Charisma. Tracklist: A1. “The Musical Box” (10:28) A2. “For Absent Friends” (1:46) A3. “The Return of the Giant Hogweed” (8:12) B1. “Seven Stones” (5:10) B2. “Harold the Barrel” (2:59) B3. “Harlequin” (2:56) B4. “The Fountain of Salmacis” (7:55) Credits: Tony […]
Foxtrot is the fourth album by English symphonic-rock quintet Genesis, released in 1972 on Charisma. Tracklist: A1. “Watcher of the Skies” (7:21) A2. “Time Table” (4:47) A3. “Get ‘Em Out by Friday” (8:35) A4. “Can-Utility and the Coastliners” (5:45) B1. “Horizons” (1:39) B2. “Supper’s Ready” (22:57) –a. “Lover’s Leap” –b. “The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man” […]
GTR were an English hard-rock supergroup that released a self-titled album on Arista in 1986. The band featured guitar legends Steve Howe (Yes) and Steve Hackett (Genesis) alongside vocalist Max Bacon (Bronz) and bassist Phil Spalding (Original Mirrors). Members: Steve Hackett (guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals), Steve Howe (guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals), Max Bacon (lead vocals), […]
Canterbury Glass was an English psychedelic rock band that recorded a vaulted 1968 album that later surfaced as Sacred Scenes and Characters. Members: Malcolm Ironton (guitar, vocals), Michael Wimbleton (1966-?), Dave Dowle (drums), Tony “Toad” Proto (bass, vocals), Pat Jeffs (keyboards, 1966-?), Mike Hall (keyboards, guitar), Valerie Watson (flute, vocals), Steve Hackett (guitar) Canterbury […]
