Without this man, this one man, we would have to do with the records, albeit fantastic, and more or less talented tribute band. He is single-handedly responsible for preserving the live versions of the greatest progg music ever concieved. Kudos to you Mr Hacket, kudos!
Totally agree, and don t miss his "Tribute" album, classic spanish guitar. Small thing: so interesting the hair still having this genuine black colour, compared to, let s say Bryan Mays'. Okey, maybe Queen was working even more physically, Hackett more kind of sitting down. A really great musician, a real favourite of mine!
But he isn’t married to sexy Toyah & isn’t impressing Robert Plant as she gargles her way through Stairway in a giant tent somewhere near Salisbury. Robert isn’t famous for being Mr Nice Guy. I will be honest i have yet to even listen to this but i was excited because I’ve never considered Genesis & King Crimson or Fripp within any matching framework. I’ve been aware since 1980 of a working relationship between Fripp & Hammill though. 😃👍
@@Bo-tz4nwi have repeatedly tried to appreciate his album Defector & the like & i just cannot stand that type of music to be honest. I don’t know if you’d describe it as AOR or Pop but whatever it it is I can’t hear poppy hooks or melodies nor did it stretch my imagination so i kept to Post Punk , indie then loved Bay of Kings & still do. 😁
Steve really is the keeper of the flame for Genesis. Peter Gabriel wanted nothing to do with his old band, Genesis moved into a new sound that was more commercially successful, whereas Steve loved his work with Genesis and has kept it alive all these years
I mean prog years yes. But genesis changed when pete and steve left. Phil didn't write much in those years but Tony and Mike were always writing. Its just 2 different bands really. Tony was always the main writer. And he was rigid so the other creators (besides mike) couldnt get out what they wanted. When Pete land then Steve left tho Tony very much clung to Phil in order to stay relevant. Lucky for him phils melodies and sings were huge hits. Albeit very differnt from early genesis. So yes Steve has held it for early genesis but phil and tony did as well.
It's not just on stage that Steve is somehow still at his peak in 2024. I mean what a difference comparing him being interviewed to just about 99.9 percent of musicians with a half-century career behind them. It's really remarkable. He doesn't sound like someone reminiscing about the good old days at all: it's as if his mind is still WORKING with the music itself, analyzing and digesting it as if it were brand new. Perhaps that's why he never sounds like one of those tired old rock mastodons. And perhaps that's why even after fifty years the music sounds completely fresh when he plays it. He's an extraordinary artist. And considering I wouldn't be born for another quarter century when Genesis were at their 70s zenith, I'm grateful I get to experience these tracks being played in a way that's so fresh, so real, so full of life, never feeling like the nostalgia act that so many musicians turn into after touring for more than a decade or two. I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite like it.
Thank you Barry. Steve is a gentleman and gives freely. I love listening to him. Steve is also the only one holding the Genesis torch aloft. And I am grateful for that. Thank you Steve…for everything.
The best ever show Helsinki Spring 2014 Genesis Revisited Live in a small venue three hours perfection in everything faultless presentation and performance. Me and my found ourselves shouting The Knife !
You'd never know how old he was. How does he remember all this stuff ? A truly wonderful guitar player. Saw him perform Horizons live in the 80s on one of his solo tours at Hammersmith Odeon. Made me cry. Have seen him play three or four times. So looking forward to this tour 🎉
I've seen Steve Hackett in concert since the Lamb in 1974. I'm acquainted with people who know Steve and have broken bread with Steve and Jo. These acquaintances have nothing but genuinely kind words regarding Steve. He's a class act. I hope to meet him before this ride is over.
The Lamb is my favorite album by any group. And Steve, I have not missed a tour in many years. He was on fire when I saw him last year. Fantastic show. And his album the Circus and the Nightwale was quite good. Thank you, thank you, thank you Steve!!
Lamb Lies Down was a major landmark when I was kid in high school. It was my favorite album for many years. I still enjoy listening to it occasionally. The surrealistic story line embodied the classic Heroes Journey, with Rael going through various trials and having a final realization that culminates in the song "It." Thanks Barry, the interview of Steve Hackett. It was enlightening.
I appreciate very much how you allow Steve the space to talk (even if he seems to stray from the question). His perspective on his days with genesis is quite interesting. He speaks with such candor.
One of the greatest sounding guitarists ever! I had to stop and listen to Firth of Fifth for a few minutes mid interview :-)... The guitar in that last half is epic!!
I saw him and his crack band in April 2024, in Houston. I was taken back at the force and majesty of the music, as I kept reminding my concert-going young companion. Craig Blundell gave one of the most powerful ROCK drum solos I've ever seen and heard.
Great interview Barry. I first saw the band supporting Lindisfarne and again performing The Lamb at the Usher Hall, amazing gig. Gabriel era Genesis were untouchable.
Mark my journey was with going to see Lindisfarne in London. I wasn’t sure what I was watching and indeed listening too. The Musical Box and the Old Man with Peter has stuck with me all these years. Lost interest after the Trick .👌🎶🎸
@@mrduffin1663Lost interest after Lamb but found Wind nicely suprised and Three with grandeau symphonic sound and power in certain songs. And the best disco tune perfectly fitting the late 70s.
Genesis was pretty much born from the musical vision of Tony Banks and the lyrical imagination of Peter Gabriel, but it's Steve Hackett's contribution that made that musical vision immortal - and we can measure that by comparison with the music that Genesis made after Steve left.
The guitars on Hairless Heart are so gorgeous! OMG There's a live video of the Lamb in UA-cam everyone needs to see! You can see the whole show, it's really amazing. This show sounds so amazing, Steve looks awesome, too. What an artist, thanks for all the music, what a creative legacy.
Great interview, very much looking forward to seeing him and the band in Cardiff. I enjoyed hearing him talk about this tour and the lamb in general. I think its time I gave some of his solo albums a spin
I enjoyed the Nuremberg gig last week enormously. He is a guitarist guitarist ..his touch and phrasing and choice of sounds pallet is so cool to see up close. Nad was on the finest form vocally too. Wonderful to catch the essence of the Lamb ..I saw the full album played by the Musical Box which wa great, but Steve's sound is in his fingers too. sadly I don't find his solo stuff quite so accessible. Wonderfully talented musicians he tours with too.
I discovered all this wonderful music in 1980 , with the release of Peter Gabriel 3rd album. My local record store owner told me about Genesis Steve ,etc and been a fan ever since. Steve Hackett is such a descent person. The first time I ever saw him live was with the ill fated GTR . I was literally an arms length at the concert. I have seen Steve play live at least 7 or 8 times since. I love his new album. It's probably one of my favorites of all time.
I bought the first PG album at the record store near Charterhouse which the band members frequented while schooling there. When I got it home, I discovered that there was a chunk missing from the edge, as if someone had taken a bite out of it. Deeply troubling.
@@TheRealHucasys Yes! I had to take it back, but that shop did very well out if me overall. They were very good. There was none of this: "But you _have_ chewed it, sir."
I can very much relate to the kind words Steve said about Peter and Africa. Him singing Beko at a concert in Brussels in 1980 was registered as a minor earthquake in the observatory as we all sang along. Afterwards when we left the stadium, there was riot police everywhere as they thought we were all subversives. But it did indeed inspire me to help organise marches for South Africa. Many years later we went to Yousou N’Dour’s discotheque in Dakar. He is the hero of Senegal and most of Africa. Peter did so much for African music and equality. Much later after that I am proud I was able to be in South Africa at Mandela’s funeral and I laid flowers by his coffin. Peter was indeed a visionary.
The most charming person that you can meet in the "rock" sphere. I admire his musical ADN that made him declining from Genesis at the time he perceived kind of a "sick and ego momentum into the band" . He is a MUSICIAN . He has proven that by composing solo works without stoping for about 48 years, most or them amazing. And he has mantained a lower profile, while other, with less talent have been boasting out
Saw him last year in a small theater in Salem, Oregon doing the Foxtrot tour. 3rd row center. What a great freakin’ show. His band is awesome it’s ridiculous. If you ever get a chance to see him live do it!! You won’t be sorry.
It's nice to hear this gentleman in his own words. The concert in Nürnberg last weekend was one of the most extraordinary concerts I've ever been to. I'm looking forward to the concerts in Italy, which isn't that far from us. I hope there's standing room there too, it's hard not to be able to move when you're sitting :) The band is fantastic, the music is livelier than ever, it was just wonderful and Nad is more than a replacement for Peter Gabriel. By the way: Greetings to the couple with the "I love Nad" shirt. Hope to meet you next time.
One of my FAVE guitarists! Wish this tour would come to here to the States.......! And, as a DEVOUTE metalhead, Fly on a Windshield is SOOOO HEAVY! So deliciously heavy! That keyboard drop is EPIC!
I really admire the evolution of his live shows the last 15 years. It's not easy to play stuff from the past when you're a fountain of new material, and yet that old material is so well loved. Steve's answer has been to play quite a lot of old material, but without being a tribute band that merely copies things faithfully. His current band is not *repertory*; they play those tunes like themselves, not like Genesis, and that keeps it fresh and new. I hope he knows how many of us regular attendees love his new material just as much. Yeah, there might be hell to pay if he didn't play some of the old stuff these days, but an equal number of use would be upset if there was nothing new either. Everyone in the band is having FUN, old songs and new. He's completely avoided being one of those old rockers playing half-hearted classics at corporate picnics that usually leave me feeling a bit embarassed for them. Avoided it my a huge margin. Back in 1972 I was a 12 year old kid trying to learn the guitar parts on Nursery Cryme on my Harmony acoustic guitar. Half a century later, I still do the same, especially the classical pieces. (I may have better guitars now.) A Hackett concert these days is two shows for the price of one-I get to be a fanboy of the Genesis era, and get to watch a superb band surprise me at every turn.
I saw Steve play on the Seconds Out tour in Washington DC in 2022 and it was a wonderful show. I then bought a 180 gram version of The Lamb to replace my old copy, what a great album!
Fantastic interview! I have a lot of admiration for Steve, but it's clear he still harbors some (likely justified) resentment towards certain band members, especially Tony B.
Love Steve, an amazing musician and a wonderful humble man, the only member still holding that classic Genesis torch. I will be looking forward to seeing him in Turin insha'Allah end of the year, I have a front row ticket :)
I just want to acknowledge (again) that Steve's "Cured" album is a wonderful work of pop/progressive material that doesn't get the credit it deserves. It has plenty of melodic guitar and keyboard sounds as well as lyrics that creates emotional vibes for me. The Linn drums sound meticulously programed and obviously took a lot of time and work to create. "Highly Strung" is another of his albums that is full of amazing work as well and it too doesn't get the credit it deserves. Also, I like that Steve provided all the vocals on Cured and most, if not all, on Highly Strung. I never get tired of listening to them both.
in the 1970s --- I did not look too closely at the lyrics as I could only speak my mother tongue --- if the music was good then I listened. Genesis was extremely popular in France and other countries like Italie, Belgium, Germany - and as a teen in the south of france I thoroughly enjoyed the experience graciously offered by Genesis and bands of the like (King Crimson, ELP, Yes, Soft Machine, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and even Deep Purple, Led Zep, Alice Cooper, etc.) So, it did not matter that I could not understand the English language - the quality of the music alone carried the popularity of those Progressive bands throughout Europe. I know that most bands were aiming at the American markets but the European fans have given the necesary support and initial popularity which enabled these bands to later tackle the American markets. These bands are gold nuggets in the English culture.
I attended in 2 oportunities in México City. The first one was an acoustic performance in 2005. The second one was in 2018. An extraordinary venue divided in 2 sets: solo career and GTR, and the second half, classic GENESIS. The higlights of the night were "when the heart rules the mind", "shadow of the hierophant", and "the endos" Wonderful concert, plenty of virtuosism Kind regards from México
thx for the many years of melodically instructive guitar artistry SH! ... I can identify with not "being controlled" from some quarters and, without going into detail (it does not matter), had a difference of opinion with the same individual in a 'big' KC chatgroup about 25 years ago that got ugly in public there for about a week. It was regarding "the performer/'audient' relationship". I was advocating for appreciating one's concert-going & vinyl-buying public.
It's very strange to think about it, but except for the name, I'd never even heard about Genesis by the time Peter Gabriel released his 'Shock the Monkey', and Genesis released 'That's All', I think. Luckily (for me) this was just before most of Genesis LP catalogue was released on the Best Price thingy for LP's in the mid-80's. Of course, I had to spread out my paltry earnings of the time, so I got everything up through the first two albums with Phil Collins at the vocals (and I love all of them!), but from there I had so many, many other avenues to explore with my limited funds... I did borrow (and put on a cassette...) the Undertow album, and I later made an effort to get it legally for my mp3 collection.
@@classicalbum I was very lucky as one of my brothers friends dropped out at the last minute and I was offered the ticket - Steve H. just gets better and better !
20:55 Anyone catch this? Steve reveals he played vibraphone on the link between “Supernatural Anaesthetist” and “Lamia.” I always thought Phil did all the vibe work! Maybe this is what was meant by the phrase “with variations on the above and experiments with foreign sounds.”
Great Interview but if you ever interview Steve again about The Lamb can you ask him why they never filmed the Lamb show back then? I imagine if's about costs of filming and maybe the fact that Gabriel was leaving after the tour stopped the from filming the show but i would like to hear what Steve has to say.
Amazing this popped up as I've been re-visiting this album. I've tracked down some demos on utube and I've come to conclude that the album was mixed with a lot of the guitar work buried in the mix - I dare say even nullified. I feel as if the guitars (Steve spoke of this 'I'm not in control' etc.) were given equal sonic structure as the keys the album would sound a lot "harder". I don't want to blame Tony or John Burns mixing but I think it would give more sonic edge to fit the narrative. I think the "softer" eq kind of blindsides the density. Honestly I think the band simply didn't want to go through the arduous task of fighting for an equal mix. Steve kind of just acquiesced you can tell. A 97 minute album and basically 1 or 2 "kind of"'guitar solos? Come now! Truth is I think he contributed much more than we think, but simply don't hear it. In a perfect world this year would see a completely re-mixed (not re-recorded!) and remastered 180 gram vinyl re-release. Instead it's ... well, silence from the Genesis camp. It's not a priority. I'm just glad we have the album.
Yes Steve. Please play LOTS of Lamb tracks! Some of the Least rocky, the said. That means hopefully In The Rapids. End it with _It. It_ would have been a great single. _It_ / Watcher would be cool since there may be some other Genesis tracks played. I loved Steve's soaring guitar on that 1976 live recording. The Chamber of 32 Doors was gorgeous. Pete was obsessed by "chambers" in The Lamb!
Great player and composer, and very influential. My only issue is when you see him live, he not only rarely moves - but his eyes remain fixed on his fretboard. Makes even Robert Fripp look exciting lol
Without this man, this one man, we would have to do with the records, albeit fantastic, and more or less talented tribute band. He is single-handedly responsible for preserving the live versions of the greatest progg music ever concieved. Kudos to you Mr Hacket, kudos!
Steve Hackett seems like one of the nicest, most thoughtful and polite people in the world. Fantastic guitarist and writer, too.
Totally agree, and don t miss his "Tribute" album, classic spanish guitar. Small thing: so interesting the hair still having this genuine black colour, compared to, let s say Bryan Mays'. Okey, maybe Queen was working even more physically, Hackett more kind of sitting down. A really great musician, a real favourite of mine!
I have met him at a concert. Steve is a perfect gentleman. Very kind.
But he isn’t married to sexy Toyah & isn’t impressing Robert Plant as she gargles her way through Stairway in a giant tent somewhere near Salisbury. Robert isn’t famous for being Mr Nice Guy. I will be honest i have yet to even listen to this but i was excited because I’ve never considered Genesis & King Crimson or Fripp within any matching framework. I’ve been aware since 1980 of a working relationship between Fripp & Hammill though. 😃👍
@@Bo-tz4nwi have repeatedly tried to appreciate his album Defector & the like & i just cannot stand that type of music to be honest. I don’t know if you’d describe it as AOR or Pop but whatever it it is I can’t hear poppy hooks or melodies nor did it stretch my imagination so i kept to Post Punk , indie then loved Bay of Kings & still do. 😁
You don't mess with the prog boys
do you?
Blessings.
Steve really is the keeper of the flame for Genesis. Peter Gabriel wanted nothing to do with his old band, Genesis moved into a new sound that was more commercially successful, whereas Steve loved his work with Genesis and has kept it alive all these years
I mean prog years yes. But genesis changed when pete and steve left. Phil didn't write much in those years but Tony and Mike were always writing. Its just 2 different bands really. Tony was always the main writer. And he was rigid so the other creators (besides mike) couldnt get out what they wanted. When Pete land then Steve left tho Tony very much clung to Phil in order to stay relevant. Lucky for him phils melodies and sings were huge hits. Albeit very differnt from early genesis. So yes Steve has held it for early genesis but phil and tony did as well.
Talent, class. brains, humanity. Steve Hackett has it all.
...and passion
It's not just on stage that Steve is somehow still at his peak in 2024. I mean what a difference comparing him being interviewed to just about 99.9 percent of musicians with a half-century career behind them. It's really remarkable. He doesn't sound like someone reminiscing about the good old days at all: it's as if his mind is still WORKING with the music itself, analyzing and digesting it as if it were brand new. Perhaps that's why he never sounds like one of those tired old rock mastodons. And perhaps that's why even after fifty years the music sounds completely fresh when he plays it. He's an extraordinary artist. And considering I wouldn't be born for another quarter century when Genesis were at their 70s zenith, I'm grateful I get to experience these tracks being played in a way that's so fresh, so real, so full of life, never feeling like the nostalgia act that so many musicians turn into after touring for more than a decade or two. I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite like it.
Well said. STEVE 'WON PROG'. Greatest musician this century.
Here, here. Well said indeed.
Also, his appearance has hardly changed since 1977 when he was still in the band!
@@NachoVideo Steve may be a vampire. One of those new vampires who can go out in daylight and not suffer any consequences. 😃
well said! Couldn't agree more.
Thank you Barry.
Steve is a gentleman and gives freely. I love listening to him. Steve is also the only one holding the Genesis torch aloft. And I am grateful for that. Thank you Steve…for everything.
8:36 Great and kind words about Peter. Steve is I think a generous spirited soul.
Love the vibraphone work on the Lamb. Had no idea that was Steve, though. Amazing!
You should check out Steve's harmonica playing on the track "Anything but Love" from The Night Siren album. Stunning!
Watching Steve play live three times was an absolute privilege - some of the best live shows I've ever seen! 👍👍
The best ever show Helsinki Spring 2014 Genesis Revisited Live in a small venue three hours perfection in everything faultless presentation and performance. Me and my found ourselves shouting The Knife !
I recommend his live DVDs and/or Blu-rays.
Watching Steve play with his hair cut like that makes me think he needs a haircut
Does he still play sitting down ? I have only seen him with Genesis back in the early 70s.
@@Jlipnicki No but Horizons
The message of the Lamb is extraordinary and so pertinent in modern day. We're all connected as one.
I hope not!!!
A great interview, Steve has an extraordinary mind where he can see the whole picture without any bias.
You'd never know how old he was. How does he remember all this stuff ? A truly wonderful guitar player. Saw him perform Horizons live in the 80s on one of his solo tours at Hammersmith Odeon. Made me cry. Have seen him play three or four times. So looking forward to this tour 🎉
Steve Hackett is still the most amazing musician! Everything he has done stands out!
Great interview with a humble genius!
I know, but Steve's not bad either
Total class. Fan for 50+ years.
Steve comes over as very thoughtful and articulate. Good interview.
Steve is like good wine: starts out amazing and just gets better
Steve Hackett, a lovely chap, amazing musician.
The lamb is an incredible album.
Outstanding interview!
Thank you
Boy, do I love your interviews... This one is so dear to me. Steve Hackett is a bit of a guitar hero to me. Riveted to this one
Great interview, love Steve, and Lamia is my favorite Genesis song.
Definitely at the top of my list, too.
Lamia is my favorite!
I've seen Steve Hackett in concert since the Lamb in 1974. I'm acquainted with people who know Steve and have broken bread with Steve and Jo.
These acquaintances have nothing but genuinely kind words regarding Steve. He's a class act.
I hope to meet him before this ride is over.
The Lamb is my favorite album by any group.
And Steve, I have not missed a tour in many years. He was on fire when I saw him last year. Fantastic show. And his album the Circus and the Nightwale was quite good.
Thank you, thank you, thank you Steve!!
Lamb Lies Down was a major landmark when I was kid in high school. It was my favorite album for many years. I still enjoy listening to it occasionally.
The surrealistic story line embodied the classic Heroes Journey, with Rael going through various trials and having a final realization that culminates in the song "It."
Thanks Barry, the interview of Steve Hackett. It was enlightening.
I appreciate very much how you allow Steve the space to talk (even if he seems to stray from the question). His perspective on his days with genesis is quite interesting. He speaks with such candor.
That's exactly what I thought. The interviewer is great, he just lets him talk and it's fantastic.
Another great interview thanks. Love Steve Hackett and his honesty and always down to earth.
One of the greatest sounding guitarists ever! I had to stop and listen to Firth of Fifth for a few minutes mid interview :-)... The guitar in that last half is epic!!
Some of those atmospheric links between songs were pure magic.
Those links/transitions are what push the Lamb into truly magical territory. They're brilliant.
Thankful for Steve Hackett, a great..
I saw him and his crack band in April 2024, in Houston. I was taken back at the force and majesty of the music, as I kept reminding my concert-going young companion.
Craig Blundell gave one of the most powerful ROCK drum solos I've ever seen and heard.
My older brother was there...in Stafford. he's 74, loved the second set, Foxtrot at 50. Didn't appreciate the newer material.
Great interview of a very nice guy and ultimate guitar player. What hé said about Peter sounds so genuine and echoes with what we know oh him.
I’ve seen Steve Hackett 7 times since 1979. Always a great show.
Great interview Barry. I first saw the band supporting Lindisfarne and again performing The Lamb at the Usher Hall, amazing gig. Gabriel era Genesis were untouchable.
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I think Collins era too.
Mark my journey was with going to see Lindisfarne in London. I wasn’t sure what I was watching and indeed listening too. The Musical Box and the Old Man with Peter has stuck with me all these years. Lost interest after the Trick .👌🎶🎸
@@mrduffin1663Lost interest after Lamb but found Wind nicely suprised and Three with grandeau symphonic sound and power in certain songs. And the best disco tune perfectly fitting the late 70s.
Trick of the tail was the only decent album after Gabriel left, after that it was all commercial crap!
I would have liked to see him do a couple of the instrumental bits especially "The Waiting Room" and "Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats".
Ooooh. The Evil Jam. That would be cool with Steve's team.👍👍👍
Fascinating interview. Thank you so much.
Genesis was pretty much born from the musical vision of Tony Banks and the lyrical imagination of Peter Gabriel, but it's Steve Hackett's contribution that made that musical vision immortal - and we can measure that by comparison with the music that Genesis made after Steve left.
The guitars on Hairless Heart are so gorgeous! OMG There's a live video of the Lamb in UA-cam everyone needs to see! You can see the whole show, it's really amazing. This show sounds so amazing, Steve looks awesome, too. What an artist, thanks for all the music, what a creative legacy.
Anyway, is my favourite track, from the Lamb, excellent guitar
Great video thanks for posting, Steve is an incredible musician and real gentleman. 👍
My pleasure, I've done a few interviews with him
Excellent interview. One of the best I’ve seen or heard with Steve. Congratulations.
Great interview, very much looking forward to seeing him and the band in Cardiff. I enjoyed hearing him talk about this tour and the lamb in general. I think its time I gave some of his solo albums a spin
I enjoyed the Nuremberg gig last week enormously. He is a guitarist guitarist ..his touch and phrasing and choice of sounds pallet is so cool to see up close. Nad was on the finest form vocally too. Wonderful to catch the essence of the Lamb ..I saw the full album played by the Musical Box which wa great, but Steve's sound is in his fingers too. sadly I don't find his solo stuff quite so accessible. Wonderfully talented musicians he tours with too.
I discovered all this wonderful music in 1980 , with the release of Peter Gabriel 3rd album. My local record store owner told me about Genesis Steve ,etc and been a fan ever since. Steve Hackett is such a descent person. The first time I ever saw him live was with the ill fated GTR . I was literally an arms length at the concert. I have seen Steve play live at least 7 or 8 times since. I love his new album. It's probably one of my favorites of all time.
I bought the first PG album at the record store near Charterhouse which the band members frequented while schooling there. When I got it home, I discovered that there was a chunk missing from the edge, as if someone had taken a bite out of it. Deeply troubling.
Oh wow...I had completely forgotten about GTR!!! I bought the vinyl when it came out.
@@peterdixon7734 What? On the vinyl itself?
@@TheRealHucasys Yes! I had to take it back, but that shop did very well out if me overall. They were very good. There was none of this: "But you _have_ chewed it, sir."
@@TheRealHucasys I saw GTR at Hammersmith. The Faithful ran down to the front when Steve did the W & W stuff.
I can very much relate to the kind words Steve said about Peter and Africa. Him singing Beko at a concert in Brussels in 1980 was registered as a minor earthquake in the observatory as we all sang along.
Afterwards when we left the stadium, there was riot police everywhere as they thought we were all subversives.
But it did indeed inspire me to help organise marches for South Africa. Many years later we went to Yousou N’Dour’s discotheque in Dakar. He is the hero of Senegal and most of Africa. Peter did so much for African music and equality. Much later after that I am proud I was able to be in South Africa at Mandela’s funeral and I laid flowers by his coffin.
Peter was indeed a visionary.
Excellent interview, thanks for that.
Really looking forward to this tour; Mr Hackett has built a fantastic band who truly do justice to his music. Glasgow, front and centre, here I come.
I've always felt that way about The Lamia. Couldn't agree more, Steve!
One could argue that it’s the emotional core of the record. Love that Steve loves it.
@@RealJeffTidwell Two words: Hairless Heart!
Another great interview with the wonderfully erudite Steve. I love all the "revisited" projects but I'm really looking forward to this one.
Great interview mate.
"Ramming Speed" from Ben Hur! I love it.
Steve, you are the best!
Way ahead of his time. Excellent artist.
The most charming person that you can meet in the "rock" sphere. I admire his musical ADN that made him declining from Genesis at the time he perceived kind of a "sick and ego momentum into the band" . He is a MUSICIAN . He has proven that by composing solo works without stoping for about 48 years, most or them amazing. And he has mantained a lower profile, while other, with less talent have been boasting out
Saw him last year in a small theater in Salem, Oregon doing the Foxtrot tour. 3rd row center. What a great freakin’ show. His band is awesome it’s ridiculous. If you ever get a chance to see him live do it!! You won’t be sorry.
Thank you Barry for asking the right questions!
Any time!
It's nice to hear this gentleman in his own words. The concert in Nürnberg last weekend was one of the most extraordinary concerts I've ever been to. I'm looking forward to the concerts in Italy, which isn't that far from us. I hope there's standing room there too, it's hard not to be able to move when you're sitting :)
The band is fantastic, the music is livelier than ever, it was just wonderful and Nad is more than a replacement for Peter Gabriel.
By the way: Greetings to the couple with the "I love Nad" shirt. Hope to meet you next time.
Go, Nad! Love him. Great guy ❤️
Love his comments on Pete !
One of my FAVE guitarists! Wish this tour would come to here to the States.......! And, as a DEVOUTE metalhead, Fly on a Windshield is SOOOO HEAVY! So deliciously heavy! That keyboard drop is EPIC!
It probably will - Steve usually takes his tours to the US after UK and Europe.
@@adolforodolfo6929 fingers and toes are officially crossed!
Another great interview Barry. Didn’t realize we shared a last name. Good luck in the future.
Genio, Steve. Lo vi en Buenos Aires hace poco. El único músico que mantiene vivo el espíritu del viejo Genesis.
I remember having front row center to a GTR gig. Only reason I went was because mr.hackett was present. Thanks Steve! The last time I saw ya live.
Love Steve and Genesis , I bet GTR was exciting zzzzzzz😅
can't wait to see Steve live next year in Germany, one of our finest guitarists for sure
Hi steve....in next year, Voyage of Acolyte will make 50 years, we woul have a show with entirely album played? Thanks.
Great interview, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for listening
Great interview.
Thanks for another great episode and interview with Mr Hackett.
PS: Maybe Dizzy Lizzy Truss could sort out the "Cheese!" problem for Steve & Robert? 😉
Barry this is how an interview should be, let the artist talking! Thx
I really admire the evolution of his live shows the last 15 years. It's not easy to play stuff from the past when you're a fountain of new material, and yet that old material is so well loved. Steve's answer has been to play quite a lot of old material, but without being a tribute band that merely copies things faithfully. His current band is not *repertory*; they play those tunes like themselves, not like Genesis, and that keeps it fresh and new. I hope he knows how many of us regular attendees love his new material just as much. Yeah, there might be hell to pay if he didn't play some of the old stuff these days, but an equal number of use would be upset if there was nothing new either. Everyone in the band is having FUN, old songs and new. He's completely avoided being one of those old rockers playing half-hearted classics at corporate picnics that usually leave me feeling a bit embarassed for them. Avoided it my a huge margin.
Back in 1972 I was a 12 year old kid trying to learn the guitar parts on Nursery Cryme on my Harmony acoustic guitar. Half a century later, I still do the same, especially the classical pieces. (I may have better guitars now.) A Hackett concert these days is two shows for the price of one-I get to be a fanboy of the Genesis era, and get to watch a superb band surprise me at every turn.
I saw Steve play on the Seconds Out tour in Washington DC in 2022 and it was a wonderful show. I then bought a 180 gram version of The Lamb to replace my old copy, what a great album!
Steve loves to talk. I think he always wants to make sure he covers all of his thoughts and territory. 😀🇬🇧
Fantastic interview! I have a lot of admiration for Steve, but it's clear he still harbors some (likely justified) resentment towards certain band members, especially Tony B.
Why not? Met Tony B, and wasn't impressed.
Nice work and a timely reminder - 2 tickets for the RAH sorted :) - A good day
Steve Please come to Finland both Helsinki and Tampere 🙏
Me and my best buddy and our wifes along, that would be a treat.
Love Steve, an amazing musician and a wonderful humble man, the only member still holding that classic Genesis torch. I will be looking forward to seeing him in Turin insha'Allah end of the year, I have a front row ticket :)
I just want to acknowledge (again) that Steve's "Cured" album is a wonderful work of pop/progressive material that doesn't get the credit it deserves. It has plenty of melodic guitar and keyboard sounds as well as lyrics that creates emotional vibes for me. The Linn drums sound meticulously programed and obviously took a lot of time and work to create. "Highly Strung" is another of his albums that is full of amazing work as well and it too doesn't get the credit it deserves. Also, I like that Steve provided all the vocals on Cured and most, if not all, on Highly Strung. I never get tired of listening to them both.
i never got to see the lamb tour live but i have heard several bootlegs from that tour and its one of my fav periods from genesis .
Love Steve so much! The Hackett band is sensational! 💜
in the 1970s --- I did not look too closely at the lyrics as I could only speak my mother tongue --- if the music was good then I listened.
Genesis was extremely popular in France and other countries like Italie, Belgium, Germany - and as a teen in the south of france I thoroughly enjoyed the experience graciously offered by Genesis and bands of the like (King Crimson, ELP, Yes, Soft Machine, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and even Deep Purple, Led Zep, Alice Cooper, etc.)
So, it did not matter that I could not understand the English language - the quality of the music alone carried the popularity of those Progressive bands throughout Europe.
I know that most bands were aiming at the American markets but the European fans have given the necesary support and initial popularity which enabled these bands to later tackle the American markets.
These bands are gold nuggets in the English culture.
PLEASE come to the Netherlands again, Steve. Cheers ✌🏼🌻
I attended in 2 oportunities in México City. The first one was an acoustic performance in 2005. The second one was in 2018. An extraordinary venue divided in 2 sets: solo career and GTR, and the second half, classic GENESIS.
The higlights of the night were "when the heart rules the mind", "shadow of the hierophant", and "the endos"
Wonderful concert, plenty of virtuosism
Kind regards from México
Steve is my guitar master. I continue studying his pieces which are so rich and abundant.
Saw him recently and he sounds better than ever! He has a stellar band as well. Keeping the progressive Genesis flame alive!
Thanks so much
He's so intelligent too. I can imagine him and Fripp picking each other's brains.
Love Lamia, and Fly. Can totally get the ancient civilization feel. Love ya Steve! Best -Dan
'Ghostly procession'. Yep x
thx for the many years of melodically instructive guitar artistry SH! ... I can identify with not "being controlled" from some quarters and, without going into detail (it does not matter), had a difference of opinion with the same individual in a 'big' KC chatgroup about 25 years ago that got ugly in public there for about a week. It was regarding "the performer/'audient' relationship".
I was advocating for appreciating one's concert-going & vinyl-buying public.
It's very strange to think about it, but except for the name, I'd never even heard about Genesis by the time Peter Gabriel released his 'Shock the Monkey', and Genesis released 'That's All', I think. Luckily (for me) this was just before most of Genesis LP catalogue was released on the Best Price thingy for LP's in the mid-80's. Of course, I had to spread out my paltry earnings of the time, so I got everything up through the first two albums with Phil Collins at the vocals (and I love all of them!), but from there I had so many, many other avenues to explore with my limited funds... I did borrow (and put on a cassette...) the Undertow album, and I later made an effort to get it legally for my mp3 collection.
And brilliant it turned out to be !!...Saw the show at Cambridge Corn Exchange 06/10 - superb !!
I was supposed to go, but couldn't manage it
@@classicalbum I was very lucky as one of my brothers friends dropped out at the last minute and I was offered the ticket - Steve H. just gets better and better !
20:55 Anyone catch this? Steve reveals he played vibraphone on the link between “Supernatural Anaesthetist” and “Lamia.” I always thought Phil did all the vibe work! Maybe this is what was meant by the phrase “with variations on the above and experiments with foreign sounds.”
Fripp Shmipp.
Thanks for the interview.
Great Interview but if you ever interview Steve again about The Lamb can you ask him why they never filmed the Lamb show back then? I imagine if's about costs of filming and maybe the fact that Gabriel was leaving after the tour stopped the from filming the show but i would like to hear what Steve has to say.
And I'm hovering like a fly...waiting for a windshield on the freeway. Gabriel evokes the supreme mental image of impending doom. Steve says, squish?
Totally without ego and gentlemanly, unlike some of people we know he has played with, very refreshing xD
Amazing this popped up as I've been re-visiting this album. I've tracked down some demos on utube and I've come to conclude that the album was mixed with a lot of the guitar work buried in the mix - I dare say even nullified. I feel as if the guitars (Steve spoke of this 'I'm not in control' etc.) were given equal sonic structure as the keys the album would sound a lot "harder". I don't want to blame Tony or John Burns mixing but I think it would give more sonic edge to fit the narrative. I think the "softer" eq kind of blindsides the density. Honestly I think the band simply didn't want to go through the arduous task of fighting for an equal mix. Steve kind of just acquiesced you can tell. A 97 minute album and basically 1 or 2 "kind of"'guitar solos? Come now! Truth is I think he contributed much more than we think, but simply don't hear it. In a perfect world this year would see a completely re-mixed (not re-recorded!) and remastered 180 gram vinyl re-release. Instead it's ... well, silence from the Genesis camp. It's not a priority. I'm just glad we have the album.
There is a great live version from the 70s where Steve seems to get noticed.
@@donaldanderson6604 link?
@@donaldanderson6604 Was that the Empire Pool, Wembley show?
Yes Steve. Please play LOTS of Lamb tracks!
Some of the Least rocky, the said. That means hopefully In The Rapids.
End it with _It. It_ would have been a great single.
_It_ / Watcher would be cool since there may be some other Genesis tracks played. I loved Steve's soaring guitar on that 1976 live recording.
The Chamber of 32 Doors was gorgeous. Pete was obsessed by "chambers" in The Lamb!
Love 'Fly..', ,Anyway', 'The Lamia' and 'Riding The Scree' in particular ❤️
Great player and composer, and very influential. My only issue is when you see him live, he not only rarely moves - but his eyes remain fixed on his fretboard. Makes even Robert Fripp look exciting lol
You ever seen a classical concert? I go there to hear what they play, not to look at them 😉
Why does it matter? He's honing his craft. No need to jump around like a clown
If Steve were to play anything from the Trespass album hopefully he can have Anthony Phillips join him on stage... Wouldn't that be impressive.
Seeing him in Nottingham, October if I remember correctly.
A lot of the lamb tracks have been played when Steve played with Genetics in Argentina.
It's nice to hear from Steve Hacket. I lost interest in Genesis after he quit the band.