Steve Hackett: Live Rails auf 2 CDs

Steve Hackett ist begnadeter Gitarrist und Suchender - ein konsequenter noch dazu. Getragen vom Wunsch, die Tiefen seines Instruments auszuloten und dessen Geheimnisse spielerisch zu ergründen, fahndete er schon während seiner Zeit bei Genesis, deren Musik er acht Alben lang mit elegantem Saitenspiel prägte, permanent nach neuen Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten.

Als ihm das Bandkonzept zu eng wurde, startete er seine eigene Karriere. Der Rest, um die zwanzig Solo-Veröffentlichungen, die sich allesamt deutlich voneinander unterscheiden, ist Geschichte. Indes eine, die noch währt: Nach den gefeierten Rockalben "To Watch The Storms", "Wild Orchids" und "Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth" veröffentlicht Steve Hackett jetzt mit "Live Rails2 ein 2CD Livealbum, welches einen guten Überblick über die aktuelle Schaffenskraft des Gitarristen bietet. Es wurde auf seiner letzten Weltournee aufgenommen und beinhaltet alle Klassiker seiner Solokarriere, viele Songs seines 2010er Albums "Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth" und natürlich auch einige Genesis-Klassiker!

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Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, that produced acclaimed albums such as Selling England by the Pound (a favourite of John Lennon). With Steve's extraordinary versatility in both his electric guitar playing and his composing, he involves influences from many genres, including Jazz, World Music and Blues. He is equally adept in his classical albums that include renditions of pieces by composers from Bach to Satie, his own acoustic guitar compositions that have gained the admiration of many, including Yehudi Menuhin, and ambitious guitar/ orchestra albums such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic.

With Genesis, Steve's guitar playing produced some of the most memorable moments, from the sensitivity of his acoustic sound on Horizons and Blood on the Rooftopsto the dramatic rock guitar solos of Firth of Fifth and Fountain of Salmacis. As he embarked on his solo career he developed his exceptional range, pushing musical boundaries into exciting areas, inventing new sounds and also techniques such as 'tapping'. His solo career went from strength to strength and the mid eighties not only saw the hit single Cell 151, but also the Steve Hackett and Steve Howe super group GTR, highly successful in America. After GTR Steve worked further with many renowned musicians such as Paul Carrick, Bonny Tyler, John Wetton and Brian May, who has credited Steve as an early influence. Steve went on to produce his hit album Genesis Revisited. He went even further back to his roots with Blues with a Feeling, whilst continuing to challenge his own 'horizons' with an amazingly eclectic mix of sounds, genres and a sense of the exotic that excites his many followers to this day.

Recent albums have possessed a high level of sophistication, along with an ever-present powerful dynamic, from the dramatic and atmospheric darkness of Darktown and Wild Orchids to the colourful voyage through time and space of To Watch the Storms. 2009's Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth, written and recorded in the midst of domestic and professional upheaval, was released to an overwhelmingly positive response from fans and reviewers alike, many of them proclaiming it his best ever. Steve's live electric gigs take his fans on an extraordinary journey drawn from a rich musical heritage. Perennial Genesis favourites such as the mighty Firth Of Fifth sit alongside solo classics, while more recent material, with much of Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth now included, demonstrate that Steve is an artist still at the very top of his game. Supported by some of the best musicians on the planet, Steve's unique guitar work remains the fulcrum on which this challenging and exhilarating show is balanced.

Genesis' induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2010 stands as a testament to the enduring qualities of their music. Never one to rest on his laurels, though, Steve continues to blaze a trail with new material and to be an exhilarating and groundbreaking artist.

The new Double Live CD “Live Rails” is a worthy documentation of his last world tour for “Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth” including new material and classics from the Steve Hackett and Genesis catalog!

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,,Rundum gelungen, zeitlos gut und abwechslungsreich, weil Hackett auch seinen Mitstreitern Raum lässt und Sax, Chapman Stick oder Keyboards für Soundkontraste sorgen." (Good Times, 06 / 07.2011)