Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett replaced Anthony Phillips in Genesis for the album Nursery Cryme and the rest, as they say, is history. Unlike Steve Howe, who's had a similar career to Hackett (the two even formed a band, GTR), Hackett was not your typical, flashy lead guitarist. His role in Genesis was often to add a sonic dimension to the music, leaving much of the lead melody work to keyboardist Tony Banks. However, Hackett could be a ferocious guitarist when he wanted, as Voyage of the Acolyte proved. He left Genesis in the summer of 1977 to pursue solo projects, beginning with Please Don't Touch. Although his albums have usually charted in the lower regions of the US Top 200, Hackett maintains a loyal following of oldtymie Genesis fans and other musical adventurers. In fact, it's been Hackett who has carried the progressive rock standard the longest among his Genesis mates. In 1996, he led an all-star cast through the old Genesis fables for Watcher of the Skies, proving that a good magician never forgets his old tricks. (Thanks to Lucas Siebert for the UK chart positions listed herein.)
Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
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1975 November | VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE |
1976 | Ace of Wands |
1976 | Star of Sirius |
1978 May | PLEASE DON'T TOUCH |
1978 | How Can I? |
1978 | Narnia |
1979 May | SPECTRAL MORNINGS |
1979 | Every Day |
1979 | Clocks - The Angel of Mons |
1980 June | DEFECTOR |
1980 | The Show |
1980 | Sentimental Institution |
1981 August | CURED |
1981 | Hope I Don't Wake |
1981 | Picture Postcard |
1982 | HIGHLY STRUNG |
1982 | Cell 151 |
1983 | BAY OF KINGS |
1984 | TILL WE HAVE FACES |
1984 | A Doll That's Made In Japan |
1988 | MOMENTUM |
1992 July 31 | TIME LAPSE |
1993 January 15 | THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY |
1994 | GUITAR NOIR |
1995 January 24 | BLUES WITH A FEELING |
1995 August 25 | THERE ARE MANY SIDES TO THE NIGHT |
1996 | WATCHER OF THE SKIES (GENESIS REVISITED) |
1997 April 1 | A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM |
1998 | THE TOKYO TAPES |
1999 May | DARKTOWN |
1999 | Days of Long Ago |
2000 May 8 | SKETCHES OF SATIE |
2002 February 15 | THE GENESIS FILES |
2002 June 11 | LIVE ARCHIVE |
2002 June 11 | FEEDBACK 86 |
2003 May 26 | TO WATCH THE STORMS |
2003 October 27 | HUNGARIAN HORIZONS LIVE IN BUDAPEST |
2003 October 27 | SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH AMERICA... LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES |
2004 September 6 | LIVE ARCHIVE 70 |
2004 September 6 | LIVE ARCHIVE 80 |
2004 September 6 | LIVE ARCHIVE 90 |
2005 April 5 | METAMORPHEUS |
2006 September 12 | WILD ORCHIDS |
2008 February 9 | TRIBUTE |
2010 May 11 | OUT OF THE TUNNEL'S MOUTH |
SEE ALSO...
GENESIS discography
GTR discography
Two Sides of Peter Banks
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