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AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT

Steve Hackett

 

Eclectic Prog

3.90 | 340 ratings

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sgtpepper
4 stars Hackett finishes the prolific decade by issuing his 4th solo album of original material and his bar remains high.

The album starts with a smoking short 2-minute instrumental dominated by his typical electric guitar hooks. "Beasts in our time" has a spooky violin motive, mellow Hackett-sung part that could have been easily Blackmore's nights. Watch out for interesting instrumentation including saxophone and a fairy tale like xylophone or bells. Hackett also throws some metal riffs in showcasing his wide palette of interests. "Under the eye of the sun" is a pretty dynamic composition with the busy rhythm section. But the crown jewel comes with "Those golden wings" that brings us to partly to the time of castles and knights with the orchestral instruments, choir vocals before we come back to the presence. This is a great example of Hackett's proficient composing and tasty song development not speaking of fantastic guitar solo at the end.

You won't be surprised when you listen to this album if you heard other 4 ones; there are strong melodies and no shame in providing vocals. Hackett doesn't take many risks but delivers another delicious menu while not recycling the package the contents. Well.. if you don't mind hearing guitar, which is simply played in the Hackett mode ;-)

sgtpepper | 4/5 |

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