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BrufordFreak ![]() Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 25 2008 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 8005 |
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Steve Hackett's first three solo releases represent three widely divergent styles. While Spectral Mornings contains several great songs and some great moments, and Voyage of the Acolyte displays a very Genesis-like sound palette, I find myself preferring Please Don't Touch! as an overall effort. This is mostly due to the amazing performances of guest vocalists Richie Havens, Randy Crawford, and Steve Walsh (Kansas)--some of the best of their respective careers. Five songs that I can never get enough of. Plus, there is the adventurous "Voice of NECAM" and the gorgeous instrumental with his brother John dedicated to his then wife and album artist, Kim.
What are your preferences and, praytell, why?
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Manuel ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12521 |
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Three fantastic albums from one of my top favorite guitarists. Each with a different mood, and all three with excellent music. I cannot choose, honestly.
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kenethlevine ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Prog-Folk Team Joined: December 06 2006 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 8869 |
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Spectral Mornings easily, if only for "Every Day"
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Ivan_Melgar_M ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 27 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 19535 |
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VoTA is my all time top 10
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twosteves ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 01 2007 Location: NYC/Rhinebeck Status: Offline Points: 4077 |
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have to agree Havens and Crawford do an amazing job on Please don't touch--not a fan Steve Walsh type singing but the song is good---Voyage is a great album even tho it has a lot of collaboration on it---Spectral Mornings is an album I listen to a lot for title track and Everyday---so its a tough call. Guess Spectral because I do think title track is one of his best instrumentals---and Everyday is powerful too
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Spectral
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Squonk19 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 03 2015 Location: Darlington, UK Status: Offline Points: 4732 |
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Spectral Mornings just edges out Voyage of the Acolyte for me, although Please Don't Touch has many highlights too. 3 fine solo albums.
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Hercules ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Near York UK Status: Offline Points: 7024 |
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Spectral Mornings, but all three are excellent.
The 2015 re-recording of the title track with words is astonishing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U49cwM7b1Wk |
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b_olariu ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 5532 |
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I like all 3, but is a plus on spectral for me
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Voyage of the Acolyte > Spectral Mornings > Please Don't Touch!
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Voyage of the Acolyte is the best solo effort by any Genesis member.
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I love Spectral, but I don't think anything will top Voyace for me.
'75 was quite a year with Hackett releasing Voyage and Hillage releasing Fish Rising, two of the greatest solo prog albums ever. |
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I could have written this post.
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PROGMATIC
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Voyage.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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VOTA, by far. "Ace of Wands" (with Phil Collins drumming!) is sublime.
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Same here.
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I'm a proud owner of all three of these on vinyl....and Spectral Mornings is my favorite.
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Love all three but Please Don't Touch is my favorite.
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Mormegil ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: January 03 2010 Location: NE PA Status: Offline Points: 6547 |
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Spectral Mornings will always be my favorite Hackett album. VOTA and PDT are very close behind, however. All are very special, IMHO.
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I'm not as familiar with the second and third so I won't vote but I think voyage is the best Genesis sounding album that Genesis never made(with G&G a close second).
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