Thursday, 6 November 2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer revisits early progressive rock



Steve Hackett 
Guitarist and composer Steve Hackett brings his Genesis Extended tour to the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord for a 7:30 p.m. show Sunday, Nov. 16.

Hackett, whose work with the seminal band during its progressive rock years from 1971 to 1977, was inducted in 2010 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 25th annual ceremony alongside the early lineup of Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford.
The New Hampshire show is a followup to the “Genesis Revisited I and II” tours, which took place in 1996 and 2012, respectively. 

On recent recordings, Hackett reinterpreted Genesis classics with guest performers including Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth), Simon Collins (Phil Collins’ son), Amanda Lehmann, Conrad Keely, Francis Dunnery, Neal Morse, John Wetton, Nad Sylvan and Nik Kershaw.

Photo courtesy of Jim Buninx Noted guitarist Steve Hackett, who was part of the late ‘70s Genesis lineup with Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, has extended his international tour of the progressive rock band’s early years. He’s joined (at left) by vocalist Nad Sylvan. 
In addition, Steve Rothery of Marillion and Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings and Transatlantic joined in to share guitar duties, while Jeremy Stacey and Gary O’Toole were along chosen drummers. 

Joining Hackett on stage for this leg of the extended tour will be Sylvan on vocals, keyboardist Roger King, bassist Nick Beggs, Gary O’Toole on drums, percussion and vocals, and Rob Townsend on sax, flute and percussion.
In addition to early work with Genesis and his ongoing solo work,Hackett was as part of the ‘80s band GTR with Steve Howe.

On this tour, he’ll include tunes that, due to space constraints, weren’t featured on his previous Genesis tours.
“We’ll launch into a full Genesis set with favorites from (the Genesis Revisited tour) such as “The Musical Box,” “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” and “Supper’s Ready,” along with the addition of other Genesis classics which are often requested ...,” Hackett said.
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