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Steve Hackett

Background information
Born 12 February 1950 (1950-02-12) (age 58) in
Pimlico, England
Genre(s) Progressive rock, classical music, pop rock, hard rock
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1970 – present
Label(s) Charisma, Camino
Associated acts Quiet World (1970)
Genesis (1970–77)
GTR (1986–87)
Website stevehackett.com
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul
Fernandes Sustainer

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In 1986, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with another progressive guitarist, Steve Howe of Yes and Asia. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after GTR was a supergroup founded in 1986 by ex- Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Stephen James "Steve" Howe (born April 8, 1947 in Holloway, North London, England) is an English Guitarist Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Asia is a rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup and included former members of veteran Progressive rock bands The group released a self-titled album that year, which peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and spawned the Top 20 single "When the Heart Rules the Mind". The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The United States of America —commonly referred to as the When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded.

After leaving GTR, Hackett resumed his solo career and has released albums and toured on a regular basis since. His body of work has encompassed many styles, such as progressive rock, world music, and classical. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music His playing has influenced guitarists such as Alex Lifeson[1] and Brian May. Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar Živojinović on August 27 1953 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a Canadian Musician Brian Harold May, CBE [2]

Contents

Biography

Hackett was born in Pimlico, London and attended the Sloane Grammar School, Chelsea. Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster that is primarily residential and well known for its collection of small hotels and impressive London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along

He grew up having access to various musical instruments, such as the recorder and mouth organ, but did not develop an interest in the guitar until the age of twelve, when he started playing single notes. The recorder is a woodwind Musical instrument of the family known as Fipple Flutes ' or internal duct flutes &mdash whistle-like A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or By fourteen, he was learning chords and experimenting with chord progressions, although he never received any formal instruction. A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression or sequence) is a series of chords played in order Hackett's earliest musical influences were classical (Johann Sebastian Bach) and opera (Mario Lanza). Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Mario Lanza ( January 31, 1921 &ndash October 7 1959 He has stated that his compositions are still influenced by them. [3] Hackett also has cited numerous British blues artists as influences, namely Danny Kirwan, Peter Green, and various guitarists in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. A British blue is also a type of cat The British blues is a type of Blues music that originated in the late 1950s Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born May 13, 1950 in Brixton, South London) is a British musician best known for his role as Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946, in Bethnal Green, London) is a British Blues-rock John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band led by Singer, Songwriter, and [4]

Early career

Steve Hackett's earliest professional playing experience came with two bands — Canterbury Glass and Sarabande — both of whom performed rock with progressive elements. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved His first recording work came in 1970, as a member of Quiet World, a band that included younger brother John Hackett on flute. Quiet World were an English band that included Steve Hackett on guitar his younger brother John Hackett on flute Gill Gilbert on vocals Lea and Neil John Hackett is a British flautist the younger brother of guitarist Steve Hackett. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its The group released one album, The Road, but Hackett departed the group soon after.

Hackett, seeking a new band, placed an ad in Melody Maker. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper The ad, in which Hackett stated he was seeking musicians "determined to strive beyond existing stagnant music forms," was spotted by Genesis vocalist Peter Gabriel, who contacted Hackett. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. The band had recently lost founding member Anthony Phillips, and was performing with a temporary guitarist, Mick Barnard. Anthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips (b 23 December 1951 Chiswick, West London) is an English musician best known as a founding member of the Mick Barnard was a guitarist in the band UK rock band Farm. However he is chiefly remember today due to having been hired as a temporary member of the band Genesis After seeing Genesis perform, Hackett auditioned for the group and joined in December 1970.

Genesis

Hackett, who had very little on-stage playing experience when he joined Genesis, had some initial difficulty performing with the group. According to Phil Collins, at Hackett's first gig with the group, Collins had decided to see how many bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale he could drink and still play the drums. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of dark Brown ale. It has been brewed in Tyne & Wear, England, since April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries (now Newcastle Federation [5] But he soon settled into his role, and his unique stage image (wearing glasses and seated in a hunched position over his guitar) served as a counter to the costumed theatrics of Gabriel.

Hackett's first recording with Genesis was Nursery Cryme, released in November 1971. Hackett made an immediate impact on the group's sound, as evidenced by his work on such songs as "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", becoming one of the first guitarists to experiment with the tapping technique normally attributed to Eddie Van Halen. Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the Electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any String instrument. Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26 1955 is a Dutch Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and producer (The continuo part in the song sounds like a synthesizer due to distortion and due to his legato tapping technique as well as Tony Banks's simultaneous Hohner Pianet continuo). Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer Musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords and Nonchord tones in relation In Musical notation the Italian word legato (literally meaning "tied together" indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly Anthony George "Tony" Banks (born 27 March 1950 is an English Songwriter, Pianist /keyboard player and guitarist The Pianet was a series of Electric pianos built by the Hohner company of Trossingen West Germany from the 1950s to the 1970s

Onstage in 1977
Onstage in 1977

Although Nursery Cryme was not a commercial success, 1972's album Foxtrot was. Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British Progressive rock band Genesis and the second from the "classic" lineup of Peter Gabriel (However, it only charted in the UK, reaching number 12) Included on Foxtrot was the brief classical acoustic solo "Horizons," which quickly became one of his signature pieces.

Foxtrot began a trend of increasing commercial popularity for Genesis. The group's 1973 effort, Selling England by the Pound, was particularly successful, reaching number 70 in the US the year after its release, and reaching number 3 in the UK (marking the bands' peak with Peter Gabriel there). Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the Progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973 Hackett showed continued and perfected use of the tapping technique as well as sweep picking popularised in the 1980s by Yngwie Malmsteen. Sweep picking is a technique used on the Guitar in which a 'sweeping' motion of the pick is combined with a matching fret hand technique in order to produce a specific Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (ˈɪŋveɪ ˈmɑːlmstiːn in English (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck on June 30 1963 in Stockholm Sweden) is a Swedish Both these techniques can be heard on the solo to the opening track "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight". "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" is the first track on the Genesis album Selling England by the Pound, released in 1973 The third track on the album, "Firth of Fifth" contains one of Hackett's most celebrated, as well as one of progressive rock's most iconic, tearing guitar solos. "Firth of Fifth" is a rock song by progressive rock band Genesis, from their 1973 album Selling England by the Pound. The track has been a favourite at Genesis' live shows, even after Hackett's departure.

In 1975, Hackett became the first member of Genesis to release a solo album when he issued Voyage of the Acolyte. Voyage of the Acolyte is the debut solo album from then- Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Assisting with the recording were Hackett's Genesis bandmates, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford. Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English Musician. Hackett enjoyed the freedom he had when writing and recording the album, and soon became disenchanted with the democratic approach to songwriting Genesis employed.

Hackett's frustration increased as Genesis prepared to release 1977's Wind & Wuthering. Wind & Wuthering is a studio Album by British Progressive rock band Genesis, originally released in the UK on 27 December 1976 and [6] Hackett was insistent that more of his material be included on the album, but was rebuffed. [7] "Blood on the Rooftops," which Hackett wrote with Collins, made the album but was never played live, and his composition "Please Don't Touch" was rejected completely. Another song, "Inside and Out," was relegated to the Spot the Pigeon EP. Spot the Pigeon is an EP by the British Progressive rock band Genesis, released in 1977 An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Hackett remained with Genesis through the conclusion of the Wind & Wuthering tour, but announced his departure on October 8, 1977, one week before the release of the group's second live album, Seconds Out. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Seconds Out is a live Double album by Genesis, released in October 1977

Reunions

Since Hackett's departure, the early '70s lineup of Genesis has reunited on a handful of occasions. On October 2, 1982, the group gathered for a one-off performance entitled "Six of the Best". Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The show was held to raise money for Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival. World of Music Arts and Dance ( WOMAD) is a festival started in Shepton Mallet, England in 1982 This was the first and last time this lineup had performed since 1975.

In 1998, the group gathered for a photo session and dinner to celebrate the release of the box set, Genesis Archive 1967-75. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection Hackett also participated in the re-recording of 1974's "The Carpet Crawlers" for inclusion on the 1999 Genesis greatest hits album, Turn It on Again: The Hits. " The Carpet Crawlers", also sometimes listed as "Carpet Crawl", "The Carpet Crawl" or "Carpet Crawlers " is a song Turn It On Again The Hits is a 1999 Compilation album by British veteran Progressive rock / Rock band Genesis. The rest of the group recorded new parts as well, although they were not recorded together in the same studio.

In an April 2006 radio interview, Phil Collins discussed a band meeting that took place in November 2005. During that meeting, the group discussed the possibility of reuniting the classic mid-'70s roster for a limited run of shows, including a complete performance of the group's 1974 double album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (sometimes called simply The Lamb) is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British [8] However, on October 18, 2006 it was announced that the post-Hackett lineup of Rutherford, Banks, and Collins were instead reforming. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [9]

Solo career

Hackett's first post-Genesis album was Please Don't Touch, released in 1978. Please Don't Touch is the second solo album by English Guitarist Steve Hackett, and his first after leaving Genesis in 1977 As with Voyage of the Acolyte, much of the material on the album was in the style of progressive rock. It did contain, however, much more vocal work. Hackett, who had never sung lead on a Genesis song, turned over most of the vocals to a number of singers, including folk singer Richie Havens, R&B singer Randy Crawford, and Steve Walsh of Kansas. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941) is an American folk Singer and Guitarist. Randy Crawford (born Veronica Crawford February 18 1952, in Macon Georgia) is an American Jazz and R&B Singer. Steve Walsh (born June 15, 1951 in St Louis Missouri) is the singer and song-writer of the 1970s to present Progressive rock band Kansas Kansas is an American Progressive rock band which became a popular Arena rock group in the 1970s with hit singles such as " Carry On Wayward He did provide lead vocals for "Carry on Up the Vicarage," but they were processed using a "laughing gnome" vocal effect. [10] The album peaked at #38 on the UK charts and #103 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in the United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

A pair of progressive rock albums followed—1979's Spectral Mornings and 1980's Defector. Spectral Mornings is the third release and the second post- Genesis album by Guitarist Steve Hackett. Defector was the fourth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett They were both Top 40 albums in the UK, while they charted #138 and #144 in the United States, respectively. Hackett toured Europe for the first time as a solo act in 1979, and in August performed at the Reading Festival. The Defector tour brought him to the United States for the first time since his last tour with Genesis.

Hackett's first major shift in musical style came with 1981's Cured. Cured is the fifth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Although the album contained some of the progressive and classical pieces for which Hackett was known, it also showcased a much more pop approach. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The album was recorded without most of the musicians who had been on Hackett's solo albums since Spectral Mornings (Hackett handled all lead vocal duties). Only longtime collaborators Nick Magnus and John Hackett remained. While Cured did not chart highly in the U. S. , it peaked at #15 in the UK, Hackett's highest charting yet.

In the 1980s, Hackett released his first classical guitar albums Bay of Kings and Momentum, which further enhanced his reputation. Bay of Kings is the seventh solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Momentum is the ninth solo album by Guitarist Steve Hackett. It is Hackett's second album consisting mainly of Classical guitar pieces The tour for Momentum drew large crowds in Europe, considered unusual for a classical guitarist.

On the rock production side, Hackett's work in the 1980s involve the LPs Cured (1981), Highly Strung (1982) and Till We Have Faces (1984). In Highly Strung, more than a nuance of electronic sound appears, making the album unique and unrepeated in Hackett's production, and surely one of the most difficult to approach. Till We Have Faces merges Hackett style sounds with Brazilian percussion.

In 1986, Hackett formed the supergroup GTR with then-former Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe, and produced by Yes/Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after GTR was a supergroup founded in 1986 by ex- Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Asia is a rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup and included former members of veteran Progressive rock bands Stephen James "Steve" Howe (born April 8, 1947 in Holloway, North London, England) is an English Guitarist Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English rock keyboard player songwriter and producer The group released a gold-selling album. Hackett later left over financial and management squabbles. As well as Howe and Downes, Hackett has also worked with Yes drummer Bill Bruford in Genesis, Yes bassist Chris Squire (forthcoming Chris Squire solo album) and briefly Yes vocalist Trevor Horn (who produced the 1999 reunion version of "The Carpet Crawlers"). William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire (born March 4, 1948) is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist and Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English Pop music Record producer, songwriter and musician Hackett's long-time keyboadist, Julian Colbeck, played live with Yes spin-off Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (sometimes referred to by the acronym ABWH was a Permutation of the Progressive rock band Yes.

Hackett's solo career continued, releasing a plethora of both electric and acoustic based albums throughout the 90s to the present day. One of his most memorable recordings was the neo-classical influenced A Midsummer Night's Dream, which showcases his guitar skills, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London.

Steve's younger brother John was involved as flute player and second guitarist in his 1970s bands, and has often appeared as musician and collaborator on his more recent work, particularly on Sketches of Satie (2000), arranged for flute and guitar. John Hackett is a British flautist the younger brother of guitarist Steve Hackett.

Hackett is married to Brazilian painter and jewelry artist Kim Poor, who paints most of his album covers. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal Ornament, such as a necklace ring or bracelet made from Gemstones Her artwork for Voyage of the Acolyte won Album Cover of the Year 1976.

Discography

Main article: Steve Hackett discography

Notes

  1. ^ 1984 Alex Lifeson interview. This article is a Discography of Albums and singles released by the Guitarist Songwriter Steve Hackett. Guitar Magazine (1984). Retrieved on 2006-11-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
  2. ^ Interview with Steve Hackett. DMME. net (January 2001). Retrieved on 2006-11-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
  3. ^ "Steve Hackett, ex Genesis & international rock star and legendary guitarist talks exclusively to tMP.". Retrieved on 2006-11-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
  4. ^ Hash, Tommy (2005). "Interview with the legendary Steve Hackett". Alt. Culture. Guide. Retrieved on 2006-11-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
  5. ^ Genesis - A History documentary (1990)
  6. ^ "Steve Hackett Interview"
  7. ^ "Wind & Wuthering 1977 - Genesis Remember"
  8. ^ "Phil Collins Sheds Light on Possible Genesis Reunion and 2005 Band Meeting". 2006. Worldofgenesis. com. 18 April 2006
  9. ^ "Rockers Genesis plan reunion tour". Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. BBC News (18 October 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
  10. ^ Please Don't Touch album review. Allmusic. com. Retrieved October 1, 2006.

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