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“Our first song was our strongest. The whole thing was short-lived”: Genesis/Yes supergroup GTR’s single moment of glory
By Malcolm Dome Published
In 1985 guitarists Steve Hackett and Steve Howe hit the US Top 20 – and then it was suddenly all over

Was Chris Squire and Steve Hackett’s only Squackett album worth the wait?
By Nick Shilton Published
Yes bassist and ex Genesis guitarist released A Life Within A Day in 2012. It probably wasn’t what fans were expecting. What was it instead?

"We have a very special chemistry.” Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery share first new music from their upcoming album with video for The Black Sea
By Jerry Ewing Published
Hackett & Rothery will release their instrumental guitar album, The Roaring Waves, in August

Genesis: The early years - a surprisingly difficult quiz
By Fraser Lewry Published
How much do you know about that time in Genesis's history when no one argued about which version of the band was the best or how it all went wrong when so-and-so left?

Steve Rothery and Steve Hackett announce their long-awaited collaborative album, The Roaring Waves
By Jerry Ewing Published
Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery's collaborative instrumental guitar album, The Roaring Waves, will be released in August

“Genesis said they liked the track, which was ironic. It was one of the reasons I’d left”: Steve Hackett’s risky solo move
By Mike Barnes Published
A fateful Jaco Pastorius show, a run-in with LA cops, rebuilding a Genesis song… Please Don’t Touch! aimed to tackle the unanswerable question, ‘What is prog?’

“Some fans preferred it to Genesis”: The unexpected consequences of Steve Hackett’s Voyage Of The Acolyte
By Mike Barnes Published
Guitarist believes his solo debut proved Genesis had a future after Peter Gabriel’s departure – but it also led to two years of soul-searching

Steve Hackett's on the front cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing Published
Plus Big Big Train, Neal Morse, Karnivool, Darryl Way's Wolf, Happy The Man, Soen, Wolverine, Textures, Tiger Moth Tales, Esoterica and loads more...

“I could have ‘guitarist for Genesis and Yes’ on my CV”: Why Steve Hackett didn’t take up Chris Squire’s Yes offer
By Dom Lawson Published
Hackett was in reflective mood when he released 2019 album At The Edge Of Light – which he described as not remotely progressive, explaining why that was a good thing
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