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“Superbly-executed… a shame they never toured”: Squackett’s A Life Within A Day reissue

By Paul Ging Published

The 2012 prog titans’ collab re-emerges with 5.1 Blu-ray surround mix included

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Steve Hackett's classical works get reissue treatment

By Jerry Ewing Published

Steve Hackett's Bay of Kings and Momentum will be reissued on vinyl in August

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Steve Hackett – Feedback '86 and Till We Have Faces
“With one eye on MTV and another on film soundtracks, big choruses with star-turn assists are go”: Steve Hackett’s Feedback ’86 and Till We Have Faces vinyl remasters

By James McNair Published

Steve Hackett’s Feedback ’86 and Till We Have Faces vinyl remasters share some DNA

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“I’d never attempted to write a whole record on my own. I wasn’t feeling confident. I was concerned I might end up with a load of outtakes and waste the money”: How Steve Hackett made Voyage Of The Acolyte

By James McNair Published

Missing his pal Peter Gabriel and sensing more change in the air with Genesis, the guitarist overcame his confidence issues to become the first member to release a solo album

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“I’m doing that thing that many may find tasteless but hopefully at least some may find thrilling… it’s not about control – it’s pure animal!” Why Steve Hackett ramped up the guitar attack on The Circus And The Nightwhale

By James McNair Published

On his 30th solo album, he decided to address a wide range of personal issues he’d wanted to tackle for years – taking in influence from The Hero With A Thousand Faces, The Odyssey and Pinocchio

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway cover art with Benny Hell inserted
"It’s almost like Benny Hill put to music": Steve Hackett reveals which song on Genesis' classic 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway he considers "a joke"

By Paul Brannigan Published

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway may be regarded as a prog masterpiece, but for Steve Hackett, it's not flawless

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Steve Hackett - Circus and the Nightwhale
“Musically and emotionally overwhelming … he gives us some of the most flamboyant and dazzling guitar-playing of his career”: Steve Hackett’s The Circus And The Nightwhale

By Mike Barnes Published

It’s taken him nearly 50 years to return to the concept album format, but his semi-fictional musical memoir proves it was a wise move to wait – it’s his best solo record so far

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Steve Hackett: The Circus And The Nightwhale cover art
"His thirtieth studio album outside of Genesis, it's as wide-ranging as the catalogue that precedes it": Steve Hackett voyages to multiple ports on The Circus And The Nightwhale

By Neil Jeffries Published

Prog maestro and former Genesis man Steve Hackett extends his catalogue on wide-ranging solo album The Circus And The Nightwhale

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Genesis in 1976
"Genesis is a strange band... they were privileged but brutalised": Steve Hackett remains "very proud" of his six years with Genesis, but has no regrets about leaving

By Paul Brannigan Published

"I choose to celebrate Genesis’s classic work with a band that relishes it" says Steve Hackett

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"Swirling Phrygian runs, insistent sax, full on vocals and blistering guitar!" It's Steve Hackett's new single Circo Inferno

By Jerry Ewing Published

Steve Hackett will release his new concept album The Circus And The Nightwhale in February

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