Steve Hackett has premiered his performance of Wolflight from upcoming release The Total Experience Live In Liverpool exclusively with Prog.
The 2CD, 2DVD and Blu-ray package was recorded during the guitarist’s Acolyte To Wolflight With Genesis Revisited tour last year and will be released on June 24 via Century Media/Inside Out.
He previously released a video featuring his performance of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway from the DVD.
Hackett says of the show’s setlist: “It wasn’t an easy job to decide what to include, but I think there was a good balance between old and new.
“What I have always born in mind when choosing the songs is what they mean to the fans. Time has a way of turning them into an emotional calendar for people.
“These songs take on an importance and become part of their lives. So, when I do them live, authenticity is important. I am aware that what I have to do is find a connection between nostalgia and what things can sound like in a contemporary setting.”
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The Total Experience Live In Liverpool sees Hackett joined by keyboard player Roger King, singer Nad Sylvan, drummer Gary O’Toole, bassist Roine Stolt and multi-instrumentalist Rob Townsend.
Last month, Charisma released a box set of Hackett’s first six albums with the label. The Charisma Years (1975-1983) features 1975’s Voyage Of The Acolyte, 1978’s Please Don’t Touch, 1979’s Spectral Mornings, 1980’s Defector, 1981’s Cured and Highly Strung from 1983.
Hackett plays at the TeamRock-sponsored Stone Free Festival in London on June 19.
Steve Hackett The Total Experience Live In Liverpool Blu-ray tracklist
- Corycian Fire Intro
- Spectral Mornings
- Out Of The Body
- Wolflight
- Every Day
- Love Song To A Vampire
- The Wheel’s Turning
- Loving Sea
- Jacuzzi
- Icarus Ascending
- Star Of Sirius
- Ace Of Wands
- A Tower Struck Down
- Shadow Of The Hierophant
- Get ‘Em Out by Friday
- Can-Utility And The Coastliners
- After The Ordeal
- The Cinema Show
- Aisle Of Plenty
- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
- The Musical Box
- Clocks
- Firth Of Fifth
