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  Steve Hackett â Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton (2023)
Review:
You might think Steve Hackettâs Genesis Revisited juggernaut has run its course, after more than a decade of reprising the bandâs 1970s heyday. But youâd be wrong. Hackettâs latest live retrospective album, Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton, confirms there is much yet the former Genesis guitarist can bring to this satisfying project. Like the prior eight live Genesis Revisited releases, Foxtrot at 50 transcends nostalgia and sentimentality. It captures Hackett and his talented band of musicians delivering a crackling-good performance that updates 1972âs classic Foxtrot album â the bandâs fourth and the first to chart in the U.K. (No. 12). It also showcases a handful of well-chosen solo works the multitalented guitarist/composer/bandleader has produced since leaving the band in 1977.
As usual, these performances are the next best thing to seeing Genesis live back in the day. But whatâs most striking is the degree to which each band member brings a new sheen and shine to these timeless prog masterworks. The combined result takes these well-known pieces in surprising new directions, while remaining loyal to the originals. Perhaps more than any other Genesis Revisited release, this double-disc set demonstrates how well Hackettâs individual works hold up against the older Genesis material. As if to emphasize the point, this rich collection ends with an inspired mashup of the jazzy Genesis instrumental âLos Endosâ and Hackettâs own âSloganâsâ from his 1980 âDefectorâ solo album â perfectly marrying the two halves of this live release. The upshot: This is a satisfying 50-year overview of one of progâs most prolific and engaging elder statesmen that honors his past yet also confirms he is still breaking new ground at age 73. The first half of album showcases a best-of collection of Hackettâs solo works, dating to his 1975 debut, âVoyage of the Acolyte,â recorded while he was still in Genesis and the same year Peter Gabriel departed the band. This set includes three tracks from that brilliant debut âthe wildly eclectic prog-fusion instrumental âAce of Wands,â the haunting âA Tower Struck Downâ and âShadow of the Heirophant,â featuring vocalist Amanda Lehman (an epic suite initially proposed to, but rejected by, his Genesis bandmates for inclusion on 1976âs âTrick of the Tailâ). Hearing these tracks side-by-side with the âFoxtrotâ material, a strong argument can be made that âAcolyteâ just might be the best Genesis album that Genesis never made.
The first set also features more recent material, including âThe Deviâs Cathedral,â a gothic story-song from his 2021 album âSurrender of Silenceâ that plays like a soundtrack from a Wes Craven horror film. Roger Kingâs churchy organ backdrop and Hackettâs ghosty fretwork provide the perfect backdrop for Nad Sylvanâs chilling baritone vocal. In addition, the setlist includes the jazzy title track from Hackettâs third solo album, 1979âs âSpectral Mornings,â the sprightly âEvery Dayâ (from the same record) and the driving âCamino Royaleâ from 1982âs âHighly Strung.â The second half of the release features Hackett and Friendsâ replication of the groundbreaking âFoxtrot.â Thereâs no point in analyzing why this was the transitional album that brought Genesis international acclaim. Itâs probably enough to simply say that the music here stands on its own merits and still manages to sound fresh and original after all these years. But itâs worth noting that classic tracks like âWatcher of the Skies,â âGet âEm Out by Fridayâ and the 23-minute seven-part suite âSupperâs Readyâ can still raise gooseflesh in these new live versions.
A close listen reveals new textures and liberties the band takes that gives these tightly orchestrated pieces a new freshness. In particular, Sylvan stands out, channeling both Peter Gabrielâs quirky ancient-mariner croon and Phil Collinsâ elfin tenor, yet somehow bringing something uniquely his own to his vocal delivery. His dramatic interpretation of Gabrielâs shape-shifting vocals on âSupperâs Readyâ approaches Broadway-like theatricality and the result is nothing short of remarkable; itâs a true tour-de-force. Roger King also shines on keyboards throughout. He masterfully reworks Tony Banksâ symphonic intro to âWatcher of the Skiesâ (matching the original, which was performed on a mellotron famously bought from King Crimson). His classical-piano turns on âTime Tableâ (this being the first Genesis Revisited take on this track) and the rarely performed âCan-Utility and the Coastlinersâ bring a new luster to these high-water marks in the early Genesis cannon. And noteworthy performances are delivered by reedman Rob Townsend â whose sax and flute lines add new depth and tonal color to the proceedings â and the thunderous rhythm section of bassist Jonas Reingold and drummer Craig Blundell. (Reingold even gets his own solo bass spot and Blundell unleashes wildly unhinged melodic drum fills in the closing coda of âHierophantâ and during the âApocalypse 9/8â interlude of âSupperâs Ready. Throughout, of course, Hackettâs searing and emotive fretwork cut like a foghorn through the darkly turbulent storm of sound that defined âFoxtrotâ and some his best post-Genesis efforts, both anchoring and pushing the band to new heights. Highpoints include his resplendent Bach-like acoustic etude, âHorizons,â a staple of his live shows and fan favorite, and the jawdropping electric-guitar solo he unleashes on the classical-prog-rock âFirth of Fifth.â Worth noting: If youâre a Genesis fan who feels you just donât need to hear yet another version of âSupperâs Ready,â you should reconsider â if only to take in the wildly unhinged solo Hackett unspools at the triumphal conclusion of this transcendent epic: This new version is a keeper and worth your time. â progreport.com
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Track List:
Disc 1
01-Intro Ace of Wands
02-The Devil's Cathedral
03-Spectral Mornings
04-Every Day
05-A Tower Struck Down
06-Basic Instincts
07-Camino Royale
08-Shadow of the Hierophant
09-Firth of Fifth
10-Los Endos
Disc 2
01-Watcher of the Skies
02-Time Table
03-Get' Em Out By Friday
04-Can-Utility and the Coastliners
05-Horizons
06-Supper's Ready
Media Report:
Genre: prog-rock
Origin: London, England
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