Genesis Revisited II
Genesis Revisited II is the 22nd studio album by musician Steve Hackett, released on 22 October 2012 by Inside Out Music label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album Genesis Revisited and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by Genesis with a variety of guest vocalists.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 22 October 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 2:24:48 | |||
Label | Inside Out Music | |||
Producer | Steve Hackett, Roger King | |||
Steve Hackett chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Ultimate Classic Rock | (7/10)[2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "The Chamber of 32 Doors" | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 6:00 | |
2. | "Horizons" | Foxtrot | 1:41 | |
3. | "Supper's Ready" | Foxtrot | 23:35 | |
4. | "The Lamia" | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 7:47 | |
5. | "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" | Selling England by the Pound | 8:10 | |
6. | "Fly on a Windshield" | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 2:54 | |
7. | "Broadway Melody of 1974" | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 2:23 | |
8. | "The Musical Box" | Nursery Cryme | 10:57 | |
9. | "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" | Foxtrot | 5:50 | |
10. | "Please Don't Touch" | S. Hackett | Please Don't Touch! | 4:03 |
Total length: | 73:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Blood on the Rooftops" | S. Hackett, Collins | Wind & Wuthering | 6:56 |
2. | "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" | Nursery Cryme | 8:46 | |
3. | "Entangled" | S. Hackett, Banks | A Trick of the Tail | 6:35 |
4. | "Eleventh Earl of Mar" | Banks, S. Hackett, Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering | 7:51 |
5. | "Ripples" | Rutherford, Banks | A Trick of the Tail | 8:14 |
6. | "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers..." | S. Hackett, Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering | 2:12 |
7. | "...In That Quiet Earth" | S. Hackett, Rutherford, Banks, Collins | Wind & Wuthering | 4:47 |
8. | "Afterglow" | Banks | Wind & Wuthering | 4:09 |
9. | "A Tower Struck Down" | John Hackett, S. Hackett | Voyage of the Acolyte | 4:45 |
10. | "Camino Royale" | S. Hackett, Nick Magnus | Highly Strung | 6:19 |
11. | "Shadow of the Hierophant" | S. Hackett, Rutherford | Voyage of the Acolyte | 10:45 |
Total length: | 71:28 |
Personnel
- Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – V: "Willow Farm"; disc 2, track 10)
- Djabe – (Ferenc Kovács – trumpet, violin, vocals, Attila Égerházi – guitar, percussion, Zoltán Kovács – piano, keyboards, Tamás Barabás – bass guitar, Szilárd Banai – drums) : (disc 2, track 10)
- Roger King – keyboards (disc 1, tracks 1 & 3–10; disc 2, tracks 1–11)
- Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals (disc 2, tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11)
- Jo Lehmann – backing vocals
- Christine Townsend – violin, viola (disc 1, track 1 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
- Dave Kerzner – keyboards (disc 1, track 3)
- Dick Driver – double bass (disc 1, tracks 1 & 10; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
- Francis Dunnery – guitar, vocals (disc 1, tracks 3 – VII: "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)" & 5)
- Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, & 6–10; disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 4–11), vocals (disc 1, track 6 & 7; disc 2, track 1, 4)
- John Hackett – flute (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10; disc 2, tracks 2 & 9)
- John Wetton – bass, guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 8)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – I: "Lover's Leap" & IV: "How Dare I Be So Beautiful?")
- Nad Sylvan – vocals (disc 1, track 1 & 8; disc 2, track 4)
- Nik Kershaw – vocals (disc 1, track 4)
- Phil Mulford – bass (disc 2, tracks 1 & 8)
- Rachel Ford – cello (disc 1, track 1; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
- Roine Stolt – guitar (disc 2, track 2)
- Steve Rothery – guitar (disc 1, track 4)
- Nick Magnus – keyboards (disc 2, track 10)
- Neal Morse – keyboards, vocals (disc 2, track 2)
- Jeremy Stacey – drums (disc 1, track 3 & 5)
- Conrad Keely – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – III: "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men")
- Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, track 9; disc 2, tracks 4, 7 & 11)
- Steven Wilson – guitar (disc 2, track 11), vocals (disc 1, track 9)
- Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute and blown sundries (disc 1, tracks 5, 8 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1, 7 & 11)
- Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 3)
- Simon Collins (Phil Collins' son) – keyboard, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – II: "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" & VI: "Apocalypse in 9/8")
- Lee Pomeroy – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, tracks 3–8; disc 2, track 2)
- Photographic artwork by Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini
Genesis Revisited II: Selection
Genesis Revisited II: Selection | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 10, 2013 (Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway, Australia, New Zealand) May 13, 2013 (UK) May 14, 2013 (Spain, Italy) May 15, 2013 (Sweden, Hungary) | |||
Recorded | 2011-12 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Label | Inside Out Music | |||
Producer | Steve Hackett, Roger King | |||
Steve Hackett chronology | ||||
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Genesis Revisited II: Selection is a selection of songs that appear on the 2012 cover album by musician Steve Hackett. It was released in May 2013 by Inside Out Music. It includes eight of the songs included on the original album, plus a previously unreleased version of "Carpet Crawlers"; featuring former Genesis vocalist Ray Wilson.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Carpet Crawlers" | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | ||
2. | "Eleventh Earl of Mar" | Banks, Hackett, Rutherford | Wind And Wuthering | |
3. | "The Lamia" | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | ||
4. | "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" | Selling England by the Pound | ||
5. | "Entangled" | Hackett, Banks | A Trick of the Tail | |
6. | "Shadow of the Hierophant" | Hackett, Rutherford | Voyage of the Acolyte | |
7. | "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" | Foxtrot | ||
8. | "Afterglow" | Banks | Wind And Wuthering | |
9. | "Blood on the Rooftops" | Hackett, Collins | Wind And Wuthering |
References
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Genesis Revisited II – Steve Hackett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- Reed, Ryan (22 October 2012). "Steve Hackett, 'Genesis Revisited II,' – Album Review". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Steve Hackett official web site : http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsAlbum8.html