His girlfriend died because of drug abuse. A sad song written in grief because of not being able to make her stop., I really think you would enjoy the next track, The virgin and the gypsy more. A wonderful song! And again... Voyage of the Acolyte is IMO the best solo album by a Genesis member! A true prog masterpiece!
I have been a Genesis fan since the mid 70s. I have bought all of their records and enjoyed Steve's solo career since Voyage of the Acolyte. I have listened to Spectral mornings and Every Day in particular a zillion times. It's only today that I learn what the lyrics are all about!!! Wow.
I saw Steve Hackett live in 1980 (Defector album tour) at the Morris Daley Auditorium, San Jose State University, and it was one of the best live shows I ever saw. If you do a first listen for either "Clocks" or "The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere" from Spectral Mornings, make sure you listen to them together.
Amazing Steve's quitar talks like human voice ... here are the masters of this miracle, the quitar is like another vocalist in the band or main vocalist if vocalist is missing at all!
Just saw Steve Hackett last weekend and he played this song. Such a great song live and that solo/jam at the end always gets me. I always liked how the voices sounded in this song. Steve Hackett isn't known for his singing, but he's actually got a really good baritone. On his first album he sang one song (The Hermit) while Phil Collins and Sally Oldfield (Mike Oldfield's sister) covered the rest. His second album had Steve Walsh (of Kansas), Randy Crawford and Ritchie Havens handling all the vocals. But on this album he started to get more confident and sang on several tracks, including this one (although Pete Hicks and Dik Cadbury sang with him). When they performed this song live last weekend I was amazed at how close it sounded to the original recording, considering he has an entirely different band now with different singers. He also sang lead on my favorite song from this album, "The Virgin and the Gypsy" and sounded even better than the original lead singer sounded on the album version. His voice, and his guitar playing, has definitely improved with time.
The whole song will grow on you if you listen to it enough times. The first part goes well with middle and the second part. I always think of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” whenever I hear this, as there are some melodic similarities. I love Beethoven so this works well for me. I agree with the people who said this track sounds better live especially with his Genesis Revisited band. Of course his guitar solo is going to stand out more on a first listen. I liked the whole song right away and found it all to be very accessible because there’s lots of melodies happening and I like the vocal harmonies too. I always found it memorable, which is true of every song on this album.
Hi Justin, Since you’ve ventured into the solo works of Genesis members I’d like to recommend Mike Rutherford’s 1st solo album “Small Creeps Day” released in 1980 it’s a brilliant effort which really shows off Mike’s contributions to Genesis as well as the beginning foundations for Mike and the Mechanics.
Smallcreeps Day lacks dynamics. It has a sound reminiscent of Wind and Wuthering which makes it instantly pleasant if you love that album and it's misty, end of autumn vibe but he's not a virtuoso guitarist like Hackett. The title song hints at future DiscoGenesis and his exploits with Mike and the Mechanics but the least said about them the better.
@@Doupyourflies I disagree about the dynamics, there's a lot of variation in the volume and power. I agree that he can't compete with Hackett as a guitarist but he''s still good. The vocals are better on this album than any of the Hackett albums and I'd say the melodies are stronger or at least easier on the ear. I'm more of a fan of Steve's but Smallcreeps Day was a good day in the office for Mike.
If you like those atmospheric slower moments, then there are many moments on the album that you will enjoy: Red Flower, Lost Time & Tigermoth in particular. Regarding Every Day, I do love everything about it. I agree the solo is where the song takes flight, but I tend to think of his soloing like a sweet treat. You can’t make an entire meal of it. You need the foundational portions to provide structure and allow the soloing to feature rather than dominate. That’s actually one of the things that has kept me in the Hackett camp all these years. He is always trying to give you balance with strong songs instead of simply track after track of the guitar cutting loose.
I mentioned Mike Oldfield in my previous post and think you should check out his first three albums. I think you'll really like them. Start with Tubular Bells.
The opening is deliberately deceptive to sound bright and slightly Pop in its musical tone to lead the listener into what is the dark world of the lyrics that deeply contrasts the initial bright tone in which the scope is not just drug addiction but thousands of years of mistaken inadvertent suffering which is why that quiet bridge leads into an snthemic description musically where the music itself in its staggering instrumental finale is trying cure the past that the words evoke and reach to a needed new energy. I think its whole composition is brilliant.
I think you will enjoy his first album “Voyage of the Acolyte “. “Please don’t touch” was also brilliant. Either way you are in for a treat. I saw Hackett a few times in the early 80s just after “Spectral Mornings” as he came to my home town a few times. Watching him now on TH-cam looks amazing also and he plays a lot more Genesis classics. I would familiarize with “Selling England.....” “The Lamb......” if you have time ? Look forward to your thoughts after the show. (Hope you do a reaction) I once came to your Florida state in 1987 to see Genesis at the Orange Bowl ? I think with the Genesis fan club from England. I will never forget this time as we flew from London to Miami and had to drive from Miami to Orlando (about 200 miles on the Florida turnpike) Got lost a few times mainly in Miami but it was all worth it. Sorry for rambling on , just made me remember when you said where you lived. Still loving your reactions, keep up the good work. Tim
One of his very best, from one of his very best albums. His solos were not just solos, they were true instrumental compositions in their own right. They could often stand alone coherently. This one is angelic - Beautiful and powerful.
@@JustJP Hi Justin, short question: do you know the album of Smallcreeps Day by Mike Rutherford, bassist of our loving group Genesis? Have you already made a first listening?Thanks and best regards from Switzerland- -Alain
Steve is a super humble person. I met him after a performance years ago and try to see him as often as I can. He tours every year usually. I went to his concert on 3-8-2020 on Long Island before the tour was cancelled, it was a great performance. Every Day was sort of his commercial debut cut after he left Genesis. It got some air play back in the day.
Every day is epic, song about loosing a female friend of Ste's to Heroin 😔 one of the greatest solos of all time. Check out the similar 'Never let go' by Camel
Everything Genesis lacked after his departure showcased in a single, magnificent piece. The opening riff is reminiscent of "IT" from Lamb. It moves too. I'm there with Captain Hackett, gliding his melancholic landscape, dodging the crashing waves, escaping the chasing demons, then soaring to freedom, a grateful passenger heading for happier lands on his magic stage.
Oh yeah! If you happen to do the entire album I'll be doing it with you because I just recently found Spectral Mornings and wanted to listen to the full album!!
This one could have been released in the Smallcreep's Days by Mike Rutherford (or vice versa). I always got a problem with Hackett's solo work. Thank you for all your work.
There is definitely maturity if nothing else!😆 This isn't one of my favourite Hackett tracks, but it's all about the solo for me. And it's so much better live too.
Bought this album when it came out seen hackett right from he left genesis still seeing him to day always have his own sound great player you no who it is straight away brilliant live
I enjoy this song, but I can understand why someone might not be a big fan of it. It's an acquired taste. I know he doesn't sing lead here, but Hackett's voice is very noticeable and I would call his voice 'serviceable.' These days, I've grown used to it. Also, he's gotten better at working within its limitations -- in my own opinion, of course. The initial song structure seems to be a reason to set up the instrumental bit at the end -- which I like. These two albums -- Spectral Mornings and Defector -- are very important entries in Hackett's catalogue. They, in many ways, set us up for what his solo career would become more than his first two albums did.
I love this song but thought it sounded a bit twee the first time around. This is part of the problem of consuming a lot of music and not stopping to really listen, as I was doing way back then. Spectral Mornings is also a complete change of sound from the previous two albums, which Hackett has been very successful at doing all his career to stay fresh. HIs first ten solo albums are his golden period with lots of great ideas and innovation. But of late I have been listening a lot to Darktown and To Watch The Storms (albums 14 & 16). Even these two albums, when most artists would be waning, have the vitality and creativeness of a younger artist. Steve is a true talent.
Great videos of him touring Genesis material on You Tube. I still enjoyed the band after Gabriel's departure, but when he left, their sound really lacked his savoir-faire. His first album, Voyage of the Acolyte, has some good stuff on it too.
Not familiar with Steve's solo stuff, but was impressed by this piece of music, especially the second half. ..I'll check more of his work out because of this song. ..
Just saw your vid on Steve Hackett's Spectral Mornings and that you were going to see him live. Clicked here to see if you discussed the concert, but looks like you haven't at this point. Do you have a vid re the concert? Also re your comment about the comments section, it is because you have set the tone. Family-friendly, intelligent, respectful of each other; your excellent analyses produce serious comments from serious fans and I love how they have taken you under their wing with excitement for you and what's to come for you musically!! Great show; it's quickly become one of my YT favorites!!
That kind of matches my overall feeling about Steve's solo stuff. As a huge Genesis fan going back to 79 or 80, I've always had the feeling that I SHOULD like it, and its not that I actively dislike it, but I've never felt much of a connection to it. Though, that did change in 2015 when his album Wolflight came out, which I absolutely fell in love with. And its funny because a lot of fans were dismissive of that record. So go figure.
There is an alternate mix of 'Every Day' on the 2005 digital remaster of the album that I like even more than the original mix. In this version the guitar solo not just fades out, but it becomes slower and (sort of) stops.
I could have totally seen this as a Genesis song... shows his pop sensibilities as well as his guitar chops in one song. It's a song that grows with each listen... and it's catchy as hell. Clocks / Angel of Mons from this album also worth checking out... (btw: cool Golden Gate Bridge tshirt!)
Just now discovered your channel. Great work! Quick comment on the "good comments". It's because people that listen to prog generally (I know it's bad to generalize, but...) are a group of people that enjoy higher level thinking. When you enjoy that, you don't tend to drivel on YT.
I agree with you for the most part, altho the strong bass line and lyrics held my interest more for the first half. The second half was marvelous. The only Hackett album I've been familiar with is his first after he left Genesis, Please Don't Touch. My best bud and sometime roommate in college got it and loved and played the hell out of it. I always intended to get in to more of Steve's solo works but never really got a chance til recently. And that is mostly listening to Squakett (Chris Squire and Steve Hackett).
After Voyage of the Acolyte this is Hacketts next best album IMO. I was never sure about this song, although I do love the lead guitar work. The Virgin and The Gypsy, Clocks and Spectral Mornings are the best tracks.
Hackett reccomendations... Please don't touch suite Icarus ascending Shadow of the heirophant. Tigermoth Wolflight Nomads Ace of wands The red flower of tachie
Pre-video : Snarky Puppy: Lingus... if the Breckers Brothers joined Return To Forever and their grandchildren started a band. DNA kicks in and maximum groove is attained and builds to jazzy precision climactic ending. Very cool, they’re happy and proud grandparents for sure. Steve was pleasant enough, sounds a bit like Genesis jr., last half made me break out my strat and immediately retune my guitar to Steve’s. Good guitar practice song. Lots of practice... Stay safe everyone and strong. Peace and Music
Hi JP! Again we agree about a song. A good song but not great. It's better live. Try Steppes. The first Hackett song I heard from the Defector album. It's so different from ANYTHING else and hooked me for the rest. Other suggestions - Rick Wakeman's Six wives of Henry VIII and Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells side 1. Enjoy the journey. I am enjoying it all over again.
How did I miss this video.......!! It's a shame he had to cut his tour of the US short. I think they were on one of the last planes out of the US. I'm sure he was saying that the remainder was just postponed. I went to see him in Edinburgh the year he released this album. Still sounds as good.
I've not listened to this before but I think I'm mostly on the same page as yourself. As a whole I wasn't really inspired by it but the musicianship towards the end shone through.
This is why I recommend listening to live performances of Steve Hackett's studio work - because the live performances have different personalities than the studio recordings. This song on the album "Time Lapse" is much better and can actually be viewed at th-cam.com/video/zAdDFvO0Evg/w-d-xo.html dating 1990. Interesting fact; the man in the brown vest on bass pedals is his brother John Hackett and I can't wait till you hear him play flute & piccolo on Steve's early albums (especially the song "Ace Of Wands"). Till next time, my friend.....
Not sure where in Florida You are but King Crimson tix went on sale Yesterday 3/13 for a few Fla cities in June let's hope. I got seats for the Boca show!!!
If you want to see the Hackett smile watch the video of him and Richie Havens performing 'How can I', watch as Hackett encourages Havens just with his smile.
I went to see Steve Hackett in October of last year and it was terrific! He has a really good band and they played a lot of songs from 'Selling England by the Pound.' Having said that, I'm looking forward to you covering the 'Lamb’ album - all 5 members are in top form, including Steve Hackett who has many important (and tasteful) contributions to this epic project. Here's a little teaser... th-cam.com/video/k9X2QtzCvBQ/w-d-xo.html
Parts were very Genesis-e. Liked the instrumentals very much. Ps, love Lingus, it’s been on my playlist for a long time. Haven’t investigated SP yet. The arrangement of Lingus is very idiosyncratic, quite cunning. At The End of the Day by Spock’s Beard is an excellent song about 💀.
I don't post recommendations but this is my exception. Please consider "Song for America" by Kansas. The best American prog band and if you don't get hooked by the first few bars of the song you can turn the song off.
Steve Hackett is my favourite guitarist in the whole word. However, he is nowhere near the top of my favourite songwriters. He has some tunes, but his song construction is often a bit pedestrian. This song exemplifies those thoughts. Anyway, thanks for the review.
If you want to hear a fantastically good Steve Hackett solo, check out a track by Nad Sylvan called 'What Have You Done'. You actually get two solos. First one by Steve and then a second from Guthrie Govan.
This song reminds of Kansas' "How Long", which I like very much, but because of that it doesn't seem original to me. I think Hackett is severely underrated as a musician, but more so as a composer. The Voyage Of The Acolyte was a masterpiece, and other songs from Spectral Mornings are more , shall we say, appealing to me. But as always I love his skills.
Incidentally, I have a suggestion to a band you might like, it's more of a "heavy" sound: Captain Beyond. There are a few You tube videos with them. Songs that could be of interest: Dancing Madly Backwards, River Of Fear, I can't feel Nothing.. just a suggestion :)
I like this one live quite a lot, and it's kind of iconic at this point, played at almost every show. It's all about his first girlfriend. Pete Hicks was good, but not really charismatic. he's best on the softer material. The harmonies have some good moments... Steve loves vocal harmony. Squackett is worth checking out to hear him do vocal-oriented material with Chris Squire. Steve has gotten much better as a singer in the past decade or so, and handles the non-genesis vocals himself for the most part. His sister in law Amanda Lehman joins in on this as a guest sometimes on vocals and duet lead guitar, which is a good sound... she can keep up with him pretty well. She was there for my first cruise to the edge. But really, it's all about the guitar, and Steve's solos overshadow a lot of the songs, along with brother John's flute, which you haven't really gotten to yet.
A cruise to the edge moment... it's lunch time at a Mexico stop, so we head ashore for a quick look (not real mexico but a total tourist trap that's quite scenic, but kinda disneyesque). We decide on Bubba Gump's Shrimp company because we're so utterly American. :) I noticed Steve and Jo and their entourage picked the same spot. I see him around a lot on the cruise, so no biggie.. but just as we get our drinks, I hear flute. I knew who it had to be instantly. I jumped up and looked around, and sure enough, Thijs Van Leer has joined up with the local guy playing keys, and takes over the show very quickly. Oh, and there was the guys from Lifesigns at the next table I hadn't noticed, with the same reaction as me. Steve and Jo are dancing around to it, and it turns into a little party. I went to go thank Thijs for doing that when he was done, and David Jackson of Van der Graaf was there doing the same thing. Best. Lunch. Ever. You should think about doing it. It's the best prog event in the world, and it leaves from Florida...
Sam Marsh How cool! Which year’s CTTE was this? I have never been on one of the CTTEs but always wanted to go. I went on the first Moodies cruise in 2013 with Greg Lake. Justin Hayward’s and the CTTE both got postponed this year. I have a feeling they won’t sail this year at all. By the time the coronavirus subsides, all the musicians will have other gigs to play. C’est la vie ...
Steve Hackett does not make solo albums. A solo album is one off done by a band member. Peter Gabriel made his own albums, along with Anthony Phillips. Phil, Tony and Mike made solo albums.
HI JP! I love the song mostly for the instrumental pause and the solo section. If you take ''Spectral Mornings'' as an exemple, it was supposed to have Lyrics on it but Hackett was told to leave it as an instrumental and he decided to go that way. Is the Steve Hackett concert is still happening? Here in Montreal, all shows are cancelled, school are closed, etc. because of the covid-19.
I see this song just as you did, the second half is as good as it gets whereas the first part is forgettable. The next song on the album was a fave for me ,The virgin and the Gypsy which is a very interesting composition. Also on the earlier album Please don't Touch there's a song called Hoping Love Will Last with the great female soul singer Randy Crawford where Steve shows how great he is at layering texture with his guitar.
I saw Steve live years ago and he was singing lead and struggling to play and sing at the same time I don’t know if he is singing on this track, but I don’t think he is a very good vocalist, but certainly an excellent guitar player
No he sings backup along with the bass player. Pete Hicks sings lead vocals. Steve has gotten better in recent years, grown more comfortable with his voice.
Yes Justin, it’s OK to not like the first half of the song, most of us love the song for the amazing end guitar solo. Hackett has always struggled to find good singers for his songs. Hackett’s own voice is very poor too, though he did manage to get Steve Walsh from the band Kansas, Richie Havens and Randy Crawford to sing on his album Please don’t touch. Not many listen to Hackett for the words, we do it because of his stunning guitar work. Cheers JP. :)
JP good analysis but disagree I think this is definitely Hacketts best song. Has to be heard live to truly appreciate how brilliant it is. Even though it sounds pop and upbeat it's very dark. The solo at end is superb live. Many songs on this album and Please Don't Touch were rejected by Genesis that's why Steve left couldn't get input into the albums. See after watching the live version if you change your mind on it.
The song is good but not one of his best. Pete Hicks' sing is ok, but he does much better with the rest of the songs on the album. I happen to like the juxtaposition of the dark and foreboding lyrics with the rather almost bouncing music.
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His girlfriend died because of drug abuse. A sad song written in grief because of not being able to make her stop.,
I really think you would enjoy the next track, The virgin and the gypsy more. A wonderful song! And again... Voyage of the Acolyte is IMO the best solo album by a Genesis member! A true prog masterpiece!
The Virgini and the gypsy is a lovely record 😊
Defector is another wonderful album to try.
But my oh my, I'd forgotten how good this track was. 😊
I have been a Genesis fan since the mid 70s. I have bought all of their records and enjoyed Steve's solo career since Voyage of the Acolyte. I have listened to Spectral mornings and Every Day in particular a zillion times. It's only today that I learn what the lyrics are all about!!! Wow.
I saw Steve Hackett live in 1980 (Defector album tour) at the Morris Daley Auditorium, San Jose State University, and it was one of the best live shows I ever saw. If you do a first listen for either "Clocks" or "The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere" from Spectral Mornings, make sure you listen to them together.
InsideSparta - from one Spartan to another, thanks for sharing this!
Amazing Steve's quitar talks like human voice ... here are the masters of this miracle, the quitar is like another vocalist in the band or main vocalist if vocalist is missing at all!
Just saw Steve Hackett last weekend and he played this song. Such a great song live and that solo/jam at the end always gets me. I always liked how the voices sounded in this song. Steve Hackett isn't known for his singing, but he's actually got a really good baritone. On his first album he sang one song (The Hermit) while Phil Collins and Sally Oldfield (Mike Oldfield's sister) covered the rest. His second album had Steve Walsh (of Kansas), Randy Crawford and Ritchie Havens handling all the vocals. But on this album he started to get more confident and sang on several tracks, including this one (although Pete Hicks and Dik Cadbury sang with him). When they performed this song live last weekend I was amazed at how close it sounded to the original recording, considering he has an entirely different band now with different singers. He also sang lead on my favorite song from this album, "The Virgin and the Gypsy" and sounded even better than the original lead singer sounded on the album version. His voice, and his guitar playing, has definitely improved with time.
The whole song will grow on you if you listen to it enough times. The first part goes well with middle and the second part. I always think of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” whenever I hear this, as there are some melodic similarities. I love Beethoven so this works well for me. I agree with the people who said this track sounds better live especially with his Genesis Revisited band. Of course his guitar solo is going to stand out more on a first listen. I liked the whole song right away and found it all to be very accessible because there’s lots of melodies happening and I like the vocal harmonies too. I always found it memorable, which is true of every song on this album.
Steve Hackett,the man and sound of early Genesis.Please don’t touch,an amazing album
Never paid much attention to Hackett's solo work, maybe it's time to take a listen. Thanks, Justin! 👍
His 80's albums are gash but the rest are great.
You must.
Hi Justin,
Since you’ve ventured into the solo works of Genesis members I’d like to recommend
Mike Rutherford’s 1st solo album “Small Creeps Day” released in 1980 it’s a brilliant effort which really shows off Mike’s contributions to Genesis as well as the beginning foundations for Mike and the Mechanics.
..bought Smallcreeps on day 1. Listened to it three times - forgot about. A bit too lightweight for me.
Yeah,I loved that album and still do. It sounds a lot like Genesis to me.
I love the album, along with Tony Bank’s A curious feeling. They both give a feeling of transition that Genesis shared at that time.
Smallcreeps Day lacks dynamics. It has a sound reminiscent of Wind and Wuthering which makes it instantly pleasant if you love that album and it's misty, end of autumn vibe but he's not a virtuoso guitarist like Hackett. The title song hints at future DiscoGenesis and his exploits with Mike and the Mechanics but the least said about them the better.
@@Doupyourflies I disagree about the dynamics, there's a lot of variation in the volume and power. I agree that he can't compete with Hackett as a guitarist but he''s still good. The vocals are better on this album than any of the Hackett albums and I'd say the melodies are stronger or at least easier on the ear. I'm more of a fan of Steve's but Smallcreeps Day was a good day in the office for Mike.
If you like those atmospheric slower moments, then there are many moments on the album that you will enjoy: Red Flower, Lost Time & Tigermoth in particular.
Regarding Every Day, I do love everything about it. I agree the solo is where the song takes flight, but I tend to think of his soloing like a sweet treat. You can’t make an entire meal of it. You need the foundational portions to provide structure and allow the soloing to feature rather than dominate. That’s actually one of the things that has kept me in the Hackett camp all these years. He is always trying to give you balance with strong songs instead of simply track after track of the guitar cutting loose.
Mark Feggeler I second this comment!
roger waters I third it!
The instrumental part is so amazing. Some of the tastiest lead guitar ever.
I mentioned Mike Oldfield in my previous post and think you should check out his first three albums. I think you'll really like them. Start with Tubular Bells.
The opening is deliberately deceptive to sound bright and slightly Pop in its musical tone to lead the listener into what is the dark world of the lyrics that deeply contrasts the initial bright tone in which the scope is not just drug addiction but thousands of years of mistaken inadvertent suffering which is why that quiet bridge leads into an snthemic description musically where the music itself in its staggering instrumental finale is trying cure the past that the words evoke and reach to a needed new energy. I think its whole composition is brilliant.
Makes perfect sense Robert!
I think you will enjoy his first album “Voyage of the Acolyte “. “Please don’t touch” was also brilliant. Either way you are in for a treat. I saw Hackett a few times in the early 80s just after “Spectral Mornings” as he came to my home town a few times. Watching him now on TH-cam looks amazing also and he plays a lot more Genesis classics. I would familiarize with “Selling England.....” “The Lamb......” if you have time ? Look forward to your thoughts after the show. (Hope you do a reaction)
I once came to your Florida state in 1987 to see Genesis at the Orange Bowl ? I think with the Genesis fan club from England. I will never forget this time as we flew from London to Miami and had to drive from Miami to Orlando (about 200 miles on the Florida turnpike) Got lost a few times mainly in Miami but it was all worth it. Sorry for rambling on , just made me remember when you said where you lived. Still loving your reactions, keep up the good work. Tim
Thanks Gavin! Haha, yeah the roads can be a bit rough around here sometimes, especially traffic-wise.
One of his very best, from one of his very best albums. His solos were not just solos, they were true instrumental compositions in their own right. They could often stand alone coherently. This one is angelic - Beautiful and powerful.
I’m agree with u, dude! Got it again. Well done!
Shadow of the Hierophant is Hackett's masterpiece.. especially live when it becomes almost transcendental by the end.
Thanks Justin for having this song brought here as a first listening....fantastic! I love your channnel!
Thank you Alain!!
@@JustJP Hi Justin, short question: do you know the album of Smallcreeps Day by Mike Rutherford, bassist of our loving group Genesis? Have you already made a first listening?Thanks and best regards from Switzerland- -Alain
Steve is a super humble person. I met him after a performance years ago and try to see him as often as I can. He tours every year usually. I went to his concert on 3-8-2020 on Long Island before the tour was cancelled, it was a great performance. Every Day was sort of his commercial debut cut after he left Genesis. It got some air play back in the day.
Every day is epic, song about loosing a female friend of Ste's to Heroin 😔 one of the greatest solos of all time. Check out the similar 'Never let go' by Camel
Everything Genesis lacked after his departure showcased in a single, magnificent piece. The opening riff is reminiscent of "IT" from Lamb. It moves too. I'm there with Captain Hackett, gliding his melancholic landscape, dodging the crashing waves, escaping the chasing demons, then soaring to freedom, a grateful passenger heading for happier lands on his magic stage.
That guitar solo goes hard
Oh yeah! If you happen to do the entire album I'll be doing it with you because I just recently found Spectral Mornings and wanted to listen to the full album!!
Thanks David! I probably wont be doing the whole album any time soon, have a few others I wanna do first lol
@@JustJP I'll do it by miself then hahaha
What a one-two punch with Awaken and now Everyday! That burning yet lyrical guitar solo ending!
Love it.
Fair assessment on the first half of the song. The latter half is brilliant.
This one could have been released in the Smallcreep's Days by Mike Rutherford (or vice versa).
I always got a problem with Hackett's solo work. Thank you for all your work.
There is definitely maturity if nothing else!😆
This isn't one of my favourite Hackett tracks, but it's all about the solo for me. And it's so much better live too.
Bought this album when it came out seen hackett right from he left genesis still seeing him to day always have his own sound great player you no who it is straight away brilliant live
I don't have this album and after hearing this and the other song it will be on my must buy list. Stellar!
One of Steve's most popular songs from what most consider his best album..which is very broad and quirky.
Great choice.
I enjoy this song, but I can understand why someone might not be a big fan of it. It's an acquired taste. I know he doesn't sing lead here, but Hackett's voice is very noticeable and I would call his voice 'serviceable.' These days, I've grown used to it. Also, he's gotten better at working within its limitations -- in my own opinion, of course. The initial song structure seems to be a reason to set up the instrumental bit at the end -- which I like.
These two albums -- Spectral Mornings and Defector -- are very important entries in Hackett's catalogue. They, in many ways, set us up for what his solo career would become more than his first two albums did.
I love this song but thought it sounded a bit twee the first time around. This is part of the problem of consuming a lot of music and not stopping to really listen, as I was doing way back then. Spectral Mornings is also a complete change of sound from the previous two albums, which Hackett has been very successful at doing all his career to stay fresh. HIs first ten solo albums are his golden period with lots of great ideas and innovation. But of late I have been listening a lot to Darktown and To Watch The Storms (albums 14 & 16). Even these two albums, when most artists would be waning, have the vitality and creativeness of a younger artist. Steve is a true talent.
Great videos of him touring Genesis material on You Tube. I still enjoyed the band after Gabriel's departure, but when he left, their sound really lacked his savoir-faire. His first album, Voyage of the Acolyte, has some good stuff on it too.
You're right, so tasty and clean sounding.
Not familiar with Steve's solo stuff, but was impressed by this piece of music, especially the second half. ..I'll check more of his work out because of this song. ..
I agree with what you said 100 pct.
And! Jane Austin’s door, from The Darktown album (One of his best IMO) Beautifully melodic and the guitar is gorgeous
Yep - and it's about the same person, as well.
You should listen to The Steppes, another song by him!
Some have called the guitar solo at the end his best
I think it's right alongside Firth of Fifth as his most iconic, lyrical and powerful solo.
And the Lamia solo!
Justin I would recommend the virgin and the gypsy by Hacket, wonderful spiritual feel to it.
Just saw your vid on Steve Hackett's Spectral Mornings and that you were going to see him live. Clicked here to see if you discussed the concert, but looks like you haven't at this point.
Do you have a vid re the concert? Also re your comment about the comments section, it is because you have set the tone. Family-friendly, intelligent, respectful of each other; your excellent analyses produce serious comments from serious fans and I love how they have taken you under their wing with excitement for you and what's to come for you musically!! Great show; it's quickly become one of my YT favorites!!
Hey capecyn! Unfortunately it was cancelled due to Covid, so it's been rescheduled for next year
@@JustJP Ah, right after I sent this I realized the timeframe. Bummer! Would have been so perfect! Hope you and Natasha had a nice anniversary!
I hope you have deep pockets Steve has a huge catalogue.
That kind of matches my overall feeling about Steve's solo stuff. As a huge Genesis fan going back to 79 or 80, I've always had the feeling that I SHOULD like it, and its not that I actively dislike it, but I've never felt much of a connection to it. Though, that did change in 2015 when his album Wolflight came out, which I absolutely fell in love with. And its funny because a lot of fans were dismissive of that record. So go figure.
There is an alternate mix of 'Every Day' on the 2005 digital remaster of the album that I like even more than the original mix. In this version the guitar solo not just fades out, but it becomes slower and (sort of) stops.
Hackett using the tapping technique on the first part of the solo
No, it's just fast work on a single string, 1 stroke on the fret and three with open string, up and down the neck. No tapping involved here.
I could have totally seen this as a Genesis song... shows his pop sensibilities as well as his guitar chops in one song.
It's a song that grows with each listen... and it's catchy as hell.
Clocks / Angel of Mons from this album also worth checking out...
(btw: cool Golden Gate Bridge tshirt!)
This basically describes my wife’s reaction in Cardiff 2 years ago! Steve opened with it and it wasn’t until “2:55” that she really enjoyed 😄
Just now discovered your channel. Great work! Quick comment on the "good comments". It's because people that listen to prog generally (I know it's bad to generalize, but...) are a group of people that enjoy higher level thinking. When you enjoy that, you don't tend to drivel on YT.
Thanks so much Wotan :)
I agree with you for the most part, altho the strong bass line and lyrics held my interest more for the first half. The second half was marvelous. The only Hackett album I've been familiar with is his first after he left Genesis, Please Don't Touch. My best bud and sometime roommate in college got it and loved and played the hell out of it. I always intended to get in to more of Steve's solo works but never really got a chance til recently. And that is mostly listening to Squakett (Chris Squire and Steve Hackett).
About time you got into Hackett
Phoenix Myers he has done Hackett before
You should have a listen to Hackett's Genesis Revisted material (studio) particularly Firth of Firth
I personally love this song, that being said, your evaluation is fair. Different things to different people, and all that.
Absolutely; thank you Martin :)
It's my first time hearing this and I feel pretty much the same about it.
Interesting 80s pop style song - reminds me of the group Asia, which had Yes guitarist Steve Howe.
After Voyage of the Acolyte this is Hacketts next best album IMO. I was never sure about this song, although I do love the lead guitar work. The Virgin and The Gypsy, Clocks and Spectral Mornings are the best tracks.
Enjoyed the song, especially the solo. When are you going to the Hackett concert? What did Natasha say about doing a reaction to Alex Lifeson's song?
Hackett reccomendations...
Please don't touch suite
Icarus ascending
Shadow of the heirophant.
Tigermoth
Wolflight
Nomads
Ace of wands
The red flower of tachie
Really enjoyed lingos Jp I check out some more of their stuff
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it😀
Pre-video : Snarky Puppy: Lingus... if the Breckers Brothers joined Return To Forever and their grandchildren started a band. DNA kicks in and maximum groove is attained and builds to jazzy precision climactic ending. Very cool, they’re happy and proud grandparents for sure.
Steve was pleasant enough, sounds a bit like Genesis jr., last half made me break out my strat and immediately retune my guitar to Steve’s. Good guitar practice song. Lots of practice...
Stay safe everyone and strong.
Peace and Music
Glad you enjoyed it David!
Hi JP! Again we agree about a song. A good song but not great. It's better live. Try Steppes. The first Hackett song I heard from the Defector album. It's so different from ANYTHING else and hooked me for the rest. Other suggestions - Rick Wakeman's Six wives of Henry VIII and Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells side 1. Enjoy the journey. I am enjoying it all over again.
Thank you as always Toby!
How did I miss this video.......!! It's a shame he had to cut his tour of the US short. I think they were on one of the last planes out of the US. I'm sure he was saying that the remainder was just postponed.
I went to see him in Edinburgh the year he released this album. Still sounds as good.
Ty John! Yeah, its unfortunate but for the best in the end
I've not listened to this before but I think I'm mostly on the same page as yourself. As a whole I wasn't really inspired by it but the musicianship towards the end shone through.
This is why I recommend listening to live performances of Steve Hackett's studio work - because the live performances have different personalities than the studio recordings. This song on the album "Time Lapse" is much better and can actually be viewed at th-cam.com/video/zAdDFvO0Evg/w-d-xo.html dating 1990. Interesting fact; the man in the brown vest on bass pedals is his brother John Hackett and I can't wait till you hear him play flute & piccolo on Steve's early albums (especially the song "Ace Of Wands"). Till next time, my friend.....
Not sure where in Florida You are but King Crimson tix went on sale Yesterday 3/13 for a few Fla cities in June let's hope. I got seats for the Boca show!!!
Ty Ed! I saw that :)
If you want to see the Hackett smile watch the video of him and Richie Havens performing 'How can I', watch as Hackett encourages Havens just with his smile.
You should review Steve Hackett's album with Steve Howe! Their group was called GTR and their album is famous for having the shortest review ever!
Try Steve and Chris Squire album Squackett
I went to see Steve Hackett in October of last year and it was terrific! He has a really good band and they played a lot of songs from 'Selling England by the Pound.' Having said that, I'm looking forward to you covering the 'Lamb’ album - all 5 members are in top form, including Steve Hackett who has many important (and tasteful) contributions to this epic project. Here's a little teaser... th-cam.com/video/k9X2QtzCvBQ/w-d-xo.html
Parts were very Genesis-e. Liked the instrumentals very much.
Ps, love Lingus, it’s been on my playlist for a long time. Haven’t investigated SP yet. The arrangement of Lingus is very idiosyncratic, quite cunning.
At The End of the Day by Spock’s Beard is an excellent song about 💀.
Woody n’ Sidecar Dog - my go to for SP is “What About Me?” **** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ****
Jim Bricker Excellent song. That’s not a band, it’s a funky orchestra. Thanks for the rec!
I don't post recommendations but this is my exception. Please consider "Song for America" by Kansas. The best American prog band and if you don't get hooked by the first few bars of the song you can turn the song off.
Thank you Mike!
Steve Hackett is my favourite guitarist in the whole word. However, he is nowhere near the top of my favourite songwriters. He has some tunes, but his song construction is often a bit pedestrian. This song exemplifies those thoughts. Anyway, thanks for the review.
Can someone please tell me what year it was when I saw him at Queens Hall Bradford? 1983 possibly?
If you want to hear a fantastically good Steve Hackett solo, check out a track by Nad Sylvan called 'What Have You Done'. You actually get two solos. First one by Steve and then a second from Guthrie Govan.
Fire on the Moon by Ste has 2 good solos too
Dire Straits-Telegraph Road
This song reminds of Kansas' "How Long", which I like very much, but because of that it doesn't seem original to me. I think Hackett is severely underrated as a musician, but more so as a composer. The Voyage Of The Acolyte was a masterpiece, and other songs from Spectral Mornings are more , shall we say, appealing to me. But as always I love his skills.
Incidentally, I have a suggestion to a band you might like, it's more of a "heavy" sound: Captain Beyond. There are a few You tube videos with them. Songs that could be of interest: Dancing Madly Backwards, River Of Fear, I can't feel Nothing.. just a suggestion :)
I like this one live quite a lot, and it's kind of iconic at this point, played at almost every show. It's all about his first girlfriend. Pete Hicks was good, but not really charismatic. he's best on the softer material. The harmonies have some good moments... Steve loves vocal harmony. Squackett is worth checking out to hear him do vocal-oriented material with Chris Squire. Steve has gotten much better as a singer in the past decade or so, and handles the non-genesis vocals himself for the most part. His sister in law Amanda Lehman joins in on this as a guest sometimes on vocals and duet lead guitar, which is a good sound... she can keep up with him pretty well. She was there for my first cruise to the edge. But really, it's all about the guitar, and Steve's solos overshadow a lot of the songs, along with brother John's flute, which you haven't really gotten to yet.
A cruise to the edge moment... it's lunch time at a Mexico stop, so we head ashore for a quick look (not real mexico but a total tourist trap that's quite scenic, but kinda disneyesque). We decide on Bubba Gump's Shrimp company because we're so utterly American. :) I noticed Steve and Jo and their entourage picked the same spot. I see him around a lot on the cruise, so no biggie.. but just as we get our drinks, I hear flute. I knew who it had to be instantly. I jumped up and looked around, and sure enough, Thijs Van Leer has joined up with the local guy playing keys, and takes over the show very quickly. Oh, and there was the guys from Lifesigns at the next table I hadn't noticed, with the same reaction as me. Steve and Jo are dancing around to it, and it turns into a little party. I went to go thank Thijs for doing that when he was done, and David Jackson of Van der Graaf was there doing the same thing. Best. Lunch. Ever. You should think about doing it. It's the best prog event in the world, and it leaves from Florida...
THAT is amazing, lol. Ty Sam
Sam Marsh How cool! Which year’s CTTE was this? I have never been on one of the CTTEs but always wanted to go. I went on the first Moodies cruise in 2013 with Greg Lake. Justin Hayward’s and the CTTE both got postponed this year. I have a feeling they won’t sail this year at all. By the time the coronavirus subsides, all the musicians will have other gigs to play. C’est la vie ...
Steve Hackett does not make solo albums. A solo album is one off done by a band member. Peter Gabriel made his own albums, along with Anthony Phillips. Phil, Tony and Mike made solo albums.
HI JP! I love the song mostly for the instrumental pause and the solo section. If you take ''Spectral Mornings'' as an exemple, it was supposed to have Lyrics on it but Hackett was told to leave it as an instrumental and he decided to go that way.
Is the Steve Hackett concert is still happening? Here in Montreal, all shows are cancelled, school are closed, etc. because of the covid-19.
I just saw the postponement announcement for Orlando, so no go. According to Steve, it was Pete Hicks who convinced him to drop the vocals on SM.
Hi Run! Nope, show is cancelled :( But in the end, its for the best
I see this song just as you did, the second half is as good as it gets whereas the first part is forgettable. The next song on the album was a fave for me ,The virgin and the Gypsy which is a very interesting composition. Also on the earlier album Please don't Touch there's a song called Hoping Love Will Last with the great female soul singer Randy Crawford where Steve shows how great he is at layering texture with his guitar.
Hell of an end to your live stream! 😂😂
Hahaha, right?!
Really enjoyed ❤️
Thank you :)
I had to leave. What did I miss?
Ignats75 Hi, JP literally fell off his chair and his phone went flying. 😂😂 It was at the end, but what a finale!
Yeah more prog rock
I saw Steve live years ago and he was singing lead and struggling to play and sing at the same time I don’t know if he is singing on this track, but I don’t think he is a very good vocalist, but certainly an excellent guitar player
No he sings backup along with the bass player. Pete Hicks sings lead vocals. Steve has gotten better in recent years, grown more comfortable with his voice.
Yes Justin, it’s OK to not like the first half of the song, most of us love the song for the amazing end guitar solo. Hackett has always struggled to find good singers for his songs. Hackett’s own voice is very poor too, though he did manage to get Steve Walsh from the band Kansas, Richie Havens and Randy Crawford to sing on his album Please don’t touch. Not many listen to Hackett for the words, we do it because of his stunning guitar work. Cheers JP. :)
Thx Andy!
Yes lyrics about suicide
JP good analysis but disagree I think this is definitely Hacketts best song. Has to be heard live to truly appreciate how brilliant it is. Even though it sounds pop and upbeat it's very dark. The solo at end is superb live. Many songs on this album and Please Don't Touch were rejected by Genesis that's why Steve left couldn't get input into the albums. See after watching the live version if you change your mind on it.
Ty Killian! I'll have to take a look at a live version
@@JustJP th-cam.com/video/H1Nypeuk_lM/w-d-xo.html This is it JP good luck.
The song is good but not one of his best. Pete Hicks' sing is ok, but he does much better with the rest of the songs on the album. I happen to like the juxtaposition of the dark and foreboding lyrics with the rather almost bouncing music.