Whoever said you did? I, like most guitarists, appreciate equally those like Hackett, Gilmour, and Buchanan, as much as Malmsteen, Gilbert and Vai. Only the oddly inferior feel compelled to make excuses for what they feel as inferior. It's music and art, not athletics or math. There's no best or worse, and no right or wrong.
What age of wonders we live in. I grew up in awe of this music, but it was from the gods somewhere, its makers unapproachable, unattainable. Yet now, I can see the man who created it, casually in his living room, playing it just for me, and the rest of us. Amazing.
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html* i saw him some times in concert i have many cd- dvd :) and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
@@ramirogoldriz718 o yo ahora, no habiendo vivido esas etapas, sabiendo que nunca voy a poder ver a Spinetta en vivo, ni estos grandes que todos se separaron.
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html* i saw him some times in concert i have many cd- dvd :) and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
I like your musical enthusiasm but that's not a guitar solo. He's playing lead guitar for a song. What I like about it, as a lead guitarist, is the fact he can play his entire part all by himself. He's not losing himself in the studio with loops and dubs, having to play onstage for the equipment.
@@johnwattdotca I appreciate that... however... this is, by every meaningful definition, a guitar solo... a long, glorious, beautiful guitar solo... just ask Steve, himself. He's referenced it on many a video... It's in the exact same vein as David Gilmour's Comfortably Numb solo... so I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that all other members of the band must cease playing for it to be a solo?
@@johnmavroudis2054 I'm glad you're lucid, I can understand your question. According to the musicians' union, there are rhythm guitarists and lead guitarists. It is understood lead guitarists can play rhythm. A lead guitarist plays lead, making sounds, whatever electric guitarists do. Some bands have rhythm for the song and have a lead guitar solo. You know how old jazz bands have a trumpet playing with a clarinet jamming out alongside? That's like a rock vocalist with a lead guitarist. Technically, you are correct about a solo being a solo instrument. Just to mess you up, the musicians' union says that singers aren't musicians, so they don't have to join and pay dues. I ask you, if singing is music, what kind of instrument is being used? They also say a female vocalist gets paid twice as much. They also control music in Ontario.
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html* i saw him some times in concert i have many cd- dvd :) and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
It's one of those stand-out solos. I love listening to it, playing along with it, live or studio. It's not that complex but getting it right is the real art, and nobody plays it like Steve!
My God. We get to watch 'the man' click on the backing track just like the countless hundreds of others on here to perform this wonderous solo (myself included) in his own home. Invited in, unannounced. Thank you for brightening my lockdown day, Steve. And thank you for all the untold hours of joy your music has brought me.
I could listen to this a thousand times. I especially love the very long sustain with the vibrato. That drives me wild. It is so emotional. I FEEL IT !! Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario
As a teenager I wanted to become a shredder which in my day was just playing fast. After being introduced to Selling England by the pound I quickly changed course and decided to become a guitarist and that has made all the difference!
Mr Hackett this is an honest confession. You are my inspiration to learn to play both the electric guitar and nylon string guitar. Your technique of playing has always impressed me. Till this day, this and the guitar solo in The Musical Box along with your guitar solo in Beyond the smoke are my favorite guitar solos. Thank you so much for inspiring me and many others. Stay safe and blessed Mr Hackett.
I had this weird dream that somehow I had broke into Steve Hacketts house and installed surveillance cameras. I knew it was a dream because he wouldnt just be stood in his front room playing Firth of Fifth would he? Arnt dreams weird?
@@anastasiapedersen1 Really?? I dreamt I took Natasha Bertrand on a date to go swimming at an indoor pool in a public hospital in San Jose, CA.... She wasn't impressed...
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html* i saw him some times in concert i have many cd- dvd :) and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html* i saw him some times in concert i have many cd- dvd :) and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
is there anyone in the world who does not know this solo? I've listened to it since I was a child, hundreds of times, but it always excites me. Thanks Steve, you are legend💯❤️⭐🎸
I remember where I was when I heard this circa 1977-78 on a great stereo. A friend had the large Advent loudspeakers, which accentuated the bass pedal. I had the smaller Advents, which masked bass somewhat. Obviously, Mike was on bass, but this part of the song was a memorable, classic Genesis moment. There were several of us in my friend's living room, and we played this section over a few times. It was one of the first songs that made me "get" what Genesis was doing. Liked Epping Forest too (so much to hear!). For whatever reasons, the light bulb finally went to full power hearing Lilywhite Lillith at a house party on a nice audiophile reel-to-reel with JBL loudspeakers - completing my transformation into being a lifelong Genesis fan. I already had both of these albums at home, but hearing the songs on better systems, and in the right settings made all the difference.
First time I " got" this song was around 1979 while getting off on 3 hits of orange microdot. It came on the radio of a college station. It blew my mind and opened the doors to their catalog
Seeing Steve play this just in his own room for some reason took me straight back to the first time I got my copy of SEBTP in late 1973, and hearing that track for the very first time back in my house. The absolute majesty of Steve's solo and the whole ensemble playing blew my teenage mind. A giant amongst guitarists, equally accomplished on both classical and electric guitar. I can't think of another musician alive who can claim that. What a treat this was. Thank you, Steve.
one of the greatest guitarist ever ......sound ,style .taste....love you Steve..........I had the only guitarist in all of Ohio who even came close to you .and most importantly sound .my genesis tribute band was ,was by far my most enjoyable music accomplishment ..
Ce qui est remarquable c'est que même des décennies plus tard on sent en lui cette passion qui le transfigure lorsqu’il joue cette musique! Une leçon de philosophie pour les générations futures. Merci Monsieur
A rare treat, and a privilege. To be watching such a guitar virtuoso playing one of his signature pieces, in the comfort and intimacy of his own home. Steve Hackett is a class act all the way across the board. An amazing player, he has the confidence, and great humility as a performer. This gentleman plays his heart out, but as a team player, he is also happy to let other members of a band shine when it's their own time, in the interests of bettering the total performance. Sharing this "at home" concert with his fans, is unbelievably generous of Steve. As a fan, I'm grateful.
Seeing Hackett tour was one of the best music experiences of my life. I'm too young to have seen Genesis, so seeing Hackett live is the closest i'll get, and it is more than good enough for me. Firth of Fifth was sheer magic live.
It is very gratifying to be able to admire this great guitarist sharing videos about this and other beautiful songs with all of us. I love you, Steve !!! 👏👏👏🙏
Thanks again Steve for your help in getting through this time...Really...your guitar playing has been all through my life ..from teens till my 60's...always a place I could go for solace and a bit of whimsy. I am a RN working on the "front line" as they say...This really helps...that is the truth...thanks from a old nurse..and a old friend... JJK
From one JK to another JK - lovely comment, buddy. I'm also in my 60s and have listened to this music since the 1970s - never, ever get tired of it. Great work you are doing on the 'front line', mate - take care and stay safe - we're all really grateful.
Hi Steve, I remember when I forced my mum to listen to Fifth of Firth and Genesis for the same time in 1979, I was 16, 17 then. She was a Tango lover and didn't even know Genesis or like rock music sang in English, so I had the worst expectations about it. Her first reaction during your guitar solo was: "How beautiful, it looks like classical music". I'll never forget that. I still get her by my side, she is an old woman of 83 now and unfortunately very ill with vascular dementia. I have to take care of her from the present Coronavirus illness. Greetings from Argentina!
My wife, son and I saw Steve play live in New Jersey in March just weeks before the virus lock down cancelled all tours and forced everyone to stay in their homes. This song and this solo brought the entire house down! Thank goodness we got to go. Seeing this in person was remarkable! I wish once this pandemic is over you all get a chance to see this live! All of you stay safe and listen to a little Firth of Fifth!
Absolutely resplendently beautiful! A friend of mine was introduced to classic Genesis through this solo.. but not in the way you would think. He was listening to some hip hop and this was Looped throughout the song. I said "hey that's Genesis! In fact I believe they have sampled the seconds out version." I put it on for him to show him. after that he couldn't stop listening to all of seconds out. It opened up his world.
@@robc2536 Absolutely remember discovering this album when I was 16 years old.... Such a great sound and it really proves what a great band they were.... Excellent album Always wish though that they had done a full version of dance on the volcano...
@@robc2536 Had another friend who was a Genesis fan who said the album sounds to produced.. wasn't until I heard bootlegs from the 1976 1977 tore that I realized this is actually how they sounded. The crowd was really that quiet for them and they sounded amazing
Steve the myth, the legend of my youth, playing the most iconic solo of progressive rock history from home. Steve is the ultimate dude and he gets better by the decade. Can’t wait to see his show next winter.
I relish this track every time I am there to hear you play it live. To listen to it being played; sharing it in your own home, is simply a privilege, Sir! Thank you.
Daryl's version of this solo is nice but doesn't have the mystery, intrigue or indeed mysticism of Steve's original take. I've seen and heard him play it many times and it still manages to enchant.
@@ykar18 Indeed he wouldn't. But I have to agree Stuermer's take on this solo really doesn't cut it - it always sounds to me like the musical equivalent of Dick Van Dyke's 'English' accent in Mary Poppins. Sorry Daryl.
Beautiful as always! Never get tired of hearing this classic solo from Firth of Fifth, no matter how many times (1000's) I've listened to it over the years!
Two musical encounters have influenced my life and have ALWAYS accompanied me until today that I am 59 years old. Richard Wagner in classical music and Genesis in modern music. Thanks Steve for perpetuating this immense feeling, you are also a gentleman and a person of rare finesse and intelligence. When do you think it will be possible to hear from you in Italy? A cordial and affectionate greeting to you and all the companions of this wonderful adventure.
One of my favorite guitar solos, Mr. Hackett, you are one of the best guitarists I have ever heard, in addition to having a very exquisite taste and a lot of talent.
Man this cover is so legit, just like the original one from Steve Hackett. I'm in tears..good luck to your band, can see you'll be famous in the near future.
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG I hear in a interview that he did by having his amp very close and causing feedback to get this infinite sustain note in the studio
The entire reason I installed a Sustainer in my guitars. I will practice this over and over! Thank you Steve. Looking forward to seeing you at the Keswick or Scottish Rite again.
@@alexanderwalther7302 For many years, I used a Big Muff. My only electric was my Prized 1976 Yamaha SG2000. Bought in 1978. I would not think of cutting into it. Now that I can afford I ordered a custom Chibson just for this purpose.
Absolutely brilliant Steve, such a beautiful tune it sends goosebumps. I’d love to see you and Andy Latimer work on something together, like you he too is an outstanding guitarist as you know. That would be a dream come true as I’m a huge Camel fan as well as Genesis and have been since you both got started in Guildford many years ago.
Steve- perfect Sunday morning scenario , having a coffee, sitting in your living room, watching you play this great piece ! Not a bad way to start the day ....thank you maestro !
I remember buying Selling England when I was kid, and playing it, and liking it. Then around the third time I played it I started to love it. And then the pivotal moment.... THIS solo finally put its hooks into me. Not often I tear up to a piece of music these days, but this solo takes me back to a great time in my life.
One of coolest guitarists ever. So very the key to the early, progressive sound of Genesis. Says more with one note than most do with a handful. Thanks Steve.
@Matt Drummond Steve apparently was in a transporter accident with Peter Green, Danny Kirwan and John Cippolina; I'm told they all survived, but there was definitely some DNA exchanged...
For someone his age he looks in fine fettle! He appears at least twenty years younger than he is. He could sell his fitness and diet regime. Steve and Tony appear to be intent on ageing, but only very gradually. Phil looks better than he did a year ago, but does look his age. Mike went way too thin but Mrs. R has been feeding him suet it appears, so he looks much better. Peter hasn’t changed much since 2003.
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Steve Hackett, A guy who loves his fans as much as we love him. Thanks so much Steve.
One of the most epic and emotive solos ever! proof you don't have to shred 99,999 notes per second to be outstanding.
Whoever said you did? I, like most guitarists, appreciate equally those like Hackett, Gilmour, and Buchanan, as much as Malmsteen, Gilbert and Vai. Only the oddly inferior feel compelled to make excuses for what they feel as inferior. It's music and art, not athletics or math. There's no best or worse, and no right or wrong.
very well said! @@stevenbeall9637
What age of wonders we live in. I grew up in awe of this music, but it was from the gods somewhere, its makers unapproachable, unattainable. Yet now, I can see the man who created it, casually in his living room, playing it just for me, and the rest of us. Amazing.
true, but sometimes I want to be back in my child-room with my turntable in 73 and just dreaming
Imagine what it means to me, living in Argentina, thousands of miles away. In the old days, you could just imagine how a concert would be.
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html*
i saw him some times in concert
i have many cd- dvd :)
and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
@@ramirogoldriz718 Or me in India. But I've managed to see Genesis though, with Hackett. Just kidding, that was Jethro Tull.
@@ramirogoldriz718 o yo ahora, no habiendo vivido esas etapas, sabiendo que nunca voy a poder ver a Spinetta en vivo, ni estos grandes que todos se separaron.
Waking up with some coffee a little cake and Steve Hackett jamming Firth of Fifth from his living room. Not bad. I can get used to this.
Exactly!
you couldnt make it up really
All alone ! Unaccompanied ! wow
The difference is that "some coffee and a little cake" I can live without.
For me it was smoking hash in the afternoon.......🤷🏻♂️
Steve, you're spoiling us. This is too much. The goose bumps are all over me. A thousand thanks.
Merci Steve pour ce moment d'intimité avec la musique de mes rêves...
@@marie-noellebureau3845 parles bien Marie. Bon journee et salutation
Je desire acoute "Carpet Crawlers", quand les soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes.
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html*
i saw him some times in concert
i have many cd- dvd :)
and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
Simply the best guitar solo in the history of rock music.
That's it.
Except for HIGHWAY STAR..
I agree
I like your musical enthusiasm but that's not a guitar solo. He's playing lead guitar for a song.
What I like about it, as a lead guitarist, is the fact he can play his entire part all by himself.
He's not losing himself in the studio with loops and dubs, having to play onstage for the equipment.
@@johnwattdotca I appreciate that... however... this is, by every meaningful definition, a guitar solo... a long, glorious, beautiful guitar solo... just ask Steve, himself. He's referenced it on many a video... It's in the exact same vein as David Gilmour's Comfortably Numb solo... so I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that all other members of the band must cease playing for it to be a solo?
@@johnmavroudis2054 I'm glad you're lucid, I can understand your question. According to the musicians' union, there are rhythm guitarists and lead guitarists. It is understood lead guitarists can play rhythm. A lead guitarist plays lead, making sounds, whatever electric guitarists do. Some bands have rhythm for the song and have a lead guitar solo. You know how old jazz bands have a trumpet playing with a clarinet jamming out alongside? That's like a rock vocalist with a lead guitarist. Technically, you are correct about a solo being a solo instrument. Just to mess you up, the musicians' union says that singers aren't musicians, so they don't have to join and pay dues. I ask you, if singing is music, what kind of instrument is being used? They also say a female vocalist gets paid twice as much. They also control music in Ontario.
Almost 50 years later and it sounds just as fresh today as it did when I was a kid in the 70s.
I've just learned this amazing solo, one of the best solo in guitar history
Me too
@@GitarisRetjeh Me Three:)
Does it need a volume pedal to play this solo?
Thank you Steve, Thank you good old Genesis- These melodies will accompany me all of my life...wonderful.
Jeez imagine your Neighbour banging this classic out from his front room. Turn it up, I’m in heaven. 👍
All alone ! Unaccompanied ! wow
I think he's too rich to have any neighbours haha
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html*
i saw him some times in concert
i have many cd- dvd :)
and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
It's one of those stand-out solos. I love listening to it, playing along with it, live or studio. It's not that complex but getting it right is the real art, and nobody plays it like Steve!
He's like Gilmour. Only they can play it right.
How does he get the tone and sustain?
@@SunnyHippies im asking it myself, it's really really long, I can't hold it that much
@@Pimpame now days he uses the sustainer. Back in the days it was more challenging cause he had to get close to the amp to get it.
@@martinromero7418 He also needed to optimize his gain so that the level of sustain is perceived as more consistent
My God. We get to watch 'the man' click on the backing track just like the countless hundreds of others on here to perform this wonderous solo (myself included) in his own home. Invited in, unannounced. Thank you for brightening my lockdown day, Steve. And thank you for all the untold hours of joy your music has brought me.
Its just surreal, Steve playing this in his lounge at home for us all. Wow.
I could listen to this a thousand times. I especially love the very long sustain with the vibrato.
That drives me wild. It is so emotional. I FEEL IT !! Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario
So much feeling in this solo. Not flash, just so much more than flash...it’s called heart
Yeeeees its true!!! It keeps shaking me, like it did 40 years ago.... Beautiful.
Yep...one of the best solo's of our generation. Thanks and keep em coming Steve.
Its a happy Sunday now I have had my daily dose of Steve keeping me going at the moment! Surely one of the greatest solos of all time!
And he created it when he was around 24, unbelievable
As a teenager I wanted to become a shredder which in my day was just playing fast. After being introduced to Selling England by the pound I quickly changed course and decided to become a guitarist and that has made all the difference!
Oh my ! I remember playing it loudly in the late 70's while in my little Renault 4L driving near Avignon on the way to see my girl friend.
Me too
Moi aussi mais Renault 6 et pas Avignon mais Arras.
Memories
Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
And I remember me and my deux chevaux!
My kids are playing that at my funeral. My favorite guitar solo ever...
Thank you, Steve. You are helping us heal. Your music has meant so much over the last 40 years.
Mr Hackett this is an honest confession. You are my inspiration to learn to play both the electric guitar and nylon string guitar. Your technique of playing has always impressed me. Till this day, this and the guitar solo in The Musical Box along with your guitar solo in Beyond the smoke are my favorite guitar solos. Thank you so much for inspiring me and many others. Stay safe and blessed Mr Hackett.
They really don't make guitarists like this anymore. Glad he is around.
Thank you steve defenetly the greatest solo ever !!!
From the album that changed my life and many many others ❤️
Watching this man play from 5th row was one of the highlights of my life
The all times audience favourite and it is understandable why. It is a composition in a composition of outstanding beauty.
I had this weird dream that somehow I had broke into Steve Hacketts house and installed surveillance cameras.
I knew it was a dream because he wouldnt just be stood in his front room playing Firth of Fifth would he?
Arnt dreams weird?
Turner Manc , yes and symbolic too!
sttgaegoaktd
@@anastasiapedersen1 Really?? I dreamt I took Natasha Bertrand on a date to go swimming at an indoor pool in a public hospital in San Jose, CA.... She wasn't impressed...
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html*
i saw him some times in concert
i have many cd- dvd :)
and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
One is the greatest guitar solos in rock and roll ever. Thank you, Steve!
Best guitar solo ever made!
*if Steve played a song of Genesis in 1992 ? **th-cam.com/video/b0Mcuumjo9Q/w-d-xo.html*
i saw him some times in concert
i have many cd- dvd :)
and i played some tribute on my channel check it out !
When you see your favorite guitarist, playing one of your favorite solos in his living room, you know the world will be okay.
I have listened to this work maybe 10,000 times!
More
Ditto. And I've had the good fortune of seeing Steve perform it live and in person at least 10 times.
Imagine being able to play that in your living room !
My all time favourite piece of music.
I love how this man's vibrato has developed over the years. Taking full advantage of the Fernandes sustain system too! Iconic.
is there anyone in the world who does not know this solo? I've listened to it since I was a child, hundreds of times, but it always excites me. Thanks Steve, you are legend💯❤️⭐🎸
I remember where I was when I heard this circa 1977-78 on a great stereo. A friend had the large Advent loudspeakers, which accentuated the bass pedal. I had the smaller Advents, which masked bass somewhat. Obviously, Mike was on bass, but this part of the song was a memorable, classic Genesis moment. There were several of us in my friend's living room, and we played this section over a few times. It was one of the first songs that made me "get" what Genesis was doing. Liked Epping Forest too (so much to hear!). For whatever reasons, the light bulb finally went to full power hearing Lilywhite Lillith at a house party on a nice audiophile reel-to-reel with JBL loudspeakers - completing my transformation into being a lifelong Genesis fan. I already had both of these albums at home, but hearing the songs on better systems, and in the right settings made all the difference.
First time I " got" this song was around 1979 while getting off on 3 hits of orange microdot. It came on the radio of a college station. It blew my mind and opened the doors to their catalog
Still listen to this on my stereo stuff i bought in 77 real vintage
Am a fan when i was 12.Now 59 years old he still surprises me.Love him
This has got to be the greatest guitar solo of all time. Still gives me goose bumps every time I play it. Thanks again steve.
There are thousands of guitarists who can make the guitar 'talk', but there's only one that can make it cry. Majestic!
Truly one of your greatest moments mr Hackett, from my favourite genesis album.
Seeing Steve play this just in his own room for some reason took me straight back to the first time I got my copy of SEBTP in late 1973, and hearing that track for the very first time back in my house. The absolute majesty of Steve's solo and the whole ensemble playing blew my teenage mind. A giant amongst guitarists, equally accomplished on both classical and electric guitar. I can't think of another musician alive who can claim that. What a treat this was. Thank you, Steve.
This will NEVER get old. Keep jammin Steve!
one of the greatest guitarist ever ......sound ,style .taste....love you Steve..........I had the only guitarist in all of Ohio who even came close to you .and most importantly sound .my genesis tribute band was ,was by far my most enjoyable music accomplishment ..
Ce qui est remarquable c'est que même des décennies plus tard on sent en lui cette passion qui le transfigure lorsqu’il joue cette musique! Une leçon de philosophie pour les générations futures. Merci Monsieur
Bien d'accord! Un créateur. Un artiste dans l'âme!
A rare treat, and a privilege. To be watching such a guitar virtuoso playing one of his signature pieces, in the comfort and intimacy of his own home. Steve Hackett is a class act all the way across the board. An amazing player, he has the confidence, and great humility as a performer. This gentleman plays his heart out, but as a team player, he is also happy to let other members of a band shine when it's their own time, in the interests of bettering the total performance. Sharing this "at home" concert with his fans, is unbelievably generous of Steve. As a fan, I'm grateful.
I am so happy that Steve is still with us and still able to create his magic!
It's hard to express how much I love this music.
One of rock’s greatest guitar solos from
one of rock’s greatest guitarists
Seeing Hackett tour was one of the best music experiences of my life. I'm too young to have seen Genesis, so seeing Hackett live is the closest i'll get, and it is more than good enough for me. Firth of Fifth was sheer magic live.
Been seeing Steve since early 70.s in genesis and own tours got a brilliant band with him Great guitarist glad you enjoyed the concert
Excellent musician, technique and heart. Thank you, Steve. Bravo.
Grazie Steve per avermi fatto sognare con queste melodie fin da quando ero bambino. Resteranno per sempre con me.
Still gives me goosebumps....
Could listen to it all day.....
you're an absolute legend Steve...😀🖒
Steve, that is simply sublime. And still one of my favourite albums of all time.
Only one word: wonderful
It is very gratifying to be able to admire this great guitarist sharing videos about this and other beautiful songs with all of us. I love you, Steve !!! 👏👏👏🙏
Thanks again Steve for your help in getting through this time...Really...your guitar playing has been all through my life
..from teens till my 60's...always a place I could go for solace and a bit of whimsy. I am a RN working on the "front line" as they say...This really helps...that is the truth...thanks from a old nurse..and a old friend...
JJK
From one JK to another JK - lovely comment, buddy. I'm also in my 60s and have listened to this music since the 1970s - never, ever get tired of it. Great work you are doing on the 'front line', mate - take care and stay safe - we're all really grateful.
@@jkirk3043
Thanks...and stay safe....Damm cold here in Michigan today...
This music is not of this world. It's pure magic!
That ghostly vibrato, that’s how you know it’s Steve. Fantastic.
Hi Steve, I remember when I forced my mum to listen to Fifth of Firth and Genesis for the same time in 1979, I was 16, 17 then.
She was a Tango lover and didn't even know Genesis or like rock music sang in English, so I had the worst expectations about it. Her first reaction during your guitar solo was: "How beautiful, it looks like classical music".
I'll never forget that.
I still get her by my side, she is an old woman of 83 now and unfortunately very ill with vascular dementia. I have to take care of her from the present Coronavirus illness.
Greetings from Argentina!
It's a piece that get's under your skin. love it so much!
My wife, son and I saw Steve play live in New Jersey in March just weeks before the virus lock down cancelled all tours and forced everyone to stay in their homes. This song and this solo brought the entire house down! Thank goodness we got to go. Seeing this in person was remarkable! I wish once this pandemic is over you all get a chance to see this live! All of you stay safe and listen to a little Firth of Fifth!
Absolutely resplendently beautiful!
A friend of mine was introduced to classic Genesis through this solo.. but not in the way you would think.
He was listening to some hip hop and this was Looped throughout the song. I said "hey that's Genesis! In fact I believe they have sampled the seconds out version." I put it on for him to show him. after that he couldn't stop listening to all of seconds out. It opened up his world.
Seconds Out is one of the greatest albums of all times. I never get tired of listening to it
@@robc2536
Absolutely remember discovering this album when I was 16 years old.... Such a great sound and it really proves what a great band they were.... Excellent album
Always wish though that they had done a full version of dance on the volcano...
@@robc2536
Had another friend who was a Genesis fan who said the album sounds to produced.. wasn't until I heard bootlegs from the 1976 1977 tore that I realized this is actually how they sounded. The crowd was really that quiet for them and they sounded amazing
Steve the myth, the legend of my youth, playing the most iconic solo of progressive rock history from home. Steve is the ultimate dude and he gets better by the decade. Can’t wait to see his show next winter.
when tony's bit is over, you think nothing can top that - and then!
I relish this track every time I am there to hear you play it live. To listen to it being played; sharing it in your own home, is simply a privilege, Sir!
Thank you.
Daryl's version of this solo is nice but doesn't have the mystery, intrigue or indeed mysticism of Steve's original take. I've seen and heard him play it many times and it still manages to enchant.
Hubert Van Calenbergh Daryls version is a constant load of fiddling about, its atrocious.
@@oddities-whatnot Well, Stuermer's a fusion guitarist, that explains it.
Listening to Daryl Stuermer play this song is like kissing your sister
Are you trying to make Steve and Daryl fight against each other? I bet even Steve wouldn't follow you in that kind of game.
@@ykar18 Indeed he wouldn't. But I have to agree Stuermer's take on this solo really doesn't cut it - it always sounds to me like the musical equivalent of Dick Van Dyke's 'English' accent in Mary Poppins. Sorry Daryl.
Beautiful as always! Never get tired of hearing this classic solo from Firth of Fifth, no matter how many times (1000's) I've listened to it over the years!
Two musical encounters have influenced my life and have ALWAYS accompanied me until today that I am 59 years old. Richard Wagner in classical music and Genesis in modern music. Thanks Steve for perpetuating this immense feeling, you are also a gentleman and a person of rare finesse and intelligence. When do you think it will be possible to hear from you in Italy? A cordial and affectionate greeting to you and all the companions of this wonderful adventure.
I’ve been listening to this and The Lamia for over 40 years. If I’m still here in another 40, I’ll still be listening
OMG Steve, that blows me away, goosebumps, incredibly beautiful, perfect sunday surprise! thank you so much!
One of my favorite guitar solos, Mr. Hackett, you are one of the best guitarists I have ever heard, in addition to having a very exquisite taste and a lot of talent.
The best guitar solo ever. O melhor solo de guitarra de todos os tempos.
In this time of lockdown, Steve's videos are undoubtedly an essential service!
Man this cover is so legit, just like the original one from Steve Hackett. I'm in tears..good luck to your band, can see you'll be famous in the near future.
Ba dum tssss
@@nikolagyorgy2313 Whoosh!
Oh-Oh! I have a good idea for the name of the band! Let’s have it be named after something biblical! Hmm, like maybe its first book…
Also....am I tripping or this guy kinda looks like Hackett???
My guitar god since the early 70s I've had the honor of seeing him here in Syracuse ny on the seconds out tour and solo electric and acoustic eargasm!
Nice one same here been seeing Steve since early 70.s in genesis and his own tours brilliant live and his band and turns out great albums 👏
I'll never get tired of it! Thank you Steve!
This just makes me Happy! 🙂👏🏻🌟🎼🎸🇬🇧
Full of emotions. Thank you, for taking time to make those videos.
Thanks soooooo much for all your music along the years Steve!!!
Your home videos are a great relief in this quarantine!!!
That sustain is immense. I think we will still be hearing that after lock down is over
I think the neck pickup is one of those Sustainers.
@@davelanciani-dimaensionx Yeah, it is. What I'm curious about is how he did it back in '73...
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG I hear in a interview that he did by having his amp very close and causing feedback to get this infinite sustain note in the studio
Definitively in my top 5 guitar solos ever. This one always brings me to tears. Tears of feelings and emotions. What a wonderful piece of art!
The entire reason I installed a Sustainer in my guitars. I will practice this over and over! Thank you Steve. Looking forward to seeing you at the Keswick or Scottish Rite again.
Hi Brian, don't you use a Fuzz?
@@alexanderwalther7302 For many years, I used a Big Muff. My only electric was my Prized 1976 Yamaha SG2000. Bought in 1978. I would not think of cutting into it. Now that I can afford I ordered a custom Chibson just for this purpose.
Absolutely brilliant Steve, such a beautiful tune it sends goosebumps. I’d love to see you and Andy Latimer work on something together, like you he too is an outstanding guitarist as you know. That would be a dream come true as I’m a huge Camel fan as well as Genesis and have been since you both got started in Guildford many years ago.
Always a delightfully enrapturing and haunting solo. But Hackett has to be performing it.
Steve- perfect Sunday morning scenario , having a coffee, sitting in your living room, watching you play this great piece ! Not a bad way to start the day ....thank you maestro !
A really beautiful piece of music.
Man i love steve so much!
What a legendary musician!!!
Hundreds of years from now this will be viewed as equal to Bach, Beethoven, Brahams, Mozart.....
I already regard it as equal to them
I wouldn't go that far.
@@alexchristopher221give it another hundred years
Such a great song from a great album. The guitar solo… there are no words for it.
Bravo! He's truly a maestro
I remember buying Selling England when I was kid, and playing it, and liking it.
Then around the third time I played it I started to love it.
And then the pivotal moment.... THIS solo finally put its hooks into me.
Not often I tear up to a piece of music these days, but this solo takes me back to a great time in my life.
What a treat.
I mean What. A. Treat.
Oh... what a beautiful piece of music 🎶 just love this so much... Steve, thank you so much 💜 🎶 🎵 🎸
That vibrato. Look ma, no hands!
One of coolest guitarists ever. So very the key to the early, progressive sound of Genesis. Says more with one note than most do with a handful. Thanks Steve.
I do a similar vibrato technique. I'm sure I must've picked it up from listening to Hackett and Robert Fripp. It's just so nice.
@Matt Drummond Steve apparently was in a transporter accident with Peter Green, Danny Kirwan and John Cippolina; I'm told they all survived, but there was definitely some DNA exchanged...
Nice one can't go wrong beautiful sound steve gets no who it is right away
I'm 58 yo,since I was 15 yo I listened to your solo and always I have tears in my eyes, this is heaven.
thank you sir for that feelings.
Sublime
For THIS music was invented. i think that i have listened to this song thousands of times. thank you Steve for the music and the revisit.
For someone his age he looks in fine fettle! He appears at least twenty years younger than he is. He could sell his fitness and diet regime.
Steve and Tony appear to be intent on ageing, but only very gradually. Phil looks better than he did a year ago, but does look his age. Mike went way too thin but Mrs. R has
been feeding him suet it appears, so he looks much better. Peter hasn’t changed much since 2003.
One of the most beautiful solo of all the times !