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Steve Hackett: Spectral Mornings | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 60 (Patreon)

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2024-01-17 01:54:23
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It's our sixtieth episode in this series! Thanks so much for your continued support.

This time, we're listening to Steve Hackett's third solo album, Spectral Mornings. It convincingly won our poll, and I now understand why y'all love it so much. The music is varied and interesting and beautiful and smart and expertly played. It's a fun listen!

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Steve Hackett: Spectral Mornings | Extended Play Lounge Ep. 60

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Bill Brinkmoeller

Thanks, Doug! I haven't listened to this album in at least 40 years, and your EPL was the perfect way to get re-introduced to it (and a special nod to Steven Wilson for that gorgeous remix). My overall impression of the album hasn't changed over the years, and it was nice to be reminded of all the reasons that I like this album. "Every Day", the first track, sounded to me then and it sounded to me again just now, as the most Genesis-like track on the album. This song would not have sounded one bit out of place on "The Lamb". It was as if Steve was saying "You've heard sounds and melodies and progressions that worked kind of like this on Genesis albums? Well, here's where they came from." With every succeeding track, he wanders further afield of anything that sounds even remotely like something one would hear from Genesis. And then he concludes the album with that beautiful instrumental. (I think it's possible that the omitted lyrics might have gone something along the lines of "Of course not that there was anything wrong with Genesis...") Hope your sciatica continues to give you less pain every day. I lived through that crap myself. Feel better soon! And thanks for all you do!

Richard Stoney

Have been looking forward to Doug doing an EPL on Steve, and this does not disappoint. I bought this when it first came out and saw him in concert, so it brings back memories. It always felt a bit of a curate's egg of an album, and now I know why. Tigermoth is so beautiful but the trite lyrics jar with me. Same with the Decomposing Man, and Every Day is indeed too upbeat for such a tragic story. Despite all that I love the album. You must do Please Don't Touch soon - the second side in particular is a lovely, haunting piece but must be played straight through. Same goes for Voyage of the Acolyte and you get so much more out of it when played through rather than a song at a time.

Nick
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100% agree on Side 2 of Please Don't Touch, Richard. Though I prefer Spectral Mornings overall, PDT Side 2 is an amazingly diverse mix of pieces that somehow flow together in an extremely enjoyable way. The trio of Land Of A Thousand Autumns, the title track and Voice Of Necam has been put forward as a recommendation and is currently up for voting on Discord. I did find myself wishing that the whole of Side 2 had been suggested instead...

Pat Bourque

Always loved this album Steve and John did a classical album called SKETCHES OF SATIE