Steve Hackett - Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited

Watcher of the skies: Genesis Revidited fue un proyecto puesto en marcha por Steve Hackett para dar tributo a su antigua banda Genesis. Trae las canciones que originalmente salieron en su estancia en el grupo de 1971 a 1977. La canción Déja Vu, fue escrita conjuntamente con Peter Gabriel en 1973 durante las sesiones del Selling England by the Pound pero no la terminaron, Hackett terminó la canción especialmente para este album. Waiting Room Only se le dió una arreglada general de la vieja The Waiting Room un instrumental del 74, de la epoca del The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Hay una canción completamente nueva que es Valley of the Kings. Bueno pues un buen disco muy bien grabado con una monton de músicos conocidos ayudando a Hackett, espero que les guste...

Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited (UK release titled, "Genesis Revisited") was a project put together by Steve Hackett to pay tribute to his former band Genesis. It features songs originally released by Genesis during Hackett's tenure with the group (1971–77). The track, "Déjà Vu", was co-written with Peter Gabriel in 1973 during the Selling England by the Pound sessions but not finished and Hackett completed the song for this album. "Waiting Room Only" is a complete reworking of "The Waiting Room," an instrumental from 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. There is also a completely new Hackett song: "Valley Of The Kings."

Track listing

1. "Watcher of the Skies" (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford) – 8:40
2. "Dance on a Volcano" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford) – 7:28
3. "Valley of the Kings" (Hackett) – 6:30
4. "Déjà vu" (Gabriel, Hackett) – 5:55
5. "Firth of Fifth" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 9:40
6. "For Absent Friends" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 3:02
7. "Your Own Special Way" (Rutherford) – 4:19
8. "The Fountain of Salmacis" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 9:54
9. "Waiting Room Only" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford, Roger King) – 6:53
10. "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett, Rutherford) – 5:37
11. "Los Endos" (Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford) – 8:51

Personnel

• Steve Hackett – guitar (1-11), vocals (2, 8, 10), harmonica (9), percussion (11), backing vocals (1, 5), orchestration (1, 4, 5, 6, 8)
• John Wetton – vocals (1, 5), bass(5)
• Bill Bruford – drums (1, 5), percussion (5)
• Tony Levin – bass (1)
• Julian Colbeck – keyboards (1, 2, 8)
• Roger King – additional programming (1, 4, 5, 8), keyboards (4, 9, 10, 11), orchestration (4, 5), programming (9, 11)
• Ben Fenner – additional programming (1, 4, 8), keyboards (5), orchestration (4, 5, 6), programming (5)
• Chester Thompson – drums (2, 8), additional drums (11)
• Alphonso Johnson – bass (2, 8)
• Will Bates – saxophone (2, 9, 10)
• Nick Magnus – keyboards (3), programming (3)
• Jerry Peal - keyboards (3), programming (3)
• Hugo Degenhardt – drums (3, 4, 9, 11)
• Paul Carrack – vocals (4, 7)
• Pino Palladino – bass (4, 11)
• The Sanchez/Montoya Chorale (4, 9)
• Colin Blunstone – vocals (6)
• Aron Friedman – orchestration (6, 7), keyboards (7, 10), programming (7), pianoforte (10)
• Richard MacPhail - backing vocals (7)
• Jeanne Downs - backing vocals (7)
• Richard Wayler - backing vocals (7)
• John Hackett – flute (8)
• Tarquin Bombast - drums (10)
• 'Spats' King - vibes (10)
• Ian McDonald – saxophone (11), flute (11)

• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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