Steve Hackett - In That Quiet Earth (Live)

[wilecuyote]

Steve is sounding a bit like Adrian Belew here imho. i appreciate the reimagining of the piece, but i much prefer the original drum track from Phil : )

[MrHistorian123]

Sorry, I'm a huge, huge Hackett fan, but this is an utter racket.

The first dislike I've ever given him.

[Genesisfan1989]

It's a much better Version then Genesis's Wind&Wuthering Version.

[82osammot]

the drummer didn't understand the original track.

[GulfoPersico]

Love to have one of those Les Pauls with with Floyd Rose.

[jmorrell22]

@GulfoPersico it´s not a les paul, it´s made by Hernandez or Fernandez or the like (  so his road manager told me )

[clyde8her]

I guess what I don't like is that it seems like just about all the posts are stuff from when he was with Genesis...only parts really...I liked him when he was with Genesis...he needs to lose that part unless it's a song he wrote maybe.

[pinkfloydrule27]

@clyde8her he had a big input on this track put it along side please don't touch and the steppes these are the types of songs steve does best

[hambone9444]

Welcome to the Jeff Lorber 5, what a shame.

[skintrade]

Steve is trying to sound like warren cuccurullo in this

[capth00k]

Ahhhhhhh how refreshing. Steve Hackett, our Pr0g guitar idol. Thanks for posting!

[MrJesseG123]

guys this is a tough song to do and they experimented by changing up the feel; it was a risk and it didn't work, just cut them some slack.

[skintrade]

I agree with the comments, three minute chords held down on the keyboard, waltz like drums playing, and slack bass. The keyboard player looks stoned out of his mind. Even though I am a big Hackett fan, I'm sorry to say this is the worst steve hackett video on youtube, I hope it was just the heat getting to them because this is just terrible. It's videos like this on youtube that make me wish I hadn't wake in the morning.

[electronicmilkman]

@skintrade all you guys are outta your tits. hacketts fucking with the shit. hercules unchained!!! he rips ass all the way through it karate chops, if i was there i would have been screaming on top of my lungs in ecstacy

[Teuhma]

OMG!!!! c'est un massacre...That's a fuckin' joke...All the harmonies that I've heared on the studio version are....not here...WTF? My ears are crying and bleeding and...That's all for now.

[Aberinkulas]

Que monstruo....

[2202533]

Onde acho esse DVD?????????????

[donnymart]

played at 78 rpm ??? Artistic licence eh ? still a great track

[ceazea]

What in the world is this waltz beat? Takes away from the song so much. Too bad.

[antoniopinamarques]

Mister Steve Hackett simply the best of Genesis member

[chinwildchicken]

great Genesis SOng

Great Guitar Playing

I hope Steve will be in genesis again

Or Daryl joins them in Studio,too.

Mike is not soo good, and Genesis will do something new again :)

[timpovikings]

You gave birth to it, Steve - only fair you should be allowed to kill it dead!

[oliasdoug]

I have to agree with you guys...this is easily the most slapdash, our-hearts-aren't-really-in-it versions of one of the great, classic Genesis instrumentals of all time. Living proof that even the greatest musicians can stumble and fall into the mud. The solos weren't bad--they hardly ever are--but this arrangement was pathetic.

[titanium9000]

d r u g s

[sweetarmadillo]

It is a waltz u tits. Saw this band twice last yr.The bass was as big and massive as any Genesis gig.Ive seen them many times too.

[georgeman2468]

what is THAT rendition all about??

[jebbbuz]

my uncle used to ate 7 heart attacks per day while watching this

awesome!

[human20freedom]

nionionionionionionion

[LesPaulGoldTop21]

Blues With A Feeling is a great album!

[entangled1]

remember Genesis doing this at birmingham on the mama tour omg it was fantastic and mikes bass pedals shook the foundations of the NEC unlike this shite , not ya best moment Steve !

[mccormickbom]

Entangled1...

Rutherfords' Taurus pedals "Took-us-all-down"...I so much agree with you.

[anonymusum]

What a bad band. The drummer nearly makes it a waltz and the keyboardist plays one chord for nearly three minutes. A bad joke.

[aihoschema]

@anonymusum agreed. Compared to any of the Genesis live 1977 versions (bootlegs) this version is awful. The drummer doesn't have even remotely the skills of Phil and Chester, the keyboarder sounds like he as unable to get the chords right - the tempo is way too fast and what the heck is a soprano sax doing there? Makes it sound to artsy-jazzy as opposed to the powerful Genesis wall of sound with killer drumming. BTW: where is the second half of the music containing the 11th Earl motif on synth?

[anonymusum]

@aihoschema

True. But I heard SH playing concerts that were way better than this. Hard to understand.

[GhostriderDuck]

@anonymusum Hmmm seriously Dude ... this is not easy at all to play!

[anonymusum]

@GhostriderDuck

Yes, it´s not that easy, but for prof. musicians it should not be very difficult.

[gazzo45]

Love your playing Steve, but this is a total dog's breakfast. Stick to those beautiful melody lines that were your trademark.

[js100serch]

cuantos churros se fumó este guey, esta rola no tiene nada =S

[gene921]

I was relieved when the melody came back. Seemed like that took a long time. Really wish they went into the next part.

[GabrielsNob]

hmm...not very good steve..

[Lovrowolf]

Damn that sustainer, I want one!

[zebonaut]

MUCH too fast.. in this pace it too much tastes like a waltz..which never came to mind in genesis-versions.

[davlaurent]

a different version of genesis but

this song is alive in live with steve,

genisis didn't play rare good old songs..better version true in steve hackett 'live "the tokyo tapes" for exemple

[saga55]

Genesis dit it excellent during the invisible touch in 1986-87 , I miss Phil on this song even If Steve is great here

[proadam9]

hmm genesis version on wind and wuthering much better.

[ozzierex]

I LIKE STEVE AND THE KEYBOARDIST.

[73beetl]

Thank you so much for sharing this - utterly fabulous!

[metalburger2]

His guitar must be so out of tune after this song.

[phillipians]

Anybody out there who can recommend the best Hackett concert DVD?

[deanernet]

Tokyo Tapes

[TheElusiveBirdMan]

Budapest looks pretty awesome.

[ahioud]

the drummer changed the "feel" of the song. I don't like it.

[MarxNutz]

To reply to bassidol, I actually think this version sounds closer to Camel than to KC... During the keyboard solo, I started to get that Camel-Rain Dances album groove... This is isn't your standard note-for-note recreation of Genesis, and although I think the guitar sound effects was a bit much, I still enjoyed it for what it was.

[bassidol]

If King Crimson did this song it would sound like this. Hackett solo has a different agenda from Genesis, his band tends toward a jazz-rock that tends toward cacophony at times. It's unfair, though, to compare a live performance to the studio creation in "Wind and Wuthering." I do think that his live version went on too long, and would have loved to have heard ". . . In that Quiet Earth" also.

[bassidol]

Oops, I meant the real end of "In That Quiet Earth, this version leaves it out.

[BevelBob]

I've got to say, that is one train wreck of a version. I'm a big admirer of SH, and I'm convinced that he was the person, (not PG or Tony) who made Genesis something special, but to my ears, this is nonsense.

[aihoschema]

Agreed 100%. IMHO Steve's magic worked incredibly well with Tony's tasteful kayboards and Phil's unique drumming, not to forget Mike's bass lines and rhythm guitars.

Here Steve seems to go for something almost Zappa-esque. I also think that most of his Genesis solos performed by him post-Genesis sound too much "jazz fusion" and "artsy". Doesn't work for me. Perhaps we all have it wrong trying to point out one single "genius" band member. I think the secret is in the team work.

[Hyardacil]

I disagree on the solo parts. I think that Genesis solos we're brilliant, melodic and very atmospheric. And while I disagree with the middle section of this song, which has a single chord for too long of a period, I still like this alot better than ANY other solo career by any other Genesis member.

[aihoschema]

You've got a piont there, but don't forget that Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins went for solo pop careers, Mike went for the same, leaving the lead vocals to others. That leaves Tony who probably didn't know exactly where to go and Streve made music for musicians - his sole embarrasement was "Cured". So Steve kind of stayed away from mainstream as the only Genesis member, keeping it first 70's style prog rock and then club gig instrumental. He kept his act small. That's the way I see it.

[TheElusiveBirdMan]

He got a pretty big hit when he made the GTR album with Steve Howe.

[rdnzl23]

I don't understand how Hackett fans could criticize Cured. Musically, everything's there I think. (Is it the drum machine?) For me, Cured is just more of Steve's compositional brilliance. Just listen to Funny Feeling and Overnight Sleeper!!

[tarkusmjg]

My favorite Hackett  album. Drum machine and all.

[santibanks]

Ever heard PG1 till PG4 and Up? Ever heard A curious feeling from tony?

I agree that they all had their poppy sounding records in their solo carreers but they still have written some very good solo stuff.

[martytejada]

Hackett manage to do great albums after genesis, personally I preffer some hackett albums over some genesis ones.

"guitar noir" "defector" "voyage of the acolyte" "dark town" and I preffer hackett version of Los Endos over the original one.

PD: "Cured" was a mistake, It wont happend again.

[salmacis81]

The lack of strength that this performance has with regard to the originals versions in late 70's is too big. After Hackett left Genesis, he couldn't achieve the same atmosphere anymore (of course, if we talk about this song).

[StrayGator]

I dont personally see where Please Dont Touch would have fit on Wind and Wuthering. I dont think it would have worked on its own, and the flute wouldnt be there.

Although I do think Inside and Out should have been on the album instead of Wot Gorilla.

Spectral Mornings also fits nicely into that sound.

[ADYGUERRA1962]

Have Steve ever played at Gran Rex and Bristol Theaters in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July, 2001? I think the concert was not at Coliseo theater. Regards.

[aihoschema]

Sorry folks, but that is one weak version of ...In that quiet earth. I have heard a LOT of Steve Hackett doing Genesis tunes live. None comes even close to that magic atmosphere of the originals from the 1977 tour (after which he left). If Steve left because Genesis wasn't good enough for him, fine - but where is his "better" material after he left? Cured? Gimme a break!!!

[schraxxi]

Finde diese Version jetzt auch nicht so toll.

[kharlamych]

don't blame tony for that,phil and mostly mike.phil just too limited to it,mike wanted to be the captain.

[classic7890]

Steve Hackett is Genesis. Without him what did they become? Silly disneyland mickey mouse pop.

[huts68]

God I love ignorant comments from non-musicians.

[classic7890]

Phil Collins, Tarzan and Brother Bear.

Pop rubbish from the guy who crashed and burned genesis. Nice try you u get a FAIL.

[funk7000]

I don't like that sappy stuff either, but Phil Collins era Genesis is great as well for different reasons. Songs like Domino, Home By the Sea, and Tonight,Tonight,Tonight are essentially in the same style as alot of the Gabriel era stuff. I bet you didn't know that Banks and Rutherford where the primary writers throughout most of the Collins era. Collins really didn't contribute in the writing of their music (only the some instrumentation) until Invisible Touch, which was their 2nd last album.

[sparkymachine]

@huts68 lol

[thelamb66]

Shut up huts68. Do you play horrn? Suck my GDMN sax, pal. Don't say tha' shit again. They're musicians, and better than you in Argentina, crap.

[ssllsskk]

Too bad Banks couldn't handle Hackett. i think Banks was intimidated,got with Rutherford and forced him out by vetoing his stuff. Just my opinion.

[geraberl]

I've heard a similar story, those two definitely didn't see eye to eye a lot of the time. I often wonder if that was what ultimately stopped SH from joining the reunion tours of late.

[Jhensy2001]

Banks was a genius in his own way, and took second to none in talent within the band, but he was a control freak, and I think it hurt the band. LIstening back to their 70's albums, it strikes me how Tony always takes the solo, and often doesn't allow anything to Hackett -- particularly on The Lamb. Does Hackett even have a lead on the first two sides? A little bit of Fly on a Windshield... and Chamber of 32 Doors. That's about it I think.

[morgoth195]

Yeah, I used to think that too, before I listened to Hackett's solo albums. Usually, he is just as restrained on his solo albums as he was with Genesis. While I do love Hackett's playing (especially his nylon-string work), it is my opinion that he held back way too much at times.

[Kohntarkosz]

The story I always heard was that the final nail in the coffin, in terms of Steve leaving Genesis that they were rehearsing Please Don't Touch, with the idea that it was going to be Wind And Wuthering. Then Phil decided he couldn't "get behind it", so it was dropped.

Add in the fact that Wot Gorilla, which Steve has dismissed as a "doodle", was included, and I think you can see why he left. I think he felt his contributions were being passed over in favor of what he saw as inferior material

[koenenbw]

A real master of the guitar! both classic and electric!

[Tommygun1028]

ahh, the only way to hear "In That Quiet Earth" from the master himself. Thanks for the upload!

[SpinettaGMR]

¡Increible! que solo, me pone la piel de gallo...

¿Hizo Fly on a Windshield? si lo tenes ¡SUBILO!

gracias

[firstbooob]

only part of the top twenty for all time

[jvr2112]

no esta en el movement esto?

[LIONGOLD10]

Al site te referis? creo que esta el audio solamente.

[pghitman]

@jvr2112

Dudes, relax, this is still some of the best music out there. They're playing out, jamming a bit, just go along for the ride...