Steve Hackett - Please Don´t Touch/The Voice of Necam

Two songs from the album "Please Don´t Touch" (1978). I just can´t split them, they belong together. "The Voice of Necam" begins at 3:40.

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• Steve
• Hackett
• rock
• prog
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• synth
• genesis

[musicomments]

I read that this tune was very close to appearing on a Genesis album at the time-circa 1976- and Hackett, Banks, Collins, and Rutherford were rehearsing it, but was "voted down", to the dismay of Hackett. So, he made it the title track to this second solo album of his, from 1978--for those of you who love trivia like me....

[Boonfield]

Didn´t know about that. Love that kind of "trivia", thanks.

[blackrover50]

Steve Hackett is just a superb guitarist. As much as I love Genesis I believe that Steve would have never 'shone' as his music does, if he'd stayed. I and my sons had the pleasure of meeting him on one of his (too rare) visits to the USA. A true artist and gentleman!

[genesisrock43]

yeah they chose 'wot gorilla?' over the masterpiece that is 'please don't touch'.

poor decision

[Melkor89]

@TRANZEURO of course Please Don't Touch is far better than Wot Gorilla, but when your band splits because you can't decide between a dull song and an average song, it means that you're over. In fact, W&W was a rather mannerist and uninspired album. And, if I can remember, neither Please Don't Touch was a groundbreaking album.

[TRANZEURO]

@Melkor89 While I agree that Genesis made a lot better songs than 'Wot Gorilla' or 'Please Don't Touch',I do think that of the those two tracks the stronger and more interesting one is 'Please Don't Touch'. It's understandable why Steve was frustrated and upset that it wasn't included on 'Wind & Wuthering'.Also like I stated on another thread, I feel that 'Wot Gorilla' is too reminiscent of 'Nubian Sundance' by Weather Report.'Please Don't Touch' is more unique and original.

[Melkor89]

I think that both Wot Gorilla and Plase Don't Touch are useless tracks. Genesis made a lot of better songs.

[honeybozo]

@musicomments and apparently that's why he left....

[nemnoton]

This must be from the remastered cd. It sounds quite different from the previous version. I need to get those remasters!

[TJSlipperman]

This could have been a great Genesis track. They could have at least made it into a b-side or put it on Spot The Pigeon, if it wasn't able to fit into W&W...

[trickers69]

My dad used to play this on new years eve at midnight as it should be played with as much bass and treble as your system can muster ,neighbours didnt go for it much though .I still love it now

[oktaviartigianato]

che pezzo!

[10squonk]

Please don' t touch is a cool track but not among Hackett's best, I can understand that Collins could not get into it, not very groovy...It's main strength is the cool arrangement and the athmosphere. Voice of necam is a great conclusion of that instrumental trilogy on Please don't touch.