"Hackett's guitar weavings became an integral part of the moody atmosphere, as Banks wisely kept his keyboard playing melodic and lyrical instead of succumbing to the obvious desire to create a Third World War like so many of his peers and contemporaries."
The Annotated Lamb
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My appreciation for Hackett is well-documented, and goes well beyond my veerings of late into more contemporary (and extreme) sub-genres.
Makes me ponder the bare musical essence ofthe electric guitar. Now that would be an insight - if I would ever manage to wrap my head around it :)
Will you do it? Or shall I? :D
Yes, I know about your 'Hackett-fetish' (just kidding!). He recently released a new album btw :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Tunnel%27s_Mouth
I'll have to check it out, I hear very positive stories about it.
Anyway : I rather like the almost 'anti-progrock' remark about Tony Banks "not creating a Third World War like so many of his peers".
The bare musical essence of the electric guitar? Dunno, John Lee Hooker's playing in the 50ies perhaps?
In the end an electric guitar is nothing more than a bit of wood and some pieces of metal. In my opinion it's never the gear that makes the music, it's the person. I bet Steve Hackett would be able to get something decent out of a cheap plank with one knob!
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