Genesis Revisited II
Genesis Revisited II is the 22nd studio album by musician Steve Hackett, released on 22 October 2012 by Inside Out Music label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album Genesis Revisited and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by Genesis with a variety of guest vocalists.
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| Released | 22 October 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 2:24:48 | |||
| Label | Inside Out Music | |||
| Producer | Steve Hackett, Roger King | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Ultimate Classic Rock | (7/10)[2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Phil Collins, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "The Chamber of 32 Doors" (Nad Sylvan) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 6:00 | |
| 2. | "Horizons" | Foxtrot | 1:41 | |
| 3. | "Supper's Ready" (Mikael Åkerfeldt, Simon Collins, Conrad Keely, Steve Hackett, Francis Dunnery) | Foxtrot | 23:35 | |
| 4. | "The Lamia" (Nik Kershaw) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 7:47 | |
| 5. | "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Francis Dunnery) | Selling England by the Pound | 8:10 | |
| 6. | "Fly on a Windshield" (Gary O'Toole) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 2:54 | |
| 7. | "Broadway Melody of 1974" (Gary O'Toole) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 2:23 | |
| 8. | "The Musical Box" (Nad Sylvan) | Nursery Cryme | 10:57 | |
| 9. | "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) | Foxtrot | 5:50 | |
| 10. | "Please Don't Touch" | S. Hackett | Please Don't Touch! | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 73:20 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole) | S. Hackett, Collins | Wind & Wuthering | 6:56 |
| 2. | "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" (Neal Morse) | Nursery Cryme | 8:46 | |
| 3. | "Entangled" (Amanda Lehmann, Jakko Jakszyk) | S. Hackett, Banks | A Trick of the Tail | 6:35 |
| 4. | "Eleventh Earl of Mar" (Nad Sylvan, Gary O'Toole) | Banks, S. Hackett, Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering | 7:51 |
| 5. | "Ripples" (Amanda Lehmann) | Rutherford, Banks | A Trick of the Tail | 8:14 |
| 6. | "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers..." | S. Hackett, Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering | 2:12 |
| 7. | "...In That Quiet Earth" | S. Hackett, Rutherford, Banks, Collins | Wind & Wuthering | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Afterglow" (John Wetton, Amanda Lehmann) | Banks | Wind & Wuthering | 4:09 |
| 9. | "A Tower Struck Down" | John Hackett, S. Hackett | Voyage of the Acolyte | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Camino Royale" (Steve Hackett) | S. Hackett, Nick Magnus | Highly Strung | 6:19 |
| 11. | "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann) | S. Hackett, Rutherford | Voyage of the Acolyte | 10:45 |
| Total length: | 71:28 | |||
Personnel
- Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – V: "Willow Farm"; disc 2, track 10)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – I: "Lover's Leap" & IV: "How Dare I Be So Beautiful?")
- Nad Sylvan – vocals (disc 1, track 1 & 8; disc 2, track 4)
- Nik Kershaw – vocals (disc 1, track 4)
- Conrad Keely – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – III: "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men")
- Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals (disc 2, tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11)
- Francis Dunnery – guitar, vocals (disc 1, tracks 3 – VII: "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)" & 5)
- Steven Wilson – guitar (disc 2, track 11), vocals (disc 1, track 9)
- Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 3)
- Roine Stolt – guitar (disc 2, track 2)
- Steve Rothery – guitar (disc 1, track 4)
- Djabe – (Ferenc Kovács – trumpet, violin, vocals, Attila Égerházi – guitar, percussion, Zoltán Kovács – piano, keyboards, Tamás Barabás – bass guitar, Szilárd Banai – drums) : (disc 2, track 10)
- Roger King – keyboards (disc 1, tracks 1 & 3–10; disc 2, tracks 1–11)
- Simon Collins (Phil Collins' son) – keyboard, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – II: "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" & VI: "Apocalypse in 9/8")
- Dave Kerzner – keyboards (disc 1, track 3)
- Nick Magnus – keyboards (disc 2, track 10)
- Neal Morse – keyboards, vocals (disc 2, track 2)
- Jo Lehmann – backing vocals
- Dick Driver – double bass (disc 1, tracks 1 & 10; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
- John Wetton – bass, guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 8)
- Phil Mulford – bass (disc 2, tracks 1 & 8)
- Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, track 9; disc 2, tracks 4, 7 & 11)
- Lee Pomeroy – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, tracks 3–8; disc 2, track 2)
- Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, & 6–10; disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 4–11), vocals (disc 1, track 6 & 7; disc 2, track 1, 4)
- Jeremy Stacey – drums (disc 1, track 3 & 5)
- Rachel Ford – cello (disc 1, track 1; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
- Christine Townsend – violin, viola (disc 1, track 1 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9)
- John Hackett – flute (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10; disc 2, tracks 2 & 9)
- Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute and blown sundries (disc 1, tracks 5, 8 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1, 7, 10 & 11)
- Photographic artwork by Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini
Genesis Revisited II: Selection
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| Released | 10 May 2013 (Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway, Australia, New Zealand) 13 May 2013 (UK) 14 May 2013 (Spain, Italy) 15 May 2013 (Sweden, Hungary) | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Label | Inside Out Music | |||
| Producer | Steve Hackett, Roger King | |||
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Genesis Revisited II: Selection is a selection of songs that appear on the 2012 cover album by musician Steve Hackett. It was released in May 2013 by Inside Out Music. It includes eight of the songs included on the original album, plus a previously unreleased version of "Carpet Crawlers"; featuring former Genesis vocalist Ray Wilson.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Carpet Crawlers" (Ray Wilson) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 5:13 | |
| 2. | "Eleventh Earl of Mar" (Nad Sylvan) | Banks, Hackett, Rutherford | Wind & Wuthering | 7:51 |
| 3. | "The Lamia" (Nik Kershaw) | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 7:47 | |
| 4. | "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" (Francis Dunnery) | Selling England by the Pound | 8:17 | |
| 5. | "Entangled" (Jakko Jakszyk, Amanda Lehmann) | Hackett, Banks | A Trick of the Tail | 6:34 |
| 6. | "Shadow of the Hierophant" (Amanda Lehmann) | Hackett, Rutherford | Voyage of the Acolyte | 10:43 |
| 7. | "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" (Steven Wilson) | Foxtrot | 5:50 | |
| 8. | "Afterglow" (John Wetton) | Banks | Wind & Wuthering | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Blood on the Rooftops" (Gary O'Toole) | Hackett, Collins | Wind & Wuthering | 6:58 |
| Total length: | 1:03:22 (63:22) | |||
"Selection" Personnel
- Lee Pomeroy – bass (track 1, 3, 4)
- Ray Wilson – vocals (track 1)
- Nick Beggs – bass (track 2, 6, 7)
- Nad Sylvan – vocals (track 2)
- John Hackett – flute (track 3, 4)
- Steve Rothery – guitar (track 3)
- Nick Kershaw – vocals (track 3)
- Jeremy Stacey – drums (track 4)
- Rob Townsend – soprano saxophone (track 4, 6, 9), whistle (track 4, 6, 7)
- Francis Dunnery – vocals (track 4)
- Amanda Lehmann – harmony vocals (track 5, 8), vocals (track 6)
- Jakko Jakszyk – vocals (track 5)
- Steven Wilson – guitar (track 6), vocals (track 7)
- Christine Townsend – violin, viola (track 7, 9)
- Phil Mulford – bass (track 8, 9)
- John Wetton – vocals (track 8)
- Rachel Ford – cello (track 9)
- Dick Driver – double bass (track 9)
- Gary O'Toole – vocals (track 9)
References
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Genesis Revisited II – Steve Hackett : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- Reed, Ryan (22 October 2012). "Steve Hackett, 'Genesis Revisited II,' – Album Review". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Steve Hackett official web site : http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsAlbum8.html
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