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WORDS FROM THE EDITING SUITE….
| Hello again everyone, and welcome to issue 72 of TWR. First of all, apologies for the delay in getting this edition to you. That has been caused by a variety of things, not least "waiting" for something newsworthy to happen within the world of Genesis! That and the fact that yours truly has been up to my eyes in finalising details for the publication of "Sketches Of Hackett". The finished product has been subject to certain legal restrictions which have now been resolved and it is now available and I have to say that I am extremely proud of it. The limited edition in particular is a delight and I am sure those of you who acquire a copy will enjoy the bonus "extras" - I hope so, anyway, A LOT of hard work went into creating them and my thanks to Jerry Bloom, Roger Newport and Richard Nagy and Sarah Dean for all their hard work - and to Steve himself whose poor wrist must be aching after signing a THOUSAND copies of it! And congratulations to David Brown who was present at the signing session, sadly Steve McCue, the other prize winner was unable to attend the event (we shall sort out a consolation prize for you, Steve!) |  Steve Hackett with compettion winner, Dave Brown Pic: A Hewitt |
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Steve's new album: Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth is now finished and we have an exclusive interview with him about it elsewhere in this edition. There is also an interview with current "basso profundo" Nick Beggs. The album comprises 8 brand new studio tracks which are as follows: Fire On The Moon/Nomads/Emerald And Ash/Tubehead/Ghost In The Glass/(All The) Sleepers (Send Their Dreams)/Still Waters/Last Train To Istanbul. There will be a special edition which will contain live recordings from the shows in March 2009 in Italy, the tracks selected so far include: Firth Of Fifth/Fly On A Windshield and Blood On The Rooftops all taken from the show at Rome on 14th March. Other live tracks from other shows will also be included on this special edition. Steve had almost completed work on another album when legal problems prevented its release. This project is still on the shelves and may see the light of day once the problems are resolved. Steve has also worked with Chris Squire on the "Squackett" project which is still a work in progress. I guess that the biggest surprise for us is the presence of Anthony Phillips on the new album and all we need now is for him to do some live shows and yours truly can retire a happy man (or should that be happy the man?!) Steve also returned to the Loreley Festival again this year for the “Night Of The Prog” and apparently he wasn’t the only one paying tribute to his Genesis past; Agents Of Mercy also gave the band a passing nod with a stunning version of Afterglow. The tour, scheduled for October/November has been titled “Train On The Road 2009”. Hopefully I might bump into some of you at some of the gigs! |
Tony Banks has also been busy with the 5.1 remaster of A Curious Feeling which is now complete and will feature bonus material. There is no news as to whether Mike has considered a similar treatment for the classic Smallcreep's Day album although word has reached us that Mike is at work on a new Mechanics album, sans Paul Carrack! Latest information indicates that he will be working with a variety of singers on this project although how far down the line the album is, is not known at present.
The Genesis live album remasters have been the subject of much discussion among the fans. Indications from Nick Davis on the band’s official web site are that the albums may prove to be something of a disappointment in some respects. Why Three Sides Live has not been mixed in 5.1 has not been explained to anyone’s satisfaction nor indeed has the decision to attach extracts of the Shrine ‘75 show to the bonus disc when this is already available? However, how much of the above is rumour and how much is fact, will remain to be seen when the set eventually arrives on 29th September when it will be reviewed in the next edition of TWR. We hope to also have the technical low down on the project from Nick’s perspective in another of Stuart’s “Let’s Get Technical” features in a future edition.
Peter Gabriel's short tour of South America has now finished and as usual Peter continued to road test new material in the set and a typical set ran as follows: Rhythm Of The Heat/On The Air/Intruder/Steam/Blood Of Eden/Games Without Frontiers/No Self Control/Mother Of Violence/Darkness/The Tower That Ate People/San Jacinto/Down To Earth/Solsbury Hill/Secret World/Sledgehammer/Signal To Noise/InYour Eyes/Red Rain/Biko. There were technical problems with one of the gigs on the tour (Lima) which delayed the release of the box set of recordings. These problems have been resolved and the box, and the individual recordings are now available. As yet, there is no definitive news about Peter's new album although TWR continues to try and get the long overdue (22 years and counting, folks!) interview with Peter to try and find out!
Ray Wilson’s ever expanding tour schedule continues to be predominantly based in Germany and Poland with a single UK gig in London on 9th October. Ray’s album Propaganda Man has yet to gain a UK release and he has recently completed an album of Genesis “covers” with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra which is soon to be released.
Anthony Phillips, when not working with Mr Hackett, has also been busy on several projects including a double CD of music for Atmosphere accompanied by an orchestra in similar vein I would assume to the English Pastoral project already mentioned in a previous edition of TWR. Indeed, that project was under consideration for a commercial release incorporating other material including Take This Heart but the release has had to be shelved for the time being due to registration problems with some of the musicians involved with it. A new edition of Missing Links is also in the pipeline focussing this time on some of the material which has only ever been available on compilation albums and including such delights as Danza Cuccuracha. My feature on Sides in this edition is also well timed as that album is due to be re-issued as a double CD in the not too distant future. Our interview with Mr Phillips will now hopefully appear in #73 of TWR.
There have also been reports in circulation that Phil Collins is preparing to release an album of cover versions at some point in the future. It will certainly be interesting to see what material gets the Collins treatment but I am sure I speak for most of his fans when I say that we would far sooner have an album of new material from the man! Sadly, this now may not be the case, if the Daily Mirror is to be believed, as it seems that Phil suffered a spinal injury on the last Genesis tour, which looks like it may have ended his drumming and piano playing career for the forseeable future. I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting to convey my best wishes to him.
Both The Musical Box and their former drummer, Martin Levac are on seperate tours in Europe this year. The Musical Box continue their tour presenting Genesis’ A Trick Of The Tail album (see review in previous edition of TWR) whilst Martin has put together an eight piece band to re-create Phil’s 1997 spectacular Dance Into The Light show.
And finally, ReGenesis emerge back into the spotlight with a couple of gigs to warm us all up before the Festive season gets under way. The band are appearing at the Robin 2 in Bilston on 26th November and at the Shepherds Bush Empire Theatre in London on 28th November. TWR will be interviewing the band for a major feature which will appear in our next issue and thanks to the generosity of the band, we have a pair of tickets to give away to the London gig in yet another TWR competition which can be found elsewhere in this edition.
That’s all folks, enjoy the rest of this edition!
Alan Hewitt
Liverpool
August 2009
"Words from the Engine Room" by Stuart Barnes
Where did the summer go? A couple of sunny days, a bit of a heatwave and then it's back to grey skies. Well, that's how it was in the UK this year, anyway!
So, even though Genesis are on one of their indefinate breaks, there's still more stuff being released under the brand name. The all important live boxset is coming at the end of the month (subject to slippage), and there is a possible 'Live DVDs' release (Three Sides Live, Mama Tour, etc) in the pipeline, all seems to be well. Yes, the extras aren't as adventurous as some would like, and there is a degree of repetition with the Rainbow material to previous releases, but hey, it's still re-mixed and in 5.1 (well, mostly).
On top of that, A Curious Feeling finally gets a going over from Nick Davis as well. Not bad for a band that isn't really together any more.
Let's not forget Steve Hackett either. What with the new biography being released and a stonking new album, and some gigs coming up, he's not exactly hiding from view either.
Now, about my 'year 2' membership gift...
Stuart
Barnes
London
September 2009