Genesis

Concert Review: Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited

October 15, 2023
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Guitarist Steve Hackett honored the 50th anniversary of Genesis’ “Foxtrot,” yet this concert didn’t come across as just another night with a tribute band that sports a sole member of the original group.

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Music Interview/Review: Former Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Crosses Musical Borders

February 20, 2017
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“My ancestors fled pogroms in Poland and today we have a crisis to rival what went on in the 1940s.”

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Rock Review: Mike & the Mechanics — A High Sense of Songcraft

March 8, 2015
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Over a 90-minute set Mike & the Mechanics touched a number of bases, all of them comfortable and familiar: Rousing AOR rock, soft rock ballads, retro-soul, and just a slight touch of Genesis prog.

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Rock Concert Review: Guitarist Steve Hackett — The Real Thing

November 21, 2014
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Of all the songs ever written about a woman violated by her brother’s ghost after she decapitates him playing croquet, “The Musical Box” remains the best.

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