From: "willfred" <willfred@gte.net
A good Genesis-influenced band (actually more Steve Hackett influenced) is
Edhels (on MUSEA) from France, whose album Still Dream is very good
instrumental prog.
From: Derrick Beckner <dgb@psulias.psu.edu
Which of the many sides of Steve Hackett do they do? :) Even
after being a Genesis fan for years and years, Hackett's subtle atmospheres
have only really started to sink in on me over the last few years, and of
course with better sounding recordings finally bringing his under mixed
guitar work out of the background. It's easy of course to be wowed by his
featured solos on the Musical Box or Fountain of Salmacis, but real beauty is
on his supporting roles on cuts like The Lamia, Mad Man Moon and Harlequin
where his sorrowful strains really set the mood for the pieces. His solo
work, what I've heard of it anyway, is very adventerous, but also incosistant,
which comes with the territory I suppose. His latest studio release,
"Watcher of the Skies, Genesis Revisited" really is very "different" and has
some real outstanding moments. My favorite is a orchastrated version of Firth
of Fifth which kicks in with full electric on top of the symphony for the
classic crescendo and solo. Fountain of Salmacis is done in a similar manner,
and a real hip version of Los Endos. Features Bill Bruford, Chester Thompson,
John Wetton, Ian McDonald, Tony Levin and the Royal Philharmonic. Has a few
original tunes as well. The only real barker is Your Own Special Way, which I
think was pretty awful the first time around, but was written by Mike
Rutherford who took over lead guitar after Hackett left. I think he
deliberately put this weak track on as a jab perhaps, as it really doesn't
fit in at all. Is there a good web site where one could listen to some sound
bytes of these bands and order CDs?
From: "willfred" <willfred@gte.net
Edhels music has a good deal of keyboards, but their music and guitars
have a Spectral Mornings/Defector kind of sound (with a wee bit o' Fripp
lurking about). A few issues ago Expose ran an interview with their guitarist
Marc Ceccotti. And no I am not a shill for Expose, it is just that Expose is
obtained fairly easily and provides much info. All the bands I mentioned are
on MUSEA, just point your search engine in their direction (sorry, I don't
have the URL handy). As for ordering, try Greg Walker at Syn-Phonic, he's a
great guy. Or Doug Larsen, who is another wonderful supplier. Remember, try
Edhel's Still Dream first, I think it comes the closest to Hackett and Co. If
you want Genesis clones, there are quite a few....... just ask around this
list.