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The Former Genesis Guitarist's Second Solo Album Switched Direction from the Path Set by his Solo Debut "Voyage of the Acolyte". This Album is Collection of Songs, as Opposed to the Instrumental Nature of It's Predecessor. The Vocals Are Handled by Richie Havens, Randy Crawford and Kansas' Steve Walsh.
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Please Don't Touch!
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Please Don't Touch!
Steve Hackett
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
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ASIN: B000AM1TH6
Release Date: 2005-09-20 |
Tracks:
- Narnia
- Carry On Up The Vicarage
- Racing In A
- Kim
- How Can I?
- Hoping Love Will Last
- Land Of A Thousand Autumns
- Please Don't Touch
- The Voice OF Necam
- Icarus Ascending
- Narnia (John Perry Vocal Version)
- Land Of A Thousand Autumns/Please Don't Touch (Live)
- Narnia (Alternate Version)
Album Description
Best known as the main guitarist for Genesis from 1971 to 1977, Steve Hackett has long been regarded as one of the leading progressive rock guitarists of his generation. This remastered pressing of his 1978 album features 13 tracks including the 3 bonus tracks 'Narnia' (John Perry vocal), 'Land Of 1000 Autumns/Please Don't Touch' (live) & 'Narnia' (Steve Walsh vocal). EMI. 2005.
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Edition of the Former Genesis Guitarist's Second Solo Recording from 1978. The Original Tracks Are Augmented with Three Previously Unrelased Bonuses: "Narnia" (With Vocals by John Perry), "Land of 1000 Autumns / Please Don't Touch (Live)" and Another Take of "Narnia" (With Vocals by Steve Walsh).
Customer Reviews:
Getting better with age.......2007-04-28
I know this cd almost since it went out, this one goes better with age.
I remember that many songs didn't caught my attention when I was younger and now, they are among my favorite of the album. I like all songs on this cd with a special mention for the voice of Steve Walsh which give a special emotion to the songs he sings.
"Please Don't touch" still has it !!!.......2007-01-16
When Steve Hackett left GENESIS in 1978 I wondered what he would do.
The result was this record. I bought it then and have recently got it again on cd from Amazon.
This production has lost nothing from its 28 years age.
Guest singer Randy Crawford sings probably the best love song I have ever heard - Hoping Love will Last - Richie Havens vocals' also evoke visions of Woodstock all them years ago.
Buy it - you'll like it !!!
And Then There Was Steve.......2006-06-28
First, to set the record straight, I give this album, 4 1/2 stars but Amazon doesn't allow for such niceties.
This is light years away from the airy, esoteric progressive masterpiece "Voyage Of The Acolyte", but no less a brilliant recording in its own right. If "Voyage" represents Hackett's definitive take on pure progressive rock, then this album is his answer to radio friendly pop/rock using unusual arrangements and instrumentation to give it a classic progressive underpinning. Calling this MOR or AOR does not diminish his accomplishment by any means.
In the ten tracks on this album he runs the gamut from pop (Narnia), folk (How Can I), rock (Racing in A) and love ballads (Hoping Love Will Last). Along the way there are several outstanding instrumentals (including the title track) and a minor progressive epic with Icarus Ascending. Wisely using a number of guest vocalists these tracks sound like songs you might have heard before, but without ever sounding derivative.
As Hackett and Genesis parted ways in 1977 both, by design or chance, released pop albums that showed both Genesis and Hackett were not afraid to change with the times. Hackett released this album and Genesis released "And then there were three..." an obvious nod to Steve. It's generally agreed upon by fans and critics that Genesis released a stinker while Steve released a brilliant collection of songs.
After this, Steve would put together his classic late '70's touring band and move back into a more progressive sound. He would approach radio friendly pop one more time with "Cured", but he so fully explored the compositional and sonic possibilities of the various forms of pop music that he would never craft another album like this again.
One last note, the sound on this remaster is outstanding. The bonus tracks don't really add too much to the experience. With two alternate versions of Narnia, there's one Narnia too many for any collection and too bad there wasn't additional unused songs or demos that he could of used instead. The restored artwork and essay are excellent.
Please DO Touch This Album!.......2006-02-06
1978's "Please Don't Touch" is Steve Hackett's 2nd solo album, and the first one the guitarist recorded after he left Genesis. Steve gets a lot of big name help on this collection, such as singers Richie Havens, Steve Walsh of Kansas, and Randy Crawford, as well as his brother John Hackett on flute and Genesis touring drummer Chester Thompson. This is an excellent album with shades of progressive rock here & there, but also some pop & straightforward guitar rock as well. The music is awesome, Steve's guitarwork throughout fantastic. Steve also takes musical inspiration from classic fictional books for some of the songs: "Narnia" (sung by Walsh) is a fun, lighthearted number based on C.S. Lewis' childrens' classic "The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe," the strange little tune "Carry On Up The Vicarage" is a musical tribute to mystery writer Agatha Christie, and the breathtaking finale "Icarus Ascending" (sung by Havens) is inspired by the classic Greek tale of the doomed flight of Icarus. With the exception of "Vicarage," Steve mostly sings backup or harmony vocals, leaving most of the singing duties to Havens, Walsh and Crawford, who all give great performances. Other standout tracks include the catchy rock of "Racing In A," the wonderful acoustic number "How Can I?" (sung by Havens), the stunningly beautiful instrumental "Kim" (dedicated to Hackett's wife, Kim Poor, who also paints his album covers), the lovely ballad "Hoping Love Will Last" (sung by Crawford), and, of course, the monstrous title track, a menacing rock instrumental featuring some of Steve's most scorching guitar licks ever recorded (originally, Steve submitted "Please Don't Touch" to be recorded by Genesis, but for some reason, the band turned it down. Thank goodness then that he kept it for himself!). The only misstep Steve makes on the album are the lyrics to "Carry On Up The Vicarage." Musically, the song is fine (I also like the circus sound effects at the beginning), but the words to the song are pretty awkward. Stuff about pharmaceuticals, missing floorboards, and screaming from the belfry...they don't quite gel together. Also, Steve's vocals on this track are mostly distorted through a vocoder, which doesn't help. But other than that, there's nothing else to criticize on this very impressive album. With "Please Don't Touch," Steve Hackett stepped out from the shadow of Genesis, and established himself as a solo artist in his own right. "Please Don't Touch" is a great album. By all means, DO touch it!
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- Some can't Hackett
- The last great stoner album of the 1970's
- Uneven Hackett solo album has some standout tracks
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Please Don't Touch!
Steve Hackett
Manufacturer: Chrysalis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000025JUC
Release Date: 1992-07-24 |
Tracks:
- Narnia
- Carry On Up The Vicarage
- Racing In A
- Kim
- How Can I?
- Hoping Love Will Last
- Land Of A Thousand Autumns
- Please Don't Touch
- The Voice Of Necam
- Icarus Ascending
Album Details
The Former Genesis Guitarist's Second Solo Album Switched Direction from the Path Set by his Solo Debut "Voyage of the Acolyte". This Album is Collection of Songs, as Opposed to the Instrumental Nature of It's Predecessor. The Vocals Are Handled by Richie Havens, Randy Crawford and Kansas' Steve Walsh.
Customer Reviews:
Some can't Hackett.......2004-07-02
This is a great album. Like many great albums it's eclectic. It's like a collection of short stories, or poems or images. This is an artist collaborating with other artists, at the height of their collective creative powers. Layered with his trademark guitar sounds Steve experiments with atmospheres. It's not typical pop or rock. This is progressive. It moves on. It challenges. Something here will grab you. For the lovelorn, you'll be lucky to find better than "hoping love will last".
The last great stoner album of the 1970's.......2004-02-18
With Genesis going to a more R&B style of music, it seemed apparent that Steve Hackett would be the odd man out. His musical experimentations were being ignored in favor of a more pop style with a lessening of the heaviness of the lyrics. Upon leaving the group, Steve was able to expand on his ideas a bit and create a fully realized album, "Please Don't Touch". The opening track, "Narnia", with Kansas' Steve Walsh on vocals, is probably the one track closest to Genesis. Opening up with a Spectorian 12-string guitar, the song rocks with enough of a steady beat to satisfy any headbanger, while having enough syntesized strings to keep the progressive die-hards at bay. The next song, "Carry On Up The Vicarage", sounds almost like a tribute to Skip Spence with the weird vocal distortions. "Racing In A" sounds like it should have been the hit single. But it is the title track that goes beyond the pale. I don't know what type of guitar Steve was playing (synthesizer guitar or a highly distorted slide guitar) but mercy, I have never heard a sound like that before or since. (In fact the back of the record album warns people with heart problems or otherwise wrecked on acid not to listen to this song. Hype perhaps, but then again...). Using Ritchie Havens for vocals on a couple of tracks was an inspired choice. Far better than the "balls-in-a-vice" falsetto that seems to dominate progressive rock. Is this a perfect album? Well...no. The vocals on "Carry On Up The Vicarage" distracts from some great guitar playing and loses its novelty after about the third listening. "Kim" sounds like a bad Blood, Sweat, and Tears impersonation. And "The Voice Of Nicam" sounds just plain dumb. But then that's why you can program your CD, right?? Crank this up and pass me the bong.
Uneven Hackett solo album has some standout tracks.......2003-03-21
Guitarist Steve Hackett's second solo album--his first after leaving Genesis--includes three of the best songs of Hackett's career. "Narnia" and "Carry On Up the Vicarage" are, respectively, tributes to C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and Agatha Christie's murder mysteries; the latter is hilarious. "Please Don't Touch" is an energetic instrumental that Hackett couldn't get Genesis to include on "Wind and Wuthering". While the rest of the songs aren't bad, the variety of genres--and the singers Hackett brought in to handle those different genres--don't fit that well together, and make for an uneven album. Steve Walsh of Kansas sings "Narnia" and the rocker "Racing in A". Richie Havens lends his thick, reedy voice to "How Can I?" and "Icarus Ascending", while Randy Crawford's gives an R&B feel to the ballad "Hoping Love Will Last". "Kim" is a pretty instrumental tribute to Hackett's wife, a duet between Hackett on acoustic guitar and his brother John on flute.
(1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)
Uneven Hackett album has some standout tracks.......2003-03-21
Guitarist Steve Hackett's second solo album--his first after leaving Genesis--includes three of the best songs of Hackett's career. "Narnia" and "Carry On Up the Vicarage" are, respectively, tributes to C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and Agatha Christie's murder mysteries; the latter is hilarious. "Please Don't Touch" is an energetic instrumental that Hackett couldn't get Genesis to include on "Wind and Wuthering". While the rest of the songs aren't bad, the variety of genres--and the singers Hackett brought in to handle those different genres--don't fit that well together, and make for an uneven album. Steve Walsh of Kansas sings "Narnia" and the rocker "Racing in A". Richie Havens lends his thick, reedy voice to "How Can I?" and "Icarus Ascending", while Randy Crawford's gives an R&B feel to the ballad "Hoping Love Will Last". "Kim" is a pretty instrumental tribute to Hackett's wife, a duet between Hackett on acoustic guitar and his brother John on flute.
(1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)
TRIPE!!.......2002-09-25
This is the worst Steve hackett album i have ever heard. that is rubbish i love W&W and love steve hackett guitar playing, i have been creating blood on the rooftops lots of times. Get 'Cured' instead, that is excellent and has steves vocals on EVERY track! if you want to listen to **** music, buy this. (i mean, hope our love will last!) IT HAS A WOMAN SINGER!!
BUY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Average customer rating:
- Some can't Hackett
- The last great stoner album of the 1970's
- Uneven Hackett solo album has some standout tracks
- Uneven Hackett album has some standout tracks
- TRIPE!!
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Please Don't Touch!
Steve Hackett
Manufacturer: Blue Plate Caroline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000000I0O
Release Date: 1991-06-19 |
Tracks:
- Narnia
- Carry On Up the Vicarage
- Racing in a
- Kim
- How Can I?
- Hoping Love Will Last
- Land of a Thousand Autumns
- Please Don't Touch
- The Voice of Necam
- Icarus Ascending
Album Details
The Former Genesis Guitarist's Second Solo Album Switched Direction from the Path Set by his Solo Debut "Voyage of the Acolyte". This Album is Collection of Songs, as Opposed to the Instrumental Nature of It's Predecessor. The Vocals Are Handled by Richie Havens, Randy Crawford and Kansas' Steve Walsh.
Customer Reviews:
Some can't Hackett.......2004-07-02
This is a great album. Like many great albums it's eclectic. It's like a collection of short stories, or poems or images. This is an artist collaborating with other artists, at the height of their collective creative powers. Layered with his trademark guitar sounds Steve experiments with atmospheres. It's not typical pop or rock. This is progressive. It moves on. It challenges. Something here will grab you. For the lovelorn, you'll be lucky to find better than "hoping love will last".
The last great stoner album of the 1970's.......2004-02-18
With Genesis going to a more R&B style of music, it seemed apparent that Steve Hackett would be the odd man out. His musical experimentations were being ignored in favor of a more pop style with a lessening of the heaviness of the lyrics. Upon leaving the group, Steve was able to expand on his ideas a bit and create a fully realized album, "Please Don't Touch". The opening track, "Narnia", with Kansas' Steve Walsh on vocals, is probably the one track closest to Genesis. Opening up with a Spectorian 12-string guitar, the song rocks with enough of a steady beat to satisfy any headbanger, while having enough syntesized strings to keep the progressive die-hards at bay. The next song, "Carry On Up The Vicarage", sounds almost like a tribute to Skip Spence with the weird vocal distortions. "Racing In A" sounds like it should have been the hit single. But it is the title track that goes beyond the pale. I don't know what type of guitar Steve was playing (synthesizer guitar or a highly distorted slide guitar) but mercy, I have never heard a sound like that before or since. (In fact the back of the record album warns people with heart problems or otherwise wrecked on acid not to listen to this song. Hype perhaps, but then again...). Using Ritchie Havens for vocals on a couple of tracks was an inspired choice. Far better than the "balls-in-a-vice" falsetto that seems to dominate progressive rock. Is this a perfect album? Well...no. The vocals on "Carry On Up The Vicarage" distracts from some great guitar playing and loses its novelty after about the third listening. "Kim" sounds like a bad Blood, Sweat, and Tears impersonation. And "The Voice Of Nicam" sounds just plain dumb. But then that's why you can program your CD, right?? Crank this up and pass me the bong.
Uneven Hackett solo album has some standout tracks.......2003-03-21
Guitarist Steve Hackett's second solo album--his first after leaving Genesis--includes three of the best songs of Hackett's career. "Narnia" and "Carry On Up the Vicarage" are, respectively, tributes to C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and Agatha Christie's murder mysteries; the latter is hilarious. "Please Don't Touch" is an energetic instrumental that Hackett couldn't get Genesis to include on "Wind and Wuthering". While the rest of the songs aren't bad, the variety of genres--and the singers Hackett brought in to handle those different genres--don't fit that well together, and make for an uneven album. Steve Walsh of Kansas sings "Narnia" and the rocker "Racing in A". Richie Havens lends his thick, reedy voice to "How Can I?" and "Icarus Ascending", while Randy Crawford's gives an R&B feel to the ballad "Hoping Love Will Last". "Kim" is a pretty instrumental tribute to Hackett's wife, a duet between Hackett on acoustic guitar and his brother John on flute.
(1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)
Uneven Hackett album has some standout tracks.......2003-03-21
Guitarist Steve Hackett's second solo album--his first after leaving Genesis--includes three of the best songs of Hackett's career. "Narnia" and "Carry On Up the Vicarage" are, respectively, tributes to C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and Agatha Christie's murder mysteries; the latter is hilarious. "Please Don't Touch" is an energetic instrumental that Hackett couldn't get Genesis to include on "Wind and Wuthering". While the rest of the songs aren't bad, the variety of genres--and the singers Hackett brought in to handle those different genres--don't fit that well together, and make for an uneven album. Steve Walsh of Kansas sings "Narnia" and the rocker "Racing in A". Richie Havens lends his thick, reedy voice to "How Can I?" and "Icarus Ascending", while Randy Crawford's gives an R&B feel to the ballad "Hoping Love Will Last". "Kim" is a pretty instrumental tribute to Hackett's wife, a duet between Hackett on acoustic guitar and his brother John on flute.
(1=poor 2=mediocre 3=pretty good 4=very good 5=phenomenal)
TRIPE!!.......2002-09-25
This is the worst Steve hackett album i have ever heard. that is rubbish i love W&W and love steve hackett guitar playing, i have been creating blood on the rooftops lots of times. Get 'Cured' instead, that is excellent and has steves vocals on EVERY track! if you want to listen to **** music, buy this. (i mean, hope our love will last!) IT HAS A WOMAN SINGER!!
BUY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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Please Don't Touch!
Steve Hackett
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000CSUYWO
Release Date: 2006-02-27 |
Tracks:
- Narnia
- Carry on Up The Vicarage
- Racing in a
- Kim
- How Can I?
- Hoping Love Will Last
- Land of a Thousand Autumns
- Please Don't Touch
- Voice of Necam
- Icarus Ascending
Album Description
Japanese pressing has been digitally remastered and includes 3 bonus tracks, 'Narnia' (John Perry Vocal Version), 'Land Of A Thousand Autumns. Please Don't Touch'(Live) and 'Narnia' (Alternate Version). CD comes packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Virgin. 2006.
Album Details
Japanese Digitally Remastered Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
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