{"id":806090,"date":"2020-04-06T08:11:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=978820"},"modified":"2020-04-06T08:11:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:11:02","slug":"watch-steve-hackett-perform-genesis-classics-from-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/watch-steve-hackett-perform-genesis-classics-from-his-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Steve Hackett Perform Genesis Classics From His Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/steve-hackett-genesis.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/genesis\/\" id=\"auto-tag_genesis\" data-tag=\"genesis\">Genesis<\/a> guitarist Steve Hackett was midway through an American tour that featured a complete performance of the band\u2019s 1973 landmark LP <em>Selling England by the Pound<\/em> when the coronavirus hit.<\/p>\n<p>It forced him to postpone many of the shows until 2021, but he hasn\u2019t let it stop him from playing for fans. He\u2019s posted a series of acoustic guitar performances on YouTube in recent days that he filmed at his house, including the 1972 Genesis instrumental \u201cHorizons\u201d and the extended intro to the band\u2019s 1976 song \u201cBlood on the Rooftops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hackett was also forced to postpone tours of Japan, Australia and New Zealand along with an appearance on the annual prog rock Cruise to the Edge. As of now, however, he is still launching an extensive European tour in September where he\u2019ll playing the 1977 Genesis live album <em>Seconds Out<\/em> in its entirety. It\u2019s even hitting some of the exact same venues that Genesis played on that original tour.<\/p>\n<p>He plans on returning to America in April 2021 to make up for the dates he had to postpone earlier this year. \u201cSo that fans who were due to attend the 2020 shows are not disappointed,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackettsongs.com\/tour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">he wrote on his website<\/a>, \u201cthose rescheduled dates will feature a special setlist including both <em>Selling England by the Pound<\/em> AND <em>Seconds Out<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <!-- .l-article-content__pull--left --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubadQ1jcWOM?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Seconds Out<\/em> marked Hackett\u2019s final appearance on a Genesis album. He quit the group while it was being mixed to concentrate fulltime on his solo career. He hasn\u2019t played with them in any capacity since a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/flashback-peter-gabriel-reunites-with-genesis-in-1982-183934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-off reunion gig with Peter Gabriel in 1982.<\/a> The Phil Collins\/Mike Rutherford\/Tony Banks incarnation of the group has been completely inactive since the end of a 2007 reunion tour, but they recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/genesis-tour-reunion-961479\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced dates for a European tour<\/a> due to launch November 16th in Dublin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\">\n<h3> Popular on Rolling Stone <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It would make little sense to bring Hackett into this incarnation of Genesis since the majority of their set is drawn from albums recorded after he left. He\u2019s always been very understanding about the situation. \u201cTerrific news for Genesis fans!\u201d he wrote after they announced their recent reunion. \u201cWhilst Phil, Mike and Tony prioritise the Eighties, my show celebrates the Seventies classics, including the whole of <em>Seconds Out<\/em> late \u201820\/early \u201821.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peter Gabriel hasn\u2019t played a full Genesis song in concert in 37 years, meaning Hackett is the only member of the band keeping their prog-era songs alive on the road. \u201cIf people want to hear that stuff, then I won\u2019t deny them the opportunity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/genesis-steve-hackett-interview-selling-england-by-the-pound-tour-879695\/\">he told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> last year.<\/a> \u201cI think it\u2019s only sensible\u2026People want to hear that stuff. It\u2019s iconic. Why would you not want to do your own iconic songs? It makes no sense whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/watch-steve-hackett-perform-genesis-classics-home-978820\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett was midway through an American tour that featured a complete performance of the band\u2019s 1973 landmark LP Selling England by the Pound when the coronavirus hit. It forced him to postpone many of the shows until 2021, but he hasn\u2019t let it stop him from playing for fans. 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