Live Archive 70's 80's 90's [Import]

Steve Hackett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 29, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Import
• Label: Camino UK
• ASIN: B00005Q7FF
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Intro

2. Please Don't Touch

3. Tigermoth

4. Every Day

5. Narnia

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Introductions

2. Star of Sirius

3. Shadow of the Hierophant

4. Clocks

5. I Know What I Like

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The Air Conditioned Nightmare

2. Jacuzzi

3. Funny Feeling

4. Ace of Wands

5. Picture Postcard

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Medley: Myopia/Los Endos/Imagining/Ace of Wands/Hackett to Pieces

2. Vampyre With a Healthy Appetite

3. Sierra Quemada

4. Take These Pearls

5. In the Heart of the City

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent addition to the Hackett catalogue, July 6, 2002

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Lorne Murphy (Burlington, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Archive 70's 80's 90's (Audio CD)

The Live Archive boxed set is an excellent addition to any Hackett fan's collection, and indeed mandatory. Chock full of excellent goodies, the listener is treated to three different decades' worth of material, including all of the standard Hackett greats ('Everyday', 'The Steppes', 'Ace of Wands', 'Red Flower...' etc..) and some true surprise bonuses. The enchanting 'Shadow of the Heirophant' is finally revealed here in all of its live glory, for example. If you are a Steve Hackett fan, do yourself a favor and GET THIS SET. You will not be disappointed. Also includes an excellent booklet full of color pictures and some musings by Steve himself.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but technically flawed, November 19, 2002

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David A Black (Redford Twp., Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Archive 70's 80's 90's (Audio CD)

Three out of four ain't bad. As usual with Steve Hackett, musicianship throughout the four cd set is superb. The only downfall is cd-3 (80's). It sounds as if it were recorded in an aluminum airplane hanger. Too much reverb and echo. Otherwise, a worthwhile purchase.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A supreme document !!!, December 13, 2003

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D. Schotman "D.E.B. Schotman" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Archive 70's 80's 90's (Audio CD)

The best Guitarplayer on the planet (and I mean that in every sense of the word, since to me he is the only one of Genesis that still is proceding to carry on the real spirit of this Amazing band) I dont think I know a player that has mastered so much skills and styles as he had and can. Already from the days of Genesis he proves his mastership on more than one album. I have been waiting for a good live overview for ages, and when this box came I really really wanted to have it. I only knew that thete was a 5 disc version availlable as we'll, but could not find out how to get it. My friend brought the 5th one on a gig here recently, and so now I looked over the net to get a cheap version of the box, and now I have founded that. I cant wait till I have it in my hands finally. The 5th disc is amazing for sure, Im sure the rest will not dissapoint either.

I see and read alot of complaints about the soundquality of certain cd's. Ofcourse recordings from the 70's are not perfect, but what is more important here is that Hackett is keeping the nostalgy alive. I have no doubt he did his best to deliver the best possible sound. Cos thats the way he is. Let us be praised to be abble in some way to be abble to listen to this stuff now in some way.

Im 29 years now, so I am from another Generation than most people listen to Hackett, but since I heard him playing the legendary solo on Firth Or Fifth back in 1992, or on the other live stuff or album stuff he was in, (what goes beyond mentioning here) I was sold and up to today I never founded a beter player. An album that really blew me away was the Archive 1 of Genesis where you can find a integral part of the Lamb played Live. Listen to a song as Lamia, how they mixed the solowork of Hackett combined with a thrilling Tony Banks Mellotron sound, to give you tears in your eyes.

Highly recomanded !!!! And Please do yourself a favour and listen to more stuff he made. GTR or Genesis mostly.