Tokyo Tapes [Import]

Steve Hackett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Camino UK
• ASIN: B0000088KZ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,752 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Watcher of the Skies

2. Riding the Colossus

3. Firth of Fifth

4. Battlelines

5. Camino Royale

6. The Court of the Crimson King

7. Horizons

8. Walking Away from Rainbows

9. Heat of the Moment

10. In That Quiet Earth

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Shadow of the Hierophant

2. Los Endos

3. Black Light

4. The Steppes

5. I Know What I Like

6. Firewall [Studio Track]

7. The Dealer [Studio Track]

8. Riding the Colossus [Version]

Editorial Reviews

Japanese edition of live album with 'Los Endos' ('Revisited'Studio Version) added as an unmarked bonus track. Recordedwith Ian McDonald, John Wetton, Chester Thompson & JulianneColbette at a 1996 Tokyo show, it also contains the two newstudio tracks, 'Fir --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing live treatments from Hackett & band, November 14, 2003

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L. Williams (Clearwater, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tokyo Tapes (Audio CD)

A friend of mine returned from England with this double CD of Hackett's performance in Japan as a gift. Except for an overly long drum solo on one of the tracks, this double-disc set is one that you can play several times in a row without getting tired of the material. I personally love the sweeping, orchestral feeling of the majority of the songs, and it is the best version of "Watcher of the Skies" I've ever heard. The mix of band members from various prog groups is top notch. This was my first introduction to Hackett after his departure from Genesis, and I've been trying to find albums that match up to it in intensity. This is definitely one of my all-time top favorite "desert island" discs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Hackett - Honest Rock, November 29, 2003

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Jose Mario Serra (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tokyo Tapes (Audio CD)

This live album from Steve Hackett, remind us about some monolithic gemstones of 70's & 80's Prog Rock. The guest musicians add a kind of "jam-session" dressing. In few words, a very good work from one the ever best 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar players. And if you're a Genesis or King Crimson fan, this double-disc album is a very good acquisition for your collection. Good music for every hour!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Genesis-style, both old and new. Great!, March 14, 1999

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Kevin Devito "Kevin Progressive" (El Segundo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tokyo Tapes (Audio CD)

If progressive rock is your interest, Steve Hackett's Tokyo tapes session is a must. The band is fantastic (members are a surprise!), and if you have any musical instinct at all, you will love at least 70% of this work. Just buy it!