To Watch the Storms

to watch the storms

Track Listings
1. Strutton Ground
2. Circus of Becoming
3. The Devil Is An Englishman
4. Frozen Statues
5. Mechanical Bride
6. Wind, Sand and Stars
7. Brand New
8. This World
9. Rebecca
10. The Silk Road
11. Come Away
12. The Moon Under Water
13. Serpentine Song

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Steve Hackett was a Key Member of the Much Loved Classic Genesis and Has Continued to Pursue a Successful Solo Career. He Enjoys the Support of a Loyal and Committed Fanbase.

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To Watch the Storms
To Watch the Storms
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Strange coinkidink
  • Hackett the musical chameleon strikes again...
  • Close but no cigar ...
  • Hackett's Best Work, but...
  • Don't Judge the CD by the Cover
 To Watch the Storms
Steve Hackett
Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000095IWJ
Release Date: 2004-09-13

Tracks:

  1. Strutton Ground
  2. Circus of Becoming
  3. The Devil Is An Englishman
  4. Frozen Statues
  5. Mechanical Bride
  6. Wind, Sand and Stars
  7. Brand New
  8. This World
  9. Rebecca
  10. The Silk Road
  11. Come Away
  12. The Moon Under Water
  13. Serpentine Song
  14. Pollution B
  15. Fire Island
  16. Marijuana, Assassin of Youth
  17. If You Only Knew

Album Description

Limited digibook edition of 2003 album features 17 tracks along with a 40-page attached booklet with song lyrics & artwork. Packaged in a deluxe hard cover slipcase. Inside Out/LMP.

Album Details

Steve Hackett was a Key Member of the Much Loved Classic Genesis and Has Continued to Pursue a Successful Solo Career. He Enjoys the Support of a Loyal and Committed Fanbase. The Special Edition is a Deluxe Digibook Format with Slipcase and Includes a 42 Page Booklet with Artist's Own Extended Liner Notes, Additional Kim Poor Original Artwork and Four Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Strange coinkidink.......2006-06-01

I love Steve Hackett, Genesis, et al, but it is a bit unsettling that he named a song 'Mechanical Bride'...That was the name of a band I had in San Francisco in the late 80's... Makes me wonder if he ever saw us perform... Now THAT would be cool.

5 out of 5 stars Hackett the musical chameleon strikes again..........2005-06-26

Former Genesis guitarist turned solo adventurer Steve Hackett returned again in 2003 with this, 'To Watch The Storms', another well recived album that offers many differnt styles of music on one CD...

Hackett is a prog rocker, going right back to the glory years of Genesis in the 70's, paticularly the 1970-1977 period were the band produced a powerful array of music. Since then Steve has become a musician striving to explore ALL sides of music, like former Genesis band mate Peter Gabriel, he will try any type of sound. He has released a number of albums, including 'Please Don't Touch' (1978), 'Spectral Mornings' (1979) and 'Guitar Noir' (1992) that are considered classics.

And so this album 'To Watch The Storms', Hackett's first effort since 1999's anticipated 'Darktown' album. Here Hackett shifts gears effortlessly. The album has a tremendous mood throughout, and Hackett has a guitar sound that is truely distictive. From the calmness and nostalgia of the opening track 'Strutton Ground' to the prog throwback 'Circus Of Becoming', this is a perfectly crafted work.

Hackett has also become a very good lyricist, with some thought provoking words to go with his musical soudscapes. And he is a good singer, half prog, half blues croke is how to describe it best.

Other highlights include the uplifting 'Brand New', the unbelievably heavy political protest song 'Mechanical Bride', which Hackett almost scares you with its insanely wild instrumental passage. The gentle, elegant 'Rebecca', with it's classical acoustic guitars is a nice contrast, as is the powerful love song 'This World', with it's moving chorus.

'The Devil Is An Englishman' and 'Marijuana Assasian Of Youth' are both completely insane rock riots, with Hackett malevolently sinister on the former, and playing the Batman theme on his guitar on the later...

And to round off, as always their is a set of stirring instrumental pieces, from nylon guitar songs like 'Wind, Sand And Stars', 'If Only You Knew' and 'The Moon Under Water' to world music epic 'The Silk Road' and the atmospheric 'Pollution B'.

Oh and there is just time for some full on blues with 'Fire Island' and some Irish folk with 'Come Away' and surrealist jazz with the muted and moody 'Frozen Statues'.

This special edition version of 'To Watch The Storms' ios beautifully packaged, with great artwork by Hackett's girlfriend/artist Kim Poor, and sleve notes by the man himself for every track. If you want diversity, complexity and beauty, this is the album for you, i HIGHLY recommend this album.

4 out of 5 stars Close but no cigar ..........2005-04-29

It's no "Darktown" but it's good .....

I'd recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Hackett's Best Work, but..........2004-06-28

Let's face it; all of us reading and writing these reviews of Steve's music are his fans. We're seeing more grey each day, we are at or rapidly approaching the big 5-0, and like the rest of the world, we are not who we were. Neither is Steve. His composition continues to expand as it matures, he still can pull off phrases, trills, licks, riffs and tricks that surprise. He is still the finest guitarist ever recorded. Yet even that--the core of what draws us all to his music, his playing--is starting to sound...similar. Time really does march on, and it did--on all of us. Even so, this album is simply remarkable. I know lots of us complained that "Darktown"'s protracted birth resulted in a fractured sound, yet for most it was a return to form. With "To Watch The Storms," that form is reshaped, redefined and recast into something even more solid. This is the best work Steve has ever produced. And like anyone who would actually read this, I've been there for all of it. But there's the problem. He's already got us. I doubt Steve's audience is growing. My guess it will continue to be us and only us throughout his career. Hopefully, that suits him. Yet it does mean he may never grace our shores again. Our "youthful" American promoters may never envision profits in offering U.S. gigs to this profound artist. So our long, hopeful dream of a full-fledged tour over here gets more fanciful with each new candle on the cake. At least while we continue to dream we can listen to this great album.

3 out of 5 stars Don't Judge the CD by the Cover.......2004-06-23

I've been a long time prog rock fan, since it's beginning, and Genesis was, and still is my all time favorite. I search the internet constantly in the hope of finding music which will not necessarily "bring me back", but preferably take me forward. Steve Hackett has continued to amaze me with a great deal of his solo work, but, and here comes the big "but", TO WATCH THE STORMS, was a huge disappointment. So many of the tracks on this venture are just too experimentally blasé, very introspective, and do not deliver the kind of sonic upheavals that I count on Steve to give me, as he is only one of the few musicians who can still make me say "wow". There's very little wow on this cd, though die hard fans who insist that sounding the same is better than breaking new ground will probably disagree. The cd packaging is exceptional, the only real "wow" this collection of contemplative ballads has to offer. But, with Steve, I will never give up that he will produce another compilation that will take my breath away.
To Watch the Storms
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    		To Watch the Storms
    Steve Hackett
    Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Progressive RockProgressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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    Similar Items:
    1. Please Don't Touch!
    2. Wild Orchids

    ASIN: B000095IWI
    Release Date: 2003-06-17

    Tracks:

    1. Strutton Ground
    2. Circus of Becoming
    3. The Devil Is An Englishman
    4. Frozen Statues
    5. Mechanical Bride
    6. Wind, Sand and Stars
    7. Brand New
    8. This World
    9. Rebecca
    10. The Silk Road
    11. Come Away
    12. The Moon Under Water
    13. Serpentine Song

    Album Details

    Steve Hackett was a Key Member of the Much Loved Classic Genesis and Has Continued to Pursue a Successful Solo Career. He Enjoys the Support of a Loyal and Committed Fanbase.
    To Watch the Storms
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		To Watch the Storms
      Steve Hackett
      Manufacturer: Universal
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000BHJA1
      Release Date: 2003-10-06

      Tracks:

      1. Strutton Ground
      2. Brand New
      3. This World
      4. Circus of Becoming
      5. Devil Is an Englishman
      6. Frozen Statues
      7. Mechanical Bride
      8. Wind, Sand and Stars
      9. Rebecca
      10. Silk Road
      11. Come Away
      12. Moon Under Water
      13. Serpentine Song
      14. Flame
      15. Pollution B
      16. Fire Island
      17. If You Only Knew

      Album Description

      Japanese edition of 2003 album by prog-rocker & former guitarist for Genesis, features 17 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, 'Flame', 'Pollution B', 'Fire Island' & 'If You Only Knew'. Universal.

      Album Details

      Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track
      To Watch the Storms
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        		To Watch the Storms
        Steve Hackett
        Manufacturer: Universal Japan
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        Progressive RockProgressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000CDLAV
        Release Date: 2003-09-16

        Tracks:

        1. Strutton Ground
        2. Brand New
        3. This World
        4. Circus of Becoming
        5. Devil Is an Englishman
        6. Frozen Statues
        7. Mechanical Bride
        8. Wind, Sand and Stars
        9. Rebecca
        10. Silk Road
        11. Come Away
        12. Moon Under Water
        13. Serpentine Song
        14. Flame
        15. Pollution B
        16. Fire Island
        17. If You Only Knew
        To Watch The Storms [Limited Edition]
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          		To Watch The Storms [Limited Edition]
          Hackett , and Steve
          Manufacturer: Inside Out
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000LX0M0Y

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