Please Don't Touch!

Please Don't Touch! Artist: Steve Hackett
Label: Astralwerks
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 094633722224
EAN: 0094633722224
ASIN: B000AM1TH6


Release Date: 2005-09-20

Please Don't Touch!


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Tracks:

  1. Narnia
  2. Carry On Up The Vicarage
  3. Racing In A
  4. Kim
  5. How Can I?
  6. Hoping Love Will Last
  7. Land Of A Thousand Autumns
  8. Please Don't Touch
  9. The Voice OF Necam
  10. Icarus Ascending
  11. Narnia (John Perry Vocal Version)
  12. Land Of A Thousand Autumns/Please Don't Touch (Live)
  13. Narnia (Alternate Version)

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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:

4 out of 5 stars 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.

4 out of 5 stars "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 !!!

4 out of 5 stars 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.

4 out of 5 stars

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