{"id":6356,"date":"2016-12-15T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T12:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/12\/15\/steve-hackett-to-release-new-album\/"},"modified":"2016-12-15T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T12:53:10","slug":"steve-hackett-to-release-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/12\/15\/steve-hackett-to-release-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Hackett To Release New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fath2-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/11751961_10153104063733590_1556434467351018440_n.jpg?oh=57e8d2ae59721263cd18022607969e83&amp;oe=58E3BBB1\" border=\"0\" width=\"209\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>Guitar virtuoso and rock legend, Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis), releases his latest album The Night Siren on Friday, March 24th 2017, through InsideOut Music (Sony).\u00a0 As implied in the title, The Night Siren is a wake-up call\u2026the warning of a siren sounding in this era of strife and division.  <!--more-->  <br \/>The Night Siren showcases Steve\u2019s incredible guitar as strongly as ever, along with musicians from several different countries, who Steve invited to join him in celebrating multicultural diversity and unity.\u00a0 This includes singers from Israel and Palestine, who both actively campaign to bring Jewish and Arabic people together.\u00a0 There are also instrumentals from the USA and Iraq, and a multiplicity of sounds, including the exotic strains of Indian sitar and Middle Eastern tar and oud, the ethnic beauty of the Peruvian charango, and the haunting Celtic Uilleann pipes. <\/p>\n<p>Steve is widely travelled, making friends everywhere he goes, and has always embraced multicultural diversity. In these times of unrest, he has been inspired to express his belief that the world needs more empathy and unity.\u00a0 His wish to involve a range of musical sounds, instruments, musicians and singers from different parts of the world is both a development of his eclectic approach to music and shows how people can be brought together, even from war-torn regions.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about his latest work, Steve says, \u201cThis latest waxing represents a bird\u2019s eye view of the world of a musical migrant ignoring borders and celebrating our common ancestry with a unity of spirit, featuring musicians, singers and instruments from all over the world.\u00a0 From territorial frontiers to walled-up gateways, boundaries often hold back the tide.\u00a0 But while the night siren wails, music breaches all defences. To quote Plato, \u2018When the music changes, the walls of the city shake\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musical journey takes us from \u2018Behind the Smoke\u2019, focusing on the plight of refugees throughout the ages, to the penultimate track \u2018West to East\u2019 which reflects on the damage of war and the hope for a better world. <br \/>From personal to universal, the themes celebrate the life force, breaking free from chains of repression.<\/p>\n<p>Full Track Listing:<br \/>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Behind the Smoke<br \/>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Martian Sea<br \/>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fifty Miles from the North Pole<br \/>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 El Ni\u00f1o<br \/>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Other Side of the Wall<br \/>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anything but Love<br \/>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inca Terra<br \/>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In Another Life<br \/>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the Skeleton Gallery<br \/>10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West to East<br \/>11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Gift<\/p>\n<p>In addition to singers Kobi and Mira (Israeli and Palestinian), also featured on the album are Nick D&#8217;Virgilio (drums) from the USA, Malik Mansurov (Tar) from Azerbaijan &amp; Gulli Breim (drums &amp; percussion) from Iceland, along with regular Hackett collaborators: Roger King, Nad Sylvan, Gary O&#8217;Toole, Rob Townsend and Amanda Lehmann.\u00a0 Additional musicians who add to the rich flavour of the album are Christine Townsend (violin &amp; viola), Dick Driver (double bass) and Troy Donockley (Celtic Uilleann).\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Steve Hackett is returning with an exciting new show, Genesis Revisited with Classic Hackett, for a 13 date North American tour in February and March 2017.\u00a0 <br \/>Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic Genesis album, Wind and Wuthering, Steve and his band will be performing several tracks from the album as well as fan favourites such as \u2018The Musical Box\u2019 and other Genesis numbers never performed before by Steve&#8217;s band including \u2018Inside &amp; Out\u2019, \u2018One For The Vine\u2019 and \u2018Anyway\u2019 as well as material from The Night Siren.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed tour dates are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, February 14th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 City Winery\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nashville, TN<br \/>Wednesday, February 15th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 City Winery\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nashville, TN<br \/>Friday, February 17th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Victoria Theater\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newark, NJ<br \/>Saturday, February 18th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Theatre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ithaca, NY<br \/>Wednesday,February 22nd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ridgefield Playhouse\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ridgefield, CT<br \/>Thursday, February, 23rd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NYCB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Westbury, NY<br \/>Friday, February 24th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Santander PAC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading, PA, <br \/>Saturday, February 25th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Playstation Theater\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York, NY<br \/>Sunday, February 26th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wilbur Theatre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston, MA<br \/>Tuesday, February 28th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 Monroe Live\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grand Rapids, MI<br \/>Wednesday, March 1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Royal Oak Music Theatre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Royal Oak, MI<br \/>Thursday, March 2nd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Oakville Centre\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oakville, Ontario, Canada<br \/>Friday, March 3rd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kleinhans Music Hall\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buffalo, NY<\/p>\n<p>The Night Siren will be released through Inside Out Music on Friday, March 24th in the following formats:<\/p>\n<p>Special Edition CD\/Blu-Ray Digipak featuring 5.1 surround sound mix &amp; &#8220;Making of&#8230;\u201d feature.<br \/>Standard Jewel case CD.<br \/>Digital Download.<\/p>\n<p>Source: www.hackettsongs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guitar virtuoso and rock legend, Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis), releases his latest album The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}