DRIFTING SUN: Trip the Life Fantastic
Being a big
fan of Genesis (up to 1977 only), it is rather logical to have a great respect
for Steve Hackett, despite the fact that his solo albums weren’t as good as I
would wish for. (There are some exceptions of course).
This is one
of the most beautiful and pleasant to listen to albums of 2015.
Almost 10
months ago I wrote a rather detailed article about this album, so
there is no reason to write more I think, especially since my opinion hasn't changed a bit.
Just take a
look here: http://gfreedomathina.blogspot.gr/2015/04/drifting-sun-trip-life-fantastic-2015.html
TOTALLY RECOMMENDED!
STEVE HACKETT: Wolflight
Being a big
fan of Genesis (up to 1977 only), it is rather logical to have a great respect
for Steve Hackett, despite the fact that his solo albums weren’t as good as I
would wish for. (There are some exceptions of course).
So, when I
learned about this new release of his, I didn’t pay so much attention to be
honest.
But I
couldn’t be more wrong, and here I am today, adding ‘Wolflight’ into my list
with the best albums of 2015.
‘Wolflight’
can be considered as a ‘concept’ album, and its main theme is the relationship
between a human and a wolf. For the
needs of the story, Mr. Hackett spent some time with wolves in order to be able
to understand their behavior and their reactions.
Wolflight
includes 10 tracks, and has a running time of almost an hour. For the needs of
the recordings Mr. Hackett used 6 musicians plus 4 guest ones, with Chris
Squire (Yes) being the biggest name on the list.
The album
has a rather dark atmosphere in general, and it includes some wonderful moments
that can be easily characterized as “jewels”. In my opinion, 2 of these “jewels” are: ‘Love Song to a Vampire’ and ‘Corycian
Fire’, which is about the birth of Dionysus in a cave in Ancient Greece.
There is no
need to write more on the subject, my opinion is to give ‘wolflight’ a careful
listening, and judge by yourselves. I believe it is an excellent work! Congratulations Mr. Hackett!
By clicking on the following link you can listen to 'Corycian Fire'
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