Time: 54:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Rock
Art: Front
1. Fallen Walls and Pedestals [ 2:17]
2. Beasts in Our Time [ 6:21]
3. Under the Eye of the Sun [ 7:07]
4. Underground Railroad [ 6:22]
5. Those Golden Wings [11:19]
6. Shadow and Flame [ 4:24]
7. Hungry Years [ 4:34]
8. Descent [ 4:20]
9. Conflict [ 2:36]
10. Peace [ 5:03]
Take a look at Steve Hackett’s output over the last 10 years: six “rock” studio albums, one classical studio album, five live albums (actually six if you count the DVD that didn’t have a companion CD release), a collaboration with Chris Squire, and two expertly curated box sets focusing on earlier periods on his career. That excludes many guest appearances and collaborations, and doesn’t even mention the number of tours he has undertaken. For someone you could mistakenly class as a “heritage artist”, he is very much in the present. 2019 brings this new album, 160 tour dates (mixing the “Selling England by the Pound” album, his iconic “Spectral Mornings” album plus new music)… and who knows what else.
‘At The Edge Of The Light’ shows that Hackett is still an explorer and, unlike many of his peers, the stream of new music has not stopped. His global touring brings with it the fulfillment that musicians enjoying bringing their work to adoring crowds, but also exposes Steve to the countries and locations that provide inspiration to this continually creative artist. So in keeping with a lot of his back catalogue, the album is not stuck with a single genre or style or line up – Hackett populates his audio canvas with the sounds and players who bring his vision to life. A glance at the credits show instruments such as sitar, didgeridoo, violin, tar, duduk, door and flute woven in along with the traditional rock instruments. While Hackett’s core touring band members (Roger King, Jonas Reingold, Rob Townsend and Gary O’Toole) feature, you also have appearances by Nick D’Virgilio, Simon Phillips, the McBroom sister, and his brother John amongst the cast – the album is cast like a movie with the best person for the job being employed for that moment.
At The Edge Of Light
‘At The Edge Of The Light’ shows that Hackett is still an explorer and, unlike many of his peers, the stream of new music has not stopped. His global touring brings with it the fulfillment that musicians enjoying bringing their work to adoring crowds, but also exposes Steve to the countries and locations that provide inspiration to this continually creative artist. So in keeping with a lot of his back catalogue, the album is not stuck with a single genre or style or line up – Hackett populates his audio canvas with the sounds and players who bring his vision to life. A glance at the credits show instruments such as sitar, didgeridoo, violin, tar, duduk, door and flute woven in along with the traditional rock instruments. While Hackett’s core touring band members (Roger King, Jonas Reingold, Rob Townsend and Gary O’Toole) feature, you also have appearances by Nick D’Virgilio, Simon Phillips, the McBroom sister, and his brother John amongst the cast – the album is cast like a movie with the best person for the job being employed for that moment.
At The Edge Of Light
