Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall is a live album by musician Steve Hackett. It was recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London, during the UK tour titled Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra, featuring both Hackett's regular band and the 41-piece Heart Of England Orchestra conducted by Bradley Thachuk. It features a full set from the show performed on 4 October 2018. The box set features the full live show across 2 CDs, with a Blu-ray featuring the full show, together with a documentary and three promo videos.

Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Live album by
Steve Hackett
Released25 October 2019
Recorded4 October 2018
VenueRoyal Festival Hall, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length114:32
LabelInside Out Music
Steve Hackett chronology
At the Edge of Light
(2019)		 Genesis Revisited Band & Orchestra: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(2019)

Critical reception

Dave Ling of Prog said the collection was "hardly your common or garden concert release" and praised Hackett's enthusiasm for the material, stating that he "and his ensemble treat [Genesis]'s early catalogue with all of the care and importance that it deserves".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Hackett, except where noted.

CD 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dance on a Volcano"
6:36
2."Out of the Body" 2:31
3."The Steppes" 7:17
4."Firth of Fifth"
10:45
5."Dancing with the Moonlit Knight"
  • Banks
  • Collins
  • Gabriel
  • Hackett
  • Rutherford
8:33
6."Acoustic Guitar Solo" 0:20
7."Blood on the Rooftops"
  • Hackett
  • Collins
5:54
8."Shadow of the Hierophant"
  • Hackett
  • Rutherford
11:27
Total length:53:23
CD 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In That Quiet Earth"
  • Banks
  • Collins
  • Hackett
  • Rutherford
5:20
2."Afterglow"Banks4:24
3."Serpentine Song" 7:11
4."El Niño"
  • Hackett
  • Roger King
4:04
5."Supper's Ready"
  • Banks
  • Collins
  • Gabriel
  • Hackett
  • Rutherford
28:01
6."The Musical Box"
  • Banks
  • Collins
  • Gabriel
  • Hackett
  • Rutherford
12:09
Total length:61:09
BluRay
No.TitleLength
1."Dance on a Volcano" 
2."Out of the Body" 
3."The Steppes" 
4."Firth of Fifth" 
5."Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" 
6."Acoustic Guitar Solo" 
7."Blood on the Rooftops" 
8."Shadow of the Hierophant" 
9."In That Quiet Earth" 
10."Afterglow" 
11."Serpentine Song" 
12."El Niño" 
13."Supper's Ready" 
14."The Musical Box" 
15."Behind the Scenes Documentary" 
16."Beasts in Our Time" (promotional video) 
17."Peace" (promotional video) 
18."Under the Eye of the Sun" (promotional video) 

Personnel

Band

  • Steve Hackett – guitar, vocals
  • Roger King – keyboards
  • John Wetton - lead vocals on Firth of Fifth
  • Nad Sylvan – vocals, tambourine
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, woodwind, percussion, vocals, keyboards, bass pedals
  • Jonas Reingold – bass, bass pedals, Variax, twelve-string guitar, vocals

Special guests

  • John Hackett
  • Amanda Lehmann

Heart of England Orchestra

  • Helen Fitzgerald – contractor
  • Bradley Thachuk – conductor

References
  1. Ling, Dave (22 October 2019). "Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited – Live At The Royal Albert Hall". Prog. Retrieved 16 April 2020.


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