Search - Steve Hackett :: Darktown

Steve's best so far

booboo bear | 09/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Twenty-nine years of growth in his composition, technique and arrangements have produced this, Steve Hackett's best work to date. This artist is much more than a musician yet his musicianship is unmatched. Over the years, he has written some of the most captivating music of any genre. Steve's work carries the listener away, as music is meant to do. It is impossible to say "Darktown" is his best work, because his work is all good. But it is his newest, and certainly his most mature. It is his best. Thank you, Steve. Be happy."

Dark, indeed

04/01/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This one is interesting, and is a departure from his recentclassically based efforts. It is dark and moody."Darktown" and "in memorium" are fantastic pieces, and certianly worth the purchase price on their own. However, there are some seriously dodgy tunes on this album that I have a difficult time sitting through. For example, "The golden age of steam" needed to be left on the cutting floor. If you have never heard Hackett, or merely interested in his stuff, get "There are many sides to the night" and "Midsummernight's Dream." Both are classically based, The later with full orchestra, and are absolutely brilliant. This album is for the hard core only, like me. I even got mine signed! (Get down.)"