02/08/2026
💿《VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE》
🎸 STEVE HACKETT
⏳️ 1975 (Debut Album)
🎧https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXG1JK9gqjpK8NVK24ufWjUbzocAr_Ou&si=OEQwqD98lAaLRApw
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📝一張極具特色,包括樂器聲音和音樂風格,充分展現了STEVE HACKETT於GENESIS樂隊以外的個人風格,雖然GENESIS樂隊成員PHIL COLLINS與MIKE RUTHEFORD有份參予,但大碟的獨特性、複雜性和像有一股冒險的精神,絕對是STEVE HACKETT的個人音樂作品。
開首以極具衝擊力的開場拉開序幕,複雜郤引人入勝的吉他演奏猶如畫龍點晴,加上PHIL COLLINS鼓聲舆JOHN HACKETT的長笛,令音樂更具爆發力!激烈的節奏變化、鐘聲、强勁的低音吉他和精彩絕倫的吉他段落不斷推進,不斷躍動你的靈魂!
是首優美的長笛和吉他曲,帶有STEVE HACKETT在GENESIS時期發展出來一種神秘、令人難忘的聲音,卻似乎用了另一種方式演繹,令人愉悅。
<A Tower Struck Down>一曲有股侵略性和攻擊性的氣味,MIKE RUTHERFORD與PERCY JONES的低音吉他功不可沒!STEVE HACKETT 的吉他再次令人驚嘆!
特別一提,STEVE HACKETT在和PHIL COLLINS 在二人的歌聲都顯得格外真摰、動聽!
SALLY OLDFIELD在尾曲<Shadow of the Hierophant>中獻唱!其清澈且富有感染力的歌聲令人陶醉,但霎時被一戲劇性的段落打斷……隨後SALLY OLDFIELD歌聲再次響起,今次是漸進的,為隨後一段複雜的樂器演奏作準備…..STEVE HACKETT精湛的吉他演奏再次呈現,樂手隨後加入,那一刻,直到結尾,歌曲的節奏變化萬千,氣氛各異,卻彼此交融….最後,STEVE HACKETT再次以他獨特的風格演奏,在mellotron 、鐘聲以及其他樂手的伴奏下,呈現出一段精彩絕倫、極具戲劇張力的結尾,為這張精彩的作品畫上完美句號!
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🎚TRACKLIST:
1. Ace of Wands
2. Hands of the Priestess, Part I
3. A Tower Struck Down
4. Hands of the Priestess, Part II
5. The Hermit
6. Star of Sirius
7. The Lovers
8. Shadow of the Hierophant
🎛MUSICIANS:
• Steve Hackett - electric & acoustic guitar, mellotron, harmonium, bells, autoharp, vocals (5), effects, arrangements & co-producer
With:
• Sally Oldfield - vocals (8,10)
• John Acock - synthesizer, mellotron, harmonium, piano, co-producer
• Mike Rutherford - bass, 12-string guitar
• Percy Jones - bass (3)
• Johnny Gustafson - bass (6)
• Phil Collins - drums, vibes, percussion, vocals (6)
• John Hackett - flute, synthesizer, bells
• Robin Miller - oboe (6), cor anglais (5)
• Nigel Warren-Green - cello (5)