GTR
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, U.K.
September 14, 1986
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Lineage: FM Broadcast > (?) > cassette trade circa 1999
Transfer: Sony TC-WE475 > Microtrack II (96/24) > Wavelab (tracking and tweaking) > Flac Level 8
01 - Jekyll and Hyde 05:20
02 - Here I Wait 05:58
03 - Prizefighters 05:02
04 - DJ Banter 00:34
05 - Hackett To Bits 02:14
06 - Reach Out (Never Say No) 06:55
07 - When A Heart Rules The Mind 04:51
08 - DJ Banter 00:33
09 - Roundabout 08:44
10 - The Hunter (fades) 05:48
Total 45mn 59sc
Max Bacon lead vocals
Steve Hackett acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
Steve Howe acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
Jonathan Mover drums, percussion
Phil Spalding (R.I.P.) bass guitar, backing vocals
Phil Spalding died February 5, 2023, he was 65.
With Yes, Asia and solo albums you would think that Steve Howe had enough to keep him busy in the 1980s. Turns out he didn't, neither did Steve Hackett after leaving Genesis for a solo career. So what do you do, get a drummer, bassist and singer you already have 2 fantastic guitarists. I remember listening to an interview with the 2 Steves when they said they wanted to find a singer that could give the band an American sound. To do that they hire the British former lead vocalist of Bronz (the guy could hit some freakishly high notes in his day!). I guess they meant American sounding in the Styx, Journey kinda vibe. They tapped Marillion's former drummer Jonathan Mover and bassist Phil Spalding who's Prog-Rock cred was from playing with Mike Oldfield. Of course Steve Howe missed his Asia & Yes mates so Geoff Downes was brought in to produce. I bought the album after hearing "When the Heart Rules the Mind" and I love it, still play it am listening to it right now as I type this. The group failed to make a follow up album and the members went back to their other jobs.
The show is great performance wise but the tape suffers from his, radio background noise and simple age. Now that said do not be afraid to check this show out, it's still very listenable and enjoyable!!
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You can check out the bands other jobs by clicking Yes, Genesis, Steve Hackett, Marillion, Asia, or Anderson Wakeman Bruford & Howe. Let me know if you need any of those shows re-posted or a Turbobit mirror.
