Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English guitarist who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before leaving to pursue a solo career. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. Hackett released his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, in 1975 while still a member of Genesis. After a series of further solo albums beginning in 1978, Hackett co‑founded the supergroup GTR with Steve Howe in 1986. The group released the self‑titled album GTR, which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and produced the Top 20 single “When the Heart Rules the Mind”. When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded. He then resumed his solo career and has continued to release albums and tour worldwide on a regular basis. Hackett’s body of work encompasses many styles; in addition to his contributions to progressive rock, he has explored pop, blues, world music and classical music on his solo recordings. According to Guitar World, “Hackett’s early explorations of two‑handed tapping and sweep picking were far ahead of their time, and influenced Eddie Van Halen and Brian May.” Other guitarists influenced by Hackett include Alex Lifeson and Steve Rothery.
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& Steve Rothery – The Black Sea
How Can I?
Narnia
Please Don’t Touch
Firth of Fifth
Carpet Crawlers feat. Ray Wilson
Los Endos (Live at The Royal Albert Hall)
Blood On The Rooftops
The Show
Hammer in the Sand
Clocks
Entangled (Live at Hammersmith)
Kim
Shadow of the Hierophant
Aisle of Plenty
Spectral Mörings
Genesis Medley
Introducing Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited II
Summer’s Breath
A Place Called Freedom
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