Steve Hackett TO WATCH THE STORMS

Personnel includes: Steve Hackett (vocals, guitar, koto, harmonica, optigan, chimes); Rob Townshend (woodwinds, brass); Roger King (piano, organ, synthesizer, vocoder); Terry Gregory (bass, background vocals); Gary O'Toole (vocals, drums, electronic drums).The limited edition of TO WATCH THE STORMS includes four bonus tracks and a 44 page booklet.Steve Hackett's solo rock albums have grown few and far between from the '90s onward. So the release of To Watch the Storms was surrounded by a lot of expectations from fans and they shouldn't be disappointed. This is a wonderful record, full of touching, intelligent songs, stellar guitar playing, and great production. It continues in the same direction Hackett has been pursuing since Guitar Noir, a blend of mature songwriting, thoughtful arrangements, and odd rock numbers with progressive rock elements. Nothing needs to be taken out of this album. "Circus of Becoming" adds another example of Hackett's infatuation with quirky circus-sounding t