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''Genesis Revisited II'' is the 22nd studio album by musician Steve Hackett, released on 22 October 2012 by Inside Out Music label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album ''
Genesis Revisited ''Genesis Revisited'', called ''Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited'' in the US, is the 12th studio album by Steve Hackett, paying tribute to his former band, Genesis. It mainly features songs originally released by Genesis during Hackett's ...
'' and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by
Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
with a variety of guest vocalists.


Track listing


Personnel

* Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – V: "Willow Farm"; disc 2, track 10) * Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – I: "Lover's Leap" & IV: "How Dare I Be So Beautiful?") *
Nad Sylvan Nad Sylvan is a U.S. born Swedish progressive rock musician and songwriter, who is currently the vocalist in Steve Hackett’s band Genesis Revisited and has also maintained a solo career and collaborations with several other musicians. Backgr ...
– vocals (disc 1, track 1 & 8; disc 2, track 4) * Nik Kershaw – vocals (disc 1, track 4) * Conrad Keely – vocals (disc 1, track 3 – III: "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men") *Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals (disc 2, tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11) * Francis Dunnery – guitar, vocals (disc 1, tracks 3 – VII: "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)" & 5) * Steven Wilson – guitar (disc 2, track 11), vocals (disc 1, track 9) * Jakko Jakszyk – guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 3) *
Roine Stolt Roine Stolt (born 5 September 1956) is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer. A major figure in Sweden's rock history, Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 19 ...
– guitar (disc 2, track 2) * Steve Rothery – guitar (disc 1, track 4) *Djabe – (Ferenc Kovács – trumpet, violin, vocals, Attila Égerházi – guitar, percussion, Zoltán Kovács – piano, keyboards, Tamás Barabás – bass guitar, Szilárd Banai – drums) : (disc 2, track 10) *Roger King – keyboards (disc 1, tracks 1 & 3–10; disc 2, tracks 1–11) *
Simon Collins Simon Philip Nando Collins (born 14 September 1976) is a British-Canadian drummer and the former lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wi ...
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Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
' son) – keyboard, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – II: "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" & VI: "Apocalypse in 9/8") *
Dave Kerzner David Nathaniel Kerzner (born July 10, 1968) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and sound designer as well as founder of the sound sampling development company Sonic Reality Inc. Along with Simon Collins, Kerzner is the co-founder o ...
– keyboards (disc 1, track 3) *
Nick Magnus Nick Magnus (born 1 February 1955 in Emsworth, Hampshire, England) is a British keyboard player, songwriter, composer, arranger, engineer and producer. He is from the progressive school of keyboard players, mostly associated with instrumental a ...
– keyboards (disc 2, track 10) * Neal Morse – keyboards, vocals (disc 2, track 2) *Jo Lehmann – backing vocals *Dick Driver – double bass (disc 1, tracks 1 & 10; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9) *
John Wetton John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Known for his dexterous bass playing and booming baritone voice, Wetton first gained fame in the early 1970s. Wetton was the singer and p ...
– bass, guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 8) *Phil Mulford – bass (disc 2, tracks 1 & 8) * Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, track 9; disc 2, tracks 4, 7 & 11) * Lee Pomeroy – bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, tracks 3–8; disc 2, track 2) *Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, & 6–10; disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 4–11), vocals (disc 1, track 6 & 7; disc 2, track 1, 4) * Jeremy Stacey – drums (disc 1, track 3 & 5) *Rachel Ford – cello (disc 1, track 1; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9) *Christine Townsend – violin, viola (disc 1, track 1 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9) * John Hackett – flute (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10; disc 2, tracks 2 & 9) *Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute and blown sundries (disc 1, tracks 5, 8 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1, 7 & 11) *Photographic artwork by Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini


Genesis Revisited II: Selection

''Genesis Revisited II: Selection'' is a selection of songs that appear on the 2012 cover album by musician Steve Hackett. It was released in May 2013 by Inside Out Music. It includes eight of the songs included on the original album, plus a previously unreleased version of "Carpet Crawlers"; featuring former
Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
vocalist Ray Wilson.Steve Hackett official web site : http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsAlbum8.html


Track listing


"Selection" Personnel

* Lee Pomeroy – bass (track 1, 3, 4) * Ray Wilson – vocals (track 1) * Nick Beggs – bass (track 2, 6, 7) * Nad Sylvan – vocals (track 2) * John Hackett – flute (track 3, 4) * Steve Rothery – guitar (track 3) * Nick Kershaw – vocals (track 3) * Jeremy Stacey – drums (track 4) * Rob Townsend –
soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...
(track 4, 6, 9), whistle (track 4, 6, 7) * Francis Dunnery – vocals (track 4) * Amanda Lehmann – harmony vocals (track 5, 8), vocals (track 6) * Jakko Jakszyk – vocals (track 5) * Steven Wilson – guitar (track 6), vocals (track 7) * Christine Townsend – violin, viola (track 7, 9) * Phil Mulford – bass (track 8, 9) * John Wetton – vocals (track 8) * Rachel Ford – cello (track 9) * Dick Driver – double bass (track 9) * Gary O'Toole – vocals (track 9)


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