ONCE UPON A TIME...Defector

 

STEVE HACKETT  Defector  (Charisma,1980) - Progressive rock


     Defector is usually called the last of the four classic Steve Hackett albums. It shows a brilliant band taking up Steve’s songwriting ideas and giving them their own character. The album is darker than its predecessors and more political. The warmth and the magic of the “spectral morning” has given way to the cold and loneliness of The Steppes.
     Five instrumentals are balanced by five songs with wonderful vocals by Pete Hicks. The basic concept of showing a defector’s feelings as he starts over in a new culture is an allegory rather than a real story. Steve’s attempt to come to terms with the world of cold war remains vague. You could also see it as an exploration of the artist’s role in a commercialized society, yes, even as Steve coming to terms with his leaving Genesis (Time To Get Out, Leaving).
     Steve shows himself a jack of all trades. He combines jazz elements with prog an pop, quotes pre-war big band sounds and pays homage to classical music while sort of keeping touch with Genesis.

TRACKLIST : The Steppes
                   Time To Get Out
                   Slogans
                   Leaving
                   Two Vamps As Guests
                   Jacuzzi
                   Hammer In The Sand
                   The Toeast
                   The Show
                   Sentimental Institution

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