Steve Hackett duking it out with Paul Gilbert and Nuno Bettencourt

[Blazer]

Well in the seventies Steve Hackett was one of the proto shredders, I urge all of you to check out all the old Genesis albums from "Nursery cryme" up to "Wind and wuthering" to hear stellar guitar tracks.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bUo0RFJ6CTU

And here he is showing the youngsters how it's done.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr59QKx80X8

[skorb]

if you say so

[AdRock]

Uhhhh, yea, he was shredding like a madman..

[jwoods986]

I couldn't get through more than half of Darktown, wtf was that?

[Top Jimmy B]

Sorry dude, but I thought that was terrible. Hackett has had some good moments but he's not the guy to school Gilbert or Bettencourt - he doesn't come close.

[destructin_od]

he must sell his guitar and buy a turn table or a keyboard.

[ripley156]

I couldn't get through more than half of Darktown, wtf was that?

Lol! Right On!

+100

[Endrik]

better watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm9pricDqSc

[Endrik]

Hackett has had some good moments but he's not the guy to school Gilbert or Bettencourt

SOME??????

all the early Genesis catalouge has had way more impact in the world of music than any gilberto's arpeggios

[AdRock]

better watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm9pricDqSc

Someone give me that 3 minutes of my life back.

[jwoods986]

SOME??????

all the early Genesis catalouge has had way more impact in the world of music than any gilberto's arpeggios

Really? Ask 99% of people to name a Gabriel-era Genesis tune and see what kind of answer you get. What? Peter Gabriel was in Genesis? Phil Collins wasn't always the singer? etc. etc.

At least if you say To Be With You, people have heard the song. An easy to play song which, interestingly, is devoid of any "Gilbert Arpeggios".

And if you want to talk 70s prog, Yes/Howe smokes Genesis/Hackett any day of the week.

[Endrik]

Really? Ask 99% of people to name a Gabriel-era Genesis tune and see what kind of answer you get. What? Peter Gabriel was in Genesis? Phil Collins wasn't always the singer? etc. etc.

At least if you say To Be With You, people have heard the song. An easy to play song which, interestingly, is devoid of any "Gilbert Arpeggios".

And if you want to talk 70s prog, Yes/Howe smokes Genesis/Hackett any day of the week.

oh really... how many bands have been influenced by Genesis and how many by Mr. Big... hey I Love Mr. Big but gimme a break... Genesis made a lot of changes in music.

Howe and Yes is great... one of my favs. but they don't smoke Genesis in any way... it's not another stupid wankfest contest... both have made some brilliant music... unlike in today's prog metal, the musicians in real prog rock don't smoke eachother.... totally different generation

[markb]

Genesis the band was influential, but it doesn't neccesarily mean Hackett the guitarist was. He has his fans etc etc, but he in terms of sheer influence, he is a relatively minor figure.
And so is Gilbert, all things considered. Only a guitarist, and a certain type of guitarist at that, would know who Gilbert is.

Forgetting all of that, and just sticking the two of them on stage together, Hackett cannot school Gilbert. Gilbert is too advanced a musician for anyone to really 'school' in the silly manner that the thread implies.

[Endrik]

Yngwie is a die-hard Hackett fan, Gilbert stoled a lot of shit from Yngwie
EVH learned some stuff from Hackett, Gilbert stoled a lot of shit from EVH too

[Accept2]

How can someone be so uncool while holding a guitar? Johnny Ramone was way cooler than all those guys. If someone wants to dig up the corpse Im sure the Zombie Ramone would be cooler too...........