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“Some fans preferred it to Genesis… I had record labels asking for my next album, and half a band forbidding me from doing it”: The unexpected consequences of Steve Hackett’s Voyage Of The Acolyte

Steve Hackett in 1975.

In 1971, 20-year-old Steve Hackett made his debut with Genesis. His imaginative guitar work became a key feature of their 70s sound – but when Peter Gabriel departed, his own future with the band came into question. The situation came to a head after the release of Hackett’s 1975 solo debut, Voyage Of The Acolyte.


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