It’s 12 years since prog luminaries Steve Hackett and Chris Squire released what was then a much-anticipated collaboration. Well-received in 2012, appreciation of this reissued version may well be heightened due to the enduring strength of the material; and because the death of Squire in 2015 means a follow-up can never be made.
The omnipresence of Hackett collaborator Roger King – on keyboards, in the producer’s chair and as co-writer on every single track – tilts the balance towards the feel of the former Genesis guitarist’s solo oeuvre, rather than the output of his four-stringed compatriot. This manifests as a stately, spooky grandiosity.
