Some people are always ready for more supper. Sure, it’s been a bit hard on the wallet – he seems to create a new tour and release a live album every time there’s an ‘R’ in the month – but there’s still an enthusiastic market for his trips down musical memory lane. Well I say you’re all full of bull – he’s very successfully done both, interspersing his nostalgic activities with new recordings that do full justice to his songwriting and neck-wringing abilities. Some people think he shouldn’t be trading on past glories, and should instead concentrate on making new music. I saw him a few years ago at Hammersmith and the old Odeon was packed to the rafters with blokes round about my age, tears streaming down their faces, bellowing “Touch me now, now, now, now, NOW!” Yes, in hindsight, it does seem rather disturbing… And why not? He had a hand in their creation so he certainly has a right to play them – and none of the others who were involved seem interested. For the last decade or so, Steve Hackett has been making a very nice living, thank you very much, by dusting off old Genesis classics in front of appreciative audiences across the world.
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