''Genesis Revisited II'' is the 22nd studio album by musician

Steve Hackett Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English guitarist who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis (band), Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three l ...

, released on 22 October 2012 by

Inside Out Music Inside Out Music is a German progressive rock record label originally based in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles. In 2009, it formed a partnership with Cen ...

label. It is a sequel to his 1996 album '' Genesis Revisited'' and largely consists of reworked versions of songs originally by

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Religion * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of humankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Bo ...

with a variety of guest vocalists.

Track listing

Personnel

– guitars, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – V: "Willow Farm"; disc 2, track 10) *

Mikael Åkerfeldt Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (; born 17 April 1974)Mikael Åkerfeldt
, Op ...

– vocals (disc 1, track 3 – I: "Lover's Leap" & IV: "How Dare I Be So Beautiful?") * Nad Sylvan – vocals (disc 1, track 1 & 8; disc 2, track 4) *

Nik Kershaw Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the decade, i ...

– vocals (disc 1, track 4) *

Conrad Keely Conrad Keely (born 15 May 1972) is a musician, artist, and writer known primarily as the lead singer for the American rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. Background Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England of Irish and Thai ...

– vocals (disc 1, track 3 – III: "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men") *Amanda Lehmann – guitar, vocals (disc 2, tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11) *

Francis Dunnery Francis Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner. Dunnery was the lead singer and guitarist for British prog- pop band It Bites between 1982 and 1990. Since 1990 he has ...

– guitar, vocals (disc 1, tracks 3 – VII: "As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men's Feet)" & 5) *

Steven Wilson Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band Porcupine Tree, as well as being a member of several other bands, including Blackfield, Storm Corrosi ...

– guitar (disc 2, track 11), vocals (disc 1, track 9) *

Jakko Jakszyk Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk ( , born Michael Lee Curran, 8 June 1958) is an English musician, record producer, and actor. He has released several solo albums as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as lead singer and se ...

– guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 3) *

Roine Stolt Roine Stolt (born 5 September 1956) is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer. A major figure in Sweden's rock history, Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the ...

– guitar (disc 2, track 2) *

Steve Rothery Steven Rothery (born 25 November 1959) is an English musician who is the original guitarist and the longest continuous member of the progressive rock band Marillion. Outside Marillion, Rothery has recorded two albums as part of the duo The Wis ...

– guitar (disc 1, track 4) * Djabe – (Ferenc Kovács – trumpet, violin, vocals, Attila Égerházi – guitar, percussion, Zoltán Kovács – piano, keyboards, Tamás Barabás – bass guitar, Szilárd Banai – drums) : (disc 2, track 10) *Roger King – keyboards (disc 1, tracks 1 & 3–10; disc 2, tracks 1–11) * Simon Collins (

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...

' son) – keyboard, vocals (disc 1, track 3 – II: "The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man" & VI: "Apocalypse in 9/8") * Dave Kerzner – keyboards (disc 1, track 3) *Nick Magnus – keyboards (disc 2, track 10) *

Neal Morse Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful ...

– keyboards, vocals (disc 2, track 2) *Jo Lehmann – backing vocals *Dick Driver – double bass (disc 1, tracks 1 & 10; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9) *

John Wetton John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Although he was left-handed, he was known for his skilled right-handed bass playing as well as his booming baritone voice. He was a member ...

– bass, guitar, vocals (disc 2, track 8) *Phil Mulford – bass (disc 2, tracks 1 & 8) *

Nick Beggs Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 270-271) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Go ...

– bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, track 9; disc 2, tracks 4, 7 & 11) *

Lee Pomeroy Lee Pomeroy is an English musician, best known for performing bass guitar and backing vocals with several artists, including Jeff Lynne's ELO, It Bites, Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman, Take That, Steve Hackett and Chris ...

– bass, Chapman stick (disc 1, tracks 3–8; disc 2, track 2) *Gary O'Toole – drums, percussion (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, & 6–10; disc 2, tracks 1, 2, 4–11), vocals (disc 1, track 6 & 7; disc 2, track 1, 4) *

Jeremy Stacey Jeremy Stacey (born 27 September 1963) is a British drummer and keyboard player. His early works included the 1990s band The Lemon Trees (with twin brother Paul Stacey on guitars, Guy Chambers and others) and Denzil (band), Denzil. He has also ...

– drums (disc 1, track 3 & 5) *Rachel Ford – cello (disc 1, track 1; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9) *Christine Townsend – violin, viola (disc 1, track 1 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1 & 9) * John Hackett – flute (disc 1, tracks 1, 4, 5 & 10; disc 2, tracks 2 & 9) *Rob Townsend – saxophone, flute and blown sundries (disc 1, tracks 5, 8 & 9; disc 2, tracks 1, 7, 10 & 11) *Photographic artwork by Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini

Genesis Revisited II: Selection

''Genesis Revisited II: Selection'' is a selection of songs that appear on the 2012 cover album by musician

. It was released in May 2013 by Inside Out Music. It includes eight of the songs included on the original album, plus a previously unreleased version of "Carpet Crawlers"; featuring former

vocalist Ray Wilson.Steve Hackett official web site : http://www.hackettsongs.com/news/newsAlbum8.html

Track listing

"Selection" personnel

* Lee Pomeroy – bass (track 1, 3, 4) * Ray Wilson – vocals (track 1) * Nick Beggs – bass (track 2, 6, 7) * Nad Sylvan – vocals (track 2) * John Hackett – flute (track 3, 4) * Steve Rothery – guitar (track 3) * Nick Kershaw – vocals (track 3) * Jeremy Stacey – drums (track 4) * Rob Townsend –

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly small ...

(track 4, 6, 9),

whistle A whistle is a musical instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It is a type of Fipple, fipple flute, and may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a s ...

(track 4, 6, 7) * Francis Dunnery – vocals (track 4) * Amanda Lehmann –

harmony vocals Vocal harmony is a style of vocal music in which a consonant note or notes are simultaneously sung as a main melody in a predominantly homophonic texture. Vocal harmonies are used in many subgenres of European art music, including Classical ...

(track 5, 8), vocals (track 6) * Jakko Jakszyk – vocals (track 5) * Steven Wilson – guitar (track 6), vocals (track 7) * Christine Townsend – violin, viola (track 7, 9) * Phil Mulford – bass (track 8, 9) * John Wetton – vocals (track 8) * Rachel Ford – cello (track 9) * Dick Driver – double bass (track 9) * Gary O'Toole – vocals (track 9)

Charts

References

External links

Official siteAllmusic pageDiscogs page
2012 albums Steve Hackett albums 2013 albums Genesis (band) tribute albums Inside Out Music albums Sequel albums Long stubs with short prose {{2010s-progressive-rock-album-stub