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Beyond the Shrouded Horizon

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Beyond the Shrouded Horizon
Studio album by
Released26 September 2011
Recorded2010–2011
GenreProgressive rock
Length57:52
LabelWolfwork/InsideOut Music/Century Media/WHD Entertainment (Japan)
ProducerSteve Hackett
Roger King
Steve Hackett chronology
Live Rails
(2011)
Beyond the Shrouded Horizon
(2011)
Genesis Revisited II
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Beyond the Shrouded Horizon is the twenty-first studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Steve Hackett.

Background and recording

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"Loch Lomond" is named after the loch of the same name in Scotland. Hackett described the track as blues-influenced which changes to European music once the strings are heard. The lyrics contain many contradictory images, such as a hummingbird in the snow. Though the song contains what sound like bagpipes, Hackett revealed that the sound is in fact a mix of bagpipe samples and a saxophone with the reed "turned around the other way".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Loch Lomond" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, Roger King) – 6:50
  2. "The Phoenix Flown" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 2:08
  3. "Wanderlust" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 0:44
  4. "Til These Eyes" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 2:41
  5. "Prairie Angel" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, Steve Howe, Jonathan Mover) – 2:59
  6. "A Place Called Freedom" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 5:57
  7. "Between the Sunset and the Coconut Palms" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 3:18
  8. "Waking to Life" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 4:50
  9. "Two Faces of Cairo" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 5:13
  10. "Looking for Fantasy" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 4:33
  11. "Summer's Breath" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 1:12
  12. "Catwalk" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 5:44
  13. "Turn This Island Earth" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, Steve Howe, Roger King, Jonathan Mover) – 11:51
Bonus CD (limited special edition only)
  1. "Four Winds: North" (Steve Hackett, King) – 1:35
  2. "Four Winds: South" (Steve Hackett, King) – 2:06
  3. "Four Winds: East" (Steve Hackett, Fenner) – 3:34 (previously appeared on Japan edition of Darktown as "The Well at the World's End")
  4. "Four Winds: West" (Steve Hackett, King) – 3:04 (previously appeared on Marco Lo Muscio's The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf as "Galadriel")
  5. "Pieds En L'Air" (Peter Warlock) – 2:26
  6. "She Said Maybe" (Steve Hackett, King) – 4:21
  7. "Enter the Night" (Steve Hackett, Jo Hackett, King) – 4:00 (vocal version of "Depth Charge," aka "Riding the Colossus," from various previous albums)
  8. "Eruption: Tommy" (Thijs van Leer) – 3:37 (previously appeared on Japan edition of Wild Orchids)
  9. "Reconditioned Nightmare" (Hackett) – 4:06 (previously appeared on Japan edition of Wild Orchids)

Personnel

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Normal release
  • Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals, harmonica (1–13)
  • Nick Beggs – bass, chapman stick, pink ukulele (1, 6)
  • Dick Driver – double bass (4, 7, 10, 13)
  • John Hackett – flute (9) vocals (7)
  • Roger King – keyboards, programming (1–13)
  • Amanda Lehmann – vocals (1, 6, 8) guitar (5, 6)
  • Gary O'Toole – drums (1, 2, 5, 8, 9) vocals (1, 6,)
  • Simon Phillips – drums (12, 13)
  • Chris Squire – bass (10, 12, 13)
  • Richard Stewart – cello (4, 7, 9, 10)
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola (4, 7, 9, 10)
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, whistle, bass clarinet (1, 4, 5, 6, 8)
Bonus CD
  • Steve Hackett – guitars, vocals (1–4, 6–9)
  • Dick Driver – double bass (5)
  • Benedict Fenner – keyboards, programming (3)
  • Roger King – keyboards, programming (1, 2, 6–9)
  • Amanda Lehmann – vocals (7)
  • Gary O'Toole – drums, vocals (7)
  • Simon Phillips – drums (1)
  • Chris Squire – bass (1, 7)
  • Richard Stewart – cello (5)
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola (5)
Cover photo
  • Harry Pearce

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 63

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Beyond the Shrouded Horizon – Steve Hackett | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Steve Hackett Discusses Beyond the Shrouded Horizon – September 10th 2011". The Evil Jam. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Steve Hackett – Beyond the Shrouded Horizon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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