Steve Hackett: Cantu 1980 (VG Aud) FLAC

by request

Cucciago (Cantù), Palasport Pianella
November 29, 1980

01.Slogans
02.Everyday
03.The Red Flower Of Tai Chi Blooms Everywhere / Tigermoth
04.Time To Get Out
05.The Steppes
06.Acoustic Set / Kim
07.Ace Of Wands
08.The Air-Conditioned Nightmare
09.Jacuzzi
10.Narnia
11.Spectral Mornings
12.A Tower Struck Down
13.Clocks
14.The Show /
15.I Know What I Like
16.Hercules Unchained
-TT 89:08

Lineage: Unknown recording device > low generation tape > Aiwa Tape Deck TC-WE475 > Audiophile 2496 Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

Steve Hackett - Guitars, Vocals
Dik Cadbury - Bass, Vocals
Peter Hicks - Vocals
Nick Magnus - Keyboards
John Hackett - Flute, Bass pedals, Guitar
John Shearer - Drums, Percussion

OU: I acquired the whole bunch of the Hackett tour in Italy 1980 within a few months in the late 80's, all from low generation tapes. On an average, they all sound good to very good, no disappointment here! This was the first tour in Italy in Steve's solo career, only two months after Gabriel's first appearence in the country. By that time, Genesis hadn't played in my country for five long years, with two more to come before thwy would hit the stage in the peninsula.
So these tapes hold a lot of memories because they were the bulk of my Hackett live collection. I did not see that particular tour but it sounds great, probably the best Hackett tour ever, promoting 'Defector' album. Also, being the very last dates of the tour, the band was in very good shape, even attempting to play new numbers such as Airconditioning Nightmare.
As you will see the setlist is quite stable. Sometimes an extra encore would be added (Please Don't Touch), sometimes not. After Roma Steve decided - after much pressure from the audience - to perform I Know What I Like while removing both Sentimental Institution and It's Now Or Never (how can one possibly play a cover of a crappy italian popular song translated into english for an italian audience? Mystery to me...) which got booed massively by the audience.

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