ENO = mc²

Aaaaa Sir Percy as I like to call him. Love his playing

Can't wait for Brand X - the desert years film! When's it coming and how can we chip in to speed things up? GoFundMe?!

Ti voglio tanto bene Steve.

Totally agree with Dennis who is a legend in my book......

Steve Hackett= brilliant muso, and a true gentleman 😊. And, yes, Phil Collins is special, too.

Percy Jones was good, quite rhthmic. Jaco was more melodic.

Excellent document. Truly.

Steve loves Phil deeply, it always shows in interviews

I stole lots of ideas from Percy.

Side by side, I'd generally pick Percy Jones as more inventive and interesting than Jaco.

The most interesting aspect of Hackett's career was his refusal/inability to embrace any regret over leaving Genesis. No looking back in anger over what might have been for him, financially speaking. He's done well for himself by not looking past his fans from 50 years ago. Guess I'm talking about me, but there must be those out there who feel the same. Likewise, Steve's comment about John Goodsall kinda fills me with regret, because Brand X was never more than a niche prog group. That core of Jones, Goodsall and Lumley was astounding in both the technical and composition areas. Then, they'd find a drummer nearly the equal of Phil Collins to carry on, e.g., Kenwood Dennard, Chuck Burgi, Mike Clark, etc. I'll close with the usual, "Oh, how great the music was back then." Of course, nothing lasts forever, or was meant to.

Cool video. love-em all.

When the 1st lp was released...i used to stay up all nite listening to it & marveling at it.

When the 1st lp was released...i used to stay up all nite listening to it & marveling at it.

I heard Nuclear Burn at a laser show at DeAnza College in San Jose area in the early eighties and a whole new world of music opened up for me. I still listen to Brand X 40 years later on a regular bases. I spread the gospel as much as I could but was largely alone in the fusion desert. I derived immense pleasure from those disks of vinyl.

Brand X - One of the greatest bands to ever grace this planet. Rip Goods! And Percy...., like Jaco, was lucky enough to be born with a mind that can musically construct in such a unique way. Others may copy and emulate but its very rare that one gets to pioneer such an enigmatic style.

Nobody goes to sweden!

There was such an amazing amount of talent in the Genesis family. Including the 'part-time' members Daryl and Chester. Every one of them in it for the music, not for fame, fortune or acclaim. I doubt we'll see bands like them again.

JACO AND PERCY THE BEST BASS POSSIBLE NONE BETTER…………

More-rock-an-roll

So glad this is still happening! I'd love it if there was a FB page to follow... Insta is too limited for me (can't post youtube links etc).

Percy Jones is amazing. How he isn't a household name is beyond me.

I had the good fortune of sitting stage side in front of Phil when he toured with Brand X and it is a concert I will never forget. Percy Jones is on my Mt. Rushmore of Bass players all time.

Brand X was always The Elite among Prog-Fuse aficionados. We all know Mahavishnu, Weather Report & Return To Forever for sure; but Brand X was right there as one of the Best there ever was.

Sylvain! Brilliant bit. Looks great as well with Steve's classical guitar in the background.

Time for a Brand X boxset with 5.1 mixes!!

Damn i said something about that with Percy as innovator and again and again lost the comments you're useless.

I could watch interviews with Steve all day. What a gentleman.

Very excited!

...I shook Steve's hand after a Defector concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, 4 Dec '80 Asked me what a yank was doing in the U. K. on Independence Day! I was stationed there but said I was there to see you, Steve. Smallest hands I ever saw : ) Also saw Brand X at the Venue. Awesome times in Great Britain 🎉

Put this film out, YESTERDAY !!!!😄 The mark of a really good band is to enjoy success with just word-of-mouth advertising. Their were NEVER any huge promo campaigns for these guys. The MUSIC, along with people spreading the word, was their advertising. RIP, John & Robin.

I love Brand X. It is good to hear Steve went to hear them fairly often. Such great musicians, but then we would expect Phil to associate with the best. Zeppelin meets King Crimson is an inspired idea. It is always good to hear from Mr. Hackett.

Can't wait for the feature film!

Duh, I'm missing an opportunity - what was I thinking? If you like progressive +/or fusion, check out Greg Howe, Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech, Andy Timmons from TX, Alex Sill, Victor Wooten, and Simon Phillips' Protocol - check out their '17 CD Protocol 4 first. There's also a keyboard cat (Valeriye?) from Moscow who does some pretty good live classic-style fusion videos. Keep the fu-faith & spread the word against musical BANALITY, HA!!!

The REAL problem, always, has been the music industry itself AND most of the lackey "writer/reviewers" in the press-media. By and large, many of them disliked progressive and jazz/fusion because they were difficult to easily categorize and review - it took a certain amount of musical perspicacity and insight which many of them sorely lacked, making too many predisposed to being nastily dismissive in their reviews, often resorting to journalistic cliches such as 'bombastic' or 'pretentious', etc. Ultimately, especially w/the Brit press, they had WAY too much power and influence over what got played on radio, who got signed to record contracts, etc. Here in the US, the record companies virtually controlled the radio content and EVERYthing was geared to manufacturing 'stars', hits, and/or 24-7 hyping up of mass market megatrends such as moronic disco. Thank god for the alternative press and college DJs, or I likely never would've heard of Brand X, Ultravox 1, Isotope, Visage, Ian Dury, John Foxx, Bruford/UK, etc. Even with today's Net it's actually more difficult now to even know when a band might be touring & playing locally let alone out with a new album. It's become a constant search-struggle to find relevant info for what relatively little is left of good music. E.g., I only discovered that Simon Phillips' Protocol was playing an obscure venue in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 2018 because a drum store I happened to drive by while heading from Mass. to Maine had a message on its billboard for his player's instructional clinic. I ended up meeting him (he's surprisingly tiny for such powerful sound, ha) & getting his autographed CD. Talk about esoteric luck - I would've missed it (and only around a hundred people showed up to see one of the greatest drummers in the world play). Meanwhile, hype-manufactured 'stars' like Taylor Swift sell out stadiums to the sum of a billion dollars. It just AIN'T RIGHT!!!!!! How about some looong overdue FAIRNESS, CONSIDERATION, and BALANCE for actual ADULT intelligent instrumental music & we fans, ya know?? Rant off. 😊 RIP to one of the few truly innovative & BEST bassists EVER.

Thanks to newer rock groups, like black midi, who are open about their influences and recommendations, Brand X's legacy will soon be renewed in good faith.

The only one who stayed in 100% prog it's a fact and his choice

Steve is humble but he is the best : classical guitar, fast licks, sustainer, what else ? tapping which inspired EVH what else lol great impro player complicated licks

Ready when you are! Gimme gimme gimme! Ready to purchase!!

Given the class of Brand X and the outstanding talents of its individual members, it surprises me that they get barely mentioned. Phil has very little to say in his autobiography. Steve’s generous words here are about the most I’ve heard. And very good to see.

Great speaking voice too.

I remember buying “Unorthodox Behavior” when I was just 12 and was a bit afraid listening to it. So difficult. Virtuoso musicians. But when you got into it ... I think Phil has said that at this point his drumming was at the absolut height. And he’s right, I guess. Amazing.

Growing up in the U.S. and collecting Genesis albums and imagine my suprise when suddenly UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOR was released and Phil Collins was playing drums😮....I'll never forget the excitement of that! Being a teenager and buying that album the first time it was released. VOYAGE OF THE ACOLYTE as well. I bought that LP from a DJ right at the radio station. Staying up all night and listening to those albums . It was a magical time! 😊

My first live concert experience was as a 16 year old in a small club in San Francisco with Brand X. Quite the introduction to live music I must say. Don't make waves.....🎶

Can't wait for this film, been a fan since 76!

ENO = mc²

Yes please

Brand X deserves more attention.

Goodsall had machine gun like speed and also worked with a lot of arpeggiation which became his trademark style years later. Hackett developed 2 hand tapping, is a top level classical guitarist and a excellent electric guitarist with a very distinctive style, His harmonic choices are a hauntingly beautiful, look a the chords that he uses, surely not your garden variety type of chord. His compositions are most of the time very interesting and encompass a wide array of styles, from classical to world music, Jazz, Prog Rock, Asian and what have you. He never ceases to amaze me and got better and better over time, that is the mark of someone who loves his craft. Well done Steve, keep up the good work.