Yes Bassist Chris Squire Preps Collaboration with Genesis' Hackett
Басист Yes Крис Сквайр и бывший гитарист Genesis Стив Хакетт объединились в дуэт. Как сообщает Billboard, проект получил название Squackett, составленное из частиц фамилий музыкантов. Выход дебютного, пока не имеющего названия альбома дуэта намечен на весну 2012 г.
Впервые Сквайер и Хакетт встретились в 2006 г. на записи сольного альбома участника Yes "Chris Squire's Swiss Choir". После этого у них родилась идея поработать вдвоем и написать совместно несколько песен. По словам Сквайра, альбом Squackett должен удивить поклонников творчества музыкантов.
Осенью 2012 г. дуэт Squackett планирует отправиться в гастрольное турне в поддержку своего альбома. При этом Сквайр и Хакетт планируют включить в концертную программу не только песни с диска Squackett, но и композиции со своим прошлых сольных пластинок. До того, как отправиться в тур с Хакеттом, Сквайр должен дать серию концертов в составе Yes в поддержку студийного альбома группы "Fly From Here" и концертного диска "In The Present: Live From Lyon". (Lenta.ru)
Though Yes will be busy with a spate of touring in support of 2011's "Fly From Here" and the new concert album "In The Present: Live From Lyon," bassist Chris Squire is also preparing to roll out his long-gestating collaboration with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.
Squackett, as the duo has dubbed itself, is planning a spring release for its debut album, which Squire tells Billboard.com "is going to surprise a few people, I think."
"Interestingly enough, I didn't really know much about Steve apart from the fact he was in Genesis until we got together in 2006 for the 'Chris Squire's Swiss Choir' album," the Yes man says. "After that we started writing together, and then I realized Steve actually was a pretty good singer. Our voices blend really, really well, so there's quite a bit of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-type harmony stuff on the Squackett album as well as some pretty heavy-duty bass and guitar playing. It's a lot of good elements, and it sounds very good."
Squire says he and Hackett have talked about taking Squackett on the road in the fall to promote the album, with a repertoire that will also dip into their respective solo releases. "We're going to have more than enough material for a good Squackett show," Squire says. "We'll base the tour around the album, of course, but we'll also be able to do things that haven't been done before. I'd be able to do 'Fish Out of Water' (his 1975 solo album) material; it's never really been done live except for specialty occasions. Steve wants to do some things he worked on as well, and I'm on his new album ('Beyond the Shrouded Horizon'), so that would fit nicely as well." Squire also appears on Hackett's 2009 release "Out of the Tunnel's Mouth."
