Steve Hackett - Momentum
I've been acquiring a few albums from Hackett's catalogue. I've been very curious about his solo work - for some reason, even though I'm a big fan of Hackett-era Genesis, I had not explored his work until recently. It started with Please Don't Touch, which I only bought because it was very cheap at a favorite record store, and I loved it instantly. Then I bought some more of his albums (some of which I will probably talk about in future mini reviews), and I was rarely disappointed.
This brings us to Momentum. Another shock! But again, very pleasantly surprised. This album is entirely classical guitar, and most of the time in solo. I had heard bits of him playing classical guitar on a documentary video I had (and still do actually, on good ol' VHS), but I always wondered if he recorded some of it. Well, not only did he record some, but if I'm not mistaken he now has three entire albums such as this one.
The mood all through the album is very calm. I would not hesitate to put this on to help a child or baby sleep. And I'm not saying that because I think it's boring, but because I think it's soothing. It's a good feeling - although some might find soothing is boring... but I digress. So of course, if you don't like classical music, you won't like this album. But if you like Hackett, then you like prog, and if you like prog, then you must have at least an appreciation for classical music, as part of prog's roots are in there. So good chance you would like this album, although you, as myself, will probably not put it on every day, but will come in very handy on a day where calmness is needed.
My rating: ***½
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