This band should have taken over the world. Percy Jones is amazing. I wonder how many artists have been influenced by Brand X? Time for a new album:)
@Paul-q9h13 күн бұрын
Great band, I saw them with bill bruford on drums
@chrisoconnell3214 күн бұрын
Steve Hackett is incredible. A pioneer for the guitar, i see him more as a painter or sculptor on the instrument than just a guitar player.... Brand X crazy good....."Product" is a one of their best albums....
@percyvolnar8010Ай бұрын
I hope Alphonso Johnson gets mentioned in this because all of the Canterbury fretless bass players knew who he was. I think he was more loved over there than in the U.S
@johncat8347Ай бұрын
The reason why Percy Jones is not famous is because Jaco pastorius was alive at the same time
@gorillaproductionslondonАй бұрын
It's more complicated than that. The reason why Percy is not as famous is that he didn't work for such high profile acts as Weather Report and Joni Mitchell, and others. Jaco was also quite a showman, fanciful and quite a ham when it came to showing off with solos, etc... whereas Percy Jones is understated, discreet and most definitely not a self-promoter. Also, the comparisons to Jaco Pastorius are generally the result of equivalencies made by non-musicians or people who don't really understand what they're hearing. For example, musicians in the UK knew about Percy before Jaco came into prominence and they understand that he wasn't at all influenced by him; they just both happened to play fretless bass and both began within a few years of each other, but their path never crossed. As Hackett points out in the video, Percy was trailblazing on his own and deserves full credit for his innovation. But American musicians were generally part of a promotion machine that was far move effective than British musicians. Brand X was just not as famous a band as Weather Report and just didn't play to such large audiences throughout the '70s. Percy has appeared on a lot of obscure, experimental albums largely because it is in his nature to pursue material that isn't concerned with popularity.
@stephenbarrette610Ай бұрын
Wow, really looking forward to seeing this movie. I was already a bit of a jazz / fusion fan (and huge prog rock fan) when a mate played me Unorthodox Behaviour. Instant fan of Brand X and was lucky to see them live several times in the 70’s - incredibly talented musicians and such great music. We really were so lucky to have such diversity of musical genres in the 70’s.
@batphink26552 ай бұрын
In rock there don;t seem to be many 'gentlemen' but Steve is about as gracious yet down to Earth as they come and doesn't seem to quite realize how amazing or profound he is, class act!
@Dafalex222 ай бұрын
WTF!! If that's a "TASTER"🤢....it doesn't pass the SNIFF test!! 🤧 It does live up to the title......"The Desert Years" where the tapes should have remained!!💩
@scottbringe85862 күн бұрын
I understand, I don't care for some of that early stuff either. But it was a journey, you've gotta take that first step somewhere.
@williamweiss61282 ай бұрын
Brand X made a mark on my soul. Played drums for 50 years so far. Love them, still.
@wholeworld3993 ай бұрын
ENO = mc²
@hermanhelmich3 ай бұрын
Aaaaa Sir Percy as I like to call him. Love his playing
@joshmaddox15563 ай бұрын
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?!
@marcobussola9513 ай бұрын
Ti voglio tanto bene Steve.
@davestephens64213 ай бұрын
Totally agree with Dennis who is a legend in my book......
@robertfranklin87043 ай бұрын
Steve Hackett= brilliant muso, and a true gentleman 😊. And, yes, Phil Collins is special, too.
@canturgan3 ай бұрын
Percy Jones was good, quite rhthmic. Jaco was more melodic.
@robinwatson42823 ай бұрын
Excellent document. Truly.
@frankmurphyburr35983 ай бұрын
Steve loves Phil deeply, it always shows in interviews
@CaptainBlood20104 ай бұрын
I stole lots of ideas from Percy.
@bakeone44065 ай бұрын
Side by side, I'd generally pick Percy Jones as more inventive and interesting than Jaco.
@jefferyroy25665 ай бұрын
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.
@fmradio425 ай бұрын
Cool video. love-em all.
@jonsmith8485 ай бұрын
When the 1st lp was released...i used to stay up all nite listening to it & marveling at it.
@jonsmith8485 ай бұрын
When the 1st lp was released...i used to stay up all nite listening to it & marveling at it.
@DanielFCutter6 ай бұрын
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.
@greggruntler13556 ай бұрын
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.
@kriskirk45057 ай бұрын
Nobody goes to sweden!
@inglepropnoosegarm78017 ай бұрын
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.
@panacea607 ай бұрын
JACO AND PERCY THE BEST BASS POSSIBLE NONE BETTER…………
@robertsimpson94037 ай бұрын
More-rock-an-roll
@BendeHoedt8 ай бұрын
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).
@gorillaproductionslondon8 ай бұрын
Gorilla Productions does already have a Facebook page ( facebook.com/gorillafilmcompany ) which you can start following for news about the project. Also, Brand X's Facebook account now run by Percy Jones will start giving updates as the film gets closer to release ( facebook.com/thebandbrandx ). Social media is such a time and energy vortex that it is difficult right now to run another dedicated page but as more information becomes available about release schedule for the film, it will happen, invariably. ;)
@BendeHoedt5 ай бұрын
@@gorillaproductionslondon Thankyou! (Sorry for the 2 month delay... youtube stopped notifying me of replies)
@ikkenhisatsu71708 ай бұрын
Percy Jones is amazing. How he isn't a household name is beyond me.
@milo87967 ай бұрын
He is amongst those who know. Not the “normies.”
@jonsmith8485 ай бұрын
Was in my household...also when I moved to nyc... he was a neighbor 🎸🏠
@ikkenhisatsu71705 ай бұрын
@@milo8796 I've been listening to him since Another Green World. Amazing bassist.
@61guitbox3 ай бұрын
Percy Jones is one of the most talented bass players in the world ! 🫶🏻✌️
@jimdolen2259 ай бұрын
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.
@loucontino48049 ай бұрын
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.
@percyvolnar8010Ай бұрын
I think you need to listen to more Canterbury prog. Surely, brand x was cool.. But...
@TheBoffomundoShow9 ай бұрын
Sylvain! Brilliant bit. Looks great as well with Steve's classical guitar in the background.
@gorillaproductionslondon9 ай бұрын
Cheers. Before we started, he played for us -- a classical improvisation that lasted about 10 minutes... I will use some of it in his introduction. He was testing a new tuning. He was generous with his time. We rolled for about 3 hours -- there's enough material to do a whole piece about Steve Hackett's own "desert years". Maybe I will someday... In our film, he also reveals some rather honest insights into what he really thinks of other Genesis members and what it would have required for him to wish to stay in the band. Spoiler: the differences weren't so much "musical" as matters of kindness and compassion. Steve is a great guy. He has always been. Jo joined in and offered her perspective on what made their recent success possible... I can't use all of this in the Brand X film, but I can find a way, at some point, to do something about Steve. I have an idea which I mentioned to him. Jo was all for it. :)
@garymey43149 ай бұрын
Time for a Brand X boxset with 5.1 mixes!!
@erikboreel10 ай бұрын
Damn i said something about that with Percy as innovator and again and again lost the comments you're useless.
@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth10 ай бұрын
I could watch interviews with Steve all day. What a gentleman.
@moneyconceptsinc.-karldoug97512 ай бұрын
Saw him recently on his 2024 tour in Dallas. Still amazing. I had seen Martin Barre the night before. Martin is one of my favorite guitarists, but I was extremely impressed with Steve's work. I had never seen him live before.
@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth2 ай бұрын
@@moneyconceptsinc.-karldoug9751 That’s awesome, I want to see him someday. Would be the closest to seeing Genesis for me.
@userNULL10 ай бұрын
Very excited!
@sancho852110 ай бұрын
...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 🎉
@sancho852110 ай бұрын
4 Jul 1980 😊
@mrmusic24810 ай бұрын
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.
@gorillaproductionslondon9 ай бұрын
I understand the frustration from fans who feel impatient but believe me, making this film is taking everything I've got. People who aren't in the business of making movies have no concept of how expensive it is to pay a full crew, insurance, travels, hotels, equipment rentals, broadcast rights, etc., all the while having no film studio, or distribution structure footing the bill. It's unimaginably difficult. On the other hand, even if I have felt the pain of lack of money, and two years of interruption during the Covid crisis, I have to admit that time has been my best ally. While time passed, we were able to record new music with Percy, John, Robin, Kenwood, Jack(Lancaster), Danny (Wilding), and we found tapes of never before heard Brand X's first recordings at Island Records. Finally, we were able to document the sunset of the band in depth. There's no way such a film could have been made well in a few months. When it does come out, it will all be worth it because it will be a full account of the band's history in the musicians' own words. Just remember: money is the key. If people could come up with 10K donations for every instance of frustration they feel, we'd be in better shape. ;)
@rk41gator10 ай бұрын
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.
@kingberzerk11 ай бұрын
Can't wait for the feature film!
@nicholashnatyk447011 ай бұрын
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!!!
@nicholashnatyk447011 ай бұрын
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.
@TheVeryBlondeOne11 ай бұрын
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.
@phenixreturns Жыл бұрын
The only one who stayed in 100% prog it's a fact and his choice
@phenixreturns Жыл бұрын
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
@ByronWerner-qw5sh Жыл бұрын
Ready when you are! Gimme gimme gimme! Ready to purchase!!
@68ctcb Жыл бұрын
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.