- pop, progressive rock, rock
- 37 min
- 10 tracks
- Caroline Blue Plate
Defector is the fourth studio album by English guitarist Steve Hackett, released in June 1980 on Charisma Records. After touring in support of his previous album, Spectral Mornings (1979), Hackett took his band into Wessex Sound Studios to record a follow-up.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and cool.
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- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- 1The Steppes6:06
- 2Time to Get Out4:12
- 3Slogans3:57
- 4Leaving3:04
- 5Two Vamps as Guests1:53
- 6Jacuzzi4:36
- 7Hammer in the Sand3:11
- 8The Toast3:43
- 9The Show3:41
- 10Sentimental Institution2:33
10 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Steve Hackett
- Label
- Caroline Blue Plate
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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