Steve Hackett makes another guest appearance at the end, as does progressive rock wunderkind Steven Wilson – with Rothery’s presence, there are essentially three generations of progressive rock’s finest all delivering some great playing; a rare treat.The closing title track was inspired by photographs of the now deserted town of Pripyat in Chernobyl. ‘White Pass’ was inspired by a treacherous icy path used by prospectors during the American gold rush, and its steadily rising tension is perfectly matched to its subject matter. If you like Steve Rothery, you may also like:Essential Releases: Taiwanese Grind, Vaporwave Rock, Jazz Fusion and MoreGuitarist and founder member of UK Prog giants Marillion. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 Digipak CD release of The Ghosts Of Pripyat on Discogs. Rothery and Foster, joined by Romano on 12-string acoustic, build a slowly expanding web of limpid acoustic lines, almost like a musical round that becomes more ornate as it develops. Label: Steve Rothery Music - SRB002 • Format: CD Album DVD DVD-Video, NTSC All Media Deluxe Edition, Special Edition • Country: UK • Genre: Rock • Style: Prog Rock Steve Rothery - The Ghosts Of Pripyat (2014, CD) | Discogs 2014 (autoproduzione) | space-rock, blues, prog-rock. In five minutes the track goes from reverent near-silence into a muscular rocker, and you barely notice it happening; it feels effortless, utterly uncontrived. You can almost taste the icy chill of the howling winter winds.
It is not a ornate shred-fest, nor is it a somnolent none-more-authentic bore; the music – like Rothery’s playing – is effortlessly melodic and atmospheric, almost a film soundtrack without a film. After the nuclear accident there in 1986, the town was abandoned after radioactivity rendered the region uninhabitable. The closing two minutes display another marked influence, as the band dial up the blissful introspection into a dynamic gallop, accompanied by some very Latimer-esque playing, as Rothery tips his hat to another formative influence. Album Review: Steve Rothery - 'The Ghosts of Pripyat'. Rothery’s economy is admirable in that it is never forced; this is just how he takes care of business. In mood and subject matter, ‘The Old Man Of The Sea’ sits comfortably alongside Marillion’s epic ‘Ocean Cloud’. It is here that Rothery’s fondness for the playing of Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is most evident, and it’s entirely fitting that Hackett himself makes a guest appearance on this track. The closing section in particular is one of the feistiest things that Rothery has committed to tape recently, featuring some forthright riffing built on top of a powerful performance by the assembled musicians, notably the muscular rhythm section of Halimi and Parr.