What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

Thanks to Steve Hogarth having a birthday yesterday, I’ve been listening to The Ghosts of Pripyat, a solo album by the very backbone of Marillion, Steve Rothery (with guest appearances by Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson). There is obviously something about Steven – a good name for guitarists, apparently!

This is an instrumental concept album based on the evacuation and abandonment of the city of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster. Chilling and haunting stuff - look up the pics some time – frightening the extent to which we have the ability to lay waste to our planet; our home! I don’t know how he did it, but even had I not known of the subject matter, the music is so evocative it would tell its own story. Takes a while to absorb the entire album, and there are clear favourites amongst some reviewers, but one track that stays with me is “White Pass”.

[video=youtube;Pn16NmcdauY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn16NmcdauY[/video]

Great recommendation Ruby. Will be buying this one. Have you ever seen the official video for 'Marooned' by Pink Floyd. It was shot in Pripyat as well.