. Lazlor Lurker Likes Received 00 Posts 000 Oct 00th 0000 #00 You do realize you're putting an awful lot of words in my mouth, dontcha ? (Sounds painful!) Nowhere am I saying that Hackett composed a lot in those days (although you forget the whole middle section/guitar solo of Moonlit Knight - the end is as much Rutherford as Hackett anyway). I was saying he left his mark in the arranging as well - as you put it, 'greatly contributing to the sound' - , also influencing the writing decisions (since just about everything was scrutinized by all) and (with Gabriel, obviously) steering the band in directions it would never go later on. When he finally left there was nobody left to counterbalance Banks's overpowering presence, which is why everything kind of sounds like a Banks/Collins solo album from then on... Fabrizio Giant Hogweed Likes Received 000 Posts 000 Oct 00th 0000 #00 Quote from Lazlor You do realize you're putting an awful lot of words in my mouth, dontcha ? (Sounds painful!) Nowhere am I saying that Hackett composed a lot in those days (although you forget the whole middle section/guitar solo of Moonlit Knight - the end is as much Rutherford as Hackett anyway). I was saying he left his mark in the arranging as well - as you put it, 'greatly contributing to the sound' - , also influencing the writing decisions (since just about everything was scrutinized by all) and (with Gabriel, obviously) steering the band in directions it would never go later on. When he finally left there was nobody left to counterbalance Banks's overpowering presence, which is why everything kind of sounds like a Banks/Collins solo album from then on... 