The Steve Hillage – Live At The Rainbow 1977 CD presents Hillage at the top of his game, playing a classic show at the Rainbow Theatre in London in 1977 featuring songs from the album ‘Motivation Radio‘, which was the follow up to ‘L‘.
Steve Hillage was a member of the multinational psychedelic rock band Gong. He appeared on iconic albums such as ‘Angels Egg‘, ‘You‘ and his last album with the band ‘Shamal‘. Hillage recorded his first solo album in 1975 titled ‘Fish Rising,’ while still a member of Gong. Shortly after however, Steve and his partner Miquette Giraudy left Gong embarking on a career that continues to this day under the name System 7.
In 1976 Steve recorded the album ‘L‘, produced by Todd Rundgren. It was a tremendous success and Steve later formed the first Steve Hillage Band that included former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker and future Camel bassist Colin Bass. The group made its live debut at the Hyde Park concert staged by Queen in September 1976. From 1976 to 1979, Steve Hillage released various critically acclaimed albums and toured the world.
In 2013, System 7 and Japanese psychedelic progressive jam-band ROVO released a new CD titled Phoenix rising. Steve Hillage’s current projects include System 7, Mirror System, and Steve Hillage Band, all operating in parallel. He has been writing some new rock-based material for a possible Steve Hillage Band album for release in 2014/15.