Steve Hogarth & Richard Barbieri Not The Weapon But The Hand
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Label: Kscope
The debut album from Steve Hogarth (Marillion) & Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan).
Steve Hogarth is best known as the frontman of Marillion, the progressive rock legends that he joined in 1989. In recent years, Richard Barbieri has been a core member of Porcupine Tree and prior to this, it was in the new-wave pioneers Japan that he originally came to prominence, helping to create the groundbreaking synthesizer sound that defined the band.
Not The Weapon But The Hand also features Danny Thompson on double bass, Arran Ahmun (John Martyn) and Chris Maitland (ex-Porcupine Tree) on drums.