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Anderson III
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Topic: Steve Howe's best performance? Posted: November 27 2008 at 14:51 |
Now I bet this has been done sometime in the past and I can't find it... What album would you play to a friend who has never heard Yes before, if you want to show just how great Steve Howe really is? I think he has an outstanding catalogue of incredible and unique guitar performances, and it's hard to choose just one album. Still I'm leaning towards GFTO! What do you think and please speak out? This is nice for a change after all that Rush in the Archives...
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b_olariu
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 15:39 |
No doubt The yes album from 1971 and specialy Yours is no disgrace, simply stunning piece. Drama is my second vote followed by Going for the one. But I will not neglected the rest of the albums, really a super guitar hero.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 15:53 |
I also like Steve the best at The Yes Album, especially at the first half of the album, but also on the other tracks.
My favorite after that: Relayer, where he has a great part in the wonderful dynamics of the album.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 15:53 |
It's between The Yes Album and CTTE. The Yes Album is where Steve starts with Yes and really demonstrates what he's capable. But on CTTE his guitar playing on the title track and Siberian Khatru are exceptional, while by no means a fave of mine(the album)
I must go for the stunning guitar show of CTTE.
EDIT: Oh, I forgot Relayer. Steve is like the LEAD here with Chris. Similar as in CTTE, his guitar playing on this one is very virtuosic and dissonant/"complex". While in the Yes Album is a bit more subtle, by no means a bad thing, but still as powerful as on the other 2 mentioned. Honorable mention to Drama, for Machine Messiah.
Edited by cacho - November 27 2008 at 15:56
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The Pessimist
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 15:58 |
Close To The Edge. Siberian Khatru has some absolutely stunning guitar work.
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JesusisLord
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 17:16 |
Agreed with CTTE's Siberian Khatru and it's stunning fretwork, however. Am I the only who feels that Howe's Work on Yessongs' rendition of the same song is extraterrestial and the most energetic guitar work ever laid down in the history of Rock music?
GO GET EM' STEVE...........
LOUDER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Epignosis
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 18:36 |
While most people here are focusing on electric guitar work, I've got one word for you: "Clap."
I might have voted for the classical introduction to "Leaves of Green," but learning to play "Clap" changed the way I approached the guitar.
So, one more for "The Yes Album."
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aesnogard
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 19:25 |
To me, Steve's performance on 'The Ancient' is very impressive. I think His performance here is full of many originalities.
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 23:44 |
Of the albums listed, anything pre-Tales is worthy, as is GFTO, Drama and Magnification. (I think Magnification is mediocre for a Yes album, but Howe's parts are superb.)
Natural Timbre off his solo career is equally worth a mention.
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Posted: November 27 2008 at 23:45 |
I had to vote for Relayer but TFTO came a close second
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Posted: March 02 2009 at 23:03 |
i love the intro licks to relayer
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Posted: March 03 2009 at 02:25 |
It's honour for me to vote for Drama!
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Pekka
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Posted: March 03 2009 at 12:16 |
Keystudio No, seriously, this is too tough a question. Any album up to Relayer and possibly GFTO would be justified and there's good work after that too. Can't vote. Talking about individual tracks I've always loved the way he introduces himself in Yours Is No Disgrace. Fantastic pattern. Right now I'm most excited about his sound and playing in South Side of the Sky.
Edited by Keppa4v - March 03 2009 at 12:42
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Posted: March 03 2009 at 13:14 |
He excels himself on virtually every album, so this is extremely difficult. I have plumped for Going for the One simply because of the heavenly solo on Turn of the Century, but it could just as easily have been the Soon sequence on Relayer.
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Posted: March 03 2009 at 14:42 |
I really liked his work on Relayer, it just seemed more eloquent than the dizzying stuff he did on previous classics.
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Abrawang
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Posted: March 05 2009 at 23:16 |
I wish Yessongs was on this list.
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