Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Polls
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - The Steve Howe Album vs. Voyage of the Acolyte
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

The Steve Howe Album vs. Voyage of the Acolyte
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>
Poll Question: Alright alright let's bob for apples.
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
10 [14.93%]
57 [85.07%]
You can not vote in this poll

Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
iancat87 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2018
Location: Boston
Status: Offline
Points: 119 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote iancat87 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: The Steve Howe Album vs. Voyage of the Acolyte
    Posted: May 09 2018 at 08:05
Not so much "which guitarist do you prefer" but instead "who has the better solo record."

Frankly, I'm torn. I tend to veer more towards Acolyte because it sounds like Nobuo Uematsu borrowed heavily from the album for composing Final Fantasy VII.
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
Back to Top
miamiscot View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 23 2014
Location: Ohio
Status: Offline
Points: 3635 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote miamiscot Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 08:08
I rarely reach for Acolyte anymore. Great LP but it somehow "off" for me.
Back to Top
Meltdowner View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: June 25 2013
Location: Portugal
Status: Offline
Points: 10281 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Meltdowner Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 08:09
GTR LOL
Back to Top
verslibre View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: July 01 2004
Location: CA
Status: Offline
Points: 19217 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote verslibre Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 09:25
I love both these guys, but Acolyte is easily the better album.
eBay
Back to Top
Wanorak View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 09 2006
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 4574 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wanorak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 10:18
No contest ; Steve Hackett.
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
Back to Top
iancat87 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2018
Location: Boston
Status: Offline
Points: 119 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote iancat87 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 10:21
Originally posted by Wanorak Wanorak wrote:

No contest ; Steve Hackett.

SHOTS FIRED
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
Back to Top
Squonk19 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 03 2015
Location: Darlington, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 4790 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Squonk19 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 10:23
Voyage of the Acolyte is a true classic - the lost Genesis album in many ways. I love Steve Howe's guitar work and his albums too, but Steve Hackett romps home here.

Edited by Squonk19 - May 09 2018 at 10:24
“Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.”
Back to Top
Manuel View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 09 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 13481 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Manuel Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 11:02
Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

I love both these guys, but Acolyte is easily the better album.
Yes. I like both albums, but Voyage is the better one.
Back to Top
iancat87 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2018
Location: Boston
Status: Offline
Points: 119 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote iancat87 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 11:35
I'm a little surprised that Acolyte is running away with it here.
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
Back to Top
Barbu View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 09 2005
Location: infinity
Status: Offline
Points: 30855 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Barbu Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 12:10
Very different, both essential.
Back to Top
Tapfret View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin

Joined: August 12 2007
Location: Bryant, Wa
Status: Offline
Points: 8632 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tapfret Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 12:43
Voyage is a 5 star album.
The Steve Howe Album is an album.

Bandcamp
Back to Top
dr wu23 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 22 2010
Location: Indiana
Status: Offline
Points: 20696 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dr wu23 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 12:45
^ That sums it up succinctly.
:)
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin
Back to Top
ForestFriend View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 23 2017
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 685 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote ForestFriend Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 12:46
It's tough to compare the two albums; Acolyte sounds more like a "proper" prog rock album, whereas The Steve Howe Album seems like more of an opportunity for Howe to experiment with different guitars and genres. A fun listen in my opinion, but there isn't a lot of substantial material on it. Acolyte could pass as "the lost Genesis album", but I don't think Howe's album could be "the lost Yes album"... maybe Fish Out Of Water could pass for that if anything. I'd have to pick Acolyte, even though I enjoy both.
My prog band - Boreal Kinship
Back to Top
iancat87 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2018
Location: Boston
Status: Offline
Points: 119 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote iancat87 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 12:54
Originally posted by ForestFriend ForestFriend wrote:

It's tough to compare the two albums; Acolyte sounds more like a "proper" prog rock album, whereas The Steve Howe Album seems like more of an opportunity for Howe to experiment with different guitars and genres. A fun listen in my opinion, but there isn't a lot of substantial material on it. Acolyte could pass as "the lost Genesis album", but I don't think Howe's album could be "the lost Yes album"... maybe Fish Out Of Water could pass for that if anything. I'd have to pick Acolyte, even though I enjoy both.

Yeah I mean, I wouldn't think of Howe's record as a "lost Yes album" either, it's just an album. Acolyte has a much more drawn out concept with the tarot thing, sure, and it has that reputation of being "the lost Genesis album," but it's not like Hackett was intending it to be one. He left that band on his own accord, and on good terms from my understanding.

So as far as polling for these two records, I just wanted folks to compare the two albums for what they are—albums. (And I enjoy both of them too, but I do believe Acolyte to be all around better.)
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
Back to Top
ForestFriend View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 23 2017
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 685 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ForestFriend Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 12:58
Yeah, I guess it's a strange way of judging a solo album, although I think the important thing is that Hackett's feels like it could fit in with the important prog albums (Genesis or not), while Howe's doesn't.
My prog band - Boreal Kinship
Back to Top
iancat87 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2018
Location: Boston
Status: Offline
Points: 119 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote iancat87 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 13:09
^I agree.
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
Back to Top
Dellinger View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: June 18 2009
Location: Mexico
Status: Offline
Points: 12846 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dellinger Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 13:29
Voyage of the Acolyte for me. I guess it would be interesting to put it against Fish out of Water too.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 19229 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 13:51
The Steve Howe album is very good and one of the best Yes solo albums from the 70's(along with FOOW, OOSH, M&LOKA&TKOTRT and SWOH8). However, I prefer VOTA since that's just the best thing that sounds like Genesis not by Genesis.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 19229 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 13:55
Originally posted by ForestFriend ForestFriend wrote:

It's tough to compare the two albums; Acolyte sounds more like a "proper" prog rock album, whereas The Steve Howe Album seems like more of an opportunity for Howe to experiment with different guitars and genres. A fun listen in my opinion, but there isn't a lot of substantial material on it. Acolyte could pass as "the lost Genesis album", but I don't think Howe's album could be "the lost Yes album"... maybe Fish Out Of Water could pass for that if anything. I'd have to pick Acolyte, even though I enjoy both.

For the most part I agree. Voyage sounds more like a unified band effort that one might mistake for an actual band rather than a solo album where as TSHA has solo written all over it for the reasons you mentioned. That being said I find it to be a very interesting album nonetheless and a bit more solid over all than "beginnings" which seems to lose the plot at some point with meandering pseudo classical chamber music.
Back to Top
Man With Hat View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team

Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
Status: Offline
Points: 166183 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Man With Hat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2018 at 13:57
Hackett 
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.162 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.