THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM

Steve Howe

Crossover Prog

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Evolver
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Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams

This is one of the most cohesive of Steve Howe's solo album, and, as a Yes fan, one of the most pleasing.

As usual with a true Steve Howe solo endeavor, the works can be broken down into three types of songs (not necessarily always separate, but on this album they are): rock/prog rock, bluegrass, and classical. For the most part, except for Cactus Boogie (which is more of a bluegrassy song) the style are kept apart. Other than that song, the piece from Pennants through Look Over Your Shoulder all fall into the prog category. Any of them would sound nice on a Yes album, especially if they were enhanced by the rest of the band. And Howe's singing here is tolerable, nowhere near as thin sounding on his debut. And Look Over Your Shoulder benefits from the lead vocals of Clair Hammill.

The next two songs are servicable swing/bluegrass, another style Howe is known for. And the album finishes with three classical guitar pieces, the last being Vivaldi's Concerto in D, 2nd Movement, now a somewhat obvious choice, but well played.

Evolver | 4/5 | 2010-2-22

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