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This album simply has a lot to offer. Lots of different styles. Great songwriting. I don't really pay attention to his playing skills. These are just great songs. The orchestration on the last couple songs is really fantastic. By the way, this album blows the doors off of "Beginnings". "Beginnings" is enjoyable but you really have to be a fan to appreciate that one. This on the other hand, is much more accessable.
Being such a huge Yes fan I am probably a bit biased to the solo efforts if all the members who have released them. "The Steve Howe Album" is for me the best outing on his own. He touches on just about every style of playing from Rock(All's A Chord),Bluegrass(Cactus Boogie),Classical(Concerto in Dmn).he also lists all the guitars he played on each track! Former Yes men Bill Bruford,Patrick Moraz and Alan White guest on a few of the tracks as well. This was a much stronger record than the first release by Steve in that there were fewer vocal pieces, showcasing less his singing and more if his incredible guitar work. I would recommend this to any fan of Steve's playing wether you are a Yes guy or lean more towards Asia. Must have for the true Yes fan!
The Steve Howe album is probably an improvement over Beginnings, not necessarily because the songwriting is better but because it's more Yes-like and listenable overall (which is ironic because many would argue Yes is *not* listenable, hehe). I like how the variety of musical instruments has remained rich and plentiful. I'm already a fan of the first two Steve Howe albums on the variety alone.
"Double Rondo" is 8 minutes of instrumental satisfaction. My initial feelings were that it sounds way too forced like Howe is attempting to come up with the biggest, most perfect attempt at something meaningful and missing the mark however... repeated listens reveals a drastically different experience. After the 5th listen or so, I'm now beginning to hear what sounds like a nice blend of classical and hard rock and it's memorable and emotion-jumping in a Mahavishnu Orchestra-Apocalypse kind of way. "Look Over Your Shoulder" reminds me of Renaissance thanks to the female singer, a talented and underrated singer by the name of Claire Hamill. Perhaps I shouldn't jump to conclusions and say that she's underrated since I haven't really heard any of her stuff (which is all but totally forgotten these days) but her biography is a very fascinating read. She's either toured or worked with several popular musicians of the 70's such as Gilbert O'Sullivan and Ray Davies of the Kinks, and even joined Wishbone Ash for a temporary period as well as performed where Mike Oldfield recorded his famous Tubular Bells work. Yes, being associated with *that* many successful people in the music business, I believe she's underrated. Comparisons to Joni Mitchell are intriguing as well.
"All's A Chord" is probably the most Yes-like song here, in addition to the most instrumentally colorful. Steve Howe really improves as a singer compared to his stuff from Beginnings (where he rubs me the wrong way on a few occasions). Here he keeps the vocals short at under a minute and they work wonderfully. "Concert In D" wouldn't be out of place on Camel's The Snow Goose album. A softly performed guitar instrumental that not only leaves me impressed but even somewhat sad. It's great. "Pennants" takes Steve's familiar guitar style and wraps it around a futuristic, new wave-y energetic rhythm. This song is actually really awesome. It's the perfect upgrade of Steve's style given the more upbeat and new wave music scene that occurred back in '79.
"Surface Tension" has an intro that reminds me of the Rush classic "The Trees". Obviously the Rush song was influenced by Yes and Steve Howe in particular. It's entirely acoustic-based and just delightful. "The Continental" is some kind of invigorating classical meets western experiment. GREAT violins and the guitar work is awesome as well. "Meadow Rag" reminds me of the Yes song "Clap". It's memorable but the similarities are a little too striking. "Diary of a Man Who Vanished" is VERY emotional. I mean a variety of emotions constantly being exchanged. Uplifting, devastating, powerful and several other feelings all in a short 3-minute tune. That's how you fill up a song! Take notes other musicians! The song does a wonderful job taking advantage of Steve's unique guitar style and the slight western feel in the chugging rhythm is another memorable part. "Cactus Boogie" is probably the only weak point. Another "Clap" imitation (Yes song) but not as impressive. I still admire how the instrumental variety weaves through a careful process. No ordinary musician would be able to replicate it without struggling.
Steve Howe's first solo album will be of great interest to fans of Yes' 70s work since it reveals how much a part of their musical fabric Howe's distinctive guitar work really was. The album has a warmth that sits well along things like "Topographic Oceans" even though these are shorter songs. Some are instrumentals and a few, like "Ram", continue the country flat-picking adventures started on "Clap" and which Howe has continued to explore ever since. More people than not are turned off by Steve's off-key, warbling singing, though again for Yes fans (who else is going to buy this?) it's interesting to hear part of the band's distinctive vocal harmony sound isolated. Howe worked on assembling *songs* for this album, mostly with a prog rock leaning and each featuring a full band lineup with himself on myriad guitars including electrics, acoustics, and pedal steel. The album also contains a few oddballs including the lengthy title track, a classical piece featuring a small chamber orchestra and one time Yes keyboard player Patrick Moraz. Yes fans will find something familiar and pleasant in almost every track, though the album unfortunately has its share of missteps. Howe would do better on the next one.
Steve Howe's second solo album was recorded around the time that Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman left Yes in 1979 and was released at the end of the year. The album opens with a rocking song called Pennants with Steve on guitars and bass, Alan White on drums and Ronnie Leahy (Stone The Crows, Jack Bruce among others) on keyboards. The next song, called Cactus Boogie, has a nice country flavor with Steve playing all the instruments except percussion, which is done by Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull). All's A Chord is next and features Steve joined by former Yes members Patrick Moraz and Bill Bruford as well as being the first of two songs with lyrics and the only one Steve sings. Diary Of A Man Who Vanished is a neat little guitar piece. The first half of the album ends with Look Over Your Shoulder with Steve, Alan and Ronnie while Claire Hamill handles the singing.
The second half begins with the nice ragtime piece called Meadow Rag. The Continental is next and features Steve playing with Graham Preskett on Violin. Surface Tension is another cool Steve solo piece. Double Rondo features Steve backed by a 59 Piece Orchestra Conducted and Orchestrated by Andrew Jackman (The Syn). The Orchestra also appears for Steve's cover of Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto In D (Second Movement). There isn't a bad moment on this album and the remaster sounds top notch. Not to be missed.
Steve Howe is one of the finest all-round guitarists I have ever heard. Indeed, off the top of my head, I can only think of two others who compare. One is Chet Atkins. The other is Jan Akkerman. And, although I say so myself, this is arguably, high praise from someone who has listened to more great guitar players of all styles than perhaps most. The versatility of Steve Howe is amply demonstrated on this album. For example, hear the "Meadow Rag" which nods in the direction of Stefan Grossman; this is followed by a fine rendition of "The Continental", which is somewhat reminiscent of Django Reinhardt. So, if you love great guitar playing, I unreservedly recommend this.
Steve Houwe Album est la maitrise parfaite de se que l'ont attend de Steve Howe rien n'est à jeter, c'est vraiment un exellent album,de magnifique morceaux de guitare et une très grande maitrise de composition,en fond vraiment un bonheur à écouter !!!
Das Steve Howe Album mutet wie eine Fortsetzung von Yes im Alleingang an. Ein spannendes, ideensprühendes Album, gleichauf mit dem Erstling Beginnings.
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