Steve Howe
Steve Howe joined Yes for their breakthrough elpee The Yes Album (though he had appeared earlier on the cover of Time And A Word), replacing Peter Banks. Howe didn't reinvent the role of the guitar in Yes' music, but rather embellished it with a wider range of stringed instruments like the steel guitar and dobro. As a songwriter, however, he was a vast improvement over Banks, working with Jon Anderson to create such classics as "Close to the Edge," "Roundabout" and much of Tales From Topographic Oceans. Howe released his first solo album, Beginnings, during the band's post-Tales hiatus, and has kept up a steady stream of solo releases ever since. 1998's Quantum Guitars featured his son Dylan; the following year saw a tribute album called Portraits of Bob Dylan. Also, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that while watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I kept thinking how much the elvin king looked like Steve Howe. Which might explain those spritely leaps during his performances...
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1975 October | BEGINNINGS |
| 1979 October | THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM |
| 1990 | THE EARLY YEARS WITH BODAST |
| 1991 June 4 | TURBULENCE |
| 1993 August 23 | THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS |
| 1994 | MOTHBALLS |
| 1994 November 8 | NOT NECESSARILY ACOUSTIC |
| 1995 March 21 | VOYAGERS |
| 1995 March 21 | SERAPHIM |
| 1996 May 7 | HOMEBREW |
| 1998 April 21 | QUANTUM GUITAR |
| 1999 March 23 | PULLING STRINGS |
| 1999 July 13 | PORTRAITS OF BOB DYLAN |
| 2000 June 27 | HOMEBREW 2 |
| 2001 June 5 | NATURAL TIMBRE |
| 2002 | SKYLINE |
| 2003 March | LIGHT WALLS |
| 2003 October 2 | ELEMENTS |
| 2005 | SPECTRUM |
SEE ALSO...
ASIA discography
BODAST discography
CURTIS MALDOON discography
GTR discography
TOMORROW discography
YES discography
Animal Logic
Bily Currie: Transportation
Geoff Downes: Vox Humana
Dixie Dregs: Industry Standard
Explorer's Club: Age of Impact
Frankie Goes: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Johny Harris: All To Bring You Morning
Andy Leek: Say Something
Propaganda: A Secret Wish
Queen: Innuendo
Lou Reed
Martin Taylor: Artistry
Rick Wakeman: Six Wives of Henry VIII
Guitar Speak
Night of the Guitar
Polar Shift: A Benefit for Antarctica
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