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Evandro Martini View Drop Down
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Points: 183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2008 at 13:46
Originally posted by Mousoleum Mousoleum wrote:


Is it just me, or has Steve Howe forgotten how to create chord structures? It's all solos and scales these days. Don't get me wrong, he's a master, but lets here some more blues, more feeling, more songwriting. Lets see those jazz chops put to better use in the future.   


I completely disagree. Steve has done wonderful solo albums (better than the two he did in the 70s, IMO) and if you hear them you'll see many examples of masterful harmonic work. For example, in his Quantum Guitar, from 1998, there's a 10-minutes-long song, Suddenly, with carefully chord progressions, in a way that ressembles Mike Oldfield, the song changes a lot but always seems to continue  in the same harmonic patterns (though they do change, the listener doesn't notice).
His album Natural Timbre (2001), all with acoustic guitars, is his best one IMO, and features originally structured songs such as Piramidology, and the lovely Intersection Blues.

If someone in recent Yes has not lost his talent, it is Steve.
"You’ll never make any money playing music that people can’t sing.” Keith Emerson's father
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Points: 68 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2008 at 16:04
Originally posted by Evandro Martini Evandro Martini wrote:

Originally posted by Mousoleum Mousoleum wrote:


Is it just me, or has Steve Howe forgotten how to create chord structures? It's all solos and scales these days. Don't get me wrong, he's a master, but lets here some more blues, more feeling, more songwriting. Lets see those jazz chops put to better use in the future.   


I completely disagree. Steve has done wonderful solo albums (better than the two he did in the 70s, IMO) and if you hear them you'll see many examples of masterful harmonic work. For example, in his Quantum Guitar, from 1998, there's a 10-minutes-long song, Suddenly, with carefully chord progressions, in a way that ressembles Mike Oldfield, the song changes a lot but always seems to continue  in the same harmonic patterns (though they do change, the listener doesn't notice).
His album Natural Timbre (2001), all with acoustic guitars, is his best one IMO, and features originally structured songs such as Piramidology, and the lovely Intersection Blues.

If someone in recent Yes has not lost his talent, it is Steve.


Ok, I might have been a little unfair. I guess I need to pick up his solo albums!  Just when you think you're done with the Yes discography...

I suppose if Pete Townshend saved his best material for his solo work, Mr. Steve Howe would as well.

Thanks for the tip!
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Points: 2755 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2008 at 02:19
Originally posted by Evandro Martini Evandro Martini wrote:



If someone in recent Yes has not lost his talent, it is Steve.
 
Agreed.  Steve has completely recovered from the dive in proficiency he suffered through the Asia years and afterward.
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I don't listen to Yes that much anymore.
Love them, but, don't care for the latter stuff that much.
I am more a "Neo Man" Wink
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