Hackett VS. Howe

Steve of course

Steve Howe is a far better player. Every time I listen to old Genesis I am never impressed by anything Hackett plays. I once met Max Bacon [GTR] and asked him who the better player was, without hesitation he said 'Steve Howe'.

I'm too obsessed with Genesis, Hacket for me.

I do prefer Yes as a band, yet Hackett as a guitarist. Howe is brilliant, no doubt, and I love his contributions to Yes dearly (And You and I, Awaken, Yours Is No Disgrace, Siberian Khatru...to name a few)  but Hackett's style in general is just that much more delicate, ambient and lush. He certainly pulls at the strings of my heart.

Edited by Fritha

I find this poll a very hard to one to vote on. Hackett and Howe were my two favourite guitarists in the seventies, because Genesis and Yes were my top two bands, just above Floyd. Genesis were, and are, my faves of all time in fact, but not their post Hackett stuff. They are both tremendously talented, so I have to choose on the basis of their solo work. On my 18th birthday, (1977) I got Voyage Of The Acolyte and Beginnings off my sister. I played Voyage first, and was astounded at its brilliance. Then I played Beginnings, and I was so disappointed! Superb technique, of course, but little in the way of memorable melodies, and, as we all know, Howe can't sing. Hackett is not the best singer, but he is far better than Howe, and his harmonies especially are very good. His style of playing suits me more, and he is a master of composition, merging different styles effortlessly. I have all his work, either on vinyl, tape or cd, and love all of it, even the 'difficult' eighties albums, Cured, Highly Strung and Till We Have Faces. All have grown on me over the years. The only other Howe album I have is Turbulence, and I found that, whilst being better than Beginnings, still disappointing. I have seen Hackett twice, in '81 and earlier this year, on his acoustic tour. He was brilliant each time. Never seen Howe, but a mate of mine saw him with Yes a couple of years ago at the Albert Dock, and he said he was ok, but nothing special. Looked like he was just going through the motions. So my vote goes, of course to Mr Hackett, my favourite guitarist ever, who has stood the passage of time admirably. I still like Howe of course, as his work with Yes is dazzling. But these days I like Dave Gilmour and Nick Barrett more. It's all a matter of taste.

I voted for Steve! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howe 

    Ok ,they both are Steves and their family names begin with H

    But who is better Steve ???   Who is ????  Even that their both family names begin with H

    Who is better H ??

    Hmmm .      I think howe stevie