Conference napalm::guitar

    
    
      I just picked up his new album "Turbulence" from Relativity Records.
    Along with Steve are Bill Bruford(yea!) on Drums and Billie Curry
    (ex-Ultravox) on Keyboards.
      Mercifully, we have been spared his singing, examples of which
    can be found on his first solo album.
      Although the First album had some fine pieces, it was a tad too
    mellow for my taste. No so with "Turbulence". Some of these songs
    scream as only Howe can...
      The sounds he gets out of that Old Gibson are unbelievable.
    
       "Turbulence" also contains a cool little chart showing which
    guitars were used for lead and support on each song, along with
    Steve's own little metaphysical explanation of what he was trying
    to say with each tune. Bizarre. If you spent all that time with
     Jon Anderson, you would probably be pretty spacy yourself, eh?.
                   
       A must for any die-hard Yes fans and Cerebral guitarists.  
    
    
    RichC    

    Any man who does not dress in black spandex is not allowed to have his
    own guitar god note. 
    
    							/Bill
    
    	PS :-)
    
    	PPS. Howe is a bona fide genius,. all sarcasm and inuendo aside.
    

Does anybody know if this new offering ("Turbulence") is available in the UK or
is it on American release only ??

	Thanks

	Chris Walters

	(Also been a closet SH fan for a while - loved his Spanish guitar
	 offering on Queens "Innuendo" album)

    
    
      It's only been out about 6 weeks. I'm sure it'll find it's way across
    the pond.
    
    RichC
    

    
    Hi,
    
    Just to let you know that the "Turbulence" album is now available in
    the U.K. because I've have just purchased a copy.  
    
    It's a good album, I found that a lot of the material was used on the 
    "Yes - Union" album but is still good stuff.
    
    Another die hard Steve Howe fan,
    
    Davie.
      

    I am about 1/2 way through learning Mood for a Day(Fragile Yes).
    After 20 years of playing I decided to take guitar lessons and this is
    the first song I am learning. What a great guitarist MR. Howe is!!!
    Pc
    

    RE .6      If your half way through,your there,seeing the second half
               is basically just a rehash of the first half. It took me
               a long time to figure this one out because I can't read
               music and there was no Tab available back when I was trying
               to figure it out. I hacked the crap out of the record
               lifting and pushing back the needle a million times. I
               ended up smashing the record in frustration and finally
               smartened up and got the tape. That was about 10 years
               ago. I still play it once in a while so I don't forget it.
               It was well worth the agravation because I still seem to
               impress the hell out of people when I play it ;^)

    I was fortunate enough to see the Union tour in Denver.
    
    The man had a smile on his face while playing Mood for a day and Clap.
    The man is the s**t !!
    
    I would love to get his first solo, but alak I cannot find it anywhere.
    :-( :-( :-(
    
    I hope Yes also continues with the present line-up!

    Anyone know of GTR?
    Steve Howe and Steve Hackett(of Genesis and Father of tapping )?
    I've got a copy of the tape, At least I used to. It was excellent.

    I saw GTR at the Orpheum when they did their tour.  It was Great.
    Steve Hackett came out first and did a solo acoustic set, then Steve
    Howe came out and did his solo acoustic set, then the full band came
    out and did the GTR stuff.  It was a very good show.  I heard that
    the 2 Steve's were constantly at each others throats for the whole
    tour, so when it was over, it was over.  As a big Yes & Genesis fan
    and a Gutair player to boot, it was a rare opertunity to see 2 of my
    hero's in one night!!!