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Steve Howe - Homebrew Audio CD

A fair review of the Steve Howe "Homebrew" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Steve Howe reviews here, or go back to the Steve Howe tabs.

Steve Howe Band: Steve Howe
Title: Homebrew
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Release Date: 1996-05-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Sketches In The Sun 2: Sharp On Attack 3: The Valley Of Rock 4: Georgia's Theme 5: Dorothy 6: Meadow Rag 7: At The Full Moon 8: Never Stop Learning 9: Red and White 10: More About You 11: Rare Birds 12: Big Love 13: Running In The Human Race 14: Barren Land 15: Against The Tide 16: Breakaway From It All 17: For This Moment

Interesting Look Inside the Mind of Steve Howe
This album is an interesting look at the writing process of the man. In the progressive rock world, Steve Howe is a legend. It is basically a collection of demos that Howe worked on before they would become heard in full form with Asia, GTR, and ABWH, as well as on his solo albums. Therefore, if you're a fan of these bands, it is quite a treat to hear songs like "Red and White" (what would be the basis of "Birthright" on _ABWH_), "Never Stop Learning" (would be used in "Brother of Mine" on _ABWH_), and "More About You" (what would be used in "Quartet" on _ABWH__). In addition, "Rare Birds" is known as the unreleased track "Vultures" from the original ABWH Sessions and the version on this album alone arguably justifies buying the CD. Howe sings on about half of the tracks, and it should be kept in mind that these are more or less "advanced demos", but for all of those who have followed Howe's career, this is essential.


An interesting peek
The meat and potatoes of this collection of Howe's home recordings are his "guitar suites," the various instrumentals he recorded with massive overdubs from his stringed arsenal that make all of them wonderful to listen to. Steve Howe the guitarist is superb; Steve Howe the singer shouldn't quit his day job. You also get the demos of songs that eventually became full-blown Yes pieces. It's an interesting view of how some of the tunes evolved---all featuring several good reasons why Jon Anderson is the lead singer for Yes.


super demos
Anyway, these are not just curiosities, they stand up very well on their own and the album as a whole is the best Steve Howe album around-. Don't let the fact that these are home recorded demos throw you off- the quality is high- these are polished pieces and the cd could serve as Steve's "greatest hits" except that these are seminal, alternate versions of some of his better known (at least to YES fanatics) work; offering some interesting insights into the music's development.


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