Steve Howe was voted ‘Best Overall Guitarist’ in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (1977-1981). I repeat -- 5 yrs in a row. In 1981 he was the first rock guitar player inducted into the Guitar Player Hall of Fame -- enough said
I don't think Steve Howe gets the respect that a lot of other great rock guitarists get -- and that he deserves. There are absolutely others make up the Mt. Rushmore of greatest guitarists, and who might have been deeper in a particular style or two... but I am not sure that there has been another rock guitarist who can (and did/does) play so many different styles so exceedingly well -- and who combines them all on one album (and sometimes in one song) the way Steve Howe was/is able to. When you look at the brashness of Yours is No Disgrace or America, or the crazy stuff on Relayer... then you hear him do jazzy stuff like on Perpetual Change and others, and classical nylon string finger picking like Mood for a Day and on the Tales Album, etc... and then also hear him do country-ish, bluegrassy flatpicking songs and movements... and then sometimes just flat out power rock chords.... and then on top of it listen to a lot of his slide guitar work!.... Plus, he is a master or both acoustic, and electric guitar. I mean, it is honestly crazy how one man can excel at so many different guitar styles, and spread them around evenly the way Steve Howe has done in his career. I appreciate this video and your giving him this due.
Hey man I'm in your corner! Steve Howe is GOD!!! In my world, no other guitarist can touch Steve, not even in the prog rock world. Here's what my assessment of guitarists are: some guitarists excellent in technique (Robert Fripp); others excellent in juggling genres (Jimmy Page) and still others can create incredible mastery over effects and soundscapes (Kevin Shields). But Steve Howe can master ALL 3!!! That makes him superlatively incredible and a rare gem in the guitar world!!! Relayer is my single favorite album of all time by Yes. And Turn of the Century is my all time favorite Yes song. Now that is a song that displays his eclecticism FLAWLESSLY!!! How he can go from doing Christopher Parkening style classical to psychedelic pedal steel guitar is just supernatural!!! You know I think with Yes being in the Hall of Fame now, they have been getting more exposure like never before...and I've been a fan since 2003!!! There was this one teenager that played The Clap on Good Morning America that's somewhere on CZcams (Jon Anderson was on too LOL).
Steve Howe is my favorite guitarist, hands down. His versatility and diverse pallet of style, technique, genre, and collection of every stringed instrument known to man, is almost beyond belief. But even virtuosity aside, there is something about his attack and the jagged, boiling shrapnel that comes flying at me during his solos and often even from his startling rhythm parts. I think this hard, somewhat menacing quality is actually what sets him apart from everyone else. This aspect of his playing is not mentioned enough and I think is key.
Yeah, I've always loved how happy Steve looks sometimes when he plays. I watched Yes live a few months ago and he seemed to be getting really into the songs and into his own playing. He's such a joy to watch.
When Steve had his solo during the Yes concert in Santiago de Chile 2013 people were so ecstatic, several shouting 'maestro!' It felt like people had come just to hear that solo :)
The heck with the perfection of Steve’s performance, yes he was always perfect. But how about Steve’s ability to create amazing musical material with deep content. He was the freaking best of the best-- ever
I like the fact that on some songs he can start with jazz, move through blues, bluegrass, metal, then end up classical. He just knows what is beautiful. Every mode, key, note is perfectly executed.
the first time i listened to Yes, i was totally blown away, and have been a fan ever since, Steve is just such an amazing guitar player, and i can tell you, such an amazing band to see live
Steve Howe is the reason I first started playing guitar. His playing style and pieces simply captivated me. As naive as I was, I went to my local music store and got a book of Steve Howe guitar tablature. I worked at it for a frustrating couple of months. I knew his melodies by heart and NOTHING that I was playing sounded like any Steve Howe or YES tune that I knew. I finally found an internet site where everybody agreed, the transcriptions were "just plain WRONG!" You can imagine how disheartened I was after spending weeks working with this book, the whole time thinking "I must be dumb!"
You should check out Steve's live performance of Yours is no Disgrace from the YesSongs live album - he is on absolute fire - I think there is video of it somewhere on YT as well as they released a film of the shows in cinemas at the time as well - so great to see this legendary guitarist getting some love on your channel
I've only seen the live studio version from 1970, I think on The Beat Club. One of the best recorded live performances I've ever watched. Not just Howe, the whole band. Amazing.
totally agree.. I think that song and version are Steve's ultimate achievement....He SMOKES that song..no one on earth could replicate that effort...for my money- Yessongs is the BEST live recording...in HISTORY
ps for more acoustic guitar wizardry check out anything by Aussie guitarist Tommy Emmanuel :) This was the first CZcams suggestion for him czcams.com/video/S33tWZqXhnk/video.html
I have said it before and I’ll say it again: I can’t imagine a life without Yes and their music. I have been a Yes fan since I was 11 years old and still are. Of cause I love other bands and have the deepest respect for manny. But I have Yes close to my heart and still dream of meeting them some day. As of now I am looking forward to their Relayer tour. I have to say that it is a Masterpiece and maybe one of the best records ever made. Always Love to all the lads “in” the band, thank you for all the great Music.
Howe, Page, Hendrix, SRV, D. Allman, plus so many are in "the best" players group. The guitar, when played by people who become one with it heart, body, and soul let's the listen feel it also. It's magic. That's why they are the best!
Steve Howe is the man! 1972 This composition was way ahead of its time.. awesome hybrid picking and fantastic rhythm! Steve was here in Boston July 10th at the Wilbur with the Yes50 tour. Yes 50 years........Wow!
Fun tune, but stuff like this was played in the 40s-60s by many jazz/country/bebop players, made mostly famous by Chet Atkins... so I wouldn’t call this time “ahead of it’s time” by any stretch
Not really sure that Howe was all that underrated. He was widely recognized as a phenom and has won many accolades. Don’t think he’s underrated at all, but very sadly more or less forgotten.
He's totally under-rated these days. Sure, in the 70s, he was acclaimed as the best overall guitarist in the world for many years....but nowadays it's always Hendrix, EVH, SRV, Clapton, Vai, Satriani etc who are named as best guitarists.
@@peskypesky Prog rock was always middle class, and the media has to portray bourgeoisie values as milk-toast, especially since the powers that be have decided to bar entrance into that class.
I saw them perform in the round which was exciting because they were the first band to ever do that. They were so exciting. You knew you were in the presence of supreme greatness.
Between the end of WW2 and Thatcher, England was far more socialist than it is now. One result of that was a lot of free schooling, and many rockers went to college majoring in art and music. College was similarly inexpensive here in the states prior to Reagan.
@@edwardkirby8858 You may be right, which explains how & why many opted for non-technical degrees. However I cannot connect President Reagan's policies with allowing colleges to run tuition far beyond reasonable levels, if that's something you wanted to imply.
@@67marlins81 When I was going to college in the early '80s, the cost for a class at the local community college was $22/credit, which was easily affordable for 18-yera-old me then at my construction laborer/blue collar wage. That was prior to the Conservative agenda kicking in. Its now $122/credit. Add in books and other costs and that means it probably costs around $500 to take one class. Tough to do on a minimum wage. Reagan and his Republican cohorts conducted massive cuts in aid to education; especially colleges, because that's where a lot of the opposition to the war and racism evolved into a mass movement, I presume.
@@edwardkirby8858 It's also a haven for liberals- people who simply could not hold a real job, thus clinging instead to careers which in the end are facsimiles of real educators, doing a disservice to their students. As for college students being gullible participants in media sensationalism.....that never lasts when they're forced into the self-sufficiency of actual adulthood.
From Yessongs to Yesshows. Solo projects I got them all. Seeing them in the round several times Steve and Chris were at the top of the game. No matter who played behind them always professionals. Right down to the Roger Dean cover art a superband of the 70s/80s. Those were the days.. Yes live??? Priceless
Yes, finally Steve Howe has he's turn. The one that never makes it into any top 💯guitarist of all time. The one that should be in the top 5 greatest guitarist of all time! Please do an analysis of his mastery on the Yessongs film some time.
Listening to Yes when I was 10...11...12 years old is what really started my journey in music. I love all the early Yes....their music was magical. In my opinion they were geniuses. The coolest music ever !
Fricken incredible. It actually got so scared when I saw this at a midnight show, that I gave up playing for 6 months. Lots of distortion was cut through in 3 minutes, and I was in awe. Excellent analysis Phil!!
Dare I say it? Yes! Wonderful piece, excellent choice, and you nailed it. Steve Howe plays with this incredible intensity and emotion. He is totally in that zone where concept translates seamlessly and directly to motion almost without thought It is as if he is watching and hearing himself play along with the audience and enjoying it probably more than anyone else. He is relaxed, poised, and absolutely confident, there is no tension or doubt anywhere, and he can throw everything into it without reservation. The amount of work and talent behind that is amazing. Hearing him is one thing, seeing him play takes it to a completely higher level.
In the early 2000's I received an email at work, "Steve Howe will be at The Downtown, solo acoustic". This was a little bar/music venue in Farmingdale, Long Island NY. They cleared the floor of tables and he sat on a bar stool and did a show with about 40 to 60 people standing around. He just received his new Martin Signature model and played it for the first time. I mean how fortunate was I to get tot see that? Around that same time I would also see Joe Bonamassa for $10 at The Downtown. He played amazing shows there too. It was when his first album cam out. They were hungry. One time he handed me the pick after the show, I was 3 feet in front of him the entire night. He was mostly using a Clapton strat at the time. That place was the best while it lasted. Saw so many greats. A stand out was Dick Dale. He was one of the most down to earth person one could ever meet.
Great video and analysis too, The really mind blowing thing here I think, is that Steve was this good back in 1972!!! He was really young here and already a master guitarist. Knowing that staggers me when I think of just how good he is now!! Definitely one of the greatest players of all time!
Before there was Rush ... there was Yes ... the Pioneer of Progressive Rock ! Once a again a great vid Fil ... Steve is a another underrated axe man ... "Good Stuff" !
EH? Phil Collins in Yes!!! don't think so and if you mean Bill Bruford well he only helped out Genesis during touring starting in 76, he left Yes in 74 as he wanted to persue his jazz influences more. Good as early Genesis were they were always second best to Yes.
+Gordon Bennett Did I mention Phil Collins in Yes? No, I didn't. But yes, I'm referring to Bill. And he wouldn't have toured with Genesis if he didn't like them. And it's spelled "pursue".
+teppolundgren Phil Collins is on record as saying that they were trying to emulate what _Yes_ was doing at the time...that Yes was one of Genesis' primary influences. I love Genesis, but don't try to paint them as the start. They were all living in the vicinity of each other at the time and Collins has been public about his admiration for Yes and their influence on Genesis music.
Steve Howe has been one of my favorite guitarists of all time since I first heard Yes. I was listening to The Yes Album and the guitar caught my attention on almost every track. “Yours is No Disgrace”, “The Clap”, “Starship Trooper”, “Perpetual Change”... The guitar is brilliant on all of those. Then I listened to Close to the Edge and the guitar on all three songs on that album really grabbed me. And pretty recently I got into Steve Howe’s solo work and bought his second album (The Steve Howe Album) on vinyl. Anyways, Steve Howe’s pretty great to say the least...
If I remember correctly, Steve Howe was voted “Best Guitarist” by many guitar magazines (rightly so) from the middle to at least the late 70s. The band Yes definitely had the benefit of some of the most talented players on their particular instruments: Steve Howe, of course, on guitar; Chris Squyre on bass, Rick Wakeman on keyboards; Jon Anderson’s incredible vocals; and Bill Bruford, or Alan White on drums-either were very capable percussionists. This band (and ELP to a certain extent) directly led me to a great appreciation for classical music.
I remember when The Yes Album first came out I was 13 and hearing this for the first time, to use a technical British term, I was Gobsmacked. The Bass line is spot on while he plays the melody, like Chet Atkins would play but Steve is just blazing through this like it's technically easy. This piece still blows me away, I have learned several parts but I still have not managed to get the entire piece learned. Thanks for posting Fil, Love your analysis. Yours Is No Disgrace Live from Yessongs That Solo!!!!
Hi wingsofpegasus have you seen ELP the sage , Greg lake playing a j200 and singing??? Love to hear your critique of that if you have the opportunity! Also some jethro Tull! Love Steve Howe
Adam Ritchie i think Roy Clark could have given Chet a run for his money. When he has a lead, he ultrafocuses so hard you can see it in the sweat on the forehead, the tongue poking out of his mouth, the grimaces and grunts as he attempts to merge with every atom of his axe, and pulls off a perfectly fretted and crystal clear lead-- even with those stubby fingers of his. Dripping sweat from every pore by the time he's arrived at the coda, Roy is the guitarist that had to work long and hard; but boy, did it take!
Great performance...and composition....Steve...God bless...the Best Progresive Rock Guitar Player ..He style and compositions have a very complex structure
Fil is that a huge smile 😍 on your face! He is playing a style of music 🎷 called " ragtime" which is a form of jazz. The second part borders on medieval and flamenco. In our day a guitarist was rated by his ability to play ▶️ acoustic. That's why some critics doubted Hendrxs ability to really play because no one had seen him play acoustic. Then he blew everyone away by playing, " I Hear My Train Acomin " on a 12 string. He ended it by saying, "you didn't think I could do that "
He's Having a Wonderful time. YES is without a doubt my Favorite Band, My first Show was in 1973 in Philadelphia, I never missed a Show after that! The SPECTRUM PHILLY SHOWS were Fabulous as well as the Historic JFK STADIUM Show in 1976. Just FABULOUS & ADDICTIVE ! So many memories. 😉🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎸 Thanks Fil 💙🔥🔥🔥
First off, thank you Fil for doing these analysis videos! I really enjoy your presentations. Yes is one of the bands I grew up with and is still one of my favorites. I've attended many of their concerts, sometimes even close enough to actually see Howe's playing. This song always blows my mind. I hear a little Chet Atkins, with a pinch of Les Paul. All I can say re his hybrid picking is....Dayumm. Howe's technique is so tight and the sound rings true. My understanding is that Howe was one of the driving forces behind the addition of Rick Wakeman to the band--someone that could keep up with Howe. When I listen to Howe, I always have to go listen to Randy Rhoads, and vice-versa. It's the classical influences and techniques, like the left hand positioning, that connect them in my mind. Too bad there isn't a video of Awaken live with decent audio to showcase his electric work.
Steve is amazing. Love "Mood For A Day" also. Have been a Yes fan for many years. I carry their music inside me. Love your insights Fil. love and "light"
I also notice that he is holding the pick at the pointed end so the rounded ends will more easily slide off of the strings, keeping the sound pleasant and not the harsh sound you might get when the pointed end "pops" off of the string (like a harpsichord!)
All members of this band were top notch individuals, no doubt about it. I have been a Yes fan since the first time I heard "Roundabout" on AM radio back in 72. Been trying to learn this piece for over 40 years. All I can say is Steve is a helluva guitarist.
Me too...we would all sit round the player picking up the needle and dropping it again to try to repeat a phrase...we could find short passages but the fast runs had us drooling. It's thanks to Yt that I am finally after 45 years on my way to mastering this epic piece. I suggest you search "Slowed down Clap" and "Lick'n Riff" Clap tutorial which is 3 1/2 hours long but well worth it. Good luck!
The first year or so he was with Yes, Steve would plug a bit of Mason William's hit "Classical Gas" into the middle of "Clap". Then he had this little classical bit he inserted for this tour. I think as the 70's went on he backed off of messing with "Clap" but I seem to recall he would get more playful with it in his solo shows from the 90's. I don't recall him ever messing around with "Mood for a Day".
I won't say he plays it different every time he plays it but he does play around with it over the years. That classical passage is the main place he substitutes a lot as well as the very end. So on top of it all hekeeps it fresh for himself in this way.
From what I recall, he does not read music. Or at least didn’t back in the day when I was a kid! :) I search for Yes and WOP and knows I would find something like this! Thanks for making me feel like a teenager hanging in out buddies bedroom listening to albums.
My absolute favorite guitarist. After decades, I can play an okay version of Mood for a Day, but the Clap, other than certain bits, eludes me. I guess I need more time attempting Chet. Yes benefited from Mr. Howe's ability to compose guitar parts that really embellished their already, arguably, over produced music. He really worked well with Rick Wakeman to give Yes the stately sound they had in the 70s. In Asia, he was incredible, and it's a shame that GTR was such a short-lived project. Now in ABWH (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe), the best Yes lineup returned to form minus, sadly, Chris Squire. Sorry Alan White, Bill is just a better percussionist, but I do appreciate you. Also apologies to Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, but Rick is simply a prodigy. Sadly, ABWH then "united" with 90125 Yes lineup for Union album/tour, which was good, but not as good as 1st ABWH album. Problem with Union was that record company producers brought in other session players and screwed up many of the recordings done by Yes artists. This greatly disturbed players like Howe, Wakeman; actually most of them. Trevor Rabin is an excellent guitarist and singer, but just simply not at Mr. Howe's level. Fortunately we can still enjoy video of ABWH tour, which is some of the best tours they ever did. I have seen all the Jimmy Pages, Jeff Becks, Eric Claptons, Eddie Van Halens, David Gilmours, SRVs, Randy Rhoads' etc. you could ever imagine, with my own eyes! Steve Howe in my opinion, smokes 'em. That being said, Fil find another performance by Steve Howe that you enjoy for a more involved analysis video. He deserves more time.
I am not a big Yes fan, but Steve Howe is one hell of a guitarist! I love to see electric guitar wizards who switch over to the acoustics. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones did this very well too. What a versatile instrument the guitar is!
HI FIL.GOOD PIECE OF MUSIC. GOOD GUITAR PLAYING. YES.THAT WAS GOOD.GOOD JOB FIL. GOOD SHOW. THANKS YOU ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE . SO TALENTED. STAY SAFE OUT THERE.PEACE AND LOVE
Un guitariste d’exception, un touché reconnaissable, rapide, précis, une déferlante de notes peu saturées, à écouter Yessong.. Steve, une référence ! Merci au génie !👍
My older brother turned me on to Prog Rock when I was about 11-12 years old..wow, I was blown away listening to The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Yessongs, Going for the One etc..and then years later to catch a concert of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe in a relatively small venue in Atlanta..pure magic..what a guitar maestro..thanks Fil for the great analysis..love your channel!
Thank you for recognizing the technical brilliance. that Mr Howe achieves on an acoustic guitar without any effects or other ....stuff/noise covering...mistakes....just plain flat out pure finger/string action....no flashbangs...just skill....and balls....1 string 1 finger.....2 strings....2 fingers....3 strings....well....it could be 1,2 ,3,or 4 finger/strings....in any order or combo...combined with the before and after....and then....there you have it....just holy crap...
This is the best discourse and discussion regarding an acoustic performance regarding the artistic creativity and the mathematical methodology I'm one of the greatest guitarist that we've ever known in history your presentation was so good I guess I have to call you both of Genius excellent that's all I can say thank you
I apologize for a verbal texting error I meant Steve Howe one of the greatest guitarists amazing Art and Science that we have had such a joy to experience in our lifetime I am sorry I had a verbal texting error the compliment was directed at both of you I have never heard such an excellent conversation regarding any type evaluation and discourse regarding an acoustic guitar player that has been so proficient is what you provided in this video we've got a lot of geniuses out there just fantastic very impressive you're a natural you got the gift keep going that was just beautiful and Steve a genius as well sending blessings sending love so educational thank you
COOL!!! I was waiting for you to take on Steve Howe! So, so true about not having anywhere to hide when you play that clean or on an acoustic. I saw him a couple of weeks ago on the Yes 50th Anniversary Tour from the third row, his side and his performance completely blew my mind, not one bad note while flawlessly executing incredibly difficult parts. At some point you might want to check out Sound Chaser Live '75 QPR, blistering solo played totally clean on a Telecaster,incendiary guitar playing from one of the truly all-time greats. Great job, enjoyed the video!
I had assumed this was a birthday tribute but I see it's from 2018. I posted this very video this afternoon. From the first Yes album I ever heard and the only one I ever owned - love every note of it! Looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it.
Very disappointed with myself that I’ve not heard this man before. Thanks for another great reaction and for bringing this man to other ppl that enjoy skilled musicians
When I saw GTR's music video "When the Heart Rules the Mind" and saw Steve Howe, (with Steve Hackett) playing the classical sounding piece, I became an instant fan. Then I saw the video "Les Paul with Steve Howe." He killed it with his awesome playing technique. He's truly one of many under rated virtuosos.
I find that when I know I am making it happen to the point of total enjoyment, smiling in a genuine way (not as gimmick) out of pure enjoyment bolsters and catapults the experience and performance. Especially with acoustic guitar, in that it is so earthy and organic...which is what we are as well, so it's all that, too. It's you and the air and the wings, the wood and the metal. What's not to smile about?
When I learned to play this myself over 30 years ago after learning Mood for a Day, the thing that struck me was how he managed to do this with hybrid picking. I have to use pure fingerstyle at the expense of some brightness and power.
So funny. I was listening to the Yes Album today and wondered if you had ever done a Yes critique. Should have known! What’s interesting as In sure you know, this style was heavily influenced by some of the “blues” finger picking masters. Like Blind Blake, Bo Carter, Robert Johnson etc. i still love listening to that old stuff. Great work as usual Phil. Thank you for the great channel!
Fil, I actually have a contrary view. Because I wanted to replicate Steve How's acoustic pieces, the first guitar I bought was a Washburn D-20 solid top steel string acoustic. After I developed the calluses on my left fingertips, it was easy for me to play. Twenty (20) years later, when I bought my first electric guitar, A Fender American Telecaster through a Tweed Blues Deluxe reissue, I found the sound that I was generating quite unwieldy. Even though the Blues deluxe is ONLY 40 w, it is incredibly loud. Even with my doors and windows closed, if I turned the volume past "3" my neighbors would come over and complain. Also, I was used to strumming the acoustic string and letting it ring. With the electric, I found that as soon as I stunned the string, I had to muffle it, otherwise it would sustain into the rest of the phrase I was playing and sound like garbage. That's the perspective of a guitar player who started on acoustic and switched to electric. "We always remember our first love." 🤗
Steve Howe is one of my all time favorite guitar players. He can play so many different genres and techniques so effortlessly. Amazing
Steve Howe was voted ‘Best Overall Guitarist’ in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (1977-1981). I repeat -- 5 yrs in a row. In 1981 he was the first rock guitar player inducted into the Guitar Player Hall of Fame -- enough said
Steve Howe is my single favorite guitarist of all time. Hands down.
I love yes. "Yours is no disgrace" is one of the most awesome songs. Steve Howe is a great guitarist.
Always been one of my favorite guitar players. Why he's rarely mentioned as one of the greatest ever is beyond me.
Steve Howe a fabulous guitarist . I have seen him do this at Yes concerts many times over the years and never get fed up with it.
I don't think Steve Howe gets the respect that a lot of other great rock guitarists get -- and that he deserves. There are absolutely others make up the Mt. Rushmore of greatest guitarists, and who might have been deeper in a particular style or two... but I am not sure that there has been another rock guitarist who can (and did/does) play so many different styles so exceedingly well -- and who combines them all on one album (and sometimes in one song) the way Steve Howe was/is able to. When you look at the brashness of Yours is No Disgrace or America, or the crazy stuff on Relayer... then you hear him do jazzy stuff like on Perpetual Change and others, and classical nylon string finger picking like Mood for a Day and on the Tales Album, etc... and then also hear him do country-ish, bluegrassy flatpicking songs and movements... and then sometimes just flat out power rock chords.... and then on top of it listen to a lot of his slide guitar work!.... Plus, he is a master or both acoustic, and electric guitar. I mean, it is honestly crazy how one man can excel at so many different guitar styles, and spread them around evenly the way Steve Howe has done in his career. I appreciate this video and your giving him this due.
👍 No problem!
I prefer to think most fans just don't get how great Mr. Howe is. ;-)
Non of the other guitar gods are even in the same league technique wise.
None can play Clap or similar songs LIKE Steve
Hey man I'm in your corner! Steve Howe is GOD!!! In my world, no other guitarist can touch Steve, not even in the prog rock world. Here's what my assessment of guitarists are: some guitarists excellent in technique (Robert Fripp); others excellent in juggling genres (Jimmy Page) and still others can create incredible mastery over effects and soundscapes (Kevin Shields). But Steve Howe can master ALL 3!!! That makes him superlatively incredible and a rare gem in the guitar world!!! Relayer is my single favorite album of all time by Yes. And Turn of the Century is my all time favorite Yes song. Now that is a song that displays his eclecticism FLAWLESSLY!!! How he can go from doing Christopher Parkening style classical to psychedelic pedal steel guitar is just supernatural!!!
You know I think with Yes being in the Hall of Fame now, they have been getting more exposure like never before...and I've been a fan since 2003!!! There was this one teenager that played The Clap on Good Morning America that's somewhere on CZcams (Jon Anderson was on too LOL).
LOVE the Mt. Rushmore idea -- LET'S GET IT DONE.
STEVE Howe is a Legend!! His body of work with Yes, Asia and others speaks of his mastery of the guitar and his pure love of music.
One of the most underrated guitarists in rock music.
Underrated? "Steve Howe was voted ‘Best Overall Guitarist’ in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (1977-1981). I repeat -- 5 yrs in a row. "
Steve Howe , Mr awesome, imortal THE MAN. Steve Howe and Steve Morse are my favorite Guitarist of all Time
Steve Howe is my favorite guitarist, hands down. His versatility and diverse pallet of style, technique, genre, and collection of every stringed instrument known to man, is almost beyond belief.
But even virtuosity aside, there is something about his attack and the jagged, boiling shrapnel that comes flying at me during his solos and often even from his startling rhythm parts.
I think this hard, somewhat menacing quality is actually what sets him apart from everyone else. This aspect of his playing is not mentioned enough and I think is key.
Yeah, I've always loved how happy Steve looks sometimes when he plays. I watched Yes live a few months ago and he seemed to be getting really into the songs and into his own playing. He's such a joy to watch.
When Steve had his solo during the Yes concert in Santiago de Chile 2013 people were so ecstatic, several shouting 'maestro!'
It felt like people had come just to hear that solo :)
When I listened to this as a wee lad, I didn't realize this was ragtime and country blues before he moves to the classical feel.
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The heck with the perfection of Steve’s performance, yes he was always perfect. But how about Steve’s ability to create amazing musical material with deep content. He was the freaking best of the best-- ever
I like the fact that on some songs he can start with jazz, move through blues, bluegrass, metal, then end up classical. He just knows what is beautiful. Every mode, key, note is perfectly executed.
the first time i listened to Yes, i was totally blown away, and have been a fan ever since, Steve is just such an amazing guitar player, and i can tell you, such an amazing band to see live
Stewe is very talented and multiperformace guitarist which combines classical music esducation with multiple styles of rock .Love him !
Steve is ridiculous! This is him at his prime too, though he played very well for many years after. Glad to see him getting the attention he deserves!
Amen!
Steve Howe is the reason I first started playing guitar. His playing style and pieces simply captivated me. As naive as I was, I went to my local music store and got a book of Steve Howe guitar tablature. I worked at it for a frustrating couple of months. I knew his melodies by heart and NOTHING that I was playing sounded like any Steve Howe or YES tune that I knew. I finally found an internet site where everybody agreed, the transcriptions were "just plain WRONG!"
You can imagine how disheartened I was after spending weeks working with this book, the whole time thinking "I must be dumb!"
You should check out Steve's live performance of Yours is no Disgrace from the YesSongs live album - he is on absolute fire - I think there is video of it somewhere on YT as well as they released a film of the shows in cinemas at the time as well - so great to see this legendary guitarist getting some love on your channel
Cool! No problem!
I couldn't agree more.
also close to the edge
I've only seen the live studio version from 1970, I think on The Beat Club. One of the best recorded live performances I've ever watched. Not just Howe, the whole band. Amazing.
totally agree.. I think that song and version are Steve's ultimate achievement....He SMOKES that song..no one on earth could replicate that effort...for my money- Yessongs is the BEST live recording...in HISTORY
As soon as i saw Steve Howe's name and classical in the tittle I knew it was going to be 'The Clap', great tune, great analysis.
ps for more acoustic guitar wizardry check out anything by Aussie guitarist Tommy Emmanuel :) This was the first CZcams suggestion for him czcams.com/video/S33tWZqXhnk/video.html
Thanks for the suggestion!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Except that it's "Clap" and not "The Clap".
It is Clap,not The Clap
I have said it before and I’ll say it again: I can’t imagine a life without Yes and their music.
I have been a Yes fan since I was 11 years old and still are.
Of cause I love other bands and have the deepest respect for manny. But I have Yes close to my heart and still dream of meeting them some day. As of now I am looking forward to their Relayer tour. I have to say that it is a Masterpiece and maybe one of the best records ever made. Always Love to all the lads “in” the band, thank you for all the great Music.
Howe, Page, Hendrix, SRV, D. Allman, plus so many are in "the best" players group. The guitar, when played by people who become one with it heart, body, and soul let's the listen feel it also. It's magic. That's why they are the best!
Steve Howe is the man! 1972 This composition was way ahead of its time.. awesome hybrid picking and fantastic rhythm! Steve was here in Boston July 10th at the Wilbur with the Yes50 tour. Yes 50 years........Wow!
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Fun tune, but stuff like this was played in the 40s-60s by many jazz/country/bebop players, made mostly famous by Chet Atkins... so I wouldn’t call this time “ahead of it’s time” by any stretch
@@sheldoninst yep the country blues and John Fahey
Yessongs is such a classic. My favorite Yes album!
Mine too! Roger Dean's Pathways tatooed..on me as well. Best Live LP Ever 🎶🎵🎶 Its Pure Gold
Not really sure that Howe was all that underrated. He was widely recognized as a phenom and has won many accolades. Don’t think he’s underrated at all, but very sadly more or less forgotten.
He's totally under-rated these days. Sure, in the 70s, he was acclaimed as the best overall guitarist in the world for many years....but nowadays it's always Hendrix, EVH, SRV, Clapton, Vai, Satriani etc who are named as best guitarists.
people don't know much about Yes over here in America.
@@peskypesky Prog rock was always middle class, and the media has to portray bourgeoisie values as milk-toast, especially since the powers that be have decided to bar entrance into that class.
Rolling Stone Mag hates prog players, Steve, Robert and S. Hackett.
They rank Kurt C and most others, better guitarists
@@michaelhogan6770 well we know better don't we😁?
Steve Howe has never been bettered, IMO. Total mastery, right there.
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Saw Yes in concert in the 70s. Always one of my favourite bands...vocally superb, all superb musicians and Steve Howe such a versatile great player!
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I saw them perform in the round which was exciting because they were the first band to ever do that.
They were so exciting. You knew you were in the presence of supreme greatness.
I’ve only seen Yes 19 times. Not nearly enough
How is it that England, circa 1970, produced so many guitar genius's? i.e. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, Dave Gilmore, Steve Howe, etc...
Pride & hard work, that's my American observation.
Between the end of WW2 and Thatcher, England was far more socialist than it is now. One result of that was a lot of free schooling, and many rockers went to college majoring in art and music.
College was similarly inexpensive here in the states prior to Reagan.
@@edwardkirby8858 You may be right, which explains how & why many opted for non-technical degrees.
However I cannot connect President Reagan's policies with allowing colleges to run tuition far beyond reasonable levels, if that's something you wanted to imply.
@@67marlins81 When I was going to college in the early '80s, the cost for a class at the local community college was $22/credit, which was easily affordable for 18-yera-old me then at my construction laborer/blue collar wage. That was prior to the Conservative agenda kicking in. Its now $122/credit. Add in books and other costs and that means it probably costs around $500 to take one class. Tough to do on a minimum wage.
Reagan and his Republican cohorts conducted massive cuts in aid to education; especially colleges, because that's where a lot of the opposition to the war and racism evolved into a mass movement, I presume.
@@edwardkirby8858 It's also a haven for liberals- people who simply could not hold a real job, thus clinging instead to careers which in the end are facsimiles of real educators, doing a disservice to their students.
As for college students being gullible participants in media sensationalism.....that never lasts when they're forced into the self-sufficiency of actual adulthood.
From Yessongs to Yesshows. Solo projects I got them all. Seeing them in the round several times Steve and Chris were at the top of the game. No matter who played behind them always professionals. Right down to the Roger Dean cover art a superband of the 70s/80s. Those were the days.. Yes live??? Priceless
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My favorite guitarist of all time!!!
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Amen to that
Yes, finally Steve Howe has he's turn. The one that never makes it into any top 💯guitarist of all time. The one that should be in the top 5 greatest guitarist of all time! Please do an analysis of his mastery on the Yessongs film some time.
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I'll add it to the list!
Wasn’t Steve ranked as best guitarist in “Guitar Player Magazine” like 5 years in a row ? I think he broke the record with that publication.
Listening to Yes when I was 10...11...12 years old is what really started my journey in music. I love all the early Yes....their music was magical. In my opinion they were geniuses. The coolest music ever !
Fricken incredible. It actually got so scared when I saw this at a midnight show, that I gave up playing for 6 months. Lots of distortion was cut through in 3 minutes, and I was in awe. Excellent analysis Phil!!
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Just a guitar and microphone! No trickery no delays pure awesome!
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Always been in my top 5. It was a pleasure to experience YES live many times over.
Dare I say it? Yes! Wonderful piece, excellent choice, and you nailed it. Steve Howe plays with this incredible intensity and emotion. He is totally in that zone where concept translates seamlessly and directly to motion almost without thought It is as if he is watching and hearing himself play along with the audience and enjoying it probably more than anyone else. He is relaxed, poised, and absolutely confident, there is no tension or doubt anywhere, and he can throw everything into it without reservation. The amount of work and talent behind that is amazing. Hearing him is one thing, seeing him play takes it to a completely higher level.
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In the early 2000's I received an email at work, "Steve Howe will be at The Downtown, solo acoustic". This was a little bar/music venue in Farmingdale, Long Island NY. They cleared the floor of tables and he sat on a bar stool and did a show with about 40 to 60 people standing around. He just received his new Martin Signature model and played it for the first time. I mean how fortunate was I to get tot see that?
Around that same time I would also see Joe Bonamassa for $10 at The Downtown. He played amazing shows there too. It was when his first album cam out. They were hungry. One time he handed me the pick after the show, I was 3 feet in front of him the entire night. He was mostly using a Clapton strat at the time.
That place was the best while it lasted. Saw so many greats. A stand out was Dick Dale. He was one of the most down to earth person one could ever meet.
ohh man,,i love Dick Dale,,,saw him too...what great performer,,
Dick Dale was a real guitar pioneer. Miss him, too.
Great video and analysis too, The really mind blowing thing here I think, is that Steve was this good back in 1972!!! He was really young here and already a master guitarist. Knowing that staggers me when I think of just how good he is now!! Definitely one of the greatest players of all time!
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Before there was Rush ... there was Yes ... the Pioneer of Progressive Rock ! Once a again a great vid Fil ... Steve is a another underrated axe man ... "Good Stuff" !
In the beginning, there was Genesis, son. And they were so good that Yes's drummer jumped ship and
joined them.
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EH? Phil Collins in Yes!!! don't think so and if you mean Bill Bruford well he only helped out Genesis during touring starting in 76, he left Yes in 74 as he wanted to persue his jazz influences more. Good as early Genesis were they were always second best to Yes.
+Gordon Bennett Did I mention Phil Collins in Yes? No, I didn't. But yes, I'm referring to Bill. And he wouldn't have toured with Genesis if he didn't like them.
And it's spelled "pursue".
+teppolundgren Phil Collins is on record as saying that they were trying to emulate what _Yes_ was doing at the time...that Yes was one of Genesis' primary influences. I love Genesis, but don't try to paint them as the start. They were all living in the vicinity of each other at the time and Collins has been public about his admiration for Yes and their influence on Genesis music.
Steve is amazing, I think if you really love music you can not love the music Steve Howe has offered to the world in Yes and as a solo artist.
Steve Howe has been one of my favorite guitarists of all time since I first heard Yes. I was listening to The Yes Album and the guitar caught my attention on almost every track.
“Yours is No Disgrace”, “The Clap”, “Starship Trooper”, “Perpetual Change”... The guitar is brilliant on all of those.
Then I listened to Close to the Edge and the guitar on all three songs on that album really grabbed me.
And pretty recently I got into Steve Howe’s solo work and bought his second album (The Steve Howe Album) on vinyl.
Anyways, Steve Howe’s pretty great to say the least...
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I really like " Mood for a Day" another Steve How instrumental, But this is good too,Nobody plays like Steve How!
“In the Mood” is a Rush song. The Steve Howe instrumental is called “Mood for a Day”. But, yeah, that is a beautiful song
Thanks,jeez where's my head . I meant Mood for a day. Cheers!
Mood for a day is my favorite acoustic piece by Howe. His playing is inspired and inspiring.
Me too,very emotional piece. reminds me of the morning sunrise!
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If I remember correctly, Steve Howe was voted “Best Guitarist” by many guitar magazines (rightly so) from the middle to at least the late 70s. The band Yes definitely had the benefit of some of the most talented players on their particular instruments: Steve Howe, of course, on guitar; Chris Squyre on bass, Rick Wakeman on keyboards; Jon Anderson’s incredible vocals; and Bill Bruford, or Alan White on drums-either were very capable percussionists. This band (and ELP to a certain extent) directly led me to a great appreciation for classical music.
I remember when The Yes Album first came out I was 13 and hearing this for the first time, to use a technical British term, I was Gobsmacked. The Bass line is spot on while he plays
the melody, like Chet Atkins would play but Steve is just blazing through this like it's technically easy. This piece still blows me away, I have learned several parts but I still have not
managed to get the entire piece learned. Thanks for posting Fil, Love your analysis. Yours Is No Disgrace Live from Yessongs That Solo!!!!
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Right on Brother!!! The 3 start in on just RIPPING IT!!! Gives me the goosebumps!! Chris & Steve are beyond incredible! !
There is a video on CZcams were Howe demonstrates the Clap. You can see both hands at the same time.
You can see how the chet atkins style live is tough to get. I love this style and it always turns a head when it's nailed xx 🤘🏼
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Hi wingsofpegasus have you seen ELP the sage , Greg lake playing a j200 and singing??? Love to hear your critique of that if you have the opportunity! Also some jethro Tull! Love Steve Howe
Adam Ritchie i think Roy Clark could have given Chet a run for his money. When he has a lead, he ultrafocuses so
hard you can see it in the sweat on the forehead, the tongue poking out of his mouth, the grimaces and grunts as he attempts to merge with every atom of his axe, and pulls off a perfectly fretted and crystal clear lead-- even with those stubby fingers of his. Dripping sweat from every pore by the time he's arrived at the coda, Roy is the guitarist that had to work long and hard; but boy, did it take!
Great performance...and composition....Steve...God bless...the Best Progresive Rock Guitar Player ..He style and compositions have a very complex structure
Fil is that a huge smile 😍 on your face!
He is playing a style of music 🎷 called " ragtime" which is a form of jazz. The second part borders on medieval and flamenco.
In our day a guitarist was rated by his ability to play ▶️ acoustic.
That's why some critics doubted Hendrxs ability to really play because no one had seen him play acoustic.
Then he blew everyone away by playing, " I Hear My Train Acomin " on a 12 string.
He ended it by saying, "you didn't think I could do that "
Yeah I couldn't think of a title so referred to the breakdown as more classic guitar based 😂
One of the great guitarist indeed. Gates of Delirium was amazing.
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Indeed it great guitar work!
I almost pass out just reading the song title.
Sound Chader too!
He's Having a Wonderful time. YES is without a doubt my Favorite Band, My first Show was in 1973 in Philadelphia, I never missed a Show after that! The SPECTRUM PHILLY SHOWS were Fabulous as well as the Historic JFK STADIUM Show in 1976. Just FABULOUS & ADDICTIVE ! So many memories. 😉🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎸 Thanks Fil 💙🔥🔥🔥
First off, thank you Fil for doing these analysis videos! I really enjoy your presentations. Yes is one of the bands I grew up with and is still one of my favorites. I've attended many of their concerts, sometimes even close enough to actually see Howe's playing. This song always blows my mind. I hear a little Chet Atkins, with a pinch of Les Paul. All I can say re his hybrid picking is....Dayumm. Howe's technique is so tight and the sound rings true. My understanding is that Howe was one of the driving forces behind the addition of Rick Wakeman to the band--someone that could keep up with Howe. When I listen to Howe, I always have to go listen to Randy Rhoads, and vice-versa. It's the classical influences and techniques, like the left hand positioning, that connect them in my mind. Too bad there isn't a video of Awaken live with decent audio to showcase his electric work.
Steve is amazing. Love "Mood For A Day" also. Have been a Yes fan for many years. I carry their music inside me. Love your insights Fil. love and "light"
One of my all time favorite guitarists ...he is truly a master of his instrument
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Amazing musician and awesome, creative composition.
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I also notice that he is holding the pick at the pointed end so the rounded ends will more easily slide off of the strings, keeping the sound pleasant and not the harsh sound you might get when the pointed end "pops" off of the string (like a harpsichord!)
That awkward camera dive at the end , i was like where are you taking me cameraman... LOL. A awesome acoustic piece of music.
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Steven's been a favorite of mine since my teen years. (Quite a long while)
All members of this band were top notch individuals, no doubt about it. I have been a Yes fan since the first time I heard "Roundabout" on AM radio back in 72. Been trying to learn this piece for over 40 years. All I can say is Steve is a helluva guitarist.
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Me too...we would all sit round the player picking up the needle and dropping it again to try to repeat a phrase...we could find short passages but the fast runs had us drooling. It's thanks to Yt that I am finally after 45 years on my way to mastering this epic piece. I suggest you search "Slowed down Clap" and "Lick'n Riff" Clap tutorial which is 3 1/2 hours long but well worth it. Good luck!
It's my first time seign WoP moving her head led to right, smiling and stopping the video and acclaiming the playing. Wonderful
easily one of the top guitar tunes of all time.
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Steve is definitely one of the masters!
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The first year or so he was with Yes, Steve would plug a bit of Mason William's hit "Classical Gas" into the middle of "Clap". Then he had this little classical bit he inserted for this tour. I think as the 70's went on he backed off of messing with "Clap" but I seem to recall he would get more playful with it in his solo shows from the 90's. I don't recall him ever messing around with "Mood for a Day".
I won't say he plays it different every time he plays it but he does play around with it over the years. That classical passage is the main place he substitutes a lot as well as the very end. So on top of it all hekeeps it fresh for himself in this way.
Steve Howe is my guitar hero.
I saw YES the first time in 78' in the round, next in 83 (90125) and then earlier this year at the Ryman in Nashville and Steve is the master !!
Remember, this was 1992/71. Who else was doing this much adding classical, flat picking, etc. to their repertoire? Howe is a genius.
From what I recall, he does not read music. Or at least didn’t back in the day when I was a kid! :)
I search for Yes and WOP and knows I would find something like this! Thanks for making me feel like a teenager hanging in out buddies bedroom listening to albums.
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Bloody brilliant! He's a one man band!!! Articulate and melodic!!!!!!
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Just playing for the pure joy and love of playing. It makes you happy.
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This always brought a smile to my face! Like you say.... No place to hide!
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My absolute favorite guitarist. After decades, I can play an okay version of Mood for a Day, but the Clap, other than certain bits, eludes me. I guess I need more time attempting Chet. Yes benefited from Mr. Howe's ability to compose guitar parts that really embellished their already, arguably, over produced music. He really worked well with Rick Wakeman to give Yes the stately sound they had in the 70s. In Asia, he was incredible, and it's a shame that GTR was such a short-lived project. Now in ABWH (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe), the best Yes lineup returned to form minus, sadly, Chris Squire. Sorry Alan White, Bill is just a better percussionist, but I do appreciate you. Also apologies to Tony Kaye, Patrick Moraz, but Rick is simply a prodigy. Sadly, ABWH then "united" with 90125 Yes lineup for Union album/tour, which was good, but not as good as 1st ABWH album. Problem with Union was that record company producers brought in other session players and screwed up many of the recordings done by Yes artists. This greatly disturbed players like Howe, Wakeman; actually most of them. Trevor Rabin is an excellent guitarist and singer, but just simply not at Mr. Howe's level. Fortunately we can still enjoy video of ABWH tour, which is some of the best tours they ever did. I have seen all the Jimmy Pages, Jeff Becks, Eric Claptons, Eddie Van Halens, David Gilmours, SRVs, Randy Rhoads' etc. you could ever imagine, with my own eyes! Steve Howe in my opinion, smokes 'em. That being said, Fil find another performance by Steve Howe that you enjoy for a more involved analysis video. He deserves more time.
Play that Martin D-18 like a banjo. Love it.
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John Smith Not a D-18 more likely a 00-18 which was widely used by Howe around that time.
@@BARKINGattheMOON100 1953 00-18
Martin Made a SH model of the 00-18
I am not a big Yes fan, but Steve Howe is one hell of a guitarist! I love to see electric guitar wizards who switch over to the acoustics. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones did this very well too. What a versatile instrument the guitar is!
So does Steve Hackett
Yes was always on tour, must have seen them 3 or 4 times between 75-79 in Philadelphia.
Awesome!
A recommendation for all you Steve Howe fans;
Bach’s Cantada 140, accompanied by a string ensemble!
It’s ohmygosh wonderful!
HI FIL.GOOD PIECE OF MUSIC. GOOD GUITAR PLAYING. YES.THAT WAS GOOD.GOOD JOB FIL. GOOD SHOW. THANKS YOU ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE . SO TALENTED. STAY SAFE OUT THERE.PEACE AND LOVE
Un guitariste d’exception, un touché reconnaissable, rapide, précis, une déferlante de notes peu saturées, à écouter Yessong.. Steve, une référence ! Merci au génie !👍
My older brother turned me on to Prog Rock when I was about 11-12 years old..wow, I was blown away listening to The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, Yessongs, Going for the One etc..and then years later to catch a concert of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe in a relatively small venue in Atlanta..pure magic..what a guitar maestro..thanks Fil for the great analysis..love your channel!
Thank you for recognizing the technical brilliance. that Mr Howe achieves on an acoustic guitar without any effects or other ....stuff/noise covering...mistakes....just plain flat out pure finger/string action....no flashbangs...just skill....and balls....1 string 1 finger.....2 strings....2 fingers....3 strings....well....it could be 1,2 ,3,or 4 finger/strings....in any order or combo...combined with the before and after....and then....there you have it....just holy crap...
This is the best discourse and discussion regarding an acoustic performance regarding the artistic creativity and the mathematical methodology I'm one of the greatest guitarist that we've ever known in history your presentation was so good I guess I have to call you both of Genius excellent that's all I can say thank you
I apologize for a verbal texting error I meant Steve Howe one of the greatest guitarists amazing Art and Science that we have had such a joy to experience in our lifetime I am sorry I had a verbal texting error the compliment was directed at both of you I have never heard such an excellent conversation regarding any type evaluation and discourse regarding an acoustic guitar player that has been so proficient is what you provided in this video we've got a lot of geniuses out there just fantastic very impressive you're a natural you got the gift keep going that was just beautiful and Steve a genius as well sending blessings sending love so educational thank you
COOL!!! I was waiting for you to take on Steve Howe! So, so true about not having anywhere to hide when you play that clean or on an acoustic. I saw him a couple of weeks ago on the Yes 50th Anniversary Tour from the third row, his side and his performance completely blew my mind, not one bad note while flawlessly executing incredibly difficult parts. At some point you might want to check out Sound Chaser Live '75 QPR, blistering solo played totally clean on a Telecaster,incendiary guitar playing from one of the truly all-time greats. Great job, enjoyed the video!
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Steve Howe is an amazing player!
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Saw Steve live in '72. He was magic.
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Wow Fil, just saw this.
A great recognition and analysis of a supurb English guitar player... from a supurb English guitar player
Yes is still one of my favorite bands, after more then 50 years, what a band, what a names there and Steve: oh my God.
Pure joy! I miss those days.
I had assumed this was a birthday tribute but I see it's from 2018. I posted this very video this afternoon. From the first Yes album I ever heard and the only one I ever owned - love every note of it!
Looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it.
Very disappointed with myself that I’ve not heard this man before. Thanks for another great reaction and for bringing this man to other ppl that enjoy skilled musicians
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I can't imagine never having heard Steve Howe...where were you? Marooned on a desert Island for the last 50 years?
One of my favourites !!!
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When I saw GTR's music video "When the Heart Rules the Mind" and saw Steve Howe, (with Steve Hackett) playing the classical sounding piece, I became an instant fan. Then I saw the video "Les Paul with Steve Howe." He killed it with his awesome playing technique. He's truly one of many under rated virtuosos.
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Very much influenced by Chet Atkins, Steve Howe was the S in YES
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And a little bit of that gypsy guitar player from France as well.
Django Reinhardt
KTM And don’t leave out Merle Travis’ influence. Much of “The Clap” incorporates Travis-style picking.
@@bargainbassist Merle used a thumb pick most of the time.
Steve does not
I find that when I know I am making it happen to the point of total enjoyment, smiling in a genuine way (not as gimmick) out of pure enjoyment bolsters and catapults the experience and performance. Especially with acoustic guitar, in that it is so earthy and organic...which is what we are as well, so it's all that, too. It's you and the air and the wings, the wood and the metal. What's not to smile about?
When I learned to play this myself over 30 years ago after learning Mood for a Day, the thing that struck me was how he managed to do this with hybrid picking. I have to use pure fingerstyle at the expense of some brightness and power.
Hey! I'm listening again. 😎
So funny. I was listening to the Yes Album today and wondered if you had ever done a Yes critique. Should have known!
What’s interesting as In sure you know, this style was heavily influenced by some of the “blues” finger picking masters. Like Blind Blake, Bo Carter, Robert Johnson etc. i still love listening to that old stuff. Great work as usual Phil. Thank you for the great channel!
Fil, I actually have a contrary view. Because I wanted to replicate Steve How's acoustic pieces, the first guitar I bought was a Washburn D-20 solid top steel string acoustic. After I developed the calluses on my left fingertips, it was easy for me to play. Twenty (20) years later, when I bought my first electric guitar, A Fender American Telecaster through a Tweed Blues Deluxe reissue, I found the sound that I was generating quite unwieldy. Even though the Blues deluxe is ONLY 40 w, it is incredibly loud. Even with my doors and windows closed, if I turned the volume past "3" my neighbors would come over and complain.
Also, I was used to strumming the acoustic string and letting it ring. With the electric, I found that as soon as I stunned the string, I had to muffle it, otherwise it would sustain into the rest of the phrase I was playing and sound like garbage.
That's the perspective of a guitar player who started on acoustic and switched to electric. "We always remember our first love." 🤗
one of the few guitarists in rock that ever made me want to learn his licks and parts on the piano.great vid.
Thank you for the analyst video. I have always enjoyed Steve Howe and Yes.
No problem!