Steve introduced more teenage guitarists to classical guitar with the above two songs, than all the classical masters combined. Including me
@groovemon
16 жыл бұрын
The tone is in the ear,but the passion is in the heart. Music is one of the greatest gifts and can be enjoyed at any level.
@Yesfan90125
16 жыл бұрын
I hear you. It's hilarious to hear people talk about the "greats" of this generation. But in reality they don't come close to the level of perfection Steve Howe has attained over the 40+ years he has been playing. I've yet to hear a piece as moving as "Mood For a Day" at any point in rock history.
@YesRushELP
13 жыл бұрын
No one should expect Steve Howe to play classical like Segovia, or any other genre like anyone else. The fact that he never took a lesson in his life and taught himself to play (which is why he uses such unique and unconventional fingerings), makes it all the more amazing that he plays the way he does. He is unique. One doesn't win Guitar Player's Magazine's Guitarist of the Year 10 years in a row for nothing.
@caroles140
3 жыл бұрын
My recollection is that it was 5 years, after which the magazine created a Hall of Fame, and Howe was the first guitarist to be inducted. At the same time a maximum number of years was established for winning the best guitarist award, so others could have the opportunity to be elected.
@eduardogalleguillosgodoy4377
2 жыл бұрын
Ees
@rustybaldwin4851
5 ай бұрын
Amen!
@stephenlenz4102
29 күн бұрын
Maybe Christopher Parkening... One of Segovia's favorite students...
@ltcurry
16 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to see him in the Tampa theatre. He was amazing. The classical stuff was mind bogling. I have been a Yes fan since 1978, and he was right on. I would gladdly pay another $40 anyday to see him with just an acoustic for an hour or 2 and a six pack. It was awsome.
@DamagedF0X
15 жыл бұрын
I'm humored with all the bands of today that claim to be musicians. This man has more talent than many of today's bands together. It's too bad there can't be more musicians like this...
@rassault
13 жыл бұрын
Alex Lifeson, Robert Fripp, Martin Barre (of Jethro Tull), even guys like Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, and especially Steve Howe never get the fame and respect they deserve. Progressive style rock/fusion guitar is the most amazing and innovative thing to happen to music in the last 50 years. Prog is too loud for the jazz crowd, and too wierd for the casual listener of rock. But any real musician can appreciate the techniques and tonal innovations of these guys.
@classicalvecchio
17 жыл бұрын
Steve howe,the most well rounded guitarist alive! He plays classical,rock and fusion with taste,ease and grace!
@alton936
5 жыл бұрын
February, 2019 Amazed at the respect that the audience shows Steve Howe while playing.....Quiet and enjoying every single note....It never ceases to amaze me ( because I was of the '70's, and so familiar with their work ) that within a note or two; The audience seems to know WHAT song is being performed !!
@spepper
18 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, just Brilliant! Amazing guitar player Mr. Howe is...
@mimisosa3679
10 жыл бұрын
YES, I'm according steve howe awesome. He trascends rock, long life and God bless him. Greetings from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
@kevinnash552
12 жыл бұрын
Go get em Steven ! The best ever !
@gregoriopalofuego9808
4 жыл бұрын
Holy mother of God! Steve Howe did this standing up! I couldn't do this sitting down practicing every day for thirty years! I can only watch, listen, and marvel at true genius. What a gift to the world! 🌎
@djs19522002
13 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe is a great musician.. I don't know (or care) if he is classically trained or otherwise... His performances (recorded) provided me with joy and hope in times of my life when things were really bad. Thats what musicians do for other people.. and at that he is truly great.
@CoastConFan
13 жыл бұрын
Vivaldi's works are remembered 300 years later, I can only hope that Steve Howe's are appreciated 300 years from now.
@billmossII
16 жыл бұрын
The guitar is one of the easiest instruments to play poorly and one of the most difficult to play well. I had one of Steve Howe's solo works away from Yes on cassette tape and wore it out. Thanks.
@Thundergod129
11 жыл бұрын
Mood For A Day has to be one of the best classical pieces in the last 50 years. And he seems to play it so effortlessly. And Steve is completely self taught and plays almost everything by ear. Coming from a musical family must have helped but he has such a distinct sound and style...I could go on and on...Suffice it to say he is one of the most diverse and original guitarists of our time.
@darkoanton5
12 жыл бұрын
People always get into the debate about who is the 'best' and a futile argument never ends. I'll just say Steve Howe is a top class guitarist.
@gregoriopalofuego9808
4 жыл бұрын
Well, it was Jimi Hendrix. The debate ends there. Nobody better, than Jimi. He was the greatest electric guitarist of all time. Watch Jimi live at Woodstock, that historic Monday morning, August 18th, 1969. That should remove any doubt on who is/was the best ever. But, my goodness, Steve Howe is just magnificent. I have seen Yes live, up close many times, and Mood For A Day is my favorite, then Wurm in Starship Trooper. Yes, quite a life we've had. Yes, indeed... 🎵🎸🎵
@michaelhogan6770
3 жыл бұрын
@@gregoriopalofuego9808 JH could not Travis pick with a plectrum like SH
@greysonwilson4164
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregoriopalofuego9808 The debate doesn’t end there. The title of best guitarist is completely opinion based. Personally I don’t think Jimi holds a candle to Steve. Not to say jimi isn’t one of the all time greats, because there’s no argument about that, but steve is just as versatile as guitarists come, being able to range from heavy progressive improvisation to a lute concerto to chet atkins-style picking. Clearly he’s my all time favorite.
@neptuneshadow
17 жыл бұрын
Steve has served as a musical mentor for me for 30 years now. No doubt, Steve knows how to convey a message with his music without a single lyric. That is what makes him special. THE LANGUAGE OF GUITAR!!
@SongSwan
13 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe brought advanced Guitar playing to rock and roll way back when it wasn't the norm.
@AbecedariusRex
14 жыл бұрын
Brilliance.
@thevannrock6751
2 жыл бұрын
Master of Strings
@TheJairomartins
10 жыл бұрын
Se o Vivaldi ouvisse o Steve tocando sua composição certamente se emocionaria, eu me emocionei e muito!
@Tudebekkie
13 жыл бұрын
Just close your eyes and listen........sigh..... how beautiful.... i could just cry... just for the beauty of it....
@sselden8
16 жыл бұрын
Very nice..Thanks petecellar!
@Paulo-Marcos
15 жыл бұрын
OMG he is perfect he plays very well!!!
@ranger1843
13 жыл бұрын
@muzikislife9 I totally agree! Given the same piece of music, a classically trained guitarist will be pleased by different sounds compared to the rock guitarist (or jazz guitarist, etc.). Thus, there will be two different "playings" of the piece; neither necessarily "incorrect". Howe's interpretation of the concerto is acoustically superb.
@pschlehr
15 жыл бұрын
Erik, I feel the same way about Steve as you do; he taught me how to fly. One of the first pieces I learned to play in high school was "Mood for a Day." At the time, I thought it was one of the loveliest guitar pieces I had ever heard and I still feel that way today. Steve continues to amaze, mystify and uplift me with his musicianship, his passion and his creativity. He ranks among the greatest guitarists of all time, along with Chet Atkins, John McLaughlin and Andres Segovia
@mikeimmordino
15 жыл бұрын
all the way . the best ' AMAZING '
@mwmann
6 жыл бұрын
Vivaldi done beautifully by Steve.
@joseenocalmendra4066
3 жыл бұрын
Steve ...y nadie mas
@str4to
17 жыл бұрын
Mood for a Day is my favourite Yes song. That's really orgasmic to play :)
@cyyyggnus
14 жыл бұрын
@Ceelceela That was well-put, my friend! Amen to that...
@mikeg642000
10 жыл бұрын
To Steve Howe's music, I say YES! :-)
@lrbloom
16 жыл бұрын
Best version of Mood For A Day. Nice tone from the nylon string.
@rlondon46
13 жыл бұрын
love the coment about steve , much loved reminds men of growin up in the 70s
@pschlehr
15 жыл бұрын
The thing about Howe that I have most admired is his ability to play in so many styles and to play them all so well. He transcends the idea of musical genre, if you will. He simply plays and he plays everything amazingly well and professionally. Lots of faster guitarists than Steve, but none with the kind of musical depth and breadth he possesses.
@fireandrain1
15 жыл бұрын
Yeah,I tell my self something similar most days.. I'd be happy to be/look older if it meant I could play like that..
@petecellar
17 жыл бұрын
You're comparing apples to oranges here. How would John Williams play the solo on Close to the Edge? You might think his classical playing to be sub-par compared to exclusively classical masters. However Steve Howe was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (1977 - 1981), was inducted into Guitar Player's "Gallery of Greats" in 1981, and has inspired countless other guitarists over several generations. Regardless, Steve Howe is not a "2nd class" guitarist.
@dlbags
15 жыл бұрын
Most amazing thing about this? He plays it all standing up moving. Most classical guitarists play sitting down.
@gregoriopalofuego9808
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. I noticed that too! I can play sitting down, but Holy Cow, Steve pulled that off standing up, and glancing at the audience. Unbelievable. Wow, Howe! 🎸
@sg72646
15 жыл бұрын
The purists will say that to play this peice to perfection you have to be seated which is probably coreect but who cares this is Steve Howe and it sounds great to me
@vngom
15 жыл бұрын
The first part is "an interpretation" he is playing Vilvaldi´s Lute concerto in D major
@ikkenhisatsu7170
6 ай бұрын
Name another guitarist who can play Vivaldi and then the solo in Sound Chaser. Good heavens. I'll wait.
@johnjtheoriginal
13 жыл бұрын
of course SH is able to play with the rythm of a metronome, being a rock musician, but he feels vivaldi in a romantic way; may be not filological, but there have been a lot of ways of playing vivaldi... Mood For A Day here shows that his music was true music, even with a single guitar it does sense i like it all
@jekolable
11 жыл бұрын
Buy it! it is named Yes symphonic live!
@FloridaLawDawg
13 жыл бұрын
so this is how the universe was created. it all makes sense now.
@gtrrobster
15 жыл бұрын
i agree....but often the 2 do go together. i have learned a lot of music theory simply by playing, and then taking some time to look at the music to figure out the chord progressions involved. doing that has also helped my memorize stuff....that is the hardest part for me about learnig adv material.
@majoneski
17 жыл бұрын
Steve is one of my idols. This is a great combo of 2 great pieces played by him. This clip is from Amsterdam and it shows that European audience can actually listen and not interrupt. I saw YES 6 times in the last 6 years in Chicago, USA and every time Steve was playing his acoustic pieces people would yell his name - like he doesn't know it, they whistled, screamed etc. It was horrible. His playing is great though and I admire him for what he's done in music world.
@john489100
13 жыл бұрын
how priviliged are we to see/hear a great guitarist.classically and rockilly speaking.lol.wonderful stuff
@sharonbwd
14 жыл бұрын
@Fist2112 AMEN TO THAT!!! PERFECTLY STATED. INTELLIGENT MUSIC FOR INTELLIGENT EARS.
@BTBHSOHBOY
12 жыл бұрын
@muzikislife9 I know exactly what you mean. I am not classically trained, but I have the drive that has transformed my playing to the point where I rival one of my high school classmates, who is trained. If a person is driven (like Howe), they can do anything. Just look at Chet Atkins for instance.
@coreyagraph
14 жыл бұрын
@Fist2112 well said........i think the fact he wasn't classically trained allowed him to traverse all the styles you spoke of. Most people would give anything to play near his skill level. not to mention music he has written for solo guitar. the hall of fame is a joke.....no yes, deep purple, king crimson. (at 1:18 i think he plays a wrong note. i have listened to this piece for 40 years. even steve howe is human!)
@LeonardoMagnelli
15 жыл бұрын
jaja buenisimo cuando sale Anderson a abrazarlo en el 6:32 y Howe no le da ni pelota...esta en la de el...un maestro, un musico con genio..
@cindys1969
16 жыл бұрын
abombinreverse....Thanks for the link. This is beautiful. Again...the spirits move through this music.
@quintas66
12 жыл бұрын
This is probably how someone would have played this in Vivaldi's time, maybe standing on the street somewhere, or at a little party or something. I like this approach to this piece, very personal and musical, not so stuffy.
@gabriela.nugget
14 жыл бұрын
Fist2112 knows! Im 100% with him!!!!!!
@caio1511
12 жыл бұрын
im surprised that there are people that actually dont like this. it doesnt make much sense to me
@TheSpiralAim
16 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe is so modest mannered... not many guitarists that have that going for them. It reflects in his style... so refined so tame; a rare quality. It is a trait that allows for such amazing music to be produced.
@suburbanmirage
13 жыл бұрын
The most versatile guitarist of all time!!!
@bobby7771117
13 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best bands ever from the 60's to present! This band deserves to go down as one of the greatest rock and roll bands-Period! And if they're not in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, then they should throw all of the rest out and end this pathetic excuse for a place that only places the greatest musicians in it! Peace, BobbyK
@lastdaysguitar
9 ай бұрын
Steve set the bar and the template for me on what you can accomplish when you let the music flow in its natural order and do not try to 2nd guess it.
@steviejd5803
2 ай бұрын
Steve inspired me to play, I took up Classical Guitar and fell in love with Rory Gallagher! No amount of practice has brought me satisfaction.
@garrethdavis
15 жыл бұрын
wow
@rotory2002
12 жыл бұрын
Every note that Steve plays can be heard as a word if you listen closely and I hear it saying " Don't judge my style, Just sit back and enjoy my beautiful music"
@ciliaris2
14 жыл бұрын
I have seen Page and Beck and Clapton and many others in concert. I have Yes with Steve 20+ times. The only ones that blew me away like Steve are Al Di and Paco D, they play fatser but they don't have anywhere the amount of diversity Steve has.
@stevecornelia6817
2 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe is the best ! The audience having true respect to be able to capture this .
@jolyonholloway483
2 жыл бұрын
This was Steve at the peak of his ability.I wish he still played like this live but something has happened!Unusual to be playing a classical guitar piece standing up.It looks uncomfortable to be positioning the instrument in that way.
@guitareleven
16 жыл бұрын
(cont.) I don't doubt his heartfelt sincerity, he presents himself with aplomb, and good for him his position from which to show his efforts. I don't begrudge them being received with affection in honor of whatever are his real accomplishments. But this being hailed repeatedly as the masterful example of excellence it so much isn't, is a travesty of willful naivetee when there is true mastery elsewhere to be seen. It was this level of sensibility addressed; I stand by my words.
@guitareleven
16 жыл бұрын
Grravee- And your post is crude, arrogantly self-righteous, and impertinent. I intruded on no fan site; this is an open forum that invites commentary and so I commented, and did to objective substancy rather than with vapidity.. Is fawning adulation only to be allowed? I had, however, expressed myself rashly and and my comments could have been better directed, and so I amend as follows in the post succeeding to this one.
@sammyd1969
18 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong,I like a fair amount of Yes's stuff but I've heard tales from topographic oceans and I've got other Yes albums,theres a lot of dross amongst the diamonds,even on 90125 theres some rubbish. Oh,and have you heard the Anderson,Bruford,Wakeman and Howe album?? Now thats dreadful!
@kevinmcconnell9426
2 жыл бұрын
There has to be a Manuel for learning the appropriate facial expressions for playing guitar a cause it seems to me every variation of basic riffs all elicit the same facial expressions regardless of guitarist playing them;)
@guitareleven
16 жыл бұрын
That he has been a source of inspiration of others to take up the instrument is all to the good. The playing here, though, is mediocre, amateurish, and clumsy. In the public arena he should stick to what he does best.
@pepemalfi1
13 жыл бұрын
@marcialetti Seguro, vos escucha a Michael jackson que yo sigo escuchando buena musica.Como llegaste a YES, tipeaste por error? No me habia dado cuenta antes. Te perdono por hacerme perder tiempo contestandote. Va sin onda!!!!!!!!!!
@sammyd1969
18 жыл бұрын
Fekkin incredible,amazing guitarist!! Pity he wasted it on all that rubbish Yes did (about 90% I reckon!!) .Still some classics in there,Heart of the sunrise,I've seen all good people etc.
@pepemalfi1
13 жыл бұрын
@marcialetti Sin enojos, si te asumieras terriblemente ABURRIDO en tus conceptos te abstendrias de formularlos. Hace de cuenta que la vida es una interpretacion.........Va con onda !!!!!!!!!!!!
@TacomaPaul
13 жыл бұрын
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame is embarrassing. No YES, etc etc etc)... BUT even if ya may not like them, where is Heart ? Major groundbreakers.
@bbmusic1
14 жыл бұрын
Actually compared to a true classical player (Julian Bream, Christopher Parkening) with Steve you hear a lot of crunchy notes and some questionable timing that they would never tolerate. Again though, Steve's great musicality makes the issue of his technique less important - always been one of my favorite musicians.
@urielrael
5 ай бұрын
Academia destroys creativity. It is full of learned musicians who only perfectly interpret other people's music, but do not create anything, and have not left any trace. Steve Howe deserves all the respect.
@PrimRoseLane
13 жыл бұрын
@ErikStephenGilgen Steve uses a near unique technique quite often combining bare fingers and flat pick, which provides incredible versatility and "feel". He goes back and forth near seemlessly between classical folk and electric guitars. This can not be matched with just "fingernails"(which would be torn to shreds on metal strings, and clumsy on electric) nor any other style. I suspect Steve Howe will not be approaching you nor I for guitar lessons.
@Fist2112
14 жыл бұрын
No, Steve doesn't play classical as well as Segovia, Bream, Williams etc. So what? He wasn't classically trained for one thing. Neither does he play jazz like Django, or blues & rock like Jeff and Jimmy. What he does is transcend the boundaries of all those genres like no other. He is pretty much unique, as a player and a composer. Not to mention how influential he's been over 40+ years. Anyone who thinks Steve Howe isn't "up there" with the guitar-greats doesn't understand guitar music.
@gtrrobster
15 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I do not know Vai's playing that well at all. Just never got around to listening to his albums I guess. From what I have heard, Howe is a WAY more diverse and tasteful player. But who knows, maybe Vai is a killer jazz andc lassical player in addition to what he is most known for. And mcth...good point, I wonder how well Vai would be known if FZ had not hired him to transcribe all those solos. and then taken him on the road.
@carlitoparadise
17 жыл бұрын
one of my favorites guitarist of the world i love you steve!!
@flavy1000
13 жыл бұрын
@ErikStephenGilgen No, I`m by no means ashamed of what I`ve written..and I was on my perfect senses.. Whata I mant..is that..Though I like Wiliams performance..and Know that he is a respected and talented virtuoso..for his music lack of soul..after having heard a piece by Howe... Williams maybe probably "perfect"..yes,but he`s too perfect... Undestood?Thanks...though.. Flavy
@cliverich
16 жыл бұрын
Agreed in this style he is an amateur, but how many of the audience would view it from the classical guitarists point of view? And,unless told, how many would know that it was Vivaldi? I seem to remember him playing Mood with a pick way back in the 70s. It sounds much better here than the last time I heard him play it.
@martinaxman2033
17 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with sebenoky on the performance. Some stutters and apparent confusion tells me he may not have played these for awhile or had something on his mind, but I still love watching and listening. I've seen him play when he was hot so I have no misgivings about his abilities. A little slip is okee with me. ;-)
@flavy1000
13 жыл бұрын
@Fist2112 I completely agreewith you..I have finished an instant ago..listening to John Wiliams` version..and I prefer Howe`s..a million times..though Williams deserves all my respet and admiration..but his version ..lacks of soul...!! And Howe..itr`s pretty full of it.. Genious!!
@Fist2112
14 жыл бұрын
@pithor I hear you my friend. The RRHOF is a joke. I like your idea of a new HOF - membership by vitrue of popularity and/or musicianship, not by some illogical, intangible selection process. Rush has 14 platinum and 24 gold albums and they're not members either. It's a farce!
@jennymedia
14 жыл бұрын
My favorite guitarist. Question that may have been asked before, but I have not seen an answer: is Steve unwell? I saw him play with Yes in Feb 2010, and he was very still, very little expression, and extremely thin. Just concerned - not looking for any cruel or dumb answers.
@opera2545
15 жыл бұрын
Hi gtrrobster, he was a member of FOCUS, a dutch group of the 70's. He still tours, and many videos can be found on you-tube. I wasn't saying Steve Howe was bad - he's great., but Akkerman is genius. Look up Focus eruption. Take care
@Doctorbeermaker
15 жыл бұрын
I know you asked the question a year ago or so but I woule commend the Steve Howe Album to you Loads of good stuff, especially Surface Tension and Pennants, but sadly he sings on All's A Chord. Then you realise why Jon Anderson was in Yes
@Johnnywr
17 жыл бұрын
Oh why did Jon Anderson have to go and spoil the mood with such a bad joke? Let`s just put it down to experience? I love this stuff...can you imagine Lily Allen performing her songs to such warm applause in thirty five years time? No! Neither can I.
@petecellar
17 жыл бұрын
GiveMeMoreVids: LOL.. you compare a master composer to an idiot 2nd class guitarist." Steve Howe is a first class guitarist.
@RealDiaz
12 жыл бұрын
Yeah I am a lifelong member of the church of Howe, but I know enough about classical to see he is raping Lute Concerto in D major, lol. But hey what do you want? It's a rock concert, lol. Im going to play Mood for a day along with him now because it is the first Howe song I ever learned at age sixteen. Got me laid back then more than a few times, haha. Cheers to all fellow Yes fanatics!!
@pariswalker2513
6 жыл бұрын
Real Diaz He only sped up the tempo. We live in a much faster-paced time.
@Fist2112
14 жыл бұрын
@4eyed4stringer That's a shame about the meet and greet. I met him once after a gig, and whilst not unfriendly, he was very quiet and seemed uneasy surrounded by his fans.
@rockgod073
16 жыл бұрын
Stop with the sh>t and enjoy for what it is a lovely piece of music and joy. The man is a legend and my word he play guitar seen him live also and a proper gent.
@pepemalfi1
13 жыл бұрын
@marcialetti Vos si que la tenes reclara.¿estabas aburrido escuchando "tu" musica cuando hiciste el comentario?
@Relayer6a
14 жыл бұрын
@harveydents Because their musical taste is obviously in their mouths. The same reason it took so long for Led Zep to get in.
@rman91
17 жыл бұрын
well 768111, they both seem to be human beings, so in my book there is a possibility that Steve may be as talented as vivaldi.
@carrietide
12 жыл бұрын
I love you Steve.....for your versatility,your understanding of music, the beauty of your tone ......You are awesome
@craneman15438
14 жыл бұрын
I agree with you Jenny...I've been a YES fan since about 1970. I just think he is getting older along with the rest of us.
@Fist2112
14 жыл бұрын
No, I hope not, anyway. He's looked like that as far back as I can remember. He's a vegetarian, too, which doesn't help!
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