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Yes with Steve Howe on Bass
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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Wakeman should go into stand-up. He was hilarious. And yeah, Geddy on Roundabout and Howe on Owner of a Lonely Heart. Pretty cool stuff.
I don't recall hearing his name. Hmmm.
Good thing about HBO is that you've got at least 400 more chances to watch it.
It was also entertaining to see Anderson pointing out in the crowd, repeatedly recognizing Bruford, when Bruford was standing directly behind him.
I don't think Prog Magazine is being published any more, but when it was, Wakeman had a running column called "Grumpy Old Rock Star" or something like that, which was a great regular dose of his humor.
Rick Wakeman does after-dinner speaking engagements, and I hear he's pretty funny.
I've seen Wakeman on one of his "story telling" tours, and the man is hilarious! Very nice, too. He signed my copy of Fragile without hesitation.
I thought seeing Howe and Rabin on stage together was pretty cool. Was that a first? I can't recall them ever being involved with Yes at the same time.
The only time previously was the Union Tour. Which me and some friends had 9th row to see only to have the show cancelled due to Jon Anderson being ill. Argh!
The first time I saw Yes, which was only a few years ago, Howe stepped to the mic and said, "Well, I thought we were playing an evening of Yes music tonight, but right now we're going to do this instead." And then he began the riff to "Owner of a Lonely Heart."
I think he did a good job playing tribute to Squire!
I ran into Steve Howe at the airport a couple years ago.
I didn't want to bother him, so I just made eye contact and said "Good morning Steve" and kept walking.
He smiled and said good morning back to me.
I have no doubt the man is opinionated/outspoken about his music, but he seemed friendly enough.
Speaking of Greg Howe, I highly recommend his album - Extraction. Howe is a total monster on guitar and Wooten and Dennis Chambers accompany him to make an incredible fusion record.
I never heard of it. I will check it out.
I just looked on YouTube, that's Greg Howe.
When I first posted this clip, I called Steve Howe Greg too!
I never heard of it. I will check it out.
I just looked on YouTube, that's Greg Howe.
When I first posted this clip, I called Steve Howe Greg too!
I know it's Greg Howe, I just figured I'd mention him since you accidentally did and it made me think of that record. Slight derail.
Howe on bass wasn't my favorite, only in that "why get a bassist as any guitarist can play bass just as good or better" sour grapes kinda thing. Howe was not even in the band when "Owner" was recorded. Just a pet peeve of mine. For the record, I didn't like Nick Raskulinecz playing bass when Rush was inducted. Again, not a talent or playability issue, just that bass seems ok to marginalize - "anyone can do it, just slumming' on the bass." Do you really think this would happen for lead guitar or maybe even drums?
Let Billy Sherwood play, or Geddy again.
Rant over . . .
Let Billy Sherwood play, or Geddy again.
Rant over . . .
As I posted above, Howe would be the first guy to remind you that he wasn't in the band in the 90125 era, and he hates playing Owner. Given that, and having Trevor Rabin on the stage, I kinda thought that having him play bass on that tune was an elegant solution. It was a way for him to pay tribute to Chris Squire, let Rabin own the guitar part that he wrote, and get off the hook of having to play a guitar part he despises, but is often stuck with on tour to make the fans happy. He would have been a 5th wheel otherwise.
And one other time, an interesting one-off:
I very much appreciated Howe playing the Ric on Owner--the most fitting tribute to Chris Squire I could imagine.
Funny, he doesn't mind playing "heat of the moment"! A very similar riff IMO
