Portraits of Bob Dylan

Steve Howe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2009)
• Original Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B00000JIS5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,709 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists
  • #7 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Folk Rock

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NICE AND UNIQUE BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE, November 20, 1999

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IJEFF (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Portraits of Bob Dylan (Audio CD)

The song selection is diverse, the singers are diverse, Steve Howe's guitar playing is diverse. What more could you ask for? The only disappointment are the songs where Howe sings lead vocals. I say much better to have used outside singers on all the songs. Each vocalist brings a different perspective to each song. From Jon Anderson to Phoebe Snow. Not some of your most well known vocalists, but immensely talented they are. Especially liked the loose, laid back vocal by Allan Clarke on "Don't think twice". If I didn't know better, I never would have guessed this was the lead singer of the Hollies.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simple,beautiful and captivating, December 23, 1999

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Dosdas (Douglasville,Ga.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portraits of Bob Dylan (Audio CD)

This album drew me in more with each listen.Initially I bought this just because of it being a Steve Howe release,I believed I would only listen to it once,yet it stayed in my cd player for six months and I found I was listening to it several times a day.Although the cover notes down play the guitar playing as not a guitar album but a collection of songs,if you listen you'll find the guitar playing to be incredible!Portraits of Bob Dylan not only reinforced my love for Steve Howes guitar playing but introduced me to Bob Dylan(who I held in the absolute lowest regard untill now).Thanks to Steve Howe I am now a fan of Bob Dylan.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, January 21, 2002

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Mark D. Smith "mskarmar" (ocean view, de United States) - See all my reviews
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Did not know what I would be getting with this one. YES guitarist singing a few Dylan songs with other singers taking over the other songs. This cd is not great, but good enough for Dylan fans that want to explore other artists interpretations of Dylans work. It would have been nice if Jon Anderson sang more than the first song, but what a first song it is-12 minutes of pure beauty as Andersons vocals glide over the musical landscape of 'Sad Eyed Lady of the lowlands'. What a great opening rendition. Howe's own vocals are rough, but ok.Other highlights include the versions of It's All Over Baby Blue (reminiscent of Judy Collins' version on Judy Collins sings Dylan),Going Going, Gone;Lay lady La, and Buckets of Rain. Interesting stuff indeed.