Pulling Strings [Import, Live]

Steve Howe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Resurgence UK
• ASIN: B00000I7GT
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,564 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sweet Thunder

2. Diary Of A Man Who Vanished

3. Excerpts From 'Close To The Edge'

4. Excerpts From 'Beginnings'

5. Pleasure Stole The Night

6. Sketches In The Sun

7. Rare Birds

8. Windy And Warm

9. Classical Gas

10. Excerpts From 'Turn Of The Century'

11. Misty

12. Excerpts From 'All's A Chord'

13. Running The Human Race

14. Everytime You Look Over Your Shoulder

15. Theme From 'The Gates Of Delirium'/Soon

16. Blinded By Science

17. My White Bicycle

Editorial Reviews

1998 solo album from Yes' legendary guitarist featuringfaithful renditions of classic Yes tracks, includingexcerpts from 'Close To The Edge', 'Beginnings', 'Turn OfThe Century', 'All's A Chord' and 'The Gates Of Delirium'.17 tracks total. A Resurgence Rec

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Howe Magnificent, December 29, 1999

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Peter M Roche "pmroche" (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pulling Strings (Audio CD)

Even non-guitar afficianados would find this to be a great album. Recorded in Chicago and Minneapolis during Steve Howe's tour of the same name, PULLING STRINGS is like NOT NECESSARILY ACOUSTIC, PART II, and therefore a must-have for any Howe/Yes fan. Here, Steve thrills with acoustic interpretations of Gates of Delerium and Close to the Edge on his trusty Martin guitar. He teases the crowd by quoting every song from GOING FOR THE ONE before launching into the poignant nylon-stringed sentimentality of Turn of the Century. Steve also revisits some of his best bits from BEGINNINGS and THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM, including Diary of a Man Who Vanished and Pleasure Stole the Night. His spin on Mason Williams' Classical Gas is simply fantastic. The finale, My White Bicycle, is a rare cut from Steve's early days with Tomorrow. You won't find this track anywhere else, really, save for Steve's MOTHBALLS disc.

Yes fans already know that Steve's voice isn't that great--but one doesn't listen to Yes or Howe for his singing abilities. His fretboard virtuosity is stunning and clean, and the few tunes which feature vocals aren't any worse off for it.

You should just order the album now and put it on heavy rotation in your CD player, along with NOT NECESSARILY ACOUSTIC. Both discs evidence that the multi-talented, genre-jumping Howe is amongst the best (if not THE best) living guitarists on this planet.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had seen the live show too!, July 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pulling Strings (Audio CD)

If you like the music of Yes, the Clap and Mood for a Day in particular, you will like this CD. I am a Yes fan and after listening to this CD, I had to play it again to be sure what I heard was really as good as I thought it was. Excerpts from Close to the Edge and the Gates of Delerium were excellent guitar pieces. Mr. Howe's guitar prowess is evident in this Cd and if you are a guitarist and fan of Yes, you should love this CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steves best live album, April 14, 2006

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R. Carreiro (Dumfries, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pulling Strings (Audio CD)

Ill take this live album over his others, personally. I simply like the versions of the tunes here and the selection better. There are some real gems here. His playing in general is as good or better than it has been at any period in his career. The "sketches in the sun" is his best recorded live version as well his take on "classical gas". Steve uses backing tracks on some songs, to great effect. It enabled him to play songs in a one man show and even though I was worried about it, it works well here. The "turn of the century" is one of his best live performances. Im assuming since you are looking at this album that you realize that he isnt a great singer and that you can overlook that and appreciate it, unlike some other reviewers here who cant accept that the man likes to sing sometimes. If you like Steve Howe's work I cant imagine you not appreciating how good this album is. A must own for a SH fan.