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If you like Steve Howe's work wih Yes, as a solo artist, or if you just like great guitar playing, this cd is most definitely for you. Steve plays dozens of guitars (and everything else but drums, handled by his son, Dylan) and the textures and tones are astounding. His cover of "Walk,Don't Run" rocks very hard and could easily be the theme music at any live sporting event---its that cool. The styles here range from Texas swing to Yes-ish prog. Since you'll never hear any of this great music on the radio---of course---you owe it to yourself to get this marvelous collection of Steve Howe artistry.

This, and perhaps The Steve Howe Album, are the stonger solo efforts by this exceptional guitarist. What seperates this picker from other players is his unique sense of melody. Where he certainly plays a lot of notes it never comes across as overplaying as he never strays too far from the melody. His compositional skills are diverse and eclectic. Howe plays all of the instruments here with the exception of the drum kit. His son Dylan accompanies him here and does a serviceable job. Not yet a musical peer of his Dad but does not detract from the effort. This is a fine recording, one well worth obtaining...Simon

This is Steve Howe's best guitar work since Close to the Edge. Incredible playing of electric, accoustic and slide guitars.

What a pleasure to listen to this guy play! The songs are very listenable, and his guitar playing is really thrilling. This is my first Steve Howe solo album - I was quite pleased. I've been listening to the CD A LOT lately. The guy is quite talented, and we in the audience are lucky to enjoy it.

Check out Howe's version of Walk Don't Run - Incredible!! Other great (air guitar) tracks; Sleepwalk, Suddenly and Southern Accent. Howe's best effort since Turbulence and Absolutely worth owning. Kick back with a glass of wine, turn out the lights and turn up the volume - Damn the neighbors!

Steve Howe has to be one of the great guitar players of all time, a "guitar player's" player. This album is a great showcase for his talents, and finds him playing all of the instruments except the drums. It features multi-layered guitar tapestries with uplifting melodies and themes, and his take on "Walk Don't Run" and "Sleep Walk", two guitar classic standards, show his appreciation for the past and his ability to take it a step further with both class and excitement. Highly recommended if you are into guitar instrumentals.

This is the album I've always hoped for ever since Steve put out "Beginnings". Although he has made several good albums this is the only one where he truly lives up to his full potential. A guitar masterpiece, it deserves 5 stars. He may never make an album this good again- buy it!

A kickass CD, some of his best work outside of yes. Kick back and listen to WALK DONT RUN and MOMENTA, just awesome! I just wish MOMENTA was a bit longer, like 10 mins! :-)

Enjoy the crystal clear sound of one of the most innovative progressive guitarists - Rock, blues, jazz - you name it, Howe comes through every time with skill and superb sound. Great Xmas gift for DH the musician; could not be happier!

One word best describes this album: excess.

Another word would be: monotonous.

Put these two words together and you have one of Steve Howe's most boring solo efforts. Which is too bad, really, because there is such promise in the premise.

Basically this album tends to be explorations on only a couple sets of music ideas: rock and roll. Steve sets up a simple rhythmic foundation (kept in strict metronomic fashion by his son, Dylan, who knows not how to play drums with any style or substance), and then proceeds to noodle around with solos.

It's rather like the most boring jazz. There is little structure and arranging here.

I think the reason why this was such a let-down is because TURBULENCE, his previous all-instrumental album, was such a masterpiece. I expected more of the same.

What I got was triteness disguised as musicianship, all wrapped up in one of the worst album covers imaginable.