STEVE HOWE - ACOUSTIC 2004

[@mboard31]

Steve Howe is your favorite guitarists favorite guitarist. Same as Chris squire is your favorite bassists favorite bassist. They just have “it”. YES matters more to music than ever given credit for.

[@kennethholland4481]

Mr. Howe is no average player. He is a life changer. His abilities make me feel insignificant after spending 50 years as a player myself. One of God's gifts to us. Thank you Steve. Bravo.

[@martinmaddock8674]

AMEN to that brother!

[@mobeus84]

Them major and minor scales he has em down pat. Sometimes its VERY important to go and learn from a teacher. We as self taught players tend to miss alot of things because we just dont know. I decided to go to college at 20 and there i learned so much in 1 year that i became a much better player. Learning major scales and the modes of each was invaluable, but more than that the patterns. Playing in 3rds or stepping up by 5ths etc. So many practice habits tgat i never wouldve known.

[@lovemyhd1960too]

World's greatest guitar player! Plays ALL genres, ALL styles! The mark of a great guitarist!!

[@guitarttimman]

You know I think you're right

[@Nethode]

When I hear him successfully emulate Django Reinhardt or Segovia or even Jeff Beck, I'll agree with you. But so far, not even close.

[@dirkdaniels5746]

Heaven !

[@richardmoser6051]

The only thing he doesn't play is heavy metal, and that is just fine. Nobody covers more guitar styles while being original like Steve Howe, absolutely the most versatile guitar player ever> Thanks to you ever posted this video.

[@jerrymyers1798]

Say what you want....even if this isn't your style or blazing fast.... this man is definitely one of the best guitarist ever.

[@richarddavis1163]

Jerry Myers He is capable of fast playing, isn't he? Just look at those hands, perfectly designed for the guitar.

[@hassammahmoodq]

Jerry Myers super agree

[@richardhines8622]

+Jerry Myers , and self taught .

[@hassammahmoodq]

+Jerry Myers oh yeah. definitely. He says so much with the guitar. I just love his music.

[@Tsnore]

+Jerry Myers Yes, and the word is melody.

[@myfrequencies1912]

Took me ages to decide who I liked best out of Hendrix, Page & Clapton. It was Howe!

[@Oh_I_Will]

Why should one “decide”….why not like all the above

[@rickdesarle9875]

That's a good one.

[@davefitzgerald5334]

Love Steve Howe SO much. Such a lovely crystalline sharp transparent sound and style all of his own.

[@wanderingengland]

My. Favorite. Guitarist. Ever! Thanks for all the years of fascinating music, Steve!

[@katemurphy1915]

poetesstx This has inspired me to listen to GFTO tonight; although I already had that idea in mind: I am really going to listen to GFTO tonight.

[@jorgedomingobenitez6747]

Maravilloso

[@enriquealarcon1462]

Sin dudas el mejor guitarrista de todos los tiempos

[@marianoh-ke4fd]

Totalmente..absolutamente brillante..un virtuoso.

[@ericlopez4615]

This is the medicine the sick world needs today. And the ever so humble Dr. Steve has got the best stuff.

[@LordGreystoke]

I could watch Steve Howe play like this all day. Mesmerizing.

[@zman4539]

For the younger guitar players, you just witnessed one of the greatest living virtuoso guitar players on the planet. As a founding member of YES and then ASIA it was his master skills as a composer and song writer that sold tens of millions of records. This was Steve playing a few of his own composed pieces at his best, no pedals, no distortion, no back up instruments and no vocals. Go back and watch the masterpiece Mood for a day and pay attention to flawless cord progression and intricate changes in timing and you will understand, there is nothing that can be critiqued. A master of his craft in performance. Truly a one of musician, song writer and composer!

[@missingremote4388]

Yes

[@richardbaruch1185]

He is simply the best

[@jaypierce0811]

There is precision and there is noise. There is Steve Howe and there is everyone else.

[@ProspectorAl]

What an underrated talent!

[@SidAlienTV]

Underrated? How old are you? 15? The guy had devastated the Guitar Player polls for decades, no musician can say a negative word about him.......

[@TonyWeesner-ok2pp]

I was lucky enough to see him play four times over about thirty years .One of the best for sure

[@mariomunoz6883]

not only a great guitarrist, also great composer. love his tunes

[@markdishon989]

This man was a gift to me in my most impressionable years. Still is!!! Mood for a Day was the first classical piece I ever learned. Thought I'd never figure it out! But when I did, everything came together. What I really like about him. Is he can play it so many different ways, that you learn what the SONG is....

[@stevenbarnett-ml9qx]

Likewise but took me nearly 10 years😊

[@HealedBySpirit]

Might be my favorite guitarist. So diverse and viruosoty in every genre. A musician's musician.

[@kenrussell1093]

There is nothing like an acoustic in the hands of a master, to showcase his true genius!

[@robertmouton2400]

My appreciation of Steve Howe goes back 40 50 years

[@renatorodenelle8407]

This guy is unreall all expressions of love for him you'are fantastic greetings from Brazil

[@Brendan.Mullin]

This guy and Holdsworth, man. These two were the shit

[@edge-cj7ly]

Steve Howe, a virtuoso, technical guitarist. He doesn't make extravagant sounds with the guitar, he plays. Excellent guitarist.

[@carrietide]

STEVE HOWE IS A LIVING LEGEND

[@carrietide]

So heartbreaking we lost Peter Banks and Chris Squire😭

[@rmueller66]

The Brain of YES! Anderson, the Heart and Squire (RIP), the Soul!

[@oriza2]

+rmueller66 Wakeman is also the brain. the band used him to make instant changes/modifications/transposings for songs and riffs, as he is probably the most trained of music theory in the band, and he did it without hesitation.

[@jamesfarrell8339]

I couldn't have said it any better. all of the years that have gone by and Steve is still the one that sets the tone of the song's.

[@timbigger]

Nice analogy, never thought of it that way...

[@acousticguitarfan55]

The most amazing guitarist! And so humble too... I just saw Steve in concert with YES recently and he is one of the greatest living guitar players on this Earth!

[@crobilly19]

..angels...listen to this❤

[@JimBaldwin-te8eq]

I saw yes going for the one tour in Philadelphia 1977

[@augustopena588]

Beautiful melodies!❤

[@robertochiang8057]

"The Ancient" is my favorite Howe piece!!

[@calkted54]

i've been loving Steve Howe's guitar music for more than 40 years. It makes me relax deeply satisfaction. At the point, he is the best guitarist in this world to me. Athough,I have many favorite guitarists but his music about guitar is the best match with me. He has gotten classic sense in the original stance, that is one of the biggest reason. And I love Art that is impossible to say but Yes music does, Right ? Everyone here I think you know what I mean. So I love Rick Wakeman too. I respect him and love his way forever.

[@uneedtherapy42]

Now that's 'Howe' you do it!

[@Existmusiccloud]

I’m a Steve Howe since ‘77🎶

[@ВладимирПерегудов-ц5щ]

Уважаемый Стив , очень вдохновляет к творчеству твоя музыка - благодарю !

[@GUITARISTED]

He is so special. We have such a big gateway to his soul.

[@MichaelYork777]

So my best guess is Progressive Bluegrass Classical Folk Baroque Flamenco Country Rock, I think? or Presenting The Maestro! Steve Howe!

[@TheanswerzYES]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Lol.

[@seivaDsugnA]

Yes signing Steve was the likely the best thing that ever happened to any band, ever.

[@Oh_I_Will]

Kinda like when Pink Floyd signed Gilmour, huh

[@johnbenbenek6665]

Definitely one of my first guitar influences , so extremely , Well rounded ,Musician's Musician !

[@louisbisignano4340]

Technique,passion,body of work,Picasso with strings,Ty eternally Steve Howe you make our days beautiful

[@rickandrew6397]

One of my top 5 (the five are all ones with me), and in my mind he is the absolute king of harmonics, uses them flawlessly and at inspiring moments of the pieces he places 👌👏👏👏🎸✌️

[@jamesfarrell8339]

it's truly amazing to me that he can remember to play all these incredible song's but then I remembered that he was the one too write all of these song's and not get stale after all of these years. Steve Howe is the best guitarist to have ever lived and he is still going strong. Thank you for uploading this fantastic video and thanks to yes for all the great music through the years. rest in peace Chris Squire you will be missed Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey

[@carrietide]

😊💜💜🎸

[@Had2Listen]

What I think separates this genius from most is how someone so skilled found a way to present his craft to so many and in such diverse ways

[@BruceDavis-nj8lw]

perfect on every note. Steve Howe and YES are all time greats.

[@Tveshag]

Steve Howe..No Shit.Still amazing after all these years.Thanks for sharing.

[@rauldelaparra8400]

Pero qué talento tiene Steve ! El es todo un océano topográfico de talento , y qué dulzura de interpretación de muchas melodías ......bárbaro

[@johnosborne2989]

Yes what a band Howe, Anderson, Squire, Bruford and Rick.

[@arvingarrison1410]

Steve plays a fine selection of his solo pieces here. Setlist: The Ancient/Leaves of green: 00:00 J's Theme: 04:38 Mood for a day: 08:20 Second Initial: 12:27 To be over: 15:38 Intersection Blues: 20:18 Clap: 22:30

[@keithdoherty3761]

Simply the best,thanks Steve!

[@marklafleur2313]

Definitely one of the greatest

[@danstar455]

Thankfully saw one of his solo USA tours around 2007. I just imagine the guys with all that talent sitting down for the first time together (Yes) !!!

[@tommyfuller103z]

This Man is Amazing. His work is timeless. So glad in the 70s I saw Yes 6 times

[@javierdelagarzaleal5746]

Guitarrista increíble!! De lo mejor del mundo!

[@DaveLynchJazzGuitar]

I wonder if Steve has a photographic memory because he is able to play an incredible repertoire of very complicated music. He has always been utterly amazing. The manust have practiced 20 hours a day a for very very.long time......👍

[@johnshinn4213]

Thank you Steve Howe for all the incredble music!!!

[@davidklepinger4809]

Brilliant. One of my all time guitar heroes! God bless Steve Howe. ❤

[@VeritasSuperarachnid]

...Especially on a Classical!! This is a dream come true!!

[@leonardonado9738]

Without words to tell...Only God Knows ,,,perfect

[@bayukristiadi70]

First time I heard of steve guitar performance in Asia group (1982) I was 12 years old and it was different sound with his electric Gibson's. Then I started to listening Mood 4 a day, Ancient, Clap and all of Yes songs.... It's really amazing with different taste of music, Steve & Yes is very sophisticated but ultimately beautiful.... no other guitarist can performed & play like Steve Howe, the maestro!

[@massimorogani5560]

Il Miglior chitarrista acustico della Storia del Rock 💙

[@robertmouton2400]

I can't remember when I didn't hear this cat play I was maybe seven years old and from then I heard Yes ..and I'm so grateful

[@strings2wood]

Watching this makes me appreciate Steve Howe as the complete guitarist in a world of guitar players and guitar heroes. Truly inspiring to give equal attention to both hands and diverse technique.

[@katemurphy1915]

To be Over is one of Mr. Howe’s favorites. Which he mentioned in the liner notes for Natural Timbre.

[@romeochaouel3292]

Steve Howe = Yes

[@katemurphy1915]

An abundance of thanks for the upload

[@guitarttimman]

Steve is the best of the best.

[@DanielMartinez-pv6no]

Número 1..!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥇🥇🥇

[@mitchelledels9762]

Steve Howe is MY inspiration That is what you call an EXCELLENT guitar player

[@Scott-tm4ez]

One of the best ever he can stand toe to toe with Chet and they can both smile and just play,like old friends.

[@charlesweeks5027]

This is how you play the guitar, all those shredders have no sense that the guitar was made to speak with expression ,bravo maestro bravo

[@paulrussell9189]

he is one of the best guitar players ever. lead player for yes for years. a classical genious.

[@GR-M3]

Simply fantastic !!! Einfach nur phantastisch!!! 単純に素晴らしいです！

[@mariosoto5224]

From YES, ASIA & GTR, lead electric guitar, and also an excellent master on the acoustic guitar long live to this men

[@stevenbarnett-ml9qx]

Took me nearly 10 years to play the clap and mood for a day but worth every moment of effort. What a beautiful and inspiring musician Steve is😊!

[@SidAlienTV]

10 years? Man, you are quick!!! 20 years later and I find some passages still impossible! I mean, those legato runs on G or some chord changes. I loved the version of the last guitarist in Deep Purple, the blonde man with the Music Man guitar........ Steve Morse. Wow, so a talented guitarist.

[@sanddab]

I love it when he plays 'To Be Over'.

[@danieltindall1998]

Guitar Player of the year 7 years in a row in Guitar Player magazine. I started listening to him when I was 12. His classical background always shows up. Fabulous

[@keniac14]

Steve made my classical my favorite guitar. In case I'm ever stuck on an island, I have made my choice. Learning Mood For a Day was the instigator... then learned some Segovia tunes. Still have that classical from 1989.

[@TurveyTV]

I'm very much the same. mood for a day was one of the first, then some segovia now I play a lot of mateo carcassi. started on the clap a few weeks ago and nearly have it 100%. such an inspiration!

[@michaellindsay1966]

I was at school with the great Celtic guitarist Tony McManus. I remember him playing Mood for a Day when he was 14 ... what a privilege

[@VeritasSuperarachnid]

Just Fantastic!! Thank You For Sharing This!!! Mood for a Day, has been a fave of mine for almost 25 years now... I love to play it still!!

[@hopefaith3693]

This is what virtuous is a unique talent 🎵🎶

[@MarshallAnderson-if8yx]

He’s a blessing to the human race!!

[@JorgeAmarull]

Hats off, respect!!!

[@snowbeard54]

He could play country music and a lot of country fans would love it.

[@robertboyle4329]

really enjoying this..........I keep coming back to it

[@joaquincastaneda602]

Sensacional! es una delicia escucharlo!

[@lorenzovaldes476]

Me encanta como toca el maestro los. Sigo de mi adolescencia a Yes

[@artcamacho9366]

all the superlatives, and yet one simply cannot but be amazed with him ! i adored him with his electric guitar. now he simply left me dazzled .... tnx taky67

[@robertoaraujo1012]

El más chingon !!!!

[@cianofranc]

Steve Howe, the number one.

[@Andrea-ue6vq]

Eh sì ha sicuramente pochi rivali ! Siamo lontani dal mondo del rock in uno spazio ormai tutto suo. Andrea

[@ernest5328]

I have seen Yes twice. How can they mention great guitar players and not include him. I bought Steve Howe's "Not Necessarily Acoustic" C.D. and became a fan

[@robertmouton2400]

When you hear him play live it is the best especially when he does it with Wakemen and Anderson last we forget Squire

[@Thundergod-]

Mood For A Day is always a centerpiece to his acoustic set. Simply exquisite....

[@lecalo37]

Por siempre el mejor

[@kennykalamick8477]

I have seen yes but wish I could see Steve live like this! Awesome!

[@GaryLeventhal]

"Wow" Sometime I have to revisit Steve Howe as a reminder to how great he is.

[@pinkandersonsguitar7591]

Yes!!!!!

[@Oh_I_Will]

“Revisit”…..you should make SH a part of your daily regimen….

[@jimmyjameson8705]

Been listening to YES my whole life...know every chord mr.howe plays like it's programmed in my DNA ..this sounds exactly like the record ...I just want to cry....certainly one of the great guitar masters of all time.( And self taught).

[@marthasmithhector1779]

I Love Steve Howe. 'So sorry to learn of the death of his son. Sad news, indeed.

[@piscicuchi]

Sin dudas, uno de losmas grandes y completos guitarristas!!

[@glenmurschel5939]

Great, can't go wrong with Howe. One of the best!

[@jjparrish]

A real treat. This man owns the guitar; regardless of the amount of strings! Thanks for posting

[@TullesP]

inspirational guitarist, one of a kind!! Thanks Steve for all those beautiful compositions and Taky67 for sharing this.

[@manguera9]

S.Howe was one of my idols , being good guitar player is good , being a guitar's song composer is much better , when Steve Howe composed "mood for a day" was a serious piece for a rock progressive guitar player,he influenced many musicians study or practice classical guitar

[@gogolemongol5384]

Totally agree! The whole world knows Howe is more than a great guitar player (any style/instruments), nevertheless he is more impressive to me as composer! First with The Syndicats, then Tomorrow, and to blossom inside Yes, Asia and GTR. Self-taught instrumentist into constant evolution, he amazed me with his musical creations. His creativity was always at high level, very close to perfection, every note is always at the right place, and he created so many prog classic tracks it is difficult to say which one is the best because there is so much! For me, he is the Einstein of electric guitar! A guitar player must give me emotion firstly, and they are just a few able to do that: Paul Kossoff, Robin Trower, Frank Zappa, David Gilmour, Steve Howe, each one with their own different style, however on a composer side Howe is my fav one by far! It is as if he was especially born to play on that guitar instrument, able to create (and often emulate by Jon Anderson) wonderful songs with long instrumental parts, and had been touched by the magic for his technic to play that bewitched electric or acoustic 6 strings!

[@barkedowl]

can't be commented with words...thanks for uploading

[@johnnytortuga5795]

Excellent acoustic renditions from Yes' timeless classics with Not Necessarily Acoustic/Natural Timbre thrown in. Thanks.