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Instrumental album joined by Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) on bass, Oliver Wakeman (son of Yes's Rick Wakeman) on keyboards, and Steve's own sons, Virgil and Dylan on Moog synthesizer and drums respectively, 15 tracks
Personnel: Steve Howe (guitar); Steve Howe; Virgil Howe (keyboards, Moog synthesizer); Tony Levin (bass guitar); Oliver Wakeman (keyboards); Dylan Howe (drums).
Audio Mixer: Curtis Schwartz .
Recording information: Dinemec Studios, Gland, CH; Langley Studios, Devon, England.
Photographers: Steve Howe; Mark Hadley.
Arranger: Steve Howe.
True believers in the prog rock gospel don't really need to know anything about this disc beyond the fact that it's a solo album by Yes, Asia, and GTR alumnus Steve Howe. Prog rock agnostics will be a bit more wary, but may take comfort from the power-trio instrumentation and from the presence of bassist Tony Levin, who is the very Buddha of taste and professionalism. Between the stripped-down format and the presence of Levin, it would be reasonable to expect that things are going to stick pretty close to the rock & roll verities. And as it turns out, you'd be right. Too right, in fact. If Spectrum has a problem, it's not that Howe indulges himself in long, self-absorbed displays of pointless noodling -- on the contrary, he limits himself to pedestrian rock clichés. For the most part, this album is utterly pleasant and, if anything, too modest in its scope. Whether it's the pretty but unexciting "Labyrinth" or the equally unexceptional "Ultra Definition," Howe sounds as if he's basically just going through the motions here, spinning out melodies that appeal at a certain basic level but don't offer anything of substance or interest. There are exceptions to this rule, both good (the fun, jazzy blues of "Fools Gold") and bad (the bloated mess that is "In the Skyway") and one utter disaster: "Livelihood," on which his solos are so simplistic and clumsy that he sounds as if he's abdicated his guitar to a 16-year-old. But for the most part this album is completely inoffensive and will do fine for driving down the road on a late summer evening. Just don't expect it to get any parties started. ~ Rick Anderson
Steve Howe Spectrum Songs | 1. | Tigers Den |
| 2. | Labyrinth |
| 3. | Band of Light |
| 4. | Ultra Definition |
| 5. | Ragga of Our Times |
| 6. | Ebb and Flow |
| 7. | Realm Thirteen |
| 8. | Without Doubt |
| 9. | Highly Strung |
| 10. | Hour of Need |
| 11. | Fools Gold |
| 12. | Where Words Fail |
| 13. | In the Skyway |
| 14. | Livelihood |
| 15. | Free Rein |
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Spectrum Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Howe's Spectrum
Excellent. Catchy melodies from Steve
along with the next generation of
Prog Rock ie: Yes, Crimson, Asia, etc.
Next gen = the kids of Howe & Wakeman.
All instrumental.
Submitted by lkruger (Delray, FL) 
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 Talent that is out of this world
Steve Howe has to be the most creative, most flexible guitarist in the world. With one son on drums, another son on keyboards, then Ric Wakeman's son Oliver on keyboards, Steve plays an incredible amount of specialized string instruments as well as keyboards and drums himself, from sitars to Fender Stratacaster.
It is all instrumental that, like he work with YES, he ALWAYS stretches himself and any limits, there is about every musical genre I could think of and it takes you to another world with some of the most beautiful music and riffs I have ever heard.
It is definately headphone material.
Magnificant achievement.
Jon
Submitted by jontemple (Coloroado Springs, CO, USA)
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Un comparable.
A Great album from the best guitarits.
Submitted by ttruttjgb (Melbourne,Vic,Australia)
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