Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the only studio album by four alumni of the progressive rock group Yes: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe, released on 20 June 1989 for Arista Records.
Guitarist Steve Howe keeps himself busier than ever in middle age with both recording and touring. In addition to his main job in Yes, he works occasionally with Asia and regularly releases solo albums. 2001's Natural Timbre is his first entirely acoustic studio project, and it's a rewarding blend of styles and influences…
Quantum Guitar is an instrumental progressive rock album released by Steve Howe in 1998. Steve uses several different guitars, acoustic and electric.
Turbulence is the third album released by Steve Howe. Since 1979, Howe hadn't recorded a solo album, but from this one onward, he'd record them almost annually. Howe's band includes Yes's former drummer Bill Bruford and Billy Currie, ex-keyboardist from Ultravox. The album has guitar-based instrumentals, showing different genres that influence Howe.
This is more like it – a lithe, lively collection of material, sung in good voice (Howe is joined by his 1960s Tomorrow bandmate Keith West) and played with the kind of robust, cheerful verve that characterized the best moments of Yes's classic sound. There are also guitar breaks that recall the best moments of Yes's work, only they're a little quieter, which gives one the chance to appreciate Howe's virtuoso dexterity…
Steve Howe's third solo venture, "Turbulence," is packed with strong, flawless playing; however, most of the compositions lack the excitement, eclecticism, and adventurousness that made his earlier solo projects so interesting and appealing…