Steve Howe - (1994) NOT NECESSARILY ACOUSTIC Live

STEVE HOWE
NOT NECESSARILY ACOUSTIC (1994) Live

(Review from progreviews.com, progarchives.com)

Steve Howe's first solo live album was recorded during two performances in mid-December 1994 in Philadelphia and Montreal. His stunning, unique and seminal guitarplay incorporates rock, classical, symphonic, jazz, ragtime, blues and perhaps a few more musical styles.

During the show Howe plays a sizable chunk of his past work. There were also a few songs that had never been released. Most were played on a variety of acoustic guitars, but a few songs were done on a very clean sounding electric.

All his classic guitar pieces are covered: "Clap", "Mood for a Day", "Sketches in the Sun", "Ram", "Cactus Boogie", "Meadow Rag" and "Masquerade" to name but a few. Also included are a clipped "Roundabout" and a tastefully compiled suite excerpting all four sides of Tales from Topographic Oceans, the highlight of which is "The Ancient" sequence. Howe displays brief snapshots of his influences, in the covers "Country Mix" (a medley of five country tunes clocking in at under three minutes), "Arada" and the short but sweet "The Glory of Love".

This is an hour-long mostly acoustic live showdown from Steve Howe, providing a near-perfect overview of his best guitar work.



Track Listings
1. The Valley of Rocks (3:03)
2. Heritage (2:32)
3. Arada (1:08)
4. Country Mix: White Silver Sands/Green Bay... (2:57)
5. Excerpts from Tales from Topographic... (9:18)
6. Bareback (2:42)
7. Sketches in the Sun (2:58)
8. Cactus Boogie (2:09)
9. Second Initial (2:47)
10. Corkscrew (3:45)
11. The Glory of Love (1:14)
12. Dorothy (2:10)
13. Meadow Rag (2:26)
14. Concerto in D, 2nd Movement (2:34)
15. Surface Tension (3:22)
16. Masquerade (2:03)
17. Mood for a Day (2:59)
18. Swedish Rhapsody (0:53)
19. Whispering (1:00)
20. Roundabout (2:33)
21. Ram (1:51)
22. Clap (3:43)
Total Time: 60:07


Musician :
Steve Howe / guitars