Beginnings (Steve Howe album)
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| Studio album by Steve Howe | ||||
| Released | October 31, 1975 (UK) November 19, 1975 (US) |
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| Recorded | 1975 at Morgan & Advision studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 39:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Steve Howe and Eddie Offord | |||
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Beginnings is Yes guitarist Steve Howe's debut solo album, released in 1975.
The five Yes band members each released a solo album in 1975/6. Members Alan White and Patrick Moraz from that line-up guest on Beginnings, while Howe performed on White's Ramshackled album. The album also features former Yes drummer Bill Bruford on "Pleasure Stole the Night" and "Break Away From It All". There are also members of the English medieval progressive rock band Gryphon, Graeme Taylor, Malcolm Bennett, Dave Oberlé on one of the songs.
Allmusic's retrospective review deemed Beginnings an artistic failure, summarizing that "The playing is strong throughout, but towards what end is the mystery -- none of the songs are particularly memorable, nor is the production[...] and Howe is such a weak singer that he'd have been better off[...] sticking to instrumentals."
The words and music are by Steve Howe except where noted.
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