Turbulence (1991)
Howe was the lead guitarist for Yes for their two best albums, ‘The Yes Album’ and ‘Fragile’. Why were those Yes’s two best albums? Because of Steve Howe. For a two year span he was a guitar God, and when I look only at that period of his career I am quite a fan. But he seemed to lose his spark after that, for whatever reason. This album is a collection of instrumentals. He seems to ramble on too long, and his riffs and playing are generic in the extreme compared to good Yes and talented instrumentalists. There are a few moments where you can nod your head gently in rhythm to an interesting passage or two, but overall this is for rabid Howe fans only.
Grade: D