GREG HOWE

                                                                  GREG HOWE

Instrumental rock,Jazz Fusion,Hard rock

Guitar Virtuoso

USA

During the mid- to late '80s, talent scout and Shrapnel Records owner Mike Varney was the ultimate source for new high-tech guitar virtuosos in the post-Yngwie Malmsteen era (Malmsteen was also one of his finds). Among the dozens of young guns who emerged from Varney's stable, Greg Howe was one of the best. His debut album, Greg Howe, was groove-based, and favored funk and fusion flavors over gothic neo-classicism. It sounded fresh compared to the melodramatic work of peers like, say, Vinnie Moore.Front-loaded with two devastating tracks, "Kick It All Over" and "The Pepper Shake," Greg Howe is immediately engaging. Unlike other music in the note-heavy "shred" genre, these two pieces sound fun rather than academic; the irresistibly slippery grooves provided by the crack rhythm section of Atma Anur (drums) and Billy Sheehan (bass) provide a supple bed for Howe's playful fretwork. Unfortunately, the rest of the album falls off a bit after that. The remaining tracks have some interesting ideas and plenty of enthusiastic performances, but sound more like vamps for Howe's soloing than songs. A few premonitions of Howe's more fusion-based future reveal themselves on Greg Howe, although it's primarily a high-octane, indulgent rock romp. Worth hearing.

Andy Hinds, All Music Guide

ALBUMS:

1988 - GREG HOWE

MUSICIANS:

Greg Howe: guitar
Billy Sheehan: bass
Atma Anur: drums

Tracklist:

01. Kick It All Over
02. The Pepper Shake
03. Bad Racket
04. Super Unleaded
05. Land Of Ladies
06. Straight Up
07. Red Handed
08. After Hours
09. Little Rose


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1994 - Introspection

Musicians:

Greg Howe - guitars, keyboards
Kevin Soffera - drums
Alsamad Caldwell - bass
Vern Parsons - bass on songs 3 and 6

Tracklist:

1. Jump Start
2. Button Up
3. Come And Get It
4. In Step
5. Desiderata
6. No Place Like Home
7. Direct Injection
8. Pay As You Go


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1995 - PARALLAX

Track listing:

1. Howe 'Bout It
2. Found Unwound
3. Dance
4. Time Off
5. Joker's Wild
6. Portrait, The
7. Bottom Line
8. On Sail
9. Roundhouse

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1996 - FIVE

Musician:

Greg Howe – guitars, keyboards, drums, producer

Kevin Vecchione – bass guitar

Tracklist:

1. "Just Kiddin'" (Michel Camilo) 5:10

2. "Sit" 5:34

3. "Three Toed Sloth" 4:12

4. "The Terrace" 3:52

5. "Acute" 4:24

6. "Quiet Hunt" 6:01

7. "Bach Mock" 1:14

8. "Plush Interior" 4:40

9. "Dusty Maid" 4:56

10. "Skyline" 5:42

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2000 - Hyperacuity

Tracklist:

1. Hyperacuity (5:51)
2. Blindfold Drive (6:10)
3. Order of Dawn (8:31)
4. Heat Activated (5:01)
5. Receptionist (6:26)
6. Trinka (6:10)
7. I Wish (6:44)

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