Steve Howe - Beginnings 1975

[cutis1000]

This is so much better without the violins and orchestra!! Hope this gets cleaned up and released commercially some day!

[hombredesnudo1]

this song remembers me my grandma

[cattybound2011]

I am a keyboard player, Vlad, and I disagree. Moraz does not blow Wakeman off the face of the earth; that's opinion, not fact.

[digitaldoodler7]

Why is there no live performance (with Chamber orchestra) of this beautiful piece on youtube? Does such even exist? and if not , could someone please f,,,King see that it gets done.

[nonthere]

Where's this from? I remember seeing it on television back when the album came out, but I can't remember what the name of the show was. It might have been Don Kirschner's Rock Concert but I doubt it. Then again back then that was almost the only game in town so it could be. So, what is this from?

[petecellar]

I had uploaded this years ago to my account, and it was pulled by youtube for copyright infringement.

Completely baseless.

[palicearkerful]

cute

[Spyes23]

Wow! Steve Howe truley can do anything! The same man that did the chaotic solo at the binning of Close to the Edge wrote this beautiful, classical-inspired piece? A genius if ever there was one!

[headstockfagburn]

elizabethan rock! never get this back....

[carlosaglio]

Olha essa maravilha!!!!Steve no Yes com vídeo original!!!!

FANTÁSTICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OBRIGADO PELOS VÍDEOS!!!!!

[basswiz88]

whats wakeman got to do with this u moron?, that is Patrick Moraz playing...

[diosesygenerales]

Steve Howe forever!!

[Android92110]

The best thing Wakeman came up with was the piano intro to Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" Other than that, I don't see much talent for composing. Emerson could compose and play better.

[fireandrain1]

Well,it's all about opinions but I doubt you'll find many that agree with you.

[Squammish]

A few of Howe's licks on the guitar in this song are on Surface Tension, too.

Great piece.

[DeanReinheimer]

The only reason I DIDN'T rate this 5 stars was because of the audio & video quality... old stuff... understandable!!! Howes REALLY hasn't aged well, has he? ;-)

[Colddeed]

I have this on vinyl

[carrietide]

This priceless gem deserves to be properly restored to a decent quality.I know it is possible nowadays with computer technology.

[oliverday]

You can see a 3 second clip of this in very high quality towards the beginning of the BBC documentary "Prog Britannia" (type it into youtube). I would also like to see the full thing in high quality along with other things in that documentary.

[benjaminshinobi]

especially true if you know the album version and how its a completely different arrangement. Shit is so fly.

[martinfilas]

JOYA!

[garbeaj]

This is totally awesome...the set and the harpsichord completely plays into the whole fantasy of the British rock star as Medieval leaning people living in castles or some Shire-esque joint like this:) Wicked playing-Jesus this really needs to be released at some point-Fucking great!

[desatormentandome]

Both of them are monsters, Steve & Patrick. Thank U heartily for the vid!!!

[livelyx]

What a rare treat to see this, all these

years, hearing this not knowing a video

existed. Steve has such a knack for

composition! much thanks!

[StsSunnyCharlie]

great to see these talented musicians back in the day thx for sharing :)

[carrietide]

Wonderful.Pity that the quality of that recording is so poor...

[edonotokyo]

Yes. Theoretically its a half diminished chord. But you should know this.A twelve tone scale has no quarter tones just semitones and whole tones.Melody and rhythm give form to music. Rap appeals to those people with rhythmic sensibilities.Are you opposed to Rap music too. Is there anything you like? The Hansons? Hannah Montana?

[VladtheEmailer]

Theoretically the cornish hen is subdivided into the aquilarial pupated organasma cleatrope. First and foremost is the twirling rectal fetoid embryium ectoclit. So you see your logic is flawed and quiescent, and your penoid is defracted. Enough bullshit for you? I have hundreds of cds, literally.

[edonotokyo]

It seems that the aquilarial pupated organasma cleatrope has infected your cerebral cortex and your frontal lobe has been lobotomized.Never the less, your hypothalamus worries me. You misspelled many words and I left them as is. However I am prescribing a dose of Rick Wakeman to help correct your synoptic neuro-receptors. See me again in 2 weeks.

[VladtheEmailer]

Hmm....not sure I could misspell words that I made up, but no matter. I prescribe for you to listen to all the classical piano music written between 1900 and 2008. Hmmm...maybe too much, how about just starting with the french impressionists and finishing off with some American minimalists? Also, try some Jehan Alain and William Mathias. Also, a must would be to listen to the latest disc by Billy Childs "Lyric" so you can hear what a truly talented musician sounds like.

[edonotokyo]

Why start in 1900? Why not 1750 with the Baroque? No one has ever matched Bach. Again,melody is what we remember. I cannot hum a single line of Kieth Jarret's music,whom I listened to for years in the 70's along side many other skilled jazz and classical musicians trying to stay alive. Sometimes, the simplest and sublime can be the most beautiful. I still listen to Yes, Floyd, Camel and Genesis to discover what is essential in music:emotion.

[VladtheEmailer]

Then why not start in the 1500's? I totally disagree with you on Bach. Surely a great composer, but I an think of way more appealing than he. Interesting, I agree with you on emotion being essential, but I feel Bach's music is mechanical in the extreme. Bach sounds like a computer cranking out that theme in the fugue another hundred times. I also agree with you that simple is the most beautiful. Bach is rarely simple.

[edonotokyo]

Correct.1550 is the Baroque period. I mention Bach to illustrate that technique and creativity are compatible. And yes the fugues can be boring and redundant as he extracts every possible variation within the tonal center. I prefer the arias for their melody. Air in G, Arioso, Sheep may safely Graze. The melodies are memorable but the underlying harmonic structure and the movement in the bass is often inextricably difficult.

[VladtheEmailer]

1550 is usually considered the Renaissance. I like things much before the baroque...usually anything before it. The Baroque started around 1600. The only Baroque composer I like is Scarlatti.

[hellmuth26]

i LOVE that thing he does right after 2:00 , its not on the album version of the piece.

[Fillmora]

Saw this twice in '75 on Don Kishner's Rock Concert show and never saw it again... Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[theancient74]

Howe is amazing. Best guitarist of all time.

[VladtheEmailer]

Sorry, but Moraz blows Wakeman off the face of the earth! If you are a keyboard player, you would agree! ;-) Check out some of Steve Hackett's work from Genesis as well.

[FChopin]

I agree. Wakeman is better composer but Moraz is superior in terms of technique.

[VladtheEmailer]

I'm still trying to figure out if Wakeman ever did compose anything of any worth. I've tried time and time again to listen to his stuff, and the only thing I can stomach is his six wives album. The rest.....well...Wakeman only knows 4 chord forms, major, minor, diminished , augmented. The extent of his musical vocabulary I'm afraid.

[edonotokyo]

Wow...I would suggest listening to Journey to the Center but I think your mind is already made up. Did he compose nothing with Yes? What about Close to the Edge?What other chord forms do you know? Neapolitan 6ths? Dominant 7nth, flat nine? Theoretically there are only the 4 forms you mentioned. Everything else is just extended. English bands are not influenced by American Jazz per se...so you don't hear extended chords as much. I find his melodies intriguing and beautiful...

[VladtheEmailer]

Journey to the Center embarassed me and I could not listen further I'm afraid. There are millions of more "modern" harmonies that could be used. It's like using only 4 crayons out of a box of hundreds. Prog rock was more rooted in classical music rather than blues. Western classical music uses tons of great chords (extensions as you say) starting with Debussy and onward, so why limit yourself to the 17 and 1800's? Glad you enjoy Rick Wakemans melodies. I don't. ;-) Neopolitan icecream! Yum!

[edonotokyo]

Well again,what other chord forms are there beside Maj,min,aug and dim. I think what your referring to are progression's of harmony. Still,weather its Bach,Stravinsky,Parker or Gershwin all Western composers will work within the same 12 tone scale.The progressions and cadences may vary,only the melodies set them apart. Baroque and the Blues rely on the same theory.Within this framework, all music is the same.Only the melodies make one tune more memorable than another.

[VladtheEmailer]

So, you are saying that for instance a Am7-5 is just a minor chord? Maybe your ear is tin, but to me it sounds QUITE different than a minor chord. You are also wrong on Western musicians working the same 12 note scale...many use quarter tone scales, as well as the myriad of ethnic scales and modes. All music is the same??? Interesting statement. Then I guess it doesn't matter what one listens to. I suppose since melody is so important then that's why RAP music is so popular?? PUHLEEESE! LOL!

[carrietide]

I totally disagree as a keyboardist and piano player.This is of course a matter of taste.

[carrietide]

Oops....both Moraz and Wakeman are outstanding keyboardists.Personally I prefer Rick.

[VladtheEmailer]

Yep they are both good, but I think I like Kerry Minnear, Flavio Premoli, Billy Childs, Chick Corea and Keith Emerson all much better than than I do Wakeman and Moraz.

[gracelier]

Both the audio and video quality are just terrible, but the guitar work absolutely sends me to the floor! I bow down to Steve Howe, my greatest guitar hero!

[criticonjuarense]

wooow incredible compositions!!

[nevadakid15]

i don't think anyone had seen a guitarist in a rock band quite like steve howe when he hit the scene with yes back in '70.

[bundr]

thx for sharing, really.

[bundr]

this is just beautiful

[cutis1000]

Just beautiful. Wish it were in better quality, though. But thanks. It's a gem.

[beatlesdylanyes]

moraz is good but WAKEMAN ROCKS!!! YES NEEDED BRISLIN AND AN ORCHSTRA TO REPLACE HIM ON 2001!!

[julyvalls]

hello!! I am julian I am 15 and I play clap if you want to see it put julyvalls channel and put clap siberian khatru starship trooper etc

[JavateamAndre]

This music is so great.

Patrick moraz fit in perfectly.

And Mr Steve Howe... what a great guitar master

[jonvan79]

the guy on piano is patrick moraz,probably not the best idea yes had.

[Lewis1key]

I still think Moraz was the best keyboard player Yes ever had. I saw him play a tour with Bill Bruford and he was all over that piano. Wakeman on his best day, could not touch him-period.

[jonvan79]

patrick is a fine player,his work on yesshows is outstanding,but,as with bill,his roots are in jazz;probably too technical even for yes!

[bonham2112]

'' i'd like to take this opportunity to thank some people who help us put on this show''........."Don't puff that funk in my face".....In the red,blue,green orange and purple corner"..........collectively kkkknnnnnown as the best rock crew in the business!!!!

[bonham2112]

Being swiss, i should imagine he had a good sense of time.

[VladtheEmailer]

And a deliciously chocolate taste!

[21214gtrfreak]

you did wayyyy to many bong hits to relayer man. he was stiff, stiff, stiff...

[johnsposato]

That's actually a harpsichord.

[pschroeter56]

I always liked Moraz playing his own stuff on Relayer. He brought a nice jazz edge in some of his leads to one of my favorite YES albums. I wasn't that thrilled with his playing of earlier stuff though.

[Dukabor]

fuck...and to think I began playing guitar in '76...and now 31 years later...not even close...what was I thinking? Should have played the friggin' Tuba....lol...actually playing has brought me 31 years of hard work and I play well...just not this well...but what the hell...he's Steve Howe... :-)

[cursestar]

aye, that was beautiful

[leodorn]

Steve is my favorite guitar hero in this universe and the next...he'll live on forever!!!

[rickdav79]

magic...

[jackeminor]

Thanks so much. This deserves way more than 5 stars.

[iggyfritz]

Steve Howe has moved me to tears and many times I witnesed him get 3 standing ovations playing acoustic. So "YES" definetly one of the best ever!! Segovia is very proud of him. You shredders need to learn from a Master such as Steve.

[JohnThePetru]

To me, Steve is The Master!

But, it's true that Segovia is (was) proud of him or it was just a "guessing"? (i apologize for my bad, really bad, english :))

[Raistlin306]

After hearing this I pulled out the album for a good listen again, its been a while. Steve is as always beyond belief!!! The best overall guitar player in the world!

[shiftwork]

Agreed! I've thought that about Steve Howe for about thirty years now.

[timothyinsideout]

Patrick moraz and steve howe alone after all.

[mallorga1965]

If you see more vids or pics of harpsichords, clavichords and organs of the baroque period you'll notice that many of them have such keyboard fashion. I think they look great that way.

[siskokidd]

I've never seen a keyboard (a harpsichord in this case)with the keys painted opposite. Was that normal for a particular make, or was it just a fad? The keyboard owner took some acid one night?

[GBJPhotoWorks]

Not an unusual feature at all on a harpsichord.

[stonescourt3]

yes, i just commented on that on a black sabbath vid...maybe no harpsichord in that, but the renaissance-esque feeling of the prog rock...thanks to the brits brought a whole new meaning to a high

[martennnnn]

This is amazing.