While Chris Squire's (short) attention span is well-known to the world I feel like we rarely acknowledge Steve Howe's.
Bill Bruford jumping off the window into an empty pool. Yet another prog artist comitting a pool crime in America.
reblog to give the person you reblogged from the strength to complete The Task™
Looks like I have a mission! Pt. 1: Origins - Ginger Baker 1:1: Wee Ginger 1:2: Two fiery redheads Pt. 2: Origins - Jack Bruce Pt. 3: Origins - Eric Clapton Pt. 1-3: Summary Pt. 4: When Jack met Ginger Pt. 5: Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated 5.2: Alexis Korner’s “Jazz” Incorporated 5.3: Rolling Stones shenanigans 5.4: Trolling the Stones 5.5: Mr. nick-your-band pulls a stroke 5.6: Eric goes electric Pt. 4-5.5: Summary: Brotherly love Pt. 6: The Yardbirds 6.2: The myth of Slowhand Pt. 7: The Graham Bond Organisation 7.1: The Importance of the Graham Bond Organisation 7.2: Jack goes electric (literally) 7.3: Ready, Steady, Gaye!
Those were the days 1966 * [First photoshoot📷][Pt.2] * By the Thames-shoot📷 * Party Nights!;[Blue Moon?🔊] June 11: [It’s official!📰] July *: Green Park-shoot📷 July 29: Twisted Wheel;[Live📷] July 31: Windsor j&b festival;[Ginger📷][Fashiön][Backstage📷] Aug 16:[The Marquee][Pt.2] Sept 1: Ready Steady Go;[Backstage📷] Sept 2:[Bluesville ‘66] Sept 4:[Ricky Tick Club] Oct *: Wrapping Paper-shoot📷 Oct 1:[Regent Street Polytechnic;];[quote] Oct 20:[St. Gile’s Youth Club] Nov 4:[Fleet Studios-shoot][Pt.2] Nov 15: Klook’s Kleek;[Meet Me In The Bottom🔊] Nov 19:[Blue Moon Club] Dec 16: En route📷 Dec 16: TV France;[Wrapping Paper🎬][Sweet Wine🎬][GIF’s] Dec 17: La Locomotive Club; [Live📷] Dec 30:[The Roundhouse]
1967 Jan 11: Top Of the Pops; [Backstage📷] Jan 26: [Top Of the Pops] Feb *: Westener Boutique-shoot📷 Feb 5:[Saville Theatre] Feb *: Kimono-shoot📷 Feb 24: Beat Club;[Backstage GIF Feb 25: Star Club;[Offstage📷][Backstage📷][Live📷] March 7: TV Sweden;[N.S.U.🎬] March 16: Jimi & Eric📷 March 26:[Murray the K] April 3-5: Strange Brew-Sessions;[Pt.1][Pt.2][Pt.3] April 16: Empire Pool;[backstage📷][offstage📷][Live📷] April 21: Brighton Arts Festival;[GIF’s] April 25:[Pavillion Ballroom] May 7:[The Swan] May 21: Jaguar Club; [Backstage📷][Ginger📷] May 29: TeenSet-shoot June *:[Red Lion Square-shoot][Pt.2][Pt.3][Pt.4] June 1: Paris Pop Festival;[We’re Going Wrong🎬][I Feel Free🎬] June 1:[Paris-shoot📷][Pt.2📷] June 21: Top Of the Pops;[Backstage📷] July *:[Petticoat Lane-shoot📷][Pt.2📷] July 8:[Scottish tour];[quotes📷][photos📷][photos📷] July 14: BBC recordings; [offstage📷] July 16: Eric at the Legalize Cannabis Rally Aug 20: [Redcar Jazz Club] Aug 21: US tour; [Airport📷][More📷] Sept *:[Roz Kelly-shoot][Pt.2]⭐ Sept *: Central Park-shoot⭐ Sept 23: The Village Theatre;[Eric quote📷] Sept 26: Cafe au Go-Go;[Backstage📷] Oct 1: Cafe au Go-Go;[GIF’s] Oct 7: Cafe au Go-Go;[GIF’s][Live📷] Oct 13:[Grande Ballroom][Pt.2] Oct 29: Saville Theatre;[Backstage📷][Pt.2📷] Nov 2:[Belfast] Nov 6: Silver Blades Ice Rink;[Backstage📷] Nov 6: Partying with Miss Teen Sweden📷 Nov 11:[Denmark publicity-shoot][Pt.2] Nov 13: Helsinki; [Ginger📷][Eric📷] Nov 14: [Stockholm]; [Clipping📰] Nov 15: [Gothenburg]; [Jack📷][Eric📷] Nov 26: BBC-TV; [We’re Going Wrong🎬] Dec *: The Pheasantry-shoot📷 Dec *: Linda Eastman-shoot📷 Dec 20: [Debutante Ball- Chicago] Dec 22-23: [Grande Ballroom]
1968 Jan 5: Industrial Club; [Backstage📷] Jan 10: Revolution Club; [Ulysses🎬][Spoonful🎬][SoYL🎬] Jan 12: [Fenklup] Feb 5: [Copenhagen]; [GIF’s][w. BeeGees📷] Feb 25: [Swing Auditorium] March 9: [Winterland] March 11: [Sacramento Auditorium] March 11: [Sausalito-shoot][Pt.2][Pt.3][Pt.4] March 14: Romp!! TV-appearance: [GIF’s] March 15-16: [The Shrine][Pt. 2] March 20: [Eric gets arrested📰] March 21: [Beloit College] March 22: [Clowes Memorial Hall]; [Live📷] March 27: [Staples Auditorium] March 31: Houston Music Hall; [Ginger📷] April 3: [Morris Civic Auditorium] April 5:[Back Bay Theatre] April 10:[Woolsey Hall] May 13:[Mandel Hall] May 17-18:[Anaheim Convention Center]; [Live📷] May 19:[Jack gets arrested📰] May 20: CBS TV; [SoYL🎬][GIF’s] June 2:[Pacific Coliseum];[Poster] June 5:[Massey Hall] June 9: Grande Ballroom;[Live📷] June 15: Oakdale;[Tree climbing] Oct 11:[New Haven Arena];[Live📷][Eric Int.][Ginger Int.][Jack Int.] Oct 13: Chicago Coliseum;[Jack📷] Oct 19: The Forum;[Ginger📷] Oct 25:[Dallas Memorial Auditorium] Oct 27:[Chastain Park] Nov 1: [The Spectrum] Nov 3: [Baltimore Civic Center] Nov 26: Royal Albert Hall; [Soundcheck📷][Introduction🎬][I’m So Glad🎬][Sitting On Top of The World🎬][Ginger📷][Jack📷] [GIF’s][ GIF’s Jack]
1969 * [Goodbye-shoot📷][Pt. 2📷][Ginger quote📷][Jack quote📷][Eric quote📷]
⭐=Recently added [bolded]=More ellaborate post (not just photos)
Friendly reminder to tag your original posts “Cream band” or “the Cream” NOT “Cream”!
look at this precious darling ;w; all proud of the suit HE HAD MADE (caption says so o_o)
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1978: Howe HQ. My home studio.
Early 1980s: I dread to think how much I’ve spent on strings over the years! [Source: Victor Watts/Alamy]
1980: On a shoot with Yes. Alan, Geoff, Chris, Trevor and me. [Source: Michael Putland/Getty]
1982: On stage with Asia at the Palladium in New York City. John, Carl, Geoff and me. [Source: Ebet Roberts/Getty]
1985: A break from recording GTR, our self-titled debut album at the Townhouse in London. Jonathan Mover, me, Max Baco, Steve Hackett and Phil Spalding.
1986: Putting the Stepp DG1 Guitar Synth through its paces. [Source: Steve Back/ANL/Shutterstock]
1986: Jamming with Steve Hackett at the National Association of Music Manufacturers Convention in Chicago. [Source: Paul Natkin/Getty]
1986: At Hank Marvin’s Fender presentation with Hal Lindes, Dan Smith, Bill Schultz, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Stuart Adamson, Eric Clapton, Hank Marvin, yours truly and Richard Thompson.
1989: Promo shot for Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. [Source: Michael Putland/Getty]
1991: The Yes men. Chris, Tony, Rick, Alan, Jon, Trevor, Bill and me backstage at Wembley Arena on the Union tour. [Source: Ian Dickson/Redferns]
All the photos from Steve Howe's biography. Some of them are common knowledge, but I like his commentary.
Long post, so I'll add them under the cut [1/3]
1951: Aged 4 in the middle between Mum, Philip, Dad and Stella.
1952: Aged 5. || 1956: The obligatory school photo aged 9.
1967: Keeping warm with my Tomorrow bandmates. Junior Wood, Twink, me and Keith West.
1970: A garden writing and rehearsal session for The Yes Album in Devon.
1971: Me, Tony Kaye, Chris Squire, Jon Anderson and Bill Bruford. [Source: Barrie Wentzell]
1971: The Yes Album tour. My first tour with the band. [Source: Barrie Wentzell]
1972: Sharing the mic with Jon Anderson on the Close To The Edge tour at Gaelic Park, New York City.
1977: Hanging out in London with Les Paul, the legendary guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and pioneer of solid-body electric guitar.
1978: Yes live at Madison Square Garden on the Tormato tour. [Source: Michael Putland/Getty]
Happy birthday, Steve!
Here’s one for today #tbt #poco https://www.instagram.com/p/B5_FxAqFv1C/?igshid=11m1mh3m5qabe
Tormented by the 70s || 21y.o - he/him || matching @johnentwistlesbassguitar :^]
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