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From: giorgi@sjuvax.UUCP (John Giorgi)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Steve Howe
Message-ID: <2625@sjuvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 13:27:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  9 13:27:20 1985
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Reply-To: giorgi@sjuvax.UUCP (John Giorgi)
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Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA.
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Summary: 

>In article <812@h-sc1.UUCP> wilson_3@h-sc1.UUCP writes:
>>> Steve Howe is not washed up. He has formed a new group with Steve Hackett 
>>> (formerly of Genesis) The band's name is GTR (short for guitar)
>>> 
>>> GTR should use Howe's and Hackett's talents better than anybody else.
>>> Since these two good guitarists are in charge.
>>> 
>>         I agree that this could be a potentially great matchup! I 
>>especially enjoyed Hackett's work with Genesis and his own "Voyage
>>of the Acolyte". Howe's solo work seems to need more guidance, and
>>perhaps this collaboration is just what he needs. I only hope they 
>>get some other decent musicians to help out, like maybe Chris Squire
>>or Tony Levin on bass and a good drummer or drum machine (I just
>>hope they don't go entirely synth-electronic for their backup).
>>
>From an interview I heard with Steve Howe and Steve Hackett on a local
>radio station. The group will consist of these two guitarists plus 
>a drummer and a bass player. Sorry, I can't remember their names.
>
>So, it seems that guitars will be the main influence. Thus the choice
>of the name GTR. So don't worry about any "synth-electronic" backup.
>All backup is provided by REAL musicians.
>
 
Sorry for the mistake in the above article. I seem to have left out an
important aspect of Howe's and Hackett's new band. In addition to the
3 guitarists and 1 drummer, there is a fifth member. I forgot about
the vocalist. This makes it a five-piece band. 

John Giorgi

Saint Joseph's University   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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