Steve Vai Is So Fine, Doesn't Matter Which Era (not True I Think He Looks Better In His 90's/early 2000's

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Boz Burrell

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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]

every great band fandom needs:

rpf writer

truthers

a brazillian

those with eyes to see ships anywhere

music hobbyist who is inspired by them :)

65 year old woman who knows way more than all of you combined and has pictures that no one could possibly have taken

Merry Christmas. Steve Howe decided to write a jolly song 😭

Howe fact ☝🤓 his first guitar, a "German six-string, steel strung, arch-top acoustic guitar" cost £14 and was given to him on Christmas day.

Lyrics:

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a Fender Telecaster

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Four Statocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 6, 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me Seven CF Martins Six 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocaters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Eight Gibson Les Pauls Seven CF Martins Six 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Nine steel guitars Eight Gibson Les Pauls Seven CF Martins, Six 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Ten Gretsch Bikinis Nine steel guitars Eight Gibson Les Pauls, Seven CF Martins Six 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me Eleven DiAngelicos Ten Gretsch Bikinis Nine steel guitars Eight Gibson Les Pauls Seven CF Marttins Six 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Twelve Steinbergers Eleven DiAngelicos Ten Gretsch Bikinis Nine steel guitars Eight Gibson Les Pauls Seven CF Martins Six 6-string basses Five Rickenbackers Four Stratocasters Three mandolins Two Variaxes and a Fender Telecaster

You can find this gem here:

https://www.yesworld.com/#merryxmas