''Spectrum'' is an instrumental album released by guitarist

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in 2005. Howe's band includes his sons Dylan on

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and

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on Moog synthesizer; as well as

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and

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on organ, synthesizer and piano. The album features guitar-based instrumentals, showing many different

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s that influenced Howe.

Track listings

All tracks composed by Steve Howe. #"Tigers Den" (3:46) #"Labyrinth" (3:57) #"Band of Light" (3:34) #"Ultra Definition" (3:39) #"Raga of Our Time" (4:12) #"Ebb and Flow" (4:03) #"Realm Thirteen" (4:27) #"Without Doubt" (3:45) #"Highly Strung" (4:30) #"Hour of Need" (5:13) #"Fool's Gold" (4:05) #"Where Words Fail" (4:16) #"In the Skyway" (3:13) #"Livelihood" (3:34) #"Free Rein" (3:52)

Personnel

*Steve Howe - guitars, bass on (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14), keyboards on (8), percussions *

- organ on (1, 2, 4) synthesizer on (2), piano on (1, 2, 4, 14) *

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- Moog synthesizer on (6, 9) *

- bass on (1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15) *

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- drums

References

* Personnel : https://www.discogs.com/fr/Steve-Howe-Spectrum/release/1924812 {{DEFAULTSORT:Spectrum (Steve Howe Album) Steve Howe (musician) albums 2005 albums Inside Out Music albums