In the second edition of his ongoing Homebrew series,
Yes guitarist
Steve Howe collects another heaping helping of demos -- made available for public consumption for the first time. As with his work with
Yes,
Howe is not afraid to let his acoustic "sensitive side" show, especially on such tracks as the album-opening "Masquerade" and "Beginnings" -- the latter of which sounds straight out of Renaissance times.
Howe also gets to show off his chicken-pickin' talents on "Cactus Boogie," while also offering a
Peter Gabriel-esque album closer, "Mule's Head Stomp." With fellow
Yes mates
Rick Wakeman and
Jon Anderson also dropping by the proceedings, most
Yes fanatics will want to sample some Homebrew 2. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
