简介：by Andy Hinds\nEaston, PAs Greg Howe was a breath of fresh air amidst the seemingly never-ending stream of harmonic minor guitar virtuosos pouring forth from the Shrapnel Records label in the late 80s. While other post-Yngwie Malmsteen players of the shred guitar genre were pursuing the dramatic neo-classical vein, Howe brought a sense of funk and groove to the table that was sorely needed. Howe paid his dues playing the Easton/Allentown club circuit in the 80s with the band Duke, featuring his brother Al on lead vocals. When one of his instrumental demos grabbed the ear of talent scout and Shrapnel Records owner Mike Varney, Howe was signed to the Shrapnel label in 1987.\nHis all-instrumental debut, Greg Howe, featuring the talents of Billy Sheehan and Atma Anur on bass and drums, respectively, was released in 1988, to considerable acclaim. Howes second album, High Gear, released under the moniker Howe 2, was less a solo album than a Van Halen-styled band effort, featuring his brother Al Howe on lead vocals. The band broke up after releasing its more commercially minded follow-up, Now Hear This, in 1990 and Greg Howe returned to making all-instrumental albums in his home studio, taking a decidedly more fusion-styled direction. \nHowe released Introspection in 1993 and Uncertain Terms in 1994 and has continued to produce albums at a prolific rate since then. Aside from releasing Parallax and Five in 1995 and 1996, respectively, Howe collaborated with fellow Pennsylvania virtuoso and Shrapnel labelmate Richie Kotzen on the Tilt album in 1995 and again on 1997s Richie Kotzen/Greg Howe Project. His last Shrapnel album, Ascend, was released in 1999, followed by his debut on the Tone Center label, Hyperacuity, released in 2000.\nOutside of his solo career, Greg Howe is also a sought-after sideman who has toured with the likes of Michael Jackson and NSync. 简介：Greg Howe 1963年12月8日出生在美国的Easton，他是从10岁的时候开始学习吉他演奏的。第一个对他有着重大影响的吉他手当仁不让的要算是Eddie Van Halen 了，而Greg Howe在吸取Van Halen演奏技艺的同时，无论在演奏风格还是弹奏技巧上又都与Van Halen 有着巨大的差异。这里我给大家穿插一个小故事：Eddie Van Halen 有一首非常著名的吉他独奏曲《Eruption》——相信广大吉他爱好者一定再熟悉不过了吧，尤其是曲子中那段点指的段落更是另无数的吉他爱好者们所为之倾倒。这首曲子延续至今，也成了全世界范围内广大喜爱摇滚的吉他手们所必练的曲目之一。而Greg howe在学习演奏这首曲子的时候，对于曲子中Van Halen 点指演奏的段落，却采用了与Van Halen完全不同的演奏方式。他并没有像Van Halen那样用大段的点指来演奏，而是采用了最基本的弹拨方式（即用左手按弦，右手用拨片交替拨弦），并且达到了与原曲极其接近的速度和效果。也许你会说：“明明是Van Halen那种演奏方式更科学啊。点指演奏既弹奏方便，效果又好，Greg Howe这种做法有什么可推崇的？”我的想法其实和你是差不多的，也正因如此才使我们经常搞不懂这个家伙脑子里到底在想什么！可这就是Greg Howe，一个伟大的吉他艺术家、演奏家。 演奏技巧：Greg Howe经常自己钻研吉他的演奏技巧，包括如何安排指法、怎样运用技巧等等…… 他除了从Van Halen身上学习吉他演奏之外，还从很多的优秀吉他演奏家，例如Larry Carlton、Hendrix、Holdsworth等众多高手身上汲取营养来完善自己的吉他演奏技艺与创作技艺。在1988年的时候，Greg Howe制作发行了他的首张个人吉他演奏专辑，并以他的名字命名了这张专辑——《GREG HOWE》。<br/> 之后，Greg Howe便开始与他哥哥及几个朋友组建乐队并完成了《Howe II 》的专辑录制、演出、MTV拍摄等工作。而他第二张纯吉他演奏专辑的到来却距离第一张专辑《GREG HOWE》的发行相隔了相当长的一段时间。直到1993年，Greg Howe的第二张个人吉他演奏专辑《Introspection》才与广大的“Greg Howe Fans”们见面。在这之后，Greg Howe似乎有意加快了专辑的发行速度，先后发行了多张个人吉他演奏专辑，并同其他音乐家共同制作完成了多张演奏专辑。其中包括同吉他高手Richie Kotzen共同制作的两张ROCK FUSION风格的吉他曲专辑；一张同键盘演奏家Vitalij Kuprij一起完成的新古典风格的专辑。 其他：Greg Howe除了自己的吉他演奏专辑的制作和演出之外，还从事于繁忙现场伴奏及录音等工作。他曾担任过诸多流行歌手及组合录音和现场伴奏的工作，其中包括了像我们大家熟悉的男孩组合“N&amp;apos;Sync”，以及天皇级歌手Michael Jackson 等等著名艺人。<br/>