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I would tune the guitar up once, and that would be the end of the story—whether I was playing out of C, G, or even hitting some whacky bar chords, it just stayed in tune.
Yes was a huge influence on Rush — and Howe is, in turn, a fan of that band. “We much admired them,” Howe says. “This was a very powerful trio. Trios are very rare, that you can do that.