Now Hear This (Howe II album)

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Released 1991 (1991) Artist Howe II Label Shrapnel Records, Inc. Producers Greg Howe, Mike Varney		Length 39:22 Release date 1991 Genre Hard rock

Recorded Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California; Brilliant Recording Studios in San Francisco Similar Uncertain Terms, High Gear, Five, Tilt, Parallax

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Now Hear This is the second and final studio album by hard rock band Howe II, released in 1991 through Shrapnel Records. Following the album's release, guitarist Greg Howe would re-focus on his solo career, beginning with his 1993 album Introspection.

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Critical reception

Andy Hinds at AllMusic gave Now Hear This 2.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a more slickly produced offering than the early Van Halen inspired High Gear album", but otherwise "a disappointment; it sounds like a band that desperately wants mainstream success, even at the expense of its core values." He criticized the album for being "a blatant bid for stardom" and some of the songs as sounding "a bit muted this time around." Nonetheless he praised Greg's guitar playing, and listed "Crowd Pleaser" and "Motherlode" as highlights.

Track listing

All tracks written by Greg Howe and Albert Howe.

Personnel

Albert Howe – lead vocals

Greg Howe – guitar, background vocals, production

Mike Mani – keyboard

Kevin Soffera – drums, background vocals

Vern Parsons – bass, background vocals

Steve Fontano – engineering, production

Paul Stubblebine – mastering

Mike Varney – production

Songs

1Fat Cat4:18
2The Ride3:49
3Now Hear This4:46

References

Now Hear This (Howe II album) Wikipedia

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