2000 The Ladder
tour reaches Europe. Later that year the Masterworks
tour begins in Reno, Nevada.
2000 Homebrew 2
is released in June, and features more rare home-studio
demos and alternate arrangements of well known Howe
music. In the fall Steve presents another one-man show
on his In theGroove tour.
2001 Steve releases Natural
Timbre with Dylan Howe on drums. He also produces
and plays on Oliver Wakeman’s 3 Ages of
Magick.
2001 Yes releases Magnification,
the first Yes album to incorporate an orchestra since their
second album. A U.S. tour with orchestra accompaniment
follows ending at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on September
8; Steve flies home the next day. The European leg begins
in October.
2002 Rick Wakeman rejoins Yes,
touring North America twice this year.
2002
Steve
releases Skyline. Paul Sutin is also
featured playing keyboards and percussion. Masterpiece
Guitars is also released. Gibson produces a
Steve Howe signature ES-175 model guitar.