GTR (band) and Nigel Glockler returned to Saxon. Max Bacon's 1996 solo album "The Higher You Climb" included GTR material, and he later sang lead on "Going, Going, Gone" on Howe's 1999 release, "Portraits of Bob Dylan". GTR (band) GTR were a British rock band founded in 1985 by former Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe and former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Though the band's leaders were known as progressive rock musicians, GTR appealed to album-oriented rock radio stations. The band lasted for two years and one album. Hackett subsequently criticized the project, though not necessarily the other musicians involved in it.
Steve Howe (musician) 1996 he played with Asia on a song called Ginger meant for "Arena", but was left off the album and was released on "Archiva Vol. 1" later that year. He also added his guitar to two of the songs from "Aura", released in 2001. In 2001, Howe released "Natural Timbre", exclusively with acoustic guitars. His son Dylan played the drums on his 1998 all-instrumental solo release, "Quantum Guitar," while "Elements," released in 2003, featured both Dylan and Virgil as part of Howe's album "Remedy". In 2007, Howe founded the Steve Howe Trio, a jazz band completed by his son Dylan