caption associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
gtr steve hackett , jonathan mover , steve howe , and , max bacon . 1986 . l-r : phil spalding , asia , yes , genesis , marillion 1985 & ndash ; 1987 arista , king biscuit gtr -lrb- band -rrb-
 max spalding bacon steve hackett steve howe jonathan mover phil group_or_band progressive rock , aor gtr promo.jpg westminster , london , united kingdom gtr
gtr -lrb- band -rrb-

gtr was a short-lived rock band founded in 1985 by former yes and asia guitarist steve howe and former genesis guitarist steve hackett .
in comparison to the two leaders ' earlier work within progressive rock , gtr 's work followed more of an album oriented rock format .
the band was short-lived , lasting for two years and one album .
hackett has subsequently been strongly critical of the project , though not necessarily of the other musicians involved in it .
the band 's name came from an abbreviation of `` guitar '' as used for track labelling in multi-track recording studios .
