Chris Squire - Bassist for YES

[Markadiddle]

Chris Squire - YES Bassist and co-founder, dead at 67 years old.

Very sad day.

[FlyByNight]

Wow. I wasn't expecting that. Rest in peace Chris

[pgm554]

Chris Squire - YES Bassist and co-founder, dead at 67 years old.

Very sad day.

Died from leukemia.

Two of the greatest rock bassists (John Entwistle) of the last 50 years are no more.

[kay-gee]

That's a drag!

all the best...

[gdmoore28]

Chris Squire was the only bass player I've heard that could actually make me stop listening to the drummer and pay attention to the bass playing instead. I've noticed that whenever I'm humming a Yes song, it's always the bass line that I hum! Bass players of the world and Rickenbacker guitars will forever be indebted to him. Goodbye, Chris Squire.

GeeDeeEmm

[PopsOldSkins]

Man he went fast. RIP

He passed away just over a month after revealing that he was suffering from a rare form of leukemia. Squire was 67.

[Pearl MCX Man]

Another musician leaving us and joining the rest of guys up there for the biggest gig ever. RIP man

[FlyByNight]

Another musician leaving us and joining the rest of guys up there for the biggest gig ever. RIP man

Well put!

[Ricardo]

Fellow Drummers.................

Chris Squire was a huge influence on me and my musician-friends while learning and maturing in music.............a monster of a musician.
I have lost count -- but out of the 14 or 15 times I have seen YES perform live, I always found myself watching Chris Squire............he simply commanded my attention even though there were 4 other very talented people on stage.

Chris Squire was a co-founder and consistent contributor to the sound of YES, as well as the only member to appear in every form of the band and on every album released.

I loved watching him play bass like no other, provide beautiful vocal segments and also the Taurus pedals shaking the rafters...........multi-talented and extremely competent at all of it.

He left his mark on the progressive rock movement of the 70s and will be greatly missed.

Here is a photo of the most famous YES line-up at rehearsal.



Here is YES during the RELAYER sessions, recorded at Chris Squire's home studio.............the three tunes on this album are amazing compositions.........I was missing Wakeman at this time but also was greatly impressed that Moraz could fill in well.............any drummer that thinks Alan White never measured up needs to listen to the opening minute of SOUND CHASER.



Rest in Peace..............

[Ricardo]

And I totally forgot..............so I'll add it here..............

In 1975, the members of YES all released a "solo album" which for some reason was the thing to do in those days..............

While all the YES fans were anticipating great works from Howe & Anderson.....................it was Chris Squire that actually came out with the best collection of solo work.

Wakeman's albums (he put out a number of "solo" works during '73 and the years afterward) may have done better in terms of sales, I don't remember..............and personally, I still really appreciate The Six Wives of Henry VIII..............very well done.

But it was Chris Squire that surprised the Yes fans with a great piece of work called FISH OUT OF WATER............still listen to it often.

[late8]

Wow...lost another great one...RIP Chris

[Ricardo]

I had to dig out my CD last night............FISH OUT OF WATER.

Some really, really good compositions on this disc............and the atmosphere in 1975 was very supportive of fusion and experiment.

SILENTLY FALLING..............great woodwind ensemble opener...........beautiful orchestration.............simple odd-meter but fitting part for Bruford and Pat Moraz on the Hammond............good stuff.