I’ll never forget how his bass sounded on Roundabout. I had never heard a bass growl like that while taking such an active part of the song. Unforgettable!
Thank you for honoring Chris Squire. But do not forget mentioning his incredible vocal talent while playing those bass parts. His choice of harmony and syncopated rhythm vocal parts was unique and amazing.
Chris Squire was one of the reasons I wanted to own my Rickenbacker 4003S, his playing is absolutely insane and definitely a big reason why songs like Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise, Starship Trooper, Long Distance Runaround, Yours Is No Disgrace and even Owner of a Lonely Heart are such great songs to jam on and not mention why Geddy Lee credits him as a major influence as well. Definitely one of the best bassists of all time and a super nice guy from everything I’ve seen
Always glad to see Chris get his well deserved accolades. He was the very best - missed by millions, that number growing all the time as new fans emerge in each generation.
You're outstanding here. Yes is one of my favorite bands. Chris was different than John Entwhistle. John felt more touchy, more all over the neck. Chris did the same, but earthier, saltier, like a gritty, in your face sound.
Chris Squire is easily my favourite bass player. His performance on Sound Chaser is astounding. He's the main reason I want to own a rickenbacker, not that I can afford one though.
Aw great to see some love for Chris Squire. My favourite track is... oh that's a difficult one. Too many to choose from but any of the songs from the three albums you featured.
Chris Squire has been my biggest influence with bass playing since I first picked it up in 2017. Always love seeing videos made about his work and technique. :)
Who else could it be but Chris. There at the start and a long career. AND incredible music. My other favorite is Jon Camp of Renaissance. Camp also played the Rickenbacker and cites Chris. His bass was essential to the sound of Renaissance. A far mellower band.
The first time I saw Yes live in 1976, the opening act was... Renaissance! I was familiar with Yes and was already in awe of Chris, and Jon Camp blew me away as I was not familiar with them or Camp before then. That night changed the trajectory of my life, and I was only 16 at the time.
@@Taterwheel My first Yes was 72 with a now unknown band named Atomic Rooster opening. It was with Bill Bruford and Rik Wakeman. I thik Bill's last tour with them. Rooster didn't have a bassist. It was Vincent Crane's left hand. A lot of death and morose songs. But Crane had played with Arthur Brown. In many way Rooster was a father of heavy metal like Sabbath When I saw Renaissance it was at Turn of the Cards. I was in the pit and Annie's voice went right thru me and I felt it in my bones. But Jon was amazing. A few years later I had a neighbor who played along with both the Yes and Renaissance songs on his Rickenbacker.I was about 22 for that first Yes show. My musical taste has not mellowed with age.
Thank you so much for posting this video. Cris Squire was a great influence on me as well. His tone and style of bass playing just absolutely blew me away. The universe could do nothing to prevent YES from coming into being and I'm grateful for that. Thank you Mr. Squire.
Thanks for posting. His Fish Out of Water, although not a YES record, is in my opinion, the best prog record ever. Not only could he play (!), he could sing, and he wrote some incredible music. Light one up and listen to FOOW on good headphones. You'll thank me.
Thank you. And great choice focusing on Heart of the Sunrise live. Lots of note whizzing by and Squire looks like he's talking a walk in the park. Absolutely amazing. And he kept the band in check as the years rolled by and age crept in.
I didn't appreciate my dad playing Roundabout for me as a kid until I picked up a bass. I bet dudes wore out a couple of copies of Fragile lp's before they finally got it down!
I find it interesting that Geddy Lee used his fingers to try and emulate the sound the Christ got with a pick. Different styles but they both had monster tones.
@@benaberry578 Well Geddy Lee actually wanted to use roto sound string s because of John Entwistle. Who was an even bigger influence on Geddy Lee than Chris Squire.
He played soooo different than other bass players. Many creative unexpected bass lines that are not freaky but very functional and song defining as well.
I got to see Yes when they toured for their Union album in 1991. It was eight members at the time. Definitely the most talent I've ever seen on a single stage.
Great video and I agree with all you said about Chris and the band. But as a Swiss guy I had to add that you missed to mention the keyboard player Patrik Moraz. He played on just one album (Relayer) but this is the best album (at least for me) 😃 - Love your work! As a Bass player I'm regularly on your channel 👍👍👍
Yes! Mondo respect for Chris Squire! There are some fantastic bass players, but my number 1 (disclaimer: I'm not a bassist) is Chris Squire. You played some excellent examples as to why I'm such a massive fan of his mastery. Thanks for covering him. He did so many excellent tracks, but my personal favorite is actually fairly simple (for him). It's a relatively short pattern that repeats and is reminiscent of a line from an earlier album. I'm talking about Does It Really Happen off the Drama album. The almost walking bass in Tempus Fugit is pretty kick ass too if I'm going to be shilling an album with a fair number of "non-regular" Yes members. But hey, Chris is Chris and he always showed up to play.
Thank you for covering a revolutionary bassist that is vastly unsung (no pun intended),. He arranged the band's incredible vocal harmonies, and wrote a lot of the sections with the alternate and changing time signatures. His talents were all over the map. He has influenced so many players, either directly or indirectly (anyone whose favorite bassist is Geddy Lee, for example).
My favorite Christ Squire's Bass line has got to be Roundabout. Really requires technical skills and endurance to play. I know its the popular choice but sometimes there is a reason that the popular choices are chosen.
Favorite Chris Squire bass line 💥🤯 Impossible to pick just one for sure...but I guess my sentimental favorite would be Close To The Edge. That was my first exposure to YES back in the early 70s.
My first real bass was a 4001 in 1977 because of Chris. I’ve got a 4003 now and will always have a Ric to play Yes tunes. My high school yearbook quote was from You By My Side
For anybody watching this that would like to listen to more quality yes material. The 1973 live release yes songs has all of their best tracks performed and executed at legendary status far better than the studio recordings. That album pretty much lives on my turntable
It must have begun in Mabel Greers, he certainly stamped his trademark on 'Survival' and 'Beyond and Before'. The only other bassist I know of so hign in the mix back then was John Entwhistle
Love your enthusiasm! I saw Chris several times over the years. He was a monster and is still my favorite bass player, for many of the reasons you mention.
Another bass player who deserves wider recognition is Glenn Hughes. Listen to You Fool No One on Deep Purple's live Made In Europe album, great playing and hints of that toppy Entwistle sound.
Andrew, I am a keyboardist and a bassist ( as shi........y one) too. But your show is the BEST, I also listen to Leland Sklar's RU-vid . I love how you do it. Thank you.
@@BassFreedomIf you mean the bit that Squire would often incorporate into the baseline in live performances, even though it's a separate bit of instrumentation over top of the baseline on the album, then that was an overdub Squire added himself, on a 12-string Rickenbacker he borrowed from Howe's guitar selection while they were recording the track.
Great bass player but John Entwisle is the one who changed the role and performance of bass. He incredibly expanded on that but didn't start it. Also Bootsy Collins is the first one to use multiple amps.
