This is a very tough one for me to take as Yes is my favorite rock band by a wide margin. I met him back in the mid-90s. Very cool guy. link - ( New Window )
favorite band of all time. Just saw Rush last night and was thinking how good Geddy Lee was on bass and it reminded me of how great Chris Squire was. RIP
...to hear of the passing of Chris Squires. It was only a very short time ago we all learned he was ill. There were very few bassists who had as much influence on me wanting to play bass back when I bought my first one in the Spring of 1980. The music he helped create in Yes, and as a solo artist, will live on forever. And for me, that music is as fresh today, as it was when it was first recorded. His is a sound that will forever be missed, but will also forever be remembered. RIP...
I just saw this and I am shocked. I didn't know he was unwell. This really makes me sad. When I think of Yes, I think of the amazing bass player that band has. Had. Ugh! Chris Squire was always a constant with Yes. Just tremendous. I have seen them in concert many times, and he was always great. His bass solos were ridiculous and fantastic. They'd last forever, and you didn't care.
Rest in Peace!
My first concert was seeing Yes in the round at MSG,
the Going for the One tour in 1977, when I was 16. I still have no idea why our parents let me and my buddy go, but it was a great show. Also one of my favorite bands, and Chris was such an amazing player. RIP.
and one of my all time favorite bass players. Chris changed forever the way bass is played with his sound and melodic style. The first time I saw YES was in 1971 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester. They were on their first US tour, in support of the YES Album, and opened for Humble Pie and Black Sabbath (all for about $3 per ticket!) No one had really heard YES before, and we were all amazed and blown away by their performance. The next day, you could not find a copy of The YES Album in any store anywhere, it sold out so quickly. That night changed my musical life and still influences me to this day. It is a crime that the R&R Hall Of Fame has not inducted YES, and now the band will never be able to fully enjoy that honor.
and one of my all time favorite bass players. Chris changed forever the way bass is played with his sound and melodic style. The first time I saw YES was in 1971 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester. They were on their first US tour, in support of the YES Album, and opened for Humble Pie and Black Sabbath (all for about $3 per ticket!) No one had really heard YES before, and we were all amazed and blown away by their performance. The next day, you could not find a copy of The YES Album in any store anywhere, it sold out so quickly. That night changed my musical life and still influences me to this day. It is a crime that the R&R Hall Of Fame has not inducted YES, and now the band will never be able to fully enjoy that honor.
Wow, that must have been an awesome show! And yes, their not being in the HOF is simply absurd. Whatever anyone thinks of their music, Close to the Edge, Fragile, and the Yes Album are iconic albums, and them alone are enough for inclusion.
What a monster he was.
Drove my parents crazy!
RIP Chris, you were great!
Chris was a pioneer with the bass. One of the very best R&R bassist of all time.
Damn I'm numb...RIP Chris Squire! Thank you for all of the great music and memories.
Bassists have been chasing that tone for almost 50 years now. :)
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RIP.
Oddly enough, this past week I listened to a bunch of Yes, after not having listened to them for a couple of years.
Big loss, I feel it personally, so his music must have touched me.
Rest in Peace!
Wow, that must have been an awesome show! And yes, their not being in the HOF is simply absurd. Whatever anyone thinks of their music, Close to the Edge, Fragile, and the Yes Album are iconic albums, and them alone are enough for inclusion.
Must have been some strange days.