Chris Squire RIP

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Sad news...he was a fine musician.

Saw Yes many years ago and whilst I wasn't that much of a fan it was hard not to admire the virtuoso bass playing of Chris Squire.

RIP Chris
 
A sad day....

Taking bass guitar playing into unexplored worlds, I was privileged to see Chris Squire play live at Edinburgh Playhouse around 1980 in the shortlived incarnation of Yes with Trevor Horn...
 
jock3 said:
Taking bass guitar playing into unexplored worlds, I was privileged to see Chris Squire play live at Edinburgh Playhouse around 1980 in the shortlived incarnation of Yes with Trevor Horn...
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Yeah....that was the show I was at.

Think the album they had out at the time was Drama.
 
I saw them in 1973 on the Tales from Topographic Oceans Tour. I went with a mate who was a big fan. All the musicians were more than competent but didnae do much for me. I had seen Rory Gallagher the week before which was more my cup of tea.

RIP
 
GORDONSMITH7 said:
I saw them in 1973 on the Tales from Topographic Oceans Tour. I went with a mate who was a big fan. All the musicians were more than competent but didnae do much for me. I had seen Rory Gallagher the week before which was more my cup of tea.

RIP
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Great LP cover.

For the rest, an acquired hate.
 
One of the very best

Very sad to hear that Chris Squire of YES had passed away last Sunday. Managed to see YES live many times and for me the best band of their generation. Wonderful musician and very carismatic on stage. Chris was also a extremely good singer. I appreciate that YES was not everyone's cup of tea but if you were a fan they were untouchable. Some of the best music to come out of the progressive movement especially the golden era of early to to mid 70's. Wonderful times, great memories. RIP
 
HaarlemShuffler said:
Great LP cover.

For the rest, an acquired hate.
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Marmite I suppose, you either...

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I first heard Yes back in 1970 at Telford College of all places, a fellow inmate brought in the Time and a Word album, the one with the curious nude on the cover. But as soon as the needle hit the vinyl on the opening track, a cover of Richie Havens' No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed I was hooked, never heard anything like it in my life. First saw them in 1975 at the Usher Hall , when Patrick Moraz was tinkling the ivories. Last saw them at the Armadillo last year, which showed they could still rock. But really should have called it a day when Jon was elbowed out. Chris was such a unique bass player (just as Anderson was a unique lyricist), he was up there with the best: Entwistle, Bruce, Pastorius..all of them dead now.
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