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Points: 1787 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2015 at 22:25
Very sad news indeed.  The most innovative bass player in the rock world.  The first time I heard a Yes song (Roundabout) was on an old AM radio in the early 70s in my sister's kitchen, I still remember thinking to myself what a different and great bass sound in a rock song.

My first concert was Yes in 74, CTTE and Tales from Topographic Oceans were both played in entirety, amazing!  Saw them again in the 70s, once in the 80s, and the last time in 2012.  Chris was awesome!

What is very odd, yesterday shopping with the wife, I picked up the Fragile CD as it was one I had not re-purchased over the years as I had most of the songs on other collections, but wanted it once again.  Listened to it Saturday evening and was amazed again by the bass playing.  Now today I here of his passing, I am blown away at this coincidence...

I hope the rest of the band finally put it to bed, but it would be great to see them play again in a memorial album/concert or as another band (AWBH, etc...).

Thank you Chris for the music and memories!  Condolences to your family and close friends.

PS - Still enjoy your Fish Out of Water!
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All good people lost a giant today. 

Squire was a truly transformative musician. He did for bass guitar what Hendrix did for the electric guitar and what Charlie Parker did for the saxophone - he changed the very fabric of how an instrument is used.

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Oh, damn, not Chris.

 

The first actual prog album I ever bought was, believe it or not, “Yessongs.”  The virtuosity and creativity of the band as a whole and each of the individual musicians really drew me in and never loosed their hold on me 40+ years later.

 

I agree with those that think the band name should be retired with Chris’s passing, but a tribute tour with the ABWH lineup would be an excellent way to mark the end of an era.

 

It’s just one more reminder that those as gifted and talented as him are no more immortal than the rest of us.  But of course his music will always live on.
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2015 at 23:50
Terribly sad. He has made such an enormous contribution to progressive music and was an important part of the Yes sound.

You'll terribly missed Chris. RIP.
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Rest in peace.
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Definitely my favourite bassist. Rest in peace. Cry
When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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Confused I just found it today, really sad

R.I.P - one of the pioneers of prog
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Brian May's honorarium to Chris Squire is brilliant!  It is full of great history, please read!  
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2015 at 02:47
Only just heard - music has lost one of the finest progressive rock bass guitarists & the rock supporting Yes throughout their many changes.



Chris Squire - RIP

Edited by Jim Garten - June 29 2015 at 02:49

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Such sad news, he was one of the major Prog icons and will be greatly missed. R.I.P and thank-you for the music. Close to the edge, Tales and Relayer were perfect albums to me and without him I doubt they would have existed. 

As Yes has always had Squire regardless of their (many) lineup changes I doubt the band will ever fully function again without him. This might be the best time for the band to retire and call it a day.  
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One of the greatest bass players ever and a key figure in prog.

RIP Cry.
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We knew he had limited time left, but nothing like this quick. Devastating news. One of the greatest and most creative bassists out there, an absolute giant. RIP.
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Bill Bruford:

Quote Really saddened to hear of the death of my old Yes band-mate, Chris Squire. I shall remember him fondly; one of the twin rocks upon which Yes was founded and, I believe, the only member to have been present and correct, Rickenbacker at the ready, on every tour. He and I had a working relationship built around our differences. Despite, or perhaps because of, the old chestnut about creative tension, it seemed, strangely, to work.
He had an approach that contrasted sharply with the somewhat monotonic, immobile bass parts of today. His lines were important; counter-melodic structural components that you were as likely to go away humming as the top line melody; little stand-alone works of art in themselves. Whenever I think of him, which is not infrequently, I think of the over-driven fuzz of the sinewy staccato hits in Close to the Edge (6’04” and on) or a couple of minutes later where he sounds like a tuba (8’.00”). While he may have taken a while to arrive at the finished article, it was always worth waiting for. And then he would sing a different part on top.

An individualist in an age when it was possible to establish individuality, Chris fearlessly staked out a whole protectorate of bass playing in which he was lord and master. I suspect he knew not only that he gave millions of people pleasure with his music, but also that he was fortunate to be able to do so. I offer sincere condolences to his family. 

Adios, partner. Bill. 
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Chris was a very special part of my life; we were musical brothers. He was an amazingly unique bass player – very poetic – and had a wonderful knowledge of harmony. We met at a certain time when music was very open, and I feel blessed to have created some wonderful, adventurous, music with him. Chris had such a great sense of humor… he always said he was Darth Vader to my Obiwan. I always thought of him as Christopher Robin to my Winnie the Pooh.We travelled a road less travelled and I’m so thankful that he climbed the musical mountains with me. Throughout everything, he was still my brother, and I’m so glad we were able to reconnect recently. I saw him in my meditation last night, and he was radiant. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.Love and light…..Jon
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Close to the edge, down by the river.
Down at the end, round by the corner.
Seasons will pass you by,
Now that it's all over and done,
Called to the seed, right to the sun.
Now that you find, now that you're whole.
Seasons will pass you by,
I get up, I get down.
I get up, I get down.
I get up, I get down.
I get up.
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Brian May's honorarium to Chris Squire is brilliant!  It is full of great history, please read!  


This is very interesting. Thanks for the link. 

And as everyone else has said, a giant of Prog has departed. I thank him for his music and playing, wondrous...
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Originally posted by Terra Australis Terra Australis wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Brian May's honorarium to Chris Squire is brilliant!  It is full of great history, please read!  


This is very interesting. Thanks for the link. 


Yes, thanks.
Bill Bruford's comment was also heartwarming.
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Can't imagine Yes continuing without Chris as some people suggested, the very lively style he invented gave the group's signature sound a rather earthy and organic character that I didn't really get from Genesis or King Crimson while still having something off-kilter and alien to it.
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Originally posted by Terra Australis Terra Australis wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Brian May's honorarium to Chris Squire is brilliant!  It is full of great history, please read!  


This is very interesting. Thanks for the link. 

And as everyone else has said, a giant of Prog has departed. I thank him for his music and playing, wondrous...

I can't believe I missed this the first time. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Originally posted by Toaster Mantis Toaster Mantis wrote:

Can't imagine Yes continuing without Chris as some people suggested, the very lively style he invented gave the group's signature sound a rather earthy and organic character that I didn't really get from Genesis or King Crimson while still having something off-kilter and alien to it.

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Points: 1768 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2015 at 10:13
Now it has started...the first of my musical heroes (after the Beatles) has left us. R.I.P. Cry
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