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Tom Ozric 
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 Posted: February 17 2018 at 15:32 |
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Mike’s playing is similar to Greg Lake (must be that bassist/guitarist thing happening there....)
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maryes
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 16:03 |
Chris Squire without trace of doubt !
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Quinino
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 16:17 |
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The Big Man wins, of course - major part of the greatness of YES (bass players build the foundation for any rock band sound, IMO)
BUT...Mike is also a fabulous musician, without the shadow of a doubt !
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 16:41 |
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Billy Sherwood can play all of Chris’ bass-lines !!
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Hercules
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Posted: February 17 2018 at 17:02 |
Squire is a great bass player - well, so says my stepson, who is a virtuoso bassist. If you discount Geddy Lee, Tony Levin and Victor Wootton, Squire is as good as anyone else.
Rutherford is a solid but unspectacular bass player but no match for Squire.
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Mista-Gordie
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Posted: February 18 2018 at 08:58 |
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Squire of course.
Maybe opposing him to Ray Shulman instead would have generated more mixed results?
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Mista-Gordie
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Posted: February 18 2018 at 09:00 |
 Tom Ozric wrote:
Billy Sherwood can play all of Chris’ bass-lines !! |
Any good bassist can play every Squire's basslines note for note, that doesn't make them as good or groundbreaking as he was. I always thought of Sherwood as an extremely overrated guy who gets to play with musicians much superior to himself.
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 02:05 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Billy Sherwood can play all of Chris’ bass-lines !! |
But Chris played them first!
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iluvmarillion
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 02:07 |
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Depends what we're talking about. Mike is great on the 12 string guitar and the double neck bass guitar, while Chris is vastly superior on the Rickenbacher bass. Really Mike should be compared with Greg Lake rather than Chris Squire.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 02:32 |
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I dunno, I admire Sherwood a lot. Such a multi-talented musician, I don’t get all the hate for him.
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Mormegil
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 05:23 |
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Mr. Squire.
Mr. Rutherford's no slouch either, but Chris gets the nod for this poll.
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progaardvark
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 07:14 |
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It's hard to find a good poll competitor for Chris Squire. Maybe Geddy Lee or Les Claypool? Rutherford would have a better shot if the instrument were the Moog Taurus. Rutherford was a very skilled bassist, but Squire is from another planet.
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Argo2112
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 07:35 |
I like Mike Rutherford but Chris Squire wins this hands down. I saw Yes twice without Squire. Once with the new line up & once as ABWH (Hey , who we kidding , it's still Yes) Both time's you could feel something was missing. Squire was a force of nature on stage.
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miamiscot
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 08:27 |
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93.75% say Squire. Is that a landslide?
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 11:15 |
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I'm a Genesis fan, but there's no contest, Chris Squire all the way
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 11:15 |
93.88% say Squire 
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 11:20 |
Quinino wrote:
The Big Man wins, of course
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Which big man?
Both are 1.90 meters.
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dwill123
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Posted: February 19 2018 at 11:49 |
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Rutherford doesn't get enough credit for his bass playing. That said, my vote here goes to Squire.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: February 20 2018 at 12:40 |
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Easily CS
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Posted: February 20 2018 at 14:07 |
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Squire
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