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Poll Question: Where Does Chris Squire Stand in Electric Bass History?
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Points: 3126 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 03 2015 at 03:15
I can't say he was the greatest and most innovative bassist in all spheres of music, but when it comes to progressive rock, in my view he clearly was.  I can't begin to describe how influential he was.
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The greatest and most influential prog bassist of all time. Technique-wise so much of what he played demanded plectrum use. His bass did so much more than support the drums - although Mr Multitasker did that. It was his use of harmony and pitch that drove Yes. Sort of Noel Redding but without the frustrated guitarist mind set.
 
For the CD (record) ABWH was not a Yes sound without Mr Squire. He could say a lot with a lot, or like with the climax of Starship Trooper, one note.
 
An essential part of the Yes sound and a fine appreciation of how to fit a deep sounding instrument at a higher pitch (than usual) among instruments that were chiefly in a higher pitch anyway.
 
Missed, but hardly forgotten.
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Points: 4807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 03 2015 at 10:59
Squire once said in an interview that on many performances, his bass seemed to play itself.
"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Points: 20468 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 03 2015 at 13:34
Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

One of the top 10 prog rock bassists of all time, not one of the top 10 electric bassists of all time

^this....there are bass players I like better but for prog he was right there in the top tier.
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