The Man Who Revolutionized Bass in Prog Rock
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- One bassist helped sculpt the world of rock and prog rock.
And that man was Chris Squire, best known for his work with the band Yes.
What a beast.
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0:00 Who?
0:34 Background + Yes
1:31 Playing Style
2:13 Massive Tone
3:32 His Influences + Amazing Bass Lines
4:38 Live Track + Reaction
5:38 Legacy
#bassguitar #chrissquire #yesband #bassist
What's your favorite Chris Squire bass line?!
The entire bass track in “The Remembering.” 9m10s to around 10m00s specifically.
"Siberian Khatru" is the perfect song
I'd say Starship Trooper from the original The Yes Album.
Parallels
The Gates Of Delirium
Chris Squire was one of the reasons I wanted to own my Rickenbacker 4003S, his playing is absolutely insane and definitely a big reason why songs like Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise, Starship Trooper, Long Distance Runaround, Yours Is No Disgrace and even Owner of a Lonely Heart are such great songs to jam on and not mention why Geddy Lee credits him as a major influence as well. Definitely one of the best bassists of all time and a super nice guy from everything I’ve seen
I now have a 4001 w
Always glad to see Chris get his well deserved accolades. He was the very best - missed by millions, that number growing all the time as new fans emerge in each generation.
You're outstanding here. Yes is one of my favorite bands. Chris was different than John Entwhistle. John felt more touchy, more all over the neck. Chris did the same, but earthier, saltier, like a gritty, in your face sound.
Miss Chris
My favorite bass player of all time. I've seen him live over a dozen times, and he (and YES) always delivered outstanding performances.
Aw great to see some love for Chris Squire. My favourite track is... oh that's a difficult one. Too many to choose from but any of the songs from the three albums you featured.
Chris Squire is easily my favourite bass player. His performance on Sound Chaser is astounding.
He's the main reason I want to own a rickenbacker, not that I can afford one though.
What a blessing to still get to hear Chris through his recordings. A bass master!!
Who else could it be but Chris. There at the start and a long career. AND incredible music.
My other favorite is Jon Camp of Renaissance. Camp also played the Rickenbacker and cites Chris. His bass was essential to the sound of Renaissance. A far mellower band.
The first time I saw Yes live in 1976, the opening act was... Renaissance! I was familiar with Yes and was already in awe of Chris, and Jon Camp blew me away as I was not familiar with them or Camp before then. That night changed the trajectory of my life, and I was only 16 at the time.
@@Taterwheel My first Yes was 72 with a now unknown band named Atomic Rooster opening. It was with Bill Bruford and Rik Wakeman. I thik Bill's last tour with them. Rooster didn't have a bassist. It was Vincent Crane's left hand. A lot of death and morose songs. But Crane had played with Arthur Brown. In many way Rooster was a father of heavy metal like Sabbath When I saw Renaissance it was at Turn of the Cards. I was in the pit and Annie's voice went right thru me and I felt it in my bones. But Jon was amazing. A few years later I had a neighbor who played along with both the Yes and Renaissance songs on his Rickenbacker.I was about 22 for that first Yes show. My musical taste has not mellowed with age.
Chris Squire has been my biggest influence with bass playing since I first picked it up in 2017. Always love seeing videos made about his work and technique. :)
I find it interesting that Geddy Lee used his fingers to try and emulate the sound the Christ got with a pick. Different styles but they both had monster tones.
Massive influence for Geddy, hence the Ric and roto sound strings
@@benaberry578 Big influence on Jon Camp, too.
@@benaberry578 Well Geddy Lee actually wanted to use roto sound string s because of John Entwistle. Who was an even bigger influence on Geddy Lee than Chris Squire.
Thank you. And great choice focusing on Heart of the Sunrise live. Lots of note whizzing by and Squire looks like he's talking a walk in the park. Absolutely amazing. And he kept the band in check as the years rolled by and age crept in.
I don't know how Yes was able to remember all the parts to their songs.....they were Epic.
I’ll never forget how his bass sounded on Roundabout. I had never heard a bass growl like that while taking such an active part of the song. Unforgettable!
Squire is one of a few bassists that made me want to take up bass. Rest in peace, Chris.
Thank you so much for posting this video. Cris Squire was a great influence on me as well. His tone and style of bass playing just absolutely blew me away.
The universe could do nothing to prevent YES from coming into being and I'm grateful for that. Thank you Mr. Squire.
My all-time favorite bass player...period.
I didn't appreciate my dad playing Roundabout for me as a kid until I picked up a bass. I bet dudes wore out a couple of copies of Fragile lp's before they finally got it down!
Bill bruford and Chris squire were the best thing about a rythmic sessions
He played soooo different than other bass players. Many creative unexpected bass lines that are not freaky but very functional and song defining as well.
Thank you for honoring Chris Squire. But do not forget mentioning his incredible vocal talent while playing those bass parts. His choice of harmony and syncopated rhythm vocal parts was unique and amazing.
Thanks for posting. His Fish Out of Water, although not a YES record, is in my opinion, the best prog record ever. Not only could he play (!), he could sing, and he wrote some incredible music. Light one up and listen to FOOW on good headphones. You'll thank me.
Great video and I agree with all you said about Chris and the band. But as a Swiss guy I had to add that you missed to mention the keyboard player Patrik Moraz. He played on just one album (Relayer) but this is the best album (at least for me) 😃 - Love your work! As a Bass player I'm regularly on your channel 👍👍👍
I loved his playing during the classic Yes period.
I got to see Yes when they toured for their Union album in 1991. It was eight members at the time. Definitely the most talent I've ever seen on a single stage.
The FISH 🎸🎸🎸👏👏👏
It's him and Geddy. No others are even close.
My favorite Christ Squire's Bass line has got to be Roundabout. Really requires technical skills and endurance to play. I know its the popular choice but sometimes there is a reason that the popular choices are chosen.
Chris Squire was phenomenol!
Yes was the best!!!! Saw them in the 80's; awesome!!❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Yes! Mondo respect for Chris Squire! There are some fantastic bass players, but my number 1 (disclaimer: I'm not a bassist) is Chris Squire. You played some excellent examples as to why I'm such a massive fan of his mastery. Thanks for covering him.
He did so many excellent tracks, but my personal favorite is actually fairly simple (for him). It's a relatively short pattern that repeats and is reminiscent of a line from an earlier album. I'm talking about Does It Really Happen off the Drama album. The almost walking bass in Tempus Fugit is pretty kick ass too if I'm going to be shilling an album with a fair number of "non-regular" Yes members. But hey, Chris is Chris and he always showed up to play.
Thank you for covering a revolutionary bassist that is vastly unsung (no pun intended),. He arranged the band's incredible vocal harmonies, and wrote a lot of the sections with the alternate and changing time signatures. His talents were all over the map. He has influenced so many players, either directly or indirectly (anyone whose favorite bassist is Geddy Lee, for example).
Love my Rick!
To me, I love all 3 albums you showed, but the front and back of Close to the Edge LP was a masterpiece. I now have all 3 of them on CD.
Testament of his funky style: America
My first real bass was a 4001 in 1977 because of Chris. I’ve got a 4003 now and will always have a Ric to play Yes tunes. My high school yearbook quote was from You By My Side
It must have begun in Mabel Greers, he certainly stamped his trademark on 'Survival' and 'Beyond and Before'. The only other bassist I know of so hign in the mix back then was John Entwhistle
Hi Andrew, can you please check Greg Lake and John Wetton ??? Thank you in advance.😊
My favorite musician in general along with Tony Banks and Alex Lifeson. But definitely my favorite vocalist.
Thank you, man
what an amazing content!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Totally on point.
Love your enthusiasm! I saw Chris several times over the years. He was a monster and is still my favorite bass player, for many of the reasons you mention.
Thank you 🦊
One of the few men who could make a Ricky sound excellent.
Genius.
Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
Andrew, I am a keyboardist and a bassist ( as shi........y one) too. But your show is the BEST, I also listen to Leland Sklar's UA-cam . I love how you do it. Thank you.
Thanks so much!!!!!!!
I haver a few basses, but I'd lover to have the 4003 5-string with the triangular pickups. It still seems to capture that growl.
So the descending part in the main riff of Roundabout is an overdub?
Pretty sure it’s the keys!
Dude what year is the Jazz Bass you are using in the YYZ tutorial and what pickups are in there?
It's a Fender Jazz American Professional!
@@BassFreedom thank you, what year is that bass?
Geddy Lee
You can hear him on the first album, he took over the songs in that one. poor Peter Banks.
The Ritual
Great bass player but John Entwisle is the one who changed the role and performance of bass.
He incredibly expanded on that but didn't start it.
Also Bootsy Collins is the first one to use multiple amps.
Singing and playing is something i never could do. I can do one or the other, but players like Chris or Geddy is way out of my league.
Please slow your talking down a bit, it's not sounding natural, more like a machine, pause between sentences.
Oh, YES !