That record is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of prog rock. Nothing is better. And I've never missed a musician like I miss Chris Squire. I go to tears every time I watch him. He was the consummate rock musician.
I couldn't agree more, "Fish Out Of Water" is a gem from start to finish! I've never known "anyone's" solo album to so perfectly capture the true essence of who they are both musically and mortally, "FISH OUT OF WATER" is a fantastic definition of Chris's talent, creativity and capabilities. It makes one aware of the HUGE role he played in YES. "Silently Falling" was always the song on that album that really touched my soul in a magical way. The begining of the song always gave me an Autumn "PEANUTS GANG" like vibe with the flute and the piano. As mentioned above, I too have never missed a musician more than this man. Chris's loss is a wound that will never heal and YES was over for me when he left us. THE FISH has gone back to the ocean of souls "see you on the other side my friend" !
Damn I miss that man. Chris Squire is the reason I became a bass player. I play a Rickenbacker. I don't know if there will ever be a talent like him again. Rest in peace, Fish!
a album of a genius,i bought the vinyl version back in 1975 when i was junior high school,i still have it to this day,every song on this album was great,but my favorite was the inter lode from the end of hold out your hand,going into you by my side,my favorite song on the album,that song was his master work,you can't find one thing wrong with the song,from the playing,lyrics and chris's one of kind voice,r.i.p.chris,you'll be missed.a true legend.grizz
Wow, Chris is still the man. I don't know what people are complaining about, can any of you play this AND sing at the same time? When you are in your 60's!?
The only person who could come close to Chris in terms of playing bass and singing (imho) was Geddy Lee from Rush. He was also singing and playing in his 60s. Just goes to show how legendary these musicians are and were. While I’m at it, RIP Chris and Neil Peart from Rush.
This man has always been a big inspiration to me. I remember learning all of his bass lines as a kid, and trying to sing his vocal parts simultaneously. Not easy stuff to play, let alone sing. Always really beautiful melodies and harmonic ideas coming from him throughout Yes' entire catalogue. Fish Out of Water is a funky, classical Brit pop masterpiece. I hope he lives a long long life.
So glad I got to see this. I met Mr. Squire many years ago, and it's a very fond memory. He changed the way we thought about the bass guitar and backing vocals.
Tive o privilégio de vê-lo ao vivo algumas vezes. Tocava e cantava olhando pra gente, interagindo. A sensação é de ter perdido um amigo. Mas o companheiro de lembranças como essas acima, e de tantas outras com o YES nunca partirá. Valeu, CHRIS!
This is so great!! There are many bass players that can play circles around Squire and Lee for that matter but these guys are so far ahead of that because they are song writers not riff writers. The music always comes first and Squire was such a pioneer. I absolutely love him.
I pity anyone who is fond of the bass who never got to see him perform live with YES. He brought such great rhythm to their music, and always exciting on stage. I said many years ago that he may truly be the only irreplaceable member of YES. His signature bass lines are up and down all over YES music, and their complete catalog of music would not sound anything like it does had he not been the man. In the words of Jon Anderson, "If not for Chris Squire, you probably never heard of me."
Also, he's playing this in a different key... that is something I've never seen him do with a Yes tune or one of his own. He hasn't played this live for years at this point most likely and then to change keys makes it even harder. I've played along side him for 1 song at a Rock and Roll fantasy camp and he was amazing even playing something simple!
Gary Birch And even in a (presumably) lower key, his vocals are embarrassingly bad. It hurts to see what's become of him and the once-majestic unit known as YES.
Colin Rutheford As painful as it is for me to admit it, I have to agree. We all age and some people's voices just don't hold up as well as others. Jon Anderson's voice isn't nearly as strong as it used to be either, but his recent live videos sound way better than this. But of course, singers get colds and have allergies flare up and whatnot. It could've just been one of those nights when Chris was struggling to sing at all, let alone stay on key. He was still an amazing bass player right to the end. But I wish Yes would've thrown in the towel after recording "The Ladder" (their last consistently good album, IMHO), instead of diminishing their own legacy. Regardless, Chris inspired me to play bass and learn how to sing harmony. I'll always be grateful to him for that. And of course, for making so much incredible music back in the day, that still inspires millions now. Not a bad life's work, eh?
epicsteve It will never be in dispute that Chris was a singular and innovative bass guitarist. However, his contribution to the destruction of the YES legacy is a whole different and quite regretful matter.
Fish Out Of Water. One of the best cds in my collection. Patrick Moraz laid genius keyboards down on Silently Falling. My favorite musician of the plethora of Yes hired guns (for lack of a better term).
Is Billy Sherwood onstage on six-string? I recognize Jon D with the tambourine. If anyone criticizes Mr Squire's voice, please don't forget his voice on this endition was recorded some 35 years after he first released these songs on his solo album Fish Out of Water, when his voice could easily hit higher notes. On backing vocals of Yes, he also could hit lower vocal registers.
Philip Nathanael Goode It's hard to imagine anyone would criticize his voice or anything else. I thought it sounds great here. It hasn't changed much compared to many other singers of the prog era. For me, Squire was the other great voice of Yes. I still can't believe he's gone. My biggest disappointment was his being pushed into the background on the Squackett album and then having that last semi-mediocre Yes album as a swansong. Sigh . . .
Anyway, when you've all finished bickering, can anyone tell me why Chris Squire made a very good solo album in 1975 (3 of the 5 tracks truly excellent) and never followed it up with another? Has anyone met him and heard or read him explaining this?
The Tony Iommi of YES. The backbone. I can't believe that YES are actually going to keep going on without him. But I guess if one is passionate enough about their craft/endeavors, they'll whittle their old, wooden bones away until the day they pass on. Look at BB King ... Still doing what he loves to do to this very day, and will continue to do so 'til some greater force than The Blues makes him stop. So likewise then with the remaining members of YES. (And offshoot projects I'm hoping are more than mere rumor, e.g., Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin, which I personally would love to see Bruford coming out of retirement for. Just toss Tony Levin into the mix for maximum rhythmic insanity, heh).
Dom, Claudio is definitely no slouch, but I would have loved to have seen more of my old man. Why the cameras couldn't have panned left a weeeeeee bit more is beyond me.
It may be that by this recording date Squire was already in a serious condition. The song is tone-dropped heavily, and his game both singing and with the bass was not what it used to be. Overall, an outstanding man and musician. For sure.
It's around 8:25 that you can see it's probably the drummer that is the lousy singer ...all 3 in front stop singing and the wretched sound you hear is still going.
i gotta admit i was one of the no jon, no yes guys but something about jon davisons presence warms my heart. even if hes just sticking to tambourine lol
Retro Lake Not too far back, 2005, CS sang this song live. much better sound production, and Chris sand it in the original key. A lot can change in 7 years, especially healthwise, but considering the poor sound and sloppiness of the backup band, Chris adjusted well.
The bass guitar is hardly audible. I hope the live mix wasn't like that. Eh. Not only are the drums too loud - but the tempo is raggae sort of like the drummer doesn't know how to play it.
This gig is SO ruined by the absolute abysmal sound production!...We all know very well that this, being a 'Bass Player' live should sound so much better. Also l don't think Chris had good enough foldback as his vocal intonation is a bit suspect which it never is in a Yes live performance...I hate to criticise anything that Chris does as l really do worship his playing!
What a terrible pity that Chris Squire, a once-upon-a-time extraordinarily inspired artist, decided in his later life to compromise his artistic integrity, and thus become a practitioner of sheer mediocrity.
![Chris Squire - Hold Out Your Hand/You By My Side [bassline / bass cover] * AUDIO with TRANSCRIPTION](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4IKZPDc-jtE/mqdefault.jpg)
That record is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of prog rock. Nothing is better. And I've never missed a musician like I miss Chris Squire. I go to tears every time I watch him. He was the consummate rock musician.
I couldn't agree more, "Fish Out Of Water" is a gem from start to finish! I've never known "anyone's" solo album to so perfectly capture the true essence of who they are both musically and mortally, "FISH OUT OF WATER" is a fantastic definition of Chris's talent, creativity and capabilities. It makes one aware of the HUGE role he played in YES.
"Silently Falling" was always the song on that album that really touched my soul in a magical way.
The begining of the song always gave me an Autumn "PEANUTS GANG" like vibe with the flute and the piano.
As mentioned above, I too have never missed a musician more than this man. Chris's loss is a wound that will never heal and YES was over for me when he left us.
THE FISH has gone back to the ocean of souls "see you on the other side my friend" !
Nobody will ever play like Chris Squire. His unique sound will always carry on through all the greatest Yes songs and his solo work.
Jakub Urbánek
Absolutely right! He was the master.........
He created a musical genre for the bass guitar !!!###
Damn I miss that man. Chris Squire is the reason I became a bass player. I play a Rickenbacker. I don't know if there will ever be a talent like him again. Rest in peace, Fish!
Same same here :_)
SQUIRE! We Miss You, And Love You!
a album of a genius,i bought the vinyl version back in 1975 when i was junior high school,i still have it to this day,every song on this album was great,but my favorite was the inter lode from the end of hold out your hand,going into you by my side,my favorite song on the album,that song was his master work,you can't find one thing wrong with the song,from the playing,lyrics and chris's one of kind voice,r.i.p.chris,you'll be missed.a true legend.grizz
Still have mine 🌴🌴
I still got mine too.The best solo record of all the Yes guys.
Wow, Chris is still the man. I don't know what people are complaining about, can any of you play this AND sing at the same time? When you are in your 60's!?
+jedw So sad to look back at my comment from last year, and know he's gone. RIP Chris.
Chris is still the best. I miss Him 😔
The only person who could come close to Chris in terms of playing bass and singing (imho) was Geddy Lee from Rush. He was also singing and playing in his 60s. Just goes to show how legendary these musicians are and were. While I’m at it, RIP Chris and Neil Peart from Rush.
His bass parts are so elusive and AMAZING!!
you're funny....
The MASTER of the Rickenbaker Bass!!! Thanks for posting
I've bought this album at least three times. I can go days with this being the only album in my headphones. I miss Chris.
I'm going to miss that tenor voice of his.
Chris forever in our hearts. Miss his music so much.
This man has always been a big inspiration to me. I remember learning all of his bass lines as a kid, and trying to sing his vocal parts simultaneously. Not easy stuff to play, let alone sing. Always really beautiful melodies and harmonic ideas coming from him throughout Yes' entire catalogue. Fish Out of Water is a funky, classical Brit pop masterpiece. I hope he lives a long long life.
It was Chris who inspired me to get my own bass guitar and Jon Inspired me to sing in a whole new way. R.I.P Chris...
So glad I got to see this. I met Mr. Squire many years ago, and it's a very fond memory. He changed the way we thought about the bass guitar and backing vocals.
i still play the FUCK out of this album. truly a Fish Out Of Water.
INCREDIBLE BASS PLAYER SINGER SONGWRITER, AND ALBUM! RIP CHRIS!
His voice sounded fantastic; especially for the last verse.
THANK YOU FOR ALL MR SQUIRE! GOD BLESS YOU!
Tive o privilégio de vê-lo ao vivo algumas vezes. Tocava e cantava olhando pra gente, interagindo. A sensação é de ter perdido um amigo. Mas o companheiro de lembranças como essas acima, e de tantas outras com o YES nunca partirá. Valeu, CHRIS!
Chris you were absolutely amazing... You will be sorely missed...
I was there. Amazing to see my friend Matt Brown back one of our heroes.
one of my fave chris squire tracks
RIP Chris Squire, bass master.
If you've never heard the album from where this songs comes from you must not know about Chris's singing ability
This is so great!! There are many bass players that can play circles around Squire and Lee for that matter but these guys are so far ahead of that because they are song writers not riff writers. The music always comes first and Squire was such a pioneer. I absolutely love him.
RIP Chris. Gonna miss you, Yes. My 2nd favorite Chris, 2nd only to my big bro' also RIP.
I love this Drummer, He has captured the head-boppin groove! Very Important for a Song like this.👍🏾
I pity anyone who is fond of the bass who never got to see him perform live with YES. He brought such great rhythm to their music, and always exciting on stage. I said many years ago that he may truly be the only irreplaceable member of YES. His signature bass lines are up and down all over YES music, and their complete catalog of music would not sound anything like it does had he not been the man. In the words of Jon Anderson, "If not for Chris Squire, you probably never heard of me."
Also, he's playing this in a different key... that is something I've never seen him do with a Yes tune or one of his own. He hasn't played this live for years at this point most likely and then to change keys makes it even harder. I've played along side him for 1 song at a Rock and Roll fantasy camp and he was amazing even playing something simple!
Gary Birch And even in a (presumably) lower key, his vocals are embarrassingly bad. It hurts to see what's become of him and the once-majestic unit known as YES.
Colin Rutheford As painful as it is for me to admit it, I have to agree. We all age and some people's voices just don't hold up as well as others. Jon Anderson's voice isn't nearly as strong as it used to be either, but his recent live videos sound way better than this. But of course, singers get colds and have allergies flare up and whatnot. It could've just been one of those nights when Chris was struggling to sing at all, let alone stay on key. He was still an amazing bass player right to the end. But I wish Yes would've thrown in the towel after recording "The Ladder" (their last consistently good album, IMHO), instead of diminishing their own legacy. Regardless, Chris inspired me to play bass and learn how to sing harmony. I'll always be grateful to him for that. And of course, for making so much incredible music back in the day, that still inspires millions now. Not a bad life's work, eh?
epicsteve It will never be in dispute that Chris was a singular and innovative bass guitarist. However, his contribution to the destruction of the YES legacy is a whole different and quite regretful matter.
Descanse em Paz mestre Chris Squire ♥
gracias ..amigo ..yo soy el tecladista que toco al lado de el
The GOD OF THUNDERBASS!!!!!
Unique, outstanding musician. A master. So missed.
Extremely great album!
Well said! Also I love these songs! Great performance!
Fish Out Of Water. One of the best cds in my collection. Patrick Moraz laid genius keyboards down on Silently Falling. My favorite musician of the plethora of Yes hired guns (for lack of a better term).
Great performance.
El mejor YES, mr. Squire!
Magical!
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned here, but Chris squire always sung the upper part in The Yes band. The original video is here on UA-cam.
The greatest of all time!! And hey that's our guitarist Johnny Bruhns playing in Chris's band!!!!
THE GOAT! R.I.P. my brother.😇
Thanks immensely for sharing!
I bet Taylor's wetting himself as he's playing drumz!
I love album Fish Out Of Water by Chris Squire !
The Master, real genius !!!
utterly beautiful
Chris .................................................................................... R.I.P
Is Billy Sherwood onstage on six-string? I recognize Jon D with the tambourine. If anyone criticizes Mr Squire's voice, please don't forget his voice on this endition was recorded some 35 years after he first released these songs on his solo album Fish Out of Water, when his voice could easily hit higher notes. On backing vocals of Yes, he also could hit lower vocal registers.
Philip Nathanael Goode Nope, that's Johnny Bruhns. Taylor Hawkins on drums as well.
Philip Nathanael Goode It's hard to imagine anyone would criticize his voice or anything else. I thought it sounds great here. It hasn't changed much compared to many other singers of the prog era. For me, Squire was the other great voice of Yes. I still can't believe he's gone. My biggest disappointment was his being pushed into the background on the Squackett album and then having that last semi-mediocre Yes album as a swansong. Sigh . . .
Davison is the current lead vocalist of YES, and was at the time of this performance
Johnny Bruhns!!! Our guitarist!!!
Rated the best of all solo albums by any member of Yes. Miss you fish
easily, with Jon, and Patrick Moraz's right after. But this was a special record. As badly as it is being butchered here....
Bruhner is killin on the guitar
Taylor Hawkins on drums RIP
Chris Squire on bass RIP
❤Squire!
A true Titan.
....AUN NO ASIMILO TU PARTIDA , QUE GRAN PERDIDA , HASTA SIEMPRE CHRIS..........
Para mim melhor baixista do mundo.......muito bom......
thank you chirs
AWESOME Tnks
RIP Chris
Bad Ass bass player!!
Excuse my French, but that fucker could play a bass guitar like no one else. And sing. RIP my guitar hero.
Anyway, when you've all finished bickering, can anyone tell me why Chris Squire made a very good solo album in 1975 (3 of the 5 tracks truly excellent) and never followed it up with another? Has anyone met him and heard or read him explaining this?
Craig Thomas Probably got involved with listening to disco records.
If you watch an interview he did in 1975 seems his time was very taken with touring and work with Yes, so fitting in solo projects wasn't always easy.
John Hamill RIP Chris Squire.
The Tony Iommi of YES. The backbone. I can't believe that YES are actually going to keep going on without him. But I guess if one is passionate enough about their craft/endeavors, they'll whittle their old, wooden bones away until the day they pass on. Look at BB King ... Still doing what he loves to do to this very day, and will continue to do so 'til some greater force than The Blues makes him stop. So likewise then with the remaining members of YES. (And offshoot projects I'm hoping are more than mere rumor, e.g., Anderson/Wakeman/Rabin, which I personally would love to see Bruford coming out of retirement for. Just toss Tony Levin into the mix for maximum rhythmic insanity, heh).
Love it. Miss you Chris. RIP
No facetime for Matt~....*sight* Plenty for the keyboard player "prop" but the real MVP. Booo!
Dom, Claudio is definitely no slouch, but I would have loved to have seen more of my old man. Why the cameras couldn't have panned left a weeeeeee bit more is beyond me.
Chris Squire’s Height and massive hand make that bass guitar look as big as a regular sized six string guitar
Would someone tell me what is the time signature of the song?
13/84th
It changes between 4/4 and bars of 5/4
foo fighters drums?
rip chris
Anyone know who the drummer is? Could hardly see him. He was pretty damn good.
justin reed Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters
What? Patrick Moraz in keyboards?
It may be that by this recording date Squire was already in a serious condition. The song is tone-dropped heavily, and his game both singing and with the bass was not what it used to be. Overall, an outstanding man and musician. For sure.
Damn... The Doctor was a Big Man for sure.
The best solo album of any Yes member-Fish Out of Water. Vocals are a little shaky here/but it's 40+ years later !!!###
Taylor Hawkins on drums?
taylor hawkins on drums
It's around 8:25 that you can see it's probably the drummer that is the lousy singer ...all 3 in front stop singing and the wretched sound you hear is still going.
Try the one on the old grey whistle test from '75 - sound deteriorated but the musicality isn't
The OGWT version is overdubbed with the studio version.
@@thatmatt41 Now you mention it I'm sure you're right -
i gotta admit i was one of the no jon, no yes guys but something about jon davisons presence warms my heart. even if hes just sticking to tambourine lol
Time castigates!
Jack Orion said it.
See you later, brother.
Bro that’s Taylor Hawkins and Chris Squire
Did a deaf person run sound!?!
Lower key, I suspect Mr Squire's vocal range had dropped with age.....like me! :/ Misses the orchestral feel but still WAY cool!
Somebody is off here.
he was a much better singer back in the day
Retro Lake Not too far back, 2005, CS sang this song live. much better sound production, and Chris sand it in the original key. A lot can change in 7 years, especially healthwise, but considering the poor sound and sloppiness of the backup band, Chris adjusted well.
oops sand = sang
The bass guitar is hardly audible. I hope the live mix wasn't like that. Eh. Not only are the drums too loud - but the tempo is raggae sort of like the drummer doesn't know how to play it.
That's odd, to me it looks like Taylor Hawkins knows this track inside out and upside down. His playing is majestic. Not his fault it's a bad mix.
This gig is SO ruined by the absolute abysmal sound production!...We all know very well that this, being a 'Bass Player' live should sound so much better. Also l don't think Chris had good enough foldback as his vocal intonation is a bit suspect which it never is in a Yes live performance...I hate to criticise anything that Chris does as l really do worship his playing!
7:45 and around : largely out of tune, besides Chris
John Davidson is a little creep
Haha I’m not sure why this comment made me laugh out loud, but it did!
As much as I want to like this, this does not sound good at all. And I love the entire original album.
He seems like his voice is struggling here. Amazing song though.
time to retire, Chris.
Now he’s retired from life.
🖕
Time for you to 🖕 off
sorry but he should stick to bass playing. Jon D needed to do the singing.
What a terrible pity that Chris Squire, a once-upon-a-time extraordinarily inspired artist, decided in his later life to compromise his artistic integrity, and thus become a practitioner of sheer mediocrity.
Great solo album……should have stayed home this night.