@bengalurupaan the good ol' times we certainly agree on that. Mike Rutherford and Chris Squire are the two bass masters of progressive rock. Chris is more technical and fast while Mike has a more “tricky” style, making his lines hard to identify sometimes
@bengalurupaan the good ol' times He prolly used record advance money for gear as well as recording. He got the 3rd Rick 4001 ( model 1999 in England) imported into the UK while working at a music store. Wish I could play it!
And some of these songs sound so heavy, but he's often playing quite lightly. A lot of other drummers, with a 50 Foot Bassist beside them, would be pounding away.
@@deanroddey2881 To me it's part of why the Bruford era of Yes was the best. His light touch was an essential counter to Squire's sound. The big thud of Alan White's kit was just not the same.
@@wispa1a True. But you can also watch Bruford play and he isn't doing an aerobics workout or use monster drums. His only gimmick was the electroni drum period. But then he went a novel direction with the gamelan sound.
The greatest prog band of all time. Gosh I miss hearing Chris Squire. NOTE: Jon Anderson and Band Geeks are putting out an album in August. No matter what trademark restrictions allow (or don't) to do, it will be Yes.
White is very competent, and everyone seems to really like him as a person. But it's no contest; Yes lost a good bit of its distinctive feel post-Bruford.
I'll been a bass guitarist for 40 years. Chris Squire, one of the best we've ever had, shows us what it's really about: expressive feel, unique tone within the mix of the band's sound and creating countering melodies complimenting the vocals/guitars/keys while forging a wicked rhythm. A true pioneer and original on the bass guitar...✌
Thats the charm of organic dynamic bass playing with a heavy right hand attack and some overdrive...Cliff Burton is the same, he managed to give groove and life to James' machine like guitar riffs...same with Geezer Butler or Geddy Lee...all of my fav bassplayers I guess what I'm trying to say is, it may sound 'off' and gnarly on its own but it accentuates and cuts through the mix perfectly...blending the drums and guitars while still finding space to be both rhythmic and melodic...thats a BASS playing in my book...unlike those 'straight root note low end rhythm players' that call themselves bassists
This brilliance cannot be overstated. This was groundbreaking 50 years ago! Not just the sound, but the masterful technique of guys in their early 20s. Now it all seems like a beautiful dream. The shows were so incredible they can't be quantified.
At exactly 7:45 Chris has switched to his Guild Fretless and remains on it until 10:06 when he is back on his trusty warhorse the Rickenbacker 4001. The difference in tone can now be clearly heard.
Chris also employed the Guild Fretless on the last diminished triad section leading into the victory March celebration section of The Gates Of Delirium until the very end.
Tony Levin's stick sounds soft as a dove compared to Chris Squire's bass...!! It's also very easy to remember, I guess I've never remembered so much bass lines and tunes as some from Chris.
Oh my god. I always knew Chris Squire hit a different note at 3:34. In the original recording it's when Jon sings "music of the sun", on the word "music". Instead of the low A that he hits every time he hits a diff note. I could never quite pick it out but here it is crystal clear. Been thinking about this for years every time that part comes.
@@frankmarsh1159 It is just a single note from a 18 minute song. Pretty sure it would have felt unnecessary to correct it since there are other more important things to focus on when making a record, especially in the 70s
8:56 the two over three that Squire plays there is such a great and heavy choice. It gave a very different feel to the solo in those bars before switching back to the standard three.
Bruford 's jazz influences come through all the the time plus his sense of dynamics and composition and in this context made him one fascinating and innovative drummer.
Peart isn’t in the same class of percussive mastery as Bruford. Bruford is a real professor of music with a doctorate from Surrey University. Peart is a poser nicknamed “the Professor” by Geddy Lee. “Rush” never ever produced music of this quality and timelessness. This is real “Progressive Rock”.
This is why Yes music 🎶 has so much emphasis on movement. Also with Squire's innate ability for counterpoint, there are so many times when you wonder whether a particular prominent note came from Squire or Steve. In too many bands you can't say this. You know exactly what lead guitar notes are and vice versa with bass. This is one of the aspects of Yes that make you listen a little deeper.
I have heard this before with just Chris's part and I have to say this is much better. I think I could listen to everything these two did if it was broken down this way.
He is the reason I fell in love with bass and ultimately decided to become a bassist. Although looking back years ago as a child I found myself humming to the bass lines of songs rather than the guitar or keyboards as many may do.
These two! Constantly fasinating ,YES peaked with this, one of the greatest lp's ever. I could understand why Bruford left after this...just listened to ' larks tonques'and along with the percussionist was another fasinating trip.
In addition to Yes, I'm also a fan of The Who. I think John Entwistle is the GOAT. But I have NEVER liked the tone or the mix in Who records. I have to adjust on my EQ for a long time to get it where I can stand it. But Squire's tone is PERFECT. It's what I work for when I'm running sound for bands.
Es verdad que estos muchachos se preguntaron que es lo mas epico que podian crear... y llegaron al borde.. este bajo haciendo las mismas lineas en diferentes tonalidades es el mejor ejemplo que oí de lo libre que es la música, y lo bien que puede sonar donde sea que se plasme una buena linea de bajo
Unrelated to the amazing music here... The photo at 6:33 really shows how much influence Steve Howe had on Christopher Guest. I mean, is that Nigel Tufnel in that chair or what?
Nonsense. With Alan White, it was a different drumming style, thats all. More rock, less jazz. And I love Bruford's drumming in every outfit he's been in. But you cant short sell, White like that. For instance, Relayer has some of the craziest drumming of all Yes albums, and is, IMHO, as good as Fragile or The Yes Album.
There was a drum and bass track up for it for years, not sure when it was taken down but I can't seem to find it anymore. Shame, I musta listened to it some odd hundred times
I dont think it is the Yes tracks that get these channels taken down. They upload some video that is a copyright infringement and it gets their channel deleted, and the video. I can try to find the Siberian Khatru bass audio somewhere, and with drums if I can find it.
@@isomeme They sound like bass guitar to me. Hammond organ pedals produce a smooth round sound. The sounds I'm talking about sound more distorted. Chris also used bass pedals including the Moog Taurus pedal. Mostly in the right channel: ua-cam.com/video/GGaai0AII3E/v-deo.html
@@isomeme They leave that section out in this video so maybe there was nothing on the bass track. In the keyboards only video you can hear them way in the background. But you can hear other things in the background on some of these isolation videos. In live performance Chris plays little melodic riffs during that section but they don't volume swell like in the studio version. I always thought it was a bass but who knows. They sound cool anyway.
don't get me wrong. I love these guys. but this isolation reveals that Squire has an issue with rushing, he's constantly a little too far ahead of the beat.
@@isomeme this is why Squire drove Bruford crazy. Chris was continually late for the bus, the plane, the session, whatever it was he was always late. Then, when they finally get where they’re going and play music, Squire rushes. The irony was not lost on Bill, I’m fairly sure…
he’s playing in front of the beat, not sure if you’ve heard of that concept but it’s intentional amongst musicians and creates a faster feel without actually rushing
@@jaimedrum I’ve been a touring musician for over 40 years. I’ve been hired by hundreds of bands and producers. Maybe not famous, but I fed my family. So yes, I know what playing on top is and when the music dictates playing that way. But there’s a certain point at which it’s just wrong, and maybe not intentional. That’s what I hear here, just my opinion, but it is based on decades as a full time player. And, more importantly, forget me, based on things that Squire’s own band mates have said. I still think Chris is great, a true originator, but this isolation reveals where he is relative to the time, and he’s rushing
Can you show me where he's ahead of the beat ? I've been interested in learning how to hear when someone is playing ahead or behind the beat. I can't seem to notice how tell
Alan White is fine, but he's just a good sideman, a musician with a good technique like too much of them these days. Impressive, but slightly dull. Bill Bruford is much more : an artist, a man with a unique drum skill, and most importantly, an original and personal vision in his music. You can play drums like White, it's not that difficult with some training. No way you can play like Bruford, because you need to think and feel music like Bruford. That is a very BIG difference.
@@vanmax1313 Not true at all. Tales, Relayer, half the tracks on GFTO, there’s plenty of absolute top tier prog that came out after Bruford left. Pretending otherwise is laughable at best.
Alan White is in no way better than Bruford. A great drummer, yes, but would I have taken him over Bruford after CTTE in some alternate reality? Absolutely not. KC with Bruford was more than worth it, and we still got some kick-ass prog with Alan, but Bruford had an extremely unique character to his playing that you can’t replace.
@@Cobalt985 oddly enough I'm sitting in a pub with Alan at this moment in Louisville Kentucky and he agrees with you that bruford was a better drummer and his favorite song play apparently is the gates of delirium. I disagree with him and you on Bruford for being a better drummer. I just love the way he puts that rock filter roundabout.
My god that bass tone...
The greatest bass tone EVER👍😎
As I always say: Not possible to get bad tones from a Rickenbacker!
...I know it well myself... 😄
Greetings from Italy!
@bengalurupaan the good ol' times we certainly agree on that. Mike Rutherford and Chris Squire are the two bass masters of progressive rock. Chris is more technical and fast while Mike has a more “tricky” style, making his lines hard to identify sometimes
unbelievable, isn't it?
@bengalurupaan the good ol' times He prolly used record advance money for gear as well as recording. He got the 3rd Rick 4001 ( model 1999 in England) imported into the UK while working at a music store. Wish I could play it!
5:10 still the heaviest bass/drum groove I’ve ever heard
Listen to De Futura by Magma
@@yelenapinkhasova5728 Lovely recommendation...I would recommend The last seven minutes by Magma too. Killer!
X Xington
Bootsy Collins and Jabo Sparks with James Brown: Talking Loud and Saying Nothing:
ua-cam.com/video/ObdMpqvha_g/v-deo.html
All time favorite for sure
It's amazing how much nuance Bruford is putting into his drumming and a lot of gets buried in the full band mix.
Bruford is the only guy I have ever heard who can swing in 6. And he did so much more with a small kit than most "prog gods" did with monster kits.
And some of these songs sound so heavy, but he's often playing quite lightly. A lot of other drummers, with a 50 Foot Bassist beside them, would be pounding away.
@@deanroddey2881 To me it's part of why the Bruford era of Yes was the best. His light touch was an essential counter to Squire's sound. The big thud of Alan White's kit was just not the same.
@@deanroddey2881
Studio magic of compression.
@@wispa1a True. But you can also watch Bruford play and he isn't doing an aerobics workout or use monster drums. His only gimmick was the electroni drum period. But then he went a novel direction with the gamelan sound.
The greatest prog band of all time. Gosh I miss hearing Chris Squire. NOTE: Jon Anderson and Band Geeks are putting out an album in August. No matter what trademark restrictions allow (or don't) to do, it will be Yes.
Jeez that bass tone is to die for! 😍
This rhythm section is the G.O.A.T.!
5:09 is just something else. That syncopated beat drops are just... from space.
These two could’ve made an album like this. It’s like a new song.
Give Fish Out of Water a listen if you haven't already. It's a solo album by Squire with Bruford on the drums.
@@Mr357 Yes, I have that one! Great recommendation! It's like a whole album of "5 Percent For Nothing"
@@davecromwellthe hell? No it is not. It’s an orchestral classically inspired, well constructed piece that gives me chills from every track.
It's no surprise that Bill Bruford is now a professor. The man's sheer genius on the drums.
White is very competent, and everyone seems to really like him as a person. But it's no contest; Yes lost a good bit of its distinctive feel post-Bruford.
@@brianshaffneraclc 100% agree
YES
The Broof is in the pudding
But they gained power. Not sure Relayer would have been the same with Bruford. Would have still been cool though...
I'll been a bass guitarist for 40 years. Chris Squire, one of the best we've ever had, shows us what it's really about: expressive feel, unique tone within the mix of the band's sound and creating countering melodies complimenting the vocals/guitars/keys while forging a wicked rhythm. A true pioneer and original on the bass guitar...✌
Squire was the best!!
I've always loved how "sloppy" Chris could sound while still being deliberate and on point. Genius.
Thats the charm of organic dynamic bass playing with a heavy right hand attack and some overdrive...Cliff Burton is the same, he managed to give groove and life to James' machine like guitar riffs...same with Geezer Butler or Geddy Lee...all of my fav bassplayers
I guess what I'm trying to say is, it may sound 'off' and gnarly on its own but it accentuates and cuts through the mix perfectly...blending the drums and guitars while still finding space to be both rhythmic and melodic...thats a BASS playing in my book...unlike those 'straight root note low end rhythm players' that call themselves bassists
This brilliance cannot be overstated. This was groundbreaking 50 years ago! Not just the sound, but the masterful technique of guys in their early 20s. Now it all seems like a beautiful dream. The shows were so incredible they can't be quantified.
And this, kiddies, is how it's done. CS got me hooked on the Ric sound at a very young age. R.I.P., old friend...
Man ! The crescendos and decrescendos in this isolated track is killing me.
Now THAT is a rhythm section 🔥🤯
Every bit of this is astonishing. The underpinnings of the best album made.
ive learned just about every yes bass line but never tried to polish this opening ascending riff... its amazing .....
Always been a fan of Bruford. This is great! He is a master.
and 5:10 is where the funk drops in. The best part of the song.
My favourite bass line of all time
Yep! And in a weird, wonderful polyrhythm against the guitar and vocal lines. It's just mesmerizing how it all changes together so seamlessly.
At exactly 7:45 Chris has switched to his Guild Fretless and remains on it until 10:06 when he is back on his trusty warhorse the Rickenbacker 4001. The difference in tone can now be clearly heard.
Do you think the Guild Fretless is also used at 5:09 also and the Rickenbacker kicks back in at 6:21? There definitely is a tone difference
@@SudsRegal no
Yes definitely also the fretless the first time around, you can hear the fingerboard and sone notes are slightly off pitch
Chris also employed the Guild Fretless on the last diminished triad section leading into the victory March celebration section of The Gates Of Delirium until the very end.
When I saw Yes do Soon Billy played his Red Spector Fretless.
Bill and Chris were so amazing together! I absolutely love this!
That's exactly what initially hooked me on Yes!
Tony Levin's stick sounds soft as a dove compared to Chris Squire's bass...!! It's also very easy to remember, I guess I've never remembered so much bass lines and tunes as some from Chris.
Oh my god. I always knew Chris Squire hit a different note at 3:34. In the original recording it's when Jon sings "music of the sun", on the word "music". Instead of the low A that he hits every time he hits a diff note. I could never quite pick it out but here it is crystal clear. Been thinking about this for years every time that part comes.
You think it's a mistake and they just left it in?
@@frankmarsh1159 There's actually a few "mistakes" he makes throughout the song, but that's what keeps it human and even more rocking.
@@frankmarsh1159 It is just a single note from a 18 minute song. Pretty sure it would have felt unnecessary to correct it since there are other more important things to focus on when making a record, especially in the 70s
Yes, he plays a G here, Anders.
i think he thought he was going to part of the song (my eyes convinced eclipsed with the younger moon) and quickly corrected himself
Excellent drums and bass......from two master's
8:56 the two over three that Squire plays there is such a great and heavy choice. It gave a very different feel to the solo in those bars before switching back to the standard three.
Bruford doesn't get even close to the respect he deserves. Neil Peart plays Tom Sawyer the same way every time, this is fucking FEEL man
Tom sawyer is the only song Peart plays the same because he believes there isn’t a way he could improve it
@@barackobama9552 Ok but Peart still doesn't fuck
Bruford 's jazz influences come through all the the time plus his sense of dynamics and composition and in this context made him one fascinating and innovative drummer.
Bruford gets respect from musicians.
Peart isn’t in the same class of percussive mastery as Bruford. Bruford is a real professor of music with a doctorate from Surrey University. Peart is a poser nicknamed “the Professor” by Geddy Lee. “Rush” never ever produced music of this quality and timelessness. This is real “Progressive Rock”.
This is why Yes music 🎶 has so much emphasis on movement. Also with Squire's innate ability for counterpoint, there are so many times when you wonder whether a particular prominent note came from Squire or Steve. In too many bands you can't say this. You know exactly what lead guitar notes are and vice versa with bass. This is one of the aspects of Yes that make you listen a little deeper.
Four names beyond earthly bass playing
Squire, Geddy Lee, Entwistle and McCartney
John Paul Jones 🤘
Stanley Clarke Victor Wooten
Just the Bass Riffs alone were amazing of what Chris Squire can do alone!❤
The bass player in me offers this unabashedly, with no sense of guilt or remorse: I would have killed for this isolated track in 1972.
...and in 1982!
I have heard this before with just Chris's part and I have to say this is much better. I think I could listen to everything these two did if it was broken down this way.
absolutely!
Rip Chris.....
As astonishing now as it was in 1972.
Chris has his own ruler of Time!
Thanks a lot for sharing this... very nice isolated drum&bass section!
5:10
Super cool... my favorite album and band.😊👍💫💥
No one pulls bass strings on the Rickenbacker better than Squire.
Impressive and Fantastic lineup of Yes!
Why else would I have chosen Chris Squire as my favorite Bass Player?
He is the reason I fell in love with bass and ultimately decided to become a bassist. Although looking back years ago as a child I found myself humming to the bass lines of songs rather than the guitar or keyboards as many may do.
So dynamic and beatiful.....
as much as i love Alan white: bill Bruford was/is quite classy - but no one will ever match the "squire" rip god of bass
These two! Constantly fasinating ,YES peaked with this, one of the greatest lp's ever. I could understand why Bruford left after this...just listened to ' larks tonques'and along with the percussionist was another fasinating trip.
This is a joy to listen to
In addition to Yes, I'm also a fan of The Who. I think John Entwistle is the GOAT. But I have NEVER liked the tone or the mix in Who records. I have to adjust on my EQ for a long time to get it where I can stand it.
But Squire's tone is PERFECT. It's what I work for when I'm running sound for bands.
Es verdad que estos muchachos se preguntaron que es lo mas epico que podian crear... y llegaron al borde.. este bajo haciendo las mismas lineas en diferentes tonalidades es el mejor ejemplo que oí de lo libre que es la música, y lo bien que puede sonar donde sea que se plasme una buena linea de bajo
I've got it blasting on the system now. What a huge sound.
Please! The Revealing Science of God! Please!
RIP Mr Chris Squire & master best drum Mr Bill Bruford 👍👍👍👍
Unrelated to the amazing music here... The photo at 6:33 really shows how much influence Steve Howe had on Christopher Guest. I mean, is that Nigel Tufnel in that chair or what?
Ta partia otwierająca to jeden z najlepszych kawałków Jazz rockowych, jakie znam.
One of the most underrated prog songs in history. The bass and drums nuances and overall musicianship is off the freaking charts.
It's widely considered one of the best prog songs ever but It's still underrated
Huh? You might as well call PF underrated at this point.
The best? Who knows
Certainly MY favorite elec bassist
Jaco?
@@PhilipPedro2112 I like Sir Paul as well. Those 3
Awesome.
Lets hope this one doesn't get taken down
it should stay up. the channel that had this up originally was taken down for another video.
Amazing!!!
Majestic!
Thank you so, so much for this
Músicos sensacionais.
How old were they when they did this? Early 20s? Goddamn!
La finesse de Bruford !!👍
That is intense.
Ha can still hear every note of How's playing in my mind
Fantastic
Yes sounding as King Crimson
They outcrimsoned KC already on Fragile which is evident on isolated drums and bass tracks from Fragile
how?@@MMonroeist
God damn 😮
Genius
The never recovered from the loss of Bruford.
Nonsense. With Alan White, it was a different drumming style, thats all. More rock, less jazz. And I love Bruford's drumming in every outfit he's been in. But you cant short sell, White like that. For instance, Relayer has some of the craziest drumming of all Yes albums, and is, IMHO, as good as Fragile or The Yes Album.
@@SKarthikeyan75 I'm not going to argue. Have a nice day.
@@Robert_St-Preux Haha I am with you. I like Bruford's work so much more. Alan White is superb, but Bruford is unmatched. Less is more.
We need Siberian Khatru isolated bass track
with drums
There was a drum and bass track up for it for years, not sure when it was taken down but I can't seem to find it anymore. Shame, I musta listened to it some odd hundred times
@Phosphorus Styx are they getting taken down ?
I dont think it is the Yes tracks that get these channels taken down. They upload some video that is a copyright infringement and it gets their channel deleted, and the video. I can try to find the Siberian Khatru bass audio somewhere, and with drums if I can find it.
Off the scale playing
El " dream team " del rock
07:45
In the hands/ears of Eddy Offord 👍
Interestingly enough...just drum and bass are in of themselves very musical. You could almost get away without all of the instruments. LOL
5:09 jeezum!
i wish i was there when it was recorded.
So good tu
OMFG
5:09 funky time😎
at 7:46...OMG...
ok i need to practise
:D
Can you isolate the bass on gates of delirium from relayer?
I don't have the software. The best thing is to look around online but I haven't found it
@@dttm5628 yeah I’ve looked everywhere but no luck. Thanks anyway
They left out the I get up, I get down section with the bass volume swells.
That's low keys on the organ, not the bass.
@@isomeme They sound like bass guitar to me. Hammond organ pedals produce a smooth round sound. The sounds I'm talking about sound more distorted. Chris also used bass pedals including the Moog Taurus pedal. Mostly in the right channel: ua-cam.com/video/GGaai0AII3E/v-deo.html
@@frankmarsh1159 , yeah, could be.
@@isomeme They leave that section out in this video so maybe there was nothing on the bass track. In the keyboards only video you can hear them way in the background. But you can hear other things in the background on some of these isolation videos. In live performance Chris plays little melodic riffs during that section but they don't volume swell like in the studio version. I always thought it was a bass but who knows. They sound cool anyway.
@@frankmarsh1159 , exactly. Whatever that sound is, it's awesome. 🙂
Wii terry
these solo tracks are available to all.. I wish peeps would stop doing this tbh
Where?
Give another perspective!
Just needs Ice T over the top.
Who ?
Very interesting thought
No need to destroy. . . a good thing.
from 6:21 to 6:26 includes a mistake and a wrong note somwhere? Definitely not in the scale. Was CS human shocker?? Jesus.
He did this on purpose so we would believe so
Good catch, army man.
No mistake there.
I like those sliding notes.
Thank you. Where the fuck is 1?🎼🎵🎶🥁🎸
don't get me wrong. I love these guys. but this isolation reveals that Squire has an issue with rushing, he's constantly a little too far ahead of the beat.
I think that's intentional.
@@isomeme this is why Squire drove Bruford crazy. Chris was continually late for the bus, the plane, the session, whatever it was he was always late. Then, when they finally get where they’re going and play music, Squire rushes. The irony was not lost on Bill, I’m fairly sure…
he’s playing in front of the beat, not sure if you’ve heard of that concept but it’s intentional amongst musicians and creates a faster feel without actually rushing
@@jaimedrum I’ve been a touring musician for over 40 years. I’ve been hired by hundreds of bands and producers. Maybe not famous, but I fed my family. So yes, I know what playing on top is and when the music dictates playing that way. But there’s a certain point at which it’s just wrong, and maybe not intentional. That’s what I hear here, just my opinion, but it is based on decades as a full time player. And, more importantly, forget me, based on things that Squire’s own band mates have said. I still think Chris is great, a true originator, but this isolation reveals where he is relative to the time, and he’s rushing
Can you show me where he's ahead of the beat ? I've been interested in learning how to hear when someone is playing ahead or behind the beat. I can't seem to notice how tell
Bill Bruford's an excellent jazz drummer but Alan White has worked with three of the four Beatles.
Alan White is fine, but he's just a good sideman, a musician with a good technique like too much of them these days. Impressive, but slightly dull. Bill Bruford is much more : an artist, a man with a unique drum skill, and most importantly, an original and personal vision in his music. You can play drums like White, it's not that difficult with some training. No way you can play like Bruford, because you need to think and feel music like Bruford. That is a very BIG difference.
@@nicolasennabli6599 alan white made them a rock band
@@vanmax1313 Not true at all. Tales, Relayer, half the tracks on GFTO, there’s plenty of absolute top tier prog that came out after Bruford left. Pretending otherwise is laughable at best.
Alan White is in no way better than Bruford. A great drummer, yes, but would I have taken him over Bruford after CTTE in some alternate reality? Absolutely not. KC with Bruford was more than worth it, and we still got some kick-ass prog with Alan, but Bruford had an extremely unique character to his playing that you can’t replace.
@@Cobalt985 oddly enough I'm sitting in a pub with Alan at this moment in Louisville Kentucky and he agrees with you that bruford was a better drummer and his favorite song play apparently is the gates of delirium. I disagree with him and you on Bruford for being a better drummer. I just love the way he puts that rock filter roundabout.
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