Chris Squire - Master Class

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  • @jimmyhunter2799
    @jimmyhunter2799 4 роки тому +260

    RIP Bob Birch (the interviewer, former bassist of Elton John and my high school mate) as well as Chris

    • @devintariel3769
      @devintariel3769 2 роки тому +9

      Sorry Jimmy. And as a kid I always knew him as the guy with the glasses in Elton John's band

    • @Elpoetadelcentavo
      @Elpoetadelcentavo 2 роки тому +4

      All the legends are dying 🥲

    • @saukkonen1328
      @saukkonen1328 Рік тому +3

      @@Elpoetadelcentavo it's life...New legends are being born as well :)

    • @petegaslondon
      @petegaslondon Рік тому +3

      Awww .. He's so CUTE !!
      And he knows his BASS
      Bless.... 🥲

    • @leodowneyjr9594
      @leodowneyjr9594 Рік тому +3

      @@Elpoetadelcentavo I felt the same and it makes me feel horrible. A whole world and time of amazing, awesome people lost. They made up the world for me. Now it feels soon to be gone and alone. Most of my favorite singers are already gone.

  • @OverflowEntertainment
    @OverflowEntertainment 8 років тому +129

    Chris Squire is the only musician to be a part of every YES album. He was far most instrumental to the sound of YES than most people realize. A humble man as well. He will be sorely missed.

    • @kay2thalay70
      @kay2thalay70 Рік тому +1

      Instrumental ... no pun intended

  • @captbss
    @captbss 2 роки тому +44

    Watching this I realize Chris is more of a lead guitarist playing a bass than a traditional bass player. Entwhistle is the same way.

  • @Beamshipcaptain
    @Beamshipcaptain 11 місяців тому +22

    Chris was the beloved "Gentle Giant", of Prog Rock. His playing and sound will outlive us all!

  • @thefool2007
    @thefool2007 Рік тому +33

    My favorite bassist of all time. He was an undeniable force and really used the bass in innovative and superbly artistic ways. RIP.

  • @rickleblanc8900
    @rickleblanc8900 4 роки тому +292

    Chris Squire and Geddy Lee are the main reasons i love that Rickenbacker sound. Their awesome musicianship is timeless

    • @MatthewClise
      @MatthewClise 4 роки тому +6

      Yup! That bright, clavi-esque tone is where it's at.

    • @Platos-Den
      @Platos-Den 4 роки тому +1

      Sorry but doesnt a bass guitar and amp almost all sound alike?

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 4 роки тому +16

      @@Platos-Den there's quite a difference in sound between a Fender and a Rickenbacker bass guitar. Even if you use the same amp, you can tell

    • @Platos-Den
      @Platos-Den 4 роки тому +2

      @@rickleblanc8900 ya but when you add in a guitar and some loud drums that kind of minimizes the differences.

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 4 роки тому +8

      @@Platos-Den check out Iron Maiden and Yes songs side by side and you will notice the difference

  • @sprintbass
    @sprintbass 4 роки тому +27

    I'm 46...90125 I bought in 83..I cut grass for it..raked leaves..I've been on bass since 1985....and I still get something from this man....sad he's gone....I'm so proud to have grown up with bands like yes and rush....I'm love to find guys locally into this but I've posted many times and all I find are metal guys....nothing against them...but that's not something that moves me much...

  • @matthewdevonshire7045
    @matthewdevonshire7045 8 років тому +7

    A true innovator. Every "progressive" bassist owed Squire a debt of gratitude whether they knew it or not. In my world view he was in a class very few enter. RIP

  • @BUNKERJR53
    @BUNKERJR53 3 роки тому +14

    The Greatest rock bass player that ever walked the planet!!!! RIP Chris...you are truly missed..........

  • @ericpeterson7512
    @ericpeterson7512 4 роки тому +43

    Man I miss this guy! The Jimi Hendrix of the electric bass guitar. He took the instrument to so many places nobody had ever imagined, and gave inspiration to generations of bassists to follow. His spirit explodes with creative energy. Just goes to show you don't have to be a master of theory to be a creative genius. Thank you Chris for showing us the way! A truly unique gift to the world.

  • @PSllva
    @PSllva 8 років тому +273

    Really, I cannot believe that there were people voting down this 46 minutes interview of this genius! The guy answered to everything, shares every little secret like I've seen few doing, and you can see how simple and kind the man was. RIP CS!

    • @lovesilk1
      @lovesilk1 5 років тому +21

      They're deaf apparently. Or just miserable.

    • @GuitarBassCigar
      @GuitarBassCigar 5 років тому +11

      @shillslayer I agree in that I was a bit disappointed by the video as well (back in 1992 when I got it) but an hour video is not going to turn you into a Chris Squire anyway.
      It was enjoyable just to see it for the simple historic value...but, did someone who was indicating that others must not be a bass player actually not know who "that guy" was?

    • @raybenoit5238
      @raybenoit5238 2 роки тому +2

      Yes , ( no pun intended) the thumbs down are and example of how people can't understand how some
      People can see something so differently thats so obviously to yourself . People are wired differently , we just don't know why or how.

    • @billseely991
      @billseely991 Рік тому +2

      Fukem

    • @ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it
      @ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Рік тому +1

      yeah dude literally sold his secrets for free in this interview.....

  • @yaelrar.4460
    @yaelrar.4460 6 років тому +10

    Do you realize we'll never hear that glorious Rickenbacher bass ever played again? Ugh!!!😢😭It rips your heart out.
    Chris was a titan on the bass!

  • @jamesfarrell8339
    @jamesfarrell8339 6 років тому +54

    I was always blown away by Chris Squire and thought he was the greatest bass player in the world.
    His explanation of how he plays and his technique he uses to create his unique sound just leaves me in awe.
    He is truly a once in a lifetime musician and he is missed but he left us all with a special gift of music.
    RIP my friend and thank you for all of the great music.
    Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey USA

  • @BourgeoisBuffoon
    @BourgeoisBuffoon 5 років тому +34

    Chris Squire. He was supposed to live forever.

  • @robertbeckom1962
    @robertbeckom1962 3 роки тому +14

    Chris Squire, true gentleman and bassist extrordinaire. When he passed God's band got the greatest player in the universe. RIP Mr. Squire.

  • @cafinario
    @cafinario 4 роки тому +18

    One of the most creative bass players ever.

  • @peterman7000
    @peterman7000 2 роки тому +18

    His playing and harmonies on South Side of the Sky, so damned good.
    I love those harmonies.

  • @loloaqici82qb4ipp
    @loloaqici82qb4ipp 8 років тому +408

    I like the intelligent questions asked and the polite and interesting answers he got from Chris. Brilliant stuff. No good rock music without a good bass player.

  • @timallbritton7329
    @timallbritton7329 5 років тому +15

    Nobody, not even the esteemed Geddy Lee, compares with Mr. Squire. He was so innovative and had such a unique sound - and he always came across as a really cool person. I'm choking back the tears even today. Say hello to Aretha for us all.

  • @Critical_Thinker858
    @Critical_Thinker858 4 роки тому +6

    This interview is rock history. When I was 15 I was in a band and had been playing guitar for 3 years. Our band didn't have a bass player and I volunteered to switch from guitar to bass. I sold my guitar and bought a bass with the money. For Christmas, I asked my parents for an album by a band that featured the bass. The sales clerk at Record Bar recommended the album "Classic Yes" to my dad. I opened the album Christmas morning; and from that day, I was hooked on Chris's sound. Before the internet, these types of interviews were so rare. As kids, we almost never got the chance to hear directly from the artists and sort of see "behind the curtain", understanding an artist's thought process and how they approached their craft. This is a true treasure for the music archives and I am so thankful for outlets like UA-cam making content like this available, especially for younger artists and music fans, who may never have had the opportunity to see Yes in concert, with Chris Squire, while he was still with us. I was fortunate to see Yes with Chris twice in concert; and I'm so thankful for those opportunities. So fitting that he closed with his iconic version of Amazing Grace. May Chris rest in peace and may his music continue to be handed down from generation to generation.

  • @michaelkagel5819
    @michaelkagel5819 Рік тому +8

    A musician Mozart would highly approve of. His sound is always in my head. And what a beautiful sound it is. You are loved and missed.

  • @tommyd1871
    @tommyd1871 9 місяців тому +5

    This man was a GENIUS and has been a part of my life since 1977.

  • @RR-ir6ss
    @RR-ir6ss 7 років тому +57

    One of the best bass players in history! He is so overlooked, it's a crime. RIP, Chris. Your music will live forever.

    • @nickavenoso7851
      @nickavenoso7851 2 роки тому +6

      I wouldn’t say he’s overlooked. Many people have him as the best bass player of all time and I agree.

  • @allenf.5907
    @allenf.5907 3 роки тому +16

    This is VERY much a master class!!!! Almost too much to learn. Well done. Chris Squire - a player's player! Yes - were perfectionists. Sound shapers. Chris Squire shows it all here! Bless him for doing it all AND sharing!

  • @michaelkauffman43
    @michaelkauffman43 8 років тому +130

    God be with you Chris Squire, my favorite bass player of all time.

  • @Herehear49
    @Herehear49 6 років тому +8

    I guess some people are too busy making music to know the gauges of their strings. I salute them!!! Always loved Chris's sound and work.

  • @billshepard6984
    @billshepard6984 Рік тому +9

    Wonderful interview. Thank you for everything Chris. Rest in Peace sir.

  • @shingwhyelaw1614
    @shingwhyelaw1614 6 років тому +6

    I love the number call "Our Song". It really shows Chris's virtuosity. Just listen to his bass runs man! REAL awesome bass lines.

  • @thomasrice4930
    @thomasrice4930 7 років тому +211

    Interviewer "Do you like to warm up?" Chris Squire "No" lol Chris Squire was born "Warmed up"

    • @thedolphin5428
      @thedolphin5428 5 років тому +4

      I found that a silly question.

    • @malthuswasright
      @malthuswasright 4 роки тому +5

      @@thedolphin5428 It's a very sensible question. I don't know many musicians who don't do warm up exercises before a gig (and I'm talking here as a horn player and a drummer). But they tend to be very individual, so it would have been interesting to know how Chris warmed up. But it turns out he doesn't!

    • @TrevorDennis100
      @TrevorDennis100 4 роки тому +2

      Chris Squire was the Chuck Norris of Bass Guitar!

    • @matsjakobsson6803
      @matsjakobsson6803 3 роки тому +1

      Chris, Warm Up....😆😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @sgtpepper6379
      @sgtpepper6379 3 роки тому +1

      @@malthuswasright horn players and drummers require a lot more warm up than bass. I'm a bass player, a warm up is usually just playing some tricky stuff for a minute to get loose. Warning up doesn't really do much for bass playing imo. It's never really helped me, just a waste of stamina.

  • @mysilverdreams1
    @mysilverdreams1 8 років тому +18

    Talented, creative, with a great personality, a leader, a genious!. We'll miss you Chris Squire.

  • @MrJoebuck74
    @MrJoebuck74 8 років тому +11

    Above all the qualities he had he was a lovely man and that's said it alll...... thank you Chris for the music you gave us and life lessons you give me every time I listen to you, nobody will be able to play a bass guitar like you.

  • @ltvanburen8555
    @ltvanburen8555 Рік тому +4

    Chris Squire: Kind, humble, funny, stunning musician. Don’t care much for Yes’ music post 1975 (after Relayer), but this man was the real deal. Such a gentleman; such a gorgeous bass player. Absolutely love him.

  • @nickedname7048
    @nickedname7048 3 роки тому +15

    YES, the best band of all times. Competition is fierce, but they're always come up on top, I always go back to them, together, solo or with a different name. Jon, Chris, Rik, Bill, Alan, Steve, THANK YOU for so much joy over the decades.

  • @gfy2979
    @gfy2979 Рік тому +9

    Honestly surprised he isn't some music theory genius...the way he played you'd think he had a masters from a renowned music school

  • @christophernorth755
    @christophernorth755 4 роки тому +6

    Amazing that he says he wouldn't know where to start a diminished scale, but would know it in his head. I'm always approaching my playing with the current chord/next chord in mind to determine where I'm going to go. Nice to have this innate skill! No wonder he was a master. We miss you Chris. Your music will live on!

  • @josephalvaro5244
    @josephalvaro5244 4 роки тому +9

    One of a kind!I saw Yes for the first time when they were opening for Jethro Tull on their Aqualung tour.After seeing Chris Squire I knew the role of electric bass was about to make a very large leap into the forefront of music,especially progressive rock.Thanks for all the wonderful music.

  • @cius2112
    @cius2112 8 років тому +220

    Lol Chris was just thinking "crap I never warm up". lol

    • @swingmanu9969
      @swingmanu9969 4 роки тому +11

      when you played all your life, and play all the time, and never stopped, you don't have to warm up.

  • @floydyes
    @floydyes 9 років тому +288

    RIP Chris, what an amazing talent he was!!!!!!!!!! :')

    • @circuit-breakermi3865
      @circuit-breakermi3865 9 років тому +12

      floydyes What a amazing sound and mucho talent, sorry to see you go Chris. RIP! Chris ending this playing "Amazing Grace"; and hearing it now after he passed, Wow.

    •  8 років тому +4

      ***** Hard to believe, but totally right. It's seem a miracle, but is only genius.

    • @klxmaster14
      @klxmaster14 8 років тому +3

      floydyes Is.

    • @NUKE-W.E.F.
      @NUKE-W.E.F. 7 років тому +6

      Couldn't have said that any better. Gonna miss him. RIP Chris.

    • @tangogrrl
      @tangogrrl 7 років тому +10

      I didn't know he was the first to knock Paul McCartney off the top of the list. Wow. 1972, roundabouts that year...

  • @francknattario329
    @francknattario329 Рік тому +4

    *Wonderful bassist and BACKING VOCAL!!!*

  • @matsjakobsson6803
    @matsjakobsson6803 3 роки тому +15

    Saw Them live twice. Got eye contact in a couple of his solos.
    Chris looking me in THE eyes. Big smile
    Now I understand People fainting at concerts
    Thank you Chris!🤗See you Up there!!
    15-25 Years Ago. Barely recovered!

  • @craigzinga
    @craigzinga 8 років тому +24

    Can't believe that's Bob Birch... I heard about his passing on the Ernie Ball music man forums and was shocked, but reading the wiki bio, it doesn't surprise me. He must have endured excruciating pain for years. I had no idea it was the same guy backing Elton John, and in this vid he seems genuinely star struck (what bassist wouldn't be?) with Chris. R. I. P. guys -- this is my fave bass video on UA-cam.

    • @solarwave
      @solarwave 4 роки тому +3

      Just read the wiki too. So sad/tragic to see how relaxed of a person he was, and how a person's life can change in an instant due to an accident.

  • @MrTommySullivan
    @MrTommySullivan 9 років тому +16

    22:43 that single chord defines Chris Squire's supreme bass playing. Rest in peace.

  • @soyounoat
    @soyounoat Рік тому +6

    Chris Squire was a huge influence on me as a young music fan. As an adult, I became moderately proficient on electric bass, and played with many locally gigging bands. When Chris passed on from this life, it slammed me hard, and I began to understand his massive influence on me as a bassist.

  • @TheSTEVE3021
    @TheSTEVE3021 4 роки тому +8

    Great bass player, and great back voice. Identifies "Yes" sound.

  • @JTland-sea-air
    @JTland-sea-air 2 роки тому +13

    What a refreshingly, wonderful and educational interview. I'm a huge Yes fan and what a joy to hear the bass effects sources I've loved in Yes music all these years. Chris was an amazing bass player, artist, and even more amazing person in general. Down to earth. Speaks well of all the other band members. What a naturally cool guy. Thank you for sharing this interview

  • @jaymeehudson404
    @jaymeehudson404 9 років тому +15

    An amazing talent, indeed! And he was so laid back and cool of a person - as the only rock star I have ever met... He was the true heart of YES... His music will live on forever!

  • @vintagevinylvets1187
    @vintagevinylvets1187 2 роки тому +10

    Lovely to run upon this video. Chris Squire and Bob Birch both were amazing musicians. May they rest in peace.🙏🏻🎧

  • @jumbleothia
    @jumbleothia 8 років тому +7

    We need more musicians like Chris in this world. Too many kids these days are dependent on "Guitar Hero" and apps to learn music. What ever happened to jamming together in a garage somewhere? RIP Chris!

  • @ddieter603
    @ddieter603 9 років тому +77

    Every bass line of "Fragile" is etched into my synaptic pathways. Chris will live on as long as we remember him.

    • @trashbirdie
      @trashbirdie 4 роки тому +2

    • @felipeveiga5807
      @felipeveiga5807 3 роки тому +1

      Cans and Brhuns bass doesnt catch to me LOL

    • @nickavenoso7851
      @nickavenoso7851 2 роки тому +1

      @@felipeveiga5807 He meant every song that has bass on it. I get that your comment was a joke, but still.

  • @nicholasbell9017
    @nicholasbell9017 Рік тому +4

    I have been a YES fan since 1971.Chris Squire's bass playing was incredible, and It was great to see this masterclass. Seems such a self-effacing rockstar!
    A tough act to follow indeed. I have been also blown away by Billy Sherwood at YES gigs. He is also a huge fan, and so proud to continue Chris's bass part, with great style and stage presence.

  • @stevemeese9799
    @stevemeese9799 4 роки тому +24

    Man Chris really uses the bass to it's fullest potential! and so many different forms and string variations and alternate tunings

  • @danhorgan2130
    @danhorgan2130 4 роки тому +3

    Love the big smile when he starts playing echoes, really interesting interview

  • @brocklanders6172
    @brocklanders6172 8 років тому +28

    He's one of the cats that got me goin'. Been a bassist for 33 years. RIP Mr. Squire. You are already missed.

  • @purleybaker
    @purleybaker 9 місяців тому +3

    His bass line in Roundabout has stuck in my head since I first heard it decades ago. I had never heard anything like it and haven't since.

  • @codematrix
    @codematrix 9 років тому +31

    It was because of Chris Squire I started to play bass in my early teens. It broke my heart to hear of his passing. My musical inspiration is now in heaven. It's haunting to now to hear "To be over". This songs now means more to me than ever before. We are all as one...

  • @jen3800
    @jen3800 8 років тому +72

    what a great interviewer! open, humble, and with the appropriate amount of childlike innocence and respect. anyone who regards him as somehow stupid needs to shut the fuck up and learn how the real world works.

    • @Bikewithlove
      @Bikewithlove 8 років тому +24

      This is the best rock interview I've ever seen because the interviewer asks incredibly intelligent questions about Chris's job, and he knows Chris's material personally so he's genuinely interested. The quick recognition of the riff from "I'm Running" puts both the guest and the audience at ease. The fact of the matter is that there are actually two masters here. Great interview with Chris, one of my personal heroes - and not the same old boring questions about life on the road or how the band met, but about how Chris thinks and what he does with his hands during his songs. That bit about how Chris picks with both the pick and his thumb together to put more soul into the bass - that's the stuff I like to hear about.

    • @SuPeRNinJaRed
      @SuPeRNinJaRed 7 років тому +3

      He also has the same haircut my mom's had throughout my childhood. R.I.P.
      (Not my mom, she's still alive and well! Just her dopeass haircut of the past)

    • @jen3800
      @jen3800 7 років тому

      i agree. it reminds me of being a 16 year old learning to play guitar from songbooks based on albums i liked and fantasizing about the whole process these people went through to make said albums.
      it's nice to see these old interviews. nowadays, young people are snide, jaded, mean and unimpressed by anything, almost, or so it seems

    • @kewkabe
      @kewkabe 7 років тому +4

      The interviewer (Bob Burch) was an accomplished bass player himself and toured with Elton John for a lot of years.

    • @Bikewithlove
      @Bikewithlove 7 років тому +1

      kewkabe Thank you! Very cool to know - going to curl up tonight with my cat and a hot cup of tea and look him up online.

  • @jamesfarrell8339
    @jamesfarrell8339 7 років тому +19

    The most innovating and creative bass players to have ever to pick up a bass instrument. I have always thought that their was Chris Squire and everyone after him. The heart and soul of YES. He will be missed.
    Greetings from Atlantic City New Jersey U S A!

    • @gregg4164
      @gregg4164 7 років тому +3

      Yes but you simply can not dismiss John Entwitsle. He really was the first bass player to treat the instrument as more like a guitar than just a bass. Chris came along not much later but John was really the first true innovator. both true virtuoso's but I think John was the leader of the new method of bringing the bass to the front of the sound.

    • @jamesfarrell8339
      @jamesfarrell8339 7 років тому +3

      I recently saw a interview with Chris Squire and he talks about his style of playing and his choice of equipment was inspired by John E. And I just saw a interview that he recorded right before his death and he still talked about how much that John influenced him.

    • @vitkirunemaster9239
      @vitkirunemaster9239 7 років тому +2

      Ox had to because Pete's playing was rudimentary at best

    • @gregg4164
      @gregg4164 7 років тому +3

      Pete would be the first one to tell you , you are correct. He often said that John was the better musician.

  • @dantepedreros4184
    @dantepedreros4184 9 років тому +21

    The FISH is now forever in the Topographic Oceans... R.I.P. CHRIS... and thanks for the MUSIC !!!

  • @stubbysmallpox
    @stubbysmallpox 2 роки тому +3

    Just the absolute coolest. You are so terribly missed and loved

  • @scottmasson3039
    @scottmasson3039 4 роки тому +12

    This dude was a real musician.

  • @skathru
    @skathru 8 років тому +22

    Impossible not to want to play bass and try to imitate him...
    The world of music lost one of their biggest...
    Thank you so much for sharing with us your amazing talent!

  • @Long_Tail_of_Finance
    @Long_Tail_of_Finance 8 років тому +17

    RIP, Chris Squire. Thank you for your contribution to music and bass playing!

  • @ikkenhisatsu7170
    @ikkenhisatsu7170 3 роки тому +4

    He was just so special. My favorite rock musician ever, by a mile. Incredible awareness of the guitar, sounds, arrangements, and technical skills. To say nothing of his voice. God, I miss him.

  • @ralphremer4098
    @ralphremer4098 6 років тому +6

    Apart of being the excellent bassplayer he was, he had that great sense of humour you need to survive in that business.

  • @WinstonGuitar
    @WinstonGuitar 5 років тому +33

    the commentator ARTB414 below nailed it. "He was like a Marvel Superhero from a comic book. When I saw Yes from the 20th row at the Long Beach Arena in 1973, Rick with his mirror cape, Alan's massive drum kit (done "primitive ancient" like Tales of Topographic Oceans), Steve with his Guitar Tree and Chris prancing like King Aragon into battle, I felt, indeed, like heroes from another world, were visiting me.

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly 8 років тому +292

    Sorry, but they're not Yes anymore without Squire, settle for Maybe, OK, or Probably, but Yes is gone.

    • @youandwhosearmy6339
      @youandwhosearmy6339 8 років тому +23

      +MerkinMuffly The core of Yes would always have needed Squire, Anderson & Howe for me. So, yeah... RIP Yes we will always love you

    • @tonycobert4856
      @tonycobert4856 7 років тому +13

      well I'm sorry,, but yes without rick wakeman is a loss as well. I was really surprised when the "90125" album came out tony kay was on keyboards. the 5 original members of yes,,is what makes up yes. be it "fragile" is there magnum opus album. I was 4 years old,, and id hear roundabout on the radio getting driven to kindergarden. funny,,it always seemed to be on the radio the exact time we'd pass the same intersection. but yes to me is the 5 members that made "fragile". but when trevor rabin took over for steve howe,,he brought a new energy to the 90125 album. and howe went to the first "supergroup" of the 80's,,ASIA. and john wetton just dying not too long ago was was another blow to me. ill be 50 in October. I'm proud of the fact I grew up listening to 70's and 80's music.they say the music you listened to from your 7th grade year till you graduate is your generations music. well I'm happy to say I'm an 80's guy. but as a young child I listened to 70's music. and roundabout stands out to me more than any song I heard as a child. so I guess I was a yes fan long before I got Into genesis. and there is a parallelism in being a fan of bolth YES and GENESIS. AND IM FINALLY GLAD THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME PULLED THERE HEAD OUT OF THERE ASS AND INDUCTED YES,,RUSH. LONG,LONG,LONG OVERDUE!!

    • @ninjrax
      @ninjrax 6 років тому +3

      If anybody was gone they wouldn’t be Yes. Not just Chris.

    • @Beamshipcaptain
      @Beamshipcaptain 6 років тому +1

      Yes, and its a huge loss for music, and also its not the Eagles without Glenn Frey, my other hero and inspiration! Such a sad last few years for music fans! Long Live Chris Squire!

    • @Beamshipcaptain
      @Beamshipcaptain 6 років тому +2

      Don't forget Alan White or Bill Bruford, and Rick Wakeman! Seen them all in concert many times from 1977 to 2002!

  • @edshade5703
    @edshade5703 8 років тому +8

    What an indescribable loss to the music world and for all of us that would say the music has so deeply influenced our lives.
    Thanks so much for posting this!

  • @buddywilliams5650
    @buddywilliams5650 2 роки тому +3

    Chris "The Fish" 🐠🐟 "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" 💜 "I love that Bass line on, the chorus bass. So Simple yet fits right in the pocket.; At. 43:00

  • @JonHop1
    @JonHop1 Рік тому +5

    Chris Squire is a great guitar player!

  • @TriumphTSX
    @TriumphTSX 9 років тому +16

    The Fish is no longer out of the water.......God Bless and keep you, Christopher............Thanks for the decades of music you gave us......Amazing Grace with your bass added to the rest playing in heaven eternal

  • @johng7265
    @johng7265 5 років тому +17

    It is extraordinary that whenever he plays, the instrument seems to take on a life of its own. Even more extraordinary that he seemed to be a nice guy as well

  • @Cerebralcinema
    @Cerebralcinema 6 років тому +4

    And on lead bass, Mr. Christopher Squire.

  • @shawndworkin
    @shawndworkin 9 років тому +31

    Hair standing up on the back of my neck with Chris's solo of Amazing Grace at the end. We will miss you Chris. I may not have met you but your music sure made me feel like I knew you. That's something special right there, feeling like you are connected with a person you never met through their music. I'm 30 years old and i've been listening to Yes since I saw my uncles laser disc concert of 90125 when I was around 6. So I've got some tears flowing right now. The innocence in life is all we have left. I will cherish it and keep playing music like this till the day I die. R.I.P Chris

  • @kingslaphappy1533
    @kingslaphappy1533 9 років тому +27

    chris was a gentleman and an amazing talent, he helped changed bass playing forever... thank you chris. R.I.P

  • @willb5240
    @willb5240 6 років тому +9

    One of the best ever and he influenced many of the other great bass players of today. A style like no other and an awesome guy. RIP Chris.

  • @Antoine0213
    @Antoine0213 8 років тому +13

    He was a great artist. His music and spirit will live on forever. Amen.

  • @innerheartsky6093
    @innerheartsky6093 8 років тому +18

    Chris was the greatest bass player for me.

  • @countbytula
    @countbytula 8 років тому +7

    the dude doing the interview is in absolute awe of Mr Squire........as I would be too

  • @richarddavis1163
    @richarddavis1163 9 років тому +143

    I loved McCartney and the way he played the bass. I assumed because he was first a six string guitarist that he had this sense of melody, but when I heard Mr. Squire play bass on "Long distance Runaround" I was enthralled. If I had have had even the slightest musical skill I would have taken it up. The man was a great instrumentalist, and I was sorry to hear of his passing.

    • @Rickoholic
      @Rickoholic 5 років тому +9

      I always loved the way McCartney played bass, too. He ALWAYS worked it into The Beatles' compositions PERFECTLY!!!
      I'm sure that both his guitar skills & keyboard skills affected his approach to the bass.
      I was, also a six string acoustic & electric guitarist, when I got an offer to play bass, for a Classic/Prog-Rock band. The band had a deal with an instrument store, so I picked out a Rickenbacker 4003, based on both McCartney's & Squires' sound/history. BEST CHOICE EVER!!!

    • @KevinHallSurfing
      @KevinHallSurfing 4 роки тому +2

      @8un3zz They're all from the UK? Along with Lemmie, JPJ, Ox, Phil Lynott and Geezer to name a but a few now you mention it 🤔😆😍

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 4 роки тому +5

      The best bassists imo are the ones who could lock in as one with the drummer, maneuver intricate melody lines within key sections of a song plus be able to use bass as a solo instrument when needed

    • @jukkavuokila9122
      @jukkavuokila9122 4 роки тому +1

      Im lucky bast...cos I saw Yes 2 Times in Helsinki,its amazing what kinda genius exist on earth.i Would be happy to see how they practice.... Greetings to Chris,I know you still play UP there somewhere.

    • @kevinkarg4464
      @kevinkarg4464 4 роки тому +7

      That bass line from Long Distance Runaround simply kicks ass!

  • @synen
    @synen 9 років тому +45

    I'm very sorry Chris never got to see his induction to the Hall of Fame, much much deserved, but he left something much more important, his work, his eternal masterful work. R.I.P. my idol.

    • @cafinario
      @cafinario 4 роки тому +1

      Not everybody is that interested in this induction. Recognition by the milllions is far more significant.

    • @DannyBoi2112
      @DannyBoi2112 3 роки тому +1

      @@cafinario You basically described Lemmy right there

    • @jonesy2111
      @jonesy2111 3 роки тому +1

      The RRHOF is a joke...

  • @Maletoxicboomer
    @Maletoxicboomer 9 років тому +4

    My brother took me to see Yes for the very first time just before my fifteenth birthday (1976). He has been my favorite bassist since .RIP CS

  • @BarneyRq1d
    @BarneyRq1d 4 роки тому +7

    A Jedi master on the bass guitar. RIP Chris Squire.

  • @ArtB414
    @ArtB414 9 років тому +63

    I've been searching through web for years, to find this.
    Chris was my favourite musician, almost like a hero from marvel comic book - standing on one leg onstage, with his Rickenbacker.
    This interview shows his fantastic knowlege of music, and his gear that was almost always with Chris.
    Great man, i will miss him terribly :-(
    PS: Interviewer is Bob Birch. He was bass player in Elton John's live band, and died couple years ago because health issues.

    • @phabi0
      @phabi0 8 років тому +2

      ArtB414 Health issues? I read he was found dead with a shot in the head,, possibly suicide...

    • @ArtB414
      @ArtB414 8 років тому +9

      TheFabio According to wiki: "In 1995, Birch was badly injured in a car accident. The doctors initially told him that he would never walk again, but within six months he was back on tour with Elton John, and continued to do so for the next seventeen years.[3]Throughout those years, Birch struggled with constant headaches, dizziness, vertigo, and severe pain throughout his body. According to friend and colleague Nigel Olsson, he saw "hundreds of physicians, but nothing could reverse the damage which was already done. His entire body was knackered.".[4] During his final tour before his death, Birch was forced to perform while seated on a chair because of the pain he was enduring. During the last two weeks leading up to his death, Birch struggled with severe gastrointestinal issues brought on by his injury and suffered from extreme insomnia, during which he lost 23 pounds. On August 15, 2012, he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home, aged 56. The subsequent autopsy revealed an amount of damage and scar tissue through his back and neck which is usually only seen in those who are crippled" So i guess that his health was probably main reason for suicide.

    • @phabi0
      @phabi0 8 років тому +1

      Garegh62 say what?

    • @bluebow68
      @bluebow68 6 років тому +3

      That's so sad..Seemed like a nice guy..

  • @priyamusu9237
    @priyamusu9237 6 років тому +4

    You were the sound of Yes, Chris. Keep rocking in heaven with the angels. Love you....X

  • @ronaldrios2749
    @ronaldrios2749 9 років тому +11

    The Best Bassman, incredible effects, very didactic...RIP Chris

  • @anamariapena8497
    @anamariapena8497 9 років тому +21

    My dear Chris....I miss you so much.........Forever....

  • @jamzales
    @jamzales 8 років тому +14

    I've been playing for 35 years and Chris Squire's work is the only thing I enjoy picking. Everything is with my finger's

    • @youandwhosearmy6339
      @youandwhosearmy6339 8 років тому +2

      +Jeff Meyers Listen to Jon Camp in Renaissance. The closest man to Squire's playing, for me. And very, very impressive performing live.

  • @louisherziger6379
    @louisherziger6379 8 років тому +14

    we all miss you chris, nobody better

  • @carolwolf9614
    @carolwolf9614 4 роки тому +7

    God speed Chris Squire. RIP you beautiful human being.

  • @Zanthxs
    @Zanthxs 8 років тому +8

    OMG - Chris Squire passed away 27th June, 2015. I just learned now. The world has lost a legend but his memory and music lives on and will. Thank you Chris, RIP. So heavy, this is my favourite band from my early teen years that got me through so much.

    • @NikkieRoxxx
      @NikkieRoxxx Рік тому

      ...while Bob passed in august 2012... RIP...

  • @Zanthxs
    @Zanthxs 8 років тому +64

    That Rickenbacker has a unique sound that Chris makes his signature tone; it's incredible - Love that sound since 1971 or 72 when I first heard Yes.

    • @Beamshipcaptain
      @Beamshipcaptain 6 років тому +4

      Me too. And the vocals were stellar too! Thank GOD for YES. And Chris Squire, RIP, enjoyed you in concert from 1977 to 2008!

    • @Rickoholic
      @Rickoholic 5 років тому +2

      HE is why I bought my beloved Rickenbacker 4003!!!
      I was a converted guitarist & almost always used a pick. Chris showed us that it was not just OK, but improved the 'attack' on a bass line!!!

    • @michaelostertag9400
      @michaelostertag9400 5 років тому +1

      @33:35 I jus want the shoes

    • @michaelostertag9400
      @michaelostertag9400 5 років тому

      35:40 Better view

    • @iunnox666
      @iunnox666 4 роки тому +1

      A big part of his bass tone is that he only has distortion on the neck, not bridge pickup.

  • @jerryfrancis4569
    @jerryfrancis4569 7 років тому +7

    Absolutely hooked after hearing Yessongs while babysitting in 1974. Thank you Chris. You helped change how I listen to music . The BEST!

  • @robst247
    @robst247 9 років тому +5

    What an amazing talent ... and what an amazingly handsome man. Aging and death are obscene. RIP Fish.

  • @GreenmanWood
    @GreenmanWood 9 років тому +21

    Thanks for posting this! Watched the whole vid without stopping, a real clebration of Chris!

  • @Chord_The_Seeker
    @Chord_The_Seeker 8 років тому +36

    I don't usually like bassists who play with a pick, but Chris is the exception. He was off the charts incredible. He didn't even die from the usual stupid rock star excesses. He got nailed by leukemia. At least he lived a great life while he was here and left an incredible body of work behind, which is more than will be said of most of us.

    • @luigisatriani9505
      @luigisatriani9505 8 років тому

      +Chord TheSeeker I know man !! I have may doubts about "bass players" using picks, there´s SOOO much that can be done with the fingers and not just because of the sound the pick brings(awful argument), anyway. Not my favorite bass player, great musician, i can imagine how it would be with a better technique. RIP Chris

    • @pilummurialis6490
      @pilummurialis6490 6 років тому

      Lemmy used a pick and he was nailed by Cancer in 2015, the same year Chris passed

    • @martycoomber7897
      @martycoomber7897 5 років тому

      Great guy!

  • @spookypatchouli
    @spookypatchouli 8 років тому +10

    I love the smile he gets after demostrating Roundabout. I play it just like he does. Glad I heard it right! :D

  • @jamesstarchuk8497
    @jamesstarchuk8497 9 років тому +13

    I can't get enough of watching him!

  • @dclark4422
    @dclark4422 8 років тому +3

    15:58-17:01. Just amazing, but the whole video is great. RIP, Mr. Squire.

    • @ogunhe
      @ogunhe 4 роки тому

      Reminds me of Chancellor's tone with his Wal.

  • @willdunlop4929
    @willdunlop4929 4 роки тому +1

    Stumbled on this video by accident and watched from beginning to end. I learned so much in 46 minutes. A wonderful masterclass. Disregard the haircuts. The interviewer asks some perceptive questions and Chris answers in a very open way, giving practical advice and candid insights into his playing style. Great to see it all in such detail. OK, he's partly promoting the 'Limited Edition Chris Squire Signed Rickenbacker Bass', but he gives good value for money! Sad he's no longer around - a true bass master and innovator!

  • @Sixalienasa
    @Sixalienasa 8 років тому +52

    What a very obliging and nice decent man.

    • @indioloco6600
      @indioloco6600 2 роки тому

      The comments on his mastery of the bass are very insightful. This interview shows a very pleasant and down to earth individual. RIP 🐟