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Chris Squire Has Passed On..... So Sad...
- Thread starter FranF
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Of course it was sad when Louis Johnson died, and a few others...but this is really depressing. Another awesome person lost to cancer. Makes you despise it even more.
Dash it, it's on the official Yes Facebook page, too, so we can consider this sad news as confirmed:
Yes (official) - It’s with the heaviest of hearts and... | Facebook
I'm going to put "Fish out of Water" on now. RIP CHRIS!
Yes (official) - It’s with the heaviest of hearts and... | Facebook
I'm going to put "Fish out of Water" on now. RIP CHRIS!
I'm very sad at his passing. Last night, I played my new Rick 4003s live for the first time with my band. We do Owner of a Lonely Heart and the bass sounded great and it was a pleasure to p,as his lines and fills. Today's news makes yesterday night seem very poignant and makes me even sadder.
It's strange how devastated one can be at the passing of someone you never met. Music is a strange force, in that it gives you a very personal link to the artists involved.
RIP Chris, you earned it and sympathies to those closest to him that he left behind.
It's strange how devastated one can be at the passing of someone you never met. Music is a strange force, in that it gives you a very personal link to the artists involved.
RIP Chris, you earned it and sympathies to those closest to him that he left behind.
I am surprisingly very upset by this and never met the dude and haven't seen Yes live in about 20 years.
Really sucks. What a monster on bass he was.
Terrible news.
Really sucks. What a monster on bass he was.
Terrible news.
Oh wow. A bass players bass player. My fave bass player of all time is now gone. I grew up admiring his playing in Yes & am greatful I saw the band live again in 2014, which was a great musical moment for myself.
RIP Chris. You will never be forgotten.
Big shoes to fill now for Yes.
RIP Chris. You will never be forgotten.
Big shoes to fill now for Yes.
Stunned. This is the first time I've ever commented on a "RIP" thread in the "Bassists" forum - in fact, the first time I've ever felt the need.
Chris Squire, along with Paul McCartney, is by far the most powerful personal influence on the instrument I've ever had. To this day, whenever I listen closely to any of his early work from the Yes "power period" - from roughly Fragile to Going For The One - I find myself musically, and spiritually, enlightened and inspired all over again. He is a musician who transcended his instrument to create something truly sublime. And we all are a little richer for his gifts.
MM
Chris Squire, along with Paul McCartney, is by far the most powerful personal influence on the instrument I've ever had. To this day, whenever I listen closely to any of his early work from the Yes "power period" - from roughly Fragile to Going For The One - I find myself musically, and spiritually, enlightened and inspired all over again. He is a musician who transcended his instrument to create something truly sublime. And we all are a little richer for his gifts.
MM
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I am deeply saddened by this news. I can't think of many bass players that command the level of respect on this community as Chris Squire, and deservedly so. He was just amazing. He had that rare combination of technical skill, innovation, and feel that made him a legend. Nothing I can say measures up to the loss we feel of this amazing man.
Before I ever paid a lick of attention to bass players he was the first to make me say "Wow!". I can't imagine the effect he alone had on Rickenbacker bass sales. I don't listen to a lot of metal but I damn sure hear Chris when I do. Heavy, distorted, aggressive plectrum bass. Damn. I love that tone. And what a songwriter. Thank you, so much, Mr. Squire.
Sad news. Chris was the man that made me want to play bass. I remember hearing Roundabout on the radio when I was 13 and saying "this is the sound I want to make" and I've been chasing that sound for 40 years. I got to see him 5 times in the 70's and 80's starting with the Fragile tour and ending with Tormato. I have some work to do in the garage today and you can bet Yes will be cranked while I'm doing it. Rest in peace Mr. Squire. Thank you for all of the joy and happiness you have brought to me over the years.
I heard sad major loss to the low end community. RIP CS thanks for all the remarkable bass lines you shared with us all.
