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Happy Birthday Chris Squire
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Thanks, but I cant take credit for the first one!
I didn't even know who Yes were in 1977.
Wish I did.
I didn't even know who Yes were in 1977.
Wish I did.
Happy birthday Chris!
One of my main influences as far as making me want to play bass in the first place.
A little classic video in celebration.
One of my main influences as far as making me want to play bass in the first place.
A little classic video in celebration.
Happy birthday Mr. Squire! He was a great influence as a young bassist. He really made me want to buy a Ric, turn up the treble, and use a pick!
chris is certainly one of my top reasons for wanting to learn to play bass,as well as my rickenbacker fetish....thanks for being a fantastic musician,singer,composer as well as a unique bassist! enjoying your work for 40 plus years now.......oh,and cannabass,grow up! i don't often play with a pick either,only because i ain't good at it.....
cannabass-sorry just realized your're jk......so,don't grow up!
cannabass-sorry just realized your're jk......so,don't grow up!
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Chris, like a fool I sold my 1972 4001 with checkerboard binding. Can you by me another for your birthday?
It's my birthday today as well. 3-4-67 I am 43 and I knew there was something about this day. I almost forgot to jam out to some YES tunes.
Happy birthday Mr. Squire! He was a great influence as a young bassist. He really made me want to buy a Ric, turn up the treble, and use a pick!
Same here. I was hooked from "Roundabout" back in the early 70's and spent a big part of 1976 shedding on "Close to the Edge" (still my favorite Yes album) and "Tales from Topographic Oceans" while I was in college. Man, the reptilian grunt of his bass just completely sucked me in.
Never had anyone to play any of their songs with. Never played with a pick nor got around to getting a Ric. Then again, I never bought a cape either
The classic lineup for me was Chris Squire, Bill frickin' Bruford, Steve Howe, RIck Wakeman and Jon Anderson. Amazing band, even in a time of amazing bands.
Chris Squire was a major influence (along with Nick St. Nicholas/Steppenwolf and Cordell "Boogie" Mosson/Funkadelic) - that gave me the hankerin' for that stereo Rick sound. I didn't realize Chris played with a pick until I saw YES in concert in the mid '80's. (All the photos I ever saw just had his fingers curled over the strings. I thought he was finger-picking). So what... different strokes for different folks. Happy Birthday (the next time it come around) Fish.
Same here. I was hooked from "Roundabout" back in the early 70's and spent a big part of 1976 shedding on "Close to the Edge" (still my favorite Yes album) and "Tales from Topographic Oceans" while I was in college. Man, the reptilian grunt of his bass just completely sucked me in.
Never had anyone to play any of their songs with. Never played with a pick nor got around to getting a Ric. Then again, I never bought a cape either
The classic lineup for me was Chris Squire, Bill frickin' Bruford, Steve Howe, RIck Wakeman and Jon Anderson. Amazing band, even in a time of amazing bands.
More than a few r&b based players have dug Squire. I have read that Mark Adams of Slave was a Squire fan. Given his tone, I could easily believe it.
