Live Yes/Chris Squire on Letterman

[Geri O]

I don't know how others may feel, but this is quite a clip.

The song Walls is from the Talk album. One of my favorite Yes albums.

Easy, fans, Chris is playing a Jazz bass! This sounds pretty good on my studio monitors. Good performance. The Letterman band can hardly stand it, they want to be a part of it soooo bad! Heck, I would, too!...

 

[DJ Bebop]

Easy, fans, Chris is playing a Jazz bass!

Yet he still sounds like Chris!
Thanks James How and John Entwistle!

 

[Geri O]

Yet he still sounds like Chris!
Thanks James How and John Entwistle!

Like X 3!….

 

[Bob_Ross]

Is that Billy Sherwood on acoustic guitar standing to Paul Schaffer's right?

 

[DJ Bebop]

Is that Billy Sherwood on acoustic guitar standing to Paul Schaffer's right?

Probably…

Yes supported the album with a 1994 tour which featured future Yes member Billy Sherwood on additional guitars and keyboards. Rabin and Kaye left the group at its conclusion.

Talk (Yes album) - Wikipedia

 

[Thumpin6string]

One of the only bass players that can make a Jazz bass look small.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

Is that Billy Sherwood on acoustic guitar...

My brain with only one cup of coffee powering it right now read that as "Billy Sheehan". I gotta start going to bed earlier lol

 

[tim gueguen]

That might be the same Jazz he used on "Parallels" from Going For the One.

 

[BASSDROID]

That might be the same Jazz he used on "Parallels" from Going For the One.

Very likely. Judging from all of the interviews I've seen this is the only JB he owned. Seems like he had a tendency to hang on to his basses.

 

[jwilson67]

I loved the era of Yes with Trevor Rabin. Amazing musician.

 

[LowendG]

Very likely. Judging from all of the interviews I've seen this is the only JB he owned. Seems like he had a tendency to hang on to his basses.

I remember when I saw the "Tales" tour way back as a progger lad totally obsessed with Squire and his Ric---suddenly there's a Jazz Bass in his hands and oh my God, the shock, the horror! Of course, I got a natural 70's Jazz eventually because of him....

 

[KellyC]

I don't know how others may feel, but this is quite a clip.

The song Walls is from the Talk album. One of my favorite Yes albums.

Easy, fans, Chris is playing a Jazz bass! This sounds pretty good on my studio monitors. Good performance. The Letterman band can hardly stand it, they want to be a part of it soooo bad! Heck, I would, too!...

Chris Squire was definitely a reference point for bassists like me who grew up in the 80s. Awesome clip, thanks for sharing.

 

[DuluthDank]

After Close to the Edge, what's the next Yes album a person should check out?

 

[jwilson67]

After Close to the Edge, what's the next Yes album a person should check out?

Are you using Close To The Edge as a starting point? That's quite a way to start with them. I'd say listen to The Yes Album next. If you haven't heard CTTE yet then I'd START with The Yes Album.

 

[5StringBlues]

After Close to the Edge, what's the next Yes album a person should check out?

The Yes Album and Fragile.

If you like the long form pieces from CTTE, check out Relayer. A bit more "out there" than CTTE, but a great listen.

 

[N4860]

After Close to the Edge, what's the next Yes album a person should check out?

Fragile for me. Probably my favourite Yes album to be honest.

 

[Jeff Scott]

The Yes Album and Fragile.

If you like the long form pieces from CTTE, check out Relayer. A bit more "out there" than CTTE, but a great listen.

We have Patrick Moraz to thank for that. YES!

 

[LowendG]

After Close to the Edge, what's the next Yes album a person should check out?

To many 70's kids like me, Close to the Edge is the quintessential Yes album. In fact, I'd say it's one of the greatest pieces of recorded music, ever. Still blows my mind how young they were when they made that. Next would be The Yes Album, Fragile, Relayer, Tales, Going for the One---in that order IMHO.
I mostly lost interest in the 80's Yes and ignored the 90's Yes. I'm too much of a 70's Yes diehard - the later stuff just doesn't do it for me--some of it I find cringey - though I certainly appreciate that they kept trying new things, and trying to stay relevant which is a very hard thing to do over that long a career.

 

[DuluthDank]

For the longest time, I didn't think it was really possible to say who the greatest rock bassist was, as there are many greats with slightly different skill sets. Then I discovered Chris Squier, and that opinion changed.


IMO, of course.

 

[Geri O]

Chris Squire was definitely a reference point for bassists like me who grew up in the 80s. Awesome clip, thanks for sharing.

No, doubt, same here.

In the 70s, it was Squire, Rocco Prestia, and Larry Graham. For a long time, I wasn’t sure if I should pluck, pick, or slap….