Chris Squire

addictedtoprog wrote: The greatest bass player ever is no more RIP Mr. Squire

This says it all for me.

RIP Chris!

"Don't doubt the fact that there's life within you,

CNN actually posted an article about his passing.  http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/entertainment/chris-squire-yes-dies-feat/index.html

rushfan4 wrote: CNN actually posted an article about his passing.  http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/entertainment/chris-squire-yes-dies-feat/index.html

Incredibly sad... I genuinely feel empty and deeply melancholic. The big man has passed on and it's so depressing to know I'll never hear anything new from him, or see him again on stage. Yes have always been there and Chris and Jon seemed like the immortals who would survive all the changes and obstacles they came up against. Didn't think Jon would outlast him. God, what memories....I played 'The Yes Album' on my very first day at University, as I unpacked at my hall of residence, after seeing off the parents. 'Yours is No Disgrace' still holds those memories every time I hear Chris's huge bass notes! Hearing 'Hold Out Your Hand' for the first time at a friends' party. Watching 'Yessongs' at the local cinema on a one-off late night showing. Playing my bootlegged BBC recording of Yes's October 28th 1978 on my battered cassette player as I revised for my A 'Levels! Making 'Run with the Fox' a must on my Christmas selection tape. Numerous concerts watching the great man bounce and jump about the stage in flowing coats. The 'Fish' solos.....the start of 'On the Silent Wings of Freedom', the bass line on 'Parallels', the underlying control he gave to 'Heart of the Sunrise' etc...etc... Thank you Chris for supplying the soundtrack to so many good parts of my life. RIP 

rushfan4 wrote: cstack3 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: CNN actually posted an article about his passing.  http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/28/entertainment/chris-squire-yes-dies-feat/index.html This article says:    <span style="color: rgb38, 38, 38; font-family: CNN, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; : rgb254, 254, 254;">Squire's death makes Alan White, who joined Yes in 1972, the longest-tenured member, according to Ultimate Classic Rock.</span> <span style="color: rgb38, 38, 38; font-family: CNN, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; : rgb254, 254, 254;"> </span> They are mistaken, Steve Howe predates White! I suspect that they may be missing the word "continuous".  Or maybe because Steve Howe spent a number of years outside of Yes, they may be referring to years of service.

You beat me to it, Scott!

Yes world has a growing list of tributes, this is worth glancing at!  Steve Hackett, Adrian Belew and others pay homage. 

cstack3 wrote: Yes world has a growing list of tributes, this is worth glancing at!  Steve Hackett, Adrian Belew and others pay homage.  http://yesworld.com/2015/06/chris-squire/ p.s. Thanks for pointing out the "longest tenure" aspect of White!  I tend to forget Howe's stint in Asia for some reason!

SteveG wrote: ^Wonderful tributes, Charles. Thanks for posting them.   I'm surprised with how Squire's death has hit me today. Perhaps it's a case too many icons passing away recently. Sort of like seeing all of your old school friends pass away. A very tough day for me, so thanks again for posting these tributes. I truly appreciate it.

Edited by cstack3 - June 29 2015 at 17:28