Remembering Chris Squire

Jacob Schoolcraft wrote: Chris Squire had a very original style on bass guitar. It is to my understanding that he was a choir boy. Something about the tone of his voice had that affect . Jon Anderson's voice sounded angelic and when they harmonized together it seemed to give Yes character. Their singing had this way of guiding the listener through the song and I'm sure that Chris Squire came up with many great vocal ideas for Yes..even though Jon Anderson dominated the lead vocal most of the time.. Chris Squire was a fine writer. He more than likely had a natural ear for music. He did in fact sing in church and he may have naturally heard things in his head from that experience alone and when he began writing songs he was already conditioned to hear what I would define as perfect melodies. He was a major part of the Yes sound. Fish Out Of Water was somehow more like listening to a Yes album when compared to all the other solo albums released by members of the group. There was uniqueness to his compositions. The song "Parallels" haunts me to death. I don't know how to describe it. Perhaps it was spiritual . Even though the song felt energetic..it contained this kind of atmospheric sound. The chord structure and the vocal melody haunted me. I'd sometimes just stand looking out of the window as that song played. When a song has that affect on a person it's the sign of a good writer. I think of him as a true innovator with rare originality.

Nice post and feelings described.

Chris Squire had a very original style on bass guitar. It is to my understanding that he was a choir boy. Something about the tone of his voice had that affect . Jon Anderson's voice sounded angelic and when they harmonized together it seemed to give Yes character. Their singing had this way of guiding the listener through the song and I'm sure that Chris Squire came up with many great vocal ideas for Yes..even though Jon Anderson dominated the lead vocal most of the time..

Chris Squire was a fine writer. He more than likely had a natural ear for music. He did in fact sing in church and he may have naturally heard things in his head from that experience alone and when he began writing songs he was already conditioned to hear what I would define as perfect melodies. He was a major part of the Yes sound.

Fish Out Of Water was somehow more like listening to a Yes album when compared to all the other solo albums released by members of the group. There was uniqueness to his compositions. The song "Parallels" haunts me to death. I don't know how to describe it. Perhaps it was spiritual . Even though the song felt energetic..it contained this kind of atmospheric sound. The chord structure and the vocal melody haunted me. I'd sometimes just stand looking out of the window as that song played. When a song has that affect on a person it's the sign of a good writer. I think of him as a true innovator with rare originality.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: It's been five years now since Chris Squire gained the Keys to Ascension and ascended The Ladder between Heaven & Earth. He's now up there somewhere in Prog Heaven performing Yessongs with his Swiss Choir of angels. Chris Squire's legendary bass-playing has featured on all 21 Yes albums, from the first self-titled Yes album in 1969, right through to the final Heaven & Earth album in 2014, recorded just a year before his untimely death from leukemia at the age of 67. During his time with Yes, Chris Squire was often known for his lateness in turning up for recording sessions and gigs, and on his commemorative plaque, it reads: "'The Late' Chris Squire."   The Yes Album that's been the subject of the most Talk and controversy over the years is of course the fabled Tales from Topographic Oceans album, recorded in 1973. During the ensuing Drama surrounding the recording of the album, Time and a Word has it that strained relations between the various Yes band members were in such a Fragile state that the band came Close to the Edge of splitting up. Rick Wakeman left the Yes line-up temporarily and Patrick Moraz was brought in as a replacement for the recording of the following Relayer album in 1974. Rick Wakeman had a re-Union with Yes for the Going for the One and Tormato albums in 1977 and 1978 respectively. It was decided after the rigours of recording and touring the Relayer album that each Yes member would record their own solo album to give the band members a much-needed break from the constant pressure of touring and recording with Yes. And so, the stage was set for Chris Squire to launch his solo career whilst still remaining with Yes.   Chris Squire may have been like a Fish Out of Water with the recording and release of his first solo album away from his Yes band-mates in 1975, but the album was generally well-received by Yes fans and was a Big Generator of album sales too, reaching No. 25 in the U.K albums chart. If you Open Your Eyes and ears and examine this wonderful album closely with some degree of Magnification, you'll realise it has the trademark Yes sound of Chris Squire's thunderous bass featuring prominently throughout the album, giving it the distinctive sound of a Yes album in all but name.   In the later stages of his solo career, he recorded the Chris Squire's Swiss Choir Christmas album in 2007 and formed a temporary musical Union with Steve Hackett of Genesis for the album A Life within a Day in 2012, under the cunningly-titled band-name, Squackett.   Although Chris Squire is now up amongst the Prog Gods in Heaven, the marvellous music of Yes transcends Heaven & Earth  and it'll live on forever in our hearts, attracting new generations of Yes fans who haven't yet been born.    All album titles in Red Highlights by Chris Squire and Yes   Just before I Fly from Here,  here's Chris Squire's complete discography.    1975: Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lXJGLyAKLJKuc4-KSIMYxAruaWtvgXNrE   2000: Chris Squire & Billy Sherwood - Conspiracy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nrDIeGSdSWPF7UN5ESd292B4ZIYujkbZk   2003: Chris Squire & Billy Sherwood - The Unknown - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7hwp0Md6S4sMoW5me2P2OR99_TbjLKT_   2007: Chris Squire - Swiss Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knmWhvn1Fuk   2012: Squackett - A Life Within a Day - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nQwGIivTlbkEp1OeJMlRYpeM-TJjOTVeQ   2013: Chris Squire & Billy Sherwood - Conspiracy Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n8NkZq6P3Y7RTcsGlY1VusNjHS4xDErRE   1969: Yes - Yes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l0MlPbPAgZ6mS1QndiAm4ItOIY1Xtc-7g   1970: Yes - Time and a Word - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kxZ_UfjS0e2GOzJV3BRZ0kONloNagZHtk   1971: Yes - The Yes Album - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nY-QvLEUh8bovdW1btwUXJHE8I_W5bIbA   1971: Yes - Fragile - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mr3aLJuPJvJve1bSwRl-8W4iN8uhGOr80   1972: Yes - Close to the Edge - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ktk8PtkXO8GdshsmXb6w0fhaCMMTsyFio   1973: Yes - Yessongs - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lzIard6eQ8hTu5ApY4v_Txut6brZKimjw   1973: Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kb8xEtrxemjdLgHaZzOfS5MFHI7oBseQc   1974: Yes - Relayer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mB2Z4c14a1jFhhTFB2IlKyhfpizRSXkKI   1975: Yes - Live at QPR Stadium - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLujSdGxqdZ6VoEMBJWjq1kFnrSBBVM6hG   1977: Yes - Going for the One - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIFWHKVs0t-mEq-GZ3xEVE1kqqYiV4wZo   1978: Yes - Tormato - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7BNyg4U2-yfbMFf6yELoFLk9loFin2ms   1980: Yes - Drama - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLIq1y7oaYVFV1zUMSR0I9nFFa7vOAyPw   1980: Yes - Yesshows - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_klzELXDueDmkxfnJYS8XMrgjx99ft_ZNw   1983: Yes - 90125 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nW0C1j_RpvQypX6RHJzN_zSxeDZ7ilOQA   1985: Yes - 90125 Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL84W1QUCaIIsTgo5xeWGkaLTAMJ1wMfgU   1987: Yes - Big Generator - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-dHHJrQcFHwT40QcNDmKxO8pQau3Oq7k   1991: Yes - Union - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP59Fs_hB7C2eBJv0-85it-EmMlGCAcua   1991: Yes - Union Live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV2PJHuycKE   1994: Yes - Talk - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOryT2IckkBBTBfThz15E6HlICGJvIbMz   1996: Yes - Keys to Ascension - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL19686A509157F51E   1997: Yes - Open Your Eyes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n4oob2hlIarWDXwrHwfaaicTmkPv4syY0   1999: Yes - The Ladder - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nqDU0J8X8x2WSBB7xRsGir8Smfl2hlMrU   2000: Yes - House of Yes - Live from House of Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL201777EE3F73AACF   2001: Yes - Magnification - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kEMttMOmbph2GM_vvm1zqGOg69f-nwOL0   2002: Yes - Symphonic Live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JNVYwdvEZg   2003: Yes - Live at Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1IggxxB-PFjNWa4nOs8-I0pSLbCLbbMH   2004: Yes - Songs from Tsongas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5C363CBA2B22108D   2011: Yes - Fly from Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLknWpd5vdlOSXG98H36D1l3pc2183t9z5   2014: Yes - Heaven & Earth - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdkB6Nv7yMKDBDUBDYRw_qcILeaecCF2H

^Um... Squires name is conspicuously missing from the list of names included on the Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album title.

Chris Squire & Steve Hackett: SQUACKETT - A Life within a Day (2012)

As an amateur bassist, Chris' playing was always melodic innovative, ridiculously present in the mix.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Chris Squire - Master Class

miguelbass, one of Chris's best cover channel :