News R.I P. Chris Squire

[streb2001]

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/chris-squire-dies-yes/

Sad news.

 

[Notebook]

Sad news indeed, saw them a few times during the Rick Wakeman phase.

N.

 

[streb2001]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp9aHtN4K74

Bass virtuoso. Doesn't get much better than this.

 

[Andy44]

Horrible news. I'd heard about the cancer treatments but hoped he'd pull through. A monster rock star and a pioneer of rock bass, he's been a huge inspiration to young musicians, especially bassists, for over 40 years. He will be sorely missed...

 

[BrianJ]

Sad loss. Most prog of all prog bassists. Pushed the bass-playing envelope further than anyone else, I reckon. Thanks for all that astounding music, Chris. RIP.

 

[mjanicki]

He was one of my earliest musical influences and continued to serve as an influence over my bass playing for decades. He is most sorely missed.

-- Mike

 

[Andy44]

Listen to the awesome sound of his bass:

 

[ex-orbinaut]

Oh, darn! RIP Chris Squire.

I had a bit of a weird introduction to Yes back in the day. I thought I did not like them, but there was a song that used to play on the radio that I really liked, which turned out to be by them and I did not know. I had been mixing them up with another contemporary group - which I will leave unnamed in case there's a fan of the "other band" around who I might offend.

Sad news.