People say Squire's tone didn't fit Yes? I can't imagine Yes without that tone. It's perfect for the band, it's part of their whole signature sound, and when it's not there, it's not the same.

@twtwtw1

10 ай бұрын

some people are stupid just remember that

@fredericmondor8683

9 ай бұрын

For me ,Squire he's the cornerstone of this band .

@billjones8503

8 ай бұрын

Chris' veritable lead guitar/bass is what largely drew me to the band!

@ThatsMrPencilneck2U

8 ай бұрын

Chris Squire was everybody's nightmare of a session bassist. He was so flamboyant that only the very best musicians could get a note in edgewise through his performance. In "Yours' Is No Disgrace," Steve Howe channeled Chet Atkins, but the Country artist never had the pleasure of playing over such a colorful bass line. I think Squire and Bruford were trying to outdo each other on those first 5 albums.

@bobsbigboy_

5 ай бұрын

SQUIRE IS YES

2 things: Anyone that trashes his tone needs to say goodbye to Geddy Lee and Les Claypool, because both were directly influenced by it in a big way. Also, when Les Claypool was looking for a new bass as a teenager, this was his ‘go-to’ song to play. When he found his famous (now retired) Carl Thompson, he played this song and got the exact tone and feel he was looking for, went and got a loan from his dad to buy it, and the rest as they say is history.

@kevinbassvocals

10 ай бұрын

KingsX, Tool, etc.

@1956tojo

10 ай бұрын

And you can thank "THUNDERFINGERS" for Cris Squire!!! Let me add to your comment of knowledge... ANYone that trashes his tone or ANY aspect of his styles, methods etc... has no idea of what they are squawking about... Cris Squire and John Entwhistle are BOTH irrefutable top 10 bassists on the planet's history so far.... If those people would study the matter, they would realize and know the facts....

@markdeckman4110

10 ай бұрын

@@1956tojo Completely agree. Entwistle was a monster. The technique Ryan Martinie uses when slaps the fretboard with his fingers (Mark went over this is another video) can be drawn directly back to John.

@mattleppard1964

10 ай бұрын

Has anyone trashed his tone?

@shawnmcvey7789

10 ай бұрын

The only truly bad bass tone is the one I make after eating ice cream.

This is the greatest bass line in all of rock and roll. I've said it for years, and I stand by it.

@tolstoy21

13 күн бұрын

Except for 'Close to the Edge'. Whoever wrote that bass line could teach Chris Squire a thing or two. :P

Chris Squire's bass tone and his playing, in my opinion, is the Yes sound and the Yes vibe. I love hearing how his lines weave around the rest of the music. And his tone is perfect for what he does.

@Brog1976

10 ай бұрын

Also his vocal harmonies along with Jon, are awesome!

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Yep! Back in those days, everyone sang, and they were all GREAT singers too! It happens still today, but I feel like it was understood that everyone has to participate, ha!

@MrAKbass

10 ай бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity Chris Squire sang in a choir in his younger years, I've read it in an interview he did for Bassplayer magazine.

@1956tojo

10 ай бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity I understand what you're saying, but as with anything, there are always exceptions...... Take John Entwhistle for example (mainly because HE was Cris Squire's mentor and bass God), who 95% of the time never had a mic on his end of the stage... If he had something to say, Roger would come over with the mic...... other wise he stayed over there and did what he did in his very BIG way..... THUNDERFINGERS!!!

@garyjones7044

10 ай бұрын

​​@@1956tojothe ox was a backup singer as well as singing lead on a few of his own songs, kinda hard to do with no mic.

RIP Chris Squire. YES is my favorite band and is what got me to play bass in the first place.

In various tunes Chris Squire was able to play in one key while at the same time singing in another key...amazing!

@GES8215

4 ай бұрын

Vocal and music keys are the same or relative but never different. You might mean notes…

Tony Kaye was the Yes keyboardist during the Rabin era when Yes had its greatest popularity. This tour was part of the terms of a legal settlement. For several years you had two versions of Yes. One featured Chris Squire, Tony Kaye, Alan White, and Trevor Rabin. The other featured Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe, with another famous prog musician, Tony Levin, doing most of the bass work, although he missed a lot of the ABWH tour and Jeff Berlin is who you hear on the "Evening of Yes Music Plus" live album. Anderson had sung on two of the Rabin era Yes albums, but became disgruntled over doing pop music, which meant his compositions were being rejected in favor of Rabin's, so he left the band in 1988 to pursue his own projects, and ended up as the driving force for the creation of ABWH. Squire eventually objected to ABWH marketing themselves as the players of Yes music, and he filed a lawsuit. I think record labels were involved, too. If ever there was a stupid lawsuit, this was it. The case was settled with an agreement that the two bands would unite and do one album together, then tour the new album, which is how you find so many Yes men on one stage playing Roundabout. The Union album is forgettable, but everyone who saw one of the tour live performances said it was great. I missed the Union tour due to being saddled with a young career and two toddlers, but have seen Yes many times in many forms over the decades. They seem to know that the songs from more recent times can't hold a candle to what they produced in the '70's, and their tours this century are filled with the great old songs and a little light on the less satisfying newer ones. On one occassion I got an invite to a concert after-party and got to briefly talk to Chris Squire. The hotel bar was closed and I was the only person who had brought a cooler full of chardnnay, so Chris was drawn to me like a moth to a flame.

Chris Squire did an excellent solo album in the '70s while Yes was on hiatus. It's called Fish Out of Water. It absolutely rocks.

@christopherwelsh7008

10 ай бұрын

Lucky 7 is truly sublime

@Steve-rm7xj

10 ай бұрын

Yep! I have it and I listen to it all the time. Bill Bruford was the drummer for this album. I play drums. Squire and Bruford ……. pure delight!

@JamieBarnes11

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, incredible album. Up there with my favourite Yes albums.

@markdaniels7174

Ай бұрын

I love Fish Out of Water, and every few years I even become *obsessed* by Fish Out of Water! It’s fantastic.

One of my favorite bass players of all time. My favorite bassline from him is Siberian Khatru’s.

Chris Squire made me want play bass. In the early 70's Chris' bass tone was one of the few bass tones that cut through on a little monophonic AM radio.

Yes and Chris Squire, a match made in heaven. Thx 👍💪

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

He's the absolute glue that keeps their compositions together, with Rick Wakeman sprinkling excellence over the top! Not to dismiss what Howe, Anderson, and Bruford add, but those two always stood out to me and gave YES their edge.

Chris's performance on The Gates of Delirium on Yes Live Symphonic 2001 or on Ritual (with bass solo) from the same. Unbelievable!

I saw Yes on this Union Tour!!! It was a magical and spellbinding experience!! Having all eight members allowed them play songs across their whole discography and they did. Squire is absolutely unique among rock players and so influential to everyone that followed. A giant in rock history among the first tier of rock bassists. A special player in a special band. 🎸🎼🥁🎤😎✌🏼

Chris Squire was also an incredible vocalist/harmonies guy. And a beautiful human being

Chris Squire one was one of my favorite bassists ever. One tune that I think never gets enough bass love is "Does it Really Happen?" from Drama. It's not a complicated line (at least by Squire standards), but the rhythmic changes in it are extremely cool, and he does a very groovy solo at the end.

I know the album I'm about to bring up is a point of contention among fans, But to me, the Yes album that sums it all up is "Drama". Machine Messiah kicks off that record, the heaviest song they've ever recorded, IMHO, to the final song Tempus Fugit, is a Tour De Force in composition and atmosphere. I am also an original fan of the earlier works, (I'm Old!) but for some reason, I've always come back to Drama. Chris's tone and attack on that album is undeniable...

@rutabega2039

10 ай бұрын

Yes was my favorite band growing up, but I hated when Asia came out with their stuff and REALLY hated 90125 because I felt it was the guys selling out to make pop music instead of "art". But I always loved Drama - thought it was still completely in their prog rock wheelhouse even though they'd fused with The Buggles (of all bands to fuse with) to make it. It's a great album, lot of good music on it. Of course I even liked Tormato so maybe take what I'm saying with a grain of sand.

@taasen58

Ай бұрын

⁠@@rutabega2039some songs on “ Tormato” were a little bit of a reach for me although I thought “ Drama” was adventurous and groundbreaking for the remaining members.

I love how you can tell how big Chris Squire was by how small a Rick looks in his hands

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

I ALMOST mentioned this actually. Ricks seem like large basses, but look like toys in his hands. He was also a giant guy when I met him!

Ok, this notion that people complain about Chris Squire's tone is alien to me ... for the last several decades Chris Squire's tone has only been praised and as far as I can tell its only recent obnoxious internet trolls complaining. I guess I'm glad I'm old enough to remember the world before the interwebs ruined everything.

@markdaniels7174

Ай бұрын

Exactly. I’ve really never heard a complaint about his tone. In fact his tone (and Geddy’s) is the reason people continue to buy and revere Rickenbacker basses - we’re all chasing that tone.

Thank you, his bass is what I listen for and enjoy

You're right on the money about tone. These guys are the reason we have so many options today. Almost all iconic music was made with limited gear, time, and money.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

EXACTLY! I love the ease of access today for information as much as anyone else, but the idea of them just "finding" their tone innately with what they had, or purely based off of what they hear in their head, is extremely important here.

In the Round! I was upset cuz I couldn’t get floor seats…turns out the way the stage was a raised round revolving stage.. my first floor balcony put the band at my body level! It was incredible seeing All these guys play together!!!❤ And who ever said Chris’s tone doesn’t fit the Band..well it’s a pretty dumb statement cuz Jon & Chris formed the band and whatever the Hell sound Chris put out(tone) Was the Way He Wanted It! Who are you to tell him the sound doesn’t fit? Chris Squire has been voted # 1 Bassist Numerous times…and Yes’ Library of music is Truly Legendary and Chris’s Bass is unforgettable!❤ Hence your Analyzing him!😊

Christ Squire WAS Yes. Every other member was in and out of the band but Squire was on every single yes album until his death

Chris Squire (RIP) and Geddy Lee were the reasons I started playing bass. As soon as I could afford one I bought a Ricky 4003 as well, you can't beat that tone.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Essentially, same here. I’m just missing a Rick now….on my bucket list to buy one day! 😅😬

@zwastiunburzy3688

10 ай бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity I'm so pissed at myself for letting mine go all those years ago. Talk about young and stupid, so yeah, another one's on my bucket list too! She was black and beautiful, with the white pickguard and the dual outputs, one stereo and the other one mono. Man I miss the shit outta that thing!

Chris had the most unique bass tone in rock. I think he took the best of John Entwhistle and pushed it. The fact he was a killer harmony vocalist put him in rare air. Too few bassists have this total package. I've always loved Yes and aside from Jon's other-worldly lead vocals I firmly believe the Yes sound rests on Chris' bass playing.

@MargaretMartin-kg8dd

5 ай бұрын

They are the co-founders of the band so they were the heart and soul of Yes.

When you say Chris Squire, you need say nothing else… I’ve played bass since high school in the 70’s and I’ve always thought Squire’s bass composition was the closest thing to the left hand of JS Bach. McCartney and Jamerson had the same ability to construct and weave together a response to the melodies that they were listening to but Squire’s tone allowed his playing to be more identifiable. Rotosounds and 12” speakers, gotta love’em! Great video, thanks for sharing!

Great choice of song, so much music and technique to break down here :) they have a few fantastic live appearances in their senior senior age with these classics available on KZread.

I don't understand how people don't like this tone. It's incredible..

I was a child when I listened to Yes the 1st time, around '87, '88... and I remember clearly how the bass sound got into my soul. And I fell in love for it since then. Chris was (and still is) one of my first influences to play bass.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Love it! There was no missing his bass parts, based on their presence and tone. The first song I ever heard was "Long Distance Runaround", and right off the bat, it's grooving along with a great melody.

@CarolMarianaa

10 ай бұрын

@@LowEndUniversity Absolutely!! Another one that I love so much is It Can Happen... that intro with the slides and melody is undeniably catchy.

66 year old bassist here . Saw that tour! Great seats at a great show. I was inspired to switch from guitar to bass (had years of guitar lessons as a kid) by "Roundabout" hitting FM radio. Bought Fragile and played the piss out of it. Squire set the template for "that tone" and many followed. Along with Entwistle launched a generation of out front aggressive melodic bass playing.

I completely agree with You on Chris' Bass Tone, and stylistic approach. I was blessed in early '74 when I was 12, my older brother had just come back from college with a massive Yamaha Sound System, and some days later I was "home alone", so I went into his room to go through his crate full of over 100 albums. For some reason the cover art of Fragile grabbed me, and I pulled out that, The Yes Album, and CTTE. Dropping the needle on Roundabout, at 1000+ Watts, was a life changing experience for me, and to my delight, the next few hours were spent in awe, and wonder, marveling at the complexity, and musicianship, and creativity of this most unique band. I can still remember telling my brother months later, that I had gone into his room and listened to his albums, among which were Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Steely Dan, and saying to him with regards to Yes, "But they could never play any of this Live, right" He then reached into his albums and placed YESSONGS in my hands with a smile. OMG. So immensely pleased to see that these Grand Masters of Prog Rock are being revealed to such a wide audience via YT. I got to see YES in '77, and in '80 in the round. My #1 Band of all time.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Michael, I could vividly SEE this story in your comment. Absolutely love reminiscing through comments like this - what a fun experience that must have been. I appreciate you sharing, and thanks for stopping by!

I love the extra bits of flair that Trevor Rabin throws in with the guitar here.

@robertkroberjr.157

10 ай бұрын

This is the original line up with Steve Howe on guitar. 😎✌️

@Metal_Auditor

10 ай бұрын

@@robertkroberjr.157 Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin are both here. Steve is playing his original part, and Trevor’s riffing over it and adding little fills here and there.

@soundsandvisionsHQ

10 ай бұрын

@@robertkroberjr.157 Steve Howe was not in the original line-up. Yes first guitarist, who did their first two albums, was Peter Banks. This video has both Howe and Rabin in it.

YES is one of the few live bands that truly ALWAYS had their sound dialed in for the venue being played.... I only saw the a total of 5 times, but EVERY time was perfect for the application... and Cris Squire will ALWAYS be one of the irrefutable top 10 rock/fusion/jazz bassists to ever pick the instrument up... and you're amazed at how they're "keeping it all together"...... Really? These are old school masters applying their crafts as they do... Another fabulous example of this for me was back in the mid 70's at a 3 day BlueGrass Festival in the Blue Ridge foothills of North Carolina.... 4 small acoustic stages and a main stage at one end of a huge field about 150 yards wide and easily a 1/2 mile long.... several time I watched in utter amazement at jam sessions that would last 15 to 20 minutes easily... God what a gift to the ear and mind...

Wooooooooow!!!! Trying to learn the bass line..and of course I was learning it way wrong!!

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Yeah, just really focus on that open A-string pickup before the 16th note tag run. Completely changes the way the line translates in context.

This was from the Union tour, circa 1991-92, when Yes was a much larger outfit than normal.

Way back then Squire taught me the importance of syncopation in my Bass playing. Squire and Entwistle came up with a similar tone independently of each other.

@nyobunknown6983

Ай бұрын

Actually, Squire said he was influenced by Entwistle's tone, so I suspect you are incorrect about that.

Obviously we’re all here for Chris Squire but good lord folks don’t talk enough about Rick Wakeman. What an absolute beast.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely - one of the best to ever do it!

Full appreciation for this. Like many of Yes's songs, it's a long one, but the bass all through The Gates of Delirium from the Relayer album is pretty amazing.

That’s fuckin awesome you got to meet Chris Squire. A drummer, I had the opportunity of a lifetime to meet Alan White at a masterclass a few years ago. He was the friendliest person ever. Maybe meeting your heroes isn’t a bad thing after all! May they both rest in peace…

@LowEndUniversity

6 ай бұрын

Agreed! It was very brief, and super surreal. Most of my heroes I've met were absolute class acts - no regrets!

Chris Squire and Yes the greatest show on earth. Enjoyed your vid muchly and it's true Chris and Steve were mad scientists, hook this to that then run it thru a Leslie, put this pedal thru that pedal. 🙏🍁

I saw them on this tour. They sounded absolutely incredible.

Cris Squire and Geddy Lee were the main players that influenced me to take up bass. No "thud, thud", but percussive, grinding, and easily heard.

I watched a rig rundown with Chris squire and Steve Howe and Chris was using Marshall bass amps from the 70s which I was surprised

Chris was really great musician! Not only was he a phenomenal bassist, he sang harmony with the best. His tone was wonderful, and he got it mostly with the Rickenbacker 4001. I f you grew up listening to him, you would think, if I had a 4001, I could get that tone. Sadly, it is not that easy, I know because I played 4001’s primary for years. I don’t think I ever got close to that tone, but it was easier to get close with Fender basses . But, he was much more than a bass player.

That Bass is absolutly Ground Breaking. I cant imagine music history w/o it. Its like Mozart level.

Squire’s bass tone is as Yes as Bruford’s high-pitched ringing snare sound. Once I saw an interview where Squire said he played with a pick as well as the tip of his finger, giving off a specific bass sound.

I read that Chris used to play with a dime or quarter. I tried it and it definitely works to get close to that tone. I used the same concept jamming to Pantera, i use a quarter, gets a nice growl. The older and shittier the coin, the better.

@MarcosRobertoDosSantosJF

10 ай бұрын

Interesting info! I didn’t know that. But, let me ask, using a coin will wear the strings faster? I think this could be a problem when using coated strings. Am I right?

One of the best performances from a lamented tour. Saw this in London when I was 19 ❤❤

I believe I read that John Entwistle developed the idea of splitting the output frequencies to different amps. Also, if you watch the isolated bass of Entwistle, you will also hear buzzing and some "slop". People will say its poor playing. In reality, he's adding to a wall of sound of one of the most raw and rockn bands in history. RIP to my tow fav bass players, John and Chris.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I kind of hate when people try to "clean up" bass playing too much, where it sounds sterile. People have to remember that, out of all instruments, bass guitar fights against physics the most. Those little irregularities really glue the sonic spectrum together, and give it character. Thanks for stopping by, man!

What’s real Treat for a lunch break! Thanks mark! Ya know Myung has been getting the same heat also, people saying his tone doesn’t match the band and I find that to be a lamé opinion, I think his tone is his own! If you love Chris squire, there is a song called “Fragile” by “Sun Kil Moon” and The artist “Mark” wrote a beautiful song about Chris it’s absolutely amazing and I highly recommend taking the few moments to hear it, I might even make ya a lil emotional but you should hear it! 💪😎

I remember reading that when Chris bought that Rick it was covered in flower wallpaper, or that he had covered it. Over time he shaved away the surface of the bass, maybe several times, resulting in a Rick that was actually smaller in size and less weight, which affected its tone. I was lucky enough to meet Yes during the Big Generator tour. My buddy worked at the venue and we got in there early. Some of the band arrived earlier than others due to a snowstorm and we essentially greeted them as the arrived. When Jon came in I just said “Hello” and we started chatting. I asked him if he’d like me to carry his travel bag for him and he thanked me. I brought him to their room and he gave me his autograph. I was able to find the other guys and got some more autographs. Sadly, Chris is the only one who didn’t give me one. I’m a bass player, so this bummed me out, but I think he was just in a bad mood from traveling through the bad weather. It was still great to meet all of them.

Great breakdown, really enjoyed that.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Means a lot to hear 🙏🏼

Any fan of Squire would be well advised to look up the video of him discussing his meeting with Jimi Hendrix. Funny as hell. Rick Wakeman's speech at the RRHOF also hysterically funny.

Saw Yes in Toronto in the 70`s and it was absolutely astounding. Great band !

I seen this tour in Vegas at the Thomas and mack center in the 90's..excellent show that lasted over 2 hours!!🤘

The concert, played on a rotating stage, was truly magical 😁

This goes harder than it should lol

I really enjoyed this. I am a life long ardent Yes fan and I am lucky that I have a signed copy of Close to the Edge CD when Yes was here in Sydney in 2018.

Nice reaction and analysis! If you want check out another of Mr. Squire's iconic bass lines, take your time and do the title track from the "Close To The Edge" album - it's epic and dirty at the same time., and it's a part of why I've been a fan of Yes since 1985. Appreciations from an island guy in Scandinavia ...

Great job with the breakdown. Bass on Close To The Edge would be awesome to see you breakdown.

Thank you for making me know why.

That sound is iconic. I find myself using a similar tone often. Think of Geddy Lee or Chris Squire sitting in with Tommy Tutone. Ha!

Not much more to say about this.. ICONIC.. great video

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Wait… you played with YES?! Talk about a dream gig…

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Yessir! Two different times, and we actually had a full USA tour with them that fell through right before it happened. For some reason, they really took us under their wing for awhile there.

"Two drummers would be tough to pull off." "Hold my beer..." - King Crimson in their double trio Thrak era. "Hold my bong..." -King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. "Ok fine. Hold everything..." - King Crimson with THREE drummers in their final lineup.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

😂 - yep! They’re all incredible!

Thanks, I enjoyed this perspective very much. I like the term Organically created. Chris wasn't a techno geek that studied every component of every piece of his rig. He just experimented with things until he got the sound he wanted. It was the art he was looking to create, not technical wizardry. One of my favorite stories he told was when he went to the Rickenbacher plant thinking he would get welcomed and thanked for bringing attention to their product, but instead they chewed his @$$ for using rotosound strings. Others were copying him and it was grinding down the fret boards. Their repair department was overwhelmed.

@jamesscully529

10 ай бұрын

Heard the same story. His Rick was one of original to be brought into Britian in the mid-1960s, and he later had it shaved down and refinished to removed all the stickers he had pasted all over it. That might have affected its harmonics. That and the fact he had the thing rewired. It was a unique instrument and eventually Rickenbacher copied it in a CS edition. Probably after he went on about how a piece of crap their new instruments were, probably from overproduction.

Great breakdown 🔥

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Saw this version of this song 8 times live

This is one of thr best basslines in history..period

Great song and great analysis :)

I'm trying to figure out who makes me want a Rick more. Chris Squire, Lemmy or Geddy.

What?! You weren't aware of Union? Dang, son! It's pure gold 😁 The tour was a special treat!

This song is what got me into Yes ♡♡♡

I absolutely love the sound of Chris Squire's bass rig. It has that midrangey and trebley tone that he and others like Geddy Lee brought to the party. I've tried emulating his fret buzz sound, but I can't seem to get it dialed in quite right. Oh well, I'm just a hack messing around with a bass guitar.

One of my "All Time Favorites!"

I LOVE YOUR ANALYSIS! Living and playing in bands back in the 60's and 70's when you heard Yes you wanted to just burn your guitar and quit! Hearing them play live was such a treat. Chris Squire was a lead guitarist on his bass. I always noticed that most British bands took their concert playing more seriously than alot of the American bands. I think they realized playing drunk or stoned was a detriment to the quality of their musicianship!

I'm so glad to find your channel! when i picked up bass in 2004 i would have loved a channel like this! I'm a bit out of practice right now but you might just inspire me to pick it up again. I would like to suggest you listen to more Jinjer. There a video of their song Teacher Teacher with a cam on just Eugene with the tabs along with the song. I think you would eat that up like candy!!!

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you found it too, and thanks for the nice words! Please pick up the bass, play when you can, and just enjoy the act itself while having fun. All you need! I have more Jinjer coming up soon, so stay tuned.

Yes Songs, I had the double 8 tack tape set. I still love all the songs.

They had sn incredible night that night, one of the best i've seen

Really great video about a great song, band, bass player and age...

Saw this tour, lucky me!

Rick brought musical knowledge to band from his Royal college of music, including how to transition effectively. Pure genius !

@TheRKae

5 ай бұрын

Dropping out of the Royal College of Music was the smartest thing he ever did. That's what kept his genius fresh. (Just for full disclosure, I HATE formal education.)

This concert had a brilliant bass feature where Squire played with Bruford and White backing him. Brilliant!

Yes is my all time favorite band. I've only seen them 10 times but I live in Montana. I have a HUGE Yes and related collection which includes 360+ live concerts. I also have solo, guest appearances, books, etc. I have the 26 CD, 4 DVD set of just this tour also. The last time we saw Chris with Yes was in 2013 before he passed away. I wish I'd been able to see this tour. I love Bill Bruford too, I have 57 albums he plays on. I have Chris's own tutorial video. What a huge loss. R.I.P. Chris Squire, I actually cried when he died. My wife worked for our local paper and we were able to get a large AP article into the paper.

Can I just mention how iconic Rick Wakeman is at 5:42. What a boss.

I remember the first couple of times I saw Yes, back in the late 70s, and Chris was playing a Rickenbacker 8 string bass on Roundabout, which he played for the "doubling effect" he had with playing a guitar during part of the recording sessions. Those basses were very unique, as I believe they only made two of them, one for John Entwistle, the other for Chris, and they had a "Potato Shaped" headstock. I was very lucky in finally meeting Chris and Yes (though not with Jon nor Rick, his son Oliver was subbing for him on that tour,) at a meet & greet on their "Fly From Here" tour.

I saw the Union tour at the Forum in LA.... I've seen over 300 concerts in my life and I still consider it my favorite concert ever. Including my 53 times seeing Rush.Got to hang out in the beer line at a Dream Theater show with Allen White and Tony Kaye.

@LowEndUniversity

10 ай бұрын

Amazing! Sounds like some killer memories there.

Haven't seen that video before. You should do more YES reactions.

I saw them on that tour at their Houston show (the Woodlands). Maybe the best show I've seen in my life. They were I think 8 pieces, with the joining of the 2 offshoot ensembles. I could hardly believe the momentous sound. On the bus back to the parking lot there were mostly young people (me 41 then) in their 20's and 30's wildly whooping it up from the energy levels we had experienced.

More talent on that stage than what i hear all day long over the radio.

The brilliance of yes is the way Howe and Squire complimented each other. Howe liked to play with little or no distortion so Squire created a sound that growled which gave the songs the needed punch. Going. Back to the yes album it was Squire using the effects pedals and switching pickups that added the grit. Think of what these songs would have sounded like if Squire used a fender jazz with no effects. With Brufords style and howes hollow body, you would have had a an amplified jazz band

🔥Holy shit even Trevor Rabin! What an amazing performance.

I've never been around a Rickenbacker, as soon as you said that he split the signal on his pickups to go to two different amps I knew what he played. I've always thought that the split pickup signal they have was a cool option. I'd sure like to have a few hours to fiddle with one and see what they're all about.

My era was raw. This generation is highly processed, but it doesn’t recognize how much it owes to the exploration of the musicians that came before. The past generations were “foundational”! They were the pioneers that built the roads that this generation traverses almost effortlessly in their Porches and Lamborghinis!

As a keyboardist, this is one of my favorites. There's stuff in there for everyone.

Man, I just stumbled upon this channel yesterday. You are a musical whiz. I’m sure you’ve practiced thousands of hours, but some of your expertise was already in your brain when you were born…🍺

I saw YES in 1980 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. They performed on a revolving stage. The Stage setup was very much like the one in this video.

Oh yeah...... Damn good job you're doing! Greets from Bayern, Germany.

I saw this tour. The stage was a big circle that slowly rotated during the show. Fun fact: this song had two versions. The full version on the album and a much shorter radio edit.

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Oh damn, it rotated?! Insanely cool! I'd DEFINITELY trip running around then 😅

I saw this two times Stuttgart and London.

Great song