Yes Bassist Chris Squire Has Died - Following his battle with leukemia

Pitchfork ^ | June 28, 2015 at 11:41 a.m. EDT | Evan Minsker

[P.O.E.]

Yes is my all-time favorite group

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

It’s sobering to think about how long ago that stuff was.

I know I saw Cream at MSG in NYC but I didn’t realize that was so “early”...must have been 1967-68 if their Royal Albert farewell concert was November 1968 = end of ‘68.

[Lurker]

I saw Yes 4 or 5 times back in the day. Fantastic live shows, outstanding musicians all of them.

RIP Mr. Anderson.

L

[MCH]

Saw Yes in “the round” April ‘79 in Pittsburgh. It was literally a round stage that rotated in circles as they played. Interesting, and they were really good.

[Lurker]

Anderson? My spell check is drunk.

L

[Tax-chick]

Not really. "Carolina" and "Georgia" are feminine versions of "Charles" and "George," and have been around in various Germanic-influenced languages as long as the masculine versions have. The Greeks had equivalents of "Virginia" based on the root parthenos, "virgin." "Flor" and "Fleur" are standard names in Spanish and French, respectively, in the tradition of the Roman standard "Flora."

The examples you give are place-names taken from people-names, as opposed to the lady named Scotland, which is the opposite.

[SeeSharp]

The examples you give are place-names taken from people-names, as opposed to the lady named Scotland, which is the opposite.

Scotland is derived from the Latin "Scotti", which was a Roman "people-name".

[Tax-chick]

Point.

[Freestate316]

My favorite Yes song.

[South40]

Gentle Giant. Such a talented group of musicians.

Indeed. It was a great day of music. I was 19.

[Dr.Deth]

I must say that my favorite incarnation was the "Cinema" lineup that was by and large dominated by Chris Squire. The bass line from Tempus Fugit, wow.

[Dr.Deth]

Machine Messiah

[Squawk 8888]

RIP

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RIP to a great bass player.

[Tigermoth]

I had heard he wasn’t on the current tour due to treatment for the Leukemia. First time he ever missed a tour, and now he’s gone. A sad day, I’ve always worked hard to be able to play bass as well as he does. I don’t know many that can.

RIP Chris Squire, and thank you for all the great music.

[Liberty Valance]

RIP

[RedStateRocker]

RIP ‘Governor’

At one point, I owned everything they had made and could play any part he and played on record. From the time I started playing at the age of 13 in 1974 until now, no except Geddy or Jaco had anywhere nearly so much influence on the person I am now.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[golux]

I didn’t know about this... But for some reason on Friday night... Oh well without getting into too much detail I warmed up the big vintage amp and me and my kids blasted Heart of the Sunrise and other Yes favorites. Odd... I don’t often listen to Yes, but it just seemed like the right thing to do. I love the density and irreverence of the compositions in the same way I like Genesis... And of course, the inimitable Bass lines. Thanks friend! See you on the other side.

[henkster]

I saw Yes twice on that “In the Round” tour. Great band, talented musicians. Sad to hear of Squire’s passing. He was a monster on the bass. He and the Ox, John Entwistle, were in a league of their own.