Just In:Chris Quire just passed away recently…..
Much-missed Indeed, Chris Squire’s influence on contemporary music is almost as great as the man himself. Among those who have paid homage to the prog pounder are Steve Harris, John Deacon, Les Claypool, and Geddy Lee. If the fact that Squire had an impact on the blues scene seems surprising, Joe Bonamassa told Prog in 2014 why it made perfect sense.
“My dad is my prog-rock hero.” Chris Squire was the first person my father singled out and told me to watch him play. Yessongs was a live recording that we listened to often.
Even though I love Steve Howe, I have always been more attracted to the bassline. I had never before truly appreciated the bass guitar’s ability to change the harmonic substance of the song by dropping the root of third, for example.
Because of the way he falls against the rising sound of that riff, you must listen to Heart Of The Sunrise on Yessongs. When they enter the song “Würm,” you must listen to the 10-minute version of Starship Trooper on Yessongs. Chris transforms three basic chords into something nearly orchestral. While Steve Howe or Rick Wakeman are soloing, he is generating a great deal of tension and release in these straightforward chords.
