{"id":54076,"date":"2015-06-29T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=54076"},"modified":"2015-06-29T13:08:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T18:08:33","slug":"ive-seen-all-good-bassists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=54076","title":{"rendered":"I’ve Seen All Good Bassists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music geeks over the weekend noted the passing of Chris Squire, longtime bassist for prog-rock icons Yes.<\/p>\n

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Now, as I’ve written innumerable times, I really listen to music on two levels; is the music technically adept in some way – singing, instrumental chops, production – and does it grab me in the liver and say “this song is something important to you”.<\/p>\n

Much Noise, Signifying…<\/strong>: \u00a0Speaking for me? \u00a0Yes – of whom Squire was the only constant member from 1968 through his passing, as the band went through 18 other members over the years – was always plenty of the former, and only rarely any of the latter.<\/p>\n

As to the former, the musical talent? \u00a0It was always the band’s long suit. \u00a0I, like a lot of guitar players of a certain age, grew up very pleased with myself for nailing the first part of “Roundabout”, and bobbing my head in awe at the rest of the song:<\/p>\n