Play For Chris 7 - Lucky Seven - Worldwide tribute to Chris Squire

[@mboard31]

Chris was everything to me, my brothers, my dad. My dad was my hero and by default so was Chris. They were so much alike: in look, in style, in skill set. When I listen to Chris I get to spend time with my dad who’s gone as well. I was blessed to see Yes probably 12 times with my dad and with both he and chris gone now listening to the music is cathartic, sometimes joyful, sometimes mournful, sometimes celebratory, sometimes filled with tears. I miss you both. Great work on this tribute!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much for your words and sharing your thoughts about Chris 🎶

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Ladies and gentlemen Chris Squire the greatest show on earth.

[@davidperrin1893]

A little less loneliness with my deep love for Chris Squire and Yes music. Thanks.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you David for watching with us. Merry Christmas

[@peterreagan5829]

So inspired by this continuing pilgrimage in respect of The Master of the bass guitar, melody & vocals. Thanks Miguel for keeping the candle burning.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Peter for your support always! This is for all Chris' fans.

[@willf.5608]

Outstanding tribute !!! I have been a fan of YES since 1972. I have loved this piece since I first heard it in 1976. Thanks for all your efforts..🎼🙏🏼🎼

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Will! The ninth edition will take place this year and an open call has been announced.

[@DrJetty]

Wonderful Miguel, It's 50 years ago I purchased The Yes Album encouraged by one of my college friends, the just bass blew me away. Thank you for your continued tributes and exceptional covers to such an inspirational musician and master of the bass guitar....

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much for watching and letting me know you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas!

[@satyammangroo1147]

Miguel and your wonderful fellow musicians thank you all for keeping Chris' memory alive. As I have said several times before not a day goes by where I don't listen to Chris. Silently falling forever...........................

[@miguelbass]

Hello dear Satyam, thank you very much for your words!

[@FFlyDDrum1]

I enjoyed being a part of this great collaboration. Excellent Job Miguel.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you Brent! It was a pleasure to have you. Merry Christmas!

[@GCDaysSJ]

Beautiful. I remember hearing this on the radio when it first came out. Blown away. Saw Chris in Oakland, CA in 1977 when a friend had an extra ticket. I was certainly lucky that night.

[@miguelbass]

Thanks for watching and telling us your story!

[@miguelangelcarou]

Excellent!!! Congratulations!!! Best regards from Tierra del Fuego Argentina 🇦🇷 🤗 👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌☮️☮️☮️☮️

[@miguelbass]

Caro Miguel. Um abraço de Portugal!🇵🇹 Muito obrigado 🙏

[@orogenicman]

OMG. Brought an ocean of tears to my eyes. How wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@Donn713]

Thanks for all the time and effort you spent putting this together Miguel. I'm honored to be a part it.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Donn for joining again!

[@daveclemens3134]

Blown away...again...and there's the flute i love 😀😀

[@miguelbass]

Thank you Dave! I decided to keep the ending flute because I also love it and just feels right!

[@patrickmcevoy5080]

Great work, everyone. I liked the arrangement and the exuberant playing! A wonderful tribute.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you, Patrick! All the best.

[@aljabass]

Gracias Miguel. Mi mejor regalo de Navidad. Ha quedado de un nivel insuperable. Enhorabuena a todos los participantes en este Play For Chris 7, especialmente a Jamison Smeltz que me ha dejado maravillado. Y por supuesto a ti por hacerlo posible cada año.

[@miguelbass]

Muchas gracias! Feliz Navidad!

[@space_shanty]

Tears in my eyes watching this. What a wonderful tribute! Thank you, Miguel.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much for watching, Patrick.

[@bobkosturko812]

A Labour of Love. Thank you, Miguel and most of all Thank You, Chris.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Bob!

[@trevorsaunders1192]

Wonderful....congratulations to you all !

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Trevor!

[@shawnrhodes2148]

Incredible. Well done again Miguel. Another fitting tribute to our master.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you so much, Shawn. Merry Christmas!

[@babalfish]

Amazing tribute!

[@013bassman]

Fantastic video! Love the arrangement Miguel! All the players did a magnificent job on their performances! Hate I was unable to participate this time. Lord willing, maybe next year. Again, Bravo everyone! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@miguelbass]

Hopefully we'll meet again for the next one, John. Thank you so much!

[@chrisclark7653]

Wow! Just an awesome arrangement - well done Miguel! And Thank You, Chris Squire

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Chris for joining again this year! We all made it special.

[@iamjnelson]

I'm so glad to be a part of this collaboration. Thank you Miguel for your dedication and hard work to make this happen!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Jason! You are already a frequent presence on play for Chris, I love your originality and enthusiasm. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@donmorton3954]

Miguel, this is the best video I ever seen by far. Amazing. I love it. You rule man. Thank you so much for making this

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Don!

[@_ID_as_Non_Bidenary]

Spot on tribute! Squire is a god and deserves recognition. He is the reason I play bass also. I was lucky enough to snag one of Rickenbacker's Chris Squire signature basses (1 of 1,000) and unfortunate enough to have it stolen last year. So if anybody knows someone who has a CS 4001 RIC in the Tampa/Clearwater area call the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. I am one broken hearted YES fan.

[@miguelbass]

I'm so sorry to hear that, Tim, I hope you find your bass! Thank you very much for sharing your love for Chris.

[@_ID_as_Non_Bidenary]

@@miguelbass The guy was my idol. I can't help it.

[@miguelbass]

I understand you very well.

[@TaffmanGuyo]

Fab, fab, fab! Thank you.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@billyruss]

Just amazing.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you, Bill!

[@prajlh]

Wonderful production once again my friend Miguel, I’m always proud and honored to contribute to Chris’ memory

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much for joining again John! Merry Christmas!

[@John-D.]

Beautiful commentary. My favorite Bass player from 1970 Ken John Krimson

[@textnotepro]

Fantastic job by all musicians and presenters here. Made with Love and Respect by all. Amazing job putting it all together Miguel.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Paul. Merry Christmas!

[@mhlevy]

What a wonderful arrangement and editing job. Absolutely fantastic!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much!

[@leonsilva27]

uaaaaaauuuuu Miguel ! what a wonderful song! bela musica! I hadn't heard this song before. parabéns Miguel!

[@miguelbass]

Muito obrigado Leon, agora decerto que vais descobrir todo o álbum! um grande abraço!

[@pinchasziganovski2800]

gracias miguel!!!!!! me llenas de felicidad.

[@miguelbass]

Muchas Gracias! Saludos

[@Latexhandske]

The Gift Of LOVE! Thank you Miguel and your gifted musical friends!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Meinart. Merry Christmas.

[@suttonsuede]

Very moving! Congratulation to all those involved, especially Miguel! Thank you, Chris!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Mr. S. Merry Christmas!

[@GuitarBassCigar]

Such a great collage of talent recreating a fantastic song - well done! Merry Christmas everyone!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Dave! Merry Christmas!

[@captainsmate5770]

Awesome..I think I cried alittle a the end...

[@miguelbass]

We all miss Chris, I also felt the emotion. Thank you for watching.

[@simonbarrowuk]

Thanks once again for a wonderful compilation in tribute to Chris. Delighted to have a small part in it. Great idea to re-realise 'Lucky Seven' for this, and to start where part of Play for Chris 6 left off (the didgeridoo!). Some wonderful arranging, playing, editing and improvising all round - including a fleeting quote from another Squire landmark piece, I noticed. Also, a multi-faceted instrumental/vocal presence from you, Miguel!

[@miguelbass]

Simon thank you for joining this year and also for this review, which is really interesting - your perspective on the form of the arrangement. Some things were not intentional but a bit by "fortunate accidents" or experimentation - the fact is that there are links between PFC6 and PFC7 that make sense. It feels good to sense those signs of continuity between them. I have been singing more lately because of my classes at school :)) Merry Christmas!

[@visog]

What a wonderful tribute. Must have taken a lot of work to put it together. Great contributions and playing from everyone. Brought a tear to my eye.

[@miguelbass]

A lot of work especially because I was dealing with other commitments at the same time and really wanted to have this ready this year. PFC6 brought me some experience to speed things up a bit! Thank you!

[@rogerhennie8939]

Thank you.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you, Roger!

[@TJTynes]

So nice, bravo!!! Love it, great job to all. Thank you Miguel!!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Tim!

[@markvador6667]

Great tribute, thank you Miguel and all the team !

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Mark!

[@levonpoe]

this was a jam. Thank you

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much, Levon!

[@yessongschile]

... Felicitaciones !!!

[@miguelbass]

Muchas gracias!

[@DarkEliteEric]

Beautiful.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you Eric!

[@DarkEliteEric]

@@miguelbass 💜

[@Karmakatt6]

Miguel, Once again paying Homage to The Man. Recently at work, I've been introducing 70s Rock to a fellow worker. So I break out the 2004 Lugano Concert Straship Trooper. And as The Wurm makes it intro, I turn the volume to max. Thank you from the bottom of all our hearts, be well and Rock On, FOREVER.. -Lee R.

[@miguelbass]

Thank you very much Lee for being here, for your support!

[@Rowenband]

Well that was magic again ! Nice to hear another version of this amazing song. Thanks Miguel.

[@miguelbass]

Hi Chris! Thank you very much!

[@ghorton]

I always appreciate your efforts Miguel. Another beautiful mix to bring Chris’ memory back to me. Thank you!

[@miguelbass]

Hello Greg! Thank you very much! Merry Christmas!

[@leonsilva27]

eu me lembro que tive acesso ao album "fish out of water" mas ouvi só as duas primeiras."Hold Out Your Hand" e "You by My Side". essa versão do seu vídeo ficou tão linda que tive que procurar o original. mas aqui para nós, essa sua versão de "Lucky Seven" extendida ficou tão boa ou melhor do que a original pelo fato da interação dos diversos músicos. parabéns novamente Miguel !

[@miguelbass]

Muito Obrigado Leon, eu realmente espero que tenha ficado especial precisamente pelo contributo de todos. Um abraço!

[@jamiereno3959]

Saw their earliest tours including opening for Jethro Tull and subsequent headliners. I was hooked from the beggining. Their concerts and music just got better and better. Chris (fully caped) left a lasting impression.

[@miguelbass]

Jamie thank you very much for watching. Merry Christmas!

[@BassistJayDLeep]

Thanks Miguel, for having me again, and great job once again!

[@miguelbass]

My pleasure to have you again on the team Jay. Thank you for being with us!

[@nouveaudemarrer9128]

Nice work!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@paulsimmons5726]

Miguel, Sir, this was magnificent. The vibe everyone had was so heartfelt, so many great players who really showed Chris's influence. Thanks for pulling this together. Best wishes for all in 2022!

[@miguelbass]

Hello Paul, thank you very much for you words and for watching with us. Merry Christmas and all the best for the new year!

[@tonyclements3680]

Ok, this was fantastic!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you, Tony!

[@luvyesmusici4886]

Much love to everyone involved. Thank you!

[@miguelbass]

Thank you so much!

[@michelcuriesilvajr3204]

Excelente, Miguel!!! Parabéns a todos os envolvidos!!

[@miguelbass]

Muito obrigado Michel, por tudo fico contente em saber que gostaste! Parabéns em especial a ti e à Júlia!

Magnífico. Parabéns a todos os excelentes músicos participantes. Vivam os YES e Viva CHRIS SQUIRE. Obrigado pela feitura e pela partilha.

[@miguelbass]

Muito obrigado caro José. Um abraço amigo.

@@miguelbass Obrigadíssimo eu por um trabalho musical Excelente. Quinta-essência. Boas Festas.

[@Czyszy]

Insane job there, Miguel.

[@miguelbass]

Thanks Marek! Thank you very much for joining us again!

[@mdrigrs]

I am truly honored to be part of this beautiful tribute. Arigato🌸🙏

[@miguelbass]

Thank you dear Midori! Thank you for helping making this one so special.🌸

[@TheLFSLFS]

😍😃Beautiful! Congratulations to all the wonderfull musicians & friends involved and "maestro" Miguel with an amazing audio & video-arrangement once more ;) Merry Christmas & awesome New Year to all!

[@miguelbass]

Obrigado caro amigo! Grande abraço!

[@LLDesign]

Maravilha, Miguel!!! Parabéns a todos os envolvidos! Abraço

[@miguelbass]

Muito obrigado! Abraços

[@PROFMELIN]

Belíssimos, arranjo e execução. Grande prazer em ouvir. Parabéns

[@miguelbass]

Obrigado amigo Zé! Um grande abraço!

[@marcelopepinho]

Full Quality

[@miguelbass]

Thank you so much, Daniel

[@lionelgibaudan3592]

Miguel you are the Boss ;-)

[@miguelbass]

Ahaha thank you Lionel! :)))

[@polygraphovich]

Very nicely done! What’s the background music in the opening? It sounds so familiar, but I cannot place it (sounds very Russian). Thanks.

[@miguelbass]

Poly, thank you for watching. It is indeed the Finale of Firebird by Stravinsky, only it begins from the beginning, instead of what we usually hear in concerts more in the middle.

[@johnmorrell]

Thank you Miquel. How do you manage to get everyone together for this?

[@miguelbass]

Thank you John! I have made the announcements around March or April usually. This year things just got somewhat delayed.

[@johnmorrell]

@@miguelbass Ah, ok, I`ll keep an eye out for your next choice. Who knows what the future may bring ;-)

[@flavy1000]

Heart of the sunrise is my favourite...oh is that Chris grandson?

[@miguelbass]

Hi Flavy! I'm happy to hear from you! And if you are talking about the little drummer boy, he is one of my bass students here in Portugal :))

[@flavy1000]

@@miguelbass Hi Miguel, so happy to be here again!

[@Scarpett]

Miguel, vc sabe o quanto te admiro como músico e esse projeto "Play for Chris". No entanto, apesar da sessão instrumental dessa fantástica música do Chris estar impecável, não gostei dos vocais, tanto da mocinha, quanto do cara. Mas penso que era o que vc podia contar. Abraço!

[@miguelbass]

Caro Celso! Muito obrigado pelas suas palavras. Sim é verdade que eu incluo todos os participantes que demonstrem vontade de entrar, independentemente de qualquer critério (desde que cumpram os prazos)... e sobretudo por amor ao Chris que é o mais importante para transparecer no produto final. Um grande abraço e continuação de Boas Festas, amigo!

[@Bosiota1]

Esecuzione bruttina ma i cantanti davvero inaccettabili. Come si fa santo cielo!

[@luizfernandohauck4000]

todos são excelentes, mas Michel Curi Jr é imbatível

[@miguelbass]

Obrigado Luiz, o Michel é mesmo um espectáculo! Abraço

[@luizfernandohauck4000]

@@miguelbass parabéns pelo projeto, amigo!!

[@michelcuriesilvajr3204]

Hahahah obrigado pela gentileza, amigo