Chris Squire Tribute album

[Dan Roth]

Coming out 11/9/18. Cover art and track listing now out there:




1 On the Silent Wings of Freedom featuring Jon Davison & Patrick Moraz
2 Hold Out Your Hand featuring Steve Hogarth & Larry Fast
3 Onward featuring Annie Haslam
4 South Side of the Sky featuring David Sancious & Steve Stevens
5 The Fish featuring Sonja Kristina
6 The More We Live - Let Go featuring Steve Porcaro & Steve Hackett
7 Parallels featuring Jon Davison & Tony Kaye
8 Owner of a Lonely Heart featuring Nikki Squire & Dweezil Zappa
9 Roundabout featuring Todd Rundgren, John Wesley & Tony Kaye
10 Don't Kill the Whale featuring Candice Night & Brian Auger

Bonus Tracks:
11 The Technical Divide featuring The Prog Collective (Chris Squire, Alan Parsons David Sancious, Gary Green)
12 Comfortably Numb featuring Chris Squire & Alan White

[arturs]

God I hope these aren't just reshuffled tracks from a bunch of old Cleopatra tribute albums...

[Top Cat]

Coming out 11/9/18. Cover art and track listing now out there:




1 On the Silent Wings of Freedom featuring Jon Davison & Patrick Moraz
2 Hold Out Your Hand featuring Steve Hogarth & Larry Fast
3 Onward featuring Annie Haslam
4 South Side of the Sky featuring David Sancious & Steve Stevens
5 The Fish featuring Sonja Kristina
6 The More We Live - Let Go featuring Steve Porcaro & Steve Hackett
7 Parallels featuring Jon Davison & Tony Kaye
8 Owner of a Lonely Heart featuring Nikki Squire & Dweezil Zappa
9 Roundabout featuring Todd Rundgren, John Wesley & Tony Kaye
10 Don't Kill the Whale featuring Candice Night & Brian Auger

Bonus Tracks:
11 The Technical Divide featuring The Prog Collective (Chris Squire, Alan Parsons David Sancious, Gary Green)
12 Comfortably Numb featuring Chris Squire & Alan White

Is this one that Dave Kerzner is involved with?

[Dan Roth]

God I hope these aren't just reshuffled tracks from a bunch of old Cleopatra tribute albums...

I believe the two bonus tracks are that. The rest - as far as I understand - are newly recorded with Sherwood.

[Scott Bails]

I'm in. Some interesting-looking things on there.

[Progatron]

Wow! Moraz playing on Silent Wings, Kaye playing on Parallels...

[Dan Roth]

Is this one that Dave Kerzner is involved with?

No, his is being billed as a Yes tribute. This is Billy Sherwood's baby.

[flowerking]

Cool about Annie Haslam doing Onward and Candice Night on Whale. Wish they would have asked Mike Keneally to contribute.

[mozo-pg]

Me interested.

[Steve983]

Notable absentees: Anderson/Howe/Wakeman/Rabin

Some odd song and guest choices here, this doesn't feel right to me but I'm sure some it will be good. However, I imagine it will be a 'play once and never play again' type of thing.

[Rajaz]

Must buy; however, I feel that more tracks from Fish Out of Water should have been included, not to mention Run Like a Fox and Aliens.

Of the Yes material, AYAI or Heart of the Sunrise are far more a Squire inspiration than was Owner of a lonely heart - that is a Trevor Rabin composition. And more from Conspiracy would have been nice, but it's still my first item on this year's Christmas list.

[arturs]

^^^ I agree about FOOW. Billy should consider doing a tribute to that one in its entirety. With the right guests it could be a worthy alternative to the original.

[Top Cat]

No, his is being billed as a Yes tribute. This is Billy Sherwood's baby.

Thanks Dan, I know Billy, Jon D and Geoff guest on his tribute as well.

[gojikranz]

moraz on on silent wings of freedom sounds cool. dare we dream it is a hint of moraz joining yes for a relayer and tormato tour next summer....

[jc90125]

moraz on on silent wings of freedom sounds cool. dare we dream it is a hint of moraz joining yes for a relayer and tormato tour next summer....

That's the first thing that clicked in my mind when I saw that...

[bondegezou]

There are more details at http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/wnyesm.htm#cstrib , including comments by Sherwood as to why ARW aren't involved.

I would guess that the label wanted "Owner" and "Roundabout" in order to be able to sell this.

As above, this is different to the Kerzner project, although both projects feature Kaye, Sherwood and Davison and they have at least "The Fish" in common (with Sherwood playing bass on both album's versions).

Henry

[Top Cat]

There are more details at http://www.bondegezou.co.uk/wnyesm.htm#cstrib , including comments by Sherwood as to why ARW aren't involved.

I would guess that the label wanted "Owner" and "Roundabout" in order to be able to sell this.

As above, this is different to the Kerzner project, although both projects feature Kaye, Sherwood and Davison and they have at least "The Fish" in common (with Sherwood playing bass on both album's versions).

Henry

Wow, thanks Henry for that very detailed and informative link.

[PixelDelirium]

Now available:

https://purplepyramid.bandcamp.com/a...squire-tribute

[Frumious B]

You can pretty much listen to the whole thing on Bandcamp. The vocals must have all been “one take and done” or something, because they are processed to the point of sounding completely unnatural. I expect that vocal sound from Sherwood on his own singing, but did anyone ever think they would hear Annie Haslam sounding like a robot to the extent that she does on “Onward”? Annie. Haslam. And Steve Hogarth is one of my favorite singers of all time, but his performance seems stripped of any warmth and personality he might have brought to the table.

[flowerking]

but did anyone ever think they would hear Annie Haslam sounding like a robot to the extent that she does on “Onward”? Annie. Haslam.

Don't care what you say, Annie on Onward is sublime. Just beautiful. Let's remember that she's 71 now and doesn't have the same strength behind her vocals.

[profusion]

A little odd that there's only one bassist on a Chris Squire tribute album, but I suppose Sherwood knows more about Squire's bass style than anyone else.

[stickman393]

I wish the "small hall" reverb hadn't been applied across the board, it sounds like... (I've only listened to two tracks so far, perhaps the others aren't so affected)

[arturs]

i gave this a listen on Bandcamp. The vocals are indeed totally overprocessed but it doesn't take away the enjoyment for me, personally. That being said, there's little point in buying this. I'll listen twice and it'll sit on the shelf, just like every other "tribute" album I've ever bought.

[gearHed289]

there's little point in buying this. I'll listen twice and it'll sit on the shelf, just like every other "tribute" album I've ever bought.

This ^^^. I know some people enjoy them, but I've never been a fan of these tribute albums. I jumped right to Parallels, and it's pretty much what I expected. A nice cover, but doesn't hold a candle to the original.

[Boophka]

A little odd that there's only one bassist on a Chris Squire tribute album, but I suppose Sherwood knows more about Squire's bass style than anyone else.

Miguel Bass. Tony Levin!??

This ^^^. I know some people enjoy them, but I've never been a fan of these tribute albums. I jumped right to Parallels, and it's pretty much what I expected. A nice cover, but doesn't hold a candle to the original.

I'm sure they all had a blast making it, for sure. Are any of these better than a version with Squire? No. But fun hearing their interpretations. A little too on the wet/saucy side with effects. But Jon Davison does sound pretty good on OTSWOF.