“You Can Be Saved” may not be the best composition by Yes bass maestro Chris Squire, but it deserved to have been completed.
The song, later found on the extended deluxe edition of 1978’s Tormato, is only of demo quality. But it has solid melodic underpinnings, a hook and seems to have a vocal structure that would have suited Squire and Yes frontman Jon Anderson.
“You Can Be Saved” uses synthesizers, presumably by Rick Wakeman, and Squire’s bass and bass pedals as the main foundation. One can almost hear space for Steve Howe’s Les Paul Jr. guitar, as well as a 3/4 time Alan White drum pattern. Anderson and Squire’s vocals, while tentative, serve as a good guide for a finished product.
It’s unclear why the song wasn’t finished for Tormato or added to a future Yes, Conspiracy or Chris Squire Experience project. Such speculation is the joy of being a Yes fan.
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