Fish Out of Water - Chris Squire

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A spectacular album, and I agree with the "too jazzy for Yes, too symphonic for Crimson" perspective. FOOW is one of the absolute best entries in the Yes alumnus solo canon, and I cannot vote for any one song over the other. It's best listened to from beginning to end.

Poll Question: What is your favorite song?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Hold Out Your Hand	16	[29.09%]
You By My Side	2	[3.64%]
Silently Falling	19	[34.55%]
Lucky Seven	9	[16.36%]
Safe (Canon Song)	9	[16.36%]
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verslibre Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Offline Points: 15007	Posted: July 01 2015 at 10:09
	A spectacular album, and I agree with the "too jazzy for Yes, too symphonic for Crimson" perspective. FOOW is one of the absolute best entries in the Yes alumnus solo canon, and I cannot vote for any one song over the other. It's best listened to from beginning to end.
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Libor10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 19 2005 Location: Czech republic Status: Offline Points: 692	Posted: July 03 2015 at 04:21
	I voted for Silently Falling but I could vote for Hold Out Your Hand too or maybe any other song here. The whole record is great and definitely 'Yessish'. And by the listening to FOOW I realised how great player and composer Chris was. And even as he wasn't solo vocalist, his contribution to Yes sound with his backing vocals are indisputable. I couldn't believe he is gone as Yes with him was some certainity for me over the years... :-(


PrognosticMind Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 02 2014 Location: New Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 1195	Posted: July 03 2015 at 05:27
	"Hold Out Your Hand".
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Daysbetween Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 12 2006 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 1036	Posted: July 03 2015 at 10:04
	Been playing this daily this week on my ipod after a few years of zero plays. Somuch music and not enough time. Silently falling got my vote but there's not a weak track on the album.

dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20468	Posted: July 03 2015 at 13:37
	Hadn't played it for quite a while so I went back and listened . Good solid album but not something that knocks my socks off.....but it does have a very nice feel to it...dreamy at times and obviously Yes like but also ....different.
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jayem Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 21 2006 Location: Switzerland Status: Offline Points: 981	Posted: July 04 2015 at 14:34
	Safe, because the beginning is what I first fondly recall from the album, ...and the more because it gets less votes than it deserves !
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Barbu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 09 2005 Location: infinity Status: Offline Points: 30845	Posted: July 04 2015 at 15:21
	Lucky Seven

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	I really like Lucky seven and Safe.

Rednight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 18 2014 Location: Mar Vista, CA Status: Offline Points: 4807	Posted: July 04 2015 at 17:47
	Wasn't Fish Out of Water the first '75 Yes solo album out of gate? Much praise has been given one of the others by Jon Anderson, but that one might as well have been performed by the Mike Curb Congregation - it pales in comparison to Fish'. Anyway, Hold Out Your Hand gets my vote here. As an opener, it unleashed Squire's master stroke upon our befuddled senses, and we became that much better because of it.
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