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SirPsycho388
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Topic: Lizard Posted: January 06 2006 at 00:55 |
I'm currently feeling myself becoming more interested in KING CRIMSON. I have In The Court of the Crimson King and The Power To Believe... and I want to start going through the KC career starting with their early era. I want to get Lizard next, but I wanna know what people think of it first. What's the general feeling toward LIZARD??? |
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Harold Dupont
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:01 |
That's a Fripp's classic, and it really represents the early Crimson. Personnally, I think it's the second best after Lark's, because the music is very intelligent and the sound is unique. The title song is amazing, and it's a very good and short album that you can easily listen from the beginning to the end without any blink. Good listening, fellow...
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NetsNJFan
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 12 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3047 |
Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:13 |
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
beautiful music |
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Zac M
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:19 |
That's all that need be said. While you're at it, get Islands, too. Those are two of my favorite Krimson releases. |
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greenback
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:26 |
lizard is their most jazzy album. not brutal like larks, red & bible black, but it is not as mellow as tracks like moonchild, i talk to the wind & cadence. VERY jazzy, sometimes approaching frank sinatra's orchestra!
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andYouandI45
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:39 |
Very Good. the song lizard itself is fantastic.
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Ricochet
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:41 |
Not my favourite at all.
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Ironing Mike
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 01:42 |
Lizard would be my desert island KC choice. Happy family, one hand clap!
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Bj-1
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 06:13 |
A very good album, some really jazzy moments but not too often though. Get Lark's Tongues In Aspic and In The Wake of Poseidon first, then get this one.
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Winter Wine
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 12 2005 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 1140 |
Posted: January 06 2006 at 06:17 |
Lizard is an AMAZING achievement, how some people can call this album bad just baffles me! Every song on it is great, See my review bud
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Phil
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 17 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1881 |
Posted: January 06 2006 at 06:47 |
I think your suggestion to get Lizard next is an excellent choice.
After that I would suggest you go for its successor, Larks Tongues in
Aspic, or Red.
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ANDREW
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 10:09 |
I accord. |
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Gentle Ronnie
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 12:15 |
My KC favourite.
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Chris_Kemp
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 12:46 |
Lizard is the most unique King Crimson album in my opinion. It takes some getting used to, but reaps repeated rewards upon repeated listenings. When it came out there was nothing that quite sounded like it, and that is still true today! Some of the keyboard sounds are just incredible. How did Fripp do it? I can see why people may not like it, but I think its one of their most overlooked. "Cirkus" and "Indoor Games" are awesome. People rag on Gordon Haskelll's vocals, and they are technically lacking, but somehow it just adds to the atmosphere. And the epic Lizard, from which the album gets its title is breathtaking and beautiful in passages. You even get a John Anderson guest vocal. Look into it. |
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Winter Wine
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 12 2005 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 1140 |
Posted: January 06 2006 at 15:45 |
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Flip_Stone
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 15:55 |
Lizard is good. It's a bit different from the first two albums. Greg Lake and Michael Giles are gone. Gordon Haskell does a decent with the vocals. There's somewhat less mellotron. There are more horns on the album (through guest musicians). The songs include some funky, jazzy, and psychedelic elements not on the first two. Probably more consistent than Posiedon. Opening track Cirkus, and the second half of the song Lizard, are particularly powerful.
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validictorian
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 22:27 |
For the first 46 years of my life the only King Crimson I owned was Starless and Bible Black (I still think the first side of that is terrific).In the last three years I think I've purchased ten more. Lizard and Islands are both worth about a month long listen.
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a soldier and a conquerer... dying to be free
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Laurent
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:54 |
Out of the first 3. I like Lizard more then ITWOP, but not as much as ITCOTCK.
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Publius84
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:55 |
Excellent album
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Leo Karmev
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:19 |
While the early crimsons are not my favourite (I think 72-74 is the best period), they got a very special ambiance about them, especially lizard and islands. So yes it's a good choice, but don't worry if you don't like it, because there's no crimsonalbum that sounds anything like lizard.
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