Fish Out Of Water vs. Lizard
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Topic: Fish Out Of Water vs. Lizard
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Subject: Fish Out Of Water vs. Lizard
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 21:46
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Listened to both of these today. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 21:59
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Not a bad match-up. Went with Fish'. My fave from 1975. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 22:38
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FooW is one of my favorite albums of all time. Lizard is not ------------- 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 22:55
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While Fish out of Water is a good album, Lizard is more to my taste. In fact, it may be my favourite King Crimson album. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: June 21 2021 at 23:15
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Prince Squire Awakens. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 00:55
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Squire for sure. ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 01:17
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The reptile ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 03:13
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I'll go with Lizard, but Fish is a great album. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Dark Ness
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 05:07
Ditto !
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Hrychu wrote:Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 05:48
| Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 06:39
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Lizard. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 06:40
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Mr. Squire ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 06:41
| I cannot choose. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 06:47
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FOOW 3.5* Lizard 2* No contest! ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Ronstein
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 08:44
| Fish by a mile |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 08:49
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Crimso ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 13:46
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KC, but not by much. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 14:25
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Fish ooW! and album I absolutely love! but admit I haven't heard Lizard much ------------- Z |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 17:54
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Lizard by a landslide ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 22:26
| Lizard, just for Prince Rupert Awakes / Bolero. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 23:35
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Make mine Fish tonight. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: June 22 2021 at 23:45
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Well this has turned out to be a pretty close poll! Anyone care to discuss why they prefer one over the other? For me, I've only just listened to Fish Out Of Water for the first time a couple days ago, so I may need to let the hype settle down from this one. Lizard is a great album, and was one of my favorites from KC for a long while. Right now, while I do love the beautiful tapestry of sounds that makes Lizard work (really it's like scales), the tunes themselves aren't among KC's most accomplished. And Gordon, while not a bad singer, does begin to pale in comparison to Greg or John after sitting with them all for a while. That's not to say Squire's a much better singer himself. You can tell he's used to being a backup vocalist on FooW, but the compositions and melodies are all incredible. I could just hear Jon Anderson singing Hold Out Your Hand on, say, Going For The One (it would probably be a better inclusion on that album that the title track, well in my opinion anyway). The term symphonic prog isn't usually taken so literally unless you're Renaissance, and that's much to this album's benefit. The orchestral segues between each song make for an epic listening experience. The shorter tunes work, the longer tunes work, each one is unique, Bruford gets a few good moments to shine while returning to a drum sound reminiscent of his time in Yes more than in KC. It's just great stuff all around. So it's Fish for me. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: June 23 2021 at 00:10
Two stars for Lizard is a bit harsh!
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Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: June 23 2021 at 01:29
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Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water. ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 23 2021 at 09:58
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Like both but KC ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |