Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
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Topic: Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
Posted By: Zappa
Subject: Chris Squire - Fish out of Water
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 08:16
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In case any of you have missed this gem, then you have to check it out. It's a fantastic album and in my humble opinion, better than what Yes were turning out at the time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/qgqv/ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/qgqv/ http://www.amazon.com/Fish-out-Water-Chris-Squire/dp/B000005S6Z - http://www.amazon.com/Fish-out-Water-Chris-Squire/dp/B000005S6Z ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 08:41
I for one haven't missed it, and have even given it five stars in my review . We have the remastered edition that was released a couple of years ago, and the album is a frequent guest in our CD player .
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 10:57
Like it, too. Even though he was only a Yessman on one album, Patrick Moraz's i (aka Story of i) is a similar gem, as is Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow. 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:24
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I have not missed it, and enjoy it a lot. It has a lineup of some great musicians.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:30
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Not even close to either Relayer or Going for the One, the two closest Yes albums I think.
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Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:33
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Good point about Going For The One, but I've never got on with Relayer. I'm a a guitarist and a big yes fan but Steve Howe kind of spoils things for me on Relayer. ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:34
What don't you like about Howe's playing on Relayer? ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:38
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Fish Out of Water is excellent, and a 5 stars piece from a bassist. Definitely better than any post-Relayer album. |
Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:40
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I think it's more his tone than anything, but beyond Fragile he did over play on a lot of the albums. He solo's pretty much all over Going For The One too, but I do love that album. ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 11:44
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Hmmm....interesting. I've always loved his playing on all of those mid 70s albums. One of my favorite guitarists, both acoustic and electric.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 15:27
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I prefer Fish Out Of Water to any other Yes-related piece of music I've heard. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 22:31
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Finally uploaded Squire & Moraz from LP to my PC. O.K. ... wait, I'm checking to make sure I've got a secure and easy means of escape .... here goes .... Fish out ff Water sounds like Sting (the singing is what got me fixed on that idea) attempting a prog album. Moraz - the Story of I - is a nice cirriculum vitae for a traveling keyboard whiz. Both are decent works, but none show that extra spark that their "group" efforts (Yes for both, Moody Blues for Moraz) showed them to be a big part of. I.E. they help make the whole greater than the sum of the parts, but when apart on their own, the hole left by the others is too big for them to fill. ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 23:00
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One of my all time favorite albums. Silently Falling has been known to make me fight back tears
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 07 2009 at 23:28
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an excellent album, one of the best albums released as a solo artist by a Yes member ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:26
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I don't know if you guys saw my post about my band Mr. So & So. But you really should check us out www.myspace.com/mrsoandso While the singer and I were at college, we were taught by such a cool lecturer. It was like the school of rock, I'd go home with copies of Fragile, Wish you were here and other big albums but also gems such as Fish out of water or the Hughes & Thrall album or even albums bands like Egg or Caravan. All these influences then it turn shaped our music. Please give us listen :) Dave ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:31
That one is a fantastic album, even if not prog by any stretch of the imagination. I am a major Glenn Hughes fan, and he's my favourite singer of all time. Anyway, I'll be sure to check your band out... Cross my heart and hope to die ! |
Zappa wrote:Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:34
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It is a fantastic album. After I mentioned the album it went straight on. 'Coast to Coast' is an amazing song with a fantastic solo :)
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:42
^Coast to Coast was originally written by Trapeze  Make sure to check Trapeze, if you haven't |
Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:46
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Ooooo I will, thanks for the information :) ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:52
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^ha cool, tell me what you think about them, when you have checked them. 2 of Trapeze albums, are MUSTS for Hughes fans: Medusa and You Are The Music(having Coast to Coast) Also if you're not aware of, though I'm sure you are, that Deep Purple had Hughes in 3 of their albums, which I highly recomend you, if you haven't heard |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 11:41
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Absolutely wonderful album, from the first to the last song. Melodies, harmonies, instrumentation, everything is fantastic. One of the best solo albums by a Yes member, if not the best. Great keyboards by Moraz on the album by the way. |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: March 09 2009 at 11:16
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: March 09 2009 at 11:38
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What always gets me is the overall atmosphere of the album. It's so consistent from start to finish and serves as a fantastic example of why the rhythm section of Bruford/Squire was one of the best ever in rock. A great album that has aged quite well. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 09 2009 at 11:45
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I agree with you Chicapah. Like I said earlier and trust me on this. If you like this kind of music please visit www.mrsoandso.com ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: March 09 2009 at 12:57
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If I find Fish out of Water so-so, should I still visit mrsoandso.com ?
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Posted By: Zappa
Date Posted: March 09 2009 at 13:05
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lol yeah of course. We are really quite good....trust me :) lol good call, that made me laugh. ------------- Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment. |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: May 08 2009 at 07:02
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My papa has this on Record
And we got it on CD about two years ago, one of the first albums to get me truely hooked on Prog. ------------- 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: May 08 2009 at 15:47
It's definitely a  album and a must-have for any Yes fan. It is better than any other solo album from a Yes member and it proves that Chris Squire's input in the band is essential. Therefore it deserves a place among masterpieces like The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge and Relayer. ------------- 
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Posted By: AlanOB
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 08:56
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Finally got around to listening to this. Awesome stuff. Better than Relayer (which is fairly overrated) in my opinion. Lucky Seven is completely out of left field. Funky as hell and a massive surprise from someone like Squire. Great track. Squire's vocals are also great. He sounds a lot like Anderson at times aswell, especially on Silently Falling, but of course that's no bad thing. 4 stars for me. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 09:23
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I'd put Olias and Moraz i ahead, but it is certainly one of those obscure gems worth getting.
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 10:05
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I just ordered this album yesterday (the "deluxe" edition). I've already heard a few songs so I know I won't be dissappointed.
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 14:01
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You won't be dissappointed, as many have said it's one of the best solo albums made by Yes members along with some Wakeman's work. There we can notice that he was an essential part of Yes sound.
BTW I sold my vynil of Olias years ago and haven't got it on cd, maybe i will enjoy it more if i listen it now. The vynil edition was really beautifull, is there a cd version well done? |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: May 23 2009 at 15:58
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I find it overall worthwhile, but I always skip "You By My Side" and get weary of Silently Falling's cacophanous passages, and Safe is never-ending (not in a good way). So we've got a very good EP left.
I agree with Slartibartfast that Moraz' Story of i is the superior offering from the '75-'76 solo-Yes period.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 12:12
The CD I have has all the artwork but you will need a magnifying glass. Shame on you for for selling off your vinyl.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: May 24 2009 at 15:20
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Yes, now i regret i sold/traded most of my vynils when cd came out. Now the closest you can have to the original vynils artwork are the minilp sleeves wich are quite expensive and as you say, they're so small that you'll need a magnifyng glass.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 26 2009 at 05:07
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Great album. An equal to "i" in my opinion, and far better than the rather dull and twee Olias. oops......
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