Chris Squire - Fish out of the water
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Topic: Chris Squire - Fish out of the water
Posted By: Prog-Brazil
Subject: Chris Squire - Fish out of the water
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 15:22
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Wonderful album!! I can not stop to listen
it.
I think it is the unreleased album from
Yes.
Anyone agree?
------------- Let the sunshine in |
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 15:56
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I agree with the first part. It's a great album. But it's not unreleased. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 15:57
| I think it's great too. Considering that Moraz and Bruford played on it, the style is similar to Yes's and Squire does all of the vocals, one could consider it a lost Yes album (much like Voyage of the Acolyte is to Genesis). As Evolver said, though, it's not exactly unreleased. |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 16:07
| Great album, best of the Yes "solo" projects of 75/76 I think. Maybe gave Chris Squire the confidence to pen "Parallels" for GFTO. |
Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 16:33
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It is great album, but I like Olias Of Sunhillow better. And all Yes fans know of the conflict between Bill and Chris which spoiled the planned reunion of CTTE line up, which eventually ended up as ABWH. Does not the presence of Bill on Fish Out Of Water seem strange in these circumstances, does it? ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: hcnoer
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 16:50
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Great indeed, listening to it right now actually, but I also do like Olias better. |
Posted By: yargh
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 16:53
| I like it. I'd throw it a B+, and it probably is the best non-Bruford solo album by any Yes member. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 17:30
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Great album
------------- 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: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 17:46
wasn't Parallels a leftover from the 'Fish' sessions? I remember hearing back in the distant past that it was. Not 'good' enough for the Squire album, yet good enough for Yes.  If true it says alot for the quality of Fish to anyone who hasn't heard it. A GREAT album!------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Phil wrote:Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 17:48
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Bass Guitar is amazing on it.
------------- "Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2005 at 20:54
oh yeah, that's a given with Squire. I was really impressed with his ability to handle the lead vocals. Much more than just harmonies with Anderson and Howe. Not to mention his compositional skills. If it were 'mere' bass playing alone it wouldn't be half as good as the album ended up being. It's really good.... music. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 05:17
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Bass...unparalleled ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: S Lang
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 06:09
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I love this album, not because it's dark, but because it's rather heavy. Squire does a very good job on the bottom line and Mel Collins just lifts the whole thing. Pity that Squire decided to sing, for he has no voice, just like Howe - but one gets used to it after a while... Any one of you bothered to review it? |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 12:35
you're kidding right, Squire has no voice....compared to who or what? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 04:42
I bought the album when it was released and I played Safe (Canon Song)and Silently Falling every morning for about 6 months before leaving home for school in the mornings  ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 04:48
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"Hold out your hand" is a great cut, I love the video of it on the
Yesyears" DVD, with Bruford and Moraz. I prefer the Moraz album "Story of I" as an album, but don't know if it counts as a "Yes solo album", since he didn't record with them after that (though they did tour Relayer once more). |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 10:05
I agree completely. Mr. Squire has hidden talents. He proves himself to be an excellent composer. I wish he made more high quality albums like that. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 20:35
I agree as well. Fantastic album, start to finish. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Prog-Brazil
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 07:06
Ok, I meant: it is the lost Yes album.. well, you get it :) Thanks for advise me. ------------- Let the sunshine in |
Posted By: Moribund
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 07:15
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Yes me too - thought 'i' was amazing, though sound quality a bit thin on the old vinyl. Some terrific compositions, great solos, poor vocals (sadly) but VERY prog and brimming with ideas. His subsequent solo albums degenerated into sub-standard Brazilian jazz. ------------- New Progressive Rock Live show now touring UK theatres! www.masterpiecestheconcert.co.uk |
Posted By: Prog-Brazil
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 07:20
Yeah! I didn't know what album from Yes member solo is better. Now I listened Chris Squire and I could know it is the best! ------------- Let the sunshine in |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 08:16
Has no voice? he has a great voice and I love it personally. Glad he decided to sing! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: duncanparsons
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 08:37
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It's always been one of my favourite albums, and the overall production is superb. The composition, the playing, the choice of soloists. Jimmy Hastings makes a good contribution as well as Moraz and Collins. Lucky Seven would be my favourite track, I guess.. If you listen to the production, there are very few flaws; admittedly, the recording isn't as clean as it could be, they were obviously driving the desks close to the edge (if you will), but you can still hear every note perfectly. I would hold it up to the production of 'Perilous Journey' (Gordon Giltrap), 'Crime of the Century' (Supertramp) and 'One of a Kind' (Bruford). Sure, they're all quite different styles, but the production values are superb on these cuts. DSP ------------- When in command, ponder When in trouble, delegate When in doubt, mumble |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 09:16
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Chris Squire was a guest on Stuart Maconie's Freakzone on BBC6 a couple of weeks ago,promoting the album and reformation of Syn,his pre-Yes psych-pop band.To be honest,it didn't sound too hot IMHO. -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Prog-Brazil
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 13:28
That's because he played with Vímana (a seventies
brazilian band). I comment it in: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10440&KW=moraz - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10440& amp; amp;KW=moraz
If anyone like it (not me at all), you can download
some excerpts from
Vímana recorded with him.
------------- Let the sunshine in |
Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 14:13
Chris Squire is a great singer!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Wandering Days
Date Posted: October 31 2005 at 18:58
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Oh yeah, those have always been my 2 favorite songs on the album, though the whole thing works great together. When I finally could afford to start replacing my old vinyl collection, Fish Out of Water and Olias of Sunhillow were the first solo albums I replaced. Both are good, but Olias leaves me depressed, not so with Fish. And the bass playing on Fish is amazing to listen to! ------------- Past all mortals as we, here we can be. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: November 01 2005 at 03:06
A show of hands for Mr. Squire's vocals |
Posted By: carpetcrawl
Date Posted: November 01 2005 at 07:11
| Well while on this topic, when YES toured Australia I meet the band, and as usual Chris arrived late at the party "whers the beer", someone asked him about Fish Out Of Water, his reply, "thats a very intresting question, as I have been thinking of doing a DVD format for it"from the man himself, well he had had a few, not Chris, thats unlike him isnt it. |