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Points: 596 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 07:20
Originally posted by yargh yargh wrote:

I like it.  I'd throw it a B+, and it probably is the best non-Bruford solo album by any Yes member.   


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!
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 08:16
Originally posted by S Lang S Lang wrote:

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?

Has no voice? he has a great voice and I love it personally.

Glad he decided to sing!
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Points: 9 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 08:37

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.

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Points: 7456 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 09:16
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.

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Points: 596 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 13:28
Originally posted by Moribund Moribund wrote:

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.



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& amp; amp;KW=moraz
If anyone like it (not me at all), you can download some excerpts  from Vímana recorded with him.



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Points: 443 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 14:13
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by S Lang S Lang wrote:

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?

Has no voice? he has a great voice and I love it personally.

Glad he decided to sing!

Chris Squire is a great singer!!!!!!!!!!!
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Points: 17 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2005 at 18:58

Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

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

 

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!



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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2005 at 03:06
Originally posted by raindance raindance wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by S Lang S Lang wrote:

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?

Has no voice? he has a great voice and I love it personally.

Glad he decided to sing!

Chris Squire is a great singer!!!!!!!!!!!

A show of hands for Mr. Squire's vocals                    
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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.
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