Lizard....WTF

no dont bother the pennies dropped. in my opinion

I like KC very much, but I must confess that they are not my preferred band in Prog Rock (I even like more the swedish bands that are influenced by them, like the trio ANGLABERKDOTEN...)

But when we talk about "Lizard"... This is a phenomenal album, very difficult at the first leastening, but fantastic when you "understand" it best... And you need to see the history of the band at that time... After a masterpiece (ITCOTCK), they came with a great album (ITWOP) but with a big problem: seemed to be a repetition of the anterior album. After bad critics, Fripp decided to try something new, and all their new bandmates contribute with that decision (it's a transition formation, but they worked very fine). Well, I don't like Haskell's vocals, but it don't jeopardize the final work...

To talk the truth, their next album, "Islands", was the real problem... This is the only one uninspired moment of Fripp in the seventies...

 

one of my personal crimson faves. The title track is incredible, Jon Anderson does a great job.

I really liked Lizard when I first heard it, but It's never been a masterpiece for me. It's still a very good album though.

I would rate it 7/10

I think it's a brilliant album.

 

If you're not a jazz fan I can see how you wouldn't like lizard though. But I personally love it to death.

Soulman wrote: A long time ago that's what I used to think, but now after listening to King Crimson's albums, I love all of them! Red is defintely a very raw (about 3 different instruments on one album; a rarity in prog!) and quite brilliantly structured album. Though i appreciate albums like Lizard, which I do not particularly favour above some albums, but still do enjoy somewhat. I'll agree that Haskell's vocals are not really enjoyable for me to listen to; I kind of feel like I'm listening to like a cheesy children's album. I'll appreciate Lizard, especially how early it was made. The way the instrumentation is laid out on the mizing of album is quite brilliant. I kind of get lost in the Cirkus song like I really am in a circus. Definetely Lizard isn't quite up to par with some albums, but it's a very different album. The only way I can describe Lizard is like children's music album, just because of how playful the music is on it.

Red features lots of different instruments, aside from the guitar/bass & drums there's sax's, cornet, oboe, cello, viloin and of course... mellotron.

Lizard is OTT, Fripp's first KC album as the main writer, but thats part of it's charm, it's extreme!!!

Beautiful and scary mellotron, amazing fripp guitar playing, especially the acoustic work on Cirkus. Keith Tippett plus his horn section certainly make it sound different to the other albums as well. 

I like it, but at the same time I dont!?

My favourite 'if only': Ian and Mike did not leave in dec 69, but  Keith Tippett(as a member not a guest) and Mel Collins still came on board, now that would have been one hell of a band!!!

TheLostChord wrote: Prince rupert awakes, thats it, lady of dancing water is good but i mean, anyone couldve written it! very simple.

why don't you write songs like that?  do you really think is THAT easy??

come on! is a good album!