TROUT MASK REPLICA

EDIT summer 09 - A-This is not so for song orientated album Q-Is this human orientated? A-It's hard to understand it, it takes time Q-And is it even possible? I mean, I've tried some of the hardest prog rock delicate things (like Van der Graaf Generator, Anglagard etc) and I often liked them. So it's probably not me. This album is one of the most reviewed/rated ones and has so great rating, that it seems like bad dream to me. Every cell of my brain is shouting in confusion what is wrong. With this situation, average is that mostly 4-5 ratings are given. More of 5 stars, so these 1-2-3 will counterweight it. I'm giving frickin 1 star, it's my only 1 star (except Queen's latest "effort" which I take as blasphemy). But Queen at least have melody, though not artistic/prog qualities in their latest. A-not everyone will like it Q-Indeed, some of the bands (as I said, VdGG) have similar "problem". Listeners are often relieved and enjoy it much more when they finally get into it. But I just don't think there is something as a "prize". There were tries to get together image and sound. Take for example The Wall, or Tommy. Or Help!. OK, this is different. Strange, it's same haunting as The Wall, but far less interesting.

-I'm aware that I'm broking one of the rules by partially quoting some of the previous posts, I just needed them to amplify my edit. To finally, after months of deciding, to say it.

Actually, this is the worst album I've ever met. And I tried maybe few hundred albums in rock genre, I've enjoyed lot of them, but this is (how they say it sometimes in English speaking countries, but not on this page), really pain in the a-s. I know that it's not right to mention others in my review words of others, but this album deserves it. And, by the way, lot of others, not only users, but prog reviewers done so too.

Well, you can say, that it's the masterpiece. But I, personally, see this as mystification. That those, who gave it five stars fooled themselves, covered their eyes with pink sunglasses and just raised martyrdom and suffering when listening to this album to other side. To pleasure moments. Well, or I and few others aren't intelligent/delicate enough to appreciate this piece of music. Please, don't take this as offense, it's simple. When this album has around 3.91 rating and when considering that I'm giving this one star rating, then my opinion is far from being average. But at least it's tolerated to have so low rating on this record. EDIT: I wouldn't wait to tell anyone when somebody will give 1 star rating to something like The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon and so on, thank you for being tolerant here

Oh boy, I just don't see any masterpiece, any goodness in this record. I can't find anything nice/ beautiful on this. It's not for soft-hearted ? Is it even for humans ? I've listened to this Trout thing and now I'm repairing my destroyed mind with Premiata Forneria Marconi to hear something normal. I must say (as a excuse) that I love Frank Zappa, especially his first two albums. I'm not against experimental music and absolutely not against weird lyrics. King of Prunes ? It's not normal, but it's great. But this, weird weirdishness is probably not my cup of tea. I don't want to fool myself, be blind to this ugliness and enjoy torment. Not if there is thousands of better and more pleasant things. Am I right ? I hope so.

I know that it may look strong to gave only one star, but this album can be accepted fully or you can disagree, also fully. I strongly disagree. That's my opinion.