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King Crimson - Lizard [HDCD Remaster] (1970)

Genre: Progressive Rock

Review by Bob Eichler @ Buy Book at Lowest Price on Amazon

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The pre-Bruford era is my least favorite of Crimson's periods, but of that group of albums Lizard is probably my favorite. This one just sounds more demented than any other KC album, and also shows a strange sense of humor which is probably what makes me like it. "Indoor Games" and "Happy Family" are great twisted songs, with the lyrics to the latter supposedly being about the Beatles (it's not very apparent, and I didn't really believe it until I noticed the four very Beatlish looking characters on the cover under the "I" in Crimson).

The disc bogs down a bit in the middle with "Lady of the Dancing Waters" and "Prince Rupert Awakes" being a little too twee for my tastes (although it's fun to hear Jon Anderson singing about staking a lizard by the throat). The "Bolero" section is nicely done (and the only part of the album that Fripp saw fit to include on the Frame by Frame boxed set), and the segue into it from the "Prince Rupert" section is very well done (except for that damn tape flutter in the opening cornet note). The remainder of the album is on par with the quality of the other early KC discs.

If you're looking to hear the band at their oddest, give Lizard a try. Even if you ignore the strange parts, there's still plenty on the album to appeal to fans of the band's other early work.

Tracklisting:

1. Cirkus (including Entry of the Chameleons) (6:27)

2. Indoor Games (5:38)

3. Happy Family (4:23)

4. Lady of the Dancing Water (2:47)

5. Lizard (23:15):

- a) Prince Rupert Awakes

- b) Bolero - The Peacock's Tale

- c) The Battle of the Glass Tears

- - I) Dawn Song

- - II) Last Skirmish

- - III) Prince Rupert's Lament

- d) Big Top

Total Time: 42:30

Line-Up:

- Robert Fripp / guitar, mellotron, electric keyboards & devices

- Mel Collins / flute & saxes

- Gordon Haskell / bass guitar & vocals

- Andy McCulloch / drums

- Peter Sinfield / words & pictures

WITH:

- Robin Miller / oboe & cor anglais

- Mark Charig / cornet

- Nick Evans / trombone

- Keith Tippet / piano & electric piano

- Jon Anderson of YES / vocals on "Prince Rupert Awakes"

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** Apparently this rip is from the 2005 UICE-9053 HDCD remaster, but the scans included refer to the 2000 PCCY-01423 30th anniversary gold remaster. I tested this out in WMP, and indeed, the HDCD logo appears, although this logo is nowhere to be found on any of the scans, so apparently it is simply a matter of mislabeling...

Rating:
2.5 out of 5 by Book123