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Fish out of Water |  | Artist: Chris Squire
Label: Wounded Bird
Category: Music
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 91682
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 8159
UPC: 066414081592
EAN: 0066414081592
ASIN: B000CSUMBW
Release Date: November 27, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Hold Out Your Hand | | • | You By My Side | | • | Silently Falling | | • | Lucky Seven | | • | Safe (Canon Song) |
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 Fantastic March 2, 2006
A. Bittan (Uckfield UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The best Yes solo album, by a long way. After making the album Relayer, Yes briefly split to allow the band members to produce their own solo work. This was Chris Squire#x27;s offering. Squire is not John Anderson, and the songs on this album retain the musicianship and complexity of Yes without the tweeness of Anderson#x27;s lyrics and vocals. And boy, is there some incredible musicianship on this album. For example a manic piece of keyboard work by Patrick Moraz on "Silently Falling", and some wonderful orchestration on "Safe (Canon Song)" the denoument of the album which is awesome and stays just the right side of overblown. pI love this album to bits.
Essential June 30, 2004
Mr Mark A Baynham
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For anyone exploring the Yes back catalogue, or rediscovering old favourites, this is required listening. brFreed from the creative tensions of Yes, Chris Squire produced this very beautiful album, by far the best of all the solo projects in my opinion. brIt is a very complete work, almost a single piece which demands to listened to as a whole.brI am biased, of course, because this album is an old freind, but it still gels and delights as much as ever.
I hate to agree with all the other reviewers... April 20, 2006
Robert Frampton (Dartford, UK)
... but there's no denying this is the best of the Yes solo albums. I got through two vinyl copies of this I loved it so much!
br /Can't add much to what the other reviewers have already said, except that I feel this is one of the very few successful examples of integrating rock music with an orchestra. The ebb and flow of music has an almost visceral quality that (with the obvious exception of the rather large number of people currently attempting to sell their copies on Marketplace) has captured the hearts and minds of most of us that have heard it.
br /One of my favourite albums of all time.
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br /Addendum 2009: the deluxe reissue adds little I would call absolutley vital. Squire's commentary is interesting, but I'll probably not listen to it again. The (mimed) TV studio performances are distinctly odd (who are they aimed at?) and for curiosity value only.
Prog rock genius at work June 7, 2003
Touring Mars (London, UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
'Fish Out Of Water' is almost a lost Yes album, but Chris Squire really lets rip here with some frantic tracks that rock harder than anything in the Yes back catalogue. Armed with ample support from Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz amongst others, Squire shows the full force of his powerhouse approach to how the bass can be played. 'Hold Out Your Hand' is a distinctive and memorable track, but 'Silently Falling' is probably the best song on the album. Starting off with some peaceful flute, you are lulled into a false sense of security. As the vocal section starts, the song starts to build momentum, until the vocals end and the music starts doing the talking. When Squire and Bruford get going, there are few rhythm sections that can match the raw power and excellence of their playing. Apologies if I'm wrong here, but the Organ solo sounds like it must be Patrick Moraz, and is very reminiscent of the sort of frantic playing he produces on 'Relayer', but whoever it is, it is one hell of a star turn!pSafe (Canon Song) is an even longer track that goes much the same way as the brilliant 'Silently Falling', and the 'climax' to the song (and the album) is taken to almost ridiculous extremes! 'You By My Side' and 'Lucky Seven' are not so good, so otherwise I'd happily give this album a 5/5 rating, but I think that with 3 great tracks, they deserve a star each and the excellent musicianship of Squire and co. deserves a star in itself too, so 4/5 sounds about right. If you like your progressive rock albums like Yes's 'Relayer' or King Crimson's 'Red', this album will delight. A real hidden gem of an album.
This album is the Squire's definition of Bass guitar lines October 23, 2002
Nicola Lamberti (New York)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album has for sure some of the YES influence of the early 70's although rarely the CD has the beautiful complexity of Cds like "Relayer" or "Going for the one". There is a lot of attention to the melody of the song and the bass lines that Chris performs are ipnotic and interesting. I personaly really like this Cd and it is a good experience for whom , like me, loves the Bass guitar in all the yes albums. It is easy already from the first song to understand that the Bass has nearely the same importance of the voice in this record. The voice of Chris Squire is similar to the Yes's lead singer, but a little less clean and powerful.brIf compared to Relayer, this CD disappears, it is not the same tipe of music. I would say that it is more the melodic side of the good Yes of the 70es. Again this album is a five if you like the Chris way of playing the bass guitar, for the rest is a 4/5.brEnjoy!
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