Quire [Import]

quire [import]

Track Listings

1. Blue Rondo A La Ruk

2. Misty

3. Ain't Misbehavin'

4. Django

5. Take The 'A' Train

6. Honky Tonk Train

7. Lullaby Of Birdland

8. Waltz For Debby

9. Teach Me Tonight

10. Dancers In Love

11. Body And Soul

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Fish out of Water
Chris Squire
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
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ASIN: B000PKHC56
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Hold Out Your Hand
With You By My Side
Silently Falling
Lucky Seven
Safe (Canon Song)
Lucky Seven (Bonus Track)
Dvd - Hold Out Your Hand (Promotional Film)
Dvd - You By My Side (Promotional Film)
Dvd - Interview With Chris Squire
Dvd - Fish Out Of Water (Audio Commentary With Chris Squire)

Album Details

First Released in November 1975, "Fish Out of Water" is Chris Squire's First and Only Solo Venture Outside of the Sphere of Yes. Peaking at Number 25, the Album Spent Seven Weeks in the UK Album Charts and Reached Number 69 in the USA this Re-mastered Deluxe Expanded Edition Released in Conjunction with Stone Ghost, Chris Squire's Record Label, Adds an Additional Dvd Disc Containing Promo. Videos for the Tracks `hold Out Your Hand' and `you by My Side' featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Also Added is an Interview with Chris Talking About the Album and a Track-by-track Synopsis. Finally, the Previously USA Only Version of `lucky Seven' (Edited by Tom Dowd) Has Been Added to the Audio Portion of the CD, Making the Release a Welcome Addition for Any Collector of the Yes Related Canon.

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Is this the remastered edition?
Way cool
Sophisticated and intricate prog from Yes bassist
Chris showed the band he ruled F.........ING GREAT
Fish Out of Water, Squire Out of Yes

Fish out of Water
Chris Squire
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
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ASIN: B000CSUMBW
Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

Hold Out Your Hand
You By My Side
Silently Falling
Lucky Seven
Safe (Canon Song)

Album Description

Chris Squire is best known as the original bass player for Yes. His first solo album was "Fish Out Of Water". IT reached #69 on the Billboard charts in 1976. It features Bill Bruford & Patrick Moraz.

Album Description

Chris Squire is best known as the original bass player for Yes. His first solo album was Fish Out Of Water. It reached # 69 on the Billboard charts in 1976. It features Bill Bruford & Patrick Moraz. This album is making its U.S. CD debut. Wounded Bird. 2005.

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Is this the remastered edition?.......2007-07-12

I have an import I bought in the early 80's and I wanted to know if this is a remastered edition. Can anybody tell me? I feel stupid. I just looked at one review and it is clearly stated that the album has been remastered!

Way cool.......2007-04-26

I am huge YES fan and Chris Squire is my favorite member. While others (Anderson, Wakeman, Howe) get more notice, I think Squire is the facilitator that makes it all work. This a great solo effort, showcasing Squire's vocals and musicianship. You also get some insight into how much Squire contributed to the YES creative process, and it's signature sound. There's no mistaking this music for anything put 70's prog, but it holds up incredibly well. If you're a Chris Squire fan, a YES fan, a bass fan, you won't be disappointed.

Sophisticated and intricate prog from Yes bassist.......2007-04-22

When I first purchased this 1975 album (on vinyl no less), my first impression of the record without even listening to it was that this was high quality stuff. From the outside artwork to the inner gatefold photo of Chris reflected in a car bumper, this was an impressive package (the CD is not disappointing in this respect). Of course, when I finally got to the incredible music, everything was made that much more "complete" and made me more fully aware of the significant contribution that Chris made to the overall Yes sound. Clearly, this guy was not only a phenomenal and groundbreaking bassist, but he was a top notch composer too. Of course as a huge Yes fan, I am hopelessly biased towards the "Squire can do no wrong" end of the spectrum. Undeniably though, this is a remarkable album by an equally remarkable musician and has brought me many years of enjoyment. Musically, this album is one of the strongest of the Yes solo works, although I feel that The Six Wives of King Henry VIII (Rick Wakeman, 1973); The Story of I (Patrick Moraz, 1976); and Olias of Sunhillow (Jon Anderson, 1976) are on equal footing.

On this, his debut solo album, Chris sings and plays a Rickenbacker bass and 12-string guitar. Joining Chris are former Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz (organ and bass synthesizer); former Yes and King Crimson drummer extraordinaire Bill Bruford (drum kit and percussion); ex King Crimson member Mel Collins (saxophones); Caravan alumnus Jimmy Hastings (flute); and Barry Rose (pipe organ). This last fellow is very interesting: according to the liner notes, he was the sub-organist of St. Pauls Cathedral in London and based upon what I have read, also instructed a very young Chris Squire while a member of the church choir (see Bill Martin, Music of Yes: Structure and Vision in Progressive Rock, 1996). Andrew Pryce Jackman played acoustic and electric pianos and conducted the orchestra (the orchestral parts are excellent and add a lot to the pieces).

I have to confess that as a huge Yes fan and a bassist, this album is a dream come true. Chris' trademark trebly Rickenbacker sound is all over the place and his playing is simply jaw dropping - he really pulls out all of the stops and demonstrates throughout why he is considered one of the finest bass players of his generation. But there is much, much more - he can compose lengthy, sophisticated, and proggy compositions with the best of them. It is important to note that this album is not simply Squire jamming over a drum part - the pieces are all well thought out, feature excellent melodies, harmonies, intricate ensemble work, and are well arranged. To make it all better, Squire writes great lyrics and can sing very well too. After listening to a piece like Lucky Seven, it becomes clear what he brought to Yes - a full, "big" sound that conjures up huge, Roger Dean-esque landscapes. The other players are excellent as well. Bill Bruford and Squire re-unite and the chemistry between them and the energy levels of their performances are reminiscent of definitive Yes albums like Fragile (1972) and Close to the Edge (1972). Although I love this album to death, I have to admit that the last piece just drags on for a tiny bit too long - this really is an inconsequential point though, given the general excellence of the album.

Well I have rambled on for long enough. This is an exceptional album by a musician of stunning technical ability who is capable of composing intricate and complex musical pieces. Very highly recommended to Yes fans and anybody interested in English progressive rock along with The Six Wives of King Henry VIII.

Chris showed the band he ruled F.........ING GREAT.......2007-04-11

Chris showed them band he ruled
Jon , rick and the others had to kneel, be humbler, and salute this master musician¡

fantastic piece of music. His musicians for this trip - bruford. moraz, mell collins and a small orchestra. F...........ING wild crew,
I bought the japanese cd for 25 bucks 20 years ago and it sounds incredibly well transfered to cd. Japanese did somehow put their hands into the transfer and did it well.
I have never got tired of this monumental prog,

Anderson composed Olias and it is also a fukn great record but not as as original as Fish out

Maybe wakeman in that year put out some of his older great records, but Fish out of water is special, unique, and for me the best of the solos.
and what about chris bass lines¿ they are merciless, perfect for the part, contrapuntualy brutal and melodic. His voice is, i agree, better than Anderson.

He admired the who`s John Entwistle, as said by chris himself, buying a rickenbacker after Entwistle's own and then rare bass.
For me, Squire is even better than John, a deeper bass artist. Just listen to this album ... or any of Yes stuff.
......
Check out some tracks on squire's Conspiracy. Never like before, but has great bass lines on this prog-pop band.

Fish Out of Water, Squire Out of Yes.......2007-01-09

In 1975, Yes agreed that each of its members would put out a solo album. And, although Chris Squire is without Yes on his solo effort, he was not wihtout his own contributions to Yes. "Fish Out of Water" contained the creativity and innovative forces that Squire also added to many Yes albums. Chris Squire said in 1977, "Through making solo records we'd all learned a lot and had much more to bring bach and feed to each other. It also made us all appreciate that it was probably more enjoyable playing together than doing a solo thing, which is definitely much harder work because you're in charge of it all and there isn't anyone to share it with. Going through those vibes brings you back together and gives you a sense of release -relief as well- and also a lot of knowedge has been gained." Squire exemplified his efforts and created a wonderful album.
The first two songs, "Hold Out Your Hand" and "You By My Side" were more pop-oriented, although there are definitely concepts of progressive rock in each. They also mirror each other, like each of the songs on the album do. They blend into one another and are a very easy listen.
"Silently Falling" is an interesting song. Squire chose to integrate Jimmy Hastings' soothing flute and Patrick Moraz' (also a member of Yes) equally peaceful piano. The song is very calm until Chris' repeating bassline begins to drive more and more power through it. Eventually, the sound envelopes you. Very nicely written.
"Lucky Seven" features Bill Bruford on drums. He had only left Yes a couple years before this, and shows why he is still one of the greatest drummers of all time, especially while playing in 7/8 time. He performs on the whole album and makes it one of the best albums showcasing this great rhythm section. Awakening.
"Safe (Canon Song)" is probably the best song on the album. It allows us to hear how well Chris Squire could arrange a band along with an orchestra. At the beginning, quiet verses flow until Chris sings "you'll be safe with me..." His bass slowly builds up to a deliberately powerful symphony, concluding his album on a high note.
Chris Squire is easily one of the top five bass players of all time. And, this album showcases every bit of his talent of playing, writing, and arranging. He is the greatest! Also, his voice has been overlooked several times. Although he rarely sang lead vocals for Yes, he backed Jon Anderson up with great skill and exemplified the blended voice. Even while singing solo, his voice is just as high as Jon's and has more power and depth. His arrangements on this album created a nice place for his vocals. And, although his lyrics may not have been as deep as Jon's, they are still good.
Overall, "Fish Out of Water" is a tremendously rich and deep album. Anyone who likes Yes, the bass, and good music, should listen to it all the way through at least once. However, if you do listen to it once, you may not be able to stop:) So, thank you Chris Squire for using your talents to give your fans a taste of what you have added to Yes: your entire soul.

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Mrs Henderson Presents
Absolutely infectious!!!
A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Upbeat and Fun!

Mrs. Henderson Presents

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Release Date: 2006-01-03

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Mrs Henderson Presents.......2007-05-16

A very enjoyable and at times funny movie. Judi Dench gives one of her best perfomances with excellent support from the other cast members. This is a movie one could watch several times and never tire of it. AAA+++

Absolutely infectious!!!.......2007-03-28

From start to finish, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS is the finest collection of solid standards and George Fenton's own recreated time-period evocations,fully fleshed and skillfully performed and recorded.The talents of singer Will Young will not go unnoticed, especially in his heartbreaking rendition of ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE.Your toes will be tapping,your lips will be smiling and you will be glad that this soundtrack and wonderful film are yours!You will be transported to WW2 England and you will be humming these tunes day and night.

A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia.......2006-04-23

George Fenton has put together a musical score for the completely delightful MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS that is a combination of original music deeply influenced by the time of the film (London during WW II) and some of the best 'old favorite songs' from that time. In the film the music is always present, whether in the performances on the Windmill Theater stage or in the lyricism of the acting by Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and crew.

Fenton includes such terrific oldies as Johnny Mercer's 'Goody Goody', Charles Harris' 'After the Ball', Noel Gay's 'Letting in the Sunshine', Frank Loesser's 'Blue Nightfall', and Jerome Kern's 'All the things you are'. He segues these pieces with his own fine orchestrations and the result is a score that not only enhances the mood of the film, but one that stands alone as a recording. The various performers include Camille O'Sullivan, Charlene Ford, Ciaran Connolly, Elise Audeyev, Frances Garvey, Frank Lawson, Joseph McMurray, Kate Power, Matthew Hart, Melody Squire, Rachel Lawrence, Sir Thomas Allen!, Sophie Brown, The O'Brien Sisters, Vanessa Barmby, Vicki Davids, and Victoria Hay.

This is a recording to conjure up memories not only of a successful film but also of a time when music conveyed a lot of emotion during times of stress. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

Mrs. Henderson Presents.......2006-03-24

Met ALL my expectations, having seen/loved the film - especially the orchestration, arrangements, and vocals. Sound quality superb.
I've played this CD for others - of all age groups - all agree it's a defininte winner.

Upbeat and Fun!.......2006-03-22

Love this CD for the nostalgia! My favorite track is "All the Things You Are" by J.Kern and O.Hammerstein. This year's Oscar telecast produced a montage of film clips to this track including the last scene from "Mrs. Henderson Presents" and it was so emotion granting as is the song. Many of the other songs are from a time period right before WWII, but they are just fun and upbeat -- it was the depression, people needed to be uplifted with such such songs as "Letting in the Sunshine" and "Goody Goody." Judi Dench was asked by someone in the bleachers at the Oscars how it felt to be nominated this year for Mrs. Henderson, and she answered back, "just listen to the soundtrack darling!" How great is that???!!!!

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And the word is....money
The Word id Live - Yes CD
yes por siempre
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The Word Is Live
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ELP has come and gone (twice), while Genesis is but a fading memory. Yet Yes improbably soldiers on, as much enduring artistic/philosophical state of mind as stubborn prog rock holdout. This three disc, multiple band lineup spanning collection of (mostly) previously unreleased live performances pays apt tribute to that proud, expansive mindset. While it skips almost entirely over the band's mid-`70s prime (a period already amply chronicled on the double-disc Yessongs), the band's formative era and first line-ups get showcased on raw `70-'71 performances from the BBC and Swedish Radio (the latter pair capturing some of guitarist Steve Howe's first performances with the band) on disc one, a chapter highlighted by their sprawling, if still evolving version of Paul Simon's "America"and a rare, nearly as grandiose cover of The Rascals' obscure "It's Love,"both from London '71.

Disc two focuses on arena performances from the late `70s, featuring an ambitious "Sound Chaser"from the Patrick Moraz line-up, as well as a "Big Medley"of reworked versions of some of their defining songs, with Rick Wakeman back behind the keys. The final chapter is the set's most varied, chronicling not one, but two band revampings via a trio of live tracks from the short-lived tenure of former Buggles Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes and a quartet of performances from the band's surprisingly successful, Trevor Rabin -sparked `80s pop reincarnation, including the rarities "Rhythm of Love" and "Shoot High, Aim Low." If the overall sound quality varies considerably, spanning mono radio recordings of indeterminate generation to soundboard cassettes from Howe's collection and professional multi-track (most of disc 2), it's the ever-forceful, often ambitiously reinventive performances they capture that's more the point. The set's ample booklet reinforces the notion that it's a collection aimed squarely a longtime fans, more than a few of whom contribute their insightful reminisces within. -- Jerry McCulley

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The most successful, influential, and enduring progressive rock group ever, Yes-still powered by founding members-has expanded the frontiers of musical consiousness for over 30 years. Revered for instrumental virtuosity and bravura vocals in a signature sound fusing rock, classical, pop, folk, metal, and more, their artistically adventurous albums are matched in renown by the brilliance of their live concert spectacles. The Word Is Live presents three sonically stellar discs spotlighting some of their most memorable shows, capturing their exciting stylistic evolutions, and highlighting several of the band's legendary lineups.

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And the word is....money.......2007-02-24

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of Yes (See my other reviews) but with this release, they have gone too far on abusing fans.(Maybe the producer, not the band) It is a bootleg, the worst sound you can imagine.
And the material is poor, do we really need other version of Yours is no Disgrace, I've seen all good people, Siberian Khatru, Roundabout or Awaken ? We already have high quality of theses on Keys to Ascension Vol 1 and Vol 2. I don't want to hear songs from the Drama tour...
Be aware that this is really nothing more than a bootleg with some bad songs and be aware that the only good tracks can be founded elsewhere with a real hi-fi sound, no a poor quality one.

The Word id Live - Yes CD.......2007-01-12

I bought this CD for my brohter who told me this collection of Yes music is great. It is Yes at thier best.

yes por siempre.......2006-09-10

que decir de una banda que me a acompañado durante 26 años de mi vida y que cada vez que compro algo nuevo de ellos me emosiono igual que la primera vez que lo escuche ,la caja de lujo de YES ( The word is Live) tiene una magnífica presentación, con fotos y comentarios muy interesnates, pero lo mejor de todo la musica , definitivamente a mi me pasa algo muy especial con Yes, cada vez que consigo algo nuevo de la banda la emosion me embarga y tengo que volver a todo su catalogo de trabajos, regreso a 1980 cuando los escuche por primera vez y descubri el que para mi es el mejor grupo de rock progresivo de toda la historia.

Esta restrospectiva de presentaciones en vivo es manjar musical dificil de dejar de sonar en mi equipo de sonido , se los recomiendo a aquellos que todavia no la tienen.

long live rock&roll, long live YES. YES Forever.

It's a must.......2006-07-08

Don't let a single critic persuade you not to buy this collection. I just bought the CD and as a Yes fan for 25 years, it is awesome. Hidden is the big medley which includes Time and a Word, Long Distance Runaround, Survival, The Fish, Perpetual Change and Soon. All tracks are great. Great Yes stories from fans and famous musicians in the booklet. If Yes moves your soul in the respect that you can't breath during certain songs, such as "Soon" or "America" do yourself a favor and buy this collection.

D. Swany

compelling musobiography of best band ever.......2006-02-05

This set is great to track the evolution of the best band in the history of rock from near the beginning to near the present, but it is certainly not the best introduction for neophytes who want be absolutely blown away by their brilliance . . . the live set to do that would be _Yessongs_. It's nice to listen to the whole three-CD set from front to end and think about all the incredible changes they went through.

The first disc documenting early Yes is of almost universally poor sound quality, but these are good "musobiographical" documents, if you will, taking us to the time before Yes were selling out arenas around the world. The jamming on "America" is absolutely brilliant, a sad reminder of what could have been if Bruford would have stayed with them through it all, nonetheless preparing us for the bliss to come on disc two.

The sound quality is much better as Yes is much more of a world phenomenon between 1976-1979, the time span covered on this disc. Highlights include "Sound Chaser" and "Soon" from their stellar _Relayer_, giving us a chance to hear Patrick Moraz torture the keyboards Jan Hammer-style in a live setting. "Soon" rounds out the absolutely stunning "Big Medley," which never ceases to amaze as it weaving one song into the other in ways that seem to defy composition. The songs from Oakland 1978, "Future Times/Rejoice" and "Circus of Heaven," sound better than the studio versions, proving that the albums from the pre-_Drama_ era were ruined by poor studio-craft, not Yes's lack of cohesion. Another highlight here is the rocking rendition they do of their early gem "Sweet Dreams." Chris Squire amps up the bass as he goes from shaking your gut to teasing the ozone of thought as he finger-picks sixty-fourth note hammer-ons and pull-offs in stunning improvisational splendor and physical derring-do.

Disc three is also a treat, especially the material from _Drama_, which I believe is Yes's most underrated album. "Tempus Fugit" grabs you by the lapels when performed live, making me think of the infinite possibilities of music that is open to the other as a punk aesthetic is blended with Yes's technological and technical ethic. Two pieces that did not make it onto _Drama_ are also here, both of them very fun. Trevor Horn has a good presence live, too; his place in Yes history cannot be underestimated, as this disc shows. He was just as important to Yes as Eddie Offord was in the early '70s, with the difference that Trevor led the band for a brief moment in time, right before video killed the radio star. How many people even realize that the lead singer of Yes went on to be the lead singer of the band that debuted MTV? Yes helped to load video's gun as it killed the radio star.

Disc two is the highlight here, as disc three tapers off a little in excitement factor (for this listener) when it hits Trevor Rabin-era Yes. I would have chosen "Big Generator" if I was to include anything from that worst of Yes album's: "Shoot High, Aim Low" makes me want to sleep the way they play it live (and in the studio). Thankfully, they end the set on a triumphant note with that most thrilling of Rabin-era songs "Owner of a Lonely Heart." They could've replaced the _Big Generator_ song with something else good from _90125_, like "Our Song" or something and this set would've been closer to a five. Still, it's an honest and real look at every place that Yes went, showing them at their peak for close to a couple decades, with only a few minor valleys to dot the majestically towering landscape, hammering it into the listener that there is no precedent for a band with this degree of brilliance and longevity in the history of rock.

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This is perfect
The best of the "solos"
"Fish Out Of Water" Who says that Chris Squire can't sing? This album puts that notion to rest! What a catch!
Great record. Great CD.
Squire/Bruford, the rhythmic engine of the golden age of progressive

Fish out of Water
Chris Squire
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ASIN: B000005S6Z
Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

Hold Out Your Hand
You By My Side
Silently Falling
Lucky Seven
Safe (Canon Song)

Album Description

The Yes bassist/ vocalist's sole solo album. Originally released in 1975 on Atlantic, it contains five tracks, including 'Hold Out Your Hand' and 'You By My Side'.

Album Details

British prog-rock group Yes' founder & bassist Chris Squire's lone solo effort. 'Fish Out of Water', released in 1975, features fellow Yes-man Bill Bruford on drums & percussion. This recording effectively demonstrates just how much Squire contributes to Yes' signature sound. 'Fish...' found a big audience on American FM radio and was a college favorite with tunes like 'Hold Out Your Hand', 'You By My Side' & three more.

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This is perfect.......2007-04-07

Just buy the damn thing. Even non Yes people like it, though they would never hear about it directly.

Yes it's bombastic bass lines, and yes there is pipe organ, but it is perfect. There is huge pop sensibility some great lyrics and if Bill Bruford has ever been better I haven't heard it. The orchestrations are fabulous.

Trust me, just buy it.

The best of the "solos".......2006-05-04

When YES members decided to each go do a solo album in 1975, some great albums came out of that. Chris Squire's "Fish Out Of Water", though, is the best in my opinion followed closely by Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow". The other 3 were Steve Howe's "Beginnings", Patrick Moraz's "Story of i", and Alan White's "Ramshackled".
"Fish Out Of Water" has some of Chris's best all time songwriting. All songs are superbly written and arranged. The orchestral contributions are outstanding. Chris's singing voice is also so powerful. I've always loved it in YES.
This is a beautiful album. The best of the "solos" from YES members at the time and could very well be the best ever YES member solo album.

"Fish Out Of Water" Who says that Chris Squire can't sing? This album puts that notion to rest! What a catch!.......2006-02-16

In July 2005, I was in a store called "Melodies & Memories," a musical store that sells new & used CD, Records, & Tapes on Gratiot Avenue (second most famous highway in the world, first is the Sunset Strip in California) in Eastpointe, Michigan. I had my two used CD I was going to purchase (which I forget what they were) & I was ready to purchace a used copy of the CD 'Presto' by Rush when I decided to take one last look in the 'S' section of the used CDs. Suddenly, I stumbled upon Chris Squire's "Fish Out Of Water" CD by accident. It never sold in the import section & ended up in the used section of the store. I said to myself, "This is interesting, what the hell, I'll buy it. I'll take a chance." I put back "Presto" in the racks, paid for my three CDs & off I went.

Once in my truck, I quickly put on "Fish Out Of Water" & and when I heard 'Hold Out Your Hand' (I love the synthesizer solo in that song!) that was it! I ended up not taking that CD out of my player for a month straight! I played this CD to one of my buddies who's heavily into Yes & his jaw ended up hitting the floor. It was known that Chris Squire was a excellent bass player & yes he was a monster with his 1965 Rickenbacker Bass through the Marshalls at his arsenal. His voice, to me, sounds like Jon Anderson of Yes with a blend of Richard Wright's voice from the Pink Floyd. This is an album which all the songs follow in sequence. This album is fantastic, from the surreal pipe organ intro of 'Hold Out Your Hand' to the final sustaining string echos of his Rickenbacker in 'Safe.' A great album just over 42 minutes, but well worth it!

Great record. Great CD........2005-12-26

The sound quality here is impressive--deep, rich and textured. I highly recommend it as a worthy replacement of your cherished vinyl.

I've been rediscovering my old prog rock records--and this album has become an unexpected favorite. It's nice to finally hear it without all those crackles and pops...

Squire/Bruford, the rhythmic engine of the golden age of progressive.......2005-12-03

Chris Squire's album 'Fish Out Of Water' was recordered at Virginia Water, Surrey, and London Morgan Studios during the spring and summer 1975.The work, to be sure, would not deserve a top rating for two good reasons:the solo voice of the famous English bass guitarist, not at its best, and the quality itself of the recording, still not remastered in the CD version.
Squire's only work as a soloist, anyway, is absolutely remarkable for the original melodic inspiration, for the impressive, wide and complex composition (in full 'sympho-prog-rock style')and for the exquisite arrangements with the excellent contribution of Bill Bruford's drums, Andrew Pryce-Jackman, Patrick Moraz and Barry Rose's keyboards, Mel Collins and Jimmy Hastings'winds.
There's reason to regret that Squire did not insist in searching for further and clearer personal achievements as he had done in this 1975 experience.
In 'Fish Out Of Water' Squire enjoys again, after three years, the contribution of Bruford's drums: together they had been the protagonists of the years 1969 to 1972, one of the best periods of a 36 year old artistic and musical career for the 'Yes'. Their bass guitar and drums, together again after the peaks they had reached in 'The Yes Album', 'Fragile', 'Close To The Edge' and 'Yessongs'(Perpetual Change, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish), are absolutely brilliant in all the compositions in the album, but notably in 'Hold Out Your Hand', 'Silently Falling', 'Lucky Seven' and 'Safe/Canon Song'.
We must not forget that, in the light of long and rewarding careers studded with hits and approvals, Squire and Bruford represent two milestones in the bass guitar and drums history of the latest four decades. Their valuable and substantial contributions are beyond all comparison even in the world of 'prog-fusion' and 'acoustic jazz', that Bruford had frequented, but not Squire.
Wonderful and incomparable, the monumental sound of Squire's Rickenbecker 4001, wildly or softly quilted by the plectrum, is always full of numberless effects and limitless expressions; and a legend likewise is Bruford's drumming, with the unmistakable sound of the rollers, open and full of harmonics: the English drummer faces, develops and resolves the most difficult beats, the odd and syncopated ones, with the same elegance and fluency as ever.
If you listen to 'Fish Out Of Water' today, nearly thirty years from its first pubblication, if you listen with a special care to the above mentioned tracks, without missing a single tune, you will see how their qualities are all amazingly there: the obvious question is, which levels would the two musicians be able to reach nowadays if once again they joined in order to conceive and carry out a piece of work of their own, centred on the investigation of the technical, expressive and dynamic possibilities of their instruments, beyond the difference in their musical genres, beyond the 'Yes'(Squire)and the 'Earthworks'(Bruford)themselves ?

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I love it!
one of the best work

Scarlett & Black
Scarlett & Black
Manufacturer: Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001VO2MA

Tracks:

You Don't Know
Let Yourself Go-Go
Dream out Loud
Someday
What Is Love
Miracle or Mirage
Yesterday's Gone
Real Love
If It's All the Same to You
City of Dreams (The Last Frontier)

Product Description

Full length 10 song cd, featuring production by Paul Fox, and guest appearances by Jane Wiedlin, Chris Squire, Mark Isham.

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I love it!.......2004-08-15

I bought a cassette tape of this way back in 1988 when I was still living in my native country. It's very good, and I often wonder why I haven't really heard their songs played on the radio that much. The album is hard to find nowadays in the shop.

one of the best work.......2004-06-10

i looking for this cd for a long time. but i cannot buy the cd from this site because you said you cannot ship to my country. i don't know why? please help me

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Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet

Foster for Brass

Manufacturer: Naxos American
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The American Brass Band Journal
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Best of Brass
The Golden Age of Brass, Vol. 3: Virtuoso Solos with Band

ASIN: B00007FPFS
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

Ellen Bayne Quick Step
Bronze Bob Tail Horse Quick Step
Why, No One To Love
California Quick Step
Beautiful Dreamer
Dolly Day Quick Step
Hard Times Waltz
We Are Coming Father Abraam, 300,000 More
Colonel Meeker's Quick Step
March. My Old Kentucky Home
My Wife Is A Most Knowing Woman
Maggie By My Side Grand March
Santa Anna's Retreat From Buena Vista
Willie Schottisch
George Hart's Quick Step
Some Folks
Open Thy Lattice Love
Old Dog Tray March
Camptown Quick Step
Massa's In The Cold Ground
When This Dreadful War Is Over
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Quick Step
Gentle Annie
Lulu Is Gone
Where Has Lula Gone
Farewell My Lily Dear Quick Step

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thanks again, naxos!.......2007-04-04

naxos is the greatest budget label of all-time. i've gotten so many great discs from them, and never a bummer. as for this disc, it's a great idea(arrangements of the songs of stephen foster for 19th century brass band, performed on period instruments), wonderfully executed. i have many recordings of stephen foster material, and this is one of the best. this brass band sounds fantastic and the audio quality is very very fine. i highly recommend that you make this a part of your household.

Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet.......2004-06-20

Imagine a post-Civil War family trooping to the town square on a fine summer evening to hear the town band play a concert of arrangements of popular tunes, that gentler period's equivalent of a rock concert of today. That's essentially what we have here. The Chestnut Brass Company, a Philadelphia brass quintet which on occasion plays on everything from Baroque sackbuts to the most modern trumpets and trombones, here plays on instuments of the saxhorn family. Saxhorns, invented by Adolphe Sax, the fellow who also invented the better-known saxophone, are brass instruments perfected in the 1840s. Their conical bore projects a uniquely sweet and mellow sound. They were exceedingly popular for town bands during the latter half of the century, but their use had waned by the turn of the 20th century. This quintet consists of an E flat soprano, a B flat soprano, an E flat alto, a B flat baritone, and a E flat contrabass saxhorn. The dulcet tones and sonic blend are a marvel to behold. Partly, of course, this is due to the expert playing by Bruce Barrie, Susan Sexton (or is it SAXton?), Marian Hesse, Larry Zimmerman, and Jay Krush.

Stephen Foster wrote very little purely instrumental music, but his songs fostered (pun unavoidable) innumerable instrumental arrangements. Those heard here are taken (and sometimes re-arranged) from the playbooks of such 19th-century bands as the Manchester, New Hampshire town band, the Boston Brass Band and the brass band of the 26th Regiment of North Carolina, not to forget the U.S. Marine Band. The tunes are arranged into quicksteps, waltzes, marches, schottisches and potpourris. Most of the familiar tunes are here: 'Beautiful Dreamer,' 'I Dream of Jeannie,' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' 'Camptown Races,' 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,' and 'Some Folks Do' as well as plenty of relatively unfamiliar songs. And because these arrangements come from all over some of the tunes appear several times like old friends. Some of my own favorites are 'Some Folks' arranged by W. L. Baccus, 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming' arranged by Bruce Barrie, 'Camptown Quick Step' arranged by Jay Krush, and 'Gentle Annie' from the U.S. Marine Corps Band archives.

As an unabashed fan of the music of Charles Ives, I can't hear these arrangements without wondering which of these tunes Charlie heard (and played) when his own father, a former Civil War bandmaster, led his town band in Danbury, Connecticut.

Recommended for brass band lovers, Stephen Foster fans, and folks who like, say, the sound track to Ken Burns's 'Civil War' PBS documentary.

TT=68:49

Tracks:

Overture: At the Tabard Inn
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: The Canterbury Pilgrims: I. Prologue -
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: Prologue (Figure 2)
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: II.The Knight
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: III. The Squire
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: IV. The Nun
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: V. The Monk
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: VI. The Clerk Of Oxenford
Overture: At The Tabard Inn: VII. The Haberdasher And His Fraternity. The Merchant

Tracks:

The Canterbury Pilgrims: VIII. The Sergeant Of The Law. The Franklin
The Canterbury Pilgrims: IX. The Shipman
The Canterbury Pilgrims: X. The Doctor Of Physic
The Canterbury Pilgrims: XI. The Wife Of Bath
The Canterbury Pilgrims: XII. The Poor Parson Of A Town
The Canterbury Pilgrims: XIII. L'envoi
In Honour of the City

Customer Reviews:

A very pretty hidden gem........2006-10-13

'The Canterbury Pilgrims' by 20th century English composer George Dyson is a highly orchestrated song cycle or oratoria based on eleven stories out of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'. One thing one must immediately know is that the style of music and the language is very, very modern. There is no Middle English or David Munro styled high middle ages music. There is not even any attempt to ape the style of medieval musical styles. On the fence about whether this work is 'pretty' or 'beautiful', I would opt for 'pretty', as it seems to lack just a bit of the kind of power you find in some of the very best 20th century orchestral and choral works, such as those from Stravinsky or even Ligeti.

I am happy to have this to listen to, even if I don't bring it out quite as often as 'The Rites of Spring' or even some works by countryman Percy Grainger.

Another gem from Chandos!.......2000-03-12

To any lover of English culture, this combination is irresistible. Geoffrey Chaucer's position in our literature is assured for all time. With other immortals like Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, Pope, Dryden etc., he is used by generations of schoolchildren to bring those dusty pages of history to life by sheer dint of his creative literary genius. The Canterbury Tales was written at the end of the 14th century as an English response to the nascent Renaissance on the continent, specifically writers like Dante, Bocaccio and Petrarch who produced works in the vulgar tongue like the Roman de la Rose and the Decameron. The backgound for the work is that a group of pilgrims travelling from Southwark to Canterbury tell one another tales to pass the time away. Although Chaucer's sources for many of his tales may sometimes have appeared from beyond these shores his Prologue and the ensuing descriptions of the 'gods plentie' are truly English to the core. This is the material that Dyson uses in this chorus and orchestra piece; he does not venture into the tales thmselves. Dyson uses his easy going, friendly style right from the beginning with his fanfare and the opening motiv, portraying the Tabard Inn at Southwark as the Pilgrims set out; you can almost see the flag fluttering in the April breeze. Chaucer's text has been translated into modern English by the composer and he brilliantly underpins every line of Chaucer's famous descriptions with colourful, tuneful music that never fails to interest with its mercurial invention. For example listen to the careful orchestration around the Knight with its glories of 'chivalrie' and its undertones of 'curtesie'. The bravery and warlike side is set off against the fact he bore himself 'as meek as is a maid', with a quiet conclusion, implying the warlike glories are of the past but he still has a great dignity. The spring like freshness of the young Squire is reflected in the scoring with flutes and light woodwind dusting the tenor soloist's line. This is a work that has been thought out and worked at for a long period. This CD was an Editor's Choice for the Gramophone and I can only humbly concur with their adjudication. A delight to listen to. Dyson does not use fake mediaevalism a la Korngold. He might use a little modal writing in 'the Nun' but this is pure twentieth century music showing the universal nature of the pilgrims, namely as 'types' we would recognise in our contemporary world despite the passage of six hundred years. This is not so much as what they do but as to how they are. For instance, we might not have a Pardoner anymore but we have charlatans who have taken up another profession with as much sanctimony as Chaucer's character. Hickox and Co are clearly enjoying themselves immensely and we can only but join in the fun. They must start playing this at concerts after this CD. Wonderful stuff!

Aphorisms for cello and piano - Rachmaninov: Vocalise / Faure: Sicilienne; Apres un Reve; Pavane / Falla: Jota; Nana / Ravel: Habanera, etc.

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Aphorisms for cello and piano - Rachmaninov: Vocalise / Faure: Sicilienne; Apres un Reve; Pavane / Falla: Jota; Nana / Ravel: Habanera, etc.

Manufacturer: Klavier
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003M5B
Release Date: 1994-11-04

Tracks:

Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Faure: Sicilienne
Faure: Apres un Reve
Faure: Pavane
Falla: Jota; Nana
Ravel: Habanera
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Bruch: Kol Nidre

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Horizon Collection Volume One

The Horizon Collection Volume One

Manufacturer: Horizon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000EMAK1I

Customer Reviews:

Horizon Collection Volume One.......2006-02-15

Track Listing:

The Kingsmen
1. When Jesus Passes By
2. The Cross Has Won Again

The McKameys
3. Do You Know How It Feels
4. A Borrowed Tomb

Karen Peck & New River
5. He's Sending Miracles
6. I Promise You

Squire Parsons
7. Testimony Meeting
8. My Treasures

Anthony Burger
9. Wish You Were Here
10. Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey

The Singing Americans
11. The Devil Don't Want Us To Have A Revival
12. America

Teddy Huffam
13. I'm Rich
14. Gone

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