Squire [Import]

Squire [Import]

Track Listings

1. Squire

2. Dan The Plan

3. Picture A Little Girl

4. Nuthin Shakin

5. One More Bottle Of Wine

6. Golden Oldies

7. Im Sorry Squire

8. Waiting

9. Bad Side Of Town

10. Mr Inbetween

11. The End

12. Crazy Woman (Bonus Track)

13. Carousel (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK reissue of the British folk singer/songwriter's 1975 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Crazy Woman' & the previously unreleased 'Carousel'. 2001.

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.

Customer Reviews:

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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The Fish

Fish out of Water
Chris Squire
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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.

Customer Reviews:

The Fish.......2007-07-16

This is one great album and the best Solo album of any Yes member.
Great compositions and ofcourse the bass.

I'm really looking forward to the new remaster,though I hope they won't "upgrade" the sound too much.I will keep my older release regardless.It sounds great.

I gave 5 stars for the music.I trust the CD will sound alright too and the extras (and that's why people buy it,be honest) are much apreciated.
They have to become cheaper though.$30 is way too much.

Release date is pushed back to the 6th of August (2007) by the way,so I don't know why Amazon is selling this already.

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Mrs Henderson Presents
Absolutely infectious!!!
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Customer Reviews:

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
It's a must
compelling musobiography of best band ever

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Amazon.com

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

Album Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

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.

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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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Makes Dylan sound like Pavorotti
He's far beyond
Marshall's House washed away by squaller.
John Squire could rule the world...
A great return to form for a genius guitarist and songwriter

Marshall's House
John Squire
Manufacturer: North Country UK
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ASIN: B00018HU2M
Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

Summertime
Hotel Room
Marshall's House
Lighthouse & Buildings, Portland Head, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Cape Cod Morning
People in the Sun
Tables for Ladies
Automat
Yawl Riding a Swell
Room in Brooklyn
Gas

Album Description

'Marshall's House' is a confident, life affirming second album from the creative driving force of The Stone Roses & The Seahorses, following his critically acclaimed solo debut album in 2002 'Time Changes Everything'. Eleven tracks packaged in a limited edition digipak. North County. 2004.

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The Former Stone Roses Guitarist's Second Solo Album is a Pure Delight that Will Thrill Old Fans as Well as Any Other Pop Aficiondo. Squire Presents a Diverse Tapestry of Tunes that Showcases all his Strengths as a Performer and a Well Rounded Artist.

Customer Reviews:

Makes Dylan sound like Pavorotti.......2007-03-13

There is some rewards on this CD musically, if you can get past this man's voice. He has incredible fortitude to actually sing and release the results for posterity. His voice is a cracked whine that must pain him to emote. I love the guy though, and it is a guilty pleasure to give it a spin when no one else is around (you won't win friends forcing this one on unsuspecting guests).

He's far beyond .......2007-02-02

Well, the sensitive dude John made his second single album. I don't want to talk more about the roses, seahorses or his first album here. But just one thing I have to say: although roses was a band with 4 people, it had been always this guy, the guy with a quiet-looking and unruly blood, who gave the band a soul. He's not only a great guitarist, but also an outstanding album maker.

If you're still trying to find "a roses' ghost" in his music today, well, you will not be satisfied with his current music pattern. Even if roses were still there by now, John - the leader of it - would be practicing his old magic art like always, to keep the band changing, and I'm pretty sure no one could keep him away from practicing the plans in his mind. Now he stands alone in the studio, he got no barrier.

is to some extent just like . It's something brand new. The idea and the method are both already very mature, and become a new style, --in spite of a short making-term. 20 years passing by, John's style went from simple to rich and go back to purifying again. And that is the beauty of this album.

If you don't like John's albums because of his rough voice, I get it. But as a singer, I applaud his singing attitude, and the ability to express the mood and idea in the songs. It's just brilliant and experienced.
Time never goes back. We could just look forwards. It's not words to comfort the heart, no, it's just the reality, and let's face it strongly. To repeat the trail of roses is not smart and not the right thing to do. What John accomplished is a progress of fulfilling himself, not a roses-journey again.

Marshall's House washed away by squaller........2006-11-26

Seriously John, don't sing on your great albums - it's not even clever to mess with people like that. You rock everything else but the vox. Please send me the album before presstime and I will add vocals to your lyrics... Elmo would do better. Wot's withat?

John Squire could rule the world..........2004-07-16

IF ONLY HE'D STOP SINGING!!!!!!!!

The heartening thing about Marshall's House is any fear the listener had that John's talent for songwriting maybe slipping away is erased with the first lick of "Summertime". BAM the elegantly simple riff that instantly tells you the ears on your head are about to hear musical genius (note:musical not vocal!).

The problem occurs when he opens his mouth and scratches the chalkboard with what can only be described as "PAINFUL" vocals. Don't get me wrong its ALL there for a great album only surpassed by the legendary work of his early years...its just somebody else ANYBODY ELSE PLEASE should be doing the singing. In a country as populated as England any commercial jingle singer would do and I guarantee you with anyone else singing the lyrics this album would rock with the best of them. Find the lyrics and sing them yourself, I bet you most of the population would sound better than John Squire does. I hate to be harsh because its very sad like Hemingway being unable to read, but really John please please find any warm body to do the singing for you (your girlfriend, one of the kids...maybe the guy doing back up vocals on this album?)

Thankfully somebody in the studio had the sense to pot down the vocals from time to time to reaquaint us with the John Squire we fell in love with over 15 years ago. Unfortunately, they don't do it enough.

Not as obviously horrible as Time Changes but those terrible vocals can hardly get me to give it anything beyond a 1 star. Only a true John Squire fan should even think of buying this record and be prepared for disappointment.

A great return to form for a genius guitarist and songwriter.......2004-03-21

It's been a frustrating few years for fans of The Stone Roses and their awesomely gifted guitarist and chief songwriter, John Squire. At the time of the band's breakup in 1996, it was widely assumed that singer Ian Brown was a talentless nobody who'd swiftly disappear into obscurity while Squire (the only Roses member to be retained by Geffen after the split) would go on to bestride the world of rock like an all-conquering guitar god. The huge gulf in status between Brown and Squire and that time was shown by their two main live appearances in the summer of '96: Brown appeared at Reading with the shortlived Stone Roses Mark II (featuring Aziz Ibrahim on guitar - to be fair, he's almost as brilliant a guitarist as Squire, but critics and fans just weren't prepared to give a Squire-free Roses a chance) and was derided; Squire joined Oasis, then at the height of their powers and success, at Knebworth, and helped them end the evening with awesome renditions of "Champagne Supernova" and "I Am the Walrus". Brown, it seemed, was yesterday's man, while Squire was the future.

In fact, things played out the opposite way. Starting with 1998's "Unfinished Monkey Business", Brown released three solo albums that, stunningly, were actually pretty darn good, and suggested that he, and not Squire, had retained the soul and spirit of the Roses. A review in a British music weekly proclaimed that, while Brown was not as talented as Squire, at least, unlike Squire, he wasn't making "safe, conservative" music. Such was the perception of Squire's efforts with his shortlived post-Roses band, The Seahorses, who recorded just one, so-so album (and a far superior followup that never saw the light of day - tracks are downloadable from certain sites, though) that sold well but was seen as a huge comedown from Squire's glory days with the Roses.

So where is Squire now? Well, on the evidence of "Marshall's House", his second solo album (a speedy followup to 2002's lacklustre "Time Changes Everything"), he's at long last once again inspired by the music he's making. Moreover, with almost ethereal keyboard sounds on the opener "Summertime", and gorgeous piano on "People in the Sun", he's realised the importance of instruments other than the guitar (the rhythm section on this album is excellent throughout, too). It's more "left field" and adventurous than "TCE" (which plays like a dry-as-dust exercise in guitar technique), and more tuneful, too - which is a roundabout way of saying that, while it certainly doesn't sound like the Roses, it's recognisably cut from the same cloth. Squire seems to be discovering his own sound as a solo writer and performer, rather than just going through the motions. That said, the spirit of Ian Brown hovers good-naturedly in tracks like "Summertime" and "Tables For Ladies", and Roses diehards looking for a fix of the old magic will find it here. Elsewhere, while there are none of the ferocious virtuoso solos of Squire's all-time masterpiece, the Roses' "Second Coming" (1994), Squire's guitar groupies will find the exquisitely dirty-sounding "Hotel Room", "Marshall's House" and "Automat" more than sufficient for getting their rocks off.

Tracks:

Overture - John Wills
Thro' All The Employments Of Life - Owen Brannigan
'Tis Woman That Seduces All Mankind - Alexander Young
If Love The Virgin's Heart Invade - Constance Shacklock
A Maid Is Like The Golden Ore - Constance Shacklock
Virgins Are Like The Fair Flower - Elsie Morison
Our Polly Is A Sad Slut - Constance Shacklock
Can Love Be Controlled By Advice? - Elsie Morison
O Polly, You Might Have Toy'd And Kiss'd - Elsie Morison
I Like A Ship In Storms Was Tossed - Elsie Morison
A Fox May Steal Your Hens, Sir - Owen Brannigan
O Ponder Well - Elsie Morison
Pretty Polly, Say - Elsie Morison
My Heart Was So Free - John Cameron
Were I Laid On Greenland's Coast - Elsie Morison
O What Pain It Is To Part - Elsie Morison
Fill Every Glass - Alexander Young
Let Us Take The Road - Alexander Young
If The Heart Of A Man - John Cameron
Youth's The Season - Dance - John Cameron
Before The Barn-Door Crowing - Dance - Anna Pollak
At The Tree I Shall Suffer - John Cameron
Man May Escape From Rope And Gun - John Cameron
App. 1. How Cruel Are The Traitors - Monica Sinclair
App. 3. When You Censure The Age - Owen Brannigan
How Happy Could I Be With Either - John Cameron
I'm Bubbled, I'm Bubbled - Monica Sinclair
Cease Your Funning - Elsie Morison
Melodrama: The Escape Of Macheath - John Wills

Tracks:

The Modes Of The Court So Common Are Grown - Alexander Young
In The Days Of My Youth - Owen Brannigan
Entrance Of Lucy - John Wills
I'm Like A Skiff On The Ocean Tost - Monica Sinclair
Come, Sweet Lass - Monica Sinclair
Hither, Dear Husband - Monica Sinclair
Which Way Shall I Turn Me? - John Cameron
The Charge Is Prepared - John Cameron
Macheath's Soliloquy - John Wills
Would I Might Be Hang'd - Monica Sinclair
Thus I Stand Like The Turk - John Cameron
Introduction - Don't You Find The Weather Charming? - Gilbert Vinter & His Orchestra
On A Januairy Morning In Zummerzetsheer - Nigel Brooks Chorus
West County Lad, What Is't Ye Lack? - Nigel Brooks Chorus
To-Day My Spinet, Closed And Idly Still - Cynthia Glover
Wisdom Says 'Festina Lente' - Shirley Minty
Madrigal: Here's A Paradox For Lovers - Shirley Minty
Dream O' Day Jill - Cynthia Glover
As All The Maids And I One Day - Shirley Minty
A Soldier's Scarlet Coat - Nigel Brooks Chorus
Love Maketh The Heart A Garden Fair - Cynthia Glover
Morris Dance - Gilbert Vinter & His Orchestra
Gavotte: Glass Of Fashion, Mould Of Form - Gilbert Vinter & His Orchestra
The Green Ribbon - Shirley Minty
If Love's Content Lie In The Spoken Word - Frederick Harvey
Recitative And Waltz Song: Which Is My Own True Self... - Cynthia Glover
Recitative And Waltz Song: For To-night Let Me Dream Out My Dream Of Delight - Cynthia Glover
Hark! The Merry Marriage Bells - Shirley Minty

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Enjoyably 'Inauthentic,' Authentically 1950s Version.......2005-05-14

By rights, this 1955 version of John Gay's much-adapted 1728 'ballad opera' should sound antiquated beyond redemption: the musical version used is Frederick Austin's well-worn, prettified (& verbally expurgated) 1920 arrangement, subjected to the indignity of being blown up from chamber ensemble to full orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargeant's tempi are impossibly 'inauthentic' (ie. slow); there are numerous cuts even beyond Austin's omissions; & the 2 separate casts, of opera singers & actors, recorded in different months, are not always convincingly 'matched up.' Yet it's one of the most enjoyable recordings I know of.
A quick scan of the cast list(s) will tell you why: the singers include Elsie Morison, John Cameron, Monica Sinclair, Ian Wallace, Owen Brannigan & Alexander Young & the actors Zena Walker, John Neville, Rachel Roberts, Eric Porter & Paul Rogers. In other words, these are top pros & strong audio personalities who grab their every opportunity. The musical performance is sumptuous & sheer pleasure to listen to, the actors & dialogue 'production' brisk, funny & sharper than you might expect. And the sound for both music & dialogue is of demonstration quality, one of the best of the period.
Those who find this version too musically ponderous or dramatically reactionary can find antidotes in the Bare Baroque Basics one by Jeremy Barlow & The Broadside Band (Hyperion), word & note complete, & the radical & often inspired 1948 Benjamin Britten arrangement (complete on Argo, abridged with the original cast on Pearl). They'll be missing some good 50s fun, though.
They'll also be missing the only available excerpts (15 numbers) from Edward German's tuneful 1907 operetta 'Tom Jones.' This really IS 'cleaned up' 18th century, genteel beyond the call of duty, but for those who respond to musical theater of the period, highly recommended. The 1966 recording is lively & accomplished. As Miss Jean Brodie would say, For those who like that sort of thing, that is the sort of thing they like. And a good thing too.

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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
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Product Description

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

Customer Reviews:

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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Good Stuff From the Do It all Mr. Haines
like to hire this squire (ha ha)

Squire For Hire
Nathan Haines
Manufacturer: Chilli Funk
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AW0TY
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

Squire For Hire
Folk Jazz
O Misterio
Springtime Rain
Nothing New
Fm 7
U See That
Doot Dude
Oblivion
Let It Go
Right By Your Side
Last Dance (Make It Good)

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Good Stuff From the Do It all Mr. Haines.......2007-03-14

Nathan Haines has been around for a while. He's worked with loads of artists in the West London broken beat scene too - from the Bugz to the Gilles Peterson to Phil Asher/Chilifunk and all over. Wherever he is, he's got that unique horn and that sound... which all makes sense that he'd open up with "Squire for Hire". It's sort of interesting - he hails from New Zealand, much like another well known gifted artist into the same sort of genre, Mark De Clive-Lowe.

This isn't his first release, but it's a terrific one none-the less. It's got funky vibes, soulful grooves and a damn fine sax! It's never shrieky, it's never over the top and the musicianship is anything but forced. Like the previous reviewer said, it's just cool... laid back but enough to get your head bobbin'. Songs that stood out to me were a few I'd heard before like "O Misterio", which features Guida De Palma of Jazzinho. I hope she goes back to this style of singing - clear, very cool, very nice. The beat to the song is something to behold though. I used to try spinning it but there's almost no way to cross it into another song. Still, it's a lovely number. "Squire for Hire"'s a great little nu-jazz number too with a great live band sound and vocal. That voice is none-other than Marlena Shaw! I also dug the spoken tracks, especially 'Springtime Rain', with Rich Medina. What a mood the tracks gives... and the instrumentation is nothing short of wonderful.

There were other cuts here that I enjoyed, but those are the highlights to me. He tried Steely Dan's classic "FM", and to be honest really did the song justice - just not my favorite track of Steely Dan's. And then not every song grabbed me, so I did hit the FF button on just a couple. But I can't knock him for trying because there are several elements of Steely Dan in Nathan's album and loads of other great songs. This album isn't necessary new - released back in 2003. But it's a nice one and one that I've enjoyed. I recommend this to anyone that's a Kyoto Jazz Massive fan - you'll almost definitely be hooked onto this sound. If you are interested, I'd recommend picking it up soner rather than later as it's probably going to be out of print shortly and tough to track down.

like to hire this squire (ha ha).......2006-10-21

I heard this playing in a shoe shop in central Auckland, and just had to buy it. Before then, I had never heard of Nathan Haines.
Now I can't live without this album, and I've bought anything else he has recorded.
The music is jazzy, funky and just plain cool. The rhythm and attitude of this album never fails to get me grooving.

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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
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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.

Customer Reviews:

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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