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[SteveO]

CHRIS SQUIRE - Fish Out of Water (1975)




Another gem from the old vinyl vault ! Yes bassist/vocalist Chris Squire's first solo outing and it's a very good one ! Recorded during the Yes' three year hiatus between Relayer and Going For The One. This album is very close to a Yes album, progressive rock at its' best......which does not degrade it in any way ! Bandmates Bill Bruford on percussion and Patrick Moraz on bass synthesizer/organ add to the Yes sound similarity. Moraz of course replaced keyboard virtuoso Rick Wakeman the year before.

There are seven tracks here all written by Squire. The album still clocks in at over 42 minutes.

Solo releases by Yes mates Jon Anderson, Steve Howe and Wakeman just show us how talented this group was and still is !!!!!!

All Music rating ..... 4.5/5