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King Crimson - Lizard



7.9 | 172 votes |
Release date: 11 December 1970
Style: Progressive rock

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01. Cirkus
    1 - Entry Of The Chameleons
02. Indoor Games
03. Happy Family
04. Lady Of The Dancing Water
05. Lizard
    1 - Prince Rupert Awakes
    2 - Bolero: The Peacock's Tale
    3 - The Battle Of Glass Tears
    4 - Big Top
[40th Anniversary Series]
06. Lady Of The Dancing Water [alternate take]
07. Bolero [from Frame By Frame]
08. Cirkus [studio run through with guide vocal from original sessions]

[40th Anniversary Series DVD-A]
01. Cirkus
02. Indoor Games
03. Happy Family
04. Lady Of The Dancing Water
05. Lizard
06. Lady Of The Dancing Water [alternate take]
07. Bolero [from Frame By Frame]
08. Cirkus [studio run through with guide vocal from original sessions]

Top 20 albums of 1970: 6

Additional info
Bonus DVD-A:
Lossless Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound;
Album original mix - High Resolution Stereo;
Album new mix - High Resolution Stereo.

11.12.2020
Lizard is definitely one of the most underappreciated of King Crimson's albums. Being caught between the Greg Lake era and the John Wetton era, it was one of the two transitional lineups which never performed live. However not only was it the first King Crimson record to include Mel Collins, who is still a member today, but it was also the only one to have Gordon Haskell in the lineup doing vocals and bass, and whose passing this year might bring just a bit more attention to Lizard. Though there has yet to emerge a properly cropped version of the cover art, it's fantastic how Lizard shuffles between the grandiose symphonic prog and meddlings with avant-jazz and just a bit of absurd quirkiness.

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