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 out of 5 stars5 out of 5 stars5 out of 5 stars5 out of 5 stars5 out of 5 stars5 out of 5 stars6 out of 5 starsSustaining!   March 19, 2012
Written by syncopatico

Concurring heartily with previous reviews! I’ve actually "always" loved Lizard (and felt the initial stereo mix and mastering was *state of the art* for 1970 (especially the drum sound!) so i haven’t quite understood all the hubbub over the new Steven Wilson mix enabling this album to be heard clearly and spatially ’correct’ for the first time (in regards to his new stereo mix anyway); 5.1 will have to wait for this sonic resistor.

Getting back to the alternate take selection at hand, it would be interesting to know the order or number of each of the four solos recorded for Prince Rupert’s Lament (obviously we DGM visitors have only heard this alternate and the master so far of course). This particular alternate solo sounds slightly ’busier’ than the master (could this have been an earlier take?), and is as equally as valid, with perhaps a fadeout beginning at approximately 2:00 and ending at 2:12 on that long sustained note/bend being effective (on the alternate reality master/album) before Big Top kicks in.

I agree with the choice of removing the clean chordal accompaniment for the album--its presence makes the solo sound not quite lamentable enough--but is very interesting in this context to hear what RF was originally playing/listening/responding to.


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Glasgow, 1973...   Tue., Dec 29, 2009
Posted by: avakashitar
I wish I could’ve been there (but I only arrived on Earth a full month and three days later, so, no good for that...). Although I had the studio albums and "The Night Watch", and had heard most of "The Great Read more

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Not tagged?   Wed., Dec 23, 2009
Posted by: essex_sound_lab
As last year, it’s great to have this as a FLAC collection. But not tagged? That’s disappointing. It seems that DGM downloads are pretty hit-and-miss when it comes to tagging, and it’s a pain to deal with on a collection Read more

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Thank You Mr. Stormy ...   Wed., Dec 23, 2009
Posted by: SJClarson
Fabulous samples from the RF / DGM archive .... Can we perhaps now look forward to Mr. Stormy’s Volumes 1-5 as a deluxe KC Collectors Club boxed set release along with an essay from RF and period photographs Read more

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Like it all in a neat package!   Mon., Dec 21, 2009
Posted by: Tadream
Glad that there’s a 2nd installment of Mr. Monday’s oddities.  I assumed there would be a #2, so I did not bother listening to a lot of them when 1st out, but now they are all here for Read more

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Awesome   Sun., Dec 20, 2009
Posted by: lanzarishi
I do not care what anyone else says - this is my favorite KC line up of all time. The VCS3 makes it all that better and all that more Read more

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Drum Duo 2   Sat., Dec 19, 2009
Posted by: face1004
Nice little tapping and rapping of the skins. I always liked the idea of two drummers in a band. One lays down the groundwork while the other can Read more

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What SHOULD have been   Tue., Dec 8, 2009
Posted by: desol81
A very tasty batterie outing, and somewhat sad in that this formation passed away too soon. Read more

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Gimme a few more stars to throw on this one   Sat., Dec 5, 2009
Posted by: DeVito
Back around 1976 or ’77, as a 15-/16-year-old, I started listening to Crimson. Unfortunately Crimson had broken up a couple years earlier, and the various surviving “progressive rock” bands were stepping all over their dicks in their rush to Read more

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Manchester fun 1981   Fri., Dec 4, 2009
Posted by: eviLMGD
Much life has been breathed into this ol’ boot; and a must-have it is, too. A few clams here and there (it was only the sixth (?) gig of this team after Read more

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Two of my Favourites - I wish I was there...   Thu., Nov 19, 2009
Posted by: avakashitar
...And now I can be! This is really good stuff. The sound is very together; you wouldn’t know they were opening up for anyone - they sound revved up to play a full-length Read more

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