Lizard will always be that one King Crimson album that will leave listeners on one extreme or the other; considering it one of the band's weakest, or considering it one of the band's strongest. As someone who once considered it to be one of their weakest and always thought that it would be the album of theirs that I'd return to the least, I can now say that it has grown on me to the point where it is definitely in my top five of their discography and is one of my most listened albums from them. ... read more
For me, Lizard will always be a black sheep in King Crimson's discography. Sure, albums like In The Court Of The Crimson King, In The Wake Of Poseidon, and even Larks' Tounges In Aspic can be messy and chaotic at times, but it just feels as though King Crimson panicked on this one. One of the best examples of this is the closing track, the grand, 23-minute "Lizard". Now, don't get me wrong, I do like this track and it is the best song off Lizard by FAR, I just don't think it's the ... read more
Favourite: Lizard (Prince Rupert Awakes/Bolero/The Battle of Glass Tears/Big Top)
Worst: Indoor Games
1. Cirkus (including Entry of the Chameleons) - 9
[Interesting theme towards this but HEY it's good so ain't gunna judge.]
2. Indoor Games - 6.5
[For me the production was a little sloppy on this but the rest I thought was somewhat funny and enjoyable]
3. Happy Family - 8
[I love the instrumental on this then the previous track. Also I did not order Kermit the Frog to begin spittin some ... read more
Despite not being as highly regarded, I believe this is one of their strongest albums they released. Feels very refreshing to hear new material and a lot of the music reminding me of what Genesis did, in fact even executing their sound better than the majority of their catalogue. It goes without saying that the Lizard suite is one of the biggest highlights of their careers.