Field of Crows

Fish | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B0001J3V3S
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,234 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Field

2. Moving Targets

3. The Rookie

4. Zoo Class

5. The Lost Plot

6. Old Crow

7. Numbers

8. Exit Wound

9. Innocent Party

10. Shot the Craw

11. Scattering Crows

Editorial Reviews

This is Fish’s twelfth studio album in a music career that has spanned over 23 years and is his eighth solo project since leaving Marillion in 1988. "I am very proud of this album and if it is my last one then it’s a good one to leave on!" says Fish. Recorded at Fish's house in East Lothian, it is an album that is bound to delight his fans and surprise others. Strongly Blues influenced (especially Zoo Class) with a beautiful ballad (Shot the Craw), the raw rock sound is punchy and anthemic, with tracks like Old Crow begging to be played live.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clearly some people have no taste!!!, September 28, 2004

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Mark Williams (Royal Leamington Spa , England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field of Crows (Audio CD)

I don't understand some of the reviews given for this album. This is clearly one of Fish's best ever albums, it's full of a great songs!! In fact there isn't one song on the album I could say is naff!! I don't know maybe it's the big sound that's putting people off, but certainly not me. The songwriting is superb as is the playing. There's some cracking guitar solos on the album.

jvp601 clearly can't be a Fish fan stating the album as "just plain awful..." and "unlistenable..". Also I certainly wouldn't say that Raingods was average, that's another superb Fish album. I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but to Unconstructively slate it like that is just pointless and unhelpful to people looking at buying the album.

There's a great mixture of styles on the album. 'The Field' is a superb rock anthem. 'The Rookie', 'Zoo Class' and 'Numbers' just completely rock. 'Old Crow', well how funky can you get! And 'Exit Wound' is a beautiful ballad

If you are a fan of Fish I'm sure you will love this album, even if you aren't give it ago, this is great stuff from the Scot!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Great, March 9, 2004

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Jorge (Mexico City, MX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Field of Crows (Audio CD)

This album, the follow-up to Fellini Days, is IMHO, Fish's second best album (only because of Sunsets on Empire) The songs are excellent and the band is in great shape, it was great to hear Mark Brzezicki on drums again in a Fish album. Bruce Watson's melodies are a perfect complement to Tony Turrell's keyboards, and Steve Vantsis' bass playing, as always, excellent. If you are new to Fish, this is as good a place as any to start.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, September 12, 2005

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L. C. Bascombe (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Field of Crows (Audio CD)

I'm kind of suprised at some of the bad reviews this album is getting. This is classic Fish! It has a good rock 'n roll feel to it, Numbers, Zoo Class, Moving Targets are some really good rockers. There's also some of the more slow songs, Exit Wound is really good, it has a kind of jazzy feel to it. The best song on this album has to be Innocent Party, this is one of the best Fish songs I've ever heard. How could you not like that song? If you like Fish or Marillion you will certainly like this album. Just don't expect "Clutching at Straws" part two.