Off to See the Lizard

Guest · Post by **Guest** » February 23, 2000 12:21 pm

Posted By Anonymous
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Guest · Post by **Guest** » March 19, 2000 11:04 pm

Posted By Anonymous
Too electronic sounding.Buy only for your collection because as much as it pains me to say this .IT SUCKS!!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » March 23, 2000 1:32 am

Posted By Anonymous
This album isn't that bad. It's certainly not as bad as some of the albums that proceded it (like the horrible "Last Mango in Paris"). It's sort of picks up where "One Particular Harbour" left off. There's nothing electronic about it except maybe some of the keyboards, but they still sound good.

The album does have a lively, jazzy edge to it that's kind of nice. "Gravity Storm" awakens the soul, and "That's My Story", Why the Things We Do", and "Off to See the Lizard" feature the always great Caribbean sound. Sounds good loud.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 14, 2000 5:48 pm

Posted By headparrothead
This is probably the most diverse album Jimmy has released since "Sportcoat". It sounds like no other Buffett album and that is maybe what makes it sooo goooood. Lyrically, it is...well, I just don't know the word for it and I'm not sure one exists. Musically, it is more mainstream and there's nothing wrong with that. "Carnival World" is a good interpretive song of those material things in life. Every song has its perfect place for being played..."Take Another Road" is one of the best songs for driving backroads, much like James Taylor's "Country Road". "That's My Story and I'm Stickin' To It", "Off to See the Lizard", and "Mermaid in the Night" are all great "tongue-in-cheek" tunes and I love listening to "Why The Things We Do" while eating breakfast on the deck as the sun comes up. "Gravity Storm" has a jazz sound to it that reminds me of Phil Collins' "Face Value". You'll get the feeling that you're on a private flight with Jimmy in the Hemisphere Dancer when you listen to "Strange Bird" and who can't listen to "I Wish Lunch Would Last Forever" at an annual "Buffett Bash Pre-concert Cookout"? "The Pascagoula Run" is wild ride down the gulf coast that brings back memories of "Ragtop Day". "Changing Channels" seems like it was written to heal broken marriages.

Several songs from "Off to See the Lizard" can be found as titles in the book "Tales From Margaritaville", which came out around the same time as the "Lizard" album, but there are few, if any, similarities between the two entities.
I'm not going to review the book. I will simply say--if you haven't read it, you need to.

score for Lizard: 5 of 5 coronas
score for the book: same as above

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 14, 2000 10:23 pm

Posted By Dallas
HPH, do you write columns for a living?? I've read all your reviews and they are quite good...if taking over Bubba's career doesn't pan out, then at least you got something to fall back on. FINZZZ UP...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 15, 2000 10:20 am

Posted By PGHPIRATE
EVERYONE:

I KNOW THIS IS OFF THE SUBJECT OF THIS CD, BUT I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I'VE OWNED BANANA WIND AND SOASOAS FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS, TRIED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO LISTEN TO BOTH BUT I DIDN'T GIVE EITHER ONE A CHANCE SO I THREW THOSE 2 BACK IN THEIR CASES. OH MY GOD, I JUST DUG THEM OUT AND WHAT COULD I HAVE BEEN THINKING?????? I LOVE BANANA WIND, ESPECIALLY JAMAICA MISTAKA AND SCHOOLBOY HEART, DAMN I FEEL LIKE I'VE JUST BOUGHT 2 NEW CD'S!!!!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 15, 2000 10:22 am

Posted By PGHPIRATE
ANONYMOUSE:

I LOVE LAST MANGO IN PARIS AND I'M TELLING JIMMY YOU SAID IT SUCKS!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 15, 2000 2:04 pm

Posted By headparrothead
dallas:
thanks for the compliments.
actually it would seem that i write columns for a living (at least right now since i'm unemployed).

as for taking over for jimmy...thanks for that one too..i'm flattered. only time will tell.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 27, 2001 6:28 pm

This album is great! It gets better with every listen, although the leadoff track "Carnival World" is worth skipping. This is arguably his best album from the 1980's.

PHrozen Finzzz · Post by **PHrozen Finzzz** » July 27, 2001 12:11 am

I enjoy this CD, especially the way it intertwines with the stories in "Tales from margaritaville", many of the songs tell similar if not the same story as chapters from this book, and loosely mention the characters. Makes it all that much more interesting to listen to.... Jimmy does it again.

Too much tequilla or not quite enough...

phintastic · Post by **phintastic** » August 3, 2001 9:57 am

Just found this in the closeout bin and what a great suprise. However I start at Carnaval and end at Lunch. Under-rated and well worth the 4.99 phins I had to shell out.

ParrotheadJon · Post by **ParrotheadJon** » September 19, 2001 2:41 am

About ten years ago, a friend gave me a tape with SYKBH on one side and Off To See the Lizard on the other. I was soon a parrot head and Off to See the Lizard was my favorite CD for several years (until I saw the light of A1A) It still remains one of my favorites. I really like every song on the album (I'm 35, I still say album sometimes). "I Wish Lunch..." is my favorite for this album but sing along with and love them all.

cc matt · Post by **cc matt** » October 30, 2001 12:39 pm

Probably the best produced studio album before Barometer Soup. Take Another Road is a great song as are Boomerang Love and Changing Channels. Really isn't a bad song on the album especially if you like Tales from Margaritaville.

Kuato · Post by **Kuato** » December 12, 2001 5:44 pm

By far the worst Buffett album!

maui jim · Post by **maui jim** » March 20, 2002 10:13 pm

It amazes me when I read reviews about jimmy. One person will say a certain album s***s, then another person will say it is great.Some of Jimmys albums I like right away and others I have to listen to them a couple of times. I was hooked on Off To See The Lizard right away. Great album. My wife and friends think I listen to Jimmy too much, but you know what, what a great way to waste your time. Get this album, youll love it.

tully mars · Post by **tully mars** » March 27, 2002 8:29 pm

Its ok at best

landshark391 · Post by **landshark391** » April 1, 2002 4:46 pm

Awesome. To me changing channels is great!!! When I crank it up it is a very haunting song that sends chills down my spine. i don't know why but it does.

parrothead1979 · Post by **parrothead1979** » April 6, 2002 1:39 pm

i first thought this cd had a cheezy late 80's sound to it, but i have accepted that it was just the times. pascagoula run, thats my story, off to see the lizard, and lunch are my favorites on the album, but all are good. definately a great one overall.

phblk · Post by **phblk** » April 11, 2002 7:40 pm

I agree with Maui Jim, seems everyone has a different idea what is there best cd. I say giving the fact that there may not be that many more coming out in the future we should all enjoy them each to his or her own.

bixxx · Post by **bixxx** » May 13, 2002 7:20 pm

7 out of 10