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If you ask people about King Crimson, Lizard rarely would be a response you'll get. Indeed, King Crimson's third album is not easy stuff for everybody to get into, but at least for the prog-heads who love its surreal landscape (album artwork included), it's undoubtedly the finest hour of Sinfield-era King Crimson. The "progressive" force of earlier albums remains, but Lizard the album is enhanced with jazzy impressions and more experimental approach; for instance, the album features VCS3 what is the earliest usage of that synthesizer in rock music in general.
Lizard is darker, more ethereal and more challenging effort than previous two albums; from romantic, ballad-like "symphonic" songs to chaotic free-jazz interludes, from haunting opener to the enigmatic circus-like final track, the idiom of genre-crossing "progressive music" is shown in full form of its brilliance.
Also, Lizard the album features extraordinary playing from all members and it's sad enough that this fascinating line-up did not last.