THE POWER TO BELIEVE

King Crimson

Eclectic Prog

3.96 | 1392 ratings

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This is a very strong album. Any Crimson fan who likes Larks Tongue in Aspic, Red, Discipline should listen to this one.

The Power to Believe I - The snippets of the power to believe throughout the album give the album coherence. I like it. 9/10

This is Larks' Tongue in Aspic level V. It's an awesome multi-section instrumental reminiscent to the earlier Larks levels (I to IV) 10/10

Eyes Wide Open - This is a strong King Crimson ballad. As it is KC it is far from musically straightforward. 9/10

Fact of Life - A powerful and melodic King Crimson tune. Another example of their fine form on the album. 8/10

The Power to Believe II - This is a track that is very ambient. You'd think this would be the Future Sound of London, not King Crimson. Then we hear some Frippertronics and we know who they are again. Great track though. 9/10

Dangerous Curves- This track has a very slow build-up, again ambient-like. It builds and builds until around the 4- minute mark, when it eases a bit, before the final climax. I like this track a lot. 8.5/10

Happy With What You Have to be Happy With - I love the playing of words on this track. It is a great rocker, KC style. 8/10

The Power to Believe III - this is a track that has a strange mixture of ambience and rock. I love Fripp's guitar, the drums and the bass. 8.5/10

The Power to Believe IV Coda -Atmospheric and ambient closure of the album. Very fitting. 8.5/10

If anything, this album isn't pushing any musical boundaries anymore. As they used to do. Although there is a blend of ambience and KC rock. That. admittedly, is unique.

I struggled with the star rating. KC is about uncovering new ground, not about building upon what they did before. This album is less experimental than the majority of their previous albums. But it is a unique record in their catalogue. And it is a great listen from start to finish with no weak tracks.

This is why I rate it 4 stars. It is an excellent addition to any prog rock music catalogue.

WJA-K | 4/5 | 2022-2-15

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