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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

I don't have a problem with ITWOP being a so-called 'rip off' of Court......no doubt they were still in that type of writing style and some of those might have even been written in raw form while they were still touring with Court. Personally I like the album quite a bit and wish they had done another one in a similar style.
Lizard has some similar qualities/structure with the first two  but with Islands Fripp broke into new areas.
 
It's not a rip off.  However, "Pictures Of A City" is far too close in structure to "21st Century Schizoid Man", and "In The Wake Of Poseidon" is a lesser copy of "Epitaph".  To me is sounds like a band desperate to fill out the time on the second album, while the group itself was coming apart.  That could be why those two tracks do not come off as original compositions.  The rest of the album was completely fresh.
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I don't have a problem with ITWOP being a so-called 'rip off' of Court......no doubt they were still in that type of writing style and some of those might have even been written in raw form while they were still touring with Court. Personally I like the album quite a bit and wish they had done another one in a similar style.
Lizard has some similar qualities/structure with the first two  but with Islands Fripp broke into new areas.
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Love em all, but I voted for Islands.
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It may have been a complete copy of the first album but ITW did a perfect complete copy of the first album.
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Not really a fan of any of this... at least not as a whole, though they all have their moments. I guess in the end it's a match between the song "In the Wake of Poseidon" and the duo "Prince Rupert Awakes / Bolero"... which is a rather difficult choice for me, since I love both.
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My vote is for Lizard. I really dislike Islands. I need to listen to In the Wake of Poseidon just because it's been so long since I have.
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Points: 2466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 17:35
in order from good to great:

3. Islands
2. Lizard
1. In the Wake of Poseidon

...yeah, it's a Court ripoff, but whatever!!
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Can't choose between the last two Embarrassed
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Islands; such a unique and beautiful album.
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Islands > In the Wake of Poseidon > Lizards

Same here.
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Hmmm....I'm a fan of all of those and KC in general.
I'll go with the underdog here and cast my vote for Poseidon....the title track is one of my favorite mellotron laced KC epics with great lyrics by Sinfield.
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Islands  this time.
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As a whole I prefer Islands but the song Lizard is one of Crimson's finest moments.
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Points: 6402 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 11:44
1. Lizard
2. ITWOP
3. Islands has its moments but it is one of my least favorite Crim albums.
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Points: 4807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 10:25
What a righteous matchup of albums. It's Lizard, though, as it's got a little something for everyone - just look at the album's artwork!
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Eye lands. All three are excellent.
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Points: 24034 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 09:35
Islands > In the Wake of Poseidon > Lizards
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