Larks' Tongues or Red - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I think Red is overrated, but both are great

David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Heart of the Matter

Heart of the Matter wrote:

Larks is great, but they hadn't found the proper way to transfer their full potential to the record yet. Red, otherwise, sounds really fulfilled.

This is not my view of these two albums. I'd say, the difference is that Larks' Tongues is more influenced by avant-garde music, but it works best for me when listening to side 2 first.

This is how I feel. Larks' Tongues represents a sort of peak for KC for me personally. It has that avant flair that I so desperately seek and enjoy.

someone_else wrote:

Both equally, but I won't call either great, rather decent, so no vote.

I have to admit, if looking at these two albums as multiart, I'm not very fascinated by the lyrics or the cover art. They're more like decent, I'd say.

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

MikeEnRegalia wrote:

someone_else wrote:

Both equally, but I won't call either great, rather decent, so no vote.

If those two are only decent to you, then what would be examples of great albums in a comparable style?

Are there any? I have to admin that both albums are ground breaking and genuine, but they just fail to bring me in a state of praise on the edge of worship. Some tracks I really like, but others leave me totally cold.

Maybe Boojieboy's suggestion for a compilation is not that bad, though my choices may be different.

The only example of an album track (not the entire album) I can think of is UK's Carrying No Cross (somewhat similar to Starless: same length, same song structure, same John Wetton, but different instrumentation), which makes even Starless (arguably the best of the bunch) sound like an early draft version in my ears.

David_D wrote:

someone_else wrote:

Both equally, but I won't call either great, rather decent, so no vote.

Anyway, that was quite brave and funny statement. Big smile

In this thread it surely is Smile

.

Edited by someone_else - November 09 2023 at 02:17

Red is the best KC album ever to me

Yep I voted for Red as it's among my "desert island discs", but of course thay are both great. I don't think anyone who treasures one of these - do not treasure the other as well.

David_D wrote:

By now, this poll looks like Red vs "both are great", which is not in accordance with what I had guessed as the most popular choice.

I thought it would be "both are great", even I now can find Red to had been the best guess.

Just to help you interpret... picking one of these doesn't mean that not both are great. The options don't mutually exclude each other. I don't say "LTIA is not great" by voting for Red. Personally, I'm not a fan of sitting on the fence options in such polls, so I will vote for the one I prefer as long as I clearly know which one it is, regardless of whether or not I think "both are great". (Neither will you normally find me voting for "other" in polls where this is offered, even if I could easily have others in mind.)

MikeEnRegalia wrote:

someone_else wrote:

Both equally, but I won't call either great, rather decent, so no vote.

If those two are only decent to you, then what would be examples of great albums in a comparable style?

very good question Thumbs Up

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

My two favorite albums by King Crimson. Both are great. I would rank Red just ahead of LTIA.

I love both. I have very fond memories of both albums. Both are equal to me.

Poll Question: What's your pick?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Larks' Tongues	13	[20.31%]
Red	27	[42.19%]
both are great	24	[37.50%]
You can not vote in this poll

Post Reply	Page 12 3 >