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Poll Question: which song you prefer?
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2 [3.45%]
1 [1.72%]
12 [20.69%]
1 [1.72%]
1 [1.72%]
6 [10.34%]
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

De Compagnie van Kapitein Frans Banninck Cocq etc. - Rembrandt van Rijn
 
I have a print of this Rembrandt in my library. The song "Night Watch" is perhaps the best lyrical composition King Crimson ever wrote.
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Fracture is the perfect ending of this perfect album. It took me a while to appreciate it as much as most of their other classic era releases but now its among my two or three favorite albums if theirs.
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My very 1st Crimso album...still remember dropping the needle on The Great Deceiver and wondering what the hell is this???  I love it Wink
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Not King Crimson's best album by a long way, but The Night Watch has always been my favourite. The atmosphere on it is just mind-blowing... I don't see what the big deal is about Fracture to be honest. I more than appreciate it as a difficult guitar piece, but I don't get excited when it starts playing.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Originally posted by Xonty Xonty wrote:

Not King Crimson's best album by a long way, but The Night Watch has always been my favourite. The atmosphere on it is just mind-blowing... I don't see what the big deal is about Fracture to be honest. I more than appreciate it as a difficult guitar piece, but I don't get excited when it starts playing.
 
I agree...Night watch and Great Deceiver are excellent and I think Fracture is missing something for me..a proto typical heavy KC 'exercise track' that misses the mark. 
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I love this album. This and Lark's are the best. I voted for Fracture. I could've just as easily voted for We'll Let You Know, and I wish I did because it has no votes yet, which is to my great surprise.
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"Fracture" for me.

Other highlights: "The Great Deceiver", "Lament", "The Night Watch", "Trio"
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Any folks happen to notice certain 'funky' elements on this album ?? I guess mainly on We'll Let You Know. Wetton is actually pretty heavy-handed on this album.
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^Yes, I noticed the funky element on We'll Let You Know. I wouldn't like it if it were too funky, but it wouldn't be. It's Crimson. Anyway, John Whetton really shines on this piece. Instead of providing the timing for everyone else to play over, he's playing mainly in all the gaps between other peoples notes or vice versa. It seems to give some feeling of syncopation even though I don't think much of it is genuinely syncopated.

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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Great, very underrated album, though definitely a more demanding listen than either LTiA or Red. Never been a big fan of "The Night Watch", but in my book "The Great Deceiver" ranks as one of the strongest album openers ever, and possibly Wetton's best performance as a vocalist.
 Thumbs Up AGREE. This album is "Very Underrated" and "The Great Deceiver" is my choice.
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Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

^Yes, I noticed the funky element on We'll Let You Know. I wouldn't like it if it were too funky, but it wouldn't be. It's Crimson. Anyway, John Whetton really shines on this piece. Instead of providing the timing for everyone else to play over, he's playing mainly in all the gaps between other peoples notes or vice versa. It seems to give some feeling of syncopation even though I don't think much of it is genuinely syncopated.
Yes - more 'groovy' too. And Bruford is pretty suave on this piece too.
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Any folks happen to notice certain 'funky' elements on this album ?? I guess mainly on We'll Let You Know. Wetton is actually pretty heavy-handed on this album.

Actually, that piece kind of reminds me of the title track to Zappa's Apostrophe, which had a similar kind of funk to it. 
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Points: 15916 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2014 at 18:35
^ That has Jack Bruce playing eh?? Great track on a great album.
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Points: 10970 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2014 at 20:33
Tough call between "The Night Watch" and "Fracture". I've reached that cul-de-sac again; however, since "The Night Watch" isn't faring as well as "Fracture", I'm voting for it.
Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha KingCrInuYasha wrote:

"Fracture" for me.

Other highlights: "The Great Deceiver", "Lament", "The Night Watch", "Trio"
Ah, crap. I probably should have voted for "Trio". No biggie. Half of the tracks on the list are true highlights anyway. Can't vote for more than one here.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 20 2014 at 20:36
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