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Topic: Red: King Crimson Posted: January 31 2015 at 17:50 |
To me, LTIA, SABB and Red are distinctively individual, but inseparable constituents of the Great KC trilogy. Red culminates the trilogy and therefore is somewhat more prominent, ostensibly.
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 17:23 |
I've always liked Red more. It's probably my favorite release from their discography.
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 16:46 |
I used to be a huge fan of it, but rarely listen to it now. I kind of feel obliged to call a masterpiece though, despite the fact most of the songs are "only" great, and not mind-blowing like they should be (being a King Crimson record and all). At the moment, I prefer all of their first 5 studio albums to it and have for a while. On the other hand, the musicians are probably at the top of their game, and Starless possibly the greatest KC song ever written. Such a great balance of eerieness, airy melodies, time signatures, and Bill Bruford
I'll hear it again tomorrow, to hopefully rekindle some interest and feel some much-needed nostalgia.
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 12:11 |
Probably better. I'm not too fond of "We'll Let You Know" or "Starless And Bible Black", so Red has a more consistent flow.
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 11:57 |
For one reason or another, my KC albums (and other classic prog albums) have sat idle for some time. Because of this thread I put on Red to see if it was what I remembered it to be. Just finished side one and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Back in the day I bought a lot of albums in a short period of time and did not (could not) give many of them a lot of time to sink in. I guess it was better to buy albums and not listen to them much than not buying albums at all.
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 10:59 |
I really like both, but as far as favorite goes it all depends on my mood.
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 10:22 |
A finer example of prog has yet to be commissioned!
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 06:36 |
i quite like this record; side 1 is awesome, side 2 not so much (curse you Providence!!!) but Starless still takes the cake. SaBB may need a few more listens, but the first 2 tracks, The Night Watch, and Fracture, are all fantastic, especially the latter.
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 04:36 |
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 04:31 |
I think Red has the best flow as a coherent album, but Starless and Bible Black has the stronger individual songs. Like I get the impression Red is supposed to be listened to in one long sitting without distractions, even if it isn't a concept album as such. I gain some extra enjoyment that way from how the tracks are sequenced and flow into each other. In the case of Starless..., it's more individual tracks I pull it out to listen to.
Does that make any sense?
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Posted: January 27 2015 at 04:19 |
Raff wrote:
I'd say that Starless and Bible Black is more dark and visceral, while Red is more polished. Personally, both are great favourites of mine, though I tend to play the former when I want to experience the rawer side of KC, and the latter when I'm in the mood for a bit more melody.
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Posted: January 25 2015 at 12:24 |
Mistaken post edited out!
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 15:14 |
I love it including Providence ( and I don't like improvs normally), '3 pieces' will always have a magic for me. Its also an album that all drummers should study.
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 14:46 |
The title song is that annoying sort of KC piece that goes on for 5 or 6 minutes too long. I prefer "Fracture" which is more akin to the splendid instrumentals on LtiA. "The Night Watch" is in my top five as far as KC songs go, but I think Red is more cohesive and consistent overall. Might as well be a double album really. Two sides of one coin.
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 14:34 |
Not really a preference among the magnificent seven.
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 13:47 |
HolyMoly wrote:
LTIA > Red > SAAB
all essential albums but that's my preference. |
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 13:11 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Red is much stronger than SaBB for my taste. I guess I go for the heavier sound...... | Yeah, much prefer Red too. Altough it's not specifically the fact that it's heavier. I just prefer the songs. Fallen Angel & Starless are two of their best songs from any era, imo.
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 13:06 |
SABB was good, but Red is one of my favorites. I've never heard an album quite like it.
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Posted: January 19 2015 at 09:37 |
Hi,
Let me go listen to it for the umpteenth time and then tell you what I felt and thought!
On 2nd thought forget it ... I'm just gonna close my eyes and fade away with it. Sorry ... no inner mind porn to tell you about it!
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Posted: January 18 2015 at 08:01 |
Much better than SaBB. Probably my favourite KC album.
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