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Poll Question: which of these KC songs that Wetton sings on are the best?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
2 [3.77%]
3 [5.66%]
3 [5.66%]
4 [7.55%]
2 [3.77%]
7 [13.21%]
1 [1.89%]
3 [5.66%]
2 [3.77%]
24 [45.28%]
2 [3.77%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2017 at 14:43
Has to be Starless. I had Red on travelling home on the train this afternoon. Damned fine album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2017 at 15:58
^Even Providence delights.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2017 at 18:24
The Night watch is so beautiful, it had to be my choice.
Exiles and Starless are close behind
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 01 2017 at 22:15
Originally posted by mlkpad14 mlkpad14 wrote:

Starless is great. It's one of my all-time favorite songs by King Crimson - it's probably my favorite after Epitaph. 

But man, the guitar in that piece is great. We're dealing with Robert Fripp and John Wetton, and we're dealing with them at their best.

The number of remixes Crimson members made on Starless are uncountable. But none of them are even close to the level of the original.

And you know what? I'm going to give Starless a listen right now.


For me, it's got the be a live version of Starless... it just sounds like the main melody was made to be played by a violin.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2017 at 08:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2017 at 10:20
Originally posted by Rednight Rednight wrote:

^Even Providence delights.


Yes. You know, I listened to the album as a whole again last night, and enjoyed every single minute of it, particularly Providence. When I reviewed the album a few years back, I was way too harsh on that track.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2017 at 13:30
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Definitely The Night Watch.
Definitely! My favourite KC track.

In this poll it's followed by "Easy Money", "One More Red Nightmare", "Book of Saturdays", "Starless" and "Fallen Angel".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2018 at 02:31
Starless.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2018 at 03:03
Starless, with The Night Watch a clear second

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2018 at 03:30
Not a great fan of the Wetton voice, but I do like it on Book of Saturdays. When it comes to his bass playing there are too many brilliant performances to choose from, but I pretty much only listen to live recordings of KC so won't pick a particular studio cut.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2018 at 10:04
I'm torn between Starless and Book of Saturday.  Starless is the classic, with all of it's wonderful chord changes, but I think Book of Saturday is more vocal-centric.  It's a wonderful vocal piece, with interesting lyrics, and not over-shadowed by the band.  Kind of like PF's Wish You Were Here.  I voted for Book of Saturday.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2018 at 10:42
Starless.....but all great tracks especially Great Deceiver...Fallen Angel....Night Watch...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 01 2018 at 11:34
Fallen Angel is one supreem track
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