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iluvmarillion
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Topic: Best KC studio album Posted: January 22 2018 at 23:15 |
cstack3 wrote:
Tough choice, but I went with Lark's.
More than any other KC album, that one floored me. |
Floored me as well, but I think it comes down to when you hear something for the first time and how receptive your ears are. I think I was too young when ITCOTCK came out, so consequently didn't appreciate it as much as LTIA.
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Posted: January 21 2018 at 19:28 |
Tough choice, but I went with Lark's.
More than any other KC album, that one floored me.
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Posted: January 21 2018 at 17:11 |
^And it was released in 1969....groundbreaking indeed.....
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Posted: January 21 2018 at 15:48 |
In the court. I was really amazed when I could hear it in 1970.
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Posted: January 20 2018 at 00:18 |
Larks Discipline Starless Court Power Thrak
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Posted: January 19 2018 at 20:39 |
1. Red, for me, is one of the best rock albums ever.
2. Discipline
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Posted: January 19 2018 at 15:07 |
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1. Lizard 2. Red 3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic 4. In The Court of the Crimson King 5. Starless and Bible Black |
These are my top 5 as well, though I'd put it in a different order: 1. Red 2. Lizard
3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic 4. Starless and Bible Black 5. In The Court of the Crimson King
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Posted: January 18 2018 at 13:02 |
If I were to review all King Crimson albums, I'd be tempted to rate everything from 1969 to 1974 with 5 stars... and maybe even Discipline, on top of that. So it's a really, really tough choice. That given, in this poll I'd take Lizard. I always save it for good occasions and treat every single listen as a sonical experience. Sounds like stuff inspired by the most colorful and eerie dreams. Such a unique piece of art.
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Posted: January 18 2018 at 06:04 |
Although I didn't vote it as number one, I think Beat is criminally underrated. It surely isn't a weak clone of Discipline. It may seem so to some because Discipline was such a groundbreaking thing when it came out. There was nothing even remotely like Discipline in existence (no, it doesn't sound like the Talking Heads). And then when Beat came, it had at least some things in common with Discipline, the general sound setup and some ways of doing things, and of course the same great cover concept, so people would say "it sounds like Discipline" for lack of a better comparison. But all the songs on Beat have a very strong life of their own. Surely considering all aspects the two are at least as different from each other as any randomly drawn two subsequent albums from any good band. Then some criticise Beat for being too commercial, which is even more nonsensical - just for the two or so somewhat catchy tunes on it? I actually like that they manage to put things such as Heartbeat together with Requiem and Neurotica on the same album without making it sound disjointed. A truly great album, listen to it again if you haven't for some time!
(Then, given that The Wall struggles to get votes in the Pink Floyd poll, it is in good company.)
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Posted: January 17 2018 at 20:51 |
ITCOTCK and LTIA are out and out masterpieces. Considering the greatness of ITCOTCK the follow up album ITWOP is a little bit disappointing although it has it's moments. Also considering how good Discipline is, the follow up album Beat is a bit disappointing. All the early albums are indispensable owning if you follow the band.
Edited by iluvmarillion - January 17 2018 at 20:52
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Posted: January 16 2018 at 11:19 |
Out of the classic UK biggies KC is my favorite by quite a margin and I never grow tired of any of their seven first album. Even Poseidon, Islands and Starless are pretty much pure perfection to my ears. Lizard is probably the album that has been growing on me the most over the 25 years I've been a fan. The titletrack is simply out of this world spectaular - something I didn't think the first time I ever heard it and neither the second or third...
But I can't vote for one treasured work of art over another.
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Posted: January 15 2018 at 15:05 |
Red easily although The Power To Believe is my second favourite.
Edited by richardh - January 15 2018 at 15:06
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Posted: January 14 2018 at 09:15 |
Red
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Posted: January 13 2018 at 18:33 |
Larks Tongues in Aspic
This is too easy lol
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 23:07 |
Not a great fan of KC, but ?I do have 4-5 of their albums. I voted for their first one.
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 22:54 |
kenethlevine wrote:
Mortte wrote:
I use google and understand it is In the court of... Well, I though same quite soon, after hearing it first time. There is something same in the Pictures Of City and Schizoid, Cadence and I Talk, tittle song and Epitaph. But to me specially that first side just is so great that it didn´t bother me at all. At the moment I love more In the wake of than Epitaph, maybe because sometimes I listened in the court of so much. How many bands of these days make a same album again and again and much duller way? |
I actually like the song ITWOP more than Epitaph. It's not the same as saying I think it's better. But that mellotron theme and the way it builds before the final verse is perhaps my favorite KC moment |
I agree. I touched me a lot when I heard it first time and still touches. Hope new Crimson going to play it.
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 15:40 |
So far, I can't vote. I really can't pick between Red, Lizard, and Lark's Tongue.
And then part of me thinks that it needs to go to the Grand daddy of Prog, ITCOTCK.
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 15:29 |
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As much as I dig Poseidon it is still a poor man's Itchycock. It is certainly built the same way. |
Poor men often get itchycock because they spend all their easy money on ladies of the road.
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 15:22 |
Mortte wrote:
I use google and understand it is In the court of... Well, I though same quite soon, after hearing it first time. There is something same in the Pictures Of City and Schizoid, Cadence and I Talk, tittle song and Epitaph. But to me specially that first side just is so great that it didn´t bother me at all. At the moment I love more In the wake of than Epitaph, maybe because sometimes I listened in the court of so much. How many bands of these days make a same album again and again and much duller way? |
I actually like the song ITWOP more than Epitaph. It's not the same as saying I think it's better. But that mellotron theme and the way it builds before the final verse is perhaps my favorite KC moment
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Posted: January 05 2018 at 09:31 |
LTIA
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