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    Posted: December 26 2020 at 11:10
If you have THE POWER TO BELIEVE, imagine sailing through treacherous seas IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON to a land far far away on one of the world's remote ISLANDS, where the RED-haired man reigns IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING. Out on deck on THE NIGHT WATCH under a STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK sky, you marvel at THE CONSTRUCTION OF LIGHT in a thunder storm as you hear the THRAK of a lightning bolt in the distance. You play cards to pass the time on the long voyage, but lose again when you realise you can't BEAT a hand containing THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR. You don't have the DISCIPLINE to concentrate at cards against an opponent with eyes darting around like a LIZARD who sees everything, so you decide to BEAT a retreat down to the galley where the ship's cook serves up an exotic dish of LARKS TONGUES IN ASPIC, washed down with a glass of RED wine. You retire to your cabin and quickly drift off to sleep as the ship continues on its EARTHBOUND voyage.....
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I don't think this has been done before, so here's your chance to name your Top 7 King Crimson albums in order of preference and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:-
 
1st album - 12 points
2nd album - 8 points
3rd album - 6 points
4th album - 4 points
5th album - 3 points
6th album - 2 points
7th album - 1 point
 
Here's my Top 7 to get the poll underway:-
 
1. In the Court of the Crimson King (12 points)
2. In the Wake of Poseidon (8 points)
3. Red (6 points)
4. Islands (4 points)
5. Lizard (3 points)
6. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (2 points)
7. Starless & Bible Black (1 point)
 
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Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 08 2021 at 07:57
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Sacro_Porgo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2020 at 11:16
Well I've only heard their first 7, lol, but here's my ranking.

1. Red
2. Islands
3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic
4. Lizard
5. In The Court Of The Crimson King
6. Starless And Bible Black
7. In The Wake Of Poseidon

Islands and LTIA might switch...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Sean Trane Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2020 at 12:27
hasn't this been already done??Confused

1- Lizard
2- Court
3 Aspic
4 Red
5 Poseidon

space

6 Islands
7 tied: SABB & Discipline.
8 tied: Thrak & Believe
let's just stay above the moral melee
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keep our sand-castle virtues
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as well as a thinker,
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rather than un-sheath our sword
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote A Crimson Mellotron Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2020 at 12:28
Finally, I've been waiting for you to make this one (Although it is a bit unexpected).
Top 7 would be:
1. Larks' Tongues in Aspic
2. Lizard
3. In the Court of the Crimson King
4. The Power to Believe
5. Red
6. THRAK
7. In the Wake of Poseidon

(8. Islands
9. Discipline
10. The ConstruKction of Light)
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1. Larks 
2. Court
3. Red
4. Starless
5. Thrak
6. Lizard
7. Poseidon

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2020 at 12:49
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

hasn't this been already done??Confused
I had a feeling this had been done already too, but I've just been back through the last 15 pages of Top 10's & Lists and all I could find was Top 5 & Top 10 King Crimson songs.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote kenethlevine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2020 at 21:54
1) In the Court
2) In the Wake
3) Lizard
4) Islands
5) Larks Tongues
6) tie - Starless and Red

That worked out quite nicely
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1. LTIA
2. Red
3. ITCotCK
4. Discipline
5. Lizard

The rest rotates on any given day.

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1. Red
2. The Power To Believe
3. Starless and Bible Black
4. Lizard
5. In The Wake Of Poseidon
6. Larks Tongues In Aspic
7. In The Court Of The Crimson King




Edited by richardh - December 27 2020 at 00:16
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The Top 7 following eight rounds of voting:-
 
1. In the Court of the Crimson King (56 points)
2. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (55 points)
3. Red (53 points)
4. Lizard (42 points)
5. In the Wake of Poseidon (25 points)
6. Islands (18 points)
7. Starless & Bible Black (15 points)
 
8. The Power to Believe (12 points)
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1 Discipline
2 Red
3 Beat
4 Lizard
5 Three Of A Perfect Pair
6 In the Court
7 LTIA
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Top 7 update with Lewian's votes added:-
 
 
1. Red (61 points)
2. In the Court of the Crimson King (58 points)
3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (56 points)
4. Lizard (46 points)
5. In the Wake of Poseidon (25 points)
6. Islands (18 points)
7. Discipline (16 points)
 
8. Starless & Bible Black (15 points)
9. The Power to Believe (12 points)


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 27 2020 at 11:51
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1. In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. Red
3. Larks Tongues In Aspic
4. Lizard
5. Three of a Perfect Pair
6. Discipline
7. THRAK


Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen
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1. Red
2. In the Court of the Crimson King
3. The Power to Believe
4. Larks Tongues in Aspic
5. Discipline
6. Lizard
7. Islands

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Top 7 update with Gentle & Giant's votes added:-
 
 
1. In the Court of the Crimson King (70 points)
2. Red (69 points)
3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (62 points)
4. Lizard (50 points)
5. In the Wake of Poseidon (25 points)
6. Islands (18 points)
6. Discipline (18 points)
 
8. Starless & Bible Black (15 points)
9. The Power to Believe (12 points)


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 27 2020 at 12:37
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Top 7 update with Enrico's votes added:-
 
 
1. Red (81 points)
2. In the Court of the Crimson King (78 points)
3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (66 points)
4. Lizard (52 points)
5. In the Wake of Poseidon (25 points)
6. Discipline (21 points)
7. Islands (19 points)
 
8. The Power to Believe (18 points)
9. Starless & Bible Black (15 points)
 


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 27 2020 at 12:42
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Mirakaze Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2020 at 13:20
This is bound to change within a week probably but:

1. Red
2. Starless And Bible Black
3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic
4. Discipline
5. In The Court Of The Crimson King
6. In The Wake Of Poseidon
7. The Power To Believe
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2020 at 13:43
^ I'd better add your votes on now then, in case they change later. Wink
 
1. Red (93 points)
2. In the Court of the Crimson King (81 points)
3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (72 points)
4. Lizard (52 points)
5. In the Wake of Poseidon (27 points)
6. Discipline (25 points)
7. Starless & Bible Black (23 points)
 
8. Islands (19 points)
8. The Power to Believe (19 points)
 
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote TCat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 27 2020 at 14:04
I can't do this as there are 13 albums and all of them are tied for 1st place and there are only 7 positions on this poll, though I would admit that both Red and Thrak have a slight edge as they are 6 star albums (perfect in other words) in my opinion while the rest have 5 stars in my own personal rating system).

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I'm not very familiar with the later ones so I can only do the earlier ones(including 80's albums):

1. Larks Tongues in Aspic
2. In the wake of Poseidon
3. In the court of the crimson king
4. Red
5. Starless and bible black
6. Lizard
7. Discipline

Unofficial since only 7 count:

8. Three of a  perfect pair
9. Islands
10. Beat
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