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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 20:25
Originally posted by Mr. Maestro Mr. Maestro wrote:

I feel like a weirdo.  Am I the only person in the world who thinks "Providence" is brilliant?


m I the only one who thinks One More Red Nightmare is brillliant? People always talk about the title track and Starless (which is admittedly amazing) but I never hear much talk about that one. It's one of my all time favorite Crimson tracks.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 20:27
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by mister nobody mister nobody wrote:

Originally posted by Chozal Chozal wrote:

Although I prefer KC's sound especially around the Red era, CTTE has not a single weak moment, one of the very few albums that shines through every moment.Red has Providence.
I like Providence better than any track on Close to the Edge. And I love Close to the Edge (not as the others do, but I appreciate it).
I dislike Providence more than anything on either album. And the only song from Red I like more than the song I like the least from CttE is Starless (though I would be hard pressed to say which I like best, CttE, And You And I, or Starless itself). However, in the end I vote CttE, indeed it's great from beginning to end.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 20:40
Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

Originally posted by Mr. Maestro Mr. Maestro wrote:

I feel like a weirdo.  Am I the only person in the world who thinks "Providence" is brilliant?


m I the only one who thinks One More Red Nightmare is brillliant? People always talk about the title track and Starless (which is admittedly amazing) but I never hear much talk about that one. It's one of my all time favorite Crimson tracks.

One More Red Nightmare is the most played track on the album. Thumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 20:43
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 21:27
Close to the Edge.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 12 2012 at 22:05
Close to the Edge, though Red is very close. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 00:17
Originally posted by darkshade darkshade wrote:

Red has its flaws, as most KC albums do. CTTE knows no flaws.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 00:41
Red is one of the best Crimson's albums. CTTE is one of the best albums at all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 01:51
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 01:54
Live versions of CttE would beat Red. But otherwise I prefer Red. Yes is just to sterile in the studio.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 02:10
Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

Nobody listens to the Grateful Dead.


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still, i think it is simply ridiculous to say "composition>improvisation". imo the best compositions usually involve improvisation to a certain degree, and I also like a lot of music that is composed through improvisation itself...


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 02:38
Close to the Edge is the only album I know of where I would not change a thing if I could. The only track on Red that reaches the same level of perennial awesomeness is "Starless". There are other good tracks on it, but I always found it a bit inconsistent.

Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

Originally posted by Mr. Maestro Mr. Maestro wrote:

I feel like a weirdo.  Am I the only person in the world who thinks "Providence" is brilliant?


m I the only one who thinks One More Red Nightmare is brillliant? People always talk about the title track and Starless (which is admittedly amazing) but I never hear much talk about that one. It's one of my all time favorite Crimson tracks.

Not one of my favorite Crimson tracks, but I do think it's great. The lyrics are pretty awkward though.

Originally posted by Sumdeus Sumdeus wrote:

still, i think it is simply ridiculous to say "composition>improvisation". imo the best compositions usually involve improvisation to a certain degree, and I also like a lot of music that is composed through improvisation itself...

I agree that it's an over-generalization to say that composition is always better than improvisation, but especially in the case of King Crimson I usually find their completely improvised pieces much less interesting than the ones that involve some kind of composition. I'd go as far as saying that "We'll Let You Know" and "Starless and Bible Black" kinda stink ("Providence" is better). On the other hand, LTIA1 is one of my favorite King Crimson tracks, even though it involves a large amount of improvisation. But what sets it apart is that this is planned improvisation. It revolves around a set of pre-composed themes and it's clearly structured.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 02:47
Red is one of the better KC albums, but this is no contest. Close to the Edge.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 03:08
Yes - Close to the Edge; can't see Red in the same equation
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 03:41
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 07:27
There's no disputing the brilliance of CTTE but I probably enjoy Red a little more.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 08:11
I do prefer to listen to Red. That one is like getting hit in the head with a brick over and over musically - only with cool riffs and melodies and jazzy excursions between the mashed flesh and bleeding orifices.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 09:03
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 09:17
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2012 at 10:30
Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

Originally posted by Mr. Maestro Mr. Maestro wrote:

I feel like a weirdo.  Am I the only person in the world who thinks "Providence" is brilliant?


m I the only one who thinks One More Red Nightmare is brillliant? People always talk about the title track and Starless (which is admittedly amazing) but I never hear much talk about that one. It's one of my all time favorite Crimson tracks.


Mine too.  Maybe if there was no title track, I'd still take Red over CTTE for this one.  Incredible work from both Bruford and McDonald, especially.
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