Rejoice in your KC Choice, Joyce!
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Topic: Rejoice in your KC Choice, Joyce!
Posted By: Odysseus
Subject: Rejoice in your KC Choice, Joyce!
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:16
Nevermind the title of this thread.  I've seen the Top 100 Most Popular Titles on this site, and Larks' Tongues In Aspic is placed much lower than ITCOTKC, even lower than Red. Now, that inspired me to start this thread because when it comes to the Crimson King my most beloved album is of course:  Larks  What about yourself? Pick one album out of these three: In The Court Of The Crimson King Red Larks' Tongues In Aspic |
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Posted By: Pseud0
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:18
havn't heard larks tounge in aspic yet  i have the other two - red is probably better than ITCOTCK but ITCOTCK is amazing too. |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:21
You're missing out something very special, my friend. 
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Pseud0 wrote:Posted By: Off Centre
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:43
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In The Court of the Crimson King is my favourite album, not just by King Crimson, but by any band! However, Larks Tongues in Aspic is equally important, innovative etc and Red is like the conclusion of what those two albums began. It's one hell of a trio of albums, thats for sure! But my choice is 'In the Court'.
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:47
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In the Court of the Crimson King is easily my fave KC album. Lark's has its moments. Same with Red, notable 'Starless'. ------------- 
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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:52
I love Larks', but my problem with it lies in one particular
area... the studio version of Easy Money lacks the humorous
lyrics found on possibly every single live recording of that song,
ever. 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 16:59
Larks! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Fritha
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 17:23
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I still don't have ITCOTCK but I do love Larks' Tongues in Aspic (the record, that is! ) just a little bit more than Red. Starless is astoundingly good but Larks' as an entire listening experience edges out Red. ------------- I was made to love magic |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 17:32
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i love all Crimson Albums, but my Fav. of those 3 is Red.. all the songs are unique, specially Starless ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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Posted By: eriksalkeld
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 19:11
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Lark's is the best ------------- Autenticidad, actitud, pluralidad, espiritu e inteligencia, si es prog bien, si no, tambien. |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 19:34
Is that your fav KC album, Snowy, or you were just excited of seeing the picture with the Larks? Please, answer "both".
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Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 20:28
| Red for me. |
Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 22:07
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Red. Let me quote a review I recently read in Polish "Teraz Rock" ("Rock Now!") magazine: "And what if I wrote that Red was the best rock album ever made" You could find progressive albums that are equal to either ITCOTCK ("Selling England By The Pound", "Close To The Edge" to mention symphonic prog) or Larks' (works of Van Der Graaf Generator from H To He Who Am The Only One to World Record, except for instrumental-only pieces). However I haven't found something similar to Red as an album which preceded its times. ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 22:28
But all are insanely awesome. |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 22:35
| Red and the King are my fave |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 22:39
| Out of those, Red with Larks a vvvvv close second. Lizard and Discipline are my all-time faves though. |
Posted By: bertburt
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 22:47
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I absolutely love LTIA, and after all these years, I'm not sure why. Maybe it is the investment I put into it. I must've listened to it about 50 times before I started to really appreciate it. However, there are parts that I find drag a little too much, such as the violin solo in LTIA Pt. 1, and the Talking Drum sounds a little drawn out. In addition, the first part of Easy Money before the instrumental has never appealed to me. In spite of these shortcomings, there is something that strongly draws me to this disc. Something about the total package, right up to the fascinating album cover, has always intrigued me. Next to GG's 'Octopus', I may well list this as my next favourite prog album. Just don't ask me why. An enigmatic love-hate relationship at its finest! |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 15 2005 at 23:49
Sweet! At least one person seems to like Larks almost as much as I do. I actually might be the greatest fan of this album in the World. From the start you have the first part of a mindblowing epic with schizophrenic jams called Larks' Tongues In Aspic. The second track... Book Of Saturdays, a lovely interlude highlighted by Fripp's delicate guitar. The next song Exiles (probably the best in the whole album) is also one of my favorite tunes by Crimson, and Wetton's voice in it has have never sounded so powerful and full of emotion. Continuing with Easy Money, we encounter some funny lyrics, weird tempo, hipnotizing middle-section, and a hell of an ending, this one is another gem waiting to be re-discovered by true prog lovers. Next track is The Talking Drum, a song that puts you into trance with its percussion and bassline, I've always thought of it as the mesmerizing "calm before the storm", that "storm" being of course one of the most hard-rocking closures you could possibly have for a rock album, I'm talking about the angry yet subtle second part of the title-track. With a colossal explosion of sound you're left there completely awestruck after listening to what I would call a prog masterpiece. Wow! I just wrote a review. 'Scuse the length.
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Posted By: JesusBetancourt
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 02:49
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Larks Tounge Ofcourse ------------- "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" John 7:38 |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 03:18
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The Night Watch!
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Posted By: Fritha
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 03:23
I myself always look forward to it! The element of violin is largely what makes Larks' Tongues part one so distinctive and unique in my ears. The truth is, I have had Larks' for over a year now but I probably haven't listened to it more than, oh, I don't know, twenty times maybe? See, Larks´ is one of three records in my collection that I have this strange respect to, in that I won't listen to it casually or letting it spin several times in a row for example. The other two are Close To The Edge and Wish You Were Here. I treat all of them as a musical delicacy for special occasions only, which hopefully means that I will never be able to play them to death... I just want to "preserve the colour" of these records, to resort to laundry terms ------------- I was made to love magic |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 03:39
| My favorit KC album is Islands, and second is Larks tongues in aspic, then Red |
Posted By: Nazgul
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 03:52
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Ilove King Crimson music And Larks' In Tongues Aspic is very good
album< but I don't think that it's best of them. It is to hard
decide wich album is numero uno I like most In The Court of The Crimson
King, Red,........ I like some new albums of KC like Thrak or The Power
to Belive too From Larks......... my favourite tracks are Exiles, and Easy Money |
Posted By: Camel
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 09:33
There's something I can fully relate to. I have done maybe 10 listens so far, it's really good, but it hasn't really clicked with me yet. I just feel it has a huge potential to grow on me. One of my favorites of KC's discgraphy. As you said the whole package makes the thing and the artwork is excellent! Red still being my favorite  |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 11:33
Same thing over here.
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Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 12:03
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Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 12:29
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I'd have to say in the court.. but all those albums are masterpeices in my books. ------------- 
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Posted By: soundspectrum
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 16:19
| What about In the wake of poseidon???????? That album was great, as well as the others that seem to be the most popular (red, Larks, ITCOCK) |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 20:25
Would you believe me if I told you I like ITWOP more than Red? |
Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 20:58
| Listening to Discipline as I write this but of the three listed - Red. Abosolutely fantastic. Larks is a close second and ITCOTCK is right behind it. All three are masterpieces! |
Posted By: Prog Music
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:05
| I'm a Red man myself... just ignore my avatar. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:07
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well its In the Court followed by Larks! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: stinkfist
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:09
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Red out of those three but i always enjoyed In Wake of Posiedon the most ------------- how can this mean anything to me? when i really dont feel a thing at all |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:15
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Let's see if I get it: Prog Music has a (pretty cool) avatar of ITCOTCK yet he prefers Red. OK. el böthy has Larks as his avatar yet he prefers ITCOTCK...... hmmm... alrighty then. 
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Posted By: Prog Music
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:30
The avatar was just too cool to pass up. |
Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:36
Agreed. 
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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: September 16 2005 at 21:46
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RED ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 17 2005 at 12:13
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for some reason, I have always loved discipline, though i am not a fan of much from the Eighties. -------------   |
Posted By: Biggles
Date Posted: September 17 2005 at 13:54
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Larks' Tongues is my favoirte, maybe because it was the first KC album I heard. But really, it seems to me to be the most challenging album KC ever did, and one of the most challenging albums in prog in general. ------------- The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe. http://www.last.fm/user/sbonfiglioli/?chartstyle=red"> 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: September 17 2005 at 14:25
 of course... ------------- 
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Posted By: Prodigal
Date Posted: September 18 2005 at 19:02
One order of Larks' Tongues In Aspic for me too!
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Posted By: erna
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 11:46
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definately ITCOTCK!!!
and thrak....just love it... ------------- ever tried.ever failed.no matter. do again. fail again. fail better. |
Posted By: proger
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 12:21
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i love larks, Red and Starless and Bible Black more than ITCOTCK but ITCOTCK is also amazing CD ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: BebieM
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 12:24
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ITCOTCK then Lizard then Islands then Red then Wake of Poseidon then Larks ... |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 12:33
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Larks Tounges In Aspic is a belter of an album as is The Night Watch
but for me, the album I return to again and again is Three Of A Perfect
Pair.. Power To Believe is quite fun too.  ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |