THE YOUNG PERSONS GUIDE TO KING CRIMSON

King Crimson

Eclectic Prog

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Finnforest
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Get the albums, skip the guide.

I am not a fan of these compilation albums especially for progressive artists, even more so for those whose longer track lengths exclude important works. In this case you have something purporting to be a "guide" that has nothing from Lizard, one of their great albums. I tend to rate such releases low because I truly believe bands as important as this need to be heard in their original album forms and that little is gained by owning these. Except an eventual realization that one has missed out on great tracks because they put up with a "best of" for too long. The fact that there was a nice booklet included doesn't sell the package-use the money you would have to spend on this to buy one of the real albums. Great music, but this release is "for collectors/completists." 1 star to me, I'll give it 2 out of respect.

Finnforest | 2/5 | 2008-1-6

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