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King Crimson

Eclectic Prog

3.85 | 2170 ratings

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snobb
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I found there plenty of reviews from site collaborators with very different opinions - and marks from 1 to 5 as well. So, is this album so different or strange? No way,I think.

I have it for years and like it. I think many listeners are expected from any KC album some sound explosions, energy peaks and slow moments, contrasts, saying in one word. You can't find too much of them there on this album.

All music is based on Fripp's mellotron and guitar sound with many brass additions from Mel Collins and guest musicians, incl. Mark Charig and Robin Miller. Boz Burrel, lead vocalist,is good enough for singing, but very average as bass player. So, we have slow,mellow and often sad album without contrasts but with nice melodies, long compositions and very classic feel. There are plenty of bras arrangements, incl. superb sax solos long "Sailor's Tale". We have there some sounds coming from great avant-jazz piano player Keith Tippeth and some clasic Paulina Lucas soprano voice on back-singing. We have light jazzy and bluesy feel as well.

Differently from some other KC albums, no surprices,no explosions, but just good down tempo music of high viscosity. And it is enough for good album!

snobb | 4/5 | 2009-10-15

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