King Crimson Albums - Best To Worst

someone_else wrote: The albums I have heard in their entirety at least once: 1. Islands 2. In the Wake of Poseidon 3. Red 4. In the Court of the Crimson King 5. Lizard Yeah, I tend to listen to albums in their entirety also. 6. Larks'Tongues in Aspic 7. Discipline 8. Starless and Bible Black

twseel wrote: Formentera Lady wrote: ProgMetaller2112 wrote: twseel wrote: 1. Larks 2. Red 3. Court 4. Disci 5. Starl 6. <span style="line-height: 1.2;">Wake</span> <span style="line-height: 1.2;">7. Lizz</span> <span style="line-height: 1.2;">8. Isles</span> <span style="line-height: 1.2;"></span> <span style="line-height: 1.2;">haven't heard any newer stuff yet</span> What the hell are all these?  Well, that's the abbrev. version. The Abbrev. of Abbrev. is Abbrev. He could also write: LTIA, R, ITCOTCK, D, SABB, ITWOP, L, I. exactl.

5. In the Court of the Crimson King


Edited by Konsonans - July 25 2014 at 10:14

1. In The Court Of The Crimson King

twseel wrote: 1. Larks 2. Red 3. Court 4. Disci 5. Starl 6. Wake 7. Lizz 8. Isles haven't heard any newer stuff yet

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - July 24 2014 at 16:45

1. Red
2. Lizard
3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic
4. Starless And Bible Black
5. In The Court Of The Crimson King
6. Islands
7. THRAK
8. Discipline
9. In The Wake Of Poseidon
10. Three Of A Perfect Pair
11. Beat
12. The Power To Believe
13. The ConstruKction Of Light

Michael678 wrote: KingCrInuYasha wrote: Michael678 wrote: KingCrInuYasha wrote: In my collection so far: Red (5/5) Larks' Tongues In Aspic (5/5) Absent Lovers (5/5) In The Court Of The Crimson King (Strong 4/5, weak 5/5) Islands (4/5) Lizard (4/5) In The Wake Of Poseidon (4/5) Starless And Bible Black (Very strong 3/5, somewhat weak 4/5) what did that rating mean exactly?? Which one? The Starless And Bible Black one of the ratings as a whole? For the former, I wasn't too fond of the improvs (outside of "Trio"). For the latter, the ratings were based on the album rating system this site uses. yeah, that and In the Court; so the first rating was based on personal reference and the other based on its prog credentials or something??

Pretty much, yeah.

1.   Wowsa, I'm shocked no one else has listed SABB at #1! Am I one of the few fans who would put side one as one of the greatest album sides of all time? The sonic attack of "The Great Pretender", winding back down with "Lament", & possibly the greatest guitar piece of all time on "The Night Watch". This was the album you broke out to impress friends with your system. Granted, difficult listening, accessable as a diamond but just as valuable!
2. Lizard was possibly their most accessable record and completely unique with the manic/panic/schitzoid vocals and clever song writing. Again, side one.
3. ITCOTCC would just barely edge
4. Larks Tongues in Aspic, gotta love that "outer limits" atmosphere the thing generates.
5. Red
   I also have auditioned most everything else and have clean copies of Discipline, Beat and TOAPP yet rarely find myself wanting to play 'em.    Fripp was a rare genius!

1. Red
2. Larks’

And then it gets more complicated. The bronze medal could go to Court, Lizard or Discipline. Islands and SaBB come close – they are both solid 4 stars albums in my book. Wake isn’t bad but the trouble is that … well, you know. They sound like their own epigones.

Beat and Three didn’t catch my attention in the same way Discipline did. When Discipline was released, we were all amazed. This was truly progressive rock for the new decade. And though their next albums weren’t bad, they didn’t really bring anything new. At least that’s what I felt at the time, and then I started studying classical music, so I sort of lost track of what Fripp and the gang did later.

KingCrInuYasha wrote: Michael678 wrote: KingCrInuYasha wrote: In my collection so far: Red (5/5) Larks' Tongues In Aspic (5/5) Absent Lovers (5/5) In The Court Of The Crimson King (Strong 4/5, weak 5/5) Islands (4/5) Lizard (4/5) In The Wake Of Poseidon (4/5) Starless And Bible Black (Very strong 3/5, somewhat weak 4/5) what did that rating mean exactly?? Which one? The Starless And Bible Black one of the ratings as a whole? For the former, I wasn't too fond of the improvs (outside of "Trio"). For the latter, the ratings were based on the album rating system this site uses.