"Larks' Tongues in Aspic" Vs. "Red" - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Logan wrote:

One needs 40 points to create polls in the usual way here (with poll options that one can vote for).

My bad, I completely missed that small detail...nevermind.

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dougmcauliffe wrote:

Definitely red, Larks is a bit too jammy for me at times, both great albums

I find larks more to my liking but both are great albums and there is no wrong answer.

That said one my biggest problems with red is the repetitiousness of the title track. That main riff just goes on and on and even after the cello part it comes back and just does the same thing over and over again. It would have been a great three or four minute track at the most but at over six minutes it's a bit much with too little variation(I have the same issue with cry baby cry by the Beatles). Also, the improv piece Providence isn't bad but it's still an improv piece which means it just sort of meanders with no real direction. I prefer the one on S&BB. Finally, I don't like how "starless" winds up. It's an intense tune with some great playing but towards the end it gets too chaotic(and even jammy) and just kind of loses me. So for me LTIA is more consistent with no real flaws. It is a crazy album though which is what I like about it. I do think both albums(and also S&BB)are real classics though and probably KC's best period just slightly above the disjointed lineup on the first two albums.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - September 07 2019 at 19:11

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Where's the poll? Lol.

Anyway, both are great but I vote for Larks tongues in aspic.

I don't have enough points to make an actual poll.

Where's the poll? Lol.

Anyway, both are great but I vote for Larks tongues in aspic.

Red is my choice.

I don't understand the appeal of Larks' Tongues in Aspic. Although it does have its moments, overall I find the album to be quite uninteresting. By contrast, I quite like Red, so it gets my vote without hesitation.

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zawesomekid wrote:

Also, how can I run a poll correctly? Since I am new here.

Keep posting until you reach 40 points, then you should see the option to create polls and vote for poll options. It was set up this way because we had abuse.

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