Favorite King Crimson album
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Topic: Favorite King Crimson album
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Subject: Favorite King Crimson album
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:22
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Post your fav Crimson albums. Mine is one of four: Larks' Tongues In Aspic,
Starless In Bible Black, Lizard, or Islands 
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Posted By: walrus
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:25
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21st century squizoid man.. ------------- you and whose army? |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:26
My personal favorites are : Red and Discipline (yes you heard me, Discipline) 
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RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:26
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Larks' Tongues in Aspic.... magnificient..
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:27
You mean In the court of the Crimson King? It's an album thread. -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
walrus wrote:Posted By: Lofcaudio
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:28
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:29
Yes I agree. I forgot to include it in my list -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:31
I love Discipline a lot too, as well as....gulp...Three of a Perfect Pair. 
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Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:33
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And by the way, walrus,
21st Century Schizoid Man is a song... on the album In The Court Of The Crimson King. 
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:35
RED !!!! 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:37
hahahah... and I forgot my list... 1. LTiA 2. Lizard 3. ItWoP 4. Red 5. Discipline 6. SaBB 7. ItCotCK 8. Islands ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:40
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Lak's Tongues In Aspic. A revolution album. |
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:47
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LTIA, no contest. Well, the debut gives a little contest, but only a little.
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Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:48
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In my opinion, in every era that King Crimson has done work, their first
album of that era is a revolutionary or groundbreaking work for that era. In The Court Era(1969-1971)-In The Court Of The Crimson King(1969) LTiA/SaBB Era(1973-1974)-LTiA(1973) Discipline Era(1981-1984)-Discipline(1981) Thrak/CoL Era(1995-2003)-Thrak(1995) TPtB Era(2003-present)-The Power To Believe(2003)-this album is the least groundbreaking in my opinion. Still, new sound for Crimson.
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:51
Yep I agree with you on The power to believe. I really like this album and once again, it is really different from what they had already done. They are always changing. That is great -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 18:59
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In terms of instrumentals, these three albums-LTiA, SaBB, and Red stomp
every King Crimson album ever created. Don't believe me? Listen to LTiA Parts I and II, Fracture, and Starless. Red, too, just for good measure. And then look at the other instrumentals: just some examples: The Devil's Triangle Lizard Sailor's Tale The Sheltering Sky Indiscipline Industrial Zones A&B Most of these are really good, but they just can't keep up with the intensity that LTiA, SaBB, and Red deliver. But, again, they are excellent in a different way.
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Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:01
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:33
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Can I say that I like them all?
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Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:37
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Nothing wrong with saying you like them all, chamberry, they have not made
a "bad" album yet... |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 19:46
Me too ------------- 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:08
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Of what I've heard:
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
In The Court Of The Crimson King
Lark's Tongues In Aspic
USA [Live]
Lizard
Three of a Perfect Pair
IslandsPosted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:08
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Lark's Tongues In Aspic Starless And Bible Black Discipline (absolutely) Beat (waiting man!) Thrak
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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:12
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I like all the albums I've heard. But I haven't heard Islands or The ConsruKction of Light. My Top 3 Favorite Studio Albums: Discipline LTIA Red But I prefer listening to the live albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:17
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1 Lizard 2 Lark's tounge ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:27
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Starless And Bible Black,Discipline,Red,Lizard in no specific order ------------- [IMG]http://www.wheresthatfrom.com/avatars/miguelsanchez.gif">[IMG]http://www.rockphiles.com/all_images/Act_Images/TheMothersOfInvention/mothers300.jpg"> |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:31
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My favorite KC's live is Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal 1984. Wow! That really is great stuff On top of that, it's in my hometown so it holds a special meaning for me -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:33
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Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:06
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I think that Islands is being placed too low. I mean, I think Beat is worse
than Islands, and it's my least favorite album of that era. Islands has good stuff on it, such as Sailor's Tale, Ladies of the Road, The Letter reminds me of a song off of Lizard for some reason, and Formentera Lady is a great prelude to Sailor's Tale. This is my top 10: 1. In The Court Of The Crimson King 2. Larks' Tongues In Aspic 3. Starless And Bible Black 4. Lizard 5. Islands 6. In The Wake Of Poseidon 7. Red 8. Discipline 9. Three of a Perfect Pair 10. Thrak Most of the selections are right on the tick, I just think Islands is a well- crafted, well-sculpted album. I dunno, I feel like a prat for posting this. I just like Islands a lot.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:16
hahahha don't feel like a prat.. heck you've already had one thread closed, I'm jeolous I haven't had one closed yet. 
Anyway I know I had Islands low on my list, but that's a long way from
saying I don't enjoy it or think it's crap. I'm just not a Boz
Burrell fan, and a big Greg Lake and John Wetton fan so I enjoy those
incarnations more. It's all relative I guess especially with a
group like King Crimson....if you don't like an album... just wait for
the next one when Fripp runs off the group members and has a new group
and direction for the group. King Crimson... the definative prog rock group IMO. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:32
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Yeah, I know, actually, I'm not a Burrell fan either, mainly because he was
only around for one album. I like Wetton and Lake a lot more, because they have been around longer, and because I'm an ELP fan as well. I mainly like Islands for Sailor's Tale and Ladies of the Road. But, I dunno, I guess I'm just a King Crimson freak, and I get slightly defensive when I think someone's cursing down one of their albums....but thanks for clearing that up for me. What you said is utterly true.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:36
well said -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 22:41
honestly a recent revalation.. considered for the longest time Yes to be. Discipline is the last K.C. album I actually own (a victim of my own prejudices toward 'classic' prog)... but have had the chance to hear some of their latter stuff and ... popular music may have passed prog by... but King Crimson has never really passed prog by has it? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:00
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no, they haven't. King Crimson always stays with prog and will forever. They
have refused to fall into the vat of commercial pop success and that makes them one of the most legendary prog bands of all time.
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:02
Exactly! That is what is great about King Crimson. They never stop to progress. Their last album is really interesting and still full of innovation and it came out about 35 years after their debut album. I can't wait for their next album. Especially since I found out Tony Levin was back with the band. Unfortunately, it won't come out before another year or two  -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:19
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And they are always a head of their times. I listened to The Power To
Believe and I hear new bands trying to recreate that type of sound
today. Albeit this was the case with ITCOTKC back in '69 -------------
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Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:25
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Their sound was always brilliant and unique, and yes, it's true, they were
always ahead of their times. I mean, King Crimson helped spawn Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, who are a legendary band in their own right! They are capable of so much, and have shown on every occasion, to be up to the challenge.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:40
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as far as latter K.C.... I've only heard some scattered songs via...
samples. What album post-Discipline would you all recommend?
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:47
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In the Court of the Crimson King is their best. Nothing else touched it. But their other albums are beyond magnificent, too. Lark's Tongues especially. That, I think, is their second best, followed by (in order): Lizard EDIT: I don't bother mentioning Discipline. I've reviewed that album if you want to see what I think of it. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 23:47
Try their last one The Power to Believe. It is a pretty strong album in my opinion. Maybe I'm a KC fanboy but I would also recommend Thrak, Three of a perfect pair and The Construcktion of Light. Most people on this forum won't agree with me on these one I think but anyway I really like them. I really enjoy post Discipline Crimson  -------------
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 00:00
I'll put TPtB and Thrak on my list. Thanks and have a good evening.. time for some beauty sleep... been depriving myself recently and it's beginning to show.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 00:10
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Well as usually, my tastes change everyday... today I'm really into RED ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
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Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 02:39
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Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:10
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Good to see that I've created a hot topic so quickly!
I'm actually taking a break from KC today and spinning my new(but used) vinyl copy of Selling England By The Pound. It's awesome! Never knew Genesis could be so cool...
Anyway, keep discussing! |
Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:17
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from a personal perspective: islands, larks tongues, red, starless in bible black sorry i just find myself listening to islands more than the others  from a perspective for innovation in the music world, definitely In the court and larks tongues ------------- 
listen to Hella |
Posted By: stechell
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:25
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Starless and Bible Black. This sole album convinced me this was the best Prog band ever. Second, Islands. Third, In the Court... |
Posted By: emersontarkus23
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:33
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Finally, some people who have Islands higher on their list!
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Posted By: Ridge
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:47
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Studio albums 1- LTiA 2- Red 3-Discipline From the Live albums 1-The Great Deceiver box set 2- B'boom (Live in Argentina) 3-Absent Lovers ------------- Discipline is never an end in it self, only a means to an end. |
Posted By: Lazy
Date Posted: March 30 2006 at 15:13
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It´s obvious that RED it´s the best of them, but larks tongues in aspic it´s great too! bye ------------- ...And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone... |
Posted By: utas
Date Posted: March 31 2006 at 20:07
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 02:31
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Discipline ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 02:48
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Red Larks' Tongues in Aspic USA Starless and Bible Black The Night Watch In the Court of the Crimson King In the Wake of Poseidon Islands Lizard Discipline ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 05:29
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: nobody
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 05:58
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So many of their records have so much to recommend them... each has moments that people will be listening to and analyzing 1000 years from now. We should all feel very lucky to be around to share our time on Earth with a certain, very smart guy who also happens to be one of the greatest guitar players (musicians, even) ever to walk the planet in any era
As far as a favorite, it's a tough choice, but as far as lasting impact on my head I'd have to say ------------- "Some of you are going to die... martyrs, of course, to the Freedom I will provide!" |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 10:29
Ok...
I should have it ...aLLLL!!!------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 10:43
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Will I ever say the debut is their best?? No! Larks Tongues In Aspic!! When it comes to King Crimson in particular, I really don't like to say which are the best and worst etc. because for various obvious reasons, They never stayed the same! Good thing too, So my favourites are -
Haven't heard much of the later Crimson, But I am surely lookin' forward too. ------------- My computer's broke |
Never! Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 10:48
P.S. Who can tell me if the EP Happy with what you have too be happy With is worth getting or not after already having the album The Power to Believe? Much thanks! |
Posted By: man@arms
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 10:57
| The two with Greg Lake remain my favorite, although all of their albums up through RED are great. I don't like any or their work since. Lake is perhaps my all time favorite vocalist too. |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 11:37
| Lizard |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 12:12
Of the albums I have:
------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Allwang
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 16:46
| In The Court Of The Crimson King |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 18:00
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Posted By: JL08030
Date Posted: April 01 2006 at 18:30
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Beat
------------- A Chaos of Visions and Voices |
Posted By: ~Rael~
Date Posted: April 13 2006 at 08:32
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I haven't heard much of KC, and definatly plan to change that. Red is encredible. To listen and think it was done in 74 is just so cool. I am also glad to see some people got The Power To Believe in thier list, cause I think it is really, really good. It has a classic Crimson sound. Sometimes I think people automatically dismiss great bands of th 70s new stuff because they don't think it will compare, and to me this is a great folly. Power to Believe is a great example of why this band was amazing, and still is. ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |
Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 05:43
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 17:38
In the court of the Crimson King
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: 33rpm
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 18:13
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It's hard to pick one when they are all so great! ------------- Vinyl just sounds better!! |
Posted By: bsurmano
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 18:33
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1. Islands 2. Red 3. Lizard ------------- 'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan |
Posted By: Arnold Layne
Date Posted: April 14 2006 at 18:39
------------- HELP! |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 02:00
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Red is just magnificent. I'm captivated every time I listen to it, especially One More Red Nightmare, and Starless.
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Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 02:40
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RED!!! Starless is definately my favorite King Crimson song... absolutely amazing! ------------- Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 03:16
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I agree with those who say that KC have never made a really bad album. However, my favourites are, in order: ITCOTCK Red In the Wake of Poseidon LTIA I put ITWOP before LTIA because of the vocals, as I think I've said about one thousand times now... Wetton just plain sucks on that album (as a vocalist, of course). |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 03:29
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Posted By: gok22us
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 11:46
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Red, Larks Tongues, Absent Lovers Live In Montreal, USA The 70's Bruford-Wetton-Cross-Fripp era is fantastic. The Belew-Levin-Bruford-Fripp era is IMO equally superb. While the band sounds mechanical and uninspired on the studio albums, the live album Absent Lovers, and the DVD of that era make this lineup just as enjoyable as any of the 70's lineup's. Adrian Belew is my favorite Crimson vocalist, and his wacky songwriting and guitar sounds rose Crimson to new heights. Fripp + Belew = Awesome. |
Posted By: TFTO
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 16:32
| In the Court is Nr.1 for me and second is Islands. |
Posted By: 46and2
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 17:08
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from what ive heard, i really like red and Power to Believe, i cant put my finger on it but i am obsessed with trey gunn! ------------- 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 17:33
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I would like to quote a frase by a review of starless and bible black that expresses my sentiments to this band: "It is useless, I give up. Every sigle record I hear by KC it is the best" -------------
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Posted By: pinball_wizard
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 18:23
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1.In The Court Of The Crimson King 2.Larks' Tongues in Aspic 3.Red 4.In the Wake of Poseidon 5.Earthbound ------------- See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me. |
Posted By: the man machine
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 18:31
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starless and bible black.
Larks' Tongues in Aspic or Red Islands or Lizard In The Court Of The Crimson King discipline oooh i do love the end of lizard! and of course starless! tis all great . |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 18:38
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Posted By: echoside
Date Posted: April 17 2006 at 23:08
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god i love king crimson so much they are one of my favorite bands of their albums that ive heard this is how i would rank them 1. In The Court Of The Crimson King(the one that got me into them) 2.Larks Tongues In Aspic(ltia 1 and 2 are both amazing songs) 3.In The Wake Of Poseidon(cadence and cascade is prolly one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard) 4.Starless And Bible Black(i agree the title track is amazing) 5.Red(one reason i love crimson so much is the change in sound during each decade, they evolved with the times better than any band ive ever heard) 6.Thrak(see above comment) 7.Lizard( didnt care for this one as much never really grabbed but its still really good to zone out to) 8.Discipline(a little wierd for my tastes but still cool as hell) 9.Islands(a few good songs but on the whole not as strong as others) 10.Power To Believe(i think the sound is cool and they have definatley upped their sound to keep up with today's progressive music) |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: April 17 2006 at 23:15
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Nice thread, because im really struggling... today i listened from ITCOTCK to Starless and Bible Black, i love them all, of course some more, but i dont really know nowadays which one is my favorite. Red, Larks Tongues and ITCOTK, are my top 3 now.. Discipline and Starless and Bible Black are albums that i really love too... oh hell. but what about Islands... great ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |