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LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC

King Crimson

 

Eclectic Prog

4.42 | 3250 ratings

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etbenass
5 stars This goes beyond the concept of progressive rock: in a time when prog was becoming a matter of dressing up in a strange way and pretending to be artistic, Fripp and friends were ready to take the step from the rock group to what I see as a "modern popular group". This is not prog, THIS IS MODERN POP.... if we didn't have MTV and the false european avant-garde music movement, which is just a matter of fashion (and doesn't produce anything but cool looking thinny-punky-druggy-guys), people would be listeng to THIS stuff in our times, modern times. The emotions and lines of thoughts of the set of the songs ( from the ironic excitement of the 2 Larks to the warmness of Books and Exiles, the excess of Easy Money) transmits are deeply linked to the ones the average modern man can feel in a normal day at work. The two instrumental compositions, one of which I believe was kind of butchered by the band by offering it to every concert without the proper attention, to the recreate the best sound and sheer power, are the best thing Crimson ever made. Probably, Fripp didn't know at the time his fabolous discovery..... this stuff elevates pop music very nearby the world of art (jazz and classical music). It's like a bridge that links two different worlds, the one of effectiveness and the one of intellect. So do yourself a favour: listen to it. It's almost impossible it won't strike you, though you'll probably not admit it at the first time..... but you'll know you have become interested in it. And then, if you're sensible enough, a process will have started, which will bring your attention to other incredible and more difficult albums....... far, far away from our usesless underground sexy boyz-with-dreadlocks-and-a-little-beard shit.
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