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THE NIGHT WATCH

King Crimson

 

Eclectic Prog

4.47 | 351 ratings

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Uruk_hai
5 stars Review #41

This is good stuff!

When I reviewed the "Starless and bible black" album I only gave it three stars so it's actually kind of weird that I consider this an absolute masterpiece since almost the whole Starless album is performed here, but there are two important differences that give this album the profile of a masterpiece:

1.- The album also contains songs from "Larks' tongues in aspic" and the amazing version of "21st century schizoid man" that make it a more complete record.

2.- The performances of the "Starless and bible black" album are not edited to look like studio songs, so the album doesn't feel as empty and incomplete as Starless; clearly, these songs were made to be played alive and not to be on a studio album.

So this is a very groovy record from one of the best KING CRIMSON line-ups, absolutely indispensable in any collection.

SONG RATING: Easy money, 5 Lament, 4 Book of Saturday, 5 Fracture, 5 The night watch, 4 Starless and bible black, 4 Trio, 4 Exiles, 5 The fright watch, 4 The talking drum, 5 Larks' tongues in aspic II, 5 21st century schizoid man, 5

AVERAGE: 4.58

PERCENTAGE: 91.67

ALBUM RATING: 5 stars

Uruk_hai | 5/5 |

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