King Crims&#111;n Albums - Best To Worst

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Posted: January 16 2024 at 10:50

1) In the Court of the Crimson King

2) Red

3) Larks' Tongues in Aspic

4) Lizard

5) Islands

6) Starless and Bible Black

7) Three of a Perfect Pair

8) In the Wake of Poseidon

9) Discipline

10) THRAK

11) Beat

12) A Scarcity of Miracles

13) The Power to Believe

14) The ConstruKction of Light

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Posted: January 16 2024 at 09:55

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^^ I just discovered Adrian Belew was the vocalist on the Discipline album. I didn't like his voice at all to be honest.

Paul, has your opinion changed at all in these few years?

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Posted: January 16 2024 at 09:18

1) Red

Best Song: Starless

2) Starless and Bible Black

Best Song: The Night Watch

3) In The Court of the Crimson King

Best Song: Epitaph

4) Larks Tongues in Aspic

Best Song: LTIA Pt. 2

5) Islands

Best Song: Islands

6) Discipline

Best Song: Frame By Frame

7) Lizard (It pains me to put it this low, but they've got too many great albums! I truly love this album!)

Best Song: Lizard

8) The Power To Believe

Best Song: Level V

9) Three of a Perfect Pair

Best Song: King Crimson Barbershop Quartet. (YES, I know it's a bonus track, and no, I don't care. This track is goofy and I love it!)

10) Beat:

Best Song: Sleepless

11) In The Wake of Poseidon

Best Song: Cat Food

12) Thrak (don't remember this one very well)

Best Song: VROOM

13) The ConstruKction of Light

Best Song: LTIA Pt. 4

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Posted: March 25 2021 at 22:56

1) Red

2) Larks' Tongues in Aspic

3) In the Court of the Crimson King
4) Lizard

5) Islands

6) Starless and Bible Black
7) The Power to Believe

8) Discipline
9) In the Wake of Poseidon
10) Beat
11) THRAK
12) Three of a Perfect Pair
13) The ConstruKction of Light

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Posted: March 25 2021 at 21:51

The ones I've heard:

1. Red

2. Islands

3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic

4. Discipline

5. Lizard

6. In The Court Of The Crimson King

7. Starless And Bible Black

8. In The Wake Of Poseidon

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Posted: March 25 2021 at 21:09

Gonna rank the ones I've listened:

1. LTIA (10/10)
2. Lizard (10/10)
3. Red (9.5/10)
4. ITCOTCK (9/10)
5. Construkction Of Light (8.5/10)
6. Discipline (8.5/10)
7. In The Wake Of Poseidon (8/10)
8. S&BB (8/10)
9. THRAK (7.5/10)
10. The Power To Believe (7/10)
11. Islands (6/10)
12. Beat (5/10)

LTIA IV and the title track really bring COL high

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Posted: February 12 2020 at 10:45

^Very good lp imho...but I am not a big fan of his voice either , though many here like his guitar and voice.

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Posted: February 12 2020 at 07:19

^^ I just discovered Adrian Belew was the vocalist on the Discipline album. I didn't like his voice at all to be honest.

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 12 2020 at 11:19

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Posted: February 12 2020 at 06:50

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

richardh wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

Ok, I was like "WTF did he find those particular ratings", lmao. So KC gets less interesting with each release, regarding your ears?

Yes, I've only listened to King Crimson's first eight albums so far, but the Discipline album was the least appealing of all (to put it politely) in my opinion, so I'm not looking forward to hearing the albums that followed it. I gave the Red album a three-star rating, because it contains the song Starless which I really like, but there weren't any other stand-out songs on the Red album for me. I was surprised to find it on the Red album though, because I'd naturally assumed Starless would be on the Starless and Bible Black album, but then again, Robert Fripp has always been unpredictable. Do you remember his bizarre appearance on the Mr & Mrs game show with his wife Toyah Wilcox?

I'm with you on Discipline certainly. I'm a bit obsessed with Red though to the point that I have tended to ignore the other albums. However I'm glad you like the albums with Greg Lake on if nothing else!

BTW If I was to pick the only song from Red that you would like then I would have expected Fallen Angel and definitely not Starless and Bible Black! But its good that you appreciate the latter Tongue

Yes, the rich tones of Greg Lake on the first two King Crimson albums are what really made those two albums shine for me. I also liked the use of the Mellotron on those first two albums, especially on "Epitaph". I really didn't like the vocals at all on the "Discipline" album though, and it's not an album I'd be inclined to listen to again any time soon.

There is less or more great use of Mellotron in all Crimson sixties/seventies -albums, not at all after those that I think is really shame. I also think Gregg was the best singer in Crimson, but really love Wetton too and all those others are not bad (like even Gordon Haskell).

Edited by Mortte - February 12 2020 at 06:52

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Posted: February 12 2020 at 02:26

Lark's Tongues In Aspic 10/10

Red 10/10

In the Court of the Crimson King 10/10

Lizard 9/10

Discipline 8/10

In the Wake of Poseidon 8/10

Starless and Bible Black 7.5/10

Three of a Perfect Pair 6/10

Beat 5.5/10

The Power to Believe 4/10

The Construkction of Light 4/10

THRAK 3/10

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Posted: February 12 2020 at 00:58

richardh wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

Ok, I was like "WTF did he find those particular ratings", lmao. So KC gets less interesting with each release, regarding your ears?

BTW If I was to pick the only song from Red that you would like then I would have expected Fallen Angel and definitely not Starless and Bible Black! But its good that you appreciate the latter Tongue

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Posted: February 12 2020 at 00:20

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

Ok, I was like "WTF did he find those particular ratings", lmao. So KC gets less interesting with each release, regarding your ears?

BTW If I was to pick the only song from Red that you would like then I would have expected Fallen Angel and definitely not Starless and Bible Black! But its good that you appreciate the latter Tongue

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 23:51

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

Ok, I was like "WTF did he find those particular ratings", lmao. So KC gets less interesting with each release, regarding your ears?

If I remember right, Starless was ready when they recorded Starless & Bible Black (there are live version also from that period in youtube) but I quess when deciding what songs will become to Starless & Bible-album, they weren´t satisfied about the version (maybe it´s re-recorded in Red) so they leave it out although have already decided album name.

I believe you don´t like after Discipline albums, they´re not my biggest KC favorites too, although I like them.

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 23:47

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1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

I really don´t understand you but...there are many people in this world I don´t understand (probably you also don´t me)

It all comes down to a matter of personal choice. I'm sure you'll agree with my rating for King Crimson's universally acclaimed first album though.

Of course we all have very subjective view to albums. You have given in your reviews five stars to albums I would never give, to me Lizard is absolutely five star album, but I would have expected you also give it at least four. Maybe when you listen it more. And you´re right, Court is their greatest album IMO too.

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 05:08

Discipline

Lizard

Red

Three of a Perfect Pair

Beat

Lark's Tongues

In the Court

Thrak

Starless and Bible Black

The Power to Believe

Wake of Poseidon

Islands

ConstruKction of Light

There's not a single one I'd give less that 3 stars, and 3 stars means "good".

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In my opinion the only truly bad album with the King Crimson name attached to it is Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins's A Scarcity Of Miracles

And this one I like a lot, too! I'd probably put it around where Power to Believe is in my list.

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 03:37

Lark's Tongues In Aspic 10/10

Red 10/10

In the Court of the Crimson King 9/10

Starless and Bible Black 9/10

Discipline 7/10

In the Wake of Poseidon 7/10

Lizard 7/10

The Construkction of Light 7/10

Three of a Perfect Pair 6/10

Beat 5/10

The Power to Believe 4/10

THRAK 4/10

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 03:12

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

Ok, I was like "WTF did he find those particular ratings", lmao. So KC gets less interesting with each release, regarding your ears?

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 02:19

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Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

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1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

Ok, I was like "WTF did he find those particular ratings", lmao. So KC gets less interesting with each release, regarding your ears?

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021

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Posted: February 11 2020 at 01:25

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

1. In the Court of the Crimson King 5 stars

2. In the Wake of Poseidon 4 stars

3. Lizard

4. Islands 3 stars

5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 2 stars

6. Starless and Bible Black 2 stars

7. Red

8. Discipline 2 stars

Are these your own star ratings or did you pull these from somewhere? Genuinely curious!

Yes, they're my own genuine star ratings and they're the same ratings I'll give when I eventually get around to rating King Crimson's albums officially.

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