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Psychedelic Paul 
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 Posted: October 08 2020 at 13:54 |
That's me alright - a die-hard old Symphonic Prog fan.  |
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thief
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Posted: October 08 2020 at 13:32 |
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I suppose the ratings make sense if the reviewer is die-hard old symphonic prog fan. Later albums had much less of that, after Islands the purely "symphonic" tracks were next to non-existent.
On a sidenote, God how I wish I could rediscover King Crimson (tabula rasa style), I think NOTHING floored me as much as KC in the early days of progging. Still have shivers while listening to favorites (i.e. Lizard, ITCOTCK, Larks Part I, Fracture), but I've done it so many times it will never have the same impact. Especially ITWOP, I loved it dearly, equally to the debut, but the more I learnt about the band (and the more reviews I read), my unconditional enthusiasm watered down... The only such case in all music really. I don't know how it happened. |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: October 08 2020 at 11:45 |
King Crimson got off to a tremendous start with their ground-breaking debut album, but it was downhill all the way from there onwards, in my humble opinion, which is reflected in my ever-decreasing ratings. I kept hoping the albums might get better after the Red album, but sadly, it wasn't to be, mainly because I'm not a big fan of Adrian Belew, who dominated King Crimson's albums from the early 1980's onwards. The only high-point for me in King Crimson's later years was their Live in Japan concert from 2015, featuring a superb rendition of "Starless", the winning song by far in this poll.
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Posted: October 08 2020 at 11:24 |
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^It appears you like KC as much as Marillion or Spock's Beard.
 I give the debut 3 stars. Red and Discipline are my faves.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: October 08 2020 at 10:29 |
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Having just finished listening to all thirteen King Crimson albums, these are my rankings for each album:-
 In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) Lizard (1970) Islands (1971) Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) Starless and Bible Black (1974) Red (1974) Discipline (1981) Beat (1982) Three of a Perfect Pair (1984) THRAK (1995) The ConstruKction of Light (2000) The Power to Believe (2003) |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 13 2020 at 13:41 |
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One point was all it needed to put the Crimson King in second place. 1. Starless (141 points) 2. The Court of the Crimson King (66 points) 3. 21st Century Schizoid Man (65 points) 4. Epitaph (58 points) 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic II (45 points) |
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Posted: August 13 2020 at 13:18 |
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1. Islands 2. Starless 3. Epitaph 4. Red 5. The Court of the Crimson King
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Posted: August 11 2020 at 16:05 |
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Lizard
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 11 2020 at 14:33 |
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^ There's no reason why you can't choose five songs all from the same album.
1. Starless (137 points) 2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (65 points) 2. The Court of the Crimson King (65 points) 4. Epitaph (55 points) 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic II (45 points) |
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Posted: August 11 2020 at 14:20 |
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with just one song per album, which is hard to do with a group as front loaded as KC IMO 2. In the Court of the Crimson King 3. Cirkus 4. The Night Watch 5. Exiles
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 11 2020 at 12:37 |
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^ That's the main reason why all of my polls are Top 7's now, to make it easier to choose.
This is how the Top 5 looks now with your votes added:-1. Starless (137 points) 2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (65 points) 3. The Court of the Crimson King (61 points) 4. Epitaph (55 points) 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic II (45 points) |
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Posted: August 11 2020 at 11:37 |
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1) Starless
2) 21st Century Schizoid Man 3) Larks' Tongues in Aspic II 4) Elephant talk 5) The night watch I have to say that its almost imposible to choose only five songs.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 10 2020 at 06:17 |
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Top 5 update with Tempest_77's votes added:-
1. Starless (131 points) 2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (61 points) 2. The Court of the Crimson King (61 points) 4. Epitaph (55 points) 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic II (42 points) |
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Posted: August 09 2020 at 21:09 |
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1. Starless
2. Epitaph 3. I Talk to the Wind 4. The Court of the Crimson King 5. Lizard
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: August 04 2020 at 13:11 |
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Top 5 update with ZawesomeKid's votes added:-
1. Starless (125 points) 2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (61 points) 3. The Court of the Crimson King (59 points) 4. Epitaph (51 points) 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic II (42 points) |
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Posted: August 04 2020 at 12:47 |
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Posted: June 07 2020 at 17:43 |
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I might as well be.. nothing I'd pick would be remotely near your top 5 and none of those are on mine
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: June 07 2020 at 15:11 |
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^^ No, you're not too late.
^^1. Starless (119 points) 2. 21st Century Schizoid Man (61 points) 3. The Court of the Crimson King (59 points) 4. Epitaph (48 points) 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic II (38 points) |
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Posted: June 07 2020 at 15:03 |
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1. "Discipline"
2. "Thela Hun Ginjeet" 3. "The Court of the Crimson King" 4. "Neal and Jack and Me" (live) 5. "Sheltering Sky" Don't know how I missed this one! (Sorry if I'm too late.)
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: May 13 2020 at 05:43 |
I like overwrought gothic ballads.
Epitaph has always been my favourite King Crimson song, so I'm glad it made it into the final Top 5. |
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