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King Crimson Albums - Best To Worst |
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Scorpius 
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1. Red
2. ITCOTCK 3. Larks 4. Lizard 5. SABB 6. Islands 7. Discipline 8. ITWOP sticking to the ones I own, just to be fair.
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dr prog
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Posted: January 06 2017 at 17:27 |
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Posiedon-9/10 Lizard-8.5/10 Three of a perfect pair-8/10 Red-7.5/10 Larks-7.5/10 In the court-7/10 Kind of stopped collecting after that. |
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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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mike1259
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Posted: May 25 2017 at 02:23 |
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I posted an opinion here 3 years ago admitting I rarely listened to the 2nd trilogy (Discipline, Beat, Three Of A Perfect Pair) and am here to report that since then I've come to appreciated those three albums in a huge way. It would seem at the earlier time I was using single full-range drivers (which I love) and I've discovered since then KC calls for large speakers with 2 or three drivers and high-quality crossovers. It would seem compression sets in otherwise and muddles the sound.
Yes, accessibility is not a factor when one is served up such dazzling musicianship. At this point I consider all three equal and each complementing the other two. I understand the Chapman Stick will put off some(Evoking memories of 'Seinfeld") but one person's wart could be a beauty mark to others. Buford's 'batterie' here shows he did indeed evolve and mounted the summit reserved for the finest world-class drummers of any genre. Likewise der Frippmeister could not have played his instrument any better. Though not quite as good as that 1st trilogy I'm very pleased overall and fortunate to have re-explored the KC cannon. |
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Mavil64
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Posted: May 31 2018 at 07:07 |
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I'll rate only the albums that I've listened to from start to finish.
1.Lark's Tongue In Aspic 20/20 2.Lizard 20/20 (Could easily be in #1 but decided to put it second due to the fact that I listen to LTIA more) 3.Red 19/20 4.Islands 18/20 5.In the Court of the Crimson King 18/20 (I didn't enjoy I Talk to the Wind even though all the others were amazing. Even more than many songs above this but due to this fact I had to rate it down) 6.In the Wake of Poseidon 17/20 |
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Mortte
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Posted: May 31 2018 at 11:29 |
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KC havenīt made any bad album. Anyway hereīs my order:
1. In the Court 2. Red 3. Lizard 4. Larks Tongues In Aspic 5. In the Wake Of Poseidon 6. Starless & Bible Black 7. Islands 8. THRAK 9. Discipline 10. the ConstruKction Of Light 11. the Power to Believe 12. Beat 13. Three of a Perfect Pair
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Chaser
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Posted: May 31 2018 at 16:37 |
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For me, the four absolute must own KC classics are Red, Larks Tongues, In the Court, and Discipline, so my order would be:
1. Red 2. Larks Tongues in Aspic 3. Discipline 4. In The Court of The Crimson King 5. Starless and Bible Black 6. Lizard 7. Beat 8. Three of a Perfect Pair 9. In the Wake of Poseidon 10. The Power to Believe 11. Islands 12. THRAK 13. VROOM 14. The ConstruKction of Light
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: May 31 2018 at 17:56 |
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^ Agreed. These four are the essential KC. My personal order of preference: 1. Larks Tongues In Aspic 2. Discipline 3. Starless & Bible Black 4. Court 5. Lizard 6. Red 7. Islands 8. Beat 9. The Power to Believe 10. THRAK 11. The ConstruKction Of Light 12. Poseidon 13. Three of a Perfect Pair
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Walkscore
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Posted: May 31 2018 at 21:25 |
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Here is my list of the studio albums. Not only is Red my fav album, but Starless is one of my fav pieces of music, ever
1) Red 2) Discipline 3) Larks' Tongues in Aspic 4) In the Court of the Crimson King 5) Starless and Bible Black 6) Three of a Perfect Pair 7) Thrak 8) Beat 9) Lizard 10) In the Wake of Poseidon 11) The Power to Believe 12) Islands 13) The ConstruKction of Light 14) A Scarcity of Miracles
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miamiscot
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Posted: June 01 2018 at 08:17 |
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic 10/10
In The Court Of The Crimson King 10/10 Red 10/10 Starless And Bible Black 10/10 Lizard 8.5/10 Discipline 8/10 Islands 7.5/10 In The Wake Of Poseidon 7/10 Thrak 7/10 Three Of A Perfect Pair 6.5/10 The Power To Believe 6/10 A Scarcity Of Miracles 6/10 The ConstruKction Of Light 5.5/10 Beat 4/10
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Argo2112
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Posted: April 08 2019 at 13:30 |
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Just going with the ones I own.
LTIA Starless & Bible Black Red Discipline ITCOTCK I've heard bits & pieces from others but not enough to rank them against these. |
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richardh
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Posted: April 09 2019 at 00:03 |
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Red Power To Believe ITCHYCOCK The other seventies albums Eighties stuff |
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Posted: April 09 2019 at 09:17 |
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Red
Lizards Islands court Larks Poisiden then they all kinda jumble together
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Posted: April 12 2019 at 18:52 |
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1. Red 2. Larks Tongues In Aspic 3. Discipline 4. Starless & Bible Black 5. In the Court 6. Lizard 7. Islands 8. THRAK = the ConstruKction Of Light = the Power to Believe = Beat = Three of a Perfect Pair.
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Lewian
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Posted: April 14 2019 at 09:50 |
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Discipline Red Beat Three of a Perfect Pair Lizard Larks' Tongues in Aspic Thrak In the Court of the Crimson King Starless and Bible Black The Power to Believe In the Wake of Poseidon Islands The ConstruKCtion of Light Actually they're all very good, down to the last rank. What I really don't like is Earthbound, but that's live.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: April 14 2019 at 09:58 |
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I don't know the later ones so I'm only going to do the ones I'm familiar with(70's and 80's). Ranked from favorite to least favorite:
LTIA ITCOTCK ITWOP Red Lizard SABB Discipline TOAPP Islands Beat |
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jamesbaldwin
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Posted: April 14 2019 at 16:38 |
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I haven't finished to listen and evaluate (and write the reviews on) KC discography.
At the moment: FIVE STARS 1. In The Court Of The Crimson King (9,5/10) 2. Red (9+/10) 3. Islands (9/10) ------- FOUR AND A HALF STARS 4. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (9-/10) 5. Lizard (9-/10) ------ FOUR STARS 6. The Power To Believe (8,5/10) 7. Starless And Bible Black (8+/10) 8. Beat (8+/10) ----- THREE STARS 9. Discipline (8-/10) 10. In The Wake Of Poseidon (7,5/10) ----- TWO STARS 11. Three of a Perfect Pair (7-/10) 12. THRAK (6,5/10) 13. The ConstruKction Of Light ?? Edited by jamesbaldwin - April 14 2019 at 16:41 |
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DreamTechPlus
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Posted: April 21 2019 at 04:36 |
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Discipline > Three of a Perfect Pair > Red > Beat > The Power to Believe > Starless and Bible Black > The ConstruKction of Light > Larks' Tongues in Aspic > Lizard > Islands > In the Court of the Crimson King > In the Wake of Poseidon
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Chaser
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Interesting! TOAPP as the second best KC album and ITCOTCK as the second worst. I guess everyone's taste is different, but I think your ranking would be considered "non-standard". I agree with you that Discipline is a great album though, and great to see Beat ranked higher than some others on this site would rank it.
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I enjoy prog but, to be quite honest, I've fallen out of love with the type of bombast you might get out of symphonic prog records that you'd find on the Greg Lake era. I think a lot of ITCOTCK is a bit dated. Influential, important and essential yes. But just for me I find it in 2019 to be a bit... well... silly. I enjoy prog with more modernity (it is in the genre's name after all) and a more current political and social consciousness as well as a more pop and rhythm based aesthetic.
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