Kig Crimson - Islands

BELVA wrote: I like the album. It's probably the most delicate thing KC made... and it has that mediterranean touch that lacked in any other crimson album. I really don't think you can actually hear they are falling apart.... thaye are just experimenting some other roads. Best songs: Formentera Lady, Sailor's Tale, Islands. Yep, Song of the gulls is a little overrated, you'd better listen to classical, but that's a nice try anyway.................

Taken individually, each song on the album is good, very good, imo (with the exception of Song of the Gulls, which I agree is overrated and is substandard orchestral music).

Fripp's demonic guitar solo on "Sailor's Tale" is something I never get tired of hearing. And overall I like the lyrics of all the songs and think they are some of Sinfield's best work.

The only drawback to the album is that it doesn't really ever find it's groove, it's center. It meanders around and then just peters out. "Ladies of the Road" is actually the most cohesive song on the album, but a song that only celebrates stripping down groupie girls is not really a strong centerpiece, regardless of how much we as listners wish we had had the experience.

I give the album 3.5 stars. It's good, essential King Crimson, but not essential prog rock.

Yes its very underrated, i dont realy know why, its so beautiful i think and very atmospheric. It must be that most people and critics thinks its boring or to weird maby, but i think its one of Crimsons many great album, actuly i was a afraid of the album becaus i hade never heard much good about it yust bad revievs and i was afraid it whuld be yust as bad as everyone said, but when i finely bought it the first lisen i yust loved it, K.C. yust culdent do a bad album its yust that easy.

I've heard of King Crimson..but KIG Crimson is new to me

NetsNJFan wrote: Zargus wrote: K.C. just culdent do a bad album its just that easy. ummmm Lark's Tongues in Aspic Starless and Bible Black Discipline Beat Three of a Perfect Pair Thrak Construction of Light all are pretty bad

 your kidding right, oh wait nevermind if you dont like it it makes it bad... sorry I forgot your opinion is the only valid one. I would have let it go if you had only added imo to it. (honestly I think anyone saying Discipline is bad is just plain ignorance, but hey, you know its all to do with taste... at least you dont think power to believe is bad, its practically a masterpeice, but so is discipline).

But yeah, Islands is my second favourite Crimson album, it doesnt hold together as well as Lizard but there is that "charm" spoken of earlier. the album is infectuos.

Hangedman wrote: NetsNJFan wrote: Zargus wrote: K.C. just culdent do a bad album its just that easy. ummmm Lark's Tongues in Aspic Starless and Bible Black Discipline Beat Three of a Perfect Pair Thrak Construction of Light all are pretty bad  your kidding right, oh wait nevermind if you dont like it it makes it bad... sorry I forgot your opinion is the only valid one. I would have let it go if you had only added imo to it. (honestly I think anyone saying Discipline is bad is just plain ignorance, but hey, you know its all to do with taste... at least you dont think power to believe is bad, its practically a masterpeice, but so is discipline). But yeah, Islands is my second favourite Crimson album, it doesnt hold together as well as Lizard but there is that "charm" spoken of earlier. the album is infectuos.

Lizard is great.   Anyway, I like how since you are a KC fan, Zargus saying KC can't make a bad album is 'ok' but me saying they ahve bad albums is wrong.  Im stating an opinion I thought that was understood, next time i'll add IMO if you get that bothered about it.

"Islands" is an acquired taste, but a taste well worth the acquiring!