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kaostheory wrote: i would just like to say king crimson rule i have only just heard in the court of the crimson king and wow damn they rule

King Crimson never even made the premier league.

i would just like to say king crimson rule i have only just heard in the court of the crimson king and wow damn they rule

Well, time to jump in.  First off, I have not read every single post in this thread.  My opinion is that there are merits to every era of KC.  But I feel that there is not enough love shown for the 90's through the present.  The 80's manifestation was great too with Beat being the only true disapointment to me.  But when you consider the direction of the other legends like Yes, Rush and Genesis in particular, I think KC has stood the test of time and maintained their progressive sensibilities.  I find that their music from the last 15 years is the best for exactly that reason. RF has evolved the sound and embraced technology without just rehashing their old stuff or selling out.  Yeah, there is the Frakctured and LTiA pt. 4 phenomenon, but I find them to be fresh editions to the legacy of those songs.

Floydian42 wrote: Now here's a question: What do you all think is the most able to dance to Crimson song?

schizoid_man77 wrote: I can barely listen to his vocals on exiles, uggh, apalling

Glad to have heard some positive noises about Wetton's vocals by now. Personally I enjoy "Exiles", at least the USA version, which is the one I always listen to.
I like Belew too, as long as he doesn't get too neurotic. "One time", for example, is brilliant!

pero wrote: sircosick wrote: febus wrote: sircosick wrote: I recently reviewed Islands and gave it the full rating. Since this thread has slightly changed the direction of the real topic, I ask you folks: isn't Islands underrated? IMO yes it is, but am I the only guy who think so?   Read my review; i am all with you, Sirco:!!!!!  ISLANDS is great!!!!!!!! and i haven't changed my opinion since 1972! a long time!  Islands was my introduction to King Crimson. And still thinking it's a great album. The fact that's actually rated under the fourth star is a real shame. I'll read your review, BTW   Finally someone with good taste.

Many thanks ...... Although the taste is very personal and it's hart to talk about a good or bad taste; there are just different ones, IMO some more aquired than others (don't saying that mine is more aquired, btw ).

And I did read your review, Febus, and your first sentence is killer: DEPRESSION MADE BEAUTY. That's a quite exact way to explain Islands 

Another underrated album from their earlier era was indeed In The Wake Of Poseidon. See my review for further thoughs. IMO it's a kind of the twin brother of ITCOTCK. Another album that I love, ITWOP.

Neither Islands nor Lizard appeal to me, I think they had massive potential but it was never fully realised, which is a shame.

However, LTIA onwards is great, and I think Wetton is a good singer, even though I prefer Belew.


Edited by sleeper - August 20 2007 at 13:49

ConstruKction has a few solid tracks; I find that the title track is one of my top-ten all time favorite Krim tracks, and Frying Pan is a quite enjoyable piece as well.  I think anybody who enjoys The Power to Believe should at least have a copy of this. 

The Power to Believe is indeed marvelous, though Happy with What You Have to be Happy With is an awful song. 


I've never been a huge fan of Islands.  The songs are just weak.  There isn't a single song on that album which I would take over a song on any of their other seventies albums.