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The_Jester 
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:11 |
These times, I'm in the mood for King Crimson. I think I never heard anything bad by them. All the albums I heard of them are incredibly good. It's a fantastic band I think and I wanted to hear how you feel about them.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:13 |
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In the Court of the Crimson King is overrated.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:13 |
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Why do you think it is?
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:19 |
I think that the majority of their other albums are more interesting and overall more enjoyable.
The title track and 21st Schizoid are great, Moonchild has grown on me, then Epitaph and Talk to the Wind are okay. It's a strong 4* album. By no means their best album or the best album of the eclectic genre.
Though i understand it's importance to music, i don't really think that influence should be considered for the quality of the music, or in this case - the rating of an album.
Edited by Horizons - February 02 2012 at 19:19
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:24 |
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Interesting point of view. I think it's a masterpiece because I really enjoy every track on it. I must say that I need concentration to appreciate Moonchild's ending though. I still find it enjoyable most of the time.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:26 |
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I enjoy all the tracks too, none of them are really "bad". But to be reigned as the best from the band or genre, i can't agree or understand.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:28 |
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i prefer the wetton era. after that, the 80s trilogy. power to believe is an interesting album too.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:34 |
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Discipline is the best album they've ever recorded. I'd like to say that's a fact, but it's simply my opinion. Many good albums, though.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:37 |
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I also like King Crimson pretty much. However, for me, their only 5 star album is the debut, none other is so good on the whole, though there are excellent songs all around their discography.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:40 |
 Dellinger wrote:
I also like King Crimson pretty much. However, for me, their only 5 star album is the debut, none other is so good on the whole, though there are excellent songs all around their discography. |
Horizons wrote:
I enjoy all the tracks too, none of them are really "bad". But to be reigned as the best from the band or genre, i can't agree or understand. |
It had to be said! 
Edited by Horizons - February 02 2012 at 19:40
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:41 |
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As far as the first two albums go...I've always preferred In the Wake of Poseidon to In the Court of the Crimson King.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 19:44 |
ALL OF ITTTTTTTTT
but seriously, my faves are ItCotCK, LTiA, Red, Discipline, ToaPP, THRAK, TCoL, and TPtB.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 20:08 |
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May be (maybe) my favorite band, depending on the day. Really, who has given us more challenging music over the decades, for we are talking about decades here? Those first albums sucked me in, as an easily influenced teenager. I still say, go listen to Cirkus. Once your mind truly understands that, you may be ready for Sailor's Tale. Then Lark's Tongue, SABB, Red. There just has never been better music recorded.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 21:46 |
I don't think In The Court is overrated. I do think that Epitaph is overrated though. I've never been overly fussy about it. Moonchild has grown on me a lot and I'd probably pick that over Epitaph. The Court Of The Crimson King is my favourite song on the album though.  Mellotron heaven.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 22:09 |
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Over the years, the 2nd album has become my favorite. Can't
get over the beauty of songs like Cadence and Cascade, and
Peace a Theme. Seems like a really one-of-a-kind album.
I'll also take anything with Sinfield and Wetton over anything post 1980.
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Posted: February 02 2012 at 23:24 |
Horizons wrote:
Though i understand it's importance to music, i don't really think that influence should be considered for the quality of the music, or in this case - the rating of an album.
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 05:08 |
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One of my favourite bands. In The Wake Of Poseidon, Lizard, Larks', Red, Starless, Discipline + several live albums (I just love Absent Lovers) ... there's so much 5 star music.
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 05:33 |
My top Crimson albums are ITCOTCK, Larks' Tongues, Red and Discipline.
I've never really got on with their stuff from the 1990s onwards, but I guess you can't expect every reinvention of the band's sound to come up with five-star material and KC have had a better batting average than many,
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 05:40 |
Nobody in their right mind can underestimate their importance to the genre, or, indeed, that debut album which was a revelation of its time.
My personal favourite remains Red, with Starless easily in my top ten tracks of all time. Goodness knows what that lineup would have achieved if Fripp hadn't got the hump.
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Posted: February 03 2012 at 06:03 |
Such an original thread 
I think Beat and LTiA are their best albums. The Power to Believe had a couple of good ideas here and there but was put together in a horrible way.
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