King Crimson "Red"

Although I do enjoy "Red," I don't consider it to be my favorite of the LTIA era KC albums.  I thought that LTIA was the superior LP of the three, but I'm sure this is controversial. 

Interesting that Bob deliberately "held Crimson back" from commercial success!!  What was he thinking??

Thoughts?

"Red" is very, very good. But I've always preferred LTIA any day. 

I used to have a friend who loved ITCOTCK, and yeah that's impressive, but LTIA light years futher!

The title song is a personal favorite, it isn't very hard to play on bass nor electric guitar, so I've worked it into my jamming repertoire over the years.  Much fun! 

"Fallen Angel" isn't a favorite of mine, I like all the songs on LTIA and SABB more than that track.  However, the instrumentals are very good!  I also run hot & cold on "One More Red Nightmare," but I am a huge Wetton fan, so his playing & vocals always appeal to me. 

As far as Bob's personal opposition to popularity....that's a head-scratcher, since I always thought he wanted to reach for the brass ring!   I just assumed that he never hit upon the formula that could get him there....he certainly came close, with Bowie, Gabriel, Blondie etc.  This article was the first I've ever read that it was a deliberate strategy of his.  

Here's my chum John Goodsall playing a nice cover of "Red":

 

Es lo mejor!!