ISLANDS

One more disappointing from the King. 2 great tunes, though - Sailor's Tale & Ladies of the Road, but not enough to carry an album. Sailor's Tale recalls a bit of the instrumental passages in Schizoid Man, & Ladies seems like KC's version of off-kilter jazz. Some have mentioned Burrell's bass playing as being part of the problem, but I found that his bass lines on these two songs , at least, fit in well. The best part though, is that after going off a little on Lizards & Islands, King Crimson would go on to what is generally considered one of their "classic" periods.