RED

King Crimson's Red is the last album from the Wetton era, and is one of the best and most influential albums of the band. This album shows a heavier sound, compared with the band's previous albums. Red, the first song, is quite simple for King Crimson's standards but is a really good song that represents the overall heavy sound of the album. Then we have Fallen Angel, the first song with vocals in this album, brilliant song with nice arrangements and lyrics, followed by One More Red Nightmare, a kind of danceable song at times, and obscure and heavy at times. The next song, Providence, is the less accessible song in the album. This song was taken from live improvisations of the band. Kind of empty in a beginning, turning great in the second half. And last but not least, Starless, an awesome track that serves as the finale of this King Crimson era. Awesome instrumentals in there, with nice and melancholic vocals.

This is such a great album, the most accessible from the Wetton era, almost a masterpiece if it weren't for some empty spaces found in the transition between songs, especially in Providence. But again this is an awesome album, and a must have for any prog fan.

4 stars.