STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK

There is more reasons why I find this album as the best from the line-up Fripp - Wetton - Brufford - Cross (- Muir). Maybe it´s only just that lasts 5 minutes longer than LTIA and Red, or that there is more songs, in sum up 8. Probably it is the choice of songs which is really loaded with onloy great songs...

Always after hearing the first two songs I think nothing better can´t exist. On Great Deceiver, Fripp plays in the end one chord with never repeating rhythms and Cross plays amazing violin solo that pcomplements with Wetton´s singing and bass. I don´t mention Brufford much because he´s great every moment. Lament has one of the best endings I´ve ever heard, probably in 7/4 tones from Dim scale. We´ll Let You Know is gradually accelarating improvisation with brilliant last minute. After this, The Night Watch comes, where absolutely everything is perfect, from quiet beginning, lyrics, Fripp´s minor solo often jumping across the octave, to Wetton´s delicate strumming on the second stroke near the end where Cross plays. Trio is beautiful and Fripp´s howling guitar in Mincer (with catchy vocals melody) and Starless and Bible is howling and tone lasting and lasting endlessly. SaBB then goes to majestic ending and A masterpiece begins. I can´t understand how they can play it live, without A mistake, so quickly, everything put together. There aren´t even some notes which Fripp plays to be heard! I like most those parts in straccato and the hard-rock style ending - Wetton´s bass here in 15/8 plays such a cool riff and Fripp plays A tone over three strings in 5/8, at least to start... Perfect. The only objection is against a little bit poorer quality of stage recordings, but it´s a detail.

So, for me the KC album I play most often (actually from all albums generally), although my family goes soon mad. I guess it´s not easy for someone who listened to symphonic rock to get into this album, especially the second side, but after a few listenings it grew to my heart.

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