RED

There isn't much I could say about the first three tracks that hasn't already been said, they are all good songs. "Red" is a heavy instrumental, "Fallen Angel" is a wonderful ballad. "One More Red Nightmare" takes some time to get used to, as it is probably the most pop oriented song on the album.

"Providence" is an extremely underrated track. A lot of people consider it to be this albums "Moonchild", and that's basically how it starts out, with everyone making random quiet noises on their instruments. However, the patient and open minded listener is rewarded later with a very impressive bass solo from Wetton.

"Starless" starts out slow, with some nice lyrics and vocals, and after about 4 minutes goes into an excellent jam. Everyone plays very well, except for Robert Fripp, who kind of fails to impress. When it's finally his turn to solo, he repeats the same note many many times. While this one note is well played, there are non-prog guitarists like Neil Young and Lou Reed that are much better at the "one note solo". You kind of expect more from Fripp. His disappointing solo doesn't hurt the song too much, the jam is still very well played with a lot of energy from the other members.

Like I said before, this album is something everyone should hear. It's the perfect introduction for metalheads who want to become interested in King Crimson or other prog rock.

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