THE CONSTRUKCTION OF LIGHT

An unexpected and brilliant shift in the dynamic which the work of the projects was moving towards. To me, this is the most musical king crimson record in decades. The long composed instrumentals are what the 80s band was lacking, something they began to improve on Thrak. Comparing this albumn to the previous periods is futile, King Crimson is hopelessly innovative- and I wouldn't have it any other way. The only downside is the production, which is substandard. I also would have enjoyed a few more tracks from the Projekct X sessions.

Quickly- I have listened to "Fracture" and "Frakcured" many times and I think that they are completely different compositions, the naming is stupid- it only gets people worked up about how they are ripping off old songs. The same goes for "Larks" although I will admit that the opening section is quite similar to the other versions. (but so what, its like 2 minutes of music). If one took the time to appreciate the songs instead of being an elitest prog nerd our problems would be solved.

Whats amazing to me is how interactive King Crimson's music is with its time period, and the depth to which they understand the word progressive.