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^ I think the idea with these low-volume sections is, that you sholud listen the album at very high volume. There's similar volume alterations in "Exiles". It's quite unigue way of mixing album, preveting casual listening.  One should aslo have good soundsystems and original copy, to minimalize hiss when listening with analog equipment, which people had at early 70's.

I voted for "very good". I think this album has wonderful songs, and it directed the band towards their best musical phase (IMO). But many of the studio recordings are bit sterile compared to some live recordings of these songs... "Book of Staurday" is an exeption. Bill restrains from playing (Fripp locked him up in the closet ), and the changing sololines from violin and backwars played guitar are marvelous! The opener track is also good, with long layers of abstract sounds, but the best version of this one I have heard was from NY concert 1973. On the same concert the also made a great version of Easy Money with a great jam tied to it at the end. There's also a video of it moving around... That song has been done in many different ways on concert, and I somehow find the studioversion bit weak. Exiles is wonderful here as studioversion, with piano parts which are bit rare on 72-74 phase I think. Best liveversion of it is at their last 70's concert from America, with very surrealistic opening improv. "Talking Drum" / "LTiA2" is also OK here, but I don't like the sound on these versions. "LTiA2" has also many good, bit differing liveversion of it, but the closing number at their farewell gig mentioned previously has the best version with "Talking Drum".

My favourite prog!

A very experimental effort from KC. Personally, I find it to be genious, not their but, but a near-masterpiece.