Top 3 KC Albums

manofmystery wrote: LiquidEternity wrote: In the Court of the Crimson King Lizard Red   ditto, cheers

Pretty much my choice also... I'm really old-school when it comes to King Crimson. I love In the Wake of Poseidon, perhaps more than Lizard, but it's so much ITCOTCK part II that it doesn't even really seem worth mentioning. (Makes me realize they did that "rewrite a whole album" thing long before Mike Oldfield )

Later King Crimson... it's interesting alright, but I never really warmed to it, much as I tried.

Oh, and btw... Larks' Tongues In Aspic... I've listened to that album dozens of times... possibly a hundred times, but I'd be hard pressed to remember a single note from it. There's very few albums that are like that for me, but that one... it's weird.


Edited by splyu - November 10 2008 at 15:15

febus wrote: Ghost Rider wrote: As far as I'm concerned, I'd find it easier to mention my least favourite albums by the Crims.... I absolutely love most of them, and I would find it difficult to pick a favourite. If I had to do so, though, I'd probably go with ITCOTCK - Red - LTiA, though others are not far behind. In fact, the only KC album that really leaves me cold is Islands - not bad by any means, but somewhat on the soporific side. For sure you have to be ''in the mood'' for ISlands, nevertheless a great album, though kind of depressive..................just play this one followed by THE FInal CUT..... and you might never come back to your oldself

I don't find it depressive(talking about Islands so don't go cheering around your house that I don't consider Final Cut depressive), though I do find it sleepy. I usually play it when I got to sleep, but it's not a matter of being dull or boring, just the album suits the perfect moment of the day(night actually).

1. In The Court of the Crimson King

Discipline is one of my favourite KC albums, and my review of it is probably the best I ever wrote (or so I think at least). As for Islands, more than depressive I just find it way too laid back ... not boring, KC are never boring in my opinion. It's just that it lacks the energy of their other albums, or even their abrasiveness.

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1. Lizard
2. ItCotCK
3. Red

...but I'm almost certain I'd love Islands and ItWoP. LTIA and Starless are strange albums for me. While I love the experimentation on LTIA, it's dragged down by some of the shorter, more normal songs. Starless is the exact opposite. I must admit that DIscipline has been growing, but will never be a favourite for me. At least it deserves a better review than the one I gave it...but it was a looong time ago

Ghost Rider wrote: As far as I'm concerned, I'd find it easier to mention my least favourite albums by the Crims.... I absolutely love most of them, and I would find it difficult to pick a favourite. If I had to do so, though, I'd probably go with ITCOTCK - Red - LTiA, though others are not far behind. In fact, the only KC album that really leaves me cold is Islands - not bad by any means, but somewhat on the soporific side.

As far as I'm concerned, I'd find it easier to mention my least favourite albums by the Crims.... I absolutely love most of them, and I would find it difficult to pick a favourite. If I had to do so, though, I'd probably go with ITCOTCK - Red - LTiA, though others are not far behind. In fact, the only KC album that really leaves me cold is Islands - not bad by any means, but somewhat on the soporific side.

I may be out of touch with everyone else on this one: The Power to Believe, then Discipline, then In the Court.

Earthbound;
Beat;
The Compact King Crimson.