Fav King Crimson CD (no Live or Comps)

RED

I was just looking at the Crimson page after posting this and noticed that
this was the biography:

"Michael GILES (drummer) and Robert FRIPP (guitarist) in 1968, they
formed a new group which included bassist / singer Greg LAKE and
saxophonist Ian McDONALD. So began KING CRIMSON, a group dedicated
body and soul to the aims of its leader and noted for incessant changes
of personnel.

Starting out as a heavy dark progressive rock band, using reeds,
woodwinds and mellotrons, they made subsequent changes to a more
experimental type of music in the 80's and a heavier metal-like sound in
the 90's. Through it all, they have maintained their professionalism and
have influenced hundreds of bands in the Avant-garde, Progressive and
Heavy Metal area, always being ahead of their time.

"In The Court Of Crimson King" has since been considered the founding
opus of a new musical genre progressive rock! All the reissues of live
concerts, whetever current-day or historic, contain very complete
booklets with numerous photos and lots of notes by Master FRIPP
himself!"

I really don't feel that this is a good introduction for the uninformed
person. If someone is looking up Crimson for the first time this tells them
almost nothing about the band and Fripp's direction changes from lineup
to lineup. I really would want a more extensive review of the band.
Anybody else?

Right now, Red. However, Lizard is phenomenal, ITCOTCK is classic, Discipline is fun as hell, and all the rest are equally awesome besides Beat, Three of a Perfect Pair...and Islands.

I listened to Islands a couple times through yesterday and just could not get into it. It's too quiet, too laid back. Formentera Lady almost put me to sleep every single time.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

Mattjam65 wrote: "In the Court of the Crimson King" gets my vote. A prog masterpiece and a defining moment of the genre. "Red" would also be up near the top.  But then, they have such a wide and varied catalog that its hard to pick just one.

 

I voted Islands too. I wouldn't necessarily consider it the greatest, but it's my favorite.

tough poll... ill go with red, followed by Beat , then Islands, ITCOCK, LTIA, Lizard and S & BB... love all of them... but i havent heard the power to belive

1: The Power To Believe

2: In The Court Of The Crimson King

3: Starless & Bible Black(very underrated)

Larks Tongues in aspic, without a doubt. No weak moment anywhere, best line-up they had.

Am I the only one who voted for Lizard? Hmmm...why? I voted for it because Lark's tongues or the court will win anyway  and because it's as good as the two...

Edited by diddy

Larks' Tongues in Aspic