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Sckxyss wrote: fuxi wrote: I'm still wondering what people have against John Wetton's singing...   It's hard to describe a sub-par vocalist.. it's simply less pleasing to the ear. I think it's an aquired taste, since I used to hate it, and now my feelings are neutral. But, what he lacks in vocal ability, he more than makes up for in bass playing!

Edited by Chameleon - August 20 2007 at 11:58

micky wrote: schizoid_man77 wrote: C'mon Micky, lets not be that way!     LTIA Rules! I love that album.....  does anyone have a problem with Wetton's vocals on that album in particular.  He is not the greatest vocalist ever.. but I didn't think they were bad on it.  I know Raff thinks they are subpar on that one.

sircosick wrote: febus wrote: sircosick wrote: I recently reviewed Islands and gave it the full rating. Since this thread has slightly changed the direction of the real topic, I ask you folks: isn't Islands underrated? IMO yes it is, but am I the only guy who think so?   Read my review; i am all with you, Sirco:!!!!!  ISLANDS is great!!!!!!!! and i haven't changed my opinion since 1972! a long time!  Islands was my introduction to King Crimson. And still thinking it's a great album. The fact that's actually rated under the fourth star is a real shame. I'll read your review, BTW

Power to Believe. I don't know if you'd qualify that as one of the THRAK ones but it's their best since Discipline. The live albums are always good. For Absent Lovers and B'Boom are the best (after the mighty Great Deceiver of course)

ConstruKction has a few solid tracks; I find that the title track is one of my top-ten all time favorite Krim tracks, and Frying Pan is a quite enjoyable piece as well.  I think anybody who enjoys The Power to Believe should at least have a copy of this. 

The Power to Believe is indeed marvelous, though Happy with What You Have to be Happy With is an awful song. 


I've never been a huge fan of Islands.  The songs are just weak.  There isn't a single song on that album which I would take over a song on any of their other seventies albums. 

Neither Islands nor Lizard appeal to me, I think they had massive potential but it was never fully realised, which is a shame.

However, LTIA onwards is great, and I think Wetton is a good singer, even though I prefer Belew.


Edited by sleeper - August 20 2007 at 13:49

Another underrated album from their earlier era was indeed In The Wake Of Poseidon. See my review for further thoughs. IMO it's a kind of the twin brother of ITCOTCK. Another album that I love, ITWOP.

pero wrote: sircosick wrote: febus wrote: sircosick wrote: I recently reviewed Islands and gave it the full rating. Since this thread has slightly changed the direction of the real topic, I ask you folks: isn't Islands underrated? IMO yes it is, but am I the only guy who think so?   Read my review; i am all with you, Sirco:!!!!!  ISLANDS is great!!!!!!!! and i haven't changed my opinion since 1972! a long time!  Islands was my introduction to King Crimson. And still thinking it's a great album. The fact that's actually rated under the fourth star is a real shame. I'll read your review, BTW   Finally someone with good taste.

Many thanks ...... Although the taste is very personal and it's hart to talk about a good or bad taste; there are just different ones, IMO some more aquired than others (don't saying that mine is more aquired, btw ).

And I did read your review, Febus, and your first sentence is killer: DEPRESSION MADE BEAUTY. That's a quite exact way to explain Islands 

schizoid_man77 wrote: I can barely listen to his vocals on exiles, uggh, apalling

Glad to have heard some positive noises about Wetton's vocals by now. Personally I enjoy "Exiles", at least the USA version, which is the one I always listen to.
I like Belew too, as long as he doesn't get too neurotic. "One time", for example, is brilliant!

Floydian42 wrote: Now here's a question: What do you all think is the most able to dance to Crimson song?