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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 12:34
  • In the Court of the Crimson King - title track, but they are all very close
  • In the Wake of Poseidon - titile track or Cadence and Cascade
  • Lizard - Lizard...specifically, Prince Rupert Awakes
  • Islands - Sailors Tale
  • Earthbound - 21st Century Schizoid Man
  • Larks Tongues in Aspic - Easy Money
  • Starless and Bible Black - Night Watch or Lament
  • Red - Fallen Angel
  • USA - Easy Money

That's all I've heard folks.

Now to answer Black Max's question (least favorite from each album):

  • ITCotCK - none
  • ItWoP - none   (the first two albums were masterpieces)
  • Lizard - Indoor Games
  • Islands - the Letters
  • Earthbound - can't decide (all songs are consederably weak do to naff production, making it hard to judge by merit of the performance)
  • LTiA - Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2
  • SaBB - the Great Deceiver
  • Red - Providence or One More Red Nightmare
  • USA - can't decide (live albums are tough)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 12:41
Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

  1. In The Court of the Crimson King- In the Court of the Crimson King
  2. In the Wake of Poseidon- Cat Food
  3. Lizard- Circus
  4. Islands- Islands
  5. Larks' Tongue in Aspic- Larks' Tongue in Aspic Part II
  6. Starless and Bible Black- Fracture
  7. Red- Starless
  8. Discipline- The Sheltering Sky (Or indiscipline)
  9. Beat- Waiting Man
  10. Three of a Perfect Pair- Industry (or Dig Me)
  11. THRAK- One Time (Or Dinosour)
  12. The Construktion of Light- The Worlds My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum
  13. The Power to Believe- Facts Of Life

Damn... yours and mine are REALLY similar

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 14:05
IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING - 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN
IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON - PICTURES OF A CITY
LIZARD - CIRKUS
ISLANDS - SAILOR'S TALE
LARK'S TONGUES IN ASPIC - LARK'S TONGUES IN ASPIC PT.1 & 2
STARLESS & BIBLE BLACK - THE NIGHT WATCH
RED - STARLESS
DISCIPLINE - INDISCIPLINE
BEAT - NEUROTICA
THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR - THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR
THRAK - CODA MARINE
THE CONSTRUCKTION OF LIGHT - you're oyster soup wax museum (i don't remember what is the real name of this song)
THE POWER TO BELIEVE - HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH... or LEVEL FIVE 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 16:13

My favorite songs:

  • In the Court of the Crimson King: Epitaph
  • In the Wake of Poseidon: cat food
  • Lizard: haven't heard
  • Islands: haven't heard
  • Lark's Tongue in Aspic: Money Talks
  • Starless and Bible Black: haven't heard
  • Red: fallen angel
  • Discipline: elephant talk
  • Beat: haven't heard
  • Three of a Perfect Pair: haven't heard
  • THRAK: havent heard
  • The Construktion of Light: haven't heard
  • The Power to Believe: Eyes wide open

My least favorite songs:

  • In the Court of the Crimson King: moonchild
  • In the Wake of Poseidon: Cadence and Cascade
  • Lizard: haven't heard
  • Islands: haven't heard
  • Lark's Tongue in Aspic: the talking drum
  • Starless and Bible Black: haven't heard
  • Red: red
  • Discipline: Matte Kudasai
  • Beat: haven't heard
  • Three of a Perfect Pair: haven't heard
  • THRAK: havent heard
  • The Construktion of Light: haven't heard
  • The Power to Believe: level five
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 16:37
In the court of the crimson King - Epitaph

In the wake of poseidon - In the wake of poseidon

Lizard - Lizard

Islands - Islands

larks tongues in aspic - Larks tongues in aspic part one

Starless and bible black - the great deceiver

Red - Starless
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 17:15

In the court of the Crimson King - 21st century schizoid man

In The Wake of Poseidon - In The Wake of Poseidon

Lizard - Cirkus

Islands - Islands

Lark's Tongues In Aspic - Lark's tongues in aspic part 2

Starless and Bible Black - Fracture

Red - Starless

Discipline - Thela hun ginjee

Beat - Neil and jack and me

Three of a Perfect Pair - Sleepless

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Thrak - Dinosaur

The Construcktion of Light - Lark's tongues part 4

The Power to Believe - Level Five

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 11 2005 at 17:22

least favourite

In the court of the Crimson King - in the court of the crimson king

In The Wake of Poseidon - Mars

Lizard - Happy family

Islands - formentara lady

Lark's Tongues In Aspic - trio

Starless and Bible Black - the mincer

Red - providence

Discipline - a hard one, but it's sheltering sky

Beat - two hands

Three of a Perfect Pair - industry

Vrooom- when i say stop continue

Thrak - inner garden

The Construcktion of Light - into the frying pan

The Power to Believe - the power to believe part 2

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 03:42
This is hard and it depends on my mood. I think there's sometimes a difference between "best" and "what draws me back to listen to the most", that is, there are some songs I think are brilliant and enjoy but my own little musical peccadillos (and sick sense of humour) draw me to something else.

By analogy, I have met people who I admire greatly for their achievements or service to others, but they aren't necessarily the people I like best. So here are my "best friends" on each of the albums:

In the court of the Crimson King - Epitaph (Schizoid Man is probably the "best")

In The Wake of Poseidon - Cat Food (Devil's Triangle/Mars = best)

Lizard - Indoor Games (Prince Rupert suite = best)

Islands - Ladies of the Road (Formentera Lady and Sailor's Tale = best)

Lark's Tongues In Aspic - Easy Money (LTIA Pt I = best)

Starless and Bible Black - The Great Deceiver (Fracture = best)

Red - Starless

Discipline - Frame By Frame, Thela Hun Ginjeet, Elephant Talk Discipline and The Sheltering Sky are the best :)

Beat - Neurotica (but Waiting Man is impressive)

Three of a Perfect Pair - TOAPP (LTIA III is the most impressive)

VROOOM - I don't know it very well

ThraK - Dinosaur

The ConstruKtion of Light - LTIA Pt IV / Coda

The Power to Believe - I don't know it very well
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 06:04
In the court of the crimson king-21st century schizoid man(Most of the other songs are boringish)
In the wake of poseidon-Pictures of a city(great album)
Lizard-Lizard(happy family is a bit sh*t)
Islands-can't remember the album well ;)
Larks tongue in aspic-Book of Saturday(easy money is mediocre)
Red-Red(Not enough keyboards or jazz drumming on this album)
Starless and bible black-Night**tchman(mediocre album)
Beat-can't remember the album well ;)
Discipline-Frame by frame(one of crimsons best songs)
Three of a perfect pair-Three of a perfect pair(sleepless is sh*t)
Thrak-inner garden
 
I haven't listened to the albums in red font too many times. In the wake of Posiedon is the only classic in the crimson catalogue imo. It has the best song writing and has plenty of keys and good vocals which the Wetton era lacks ;)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 06:12
In the Court of the Crimson King: 21st Century Scizoid Man (followed closely by "I Talk to the wind" and "In the Court of the Crimson King")
In the Wake of Poseidon: Pictures of a City
Lizard: Circus
Islands: Ladies of the Road
Larks Tongues in Aspic: Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2
Discipline: Indiscipline (followed closely by "Discpline", "Frame by Frame", "Elephant Talk" & "Thela hun Ginjeet" Embarrassed)
Three of a Perfect Pair: Three of a Perfect Pair
THRAK: Dinosaur
The ConstrucKtion of Light: The ConstrucKtion of Light
The Power to Believe: EleKtrik

Kind of


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 06:59
In the Court of the Crimson King: In the Court of the Crimson King

In the Wake of Poseidon
: Pictures of a City

Lizard
: Cirkus

Islands
: Sailor's Tale

Earthbound: Groon (if only for the last 2 minutes or so)

Larks Tongues in Aspic
: Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2

Starless and Bible Black: Fracture

Red: Starless

Discipline
: The Sheltering Sky

Beat: Sartori in Tangier

Three of a Perfect Pair
: Three of a Perfect Pair

THRAK
: People or Dinosaur (undecided)

The ConstrucKtion of Light
: The ConstrucKtion of Light

The Power to Believe: EleKtrik
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 07:38
KC are one of my Top 10 bands, so I'm very grateful someone dug up this thread from oblivion... OK, here we go (excluding live recordings):

ITCOTCK - Epitaph
ITWOP - In the Wake of Poseidon
Lizard - Lizard (the suite)
Islands - Ladies of the Road
LTIA - LTIA pt. 2
SABB - The Great Deceiver
Red - Starless
Discipline - Discipline
Beat - Neurotica
TOAPP - Sleepless
Thrak - People
The Power to Believe - Level 5





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 07:40
In The Court Of The Crimson King - 21st Century Schizoid Man
In The Wake Of Poseidon - Pictures Of A City
Lizard - Cirkus
Islands - Letters (/Islands)
Larks' Tongues In Aspic - Larks' pt. 1 (/Exiles)
Starless And Bible Black - Fracture
Red - Providence
Discipline - Frame By Frame
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Three Of A Perfect Pair - Larks' Tongues In Aspic pt. 3
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The Power To Believe - The Power To Believe pt. 2

I am a fanboy.

Hm. Let's see about lowlights

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In The Court Of The Crimson King - None
In The Wake Of Poseidon - Cadence And Cascade
Lizard - Big Top
Islands - None
Larks' Tongues In Aspic - None
Starless And Bible Black - Starless And Bible Black
Red - Fallen Angel
Discipline - None
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TAPP - Don't know yet
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The Power To Believe - Happy With What You Have


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 07:48
Originally posted by Bj-1 Bj-1 wrote:

  • In The Court Of The Crimson King: 21st Century Schizoid Man
  • In The Wake of Poseidon: Pictures Of a City
  • Lizard: Cirkus
  • Islands: Sailor's Tale
  • Lark's Tongues In Aspic: Lark's Tounges In Aspic Part 1 / Part 2
  • Starless And Bible Black: The Night Watch/Fracture
  • Red: Starless
  • Discipline: Frame By Frame/Indiscipline
  • Three Of a Perfect Pair: Lark's Tongues In Aspic 3
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 11:45
In The Court = In The Court of the Crimson King
In The Wake = Pictures of a city
Islands = Sailor's Tale
Lizard = Lizard
Larks' Tongues In Aspic = Exiles (I like the two parts of the title track too, i just LOVE this song)
Starless and Bible Black = Fracture
Red = Starless

And i don't like the rest of the albums, so no comment. :)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 13:14
My favorites:
 
IN THE COURT OF:             title track
IN THE WAKE OF:                Cadence and Cascade
LIZARD:                                  Cirkus
ISLANDS                                all of them
LarKS TONGUE                    title track part one
STARLESS AND BIBLE B.  Fracture,,,,FRacture   (did i mention Fracture?)
RED                                        all of them  (minus Providence)
DISCIPLINE                           The Sheltering Sky
BEAT:                                      Sorry, can't come up with one song that i really like
THREE OF A PERFECT P.  Nuages
THRaK                                    Vroom/Coda Marine
CONSTRUKTION OF l.        Into The Frying Pan  ( what a title!)
POWER TO BELIEVE           Dangerous curves    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 13:18
Moonchild
Peace Theme
Lizard
(the shortest - Islands is their worst album by so many stars) ;P
LTIA, part I
Fracture
Fallen Angel
Indiscipline
Neurotica
Industry
Inner Garden I
LTIA, part IV
Elektrik

explanation: as a rule KC singers are best when they don't sing; as a rule, KC songs are best when they're not calm; as a rule, new wave is best when it's German. ;P
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 13:18
I think there's difference between best and favorite, so I'll list both, favorite first:
 

ITCOTCK - 21st Century Schizzy Man (best is Epitaph)
ITWOP - Cat Food, (best is In the Wake of Poseidon)
Lizard - Happy Family, (best is Cirkus, the title track comes close, but it drags on a bit too much)
Islands - Ladies of the Road (both fav and best)
LTIA - LTIA pt. 1 (both fav and best)
SABB - The Great Deceiver, (best is Fracture)
Red - Starless (both fav and best)
Discipline - Elephant Talk, (best is Discipline)
Beat - <don't like this album>
TOAPP - LTIA pt. 3, (best is Three of a Perfect Pair, because that was the sound they were going for at the time)
Thrak - Dinosaur, (dunno the album well enough to say which is best)
The Power to Believe - Facts of Life, (best is Level Five)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 13:44
In The Court... - Epitaph
In The Wake... - In The Wake Of Poseidon
Islands - Sailor's Tale
Larks Tongues... - Exiles
Starless... - The Night Watch
Red - One More Red Nightmare
Discipline - The Sheltering Sky
Power To Believe - Level Five

These are all favorites - and if it ain't there then I haven't heard it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 25 2008 at 14:37
ITCOTCK: 21st Century Schizoid Man
ITWOP: Pictures of a City
Lizard: Lizard
Islands: Formentary Lady
Lark's: Easy Money
Starless: Strarless
Red: Red
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