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    Posted: December 13 2004 at 16:32
Excellent album. I got it the other day, and it's very very good. The concept is cool too.

I wonder why noone mentioned this in any Concept album threads anyway...

I didnt write a big review or anything, but I just made this threa
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Points: 3013 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2004 at 19:29
This is probably my least favorite KC album.  They were falling apart, and it shows.
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I didn't like it at first but there is some 'charm' in it. A very transitional album with some hidden gems.

In fact I must play it again tonight.
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2004 at 23:12

I gave it kind of a harsh review, but it ended up with a 3 out of 5 so obviously I don't hate it. It's got an appropriately drifting floating feel, without being bland or generic in any way. It's not an album I put on when I'm in a definite Ki

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Originally posted by Useful_Idiot Useful_Idiot wrote:

This is probably my least favorite KC album. They were falling apart, and it shows.


I took a long time for me before i fully apreciate this one

And now, i do love it

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Originally posted by Useful_Idiot Useful_Idiot wrote:

This is probably my least favorite KC album.


Yep, same here.
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the islans track is one of the best KC's tracks. i like song of seaguls too. formentera lady is excellent! the beatle-esque style of ladies of the road is interesting. the rest has some rare good moments, being too irritating, mainly beca

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Root pepper, you are my hero, ive been trying to get people to look into buckethead for quite some time, he's the sh*t.
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Points: 3013 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2004 at 17:54
Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

UI: do you prefer Earthbound to Islands?

Earthbound is a live album, so I don't count it.
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I think Islands was good, head and shoulders above Lizard. But yes, it was evident Crimson was falling apart. The drumming is clearly the most lacking aspect, from what I hear on Islands, Wallace is a terrible drummer. The title track is easily Crimson'

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I really like it, it's a pretty good album overall with some nice moments and nice atmosphere. a typical 4/5 star album  

not Crimson's best though, obviously, but really good

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Not a 'typical' work of theirs, if there is such a thing, but I like it, more of a relax with a doob and chill out album. 'Islands' is a goodie, and i wish they'd do Ladies of the Road nowadays.
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Points: 7003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2005 at 11:24

I think it's one of KC's more under rated albums - rather atypical but better than it's generally given credit for. When I had a vinyl copy I only ever listened to side 1, and occasionally 'Ladies of The Road' (though that song's charm wore of

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2005 at 08:11
Islands is my favourite KC album, 'cause it's so warm, gentle, melodic and magic. Soft but still hard
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I quite like Islands, and have done so since the 70s.Thumbs Up

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The only problem of Islands is it comes from the same band who made Red, Larks ..., Lizard that achived even higher standards than Islands & In the court .. that was more than any other album revolutionary and inovative at it's time. Islands is just another great album.

Anyway, nobody mentioned "The letters". it starts with a letter of a husband lover to his wife and ends with the letter back from the wife saying they (husband & wife) are both dead. In the middle there's a solo guitar that make us see & feel how the wife feels from the immediate shock through anger to death wish and then to kill her husband (I can hear she's poisoning him). one of my favorites ever !
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Points: 4888 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2005 at 08:55
Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

I didn't like it at first but there is some 'charm' in it. A very transitional album with some hidden gems.

I concur 100 %! It is uneven when seen in a global perspective, but individually speaking, there are very good pieces in it, sometimes comprising excellent passages. The namesake closing track is plain beautiful, 'Ladies of the Road' is catchy and effective, 'The Letters' is astoundingly dramatic. Yet, it doesn't work as ccohesively as the previous three albums. Burrell's has the right voice for this material, but as a bassist his contributions are somewhat futile. Wallace is an excellent drummer, but he clearly doesn't belong in KC. Collins goes too far with his then bluesy interests - I enjoy his inputs for "Lizard" much more... and listen to his efforts in the song 'Starless', that's how he was supposed to play like as a KC member!! The live stuff by this line-up was quite explosive, but indeed, it was clear for everyone to see that something was being broken in the band's core.

Thank God that a few months later Muir, Wetton, Bruford and Cross came along to reinstate the quitaessential Crimsonian prog sound.

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Points: 4888 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2005 at 08:58
Originally posted by omri omri wrote:

The only problem of Islands is it comes from the same band who made Red, Larks ..., Lizard that achived even higher standards than Islands & In the court .. that was more than any other album revolutionary and inovative at it's time. Islands is just another great album.

Anyway, nobody mentioned "The letters". it starts with a letter of a husband lover to his wife and ends with the letter back from the wife saying they (husband & wife) are both dead. In the middle there's a solo guitar that make us see & feel how the wife feels from the immediate shock through anger to death wish and then to kill her husband (I can hear she's poisoning him). one of my favorites ever !

I also agree with Omri's statement. 'The Letters' is my fave track from this album and his analysis of it is accurate. This album is sorely sanwiched between more accomplished and more cohesive albums. By the way...  "RED" RULES!!



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'Charm' is a good word.

It doesn't have that immediate magnetism most other KC albums have, but it is somehow ambiental enough to make you listen to it.

Formentera Lady, Islands, and Sailor's tale are all great songs when you feel like listening to mellow, slow and moody things.

A great album when the time is right...



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2005 at 11:32
I like the album. It's probably the most delicate thing KC made... and it has that mediterranean touch that lacked in any other crimson album. I really don't think you can actually hear they are falling apart.... thaye are just experimenting some other roads. Best songs: Formentera Lady, Sailor's Tale, Islands. Yep, Song of the gulls is a little overrated, you'd better listen to classical, but that's a nice try anyway.................
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