Top 3 KC Albums
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Topic: Top 3 KC Albums
Posted By: TealFoxes
Subject: Top 3 KC Albums
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 15:54
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My personal choices are ITCOTCK, Absent Lovers, & Red.
None of which hold higher rankings between one another. I think all three have equal ability that can never be duplicated. Its even then difficult to sort out whether LTIA, Lizard, ITWOP, Discipline, & Islands are runner ups because even though they don't match at all against the three best, they have highlights that are achingly beautiful. Anyway, if you have personal top three favorites, or more or less, go ahead & post them. Details are very much encouraged, because it really doesn't get much deeper than King Crimson! |
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:07
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Hmmm.... 1. Larks Tongues in Aspic 2. In the Court of the Crimson King 3. Red (4. In the Wake of Poseidon) (5. Discipline) (6. Lizard) (7. The Power to Believe) or something... |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:20
These three , Larks' being my favourite Crimson album, and Red my second fave, I think:
------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:40
| Larks, Court, Islands |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:43
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 16:51
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http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=185123 - In the Court of the Crimson King http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=185126 - Lizard http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=185143 - Red |
Posted By: Gentlegiantprog
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 18:44
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The Power To Believe Red USA live That was hard to choose, But I went for USA over Larks Toungues because of the improved versions of Exiles and also because Ashbury Park is one of their best ever jams. And TPTB because it is utterly amazing, and it introduced me to the bands modern music (I didn't listen past Red before then) ------------- Let the maps of war be drawn ! 
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Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 18:47
| Anyone depending on the day (exepting earthbound) |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 19:05
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1. In the Court of the Crimson King
2. In the Wake of Poseidon
3. Lizard
4. Islands
5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic
6 Starless and Bible Black
7. Red
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 19:17
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1- ITCOTCK
2- Starless & Bible Black
3- Larks Tongues
4- Islands
5- Red
Frankly , its all interchangeable, depending on the mood ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 20:13
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1. Discipline 2. The Power to Believe 3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic The Belew era is definitely my favorite.  ------------- 
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Posted By: fil karada
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 20:40
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1- Larks Tongue in Aspic
2- Red
3- In The Court of The Crimson King
(4- Discipline
5- Starless)
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 20:46
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=/ I love so many, but none are stand out perfect, or truly, positively 5 stars (in terms of anything other than historical importance) Noting that, 1. Red 2. In the Court of the Crimson King 3. The Power to Believe ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 22:40
I wouldn't have presented it as nicely as Greg, so i am stealing shamelessly his post
  But as Thomas put it, depending the mood other KC recordings might get my preference ( itcotck , Islands or Thrak)....................please forgive me Greg
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Logan wrote:Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 22:46
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1.ISLANDS
2.Lizard 3.In the Wake of Poseidon (or Starless) Yeah I know, my tastes for KC are quite weird, since many consider them their weakest compared to Lark's, Red and Court. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 22:53
They are all excellent albums, Pablo....nothing weird
............no Wetton, but i forgive you this time |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 22:59
Hey! I included Starless, didn't you see!  
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 23:10
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Larks' Tongues in Aspic Power to Believe ..and a split between Red and Discipline |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 23:31
no ,so small, so at the end, so between parenthesis, so ..incomplete!!! .....Starless the song, Starless and Bible Black????? |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 23:37
Both!  Just satisfie you..
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: October 11 2008 at 23:42
Another steal of Logan's post. |
Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 00:01
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1. Red 2. Islands 3. In the Wake of Poseidon ------------- 
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Posted By: omri
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 05:03
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1. Red - the ultimate prog album ever (Rock bottom is a close second). powerful, consistent ! 6 stars.
2. Lizard - the first KC's mature album.
3. Lark tongue's in aspic - the first Wetton era album. The creation of caos in music.
Honorable mentions : Islands, The power to believe, Discipline, Starless and bible black, Thrack, The construction of light. The two immature albums are also very very good. ------------- omri |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 06:34
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for me myself and I... 1. ItWoP 2. Lizard 3. LTiA hard to explain perference... though the 2nd is rather similar to the first... think it actually stronger though of course not as famous or groundbreaking. Cat Food being the clincher.. nothing like that on the first... Lizard is an album that has REALLY grown on me... was sucked in at first by the incredible mellotron of Cirkus, and what has to be one of the real emotional moments of a band not exactly known for it... that Collins sax solo... but over time the rest of the rest of the album has really taken with me. Of course.. it has taken lots of time since this group is not exactly one of my favorites nor listened to that much. LTiA.. .nothing much to say about that... best album they ever did by far.. even if not my favorite. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 07:57
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The ones i listen to the most are: 1. Red 2. ITCOTCK 3. The Power to Believe ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 08:40
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1. Islands 2. Red 3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic |
Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 14:02
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1 Red
2 Lark's tongue in aspic
3 ITCOCK
 ------------- I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world of searchers with the help from crimson king |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 14:14
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LTIA
Lizard
Red
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 14:20
I actually prefer the live versions of nearly all KC songs, and I think that the live sets released in recent years (not so much the Collector's Club, but the mainstream releases) make a lot of the studio albums - especially the 80s output - sound pretty thin. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: October 14 2008 at 01:04
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This is easy for me:
1. Red
2. In the Court
3. Lizard
I don't listen to any other KC albums, except Larks' occasionally. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 02:10
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Starless and Bible Black
ITCOTCK
Discipline
Ah the triology of bingo.
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: October 17 2008 at 17:27
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Earthbound; Beat; The Compact King Crimson. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: October 17 2008 at 17:42
??? ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 10:02
| I may be out of touch with everyone else on this one: The Power to Believe, then Discipline, then In the Court. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 10:06
Well, this is because people listen to labels and not the music Trying to explain mine (I remember saying Larks, Court, Islands, but Lizard and Discipline are also masterpiece material)... Ah, I'll do it later. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 11:54
| 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. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 12:40
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
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 12:41
Your cats or just pics???
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 12:43
I only heard The Final Cut once a long time ago. I guess I wasn't in the mood for it. -------------
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 13:01
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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  |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 13:33
Odd. I've always considered Islands one of the most heart-warming albums I own. So incredibly beautiful, crystalline and yet warm. Truly mellifluous. Even the faster and darker Sailor's Tale and Letters don't damage the mood. Gorgeous. If there's one album that makes me bring out the adjectives, that's it. Wasn't an instant hit (especially the first two songs), but now I really adore that album. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 13:36
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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. BTW, the kitties are just a pic I found on the legendary Icanhascheezburger.com site... We'll definitely get a couple when I finally move to the US! |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 16:29
OH, I agree with the all adjectives you used and i do love the album as well....still seem depressive in moments
.....not that it is a bad thing! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 17:10
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1. In The Court of the Crimson King
2. Lark's Tongues In Aspic
3. Starless and Bible Black
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Anderson III
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 15:46
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It goes something like this: 1. Red 2. The Power To Believe 3. Larks' Tongues In Aspic 4. In The Court Of The Crimson King 5. Discipline 6. Starless And Bible Black 7. Islands ------------- "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 19:08
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).
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 23:00
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Only 3! Dang here goes... <gulp>
Red Larks tongues in Aspic The Power to Believe special mention to "Starless" "21st Century SM" and "all of Live USA" and of course both 4CD boxsets Guide to 21 Century ------------- 
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Posted By: RoidRageOnStage
Date Posted: October 27 2008 at 21:07
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1. In the Court of the Crimson King
2. Larks Tongues In Aspic
3. Starless and Bible Black
This was easy to pick, such a fantastic band.
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 13:57
ditto, cheers -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: splyu
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 15:13
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. |
Posted By: Grimfurg
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 16:24
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1. Starless and Bible Black 2. Discipline 3. Lark's Tongues In Aspic ------------- http://regulab.bandcamp.com/album/vol-i/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Stupiddream
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 16:33
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Currently, mine goes:
In the Court of the Crimson King (Means a lot to me)
Red
Lizard
Changes all the time. I'm sure that ItCotCK and Red are my top two, and they switch all of the time, and that 3rd place spot is just whatever I'm into at the moment.
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 17:21
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Lark's Court Cirkus Tough to rank, since each has disparate material that generally captures all of their power. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 18:05
Good choices!
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 18:07
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Can I ask if anyone has DVD DejaVroom does the 2nd concert keep stopping and freeze framing throughout? - i was really disappointed in this lack of quality - It was a terrible choice if that was intended. I think it was sadly - the freeze frame style is like flipping thru an extensive photo album rather than watching a concert. -------------
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Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: November 10 2008 at 20:47
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1. In the Court of the Crimson King 2. Red 3. Discipline/In the Wake of Poseidon (tie) ------------- 
Would you like some Bailey's? |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 03:46
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If live albums count: 1. Absent Lovers 2. The Night Watch 3. Red If they don't: 1. Red 2. The ConstruKction Of Light 3. Discipline I've always prefered Crimson Live over Crimson's studio work, but Red is the only studio album that I frequently listen to. I wish there could have been a "Red Tour". If I could get good live versions of "Fallen Angel" and "One More Red Nightmare", I probably wouldn't listen to the studio album at all. ------------- 
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Posted By: bapazian
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 04:30
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1. LTIA 2. SABB 3. Lizard------------- http://www.last.fm/user/bapazian/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 08:01
| In the Court of the Crimson King, Red and Discipline. |
Posted By: jimidom
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 13:44
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1). Red
2). Lark's Tongues In Aspic
3). In the Court of the Crimson King
------------- "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: November 11 2008 at 23:27
Thanks; you're too kind. I could go six and still leave off killer stuff!
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Posted By: listen
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 00:37
What he said. Although the order of the above varies occasionally.
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 00:50
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I don't even have 3 albums by King Crimson. I kept meaning to get SABB because it was the only one whose sample song was remotely interesting, but I never did.
Haha, no, not even close. People have no sense of history when they proclaim some prog as the first thing with trait x. :( ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 01:38
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^ Maybe he means not the first creation of chaos, but a creation of chaos.
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 17:11
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Now, now, everyone, at least we can agree that it's spelled kchaos. |
Posted By: Laurent
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 20:24
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1. Larks Tongues in Aspic 2. Red 3. Islands Haven't heard any of the post-Red albums, except for songs that appear on The Compact King Crimson compilation ------------- 
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 20:31
That's KAOS...oh...oops...sorry that was meant for the Roger Waters thread.
 Tough one, so many good ones. But...
1. ITCOTCK
2. Red
3. LTIA
Honorable Meniton to: Lizard, ITWOP, SABB
------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 12 2008 at 20:36
Ah right
You made me check the list again I thought there was a lost CD! -------------
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 14 2008 at 04:31
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The Power to Believe, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Discipline |
Posted By: omri
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 04:51
Well, I guess I meant in rock music. About other kinds of music - please educate me !
If spelling is incorrect I beg your pardon. English is not my mother tongue as you may realised. ------------- omri |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 05:26
nothing wrong with what you said omri, Larks' Tongues was a very new kind of album for a popular rock band |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 05:43
Agreed. The only use of the word "first" in this post is in relation to it being the first of the Wetton-era albums. Which, hopefully, we can all agree is absolutely true. At least as far as studio albums are concerned. He does not say that it was the first time that chaos was created in music, merely that the music on this album was chaotic. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 10:31
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1. Red
2. In the Court of the Crimson King
3. In the Wake of Poseidon
4. Larks' Tongues in Aspic
5. Lizard
6 Islands
7. Starless and Bible Black ------------- 
In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made... |
Posted By: Anirml
Date Posted: November 16 2008 at 20:21
Islands and Lizard are amazing imo. |
Posted By: omri
Date Posted: November 18 2008 at 10:19
Thank you both for deffending me but I did claim that (at least in rock) what KC did was a new chaotic sound that as far as I know (and I may be wrong here) never heared before. One can claim that The nice for example has done such before but I feel that KC did something very different. ------------- omri |
Posted By: Isengard
Date Posted: November 18 2008 at 11:11
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1--In the Court of the Crimson King
2--The Power to Believe
3--Red
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Posted By: GhostWorks
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 11:58
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Three Of A Perfect Pair Discipline Beat ------------- Listening since 1980 |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 12:07
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1. Lizard 2. Lizard 3. Lizard |
Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 14:49
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 15:59
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1 Red
2 Discipline
3 Earthbound or The Night Watch, depending on my mood. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: kevdog
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 16:47
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1. ITCOTCK 2.Red 3.Islands ------------- I look at the world and see no understanding... DT |
Posted By: Dominic
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 23:19
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Sooo tough.... Red Lizard ITCOTCK |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 23:22
| ITCOTCK,LTIA and Red for me. |
Posted By: teninchshrimp
Date Posted: February 07 2009 at 11:58
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1. Lizard 2. Discipline 3. In The Court Of The Crimson King (bonus: Red & Thrak)
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Posted By: Trial and Error
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 07:18
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1. In the Court of the Crimson King 2. Red 3. Starless and Bible Black 4. In the Wake of Poseidon 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic 6. Lizard 7. Islands I've been meaning to get The Night Watch and The Great Deceiver for the longest time, but I never got the chance to, and didn't want to order. Earthbound is okay, so is Epitaph Vol. 3&4. I probably never gave Lizard enough chances to shine, being one of the last albums I acquired, but it simply doesn't strike with me in the same way that some parts on other albums do. Islands is, well, the only one that remains constant in being last place, and probably the one I heard the most thanks to being one of my father's favourites. The rest of them are prone to switches, but Starless was the third album of theirs I ever heard, and the first of the second era, thus being one I have more of a relationship to than others. Wake is horribly underrated in my eyes. If I could, I'd just pretend that Wake and Court were a double album and rate that as the second constant, this time as first. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Trial_And_Error/?chartstyle=SidebarRed1"> 
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 07:51
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1. ITCOTCK
2. Islands
3. In The Wake Of Poseidon
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 09:36
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1. Larks Tongues in Apsic unquestionably. Everything on that is pure gold. Maybe it's my favorite album of all time. 2. Lizard. I love the jazziness of it. Once again, not a weak moment on the album but the good parts aren't as good. 3. Islands. I don't understand how this is rated so low. I like how mellowness bookends the album. The funkiness of Sailor's Tale, the sadness of The Letters along with the out-of-left-field in-your-face cacophony of sounds, and the pure fun of Ladies of the Road make this a wonderful album. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 09:42
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#1 Islands #2 Lizard #3 Red (#4 Starless and Bible Black) (#5 In The Wake of Poseidon) (#6 Larks' Tongue in Aspic) (#7 In the Court of The Crimson King) |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: February 11 2009 at 02:14
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#1 Red
#2 In the Wake of Poseidon
#3 Islands
#4 Larks Tongues in Aspic
#5 In the Court of the Crimson King
#6 Lizard
#7 Starless and Bible Black
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: February 11 2009 at 07:16
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1. In the Court of the Crimson King 2. Starless & Bible Black 3. Larks' Tongues in Aspic |
Posted By: Hankypanky
Date Posted: February 13 2009 at 21:45
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In the court Larks Tounges Red In the wake close 4th
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Posted By: Doomcifer
Date Posted: February 15 2009 at 09:01
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Red Lark's Tongue In Aspic Lizard ------------- Greater is the man who conquers himself, than he who conquers a hundred times a hundred on the battlefield. |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: February 15 2009 at 09:03
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Larks Lizard In The Court ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 15 2009 at 15:12
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1. Discipline 2. Red 3. Larks Tongues  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: John McIntyre
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 13:56
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First - RED. "Starless" is peerless - a piece of pure majesty.
Second - THE NIGHT WATCH. This is the full gig at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw that formed the basis of the "Starless and Bible Black" album, but "The Fright Watch - The Talking Drum - Larks' Tongues in Aspic" sequence is utterly rivetting.
Third - USA. An electrifying gig. DGM (King Crimson's label) issued the entire gig on a mail order only release - it isn't as good.
Honorary mentions - the Poseidon album (slightly better than ITCOTCK), particularly the title track, and "Sailor's Tale" on the "Islands" album.
With the exception of THRAK, most of KC's output from 1982 onwards should br given a final cigarette, put up against a wall, and very slowly shot! ------------- I am one of only about 1,800 people in the world with an original M400 Mellotron! |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 14:30
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1. ITCOTCK, by a country mile 2. Red 3. Lizard, just pipping LTIA, which is also great
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Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 14:33
Yes.  ------------- All in all each man in all men |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 14:35
Yeah, love it  The Night Watch is fantastic, but when I think about favourite albums I think about studio albums and live comes separately. 1. Red 2. In the Court 3. Islands Usually I would put The Power to Believe third, but lately I've been getting such strong vibes from Islands that I'm going to make an exception. Larks' Tongues in Aspic would probably be the third for its songs, but the performance lack so much power they later had live that I can't enjoy it fully. I've compiled my own Larks' Tongues Live in Aspic album which has the first part of the title track from the studio album (I don't have a full live version, I don't even know if there is one) and the rest are from USA or The Night Watch. The USA performance of Exiles and The Night Watch version of The Talking Drum especially put their studio counterparts to shame. Fripp certainly knew what he was doing when he chose to record (parts of) the next album live. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 14:36
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[Insert any configuration of KC albums save for Three of a Perfect Pair] |
Posted By: Prof.
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 19:30
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1)Larks Tongues In Aspic 2) Discipline 3) Red ITCOTCK would have been 2 or 3 if Moonchild were only 4 minutes long. |