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02-03-2006, 06:37 PM
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Ok, the general consensus seems to be that these guys rock, and from what I've seen they're also had many lineup changes. Since I can't/don't want to put all 14 of there albums on my ipod, what are some of the best? If they had eras, would a fan be so kind as to break them down and classify them? All I know is prog metal, is that even right? |
02-03-2006, 06:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Missoula, MT | | | King Crimson is something else. I'd say they are the only true progressive band, that to this day sounds different with every album.
Three must have albums: Red, Discipline, The Power to Believe.
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02-03-2006, 07:56 PM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | i have red, and thats pretty cool i think |
02-03-2006, 08:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | Red is suberb.
Some other goodies are Disipline. Starless and Bible Black. You might want to try this for a good overview. http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=YVs...id=8GmytegNq0I
NO they are not Prog metal as you will discover. More of a progressive rock or sometimes called "classical rock" (A term from that era) |
02-03-2006, 08:42 PM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | | Discipline
Thraak
My favorite two, but I don't have them all.
If they come to your town do not miss them. They are amazing live. |
02-03-2006, 10:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Red, Larks Tounge In Aspic, and Power to Believe.
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02-03-2006, 11:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: florence , mississippi | | | Heres my breakdown of it.
69-72
Court of the Crimson King, Wake of Poseiden, Lizard, and Islands - Traditional proggressive rock/fusion like stuff. Very good, very hippie. My favorite of the three is Islands, but most would probably suggest Court of.
mid 70s
Lark Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black and Red- Heavyish proto metal prog. Lots of Avant-garde moments
Red is the most famous
late 70s early 80s, Discipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. New Wavish but still proggressive and weird. Like Proto Primus stuff. Discipline is the most famous.
Modern - Thrak, the Power to Believe, Construction of Light , Space Groove, and the ProjeCKts. Power to Believe and Thrak totally destroy.
If i had to pick one from each era I'd go with Islands, Lark Tongues, Discipline, and PTB.
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02-04-2006, 04:13 PM
|  | <-- That guy looks like me, but old. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington TX | | I have to throw in a recommendation for Three of a Perfect Pair.
I loved that album. I can't believe nobody else picked it. 
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02-05-2006, 01:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: montreal, qc, Canada | | | I love Red, but most of the albums recommended above would be good starting points. The best way to get an idea of King Crimson's music would be to grab an album from every era. |
02-05-2006, 02:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Des Moines, Iowa | | | Actually, I love the live stuff best...
The Night Watch-Red Era
Absent Lovers-Discipline Era
In the words of the Master: "Records and live performance are two worlds. One is a love letter, the other a hot date. Crimson were always a band for a hot date ..."
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02-05-2006, 09:10 PM
|  | Basement Clef | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Below Ground, Detroit area | | | I saw them do the Discipline album from about 4 feet away. They did 'Lark's Tongue' too. Yeah, it was hella cool.
I saw Malthumb use the word 'hella' in another thread, I could resist no longer.
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02-05-2006, 09:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, Washington | | | i havnt heard much of them, but in the court of the crimson king is definately a good album
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02-06-2006, 12:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin | | | Red, Beat, In the Court are my favs.
Also Buffalo 66 had A LOT of King crimson on it's soundtrack |
02-06-2006, 12:48 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 3rd stone from the sun | | | Red, Discipline, Thrak, Larks
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02-06-2006, 03:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, México | | | yup, Absent Lovers is a definitely MUST HAVE... that live version of Discipline alone is worth the whole set... plus you have these great tracks from Red, Larks Tongues in Aspic, TOAPP... |
02-06-2006, 03:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rutherford, NJ | | | Lizard!! Weird but great. Great cover art! |
02-06-2006, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | King Crimson is one of the most amazing bands ever. DEFINITELY get Red and Discipline. In The Court of the Crimson King is great too.
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02-07-2006, 02:08 PM
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edit...... the excellent moderators removed the stuff that ruined this thread and caused me to post my kitties jpeg. In case you ran across this and didn't understnad.......
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02-07-2006, 06:46 PM
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