King Crimson Discussion

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I prefer Larks' Tongues, but Discipline was fantastic. The song Discipline is among their greatest songs. The interlocking guitars in that track are just perfection.

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>I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT MYSELF WHEN UNDER STRESS I REPEAT

>>68881932
Talking Heads did it better

>>68882187
Sounds cheesy and dated now. Discipline still shines.

>>68882193
>implying prog rock doesn't sound cheesy and dated now

>>68882187
People like to compare the two as if King Crimson copied them in the 80s, but they really were two different bands. Find me a Talking Heads song that sounds anything like Discipline, Indiscipline, Requiem, The Howler, Dig Me, Industry, Larks Tongues in Aspic part 3, or Sartori in Tangier. They're different bands.

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I'd agree with you if pic related didn't exist

>>68882255
The title song is absolutely beautiful

I wish there was more like this, there's almost nothing similar

>>68882348
See >>68882187

>>68882388
see >>68882239

>>68882388
Of course i know that but i want more

>>68882187
No

>>68882193
No

>>68882187
They're barely comparable with the exception of Belew singing in a Byrne-esque manner.
>>68882348
Listen to Beat, it's a great record

>>68881932
>>68882017
>>68882255
Objectively their 3 best albums

>>68881932
nice discussion

>>68882348
for starters they did three albums like this. obviously there's also talking heads and anything else belew related

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>>68881932
Are you guys kidding me?
Discipline is a great album and The Sheltering Sky is just a perfect song but pic related is just fucking magic, i can't think of a prog album that even comes close

>>68882701
>>>/reddit/

>>68882701
The only good songs there are Fallen Angel and Starless

>>68881932
I love this album. I thought the same thing for years but it's simply not true.

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>>68881932
>>68882255
>>68882701
Sorry guys, just posted the wrong picture three times. Meant to post pic related. Best kc album by far :)

>>68883042
Implying Providence isn't the greatest song ever recorded

>>68883042
All 5 songs there are spectacular. Specially One More Red Nightmare and Starless

>>68883042
I second this

>>68883376
>>68883042
i cant understand how a king crimson fan cant like the title track. Larks tongue and starless and bible black are better albums too

LTIA > RED = ITCOTCK = ITWOP > Discipline = SABB > TOAPP = Lizard = Islands > Beat = TCOL > everything else

>>68883408
I am not saying is bad, but it's nothing really amazing when compared to other songs on their catalogue.

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>>68883423
Islands = LTIA > Discipline > ITCOTCK > S&BB > Thrak = Red > TOAPP > ITWOP = Lizard > Construkction > Beat > Power to Believe

>>68883042
just fuck off m8

>>68883482
lmao come on... quit fronting

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>>68883681
No but I actually really love Islands

>>68883423
>>68883482
LTIA=ITCOCK>Discipline=Islands>Lizard>TOAPP>S&BB>Thrakadh;falhdfk;jashdkfah;sfdha

>>68883731
fair enough lad

>>68882701
This is the objective best KC album.

>>68883423
>>68883482
Beat isn't even bad you faggots

>>68883965
Entry level into KC, real fans become enlightened after listening to others albums as to which is the best.

>>68884007
It's just kinda meh, but with a few really good stand-out tracks.

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Pre-90s King Crimson POWER RANKINGS

1. Lark's Tongues in Aspic
2. Starless and Bible Black
3. Islands
4. ItCotCK
5. Discipline
6. Red
7. Lizard
8. Three of a Perfect Pair
9. Beat
10. In the Wake of Poseidon

>>68882348
Try Fripp's solo album Exposure

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Overall best King Crimson member coming through

>>68884182
It's actually

1. Red
2. Islands
3. Lark's Tongue
4. ItCotCK
5. Discipline
6. In the Wake of Poseidon
7+ who cares

>>68884284
It was Bill Bruford
Guy was a savage live

>>68884354
agreed, he evolved kc like crazy and when he left yes they became so inconsistent

>>68884007
relax aspie nobody said they were bad. King Crimson is my favorite band, all of their albums are at least a 7/10 for me except thrak and power to believe.

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>>68884284
>>68884354
Out of my way plebs

>>68884284
>in a dream theater side project
D R O P P E D

>>68884238
cheers

Vocally speaking it's Wetton = Belew > Lake > Burrell > Jakszyk >>>>>>>>>>> Haskell

>>68885185
>Wetton = Belew > Lake
I think you mean Lake = Wetton > Belew

>>68885185
I hated Wetton's vocals and liked Haskell's

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I wanted to puke.

>>68885205
Wetton isn't as overall as good a vocalist as Lake, but his high points equal those of Lake.

>>68883124
The only good songs are the first and the last songs.

>all this power to believe hate
fuck you guys, it's easily one of their best

>>68882255
The issue with Islands is it really is the black sheep of KC's pre 80's output. It classical-ed harder than any other KC album, but it's underrated as fuck.

>IMPALED ON NAIIIILS OF ICE
Jesus the goosebumps I got.

>>68883965
Except LTIA was significantly more consistent. Also it had the only good one of that "soft-improv" (Songs like the improv on Moonchild, Providence and etc.) track they ever did, which was The Talking Drum.
Red's guitar sound was amazing though.

>>68883423
Swap Discipline and Poseidon and you are gold.

>>68885408
Providence is good though, and there's loads of that sort of stuff on Starless and Bible Black and it's amongst their best work

>>68885185
Jakszyk sucks, i listened to some recent live versions and he sings like if he was the singer of toto or some cheesy cover band

>>68885408
I agree with LTIA being the greatest, but Moonchild is the second best song in ITCOTCK, which is one of their best albums.

>>68884284
I'm partial to John Wetton but Tony is incredible.
>>68885408
Yeah dude that fucking line on "The Letters" is chilling.

Is Islands really that good? I have it, I just have yet to listen to it. I loved ITCOCK, Red, Larks' Tongues, and Discipline

What's the best of their ITCOTCK-era or earlier live recordings?

>>68885654
Islands is nothing like the other albums. You have to sit back and enjoy it like a classical piece. It's better than Lizard by far.
Lizard was why they hung up the medieval imagery.

>>68881932
I have a signed copy of this I picked up for a dollar in a thrift shop.

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>>68881932
>>68882255
>>68882701
>>68883124
i'm so fucking sorry guys this is the fourth time i've posted the wrong picture
pic is objectively the best King Crimson album

>>68886144
I got a $5 copy at a record show, which has a stamp indicating it was a promotion copy. Full cover still and everything.

>>68886221
damn...

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Claim "your" King Crimson album, GO!

I Claim Larks Tongue in Aspic.

>>68883482
S&BB>Red>LTIA>>>>ItWoP>Islands>Discipline>Lizard>ItCotCK>ToaPP>THRAK>Beat>>>>TCoL>TPtB

LTIA S&BB and Red always switch around

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>>68887227
objectively best live album of all time

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>>68887228
>lizard above ITCOTCK

>>68884284
that's not gavin harrison

>>68887245
Absolutely agreed. Everything there is perfect