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King Crimson-Islands

sfaubert — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:42:22 +0000

It’s King Crimson… add Formentera Lady to the list of essentials, but this is one album I won’t miss.

When it came out they were interviewed on a radio station in Montreal, and what I remember most about it was that they kept on playing cuts from the album that I didn’t like and (worse) they made fun of Pete Sinfield on the air, sneering “Oooh… he wrote the WORDS.” Not a good first impression – probably too much to overcome.

I don’t generally like songs about groupies or the road either as long as we’re at it, and “Ladies of the Road” is a double shot of keep it to yourself.

Keepers:

Islands: 40th Anniversary Series

King Crimson-Lizard

sfaubert — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:00:12 +0000

Again, it’s King Crimson – just play it and marvel. I originally bought this as an 8-track and after listening to it the first time immediately returned it because there were so many warbly sounds I thought the tape was defective. Of course its replacement was just as warbly and in all the same places.

Brain-numbing power (Cirkus) and lots of fun (Happy Family, Indoor Games) makes this one my second favorite Crimson 1.x album. My apologies to the Boston Store in Massena for being a such pain in the ass.

Lizard: 30th Anniversary Edition

King Crimson-In The Wake Of Poseidon

sfaubert — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:00:08 +0000

Just a quick note here. I LOVE King Crimson. Got all their records when they came out, listened to them over and over and still get chills when I hear certain passages, but King Crimson has never been about “keepers”. Each of their albums are special in their own way and I’m going to have to cheat a little when I post their albums. So…

No real keepers for me on this one, but the album is really good and “Cadence and Cascade” and “Cat Food” each add something to the King Crimson vocabulary.

Does that make sense?

In the Wake of Poseidon

Giles, Giles and Fripp-Brondesbury Tapes

sfaubert — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:00:21 +0000

Keepers:

Under The Sky
I Talk To The Wind

Brondesbury Tapes

Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles And Fripp

sfaubert — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:00:46 +0000

Keepers:

One In A Million
Thursday Morning
The Sun Is Shining

Cheerful Insanity of Giles & Fripp

King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King

sfaubert — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:00:10 +0000

Keepers:

21st Century Schizoid Man
Epitaph
The Court of the Crimson King

In the Court of the Crimson King