Reviews (page 6 of 8)
3.5
Not exactly top tier Crimson but still really good. Every track called Larks’ Tongue In Aspic is especially excellent. Slightly meandering with the middle bunch of tracks.
Not for me.
Not for me.
Ugh. Always thought I disliked King Crimson and now confirmed.
# Album Name: Larks' Tongues In Aspic # Artist: King Crimson # Rating: 1/5 # Comments: The last king crimson i got (In The Court Of The Crimson King) was a complete surprise. Never heard them before and it was excellent. So this one had a high bar to live up to. I had a big smile on my face when i saw the words - king crimson. Marvelous. Larks tongues - i think this is now my longest track ive ever listened to. Either way it was shite. It did not warrant 13 minutes of my life. The rest of the album failed to turn around. Overall this was a massive disappointment compared to In The Court Of The Crimson King. My dislike for prog rock has returned! I admit In The Court Of The Crimson King did take a few listens but i cant see myself getting attached to this one. \ Man, such a bummer. # Top Tunes: None. # Would I listen to it again? I might give it a second chance but i just dont think there will be a connection.
Just too much – both the strength and weakness of this. The first three minutes of opener are lovely, but then it turns into a heavy metal song / noise rock exploration, which also seems to have opened the door to and encouraged all manner of excess from bands in years to follow (looking at Rush, mainly). Much more out there and experimental than earlier records. “Book of Saturday” and “Exiles” are best songs – the slow-burn rock + chamber-music is their winning equation. “Easy Money” is a jam-band template (with interesting flourishes of instrumentation) and one will like (or not) the track depending on one’s feelings about that particular (now largely played out, in my view, but still better than heavy metal) genre. There is a great overemphasis on the confounding of expectations. To wit, one can scarcely figure the point of the screeching ending just when the groove gets fully going (I guess this would jam bands’ jumping-off point). Title cut Part II is much the preferred option. Really interesting overall, but not exactly a smooth ride. One wonders why editors think cover art is so revolutionary.
Larks' Tongues In Aspic - King Crimson (1973) A sexta encarnação de King Crimson Apenas quatro anos depois do clássico “In the Court of the Crimson King” (1969), e cinco formações diferentes, vem o completamente imprevisível “Larks' Tongues in Aspic” (1973), o disco é composto por 6 faixas, 3 instrumentais. Sem alongar muito, apesar das músicas serem de 7~12 minutos, as músicas instrumentais são experimentais ao extremo beirando uma experiência etérea, muito difícil de compreender, talvez seja algo muito intimo do sentimento da banda no momento. Entretanto, as 3 músicas que são o recheio do álbum, em ordem, "Book of Saturday", "Exiles" e "Easy Money", são sensacionais em todos os aspectos, e elevam o nível do disco para o consumo do ouvinte que não é um aficionado pelo grupo, e são canções que merecem ser revisitadas. E é isso que farei. Melhores músicas: "Book of Saturday", "Exiles", "Easy Money". Piores músicas: N/A 3.5/5
Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II) is forever cursed to me. Great record though.
Progressive rock with lots of different musical sounds. Really interesting if not a bit nerve grating at times . I enjoyed it in short doses
I really agree with a lot of the comments. I really do hate prog rock!! This album does have some cool moments in around all the intrsumentals, Larks part 2 was a good song. Apart from that it is another poor album Favourite song: larks part 2 Least favourite: All of the other tracks Album artwork: Cool artwork
I have not heard this one before. Some classic prog rock.
It's a pretty cool album when there's actually music being played. The amount of times I had to check to make sure I didn't accidentally pause the song was incredibly high though...not really sure what the intent was with that
Heavy!
3.2 stars rounded down
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Progressive rock usually means long, rambling jams of various tempos and a marimba or dulcimer here and there, and there certainly were elements of that. But they kept it under control, and the only thing keeping me from rounding up my 3.5* is that I’m not likely to listen to it again.
Floyd-like, but without any connecting thread from one song to the next.
Interesting but not something I'd go back to.
This is just a 3* for me. Much like a lot of jazz, I just don't get this. It's not particularly enjoyable for me to listen to. I'm just not as proggy as I'd hoped to be.
It has all the makings of an insufferable barrage of prog rock schlock. Perpetual time-signature changes that induce a state of schizophrenia. Distended song lengths which, far from caputuring the imagination, leave you wondering what the fuck happened to those last fifteen minutes of your life. The hokiest lyrics which mask their shallow pretensions under the bravado of someone who’s read two chapters of a Philip K Dick novel. You can check all of these off the list, and for me that is as close to auditory hell as you can imagine. But this record also has Robert Fripp. And that man is an absolute genius. Unlike their petuli oil enthusiast contemporaries, King Crimson’s music (and particularly this record) has clearly left a mark - partly because it still sounds fresh on the production front. Not even the generations of holier than thou math rockers this album clearly inspired can make me dislike it. Because it sounds fresher than most of that musical circle jerk ever could. At points towards the album’s latter half Fripp conjures a bewildering array of sounds from his instrument which have gone on to pollinate the music of artists across the musical spectrum. Seriously, some of his lines wouldn’t sound out of place on the first Siouxsie record. Of course, its ostentatious nature means this record periodically meanders into the background. But if these guys wanted to, they could have produced a truly great record (I mean, it is truly great objectively) . Instead, King Crimson came up with a surprisingly good one. For this layman at least.
2.5 not great. Way too much noodling. Not even close to 21st century schizoid man
Endless, directionless proggy noodling, I love this stuff!
Is this prog rock w/ an edge?
Most prog rock is hit or miss with me these days - I can get into some of the jams on this album but a lot of it is pretty forgettable to me.
The opening track was the weakest, but the rest of the album was right up my alley. A bit too weird here and there, but I never say no to a good, progressive rock album. 3.5 - 4 stars
Day251 - 1973 was a heck of a year for music with so many great albums from different genres and i thought i liked prog rock but it turns out i only like it a little bit
Average
Had some interesting moments but too much random noise for my liking.
Good early prog album, nothing really stood out to me though
4/5. I love King Crimson and this is a good choice for this list, but so very weird. The title tracks are the highlights for sure but the songs in between tell their own story to hold their own. The vocals are not great which is why half of the songs, more than 70% of the album is instrumental, all of the longer songs. This is a scary album, in a light sense of the word, but there is a dark undertone in all of the songs, like someone is following you or watching you in your own home. I don't know, it's hard to dislike this one for me and I would recommend it to anyone willing to venture into more progressive rock. Only downside are the songs with vocals, except Easy Money. Excellent instrumentation otherwise, like an album from Hell. Best Song: Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two, Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part 1, Easy Money
È così pretenzioso da far venire l’ulcera ma devo ammettere che come sottofondo il prog rock ci sta un sacco
proprio no, mi dispiace
++: Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part One, Easy Money, The Talking Drum, Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two +: Book of Saturday, Exiles 8,5/10
So there's prog rock that I like, and then there's King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic. I didn't like it. At all. Like absolutely not. I can't even remember much of it besides the starting seconds of the first track. After that, nothing. Nada. Zilch.
Another prog album that sounds like a prog album and confirms why I I really like and really don't like prog albums
Intersting Post rock
Sweet Jesus
If old school Alice Cooper experimented with stock sounds on an electric keyboard, this would be it.
Why did I have to hear this. Pointless, aimless music It's not even well executed 3/10 Actually terrible
Weird as hell. Some awful moments but occasional glimpses of chilled out vibes.
So many genres - each one of them shite Didn't manage to nail a single one 1 ⭐️
4.2 - Very pink floyd and actually really liked it. Some really cool moments and felt like it worked
What a load of pretentious nonsense. 4 of the 6 tracks were just experimental noisescapes. I'm all for experimentation, but you still gotta make something that sounds nice, or compelling, or interesting, or something. Fave Tracks: Easy Money, Larks Tongues in Aspic Pt 2 2.4/5
Pretty trippy, kinda heavy, not into it too much though
I'm sure I missed some things here. Some cool stuff going on, but I found it average overall. I would not be opposed to listening to this again.
4- Reminded me of Pink Floyd in a more rock-y way, but the intro and exits were hard to get through
King Crimson was always the 70s prog group with their heads the furthest up their own ass. I considered leaving the review there. The big contrast between this CD and the first couple Yes albums or whatever is that this one is zero fun. It's really just an exercise. I'm pretty on-board with instrumentals, and this is almost entirely instrumental, but it's also very noise-based, fairly repetitive (at least within "passages") and has long, long stretches where absolutely nothing happens. When you roll the CD, for example, nothing happens for close to four minutes as Fripp's head ascends yet further and further into his rectum.
Nothing really pops
Study
So it turns out I really like King Crimson. Always thought they were a one album wonder band. Some good solid prog rock there, can hear a lot of inspiration this album had in later bands. Not one to pick out tracks to listen to isolation, but that isn't a bad thing.
King Crimson do Easy listening
Prog rock noodling for the most part, I just find this genre of music hard to like. The production is crisp though, shame about the musical content. 2*
Very odd choice. I would have this as the 5th best Crimson album.
Not bad not my favorite but canny
drunk fuckery, it might bite off its tongue
I'll be damned that was so goddamn good
Fuckin fantastic prog! The leaders in the genre! My real question though is why are larks licking dudes Aspic? Lol. This is the music that should be celebrated on this list. Not fucking shoegaze or thrash jazz. Any inebriated fourth grader could produce shoegaze, Fuck that. Favourite songs: Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part 1& 2), Easy Money Least favourite songs: The Talking Drum 4/5
Love King Crimson, easy 5!
nice proggy album, of course not a listen for every day...
I would like to cite the ending of one of the most popular reviews on this website (a 5 star review of Lorde's Melodrama) that ended by saying "Sorry it's not King Crimson or whatever." And that feels fairly accurate. If I was born in 1954 and spent my 20's doing LSD, being sure that these guys + Pink Floyd had just figured out music, then I too would go bananas over this. So I respect it for how progressive it was for it's time. Additionally, there are passages in this album that are still placid and beautiful, like the ending of Exiles. But I don't see myself ever enjoying this an the every-day setting. Nor do I see myself remembering too much of it either
Decent album.
If you love noises, this is an album for you. I've once again exposed my love for borderline unlistenable music, and this one is no exception. I loved the Dolmar at the beginning and then when they went back to it. There was only one song or I had to turn my headphones down, and I only had them turned up so much because I was listening while mowing the yard anyway.
Nope. Not my tempo.
Super annoyed by this one. They're clearly great musicians, but they insist on adding a bunch of bullshit noise to sift through before the music starts. So much potential squandered.
Great, not KK's best, not my personal favorite, but still totally enjoyable
Indulgent rubbish.
I'm pleased that I got to hear this for the first time outside the prism of 70's progressive shit. I approached it as a new piece of music with no baggage. I bloody loved it. Exile in particular stood out. Lovely sweeping arrangements, with mournful vocals. Shit. I've become a bloody hippie.
Eine Band die ich einfach nicht verstehe, sehr experimentell, wenig gute Ansätze **1/2
Absolutely brilliant: seamless blend of rock, jazz, contemporary classical and more. Standouts were the opening track and “Easy Money.”
Well, the opening track certainly had instruments, and they were certainly making noises. It was a bit too discordant and all over the place for me. The rest of the album felt like fairly standard classic rock, of which I personally am not the biggest fan. Things I liked: - the excellent album cover - the violin parts throughout the album - the guitar noodling on "Easy Money" - "The Talking Drum" was okay for the most part until the end Things I disliked: - pretty much everything else - special shoutout to "Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part I)" which was absolutely horrendous 2 (.5 for the album cover)
fuck me what drugs were they taking. Its interesting I guess but I don't find it that enjoyable rn, probably deserves another listen.
King Crimson is a band that I've heard about forever from lots of people whose musical taste I think is at least decent. I've never listened to them though, because the description of them always sounded like pure wankery. Unfortunately, on this record it is. Two stars because listening to it doesn't make me angry, but it does mostly suck with cool ideas mixed in once in a while.
Apparently I'm not very sophisticated.
Couldn't hear half the album only last 2 songs, horrible
Larks' Tongues In Aspic has a tough opener for the modern attention span. I'm sure back in the day when you put the needle on the record you were ready to soak in the chimes and slow burn into the song in ways that are difficult now to even imagine. The track, and the album, reward a patient listener. Just a shame that they are more difficult to find. I include myself in this, I'm no longer as patient as I once was when it comes to my listening. Let's say if we faded in at the 3m mark I'd still have been looking around for 30 more seconds wondering when we were going to get to the jams. And this test of patience and attention span is everywhere: a little violin break here, some kind of pause or quiet moment there. This is the downside of progressive rock / music in some regards. And yet, of course, it is also its immense upside. If you take the time and make the space for it this music can be very rewarding to listen to including, and especially because of, the more challenging moments. And yet, and yet, this isn't my favorite King Crimson record for a reason.
So unexpected and fun! Pink Floyd-esque in spots, which I wasn't expecting. The album as a whole was very cohesive and the tracks flowed nicely. I know a lot of improvisation was happening but it also all felt very intentional. Lark's Tongue in Aspic Part I and Lark's Tongue in Aspic Part II were my favorite, and really book-ended the whole experience really nicely.
I love it
Prog Rock isn't for everyone, but I've always liked just how expressive each instrument can be in a good prog rock album and this one is pretty spectacular, especially for the year it was written. Exiles and The Talking Drum were definitely my favorites, where a steady climb from organized drums into group choas by the end feels like a full journey. There were parts that were just ok, though. I didn't love the title track or the opening half of Easy Money. Still, glad I listened.
This was a huge tonal shift from the previous album. I'm edging up a point, because I can tell if I listened through a few more times, in a few more moods, it would speak to me in totally different ways.
Outstanding instrumental use.
Classical music paired with rock. It's not so much fun to listen to this music on the side. But if you listen consciously, the album takes you on an exciting journey.
Like many prog albums, they really make you work for the nuggets of greatness, especially on the opening track. This was a rare instance where I enjoyed this more while driving than sitting down and listening to it. Maybe the movement kept me interested. The musical inspiration they took from Eastern Europe is pretty cool too. There's too much interesting stuff happening here for me to totally dismiss it. If this is someone's favorite album, that person is either unbearable or rad as fuck. I'd give this a 3.5 if I could. Highlights: the first big riff in Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part I), Exiles, Easy Money
It’s pretty decent, but a bit all over the place.
Ekan biisin yli kun pääsi niin levy oli ihan hyvä. Book Of Saturdayn soundi suorastaan upea.
Ei kyllä lähteny sit yhtään. Pitkä, sekava, en saanu kiinni
I liked it
Very hypnotic soundscapes, I love it!
Rock with lots of bells and whistles. Great arrangements as well. Not their best album in my opinion, but still really good.
se é a porta de entrada ideal pra king crimson eu não sei mas achei maneiro pra caramba. senti aquele receio do som ficar batido antes de finalizar porém na mesma música eu era pega de surpresa diversas vezes
Excelente album, King Crimson abre una nueva etapa que marco la historia!
I loved Book Of Saturday, but most of the other songs weren't for me. I don't know if it's because they were all upwards of seven minutes, but it felt a bit bloated.
That could certainly be described as, um, something… I actually kinda sorta liked it.
not inspired by this progressive rock style
Hmmmmm at first I thought this band sounded a little like Black Sabbath at but the more I listened the less true that became. A bit too out there for me I guess, but there were some parts of songs that I liked though they seemed to blend together at times.
Enjoyed the hard rock guitar riffs, but some of the rhythms seemed too out there
Loved the musical transitions throughout the album.
I love me my King Crimson. To be listened to on the best quality system available to you, while doing nothing but letting the album play out in it's own manner. Don't multitask. Don't fight it. Resistance is useless.
I've started to really appreciate prog the last 4 years or so but this one might be a little too prog for me to really love it. I think I gave In The Court of the Crimson King 5 stars because it was like the perfect amount of prog but it seems like they took this one even further. Definitely some cool stuff going on but it appears that this needs much more of an intentional listen than trying to listen while working on a random Wednesday morning. I think my favorite track was Easy Money.
This was a fun album! I think I like the King Crimson self-titled more, but this was fun. Really cool prog and psych elements. I love the story telling through lyrics and music. Fun guitar, keys and synths. Cool bass lines. Did I hear some strings as well? They really get really weird and kind of experimental throughout the record. It almost feels like a few levels on Mario in some songs. But then it also feels like The Velvet Underground in how they get really overwhelming and build. Kind of like a live jam band. I enjoyed it!
I'm going to be honest here — I'm not the biggest fan of progressive rock. For years, I tried to get into King Crimson catalogue but many post-1970 albums never 'clicked.' The band seemed to experience a sudden lack of creative power after Greg Lake left. While milking out on old material and needlessly extending every song might've worked for Pink Floyd and Genesis, King Crimson's "Larks" came out as unfinished melodies from earlier albums mish-mashed together. It feels quite lazy and uninspired. I believe 1001Albums should've included "Red" instead. (Seriously, why isn't "Red" on here? "Fallen Angel" and "Starless" are some of the best songs in their genre.)
- Obwohl ich irgendwann mal versucht habe, mir ein bisschen King Crimson als Prog-Lektion und Bildungsauftrag reinzupfeifen, habe ich dieses Album bis auf den Song Book of Saturday noch nie gehört - AND BOY WHAT I MISSED - Wie geil kreativ und ungezähmt. Absolut gewöhnungsbedürftig und bei weitem nicht jede Idee ein Treffer aber da sind sooo geile Momente bei, allein schon beim Titel-Track (Pt. 1). - Ich hab das Gefühl, dass diese Band genau das Maß and avantgardistischen Input trifft, das ich super finde. - Je mehr ich von denen höre desto mehr werden King Crimson für mich Band-gewordene Zeitlosigkeit. -Werde das Album auf jeden Fall noch häufiger hören und hab mir ein paar Songs davon gespeichert. 4,5/5
- zu lange Tracks, zu anstrengende Passagen dabei, fand ich eher nervig, als toll
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Hay un prog-rock que me gusta y no es este.
Compared to "In the Court", this album feels less coherent and too experimental.
to prog or not to prog. Discordant hoopla that is super interesting but not something I'll go back to often. I respect it, though.
Meh
This one falls somewhere between Pink Floyd and true Books. Innovative and extremely varied, this one is quite an accomplishment
Experimental Prog is like Jazz, sometimes you get it, sometimes you dont, and its always weird. I love this.
After a gentle opening, when the electric part kicks in it really really kicks in. Repeat. Soft, loud, metal, jazz, sooner or later you will hear what clicks, Yeah man it clicks. And clicks. Ofttimes majestically.
My folks had this album and I can’t really fathom why. It’s not their thing at all but I guess there were some albums in the 70s that were compulsory listening. I did like that it doesn’t fit neatly into a particular genre and revels in diverse influences. Reminded me of a film score in places. I’m firmly down the middle on this one - I doubt I’m going to listen to it again but I remember being fascinated by the cover as a kid. And because I’m in a celebratory mood… Labour just won the election.
I absolutely hated the first song and wanted to turn it off, give it one star and call it a day. But I persevered and I’m glad that I did. I liked the song Exiles and was invested after that. I don’t think I’ll ever listen to this again but I’m glad I heard it once. Parts of it reminded me a little bit of the Moody blues Days of Future Past, which is an album that I love. But I think that albums like these are such that if you hear them at a specific moment in time they’re very meaningful, And if you don’t, then they’re just tedious.
I was a bit all over the place with this listen, and maybe that's because the album itself was just that. I admire King Crimson's willingness — or compulsion — to explore new and strange territory. I did feel like this was a bit loose, it was hard to sink in to the songs, and the band seemed to be keeping the listener at arm's length. So kudos for this being an experimental affair, but I couldn't get past a 3-star rating, at least not from this single spin.
I just can't get into these guys. I've tried. And I'm someone who enjoys avant garde music, but these dudes are operating in a language I can't grasp. I admire their spirit, but I just don't find their music compelling.
Not your typical King Crimson. Melodic moments. Perhaps my old friend made me listen to this album before insisting I join him at a Kings Crimson concert and I obliged (I was literally the only woman as far as I could see).
Very prog, with a ridiculously wide range of influences. Instrumental tracks always sound a bit like background music. I enjoyed it plenty, but feel there are probably better albums not on the list - it seems like anything British from the 70s is here without having to do much more than exist!
i just dont get it
There are passages when things are not so glacial but overall it is a struggle to get into this, certainly without many plays. More often familiarity brings out the nuances and it become acceptable. The question being does one want to go on that journey. There is plenty in there whether it is that innovative, not sure.
Of the 3 King Crimson albums I've heard from the original run, this is definitely the most welcoming. Where Court feels cold and Red feels straight up evil, Larks feels warm and inviting. This is the first time I feel like King Crimson are making music because they want to make it and enjoy doing so. Court and Red feel ordered by God, and Discipline, as much as I love it, feels like it was asked for by an exec to an extent. Larks though? It was made by the humans of King Crimson. It still feels like a King Crimson album, and many elements of Court will show up, but it's framed more positively, and it benefits greatly. I really enjoyed this. I looked over it too often, since it stands next to such monoliths, but even in their shadows it shines.
So many insects. 2.5/5
4/5
Too much prog, not enough rock
Some beautifully crafted songs, but too 70s overall
totally get why people are into it but it didn't do as much for me personally. made my dad super excited to hear i was listening to it tho!! that third star is for you, buddy <3
Excellent album, dont j'avais entendus des morceaux dans des lives de KC. Un de mes groupes préféré, j'aime cette musique qui est toujours surprenante (instrumentaux, structures de morceau pas standard, signatures rythmiques particulières et évolutive, harmonies, improvisations). Un album que je vais acquérir, même si je préfère la période avec Trey Gunn (à priori pas dans la liste). => 4.5/5
This is your God?!?
it’s good if i’m in the right mood. but prog rock is usually not for me
Full on prog. Takes some patience but has something to latch onto.
Not too shabby. Avoids the magical guitar motif that progressive rock can fall into. Overall, very enjoyable.
Excellent
I really wanted to like it - clearly quite musical, but it's too "hard" for me. I much rather prefer softer things like Focus.
I could definitely see it’s merits although I could’ve done without the extra ambient sounds added in there.
This is one of those reviews where I can't let my personal ttastes override any sense of historic value. I am aware that KC was an innovative and early pioneer of PROG rock, one of my favorite genres, and that they are musically solid. But I can't, and never really could, get "into" KC. Just not my thing. If I gave them a three star "decent/ good" rating it would have to only rely on what I feel history would overall demand, not really what I feel myself, and honestly, I think that those who have not heard them before or for those who don't remember their sound, MEH. I could have skipped it.
EPIC.
I didnt really care for their jam band approach. Feels like several of the songs are to long, and don't go anywhere. I won't come back to this.
I'm too much of a pop girlie to get into prog. ABABCB me and I'm more than happy. This just sounds like they recorded a band jam session and some noodling. Another one I'd need drugs to appreciate. Awesome album artwork though.
If my own mother told me she liked this album, I would call her a liar straight to her face.
Not my favourite KC album especially not the title tracks but it's not terrible.
Ciekawe, ale dziwne trochę. Taki mocno progresywny rock. 3/5
While I probably won't listen to anything here again, it was pretty interesting hearing essentially classic rock with influences of other genres you wouldn't expect. For instance, some tracks felt like a crossover between classic rock and ambient. Pretty interesting
I swear the track listing said there were 6 songs here but I only counted one.
Powerful, extraordinary, cerebral, experimental, disturbing - but not fun. That said, I'm not a very fun person at all so I loved this knotty collection of twisted metal. Alright, the bit in 'Easy Money' that goes a little funk rock was kinda fun.
We are here for the ride! This album has some cool grooves, like Easy Money.
C’est drôle que la veille on a eu Selling England, qui incorpore les parties que je préfère du rock progressif, pis qu’après on me pitche du Lark’s Tongue in Aspic. J’haïs pas l’album à proprement parler, c’est juste qu’il met de l’avant les éléments que j’aime le moins du prog; expérimentations sonores à la limite du musical de +10 minutes, un rythme décousu et plusieurs éléments agressants juste pour le fun d’en saupoudrer un peu partout. All in all, c’est un pas pire d’album (La title track et Easy Money supporte le gros de l’album), mais on est loin de In the Court et Red
I appreciate it coming out of nowhere and all the prog rock it led to. But I don't really like prog rock. Points for originality. Deductions for enjoyment.
Experimental rock. Weird, potential, and insisting. An interesting experimental rock album from the 70s. No song was like an actual song, music would come and go with weird noises in between. Liked: some songs had potential. Interesting listen Disliked: it was insisting upon itself. Too crazy. Maybe I’m afraid. Production quality: Very high Listen again: yeah maybe. Will definitely listen to more of the band. Interesting for sure.
As stated before by another member: " Too much Prog, not enough Rock. I'm more of an Adrian Belew Crimson fan than this stuff.
You just wouldnt get it
This was mostly not for me. Definitely can hear it as a midpoint between a lot of the acid freeform stuff of the late 1960s and the more tightly produced late 1970s/early 1980s. The sounds of frantic caged animals in the last track was disturbing and almost made me shut it off on the last 5 minutes. I stayed for the end but was glad it was over.
Medieval times meets prog rock. Quite the experience.
I have never heard anything by King Crimson. I’ve always heard the 1969 debut was excellent. I’ll be checking out more of the catalog after hearing this.
Three stars kinda feels like too many but it’s not a bad album. It has its moments but they are just…moments. Not sure how it earned a place on this list.
yeah
first listen. i like instrumental music and King Crimson music as long as there are some lyrics. But I hate king crimson's instrumentals. Theyre so boring (going on annoying).
Not sure what exactly this is.
interesting and different. I need to learn more about them.
Fun to listen to but the songwriting holds it back from being great, a typical prog rock problem
Exciting and unique, there is a lot that works well on this prog heavy album. Part I sets the stage, with its free jazz improvisation mixed with hard rock elements. Exiles and Easy Money are excellent “shorter” songs to weave in between the bookends of the Lark parts. There’s a lot to this and I always find new nuggets every time I listen.
Favourite tracks: larks' tongues in aspic (part 1); easy money
A solid prog outing as one would expect from King Crimson, but far from their best
Weird but definately not wonderful. Mostly irritating, only 1 halfway decent song (Exiles) which is not enough.
I don’t know what to make of this one. The prog rock elements in the songs are just not my thing. But then there’s these math metal interludes and gothic rock sections which I didn’t hate.
I’ll go with Jake and just repeat what I said last time. Yea, it was ok.
Second King Crimson record. Same review as the first really... "This was an alright trip into prog rock in the 60's/70's with some nods to English antiquity. Great to listen to at work."
This is crazy. I couldn’t listen again but they deserve their credit.
WOW. This is pretty much peak prog, and I was along for the ride. so engaging!! I don't know how it manages to be both massive, inventive, but also doesn't ever feel too indulgent. I feel like we've heard a lot of prog that gets this formula wrong... just because you can have a 13 minute song in six parts, doesn't mean you should, every time. This really does feel like a book-length album. Tons of scenes, development, and big surprises, and the guitar work! It's one of a kind. I think I liked this even more than In The Court Of The Crimson King? Very, very mature. 5/5
King Crimson was good
I like King Crimson very much. This album is perfect! Sound is very close to cacophony, but not, it is melodious and strong! Masterpiece! I did not listen it for years. Thanks for choosing it now!
I’m familiar with Court. Let go! Fun bells Oh hell yeah. Make it weird. Probably a good time to mention I’m a Primus fan Been enjoying the musicality of this. But the vocals on Exiles is bad. Strained, out of tune. Talking drum oh yeah 4 star
It had some moments that were very good, but it was certainly an active listen. Loved some of the violin parts. The start of the album was not my favorite.
Some magicians doing music stuff. Pretty pleasant and sometimes confusing... im between 3 and 4...
An ok jam rock album, not likely to listen again, but I understand that it’s kind of the birth of prog rock. 3/5.
King Crimson are a perfect and prolific band. Their music and lyrics are good. This album might not be their best, but is superb.
3.5 - Definitely a bit more avant-garde than I remember In The Court of The Crimson King being. A couple parts are kinda hard to listen to, especially with how loud they can get, but I quite liked other parts.
Yay, more fucking prog. Larks' Tongues In Aspic ain't for me, there are fleeting moments of interest but otherwise it indulges the worst aspects of prog too often, there's basically not enough rock in there to call it progressive rock, it's overblown, it tries to do too much, and it doesn't even tell a cohesive story (like I'm not a big Pink Floyd fan as I've said but I can at least get the story from their albums). Just a 2 again.
Eurgh. Indulges the worst of prog, long instrumentals that don't really go anywhere, lack of structure, and an INCREDIBLY PRETENTIOUS album title. Might benefit from being listened to a few times, but this doesn't do enough for me to give it that chance really, there's so much better out there to listen to. 2/5, it's not unlistenable but just doesn't offer much.
I wasn't a huge fan of this one. Lots of dead space in it. Pretty boring listen.
Album 410 of 1001 King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic Rating : 3.5 / 5 As I once stated, I might not be as big of a prog fan as I once though. Fine listen. Wasn't really in the mood for it.
Rock progresivo. Ni fu ni fa.
Bastante rollazo.
I only know ITCOFKC so this is quite the departure lol. When they rock out it sounds great, the rest is whiny pretentious rubbish. Maybe this is one of those records that needs a few listens to "get it". Unfortunately this album won't be getting that chance with me
да нормас
уже жду когда буду плакать на выпуске Алкоальбом: острый шоколадный коктейль с мятой
This was a good album, like an orchestral Pink Floyd. Some parts were maybe a bit tough to listen to (akin to meandering jazz riffs, but with electric) King Crimson are definitely musicians, although are some lovey singing bit.
The 1970s were a weird time.
Feels a bit pretentious, but how could it not be with an album title like that. I am still digging the prog rock vibe, but this one was a little more repetitive and out there in spots. Started out as a solid four star, but was going to bump it down to 3 on the second listen. However, the 3rd time through brought me right back to 4. A real rollercoaster of emotions.
Absolute shit
Just feels really self indulgent for the most part, especially removed from its original context.
I don't like prog rock. I don't like shapeless noise. I don't like blaring guitars appearing out of nowhere. I did not like this.
I think, at the end of the day, this record depends on your tolerance for prog. Cos this is about as proggy as it gets, with Robert Fripp leading the band. I don't mind it, but it does demand focus, which is rewarded at times. I like the instrumentals more than I do the songs with vocals. Also, the weird squishing at the beginning of "Easy Money" really fucked with my misophonia. Thanks. Favorite tracks: "Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Parts 1 and 2)"
Beautiful prog rock album by King Crimson. Instrumentation is more violin and "stranger" percussion than in earlier King Crimson. The slower songs are jazzy, but the up-tempo ones tend to metal.
A bit chaotic at times but has some good bits. Better than expected.
I mean...it's fine. Really just a lot of noises though for the sake of making noise. I don't need all the screeching and sirens and extended guitar riffs. Sounds like the music your kid's band makes in your garage. 4/10 (2/5)
I'm not sure that I understand the album. I listened to the Book of Saturday on a Saturday and still didn't get it. I'll try harder next time.
This started pretty miserable and if also included The Talking Drum, i would say there isn't much to redeem it. However, the other tracks attempt a bit more traditional prog rock vibe and even if they aren't great, they are listenable and interesting.
An introspective dive into the unknown. King Crimson challenges your mind.
Too much. Many dissonant llayers.3/5
There were some cool, intense spots, but they never lasted long enough.
not as good
A couple of good songs on this album
Based on people's comments on this album I went into this full expecting to not enjoy it, instead I was pleasantly surprised by an album that was quite rewarding to sink one's teeth into. Love the violin bits especially!
Not my thing
66% (4) 👍
Jam band like
Progressive rock. Very experimental.
13 and a half minute opening song?? Coming in after 3 and a half minutes with some heavy guitar. And now it sounds like Primus?? Now it sounds kind of Pink Floyd-y. Now bellydance music? Weird overall.
LOVED some of the more atmospheric parts, but once it feels like you start picking up instruments at random and playing them just to hear what they sound like you lose me. 3.5/5
It was kind of cool. To be honest I couldn't tell you a stand out track because it all sounded the exact same 3
Mega spacend
Christ it goes on. It's got moments, with a guitarist like that how could it not, but this feels like 10 minutes of good ideas stretched out over an hour. Yeesh.
The normal prog rock nonsense
liked it
King Crimson — do I need to say more?
I enjoy jam style, but maybe more conventional? Phish and dead, basic I know. This was good but didn't feel the same emotions listening to it as the other bands I mentioned. When everything came in on the first song it was great though. As well as Easy Money. 3.5
Interesting instrumental sounds and rythms. Nice for working.
3.8 - Another artifact from this era when, for whatever reason, some rockers placed jazz as their Northstar. These guys managed to pull off a decent record here where so many prog rock bands, in attempting to fuse rock with jazz, failed (e.g., “Tarkus”). I especially like the broad array of percussions.
ist ein bisschen etwas für Alt-Hippies...
Crazy stuff
Supper proggy. The suites are basically overextended versions of Pink Floyd interludes done ad nauseum. I liked some moments but it is a mid-70s prog album awash in a sea of mid-70s prog albums.
Interesting, some good moments, not my thing
I believe anyone who is going through the process of listening to all these albums is open minded and curious enough about all types of music should at least have some exposure to progressive rock. King Crimson is a great choice to do that. I don’t know them well enough to know if this is their best album, but I still found it pretty interesting. I don’t listen to much prog anymore but when I did I always felt almost apologetic when playing it around others. It’s kind of an acquired taste, it’s easy to get lost in the technical instrumentation, and sometimes it’s just odd. Great music for geeks and music nerds alike. But some great bands have prog roots or leanings (Peter Gabriel era Genesis and Rush spring to mind). It’s cool to listen to a band that stayed firmly entrenched in their niche for decades.
God I'm officially old I liked this.
Great prog album. Not up there with Court but definitely a great album
Virtuosismo exagerado. Cuando más es menos. Suena bien y tiene pasajes muy buenos.
Just...no.
oh i dig this album so far. Easy 4, maybe a 5 if the quality continues. Not quite a 5 but definitely, definitely home run on that first track or two
3,5
Never liked the King C - hate synthesizer noise and I finf him frequently cacophonous. But the is better than I expected.
Almost 5 stars
Far out comma man
I liked portions of this, but the wind chimes, fly buzzing, and paper tearing was a bit much. 2 stars.
I do love a bit of prog, and yet I’m not actually sure if I’ve listened to King Crimson before. I know they’re mentioned in just about every list of best prog bands out there, but I’ve just never found the time to seek them out. Let’s change that today! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Larks’ Tongues In Aspic Pt 2 Six songs in 47 minutes is my kind of gravy. Everything here felt like a journey. A song may be very long, but the parts within a song vary greatly, giving it a feeling of much more than simply a few long songs. I’ve always been a sucker for weird time signatures, and there is plenty of that going round here. I’m not sure what the album was exactly about, but I do know that I liked how it sounded. Give it a listen.
Not really my style
Too much of everything for me
I didn’t expect to like this at all. I saw the 13 minute instrumental title track and thought oh no. But the use of dynamics and clean transitions to different sections make the lengthy track work for me. When that soft/somber section toward the end hit, I imagined the track as a battle, and at first I thought the heroes had won with that section towards the end mourning those who died. But, as the album goes on, the sinister sounding synths, gritty bass lines, and anthemic guitar riffs create a tension that make me think the bad guys won, and the rest of the album takes place in the aftermath of that. I think there’s a lot of parallels to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon here with the psychedelic rock sounds mixed in with prog rock, and specifically the song Easy Money reminds me of Floyd’s Money.
Some interesting bits, but mostly noodly experimental non-songs.
This album was tough to get through. A few parts were pretty good, including Book of Saturday and parts of Larks. But there were other tracks that were very terious, like The Talking Drum.
The bookending title tracks are just self-indulgent feeling. But, the middle tracks let me imagine a version of the band I almost might like.
There aren't enough drugs in the world to make me appreciate this.
I’ve seen a lot of people call any prog rock album “pretentious” and I always thought it was a bit dismissive. We don’t know the artists’ intentions when making these records so how can we really call it pretentious? Most of the time, the albums are pretty accessible or have a clear purpose, so I wouldn’t deem them pretentious at all. That being said, this was pretentious as hell. Stop making long songs with no interesting ideas.
A few interesting moment but overall not a fan.
This is kind of album this list is all about. I’d never have listened to it save for this list. There were lovely moments. There moments where I wished they’d get the fuck on already. Loved parts, hated parts. Solid 3. Will never listen to it again, but I’m guac I did.
Kinda mid. Felt like a Pink Floyd knockoff
Really good album
This was... interesting. I will not be returning to it.
I liked this. I don't think I could sit and listen to it all the time, but I believe I'll enjoy revisiting this album. It's like a jazz or blues jam session, except for prog. It's probably unfair to comment on the remastered and expanded album, but the Recording Session Extract bonus tracks might even be better than the album. Striped down to simpler elements, it feels more focused, artisans honing their craft.
Man, this one was all over the place. Some stuff worked, some stuff didn't. It definitely gets points for being this weird in 1973 and (presumably) helping to kick off prog rock as a genre. Before getting into this project, I had always thought of Rush as being the original prog rock band, so it's been interesting to hear a few other bands from the 70's who were also doing weird rock shit.
I am not entirely sure what to think about this one yet. However, I cannot be sure how frequently I would be in the right space to revisit. That said, it is gorgeous.
beautiful musical experience, альбом слушается как цельное произведение, запись очень чистая - "хрусталик"
Part 1 - So Original, so provocative, so progressive 😎👍 Book of Saturday - So so 😐 Exiles - Pure Brilliance. Loved it ⭐ Easy Money - Unreal. Brilliant musicianship. Love the beat ⭐ The Talking Drum - A bit too experimental, but nice touches Part II - Fantastic ⭐ This is definitely a 5 star album ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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favourite: larks tongues in aspic 2 least favourite: the talking drum good, pretty chill mayb 7-8/10
Sonically striking as it is mellow, Larks' Tongues In Aspic is perhaps King Crimson at its best (at least by this point) since the days of their debut record while also being an excellent start to this particular formation of the band. From the poignant opening track that contrasts its almost metal-like rhythmic sections to its minimal violin segments, the more acoustically-focused and smooth tracks Book of Saturday and Exiles, to the more straightforward rocker closing track, Larks possesses a consistent tracklist that executes its ideas nearly to a tee. The only real low point on here is the improvisational track The Talking Drum, mostly for the fact that the track takes quite a while to really get going and by then it feels sort of too little too late.
King Crimson, I have never appreciated them before as today. From now on they'll be part of my music list. To re-listen again!.....and again. Book of Saturday the highlight of the album. 4,5/5
Profondément déçu
Probably my favorite King Crimson album so far
A very good record that I don’t like. Still good - but I’m already over it.
I've been super disappointed in this album. I love the band and adore some of their other albums, but I find very little to get excited about with this.
incredibly creative and unique sounds mixed in a real fun and exhilarating way. A wide and diverse range of influences combined to create an enjoyable sound!
King Crimson is one of my favorite bands of all time and in my opinion the best prog rock band ever. This album, like almost all of theirs, is simply incredible. A textbook example of what prog should be.
Occasional flute player
I didn't like the first song as much as the rest of the album
Strong 3
Out of left field! I saw English and got sweaty but this is all instrumental I think and those sounds were awesome. Easy Money was my favorite. There were a few that weren’t as memorable but overall this was a fantastic album.
This one's great too, damn. I knew we'd get King Crimson eventually, but figured it would just be the Court of the Crimson King album. This rocks too though, really great prog, I could see how they're considered a gold standard. Love the long tracks, love the variety of sounds on any given track. Side note: I think a lot about the dude on this website who rated Common's Be two stars, saying it was because he was an engineer and lyrical music didn't appeal to him (which apparently is why music critics don't respect prog, because they're humanities majors). Well, guess what? I love lyrical hip hop, and I also love prog. And King Crimson is widely regarded as a legendary band, that fact can coexist with artists like Kendrick Lamar or Common or Tribe being legendary as well. So maybe that dude was just racist, or boring, or both. Anyway, really dug this album. Excited for more King Crimson. Favorite tracks: Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Book of Saturday, Exiles, The Talking Drum. Album art: Not much to shout about, it's a pretty small illustration of a sun and moon, tarot card-style art. I really like it, but it's just really plain here with a lot of empty space. Court is the better cover for sure. 4.5/5
It’s not bad, but there’s a whole lot of prog and not a lot of rock. Overall a good listen, but I wouldn’t have it in my every day rotation.
I get it, and think it’s cool, but this is just not that fun to listen to.
The opening track is massive, moving back and forth between experimental jazz, heavy metal and what sounds to me like creepy film score from an old movie. I certainly wouldn’t mind more huge guitar riffs on the album but it’s also funny to me that King Crimson consider metal just one of the colors on their palette. Like, “a dash of mystical flutes here, then some mind-melting hard rock guitar there, and then we’ll sprinkle in some avant-garde drumming.” “Easy Money” is a cool song. I love that slinky bass line and all the small percussion. There’s a lot of different instrumentation in the mix here but it’s all driven but that funky rhythm. Oh damn, the slow build on “The Talking Drum” is sick! This is a fascinating album. I look forward to diving back into it again soon. 4.5
I gave "In the Court of the Crimson King" a 5 out of 5. This one doesn't feel as monumental as that record, but it still maintains a lot of the cool composition techniques and styles. One down side about this one is that they do often fall into the realm of prog that I don't like, where a song will sound interesting and exciting but then it will go overboard and go "prog for the sake of being prog", instead of "prog for the sake of making the song better". Sometimes when I listen to proggy music i can imagine there's a proggy techy guitarist that is like a caged up animal that is jumping around in his cage and screaming and barking and shredding and the rest of the bandmates are like "crap! He's going wild in there, we gotta let the prog out... please, let the prog out!" and then they unlock the cage door and it explodes into prog on more prog. I think it's a really good album. It's not quite a 5. It's a high 3 for me, like a 3.8. Enough to round up to a 4.
The rate went down as the album went on, I mean, it’s a try hard effort. Has its (few) moments tho
I had heard of these before. Very unique sound. Worth a listen. Kinda reminds me of Pink Floyd a bit.
yuck sound
Making sounds with instruments a bit much
Ég skil stemmninguna og að þetta hafi verið eitthvað voða funky framúrstefnulegt listaspírurokk í gamla daga en mér finnst bara svona progrokk oftast missa marks og verða bara leiðinlegt sem þetta varð. Ég var svo feginn þegar platan kláraðist og ég mun líklegast aldrei hlusta á hana aftur þótt hún hafi ekki endilega verið slæm tónlist.
Tried two times to listen to it but it didn't hit the button for me, didn't finished 🥲
Not for me.
Awful. King Crimson did great stuff. None of that is on this messy unlistenable album.
After a few insipid manufactured albums this was an absolute pleasure of muso self indulgence.
Disturbing
Amazing bass lines. Did not listen to much of King Crimson asid from the Court. Pretty impressive, but not a 100% match with me
perfection, like the sound of drums, violin (violin?), guitars, bass, and the overall feel. this seems almost timeless, apart from a a few parts that betray that it's the seventies
Impressionante a capacidade criativa para elevar o progressivo ao um estado de envolvimento completo no ambiente da audição.
Weird but had some good moments
this had some good songs, i really enjoyed The Book Of Saturday and Easy Money, the first track was quite long and i didn’t think it met the quality of the rest of the album but overall i’d say it was a good listen strong 7/light8
Great creative sound, a treat for the ears, seem very HD compared to other music quality. Listen again.
This was less divisive for me than the last king crimson album in that the best bits were worse but the worst bits were better. However I'm just not a fan of this style of music idk I like my music to be noisier and have more words. I didn't listen to the two bonus tracks because I didn't really want to keep listening.
This album was released 22 days after Dark Side of the Moon. It even has a moon on its cover too. It is not Dark Side of the Moon.
"Guys I have a great idea of how to open our album. A 14-minute song that starts with a glockenspiel and then cuts to a nothing but a continuously running power saw. What do you think??!?" "Sure, as long as we then cut directly into some face melting rock." "Brilliant. But when do I get my violin solo?"
"It really is a fine line between stupid....and clever." -David St Hubbins
King Crimson was the definitive progressive rock band. Their work was something between rock and jazz; it has complicated orchestrations and interesting structures, but it is not danceable and not particularly melodic. All of the musicians display a clear level of talent, and the songs have a complexity that makes them engaging, but their work is not particularly pleasant to listen to. This is challenging music.
It was way better than I thought it was at the start just stick with it
These are some wild lads. Some really good bits in here. Only part I don't like is some of the intros/transitions drag on for a while. Will I listen to again: 100%
Garbage! Why is this on the list?
Was that just chimes for four minutes up front? It sets the stage for an anti-climactic, self-indulgent mess of cockery and noodling. Not at all something I need in my life.
I'm not pretentious enough to fight this enjoyable, but the parts that tried to be music were good.
Phenomenal writing and musicianship. These guys really know what they're doing. I still don't feel that they are on the same level as Pink Floyd because I don't find their music as "listenable" if that makes sense. But, I do need to smerk a berl and give this a real deep listen.
There’s a few segments of really, really good stuff, but those are few and far between. Most of this album is just musicians fooling around - it’s just random flotsam and jetsam. Not sure how high I’d need to be to see this as some sort of progressive rock magnum opus.
Part I of Larks' Tongues In Aspic is an epic album opener, and part II is an epic closer. I really dug the thick instrumentation of this album, and the violin lines are a unique touch that I felt added a lot. The only part of this that I didn't really enjoy was the vocal performance on Exiles - regardless, I could see this being my favorite King Crimson album once I've given the others their due, and I'll definitely be coming back to it. 9/10. Favorite Songs: Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part I, Easy Money, The Talking Drum, Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II Least Favorite Song: Exiles
Une écoute d'album qui n'a fait les affaires de personne. Ni celles de King Crimson, ni les miennes.
Plus qu'un mois de dur labeur, on peut le faire rob