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I like the violin. I feel this album could have been stronger if there was more structure/direction.
Was that Donal Duck at the end of "Easy Money"? If so, amazing Overall, a really decent album enjoyed listening to it too, exciting use of drums, violins, and cello. 3/5
Rating: 6/10
Can hear so many modern prog bands here
Before starting this 1001 challenge, I completely misunderstood progressive rock and experimentalism in popular music. So I learned a lot listening to it on some occasions and reading Wikipedia from time to time. It's not my favorite style, and I felt sad when I received some progressive album (apparently, the book's author loves this kind of music). Still, after almost 500 albums, I must confess that I was missing some experimentalism in my daily album. Thanks to "King Crimson" for allowing me to listen to some experimentalism today. I guess that after the subsequent 200 albums, I'll become a fan of progressive rock.
Rock progresivo. A veces interesante, a veces aburrido.
While I love King Crimson, this album has never grabbed me.
It’s prog rock biatch
Il s’essaie beaucoup de trucs sur cet album. Je n’y reviens pas souvent, mais j’aime bien.
Rock progresivo. Ni fu ni fa.
I don’t get it. The first part larks tongues part 2 is good, then it wanders off into trying to figure something out for 5 minutes. Not for me
277. Ok
This is for the listeners not the consumers. I respect the rock jazz thing thats going on while in the same breath admitting that this isn't quite my style.
So much prog rock on this list and I am not down. Not even for King Crimson.
The best parts here are like the strangest parts of Mars Volta’s debut. During the first song I was just waiting for someone to belt out «eeeexo-skeleton». Tracks 2, 3 and 5 are nothing special and rather boring. The rest are interesting, but weird. I much prefer their debut
Es wirkt wie ein überambitionierter Bastelkeller: wilde Rhythmik, nervöse Improvisationen, viel technisches Können – aber wenig, das wirklich trägt. Zwischen perkussivem Gefrickel und scharfkantigen Riffs entsteht ein Album, das eher anstrengt als fesselt.
Way too much intro and atmospheric noise with not enough good music to justify: the money tree spends five minutes gradually establishing a driving sound, which itself is just a set up for the final song which is more of the same and fades out
It was meh
Not feeling it for this album. I'm sure I will give other prog rock albums high scores, but not this one. I tried listening it with headphones on and yes you can hear all the intricate bits but somehow it fails to stick together in a cohesive matter and often jumps so completely I check to see if we're now on a different track. Of course not the first track because as that is 13 1/2 minutes of randomness. You will know you have reached the second track because that has vocals. I didn't mind the singer just not the music sorry. Dark side of the moon was released the same month and I can see these albums are contemporaries just that one of these is great and this isn't it. Do like the cover art 'tho.
It insists upon itself.
So I want to start on the positives. The first of those being; the cover is great. Really sharp and original cover that might have gotten my hopes alittle too high, or at the very least it gave me the incorrect expectations. I legitimately thought this was gunna be a more Latin focus album or even Brazilian or something in that vein. It didn’t really go in that direction at all. The other positive is the super long psychedelic title tracks part 1 and 2 are the best parts of the whole album. There’s just so much going on in those songs to be entertained by. The first one has this really cool xylophone sounding opening, and the second one is kinda heavy and pounding. But that unfortunately leads me to the negatives. And that’s just that the heart and meat of the album was underwhelming and felt like filler compared to the opening and closing title tracks. So as a whole I was kinda bored because the vocals are underwhelming and those middle tracks just didn’t interest me, but they did manage to open and close the album on a good note.
A bit too much crimson chaos your majesty.
I thought I'd really like this, but I didn't.
It ain’t for me. Too jammy and too prog.
I liked some aspects and appreciated the originality of this. The singing kind of ruined some of it for me, i wish it was all instrumental. I dont know this band but id kind of like to hear later projects, i could see them evolving in a cool way. It was kind of a journey but at the end i didnt feel like it made much of an impression. Idk how to rate it. 2/3
Oui, c’est bien joué, c’est très technique, très progressif mais ça ne m’a pas trop touché … ça manque de voix
What a pretentious waste of time. Couldn’t be bothered to finish it - my wife listened and suggest I not share with anybody else
you'd have to be high on your own farts to release this
Not often that a rock album starts w a 13 minute cut that’s entirely instrumental - love the ambition and the artistry, but the breadth and the segues outstrip any sense of coherence or emotional impact
King Crimson are clearly an acquired taste but I have been unable to acquire it in the time available.
???????? Noooooo come onnn
Ich werde mir KC nicht warm...
Ég hefði viljað hafa hana betri.
There's some good parts, but it's really mixed and the vocals are just bad. A couple of songs are great.
Too slow for me.
Some of it was OK but mostly too much for me. 2.5
Prog rock really can be a chore to listen to sometimes. And this one definitely falls into that category. In fact, one reviewer from Rolling Stone said: “You can't dance to it, can't keep a beat to it, and it doesn't even make good background music for washing the dishes.” That pretty much sums it up.
Parts of this are awesome. When that guitar kicks in on the first song (I think it was the first song) I’m like hell yeah! But the rest I found very meh. We’ve had one other King Crimson album and apparently I liked that. Can’t do I found this as approachable. Writing this a few days after listening and can’t say a whole lot other than I remember it either disappearing into the background and struggling to get through a few parts. 2.25
I enjoyed parts of this album... I don't mind some experimentation but this was a bit much for me. I probably rated Crimson King a little high based on 21st century schizoid man, so I am going to balance it out with a lower rating here... 2.5/5
This album is definitely creative and experimental, especially at the time it was released. But i had a hard time enjoying it.
rough album to get through, in my opinion. not a ton going on - and mostly just sounded like... well... sounds
I listened to this Friday and all I remember about it is that it wasn’t the worst.
Listened on Friday. Completely forgot everything by Monday. Guess it wasn't that memorable.
I made it through one King Crimson album already. I really tried with this one, but damn...I just...can't.
No fire witch being summoned? Then no thank you sir.
I wanted to like this more. The songs each started well but all tend to drift in a loose rock jam that didn't really do anything for me. I'm listening to it at the same time as Tangerine Dream and unfortunately it pales in comparison.
I get it but I don’t like it
Vocally, it sounds a bit like second-rate Pink Floyd, but instrumentally it's actually pretty interesting! I'm totally not prog enough for it, but my time doesn't feel wasted like I expected from getting a King Crimson album I've hardly ever heard anyone talk about.
O jee, experimentele muziek. Of wacht, gelukkig, ze gaan raggen op de gitaar. Helaas, toch weer experiment, met een of andere viool. En daarna blijft het vaag. Vooral bij de sectie percussie is de kist met gekke instrumentjes goed leeggehaald. Nou, leuk hoor. Om nog even te pesten zitten er aan het eind van track 5 nog een boel hoofdpijnverwekkende krijsgeluidjes. Vogelgekwetter, gelach, een fluitketel, weet ik het allemaal, het is nu echt letterlijk piepjanknormuziek. Het heeft enige curiositeitswaarde, maar verder hoeft het voor mij echt niet. Maak gewoon muziek, jongens.
Not their best. Prog rock at its worst. Self indulgent shit. Long, long songs Fripp’s guitar work only bright spot. Not good. Two stars
Some riffs were cool (like 30 sec out of the whole album). But in general - no, it's some kind of atonal avantgarde for me which I don't like and don't understand. And also, violin or whatever string instrument it was - doesn't work with guitar for me in this case , its too competitive. And the violin parts are bullshit for me
I'm glad someone tested the waters with this sound so that we know it should never had continued
Long instrumental sections come with the territory when listening to prog. I oftentimes enjoy them but they need to be interesting. Basic repeating riffs over new and different time signatures doesn’t do it for me. The middle school level violin didn’t either.
I don’t think I like prog rock, but not the absolute worst
I had no idea there are soooo many King Crimson albums - why are they all on this list!?!?
The Moody Blues are better than King Crimson, and Days of Future Passed should be a book album instead of this.
My Y12 group have decided that this is a 2* album, and Im not arguing with them.
Nope
Its not bad 4/10 nothing exciting in it
This has its moments, but most of it is just meandering and making random noises with the guise of being interesting or clever. I can handle long songs, but this was egregious. 15 minutes of bullshit as the opening track? Seriously? Favorite Track: Easy Money
This album disappoints me.
That was odd
This was interesting. Guess prog rock just isn't my thing.
Muy ruidoso
Meh
Chat. What are we doing here
#382/1001. ADHD music. Too bad I am ADD. I digged rhe percussion though.
Solid 2.5 - Not bad but nothing really hooked me.
Who is this for? Or who, in a vacuum, would be psyched about this ratio of tension and release?
Borderline insufferable. Some really cool parts mixed around a lot of shit. I don't want to say I hate prog rock because there's some out there that's pretty good. And when Fripp lays down some heavy riffs on the first track for a few seconds, I want to like this...but I just can't.
I liked about 1/3 of this album. The rest was a chore. I guess I just don’t get it.
Too much "prog", not enough "rock". This could've been super cool if it was a bit more grounded, but too experimental and wayward for my taste.
Listened Before? N Pretty cool but waaayyyy too long and experimental for my un-stoned brain. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Book of Saturday
my problem with prog rock is that it's always the same, really predictable.
If we could cut all the wanky instrumental stuff out and condense it to the parts that ROCK, I would probably like this.
Easy money har et par enkelte momenter hvor jeg blev fanget og draget, men var skuffet over det generelle niveau på denne plade. Det falder lidt fladt, for hvad jeg ellers ville forvente af prog rock. Det kan også være min opmærksomhed var et helt andet sted, men i så fald har det ikke været insisterende nok i min mening.
Det er godt nok bare støj, en rigtig kamp for mig at komme igennem. Book of Saturday fin nok + nogle korte korte dele af nr 3 og 4 også ok. Sniger sig med nød og næppe op på en 2er.
Forget Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, at times this sounded more like wasps trapped in a crisp packet. I kind of liked a couple of tracks (especially Exile), but the other two thirds of this really tested my patience.
01) Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One - 5,0 02) Book of Saturday - 6,5 03) Exiles - 5,5 04) Easy Money - 5,5 05) The Talking Drum - 5,0 06) Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two - 5,0 TOTAL: 5,42 (54/100) Current ranking: 801/911
Not my style.
Please, God. I’ve done my time. I’m too far in to quit, but I need something good to listen to.
too busy, bit of a struggle
Definite 2. Guess I am not a King Crimson person but they are not for me. But it isn't bad.
This was tough to listen to. Normally I am a fan of Prog Rock, but I caould not wrap my head around most of this. It sounded like just random crap.
Not finished
To me this is a standard prog album; I like about a third of it, the rest of of I find incredibly tedious. There's lots of moments here and there. A cool melody, a couple minutes of a heavy riff, an interesting percussion arrangement. But what surrounds it is mostly for music theory nerds. Easy Money was a highlight. That song slaps.
Mostly instrumental, kind of screechy at times. It was okay.
This was background music. Just hard time getting into this.
Turned into nothing
Marginally better than the other album they have on this list. Parts were interesting, most was annoying and too strange. I get why it’s on the list but I didn’t enjoy it.
ummm this is just a collection of random sounds & instruments. why was this essential for me to listen to?
Сара 2 Марко 2
Weinig vaart, weinig songs, nogal mid
hmmmm no. 1.5
Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Completely Unfamiliar How do I feel about this artist? Neutral Favorite song(s)? I’m not sure I can pick one because it all kind of ran together Overall Thoughts: I keep trying to like prog rock, maybe somewhere on this list I will, but this was not it. Call me basic but I like people singing coherent words against musical instruments. And I’m not a fan of these albums made up of just a few really long songs, I need more track to track variation.
boring
Interesting but had a really hard time getting into it.
I don't think I have the right kind of intelligence for prog rock.
Rock. Disappointing. I love Crimson King, and this was just nonsense. There were a few bright spots, but not what I wanted.
Some nice moments but felt a bit too exploratory without fully finding itself. May just be a bias against prog (despite my love of Rush). Musicianship is phenomenal tho.
The instrumental performances are great, but I wasn't keen on the song arrangements of most of the songs, nor of the vocal performances. Lacks any of kind of narrative as a concept album, so it doesn't really feel like progressive rock to me. It felt more like a collection of unconnected tracks of rock improvisation. The biggest standout to me is the sheer range of Bill Bruford's drumming and Jamie Muir's percussion. The former YES member uses all of his considerable skills to make this disparate mess a bit more palatable. I'm not convinced that this is an essential album. Fripp had big creative ambitions, but I am not convinced he actually succeeded on those fronts with this album. Doesn't cook nor jell. Faves: "The Talking Drum"
Wandering prog rock
Prog silliness, then atonal bollocks, then something beautiful but doesn't go anywhere. I didn't enjoy it, but it has great moments
Surprisingly unremarkable. Not even worth my standard second listen. I'm surprised by how unmemorable I found the album given this band's importance and progression in music history. If 2.5 were an allowable rating, that's my honest opinion--neither bad nor good. It's just meh.
Prog rock is altijd die killing combo van vermoeiend geavanceerde composities waar ook nog eens geen eind aan lijkt te komen. Bij muziek die minder goed aanslaat kijk ik altijd wel aardig snel hoelang ik nog moet, maar bij albums als deze doe je dat al tijdens de 7e passage van het eerste nummer. Geen pretje. 4,5/10
OMG. This was too much.
Ill have to give this anothee try, to see if it'll click for me, but at this time, this is 67 minutes of random noice to me.
Thought one of the last out takes was the best cut. Not my bag , super avant gard or experimental to my ears
Tried to get into King Crimson so many times. Just can’t hear what people love
Listened to this on a Friday, and by Monday had already forgotten about it.
just dragged on a lot at the same sort of pace and dynamic
Not a prog fan.
yeah this is a no from me. First song felt like just a collection of sounds. The vibes are all over the place in this album
A little too all over the place for me. Lots of tonal shifting and doesn't end up meshing for me.
3/10
Maybe if I was on acid...
Not one I’ll be Re-listening too often but I want to check out their other albums
Did I enjoy that more than the other King Crimson album? I think I did. A whole point more? No.
There’s prog rock and then there is very prog rock…. This was like ELP (Emerson Lake and Palmer for the uninitiated) turned up to 11. I like jazz but not the arrhythmic jam session type. This very much reminded me of that. I understand it is key album in the overall prog movement, but not my cup of tea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j2Pb0YwVH8
Yeah... That was an interesting album. There were times I really liked they groove but other times... just tough to listen to.
You thought Pink Floyd were good at wasting time with nonsensical riffs and boring progressions? Well you haven't listened to this King Crimson LP! There are some really nice rock parts and great orchestration hidden behind the extended periods of prog-fuckery. Sure, this was probably insane hearing in 1973 but in the modern times (and compared to bands like Pink Floyd and Yes), King Crimson sounds uninspired. I did not enjoy a majority of this album however the fleeting moments that made my bob my head give this an extra star. Favourite tracks: that one guitar part in the title track (part 1), and a bit of Easy Money 2/5
This had no real substance to it. I got so annoyed because the build ups to the beat drops were so long and then when the beat actually did drop, it was only good for 30 seconds max and then descended into chaos. There were good bits in here, but I think it says a lot theat my favourite song was the shortest one by miles...
If the instruments are going to be this unentertaining, I think we need some more words. Wasn't a fan of the random noises: a fly buzzing in my ear with some wind for 3 minutes and just random boings and yoinks.
The violin is cool but the rest sounds like someone's learnt what an instrument is and is just going full ham. Not really my thing
Irritating, to say the least Best Song: Book of Saturday Rating: 3.5/10 Stars: 2
Like probably technically good but I wasn’t in the mood for it… #sorry
20 good,, 80% filler trash
This album was as unpleasant as its title.
I love In the Court of the Crimson King, this isn't as open as that one. When they get going it levels out but this is a very experimental prog album and most folks won't be into it. I enjoy prog music and this isn't on my list of albums to listen to. It's like a jazz musician with a mental disorder dropped acid and was given all the instruments and a noise machine and let loose in the studio. Parts of it you wish they would have held onto and kept going with but they often don't. It's an interesting experiment.
¿Hay algún disco de Rock Progresivo de los años 70 que no haya entrado en esta lista? ¡Que pesadez! Los boomers han colado esto como la mejor musica de la historia cuando solo les gusta a ellos.
Not saying Court of the Crimson King is the only King Crimson album that needs to be listened to but it's way better than this one
Instrumental, experimental, many different melodies/medleys/motifs in one long track of 13 mins. 2nd track is more normal, with lyrics, and is actually quite pleasant. Some interesting sounds. I like the use of strings, and I feel like the album manages to keep enough variation for the most part. I did actually enjoy the vocal parts of this album, and the drum rhythms were good, but it was quite over the place in terms of structure
Songs were hit and miss. Standout songs: Easy Money Larks tongues in Aspic (PII)
To be endured.
Očekivao sam da će ovaj album biti odličan. Kad ono....... Album je stvarno samo background noise. Pokušao je da zvuči eksperimentalno ali u mojim ušima je samo zvučalo loše. Ocena za ovaj album je 2/5
toliko mi ne prijaju ovi zvuci
Wild album with 14 min songs and a style I call Hobbit Prog. King Crimson remains probably the most far far far out there band and this album hammered it home. Listening expands your mind like a primitive art show in the Dark Ages. Packed with creativity and talent so going 2 stars.
Not a fan.
Mostly instrumental and stylistically scattered, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic feels like friends experimenting in a room more than a fully cohesive record.
I can’t explain it, but this makes me want to watch The Last Unicorn. 1973 is comfortably in the era where prog rock got too nerdy for casual listeners. Spotify listen counts tell me I'm not alone, but my favorite track is "Book Of Saturday" because it's only 3 minutes long. Also, the opening riff has definitely been sampled for some hip-hop, right? Whosampled.com isn't giving me anything, but there's 100% chance I've heard that riff in alt hip-hop before and I NEED ANSWERS. That's probably going to bother me more than the visual of a jello full of bird tongues, but I'm destined for an aneurysm either way.
This was the hardest fought 2 in my run. I hated it at first, but I gave Morrissey a 1 and knew this isn’t that bad. I gave it an honest fair shot and found the bright spots on my third and a half listen, but never turned the corner on maybe wanting to listen again. I’m down to get weird - I’m just not on board with this strategy of let’s show you how terribly we can sound so that you’re relieved and happy when we sound not terrible.
I skipped a few of them
I mean kinda of just crap.
God this band pissed me off. Some very high highs, but also the lowest lows. Incredible ; time signature, instrumentation, etc. An exercise in tension and release
Jeez
I don’t know, man. I just can’t get behind the monotony of prog rock instrumental stuff. “Exiles” is legitimately awesome, but the rest is pretty much just nonsense to me. Best Track: Exiles
Meh. I like court of the crimson king but this was pretty meh to me.
Wasn't really for me - liked some parts of songs, some interesting riffs, some cool atmospheric sounds, but really don't need to listen again.
Fripp senza dubbio uno dei chitarristi più ganzi della storia del rock. Per il resto un disco tronfio e noioso.
I think drugs are needed to enjoy something like this
2/5
I like some prog rock pretty well, but this one was a challenge. 14 minutes of a first track that sounds like orchestra warm ups is a choice, I guess. Everything else that comes after that is largely listenable, but it doesn’t set a great tone for the record. I don’t think I’ll be revisiting this one. 2.3/5
Super strange, like an experimental jam band recording. Progressive Rock is a unique genre for sure, and I think I’d offer this album as an example of it. Brilliantly musical moments punctuated by absolute chaos.
Meh
A little too weird
Ok. I hear how they have influenced other bands in their sound. But their noodling on and on and on quickly looses its appeal to me. I’m also not impressed with continuous sixteenth notes. even if every percussive beat is a different note on a scale. They could be a cool band if they pulled their head out of their asses and wrote awesome, approachable songs. Instead they go for this noise is art nonsense instead.
If someone told me this was the soundtrack to some obscure C grade movie that was played once at a random film festival somewhere, I wouldn't be surprised.
Definitely “out there”. Psychedelic stuff. Flat out weird in places
Favorite Track: Easy Money
Generally a big fan of prog rock but this one is pretty inaccessible. An hour of noodling guitars and wandering themes that never quite land.
This felt like rock jazz, it was cool but also intolerable.
Probably cool if you're into it
It was creative but not my favorite.
I couldn't make it through this whole album, maybe I just wasn't in the mood? Glad I stuck it out to the middle of the album, there was something decent in there. But the start and end were pretty unpleasant. Easy 2 stars, didn't make my ears bleed but I hope I don't hear this again - This is gonna be some interesting prog rock... - Weird indeed. Don't think I'll be making it to the end of this one - I mean experimental is fine. But this is just banging on things and hoping it counts as music?? - Haven't made it through a song yet. Last try on song 3 (of 6)... Strong start for Exiles! Optimistic this album *might* manage 2 stars - Exiles was okay. No longer want to rip my earbuds out. - Strong redemption, but the first song ruined the whole experience. Didn't bother to finish, last 2 songs were whack too
not my type of music
Yaaaaaaaaaawn
The production is great and you can tell they are talented, but some of these songs are too long for me. There is never any kind of hook to be found either.
GETTING CAUGHT UP! just a bunch of noises for most of it but there are good moments. it's King Crimson, so of course! but still, what was this?
Apart from maybe fantasy metal, prog-rock is the most hilarious of genres. The delivery of “As you twinkle by in moccasin sneeeeeeeakers” is comic gold.
Oof.
Not much to like here, unless you’re stoned. I’m currently sober, so yawns.
electr., perc., rock, 1973 -> 2
This is ok. The violin parts and the "drum" song stand out from the rest.
Not really my jam, but interesting. Generally good vibes, but a little too avant garde for me
If tinnitus was an album.
not that bad
not for me
To me, this sounds like aural conceit and self indulgence. I don't know if I dislike prog-rock as a genre but I know I didn't like this.
Too psychedelic for me.
Odd but cool, jazzy, reminds me of The Comet Is Coming. fav = The Talking Drum
Prog Rock :-(
Nein, nicht meine Musik.
Interesting music but way too arty for me. 2 stars or D+.
Not a great listen for an anxious person.
A good half of this is just noises.
Meh, given these guys plenty of shots
People that say jazz is just “playing wrong notes but it sounds good” obviously don’t understand jazz but they also obviously haven’t listened to this album. THIS album is just a bunch of wrong notes that bills itself as “art rock” and I’m not sure where I stand on that principally, but I do know that it’s not for me
Crazy good guitar riffs all over the place, but this as a whole didn’t hold my attention. Too many sprawling songs and no direction, I need something a little more direct.
I’m clearly not intelligent enough for this one. Give me the Court though, that one is dumb enough for me.
That's not my taste in music
Nooooooooooooooo not again Oh cool eight songs in an hour im gonna love this. Maybe its bc im not listening as actively or because theres less vocal but im preferring this to the other album immensely. Still annoying but less interminable on the individual tracks. Actually the strings or whatever else is screeching on the last track is doing me head in what are you galatasaray fans. Shut up.
come on seriously
Not enjoyable listen, some hype moments that I enjoyed but a bit painful overall.
Too much off key sounding horns!
I can hear the influence this album had on other musicians I like but I did not enjoy this as a listening experience. Easy Money and to a lesser extent The Talking Drum are what saved this from getting one star.
Way more abstract than I'd like
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
I think I liked their first album better than this one.
I normally really love king crimson, but this album was too inaccessible and hostile for my tastes to properly enjoy.
Leukani loksahti auki. Hyvin vaihtelevaa ja ajoittain hyvää. Liikaa psykedeelisyyttä makuuni, mutta melodisista osioista tykkäsin.
Thought this was a bunch of meandering nonsense for the most part. Didn’t hate it, but still…two stars.
Interesting prog rock. I've only listened to the first record before. It's ok. Feels very ummagumma-y for 1973. I liked Easy Money but everything is over 7 minutes long.
Boring noise for the most part
Similar to their other music on this list, it wasn't bad, but it feels much longer than it actually is, especially the instrumental tracks.
No standouts
I’m completely illiterate when it comes to prog and/or art rock. Is this just experimental music? I’m not sure what to make of this album altogether. I feel like it might be better understood or at least experienced under the influence of something psychedelic, but that’s not my vibe so it feels a bit lost on me. I find myself wondering who this album appeals to and who are King Crimson’s biggest fans. I’m thoroughly intrigued at the intended and chosen audience.
Wanky dull music doing its best to sound "different" There's a few nice moments. The start of Book of Saturday Its like early genesis gone wrong. Ron's gone wrong
A smattering of good bits amongst a bunch of nonsense. Typical Prog rock. 2 stars.
Not my cup of tea but this wasn't too bad. Mid 2s.
King Crimson has much better albums than this, so not sure why this also needed to be included.
beedly-beedly, with some Steve Reich influences.
To me there is nothing redeeming here. Not worth the first listen let alone another.
You know sometimes I don't want to listen to jam
Forgettable prog rock - nothing of substance and just kinda noise throughout the album. Not bad but just bland
Not a fan of this album; it doesn't go anywhere, and the prog elements detract from the overall experience. Not entirely bad.
Not for me.. not near as cool as their last entry
2 Stars (5/15)
Totally new to me. Very out there get proto pros rock hints but fairly off kilter. Not sure I’d go back and listen again but the musicians have talent and seems like they were allowed to run wild with whatever instruments they could find. Could see a band like GYBE being influenced by this.
Feels like I'm infringing on their copyright by listening to this :/
This felt more like an experiment and an experience than an album, which was really neat, but didn't do much for me.
Too much navel gazing progressive noodling to make this album accessible enough to listen to.
2.5
King Crimson is just one of those classic critically acclaimed bands that I just do not get. Everyone seems to love them and their albums so much, calling them works of art and masterpieces, and perhaps Larks’ Tongues In Aspic is a little lower in many people’s rankings of their greatest work, but my point still stands that I just don’t quite understand it. It isn’t all that amazing to me. In fact, it was a mostly dry and boring listen. I will admit that some of those instrumental rock segments went hard, but a large portion I was sitting wanting it to be done already.
It is sonic, but not always music. I don't hate it, but I'm also not high enough to enjoy or appreciate it. This album makes me uncomfy. Maybe that's the objective, but I don't see why it should be.
Thoughts before listening: I have never done a King Crimson deep dive before. I listened to In the Court of the Crimson King as part of this project and was familiar with a handful of songs before that listen, but for the most part their catalog has seemed too dense for my interests. I feel that way about a lot of prog rock even though I do tend to enjoy the albums when I give them a chance. I hope I will feel the same about this one. Review: Yeah so this is the side of prog rock I can't connect with. Where as Court of the Crimson King had some sections that lost me, that album still has some great rocking songs. This one is a tougher listen although I do really like "Easy Money". 2-stars
This is weird and I feel like I should have known that but I didn’t. When I think of King Crimson I picture King Diamond and they are really far apart in musical style. This album had promise . If only they had let the guitars do their thing instead of mashing a bunch of instruments together to make a collective noise, I would have like this much better. I get that it’s artsy prog rock. Sort of operatic at times but so is Queen and they hash out hits in between sleepers. I’m not impressed and I’m hurt by that. I had very high hopes.
A few good moments but mostly wading through copious amounts of noise to get there
Didn't land with me
Not loving this. Too little lyrics and too much needless experimentation. They weren’t adding anything with this and on top of that none of these songs were fun. The tracks that came close were way too long. Just not happy at all about any of this or anything ever. Fuck me. 2/5
I bet it’s good if you listen to it more. But too experimental for casual listening imo
Gross another one of these. I really didn’t like in the Court. So fine. Let’s try again. You know you’re in for some prog bullshit when the first sound you hear on a rock album is a kalimba. Nothing fucking works on the first song. None of the sections flow into each other. It’s just a series of disconnected ideas. What if we hit a bunch of metal and shit. It just sounds like a bunch of dudes fucking around in their garage. Hell the TITLE doesn’t even make sense. If I can give it praise it’s chaotic and a little disconcerting all over, but what does that have to do with a tiny birds tongue in Jello???? I feel like my biggest issue with prog rock is it’s not nearly weird enough to be interesting, but also not catchy enough to be listenable. And then the very end of the song sounds so good god damn it. It’s loud and strange and sounds amazing. Then, a lot like in the Court, the rest of the songs are just…here’s some soft rock. Okay I actually really like Book of Saturday. Easy Money is a baffling decision. “Guys I just stepped in some mud outside how can we incorporate that sound?”
Jam band testing out their instruments......not sure what I was listening to.
sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit
Weird
Yeah, this really wasn't for me. A couple of the songs were fine, but I hated The Talking Drums and both the opening and closing songs. So when you hate 3 of the 5 songs on it, it's tough to rate it high. Only thing I'll give it, at least it wasn't boring.
I’m not a prog rock fan at all. This isn’t as annoying as some. The middle eastern vibe of “The Talking Drum” was cool. Goes in the two star category with most jazz: I know it takes talent but I don’t want to listen to it.
Sometimes I felt like thy were being experimental and artsy and other times it came across as a high school garage band that didn't know what they were doing. The first three minutes of Lark's Tongue was trying to be artsy but Part II was just a bunch of guys that thought they could play trying to jam out together. Its not awful, but I don't get this one being included, because its just random songs, with little emotion being created by them.
This was kind of a snoozefest and a little hard to follow. It wasn't terrible, there was certainly some interesting instrumentation and it had a few pretty rockin' moments at different builds of the tracks. But overall, the songs were long and all over the place, and it just didn't move me or groove me.
Its weird, but I can't tell if its good weird or bad weird... middle weird?
Nothing here for me.
marty that was very interesting music
Can’t get into it, too prog for me.
This has it's moments, but this mostly felt directionless.
Instrumental noise, not a fan
Forgot my tophat ans monicle. Couldn't get into it then
Parts of it were cool. But parts of it were just... annoying
Het begin van dit album sluit perfect aan bij die Baaba Maal die ik net heb afgerond, dus dat is wel mooi. Helaas begint al gauw de relatief vergezochte progmeuk te stromen. Tuurlijk zijn er leuke momentjes en klinkt het af en toe ook wel eens mooi, maar tussendoor krijg je een hoop geneuzel om je doorheen te worstelen, gekloot met de opname, de drummer die op willekeurige voorwerpen begint te tikken. Doseren blijft een kunst. Ik kan gerust zeggen dat dit allemaal wat langdradig is. Ellenlang opbouwen naar feitelijk niks. De gemiddelde Russische filmklassieker is er niks bij. Fluitje, strijkertje, gitaartje, folky elementen: helemaal leuk. Het klinkt ook allemaal echt wel goed in de koptelefoon, maar in deze langgerekte vorm haak ik een klein beetje af. Ik krijg er een beetje de kriebels van. Dat gekloot met die manische lachjes ook altijd. Een misschien net iets te strenge 2 sterren dan. Met wat knip- en snijwerk kun je hier een 4 van maken. Het is zeker niet totaal kut, maar als ik hier een 3 voor geef heb ik het gevoel dat ik me slimmer voor doe dan ik eigenlijk ben.
Learned about them but not my thing
the highs were mid but the lows were so so low
Meh
I lived a full life listening to this long album and I don’t actually mind Fripps funky prog rock sound scapes yet for a second I thought it slipped and was listening to ye ole captain beefheart but I am ethically obliged to say it is refreshing 0 taste high maintenance music in symbiosis with pursuing lofty grad goals at stem school but winding up being a catatonic creative marketing consultant for marajuana dispensarys. Just play a synthesizer in your bathroom while setting up your dab rig and you’ll have the same energy. Neat strings and piano on some songs though. You won’t find any sound healing here. I will say gotta I like xylophone intros and smooth sailing sound effects. I think plants would like this album.
Prog rock...2.
I cannot get into Prog Rock. It just doesn't hold my attention. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
Kind of a big profit mess. Really don’t know what to think. Imagine it would take a number of listens to really get this album. 2.5
There are moments where it’s quite interesting but it’s generally bloated and OTT. For some reason I quite liked the drumming
I’d really rather not listen to another King Crimson record, but I guess I’ll try to suffer through this… the first few minutes are not helping your case though. Get on with it! As far as prog rock from the 70s goes, it’s better to sound more like Sabbath than, idk, a synth orchestra, so some style points are in order, but otherwise, I’m exhausted by this.
There were a couple moments in the first song where I said here we go and they never did. Points for being musically proficient
It’s definitely an acquired taste. Despite the amazing musicianship on offer, it does not land with me but many aspects of it sounded like it landed with Queens of the Stone Age (and Josh Homme in particular).
Meandering, partly instrumental prog rock. I wasn't into it.
Opening track starts with an entirely superfluous three and a half minute intro before continuing on for another nine minutes of which only a few are interesting. Track three and we’re doing the long nothing intro again. Track four starts with nonsense words and then is interspersed with random cartoon sounds and voices. Track five—another long intro to a long song. Great, some trumpet that sounds like a sizable gnat flying past your ear and some violin that sounds like a mosquito. After four minutes, this turns into a decent, yet off kilter jam before the stupid trumpet comes back. Hey! We’re right into it on track six, but we’ve got another seven minutes to get through. Another song that isn’t interesting enough to justify its runtime. Albums like this make me wonder if I’m just not smart enough to get it, or if the album’s existence as a recording is miraculous because the band should’ve never made it back from how far they disappeared up their own asses during the writing process.
I don’t get it
There is good prog rock and bad prog rock. This is the latter.
The album was a mix. The instruments were great, the voice not so much.
tbh did not finish--it was fine; very experimental at times
This is a highly specific comment pertient to maybe 6 people, but this could have been the BFO. There are moments of greatness, and the rest is rambling greatness or future greatness but is mostly mathematical jam jazz rock the comes across pretentious and boring.
I didn’t like this one as much as the other King Crimson record I received, but there were still some cool moments scattered throughout. This type of music can just be a tough listen though.
Tough to get through. And then there’s extra tracks ?! No thx
This was frustrating, there were enough flashes of good stuff here that King Crimson could be Yes if they wanted to be. Instead they employed possibly the worst example of big quiet gaps/ambient nonsense on the list so far. Multiple times I thought the song had stopped, you cant mix it so quiet that I need to be in perfect silence to appreciate your whispery string sections. I think they were strings, couldn't hear em. Larks' tongues in aspic feels like a prog parody name, something from Spinal Tap. Part II was probably the best song and there were bits in the jam sessions at the end that were better than the actual songs. 1.5 for what could have been but a terrible album.
Really disappointed. I like 21st Century Schizoid Man, from In the Court of the Crimson King, and expected more of the same stuff. It is mostly half-hearted jams. I really liked Book of Saturday, had the most structure and sounded like a song. The rest were a bit weird, elements of "Larks' Tongues in Aspic I" were good, and "Larks' Tongues in Aspic II" was better, there was a cool mid-section, but the rest...
Mé
Some cool things. Violins were cool. Lot of dissonance. Felt like it didn't always work
Drug prog
Not really my cup of tea. Through this list I think I have concluded that I only really like a selected few pieces of progressive rock (Pink Floyd), otherwise it's not for me. Way too much aimless and long noodling, especially the first and last songs.
Always get a bit worried when progressive rock is on the menu but this was ok to me. I always like King Crimson more when there are vocals. Not at all as good as "Court of the Crimson King" but it was ok. "Easy Money" was by far my favourite while i found most of the other tracks meandering. More noodling that stand out songs on this one, it made it's 40 min runtime seem way too long.
I feel like they were trying to prank me or maybe blow out my eardrums with the volume changes
Kings big red bollox
There's no doubting the quality of the musicians but prog rock isn't my favourite genre, bits were ok but the whole thing less so
Now I like Prog, but I also like Rock. But which is better? There's only one way to find out, FIGHT!!!
kind of made my head hurt but the start was good
No es para mí. Peñazo desde el principio. Book of Saturday y 2 estrellas.
Not bad, employs a lot of empty moments, but ultimately a bit uninspired, maybe? It should've been something else. At this point, if I were to listen to it more, I'd be afraid I'm sinking more time to look for its genius, than actually enjoying the album
I mean, I know King Crimson are weird, but this just doesn't do it for me. Probably need to be on drugs? I dunno...
Fav: Exiles Least Fav: Larks’ Tongue In Aspic (Part I) Did they get paid extra for each second that they use percussion?
Didn't care for most of this.
This is why punk rock was created.
Not a bad album, but not my kind of music
I've been looking forward to reviewing this album ever since I reviewed In The Court of The Crimson King. I'd never listened to King Crimson before starting this list, and I was blown away by ITCOTCK, so I have really high hopes for this album. I've read that each King Crimson album is pretty different, but I won't let that deter my hype for this album! Well, unfortunately, I didn't care for this album too much. The first and last songs were the brightest spots to me, but everything in between those songs was pretty boring to me. I really had high hopes for this album since Bill Bruford drummed on it, but even his drumming couldn't pull me out of the dullness of this album. I don't really have anything against prog rock, but I've noticed that I tend to not enjoy prog rock that feels 'formless' to me. There weren't really any hooks or melodies that captured my attention, and the things that were the most interesting and unusual tended to be pretty jarring to listen to. I did like the hard rock influences on this album, and I think that's why I enjoyed the first and last songs the most. This album was definitely different and competently made, but it was pretty unremarkable to me, and it I think it represents the things that turn most people off from prog rock.
I like King Crimson. Usually. I don't get this album.
Pretty progressive
God two days in a row with prog rock. There is a reason why people made fun of this because we don't need 14 minute long songs that aren't interesting. This is just tiring.
I really liked In the Court of the Crimson King so I was excited to see King Crimson pop up again, but I didn't really enjoy this. It had some moments, but overall it didn't feel like it was really leading anywhere. The arrangement felt pretty sparse too which I didn't love. I tried it a couple times but probably won't revisit.
Not in the mood for self-indulgent noodley nonsense so this didn’t do very much for me, yeah?
I love the cover art. The music itself not so much. The volume levels alone are a pain, either barely audible or assault on the senses. I think I enjoyed the second bonus track the most, the rest is pretty lukewarm.
Appreciate what they were trying. But it’s a nah for me
could i write poetry to this? n
It had a handful of cool parts, but mostly this one was noisy and weird. Whenever they found something resembling a hook, they repeated it until it was beaten to death. Experiment on your own time, boys.
Not the greatest.
I may need another listen, but it didn't click with me. I enjoy TOOL and King Gizz, so I thought I was prepared for the prog. Apparently, I was not.
Flavorless and artificially held together. Sounds like a good title.