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Donchivo
August 28th 2025


2224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah bro, Red and In The court are still my favorites, but Lizard is a close third. For all the reasons e21 explained so beautifully. I love that KC is such a chameleon, I wouldn't want them to sound like KC always.

Donchivo
August 28th 2025


2224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Btw gave Islands two spins last night due to postings here, and it is so freaking good. I think it would make a good album to introduce someone who isn'tinto more complex/ proggy stuff to this kind of music.

e210013
August 28th 2025


6352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I agree with you, Don. Red and In The Court are my favorites too.

About Islands, I always had a certain love for that album, despite I think that it has the weakest King Crimson line up, but I don't have problems with it. I also think it's an excellent introducing for newbies in prog. Besides, it's one my oldest vinyl records. And I love its cover.

Donchivo
August 28th 2025


2224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

mmm for me there are plenty of KC records I would rank lower: Beat, Three, Power, Thrak as well as Starless and Wake. Discipline, Construkction and Larks tongues for me are in the same tier as Islands. So it sits right in the middle I think. Maybe a bit above that.

e210013
August 28th 2025


6352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Maybe I agree with you at a certain point. Beat is clearly my less favourite. All the others mentioned by you are probably, tecnically speaking, at the same level of Islands. Still, Islands is probably the album, of those mentioned by you, which I have more pleasure to listen to nowdays, appart Wake.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
November 20th 2025


48410 Comments


title track on here is absolutely lovely, that cornet solo

e210013
November 20th 2025


6352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This album is absolutely lovely.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
November 21st 2025


48410 Comments


I'm a big fan of the first and last songs on here, everything in the middle a bit less so. feel the exact same about Lizard actually

Demon of the Fall
November 21st 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

A more reasonable opinion where Lizard is concerned me thinks. This is secretly one of the best KC albums.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
November 21st 2025


48410 Comments


thank you for giving your opinion on my opinion

Donchivo
November 21st 2025


2224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I dunno, Lizard is a banger from beginning to end. Happy Family, Indoor Games and Lady of The Dancing Water all rule and are imprescindible to set the surreal tone of Lizard.

e210013
November 21st 2025


6352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

As I mentioned sometimes in my comments about Lizard, I think Lizard is a very difficult album to get into. It's, in my opinion, the most difficult work of them. It needs a lot of listening and patience to fully appreciate it. I myself, only a few years ago I could do it.

Demon of the Fall
November 21st 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

a greater degree of difficulty than Larks? hmm, well maybe true actually because Larks is more enjoyable lol

e210013
November 21st 2025


6352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Lol.



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