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| Top 5 King Crimson Albums
I've been digging on King Crimson a lot lately so I decided to make this list. Robert Fripp and his various crew members have enlightened my music listening very much over the years. Shout outs to Discipline and In the Wake of Poseidon which were considered for this list. | | 1 |  | King Crimson
Red
This is the first Crimson album I'd recommend to anyone. I find it to be somewhat more accessible than some of their other material and it's the perfect accumulation of all their '60s and '70s work. | | 2 |  | King Crimson
Lizard
This is a horribly overlooked album in the KC discography. As a much more jazz fusion oriented affair that still doesn't eschew the band's classical leanings, I enjoy this one more than all Crimson albums save for Red. The 23 minute title track is a must-hear for all progressive rock fans. | | 3 |  | King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
We cannot forget about this one! This is what started it all, and right after Red I'd say you should check out this one next. What's so special about this album is that rock at the time was still very blues-based, yet King Crimson seemed to care much more about avant-garde jazz and classical than the blues. This was a groundbreaking piece of work. | | 4 | | King Crimson
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
I think someone once called this album "The most progressive progressive rock album of all time." and I would entertain that. Replacing saxophones and flutes with violin as well as opting for a heavier sound at times, this was the start of a big shift in the band's style. | | 5 |  | King Crimson
Starless and Bible Black
What's really cool about this album is that much of it is culled from live improvisations with audience noise edited out, giving a sense of just how tight these guys were at improvising. An interesting way to make an album, and the result was just as good as anything else they did in the '70s. | |
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11.11.14 | No Discipline=no list. | Torontonian
11.11.14 | ^nah this is accurate. i'd have islands but glad to see 5. | Mythodea
11.11.14 | EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR OPINIONS - WARNING
I will never get tired sayin' that Discipline is mediocre and insufficient. As is SABB. Islands on the other
hand.... Now we're talking. I can't explain why I just don't like these two. Maybe I'm not up for
psychedelic stuff. Mine would be the same(in context, not order), but instead of SABB, there would be
Islands. | kvltwalter
11.11.14 | I really like Islands too. I'd give 10's to Red and Lizard and 9's to all the rest of the '70s albums and to Discipline. It was a little tricky to narrow it down to 5. | eddie95
11.11.14 | Mine would be
3
2
In The Wake of Poseidon
1
4 | Mythodea
11.11.14 | More accurate ^ | Veldin
11.11.14 | Check out the live album "The Great Deceiver", it exemplifies how good the trio worked together during the Red trilogy line-up and has about a dozen unreleased improvisations from that era too. | kvltwalter
11.12.14 | I'll check that out! |
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