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| 3.0 good | Rekognoscering | March 2nd 10 |
With the exeption of the final track, which is one of my all time Crimson favourites, the album passes as average. While there are some great ideas on here, the songs never grow on me and in most cases they feel far to hit-oriented. A concept that does not work out well since the songs lack the hooks that are much needed in pop-rock music. In fact, mostof the songs are still far to complex to be played on the radio.
Best song: Requiem (5)
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| 2.0 poor | GamamJ | November 18th 20 |
Prog-wave? An odd album basically swapping the rock sode od Crimson for a New Wave one.
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| 3.5 great | Deadwing2112 | April 20th 20 |
Only King Crimson could have the audacity to release an early 80s new wave album with progressive elements thematically linking authors of the Beat Generation. Other than the excellent Requiem closer, Beat is far more an Adrian Belew - Talking Heads record than an expected Robert Fripp - King Crimson offering. Discord was apparently an issue in the studio with tension between Belew and Fripp over the direction and guitar work of the project. And yet Beat works to the extent of delivering a novel and pleasing follow up to Discipline but a bit of a yearning for a return to the glorious court of the Crimson King.
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| 4.0 excellent | Egglord | October 7th 07 |
This album is not a very good follow up to the much, much better Discipline. Most of the songs are decent if not good but "Two Hands" and "Heartbeat" are inexcusably bad love songs. "Neal and Jack and Me", "Sartori in Tangier", "Neurotica", "The Howler" and "Requiem" are the best songs here.
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| 3.0 good | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | January 22nd 24 |
| 2.5 average | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 3.5 great | ach31 | August 21st 23 |
| 3.5 great | fenman | April 11th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | gschwen | April 4th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Rick64 | December 22nd 22 |
| 3.0 good | Brabiz | September 15th 22 |
| 2.5 average | ZIG | February 19th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Zakusz | November 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | hel9000 | October 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jonatas | September 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | quetzal | September 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jerrad | August 16th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Harlz | February 23rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jrzg85 | December 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | IlNotta | November 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | August 12th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Source | July 5th 20 |
| 3.0 good | remi | May 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | benkim | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Halfoun | December 4th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
| 3.0 good | SuzyC | October 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Lakes | September 23rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rmazer | July 15th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Nero | May 25th 18 |
| 3.5 great | ElSomni | November 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | adios | October 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arkadin | September 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | June 11th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | igi78 | April 17th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Scoob | December 14th 16 |
| 2.5 average | solrage | December 9th 16 |
| 3.0 good | zrong | October 5th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | loulou | September 26th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Divaman | September 12th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Robbit | August 31st 16 |
| 3.5 great | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rwolf1 | May 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Majkl | March 19th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jsegura | January 18th 16 |
| 3.5 great | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | jelzel23 | November 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | momal | November 3rd 15 |
| 2.5 average | Superb | October 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | trve | October 3rd 15 |
| 2.5 average | Potesin | September 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | BoJean | August 24th 15 |
| 3.5 great | igorvt | March 26th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Titan | October 21st 14 |
| 3.0 good | Vaakum | September 29th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Meuric | September 11th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | August 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | pragpro | August 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | manosg EMERITUS | July 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Blump | June 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | kual21 | April 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lilt98 | April 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tomes | March 24th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Diks | February 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Cal665 | January 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | V2D3 | January 15th 14 |
| 3.5 great | 1000J | January 11th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Deekun | January 10th 14 |
| 3.5 great | tarkus | January 7th 14 |
| 3.0 good | eboph | January 1st 14 |
| 3.0 good | unkle | November 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ADM20 | October 10th 13 |
| 3.5 great | rrodjf | September 26th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Grimsby | September 15th 13 |
| 3.0 good | SmersH | August 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | bens | August 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kinch | June 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Hsur | May 31st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJKeys | March 6th 13 |
| 3.0 good | vrooom | February 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Cuso47 | January 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | SgtPepper EMERITUS | November 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | May 27th 12 |
| 3.0 good | oubli | April 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | April 16th 12 |
| 3.0 good | NoXoR | March 11th 12 |
| 3.0 good | KILL | February 21st 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | DeadBeat | February 12th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Dimor | January 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom2704 | December 6th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | drds89 | August 2nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Totes | July 20th 11 |
| 3.0 good | true | July 13th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | telex | June 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | cb123 | May 2nd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Carioca | February 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | echoed | February 8th 11 |
| 3.5 great | joejjc | January 18th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Oli100 | November 28th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Nach0 | August 28th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | dubtr3 | June 26th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Thef | May 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArTres | April 24th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Rhino | March 31st 10 |
| 3.0 good | Markk1 | January 6th 10 |
| 2.5 average | shindip | October 25th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mach | May 31st 09 |
| 3.0 good | Boaz | May 1st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | L0G05 | February 19th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | wojodta | August 8th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Maz | November 29th 07 |
| 3.5 great | tuff | November 20th 07 |
| 3.5 great | EPacK | November 14th 07 |
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