fav. King Crimson album?

1. Red
2. In the Court of the Crimson King

 

Red. Fallen Angel is one of the most perfect songs ever.

 

Starless alone makes Red my favorite. Include the other killer tracks and that makes red one of my all time favorites. Lark's Tongues is pretty close though.

 

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By blackglove at 2009-09-19

 

Discipline

 

Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson 1969-1984 4 disk box set (Out of Print).
I saw King Crimson at the Warfield in San Francisco about 7 years ago and on my way out they were handing out post cards with a really great quote from Maynard James Keenan:
"I hope when people listen to King Crimson they say Tool ripped these guys off big time because we did."

Peace Out,
Rev J

 

Tie between Red and Poseidon.

Granted, Poseidon is essentially a do-over of "Court"...but I dig it's songs a little better than Court.

Although, I've been listening to a lot of their later stuff recently. Saw Adrian Belew last year and The Stick Men (Tony Levin's band) and it's growing on me. Plus, Bill Bruford is in latter day Crimson, so that's always going to be a plus.

But for now I'm still sticking with the Lake/Wetton Crimson.

 

No doubt there. Also throw in a little bit of early 90's Ministry and you have Tool.

 

Well Bill Reiflan (Drums, Mid '90s Ministry, REM) has been working with Robert Fripp. I know Fripp did "Slow Music" with Reiflan and Peter Buck and a few other people.

Peace Out,
Rev J

 

The first one.

 

I'll have to go with In the Court of the Crimson King and Red. so heavy. I haven't really gotten into any of their other albums even though I've had them all for at least 5 years :/

 

Lizard is one of the most complex and beautiful albums ever made. Just a masterpiece from start to finish.

That said, In the Court of the Crimson King and Red are also pretty fantastic, as well as all of their 70's albums with the exception of Islands.

Beyond the 70's, what I've heard is alright, but none of it matches the majesty of what they created back then...

 

Certainly, Lizard. That music is so pecious to me that I set out to find it on vinyl.

A close second is Lark's Tongues in Aspic. Both are hugely compositional and that's just peachy.

 

First one I experienced was Lizard and is reccomended.

Favorite one is In The Court Of The Crimson King.

 

Discipline

 

I still have yet to hear a lot of their most praised records like Red and Discipline, but have many of their records, and for me it would be a tie between Larks Tongues in Aspic and The Power to Believe. Both great mind bending albums, though the former is a bit more well rounded.

 

Court of the Crimson King, In the Wake of Poseidon and Lizard.

 

All I've got is In the Court of the Crimson King, but I really, really like it.

 

I'm going to say Larks' Tongues in Aspic as the tension is incredible on that album and is probably their best masterpiece.

That said, I enjoy listening to Red a lot for One More Red Nightmare and the title track in particular so it is a worthy mention

 

Forgot about discipline.Killer album.