Your favourite King Crimson album?

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  1. DaveJ

    DaveJ Senior Member

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    Manchester, UK
    1) Court

    2) Lizard
    3) Poseidon
    4) Red

    I left a gap between Court and the others as it’s effect at the time eclipses all the others.

    It is also where I would place the McDonald & Giles album, if it qualified.
     
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  2. onlyconnect

    onlyconnect The prose and the passion

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    Went out? Paused :)

    Tim
     
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  3. onlyconnect

    onlyconnect The prose and the passion

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    I find this a difficult one because I now think of King Crimson more in the context of a live, improvisatory band than as an album band. That's partly thanks to the huge amount of well-presented live material that has come out. Even though the band has made numerous stunning albums.

    Tim
     
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  4. Holy Diver

    Holy Diver Senior Member

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    In the Court is my favorite. I also really like In the Wake.
     
    Holy Diver, Feb 12, 2018
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  5. Beatnik_Daddyo'73

    Beatnik_Daddyo'73 Music Addiction Personified

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    ...this one :D:thumbsup:

    Starless and Bible Black
    Lizard
    Red
    Larks’ Tongues In Aspic
    Islands
    Discipline
    Three Of A Perfect Pair
    Thrak
    The ConstruKction Of Light
     
    Beatnik_Daddyo'73, Feb 15, 2018
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  6. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

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    If we're talking studio albums then yes, "Red" and "Larks" top the list. I love all of their first 7, but Court is definitely my least favorite. Never enjoyed Side 1 of that one much.
     
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  7. Zongadude

    Zongadude Music is the best

    Location:
    France
    THRAK
     
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  8. Doggiedogma

    Doggiedogma "Think this is enough?" "Uhh - nah. Go for broke."

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    Red - great, heavy stuff - RUSH def took a page.
    Discipline - Belew - nuff said.
     
    Doggiedogma, Feb 15, 2018
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  9. applebonkerz

    applebonkerz Senior Member

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    Chagrin Falls, OH, USA
    Court
     
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  10. The Hud

    The Hud Breath of the Kingdom, Tears of the Wild

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    Kansas, United States
    Beat
     
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  11. sekaer

    sekaer Forum Resident

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    Red
     
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  12. JoeF.

    JoeF. Forum Resident

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    In the Court of the Crimson King
    Red
     
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  13. g.z.

    g.z. Senior Member

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    San Fernando Valley, CA
    Discipline
     
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  14. audiotom

    audiotom Senior Member

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    New Orleans La USA
    favorite

    singular

    Larks Tongue in Aspic - boy does this album move me
     
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  15. Svetonio

    Svetonio Forum Resident

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    Serbia
    Lizard

    Islands

    Starless And Bible Black
     
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  16. Cheevyjames

    Cheevyjames Forum Resident

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    You should absolutely listen to Islands and Larks. Both are excellent.

    My favorite is Discipline, followed by Red and then In the Court.
     
    Cheevyjames, Feb 15, 2018
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  17. Pier

    Pier Well-Known Member

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    Fano - Italy
    Court
     
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  18. Cheevyjames

    Cheevyjames Forum Resident

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    You two have got to be the only ones! I was really hopeful for THRaKaTTaK, but it felt so flat for me. It's not right to say it's "what an hour of Crimson improv would sound like" when all of the improvs are just based off one song. Totally agree with you about the ProjeKcts, though. Some really great music there.
     
    Cheevyjames, Feb 15, 2018
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  19. George Co-Stanza

    George Co-Stanza Forum Resident

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    Start to finish, I have to go with Discipline. Every song is a gem and the flow is perfect.

    Red and The Power to Believe are not far behind, but both have a weak spot or two, although both have higher highs, IMO (Starless and The Power to Believe II are my 2 favorite KC songs).

    Nothing else even comes close to those three for me.
     
    George Co-Stanza, Mar 18, 2018
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  20. abzach

    abzach Forum Resident

    Location:
    Sweden
    Islands.
     
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  21. Carl Swanson

    Carl Swanson Senior Member

    Location:
    Southern California
    Your favorite is also mine. I have the others, and they're great albums, but they are a different kettle of fish.

    I have everything from 1969-1974 except the live set Earthbound. Try Islands next; take your time getting into it, it's quite a transition from the debut album. Larks' Tongues . . . is quite a transition from Islands, too.

    Enjoy!!
     
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  22. Denim Chicken

    Denim Chicken Dayman, fighter of the Nightman

    Location:
    Bakersfield, CA
    Hard to choose. It’s between Court, Lizard and Discipline.
     
    Denim Chicken, Mar 18, 2018
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  23. epp56

    epp56 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Hamilton, Ontario
    Discipline
    Larks Tongue
    and if I can throw in a compilation
    A Young Persons Guide
     
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  24. Blue Note

    Blue Note Forum Resident

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    Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog
    Lizard
     
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  25. CBS 65780

    CBS 65780 "Could I do one more immediately?"

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    Dublin, Ireland
    1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic
    2. Red
    3. In The Court Of The Crimson King
     
    CBS 65780, Mar 18, 2018
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