Larks’ Tongues in Aspic

Kind of a weird King Crimson album, good in its own right. It hardly sounds like Rock, it feels like this has already moved the band out of the Prog Rock sphere into more of a weird Avantgarde and Fusion turn. Song structure is barely there and half the album is shreiking violins and other weird noise. It still has some good Rock elements though. Enjoyable enough album but it kind of requires a different pair of ears to listen to.

i like king crimson, but this one is a little too unfocused for me

The Moody Blues are better than King Crimson, and Days of Future Passed should be a book album instead of this.

Not a prog guy but king crimson are some top class dweebs.

People on here really like prog rock eh. Internet guys.

Couple reactions to getting this album. First is I've never really listened to King Crimson before, so I'm genuinely curious what everyone's going on about. But second was a slight "Ugh" because I really don't want to deal with another dated, noodly prog rock album from the 70s.

Well, good for me then that this album is coming off more like avant garde rock in the style of a Kayo Dot or maudlin of the Well to me than a masturbatory prog extravaganza. And at a svelt 46 minutes, even better.

There's a little bit of noodling on this album, particularly on the opening and closing instrumentals, but mostly it feels like it serves a purpose beyond just "Look how good I am at the guitar".

I am enjoying the first half of the album more than the second half though. Book of Saturdays and Exiles are great. Although The Talking Drum is feeling kinda microtonal a little bit in the same way that an Angine de Poitrine does.

Overall, not really what I was expecting, but do enjoy the record.

Blew. Me. Away.
The filthy guitar riff in the opening track. The beautiful vocal lines in "Book of Saturday". That groove at the beginning of "Easy Money" and the sick bass line during the psychedelic freakout later in this track. I could go on endlessly.
At no point did I know where the band would take us next. And boy did they create places to take us!
Masterpiece. Might become a proper 5/5 in the future. For now:
4.5/5 - near perfect

The album in one day format works against this one cause I think it would get a higher score with a few more listens. As it is it’s a good album with the two parts of the title track being great

3. It's ok, not a big fan of prog rock I guess.

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Der er nok ikke rigtig tvivl om skills her

Lidt mindre prog, lidt mere rock, så er den i skabet

3.7

Forget Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, at times this sounded more like wasps trapped in a crisp packet. I kind of liked a couple of tracks (especially Exile), but the other two thirds of this really tested my patience.

The best of King Crimson is honestly some of the best of prog. And while I wouldn't say that Larks' Tongues is the best of King Crimson, it is pretty close. The intricacy on display here results in some very enjoyable songs, and Larks' Tongues rarely gives into the annoying things about prog. And there's ultimately a good balance between prog's more formless tendencies and some rock solid writing. The title track almost moves like free jazz, but you also have the groove on Easy Money. And the result is an album that I think is honestly pretty accessible. Everything here is unique and masterfully assembled as well. There are a few moments where King Crimson give into prog's cheesier tendencies though. For example, the sound effects on Easy Money kind of take me out of it, although it is a great song. But the resultant album is very enjoyable regardless.

KC at their most expansive and experimental. Fantastic music, with lots of variety and groove.

5.0/5.0: Iconic

killer

too busy, bit of a struggle

Hele coole plaat. Interessante instrumenten, spannende passages... Niet zo exciting als schreeuwende man, maar dat is ook wel uitzonderlijk tof.

Experimental, sort of a mess, the sound mixing was all over the place (couldn't hear shit for a lot of it). Why is this here?

Better than Coldplay

Decent album. Slow, but enjoyable. 3.5/5

This is just not for me!

Enjoyed it, but not my favorite from King Crimson