Larks’ Tongues in Aspic

Too much fuckery on this one.

Exiles was very good though

Takes a while to get going, approx 3:40, but once it does it's just a dose of pure prog rock, the absolute wankery on show is amazing, borderline filthy. Sure they probably made it all up cause they were high as fuck, but they made it sound so good....

I thought this before I read it in another review, but it hits the nail right on the head.
Too much Prog not enough Rock.
Easy Money is a great rocky track. Worthy of any Pink Floyd album. But the rest is a bit stop/start. Good meaty bits and then a lot of fucking about. And often when the green shoots of goodness start to poke through, they are stamped on by the grade 3 violin scraping in. I gave this 3 listens and the good bits were growing on me. But I hope Fripp fired the violinist
2½

I deliberately held off on scoring this for a while as I wanted it to sit with me for a bit, and relisten a few times. After having done so, I think it crosses the border into a five. I find the vocals to be the weakest point - some minor tuning issues, but musically, this is excellent.

Not for me, sorry! I went through the whole thing but it was too much strange so that I could really enjoy it! I know this is not a popular opinion since I saw the high ratings around here... but I can't go for such, not my thing. Once again, sorry, all the KC lovers :-(

Some all time prog rock wankery here. Lots to love here. The plinky noises at the intro to the title track building up the explosions of noise later in the track. The reverse sounding guitars on The Book Of Saturday. The use of violin and strings throughout reminds of Jethro Tull and their flute. Bill Bruford really decided to leave Yes because Close To The Edge was laborious to show up here and do nonsense like this. It’s still amazing to me how I can love something like this yet still not love EL&P.

bem mais doideira do que eu esperava.
ruim não foi, mas prog ainda é um assunto delicado pra mim

Yeah, this really wasn't for me. A couple of the songs were fine, but I hated The Talking Drums and both the opening and closing songs. So when you hate 3 of the 5 songs on it, it's tough to rate it high. Only thing I'll give it, at least it wasn't boring.

I’m not a prog rock fan at all. This isn’t as annoying as some. The middle eastern vibe of “The Talking Drum” was cool. Goes in the two star category with most jazz: I know it takes talent but I don’t want to listen to it.

can see how this inspired a bunch of folks. good stuff

When an album varies to this degree, spanning so many different styles, I find myself having to listen several times to arrive at a unified opinion. This undefinableness has to be a good thing. The thread that’s woven throughout its psychedelic nature, but it has in proggy, relaxed and avant-guarde forms.

When a band goes off on one with mad riffs and never ending jams, I sometimes crave a grounding human voice. The relative lightness of vocals across Larks makes it slightly less to my taste than the masterpiece In the Court of the Crimson King. But it’s got an awful lot going for it.

The Good: The sound a lark can make with it’s tongue!
The Bad: Aspic acts as an irritant, not a soothing agent…
The Ugly: That the lark was being choked while singing…

This was a first and, honestly speaking, one that I was kind of looking forward to, as I am a fan of Pink Floyd, and was curious to see what the real prog rock founders sound like.

This is not a first where, it becomes obvious, that one needs to really take the time to listen to some of these albums prior to making a judgement call. This album, for example, at first listen, gets a 2* rating, potentially lower, depending on your state of mind.
Regretfully, I haven’t had the chance to sit down and really listen to this album so that I can properly form a judgement…

So, as I am certain that the oddness factor of this album will be something to intrigue me down the road, I will reserve a 3* rating, and, once I’ve had the proper time to listen to this album, hopefully, I will re-rate this… but don’t hold your breath.

What Pink Floyd should sound like.

Very interesting sound design, but at one point it just gets me tired. Great album though.

Lark's Tongues In Aspic is definitely one of the stranger albums i have done for this project, more so than the last King Crimson album i did. It definitely seems that these guys are continuing the trend of combining different music styles but i remember the first King Crimson album i did having jazz elements which this one does not have, instead, picking really weird elements. I'm in an odd situation when it comes to how much i like this album. The guitar playing in a lot of the tracks is cool but the weird elements can definitely get a little too much at points. Its not a bad album, i just prefer In The Court Of The Crimson King to this one.
Best Song: Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two
Worst Song: The Talking Drum

Now I like Prog, but I also like Rock. But which is better? There's only one way to find out, FIGHT!!!

Suffers from the classic prog album curse of trying so hard to be weird and ‘progressive’ that good songwriting is sacrificed. There were some great moments though, and I did enjoy the twists and turns of the title tracks. Overall not as good as their debut.

No es para mí. Peñazo desde el principio. Book of Saturday y 2 estrellas.

The best of the Fripp/Wetton/Bruford era. A pure smorgasbord of sound, I just can't get enough. Exiles being the only real downside, but the guitar/bass interplay is intricate, beautiful.

Crimson, and Fripp especially, had a way of giving soul and feeling (whatever that is) to their odd-time, meanderings. And this doesn't work at ALL without the musical confidence each of the members brings to the party. Very communal. Nothing else like it. Obviously not for everyone but gods among prog fans such as myself.

Not nearly as good as their most popular one