| | King Crimson Larks' Tongues In Aspic: 30th Anniversary Edition CD - Import King Crimson Discography of CDs
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The initial pressing of LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC is packaged in a cardboard-stock gatefold sleeve.
After the transitional ISLANDS, LARK'S TONGUES began the third Crimson phase that ended with RED. The quartet of David Cross, John Wetton, Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford (augmented on LARK'S TONGUES by madman percussionist Jamie Muir) is regarded as the most innovative of Crimson's many lineups, offering hard-edged improvisations on an unprecedented level. With founding member/lyricist Pete Sinfield departed, Robert Palmer-James stepped in with a more cutting, concise lyrical approach that matched the group's uncompromising instrumental precision.
The album opens with part one of the title track and closes with part two, and it's a tour de force that would become a KC milestone. Indicative of the band's mid-'70s sound it features Fripp's laser-like art-metal guitar crunch bobbing and weaving around Wetton's thick, Jack Bruce-like bass lines, Bruford's confounding polyrhythms and Cross' ethereal violin. Each member challenges the others as the band is collectively driven into uncharted, often surprising terrain. As always, there are a couple of beautiful ballads. "Book of Saturday" and "Exiles" benefit from elegant, soaring melodies and Wetton's emotive Greg-Lake-after-50-cigarettes vocal style. LARK'S TONGUES marked a new direction for the band and is easily among their finest efforts.
King Crimson: John Wetton (vocals, bass); Robert Fripp (guitar, Mellotron, percussion); David Cross (violin, viola, Mellotron); Bill Bruford (drums); Jamie Muir (percussion).
King Crimson: John Wetton (vocals, electric bass); Robert Fripp (guitars); David Cross (violin, viola, Mellotron); Bill Bruford (drums); Jamie Muir (percussion).Q (11/00, p.129) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Much of this sounds curiously, like latter-day post-rock, with gorgeous pastoral moments and jagged guitar crescendos....envincing a lofty...ambition which they rarely, if ever, matched again."
The Wire (10/00, p.77) - "...The extrasensory 'instrumental' prowess of peak King Crimson is what is rewarding here..."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/01, p.60) - "...Huge dynamic leaps, fiendish rhythmic twists, odd time signatures and solos that seem to erupt from nowhere....As a document of an outfit way ahead of its time, the record still packs a powerful punch..." Larks' Tongues In Aspic: 30th Anniversary Edition Music King Crimson Larks' Tongues In Aspic: 30th Anniversary Edition Songs | 1. | Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part One |
| 2. | Book of Saturday |
| 3. | Exiles |
| 4. | Easy Money |
| 5. | Talking Drum, The |
| 6. | Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two |
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic: 30th Anniversary Edition Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  Experimental Stuff
This album simply pushes the borderline on the understanding of prog rock, contains the heavy elements found on KC's other releases such as 'Red' and 'Thrak', but also contains some wonderful improv jams. Top stuff!
Submitted by Tom (England)
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This is the best album ever made. It established a standard I have not found anyone coming close to before or since. The percussion/drums and bass are tight and the other musical elements are comparable. I have played it for the next generation and they cannot believe how old it is. It is as fresh as ever. I consider this piece as good as Mozart.
Submitted by gofwallace (Jacksonville FL USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No god`s gift
oh god thanks for this gift
Submitted by YES1961 (ATHENS GREECE)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Starless and Bible Black's littler older brother
The one that came before it, similar style but not quite as powerful. A very good album with the same lineup, so if you liked Starless, get this one but expect it to be a little less engaging because it was the first one for this version of Krimson.
Submitted by Andrew M. (Santa Rosa, CA, USA)
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