★★★★★
What we now call progressive metal - distended composition, flinty-guitar textures and crushing virtuosity - hit an early, breathtaking apex on this British art-rock institution's 1974 U.S. tour, the prelude to its last Seventies studio LP, Red. The 16 shows in this diarylike box are almost all from soundboard-or-better sources...
- www.rollingstone.com
2014-01-04
★★★★★
Another massive King Crimson box, hot on the heels of the 15-disc, 40th Anniversary Series Larks' Tongues in Aspic?Larks' Tongues in Aspic: The Complete Recordings (DGM Live, 2012), which?collecting every known note (ranging from low to hi-fi) played by the then newly forged, five-piece edition of a group that, in addition to sole founding member Robert Fripp Track Listing: CD1 (Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Columbus, OH April 28, 1974) The Great Deceiver; Lament; Improv I; Exiles; Fracture; Easy...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2013-10-20
★★★★★
If memory serves, short-termKing Crimsonite GordonHaskell once said of the band:"they were very powerful, likeSatan is powerful". Weshouldn't have thought thiswas intended as a compliment- but it's pretty cool, no? Thecritical consensus is that the1972-74 King Crimson, withRobert Fripp, Bill Bruford andJohn Wetton as the consistentcore, was the only incarnationcapable of burning the 1969line-up - and the evidence isall over The Road To Red...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-10-10
★★★★★
In 1990, Robert Fripp took the decision to reassemble his Crimson avengers, though it wasn't until 1994 that the tree bore fruit. Crimson had last played live in 1984, so anticipation was high; thankfully, the first dates took place in Argentina, where there awaited a devoted horde of Crimson fans. This DVD captures both the matinee and evening show from 8 October at the Teatro Broadway theatre in Buenos Aires...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
When it comes to reissue quality, it's tough to usurp King Crimson. Through the Panegyric label, their 40th anniversary has been celebrated with stunning remasters of classic albums such as In The Court Of The Crimson King, Starless And Bible Black, Islands and Discipline. Their second album, In The Wake Of Poseidon, has also been give five-star treatment on CD, and comes to you on vinyl - fittingly, in its the original stereo mix...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
Generally considered to be one of King Crimson's undeniable peaks - if just for Exiles, The Talking Drum and both parts of the title track alone - Larks' Tongues In Aspic was the result of one hell of a chemical reaction between David Cross (violin/viola/ mellotron), Bill Bruford (drums), Jamie Muir (percussion), John Wetton (bass/vocals) and Robert Fripp (guitar/mellotron/devices)...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
Released in 1970, Crimson's third album was a product of musical and lyrical collaboration between Robert Fripp and Peter Sinfield, and it remains a classic. For this LP-only reissue, Panegyric have left the original stereo mix untouched, though they have given the album a juicy new cut on thick 200gm vinyl. Taking up the whole of Side Two, the title track is an immaculate five-part suite telling of a prince's foray into war...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Sound: "Beat", the second of King Crimsons trio of albums released in the 80s is both an eccentric and beautiful collection of songs. The professors of prog had showcased their new direction with "Discipline", mostly moving away from the dirty and dark sound of albums like "Red" and moving onto a much cleaner, more refined "new wave" type of thing and this direction is continued in "Beat". As in "Discipline" we have Adrian Belew on guitar and vocal duties...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-06-21
★★★★★
Sound: King Crimson's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is probably one of the most influential progressive rock albums out there. The albums sound really varies from song to song, from the blazing fast saxophone solos in "21st Century Schizoid Man" to the free-form improvisation in "Moonchild". Robert Fripp's guitar work is amazing on this album, from simple but powerful parts to support the rest of the song, to intense and speedy parts that are the main focus...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
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