Title:”The Night Watch”
Artist: King Crimson
Taken from: Starless and Bible Black
Genre: Progressive Rock
Year: 1974
Suggested by: Frownland
Familiarity: I’ve heard some KC albums; not this one though
Comments: Really like the slow buildup, love the way the drums pound in and then horns coming after them with what could be guitar (knowing Fripp it could ALL be guitar!) with a kind of Spanish sound to the melody? Violin now and it’s the great John Wetton, may he rest in peace, on vocals, which is SO much better than on
Discipline. Nothing against Adrian Belew, he’s a good singer, but come on: this is Wetton! Great guitar work (surely that can be taken as read?) and overall a really great tune. If the rest of the album is like this then it’s no wonder it’s regarded as one of Crimson’s best.
Rating: 10/10
Resultant interest in album: 100%
Resultant interest in artist: 100% (Kind of doesn’t count, as I’ll be reviewing them in depth in my History of Prog journal, but still…)