My fav KC is Starless and Bible Black, but Red and Larks Tongue from their classic period (Fripp, Wetton, Bruford) rank up there. Like some posters have stated, they can be difficult and pretentious, but they can also blow you away. In fact, I think they're one of the heaviest bands ever. If you don't think you can tolerate some of their experimenting, check out 3 double live albums Fripp has independently released, representing the best tunes from 3 eras of KC. First, "Night Watch" which represents the aforementioned Crimson, second, "Absent Lovers" (Belew and Levin), and finally the height of their pretension as well as loudness, the "double trio" version recorded on "Vrooom Vrooom".
|