Welcome to artist of the week. You can find the full set of rules here, but a basic overveiw is to give me a list of your favorite songs from this week's chosen artist. Please ask all questions about artist of the week on the rules forum. This forum is strictly for lists.
This week's artist I don't know much about aside from the fact that they have an awesome guitarist.
This Week's Artist is King Crimson. Voting Will Close Next Sunday (May 2) at 12:00.
Cool, an artist I like! I'll be back later in the week with my list. If you are unfamiliar with KC, listen to their essential albums In the Court of the Crimson King and Red at the least (both T25 all time for me).
1. Larks Tongues in Aspic, Part One
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man
3. Exiles
4. Red
5. Fallen Angel
6. In the Court of the Crimson King
7. Starless
8. Larks Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
9. One More Red Nightmare
10. I Talk to the Wind
1. The Night Watch
2. Fallen Angel
3. Exiles
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man...
5. The Court of the Crimson King...
6. Epitaph...
7. Fracture
8. Moonchild...
9. Starless and Bible Black
10. The Great Deceiver
What I like about this band is their singularity. Not only does no other band sound remotely like them, but they never really sounded like themselves, if that makes sense. They really did a great job of changing their sound from album to album, and trying to pin down what a typical King Crimson song sounds like is difficult. "Larks' Tongue in Aspic, Part 1," for instance, sounds to me like one of the most unique songs ever created.
1. Starless
2. 21st Century Schizoid Man
3. One More Red Nightmare
4. Fallen Angel
5. Larks' Tongue in Aspic, Part 1
6. Epitaph
7. The Court of the Crimson King
8. Larks' Tongue in Aspic, Part 2
9. The Great Deceiver
10. Red
This week's voting is now closed. Results will appear shortly.
Did you try listening to any of their albums, Listy? They're not for everybody, but I think they're still essential listening and potentially rewarding.
Sorry for getting late to this, but I’m going to try a list anyway. I’m not familiar with the third incarnation of King Crimson (90s-00s) and I only know partially the 80s Crimson, but the 60s-70s Crimson is one of my favourite bands.
1. Starless (#135 of all-time, 1974).
2. Cadence and Cascade (#215, 1970).
3. The Night Watch (1974)
4. Lark’s Tongue in Aspic, Pt. 2 (1973)
5. Elephant Talk (1981)
6. Cat Food (1970)
7. Red (1974)
8. 21st Century Schizoid Man (1969)
9. I Talk to the Wind (1969)
10. Prelude: Song of the Gulls (1971)
11. Frame By Frame (1981)
12. Book of Saturday (1973)
13. The Great Deceiver (1974)
14. Thela Hun Ginjeet (1981)
15. Peace – A Theme (1970)
This week's voting is now closed. Results will appear shortly.
Did you try listening to any of their albums, Listy? They're not for everybody, but I think they're still essential listening and potentially rewarding.
I haven't had the time, but I'm going to try and listen to it sometime soon.
Sorry for getting late to this, but I’m going to try a list anyway.
I accepted your list. (I won't be so leniant this week)
The results:
1- 21st Century Schizoid Man (112 Points)
2- Starless (86)
3- In the Court of King Crimson (85)
4- Red (80)
5- Fallen Angel (67)
6- Larks Tongue in Aspic, Part 2 (58)
7- The Night Watch (48)
T8- The Great Deciver (46)
T8- Exiles (46)
T8- Larks Tongue in Aspic, Part 1 (46)