Mr_Green_Genes wrote:
I consider myself a huge KC fan, I've been heavily listening to them (almost all phases) a lot in the last year, but I could never get into any of the records after Poseidon and before Lark's... I would have dropped those songs and Pictures and throw some Fracture and more improv... But it seems beautiful, nevertheless.
Lark's Tongue in Aspic has to be one of the most underrated records of all time...
Well, I do remember an evening when I borrowed two King Crimson records to listen to, one of them was Power to Believe (2003) and the other was Poseidon. After listening to Power I did find Poseidon more interesting record of the two. Collins' early saxophone prowess really shines through on "Pictures of a City".
Therefore, I'm much in favour of Fripp & Co resurrecting at least a couple of these numbers from the much-maligned Interregnum period over another rehash of earlier Belew era glories. "The Letters" certainly showcased Collins' gutsier side of woodwind playing and hopefully he can still rip it up on the baritone. It seems that Fripp is going for both hardcore vintage stuff as well as a bit of a novel approach, that alone makes KC Mk VIII seem fresh, at least in theory, but hopefully in practice as well (I hope to hear live recordings, if a European tour isn't in the agenda).
Not certain if LTIA is underrated. Perhaps by the general populace, but the KC cognoscenti generally regard the album as a true return to form after the uncertainty of the Interregnum period. Perhaps one of these Interregnum LP's (my favourite is Lizard) could be considered really underrated. Even if we leave out the Interregnum stuff and only focus on the Wetton-Bruford era, then it seems Starless and Bible Black doesn't get as much respect as the albums sandwiching it: the Return to Form LP that is LTIA and what is considered the Definitive Masterpiece - Red.