Larks' Tongues in Aspic, by King Crimson (1973): This is one of those albums that somehow doesn't manage to live up to the sum of its parts. For my money, most of the tracks exist in superior versions elsewhere - "Exiles" and a briefer "Easy Money" on USA and the head-rippingly good double-trio versions of "The Talking Drum" and "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two" from B'BOOM. The first part of the title track drags on a bit and "Book of Saturday" doesn't really have any pop to it. In fact, that's the whole problem - it all sounds a bit to clinical and dry. The fury that invests the live version with extra life is sadly lacking.
Monday, April 02, 2007
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