King Crimson — Larks’ Tongues in Aspic

Author: tracysigler | Posted: March 17th, 2006 | | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

King Crimson -- Larks\' Tongues in Aspic

  • Artist: King Crimson
  • Title: Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
  • Year: 1973
  • Format: Vinyl 12 in.
  • Rating (1-10): 8
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 2006 – A gift from Keith.
  • Keeper: Yes

Today is a “K” day. Even though I’m playing 7-inches this time through I decided to go with King Crimson’s LP “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” because:

  1. my good friend Keith just bought this for me on eBay
  2. this K-day is also for K-eith, his wife K-erah and their un-alliteratively-named son Max
  3. and I get to postpone writing about another Kajagoogoo record

I don’t know much about King Crimson, but this one is Keith’s favorite. I like it too, and was surprised how “progressive”, in a good way, this record was and is. My favorite cuts are the title tracks that bookend the album. After a few minutes of almost ambient noodling the opening track slams you with a metallic riff in 7/8 time signature. I like surprises. Except for the vocals, in some ways this album reminds me a lot of the Gamalon record I’ve already logged here. But Gamalon came along over a decade later.

Did Gorillaz really sample the laugh at the end of “Easy Money”?


One Comment on “King Crimson — Larks’ Tongues in Aspic”

  1. 1 Jay Sin said at 10:52 am on August 12th, 2006:

    Wow I found this site using a googleism of “M factor” I have the self titled album and the pictured single ….good stuff.

    King Crimson..an interesting band featuring “frippitronics” by Robert Fripp.
    Check out their album “discpline” and “three of
    a perfect pair” these are where Adrian Belew was the lead singer.
    Thanks for having a decent site to stumble into. :)

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