King Crimson - 21st Century Guide to King Crimson [UK]

Title: 21st Century Guide to King Crimson [UK] Artist: King Crimson Release Date: 11/1/2004 Label: Discipline Global Mobile Album Type(s): Greatest Hits Genre: Rock Styles: Prog-Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock Moods: Austere, Complex, Epic, Rousing, Aggressive, Brooding, Fiery, Meandering, Poignant, Sprawling, Earnest, Gloomy, Intense, Ominous, Plaintive, Volatile, Wistful, Eerie, Energetic, Quirky, Reflective, Sophisticated, Paranoid, Trippy, Cerebral, Theatrical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Discipline Global Mobile 0403

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This set compiles what Robert Fripp contends is "a comprehensive overview for new ears of all that is necessary in the Crimson corpus." Going on to acknowledge "old-generation completists might disagree with some choices, but material not included here is available for new-generation completists, should they wish." Enthusiasts' personal preferences aside, 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Vol. 1: 1969-1974 (2004) is the first of two four-disc volumes gathering the entire recorded output of the band in its variety of personnel. The CDs contain highlights from a specific era, either in the studio or live, and are presented in chronological order. Disc one scans through In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970), and Islands (1971). Suitably, the vast majority of Crimson's debut effort is presented from recently recovered master tapes that had been unavailable for all prior CD pressings. Other truncated titles are instrumental edits of "In the Wake of Poseidon" and "Islands," as well as an "abridged" version of "Sailor's Tale." Disc two offers a concert counterpart with ten selections from the various touring incarnations of King Crimson circa 1969 -- 1972. Among the standouts are a hard-driving cover of Donovan's "Get Thy Bearings," the rave-up "Groon," and "21st Century Schizoid Man" -- the latter pairing from February 11, 1972. Disc three houses cuts from Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless & Bible Black (1974), and Red (1974) with "abridged" readings of "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. I" and "Starless" being the only comparative anomalies. Disc four concludes the collection in epic fashion with what is hands-down the most compelling aggregate of performances ever assembled from the 1973/1974 lineup. The vast majority of the USA (1975) album is featured, with the notable exception of a slightly "abridged" "Exiles." Additionally, "Improv: Augsburg" is the sole unreleased excerpt and is taken from a March 27, 1974 show. The 24-page booklet has plenty of eye candy and visual ephemera surrounding a detailed chronology and discography of the band through their breakup in 1974. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

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