King Crimson - Concise King Crimson (14 tracks) +Album Reviews

A superb compilation of some of King Crimson's best work.

axon45@rocketmail.com | Arizona | 10/18/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I purchased Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson because I was thoroughly impressed with the track listing. Although an abridged version of "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and "Starless" are here, this is still a worthwhile compilation for introduction to the sometimes schizophrenic world of King Crimson. I highly recommend it!"

Crisply concise!

Michael Dohnalik | La Crosse, WI, USA | 06/27/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM unless you are prepared to submit to the undying need to hear the entire KC collection! It is an embarassment to the Classic Rock Station Community that I had to be turned onto this group while working a weekend third shift AM/FM job in Green Bay, WI playing "Golden Oldies". This was the album I started out with after being a hardcore highschool metalhead and gradually moving on:) to classic and progressive rock with blues, jazz, and reggae thrown into the mix for good measure. This is a great starter album that covers an unmeasurable 15+ years of work..."

A much better Compact King Crimson

Dark Star-The Other One | The Bus To Never Ever Land | 01/17/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While a couple of the songs are edits and nothing from Larks Tongues appears, this still gives a better example of King Crimson than The Compact King Crimson. Fripp seems to have gotten over his adversion to some of the early KC stuff and here we get a more well rounded release. The sound quality is also much better on this one on the band's then new label Caroline. This is the one for people who want a good short introduction to the band."

Cutting-edge prog rock

Gavin Wilson | 02/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD replaces the now discontinued COMPACT KING CRIMSON, which was an excellent compilation of Phase-3 Crimson (Fripp-Bruford-Levin-Belew) plus the best-known tracks from the very first album, IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING. Now at last, we have a single CD compilation of Crimson material that includes something from the outstanding RED, one of the top 10 progressive albums of all time (so far). But still there's nothing from LARK TONGUES or a host of other excellent Crimson albums. Such is the brevity of the CD medium and the depth of the Crimson back-catalogue.This album provides a superb illustration of the range of cutting-edge musical styles that Crimson has implemented since 1969. No artist has so utterly reinvented himself as Robert Fripp has done in creating new formations under the 'King Crimson' brand.With this album you get a fantastic introduction to the band's output, but it will be very hard to stop at purchasing this one. For me, RED is totally unavoidable, and that should be your next purchase. IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING is also widely regarded as a classic, but actually you get nearly all its great tracks on this CD."

Enter behind the doors of the court of the Crimson King

DreamScape | 01/03/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a fantastic way to explore the works of one of the best bands of rock history.
They are an acquired taste indeed,but if you devote some of your time you will never regret it.
Here we have the very beginning of the band,the one with the awesome Greg Lake on it.A lyrically enchanting phase.Folk and prog rock at its best.SOngs like "Epitaph"deserve every pennie of this compilation alone.
The second phase most documented is the trio Fripp-Wetton-Bruford,a marvellous band which cut three beautiful albums,being the best "Red"(the title track is out of this world).
Finally,we can witness the works of the most "commercial"(to say so)band,with Adrian Belew."Matte kudesai" or "Frame by frame" are timeless pop compositions,being the former one of the best ballads ever made.It can draw tears from the blackest soul.I could die listening to it and don't even notice it.BEAUTIFUL!
Make yourself a favor and enter at the court of the Crimson King.It is a special journey.You all are welcome!"

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