Starless And Bible Black (studio album) by King Crimson
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Starless And Bible Black is ranked 5th best out of 89 albums by King Crimson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by King Crimson is In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) which is ranked number 25 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 31,704.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Very accessible KC, the musical competence is top mark and the songs ring originality,
A mixed album but the highlights are very high.
This album has a harder edge than earlier works, more aligned to Red in parts. The Mincer and Fracture are personal favourites. Bass work on album is stunning, recording quality superb and plenty of Tron to be absorbed in. Not a lot of vocals on this album, which I actually prefer.
King Crimson didn't create bad albums. That said, I think this is the most mediocre album of their 2nd period. It's a letdown after Larks and also inferior to what followed, Red.
Still a very solid album with a lot of interesting improv. If you're liking this kind of thing, you may like this album more than I do.
In later years, when DGM started putting out so much of the old live stuff, this album almost became obsolete. You can hear the full recordings that some of these tracks are extracted from, and you can hear so many versions of The Night Watch and Fracture, you might find you prefer some of those live versions to the ones here.
But this is the classic album as many of us grew up with it, and I think it still stands up really well. Every track is great, no clunkers, each side has a coherent arc to it, great playing by great players. An all-time classic album. This night wounds time.
This album is mixed for me, it has some of the best tracks in the King Crimson´s vast discography, like "Fracture", "Lament", and "The Night Watch", but the production is so dry that the tracks sound lifeless, still, "Trio" is stunning, and this is one of the few places to get it. If this had better performances and production, it could be their best, but those really bring this down.
Track Picks: "Trio", "Fracture" and "The Night Watch".
This is my favorite Crimson album. The Night Watch is very atmospheric and beautiful. I think Fracture is King Crimson's finest achievement. So epic!
...or as drummer Bill Bruford used to call it: "Braless and Slightly Slack".
On of the more under appreciated and underrated of albums. Showcase the bands live work. Bruford and Wettons musicianship shine throughout. Significantly shorter songs than what the band is used to
Basically shows all the talent of Larks Tongues in Aspic lineup and how good King Crimsons live performances were.
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