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Average customer rating: The Third Crimson Album You Should Buy one of the best album of the band. Overrated album King Crimson regroups with renewed energy - and lots of it I just can't get enough!!

Larks Tongues in Aspic - 30th Anniversary Edition Remastered King Crimson Manufacturer: Discipline Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Red 30th Anniversary Edition Remastered Starless and Bible Black - 30th Anniversary Edition Remastered In the Court of the Crimson King In the Wake of Poseidon Discipline ASIN: B00065MDSG Release Date: 2004-12-20

Tracks:

1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One
2. Book Of Saturday
3. Exiles
4. Easy Money
5. The Talking Drum
6. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two

Customer Reviews:

The Third Crimson Album You Should Buy.......2007-07-17

Larks Tongues in Aspic is the third King Crimson album you should buy (Red and In the Court of the Crimson King should be your first and second purchase, in that order). This album features the classic Crimson tune "Easy Money," as well as the two part "Larks Tongues in Aspic." Like most Crimson albums, each track is rather lengthy, with the exception of the short (2:56) "Book of Saturdays." This can only be a good thing, since there's more music to love. I highly recommend this album for any progressive rock fan, or for anyone exploring the King Crimson experience.

one of the best album of the band........2007-06-02

This is the only band of the story of rock who do more and more, and every work is different, new, interesting, you will never listen an old album, this band is ever new!

Overrated album.......2007-05-10

I am goin' against everybody here, I just don't like this cd and I gave it to a friend of mine. The title track (part II) is the only one that I can listen too, but not too often. Sorry everybody, but I can't rate it as a five stars album just because everybody did.

King Crimson regroups with renewed energy - and lots of it.......2007-03-24

Although perhaps a bit biased, I really like the three albums the band released following In the Court of the Crimson King (1969); even though a lot of folks feel that the quality dipped a bit. However, I think most people can agree that with Lark's Tongues in Aspic (1973), the band found renewed energy. This album also marked a point where the band started exploring some of the heaviest music they would release.

The lineup at this point included bandleader Robert Fripp (electric and acoustic guitars; mellotron; and electronic effects); John Wetton (bass guitar and lead voice); Bill Bruford (drums); Jamie Muir (percussion); and David Cross (violin, viola, and mellotron). A lot of critics feel that this was the finest progressive rock lineup ever assembled, and I pretty much agree. The individual performances and ensemble work are breathtaking - these guys were all superb players. Bill Bruford details throughout why he is one of the top drummers in progressive rock and rock in general (incidentally, Bill Bruford had bailed on Yes right in the middle of their 1972 tour to join King Crimson and play on this album). On the heavier pieces, John Wetton plays his Fender bass with the treble all of the way up and with a slightly distorted tone, making for a very percussive playing style that meshes perfectly with Bruford's playing. During the lighter moments, he contributes some very clean and understated counterpoint and his vocals are also excellent. In addition to the dizzying speed with which he cross-picks, Robert Fripp unleashes a range of sounds on the guitar, sometimes anguished, occasionally mellifluous, but always to the point. In amongst all of this chaos, the delicate and wavering violin of David Cross adds a very nice acoustic element to the music, some of which can be overbearing at times.

The music on this album juxtaposes sections of virtual silence with passages of bone-crushing volume that makes for an interesting study in contrasts. This is most effectively demonstrated on Larks Tongues in Aspic (Pt. I); which is a piece of music that could very easily knock you out of your seat with the louder passages if you concentrate too hard on the quieter sections. The rest of the album features soft, mellotron-soaked songs (Book of Saturday and Exiles); a punchy and aggressive Easy Money; an exercise in percussion-based minimalism (The Talking Drum); and the quite nearly violent Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Pt. II). The musicianship is of course, stellar throughout and the arrangements are exceptionally good.

All in all this is excellent stuff and is very highly recommended. Also recommended from this period of KC is Starless and Bible Black (1974) and Red (1974).

I just can't get enough!!.......2007-02-10

I am listening to it right now. KC doesn't compromise. They are the Wagner of rock.

Buy this and the complete King Crimson catalogue. If you don't like it, one of your grandkids will. Like lots of great music, King Crimson isn't appropriately revered in its time. One day, you'll be able to walk into any bar and there will always be least one Crimhead in the room.

Music is my life. The music I am most passionate about is King Crimson.

KC forever!

Average customer rating: an intoxicatingly grooving, virtually flawless album Best. Talking. Heads. Album. Superb MASTERPIECE One song too many Who knew music could be paranoid and danceable at the same time?

Speaking in Tongues Talking Heads Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Remain in Light Little Creatures Fear of Music More Songs About Buildings and Food Talking Heads: 77 ASIN: B000002KZ6 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Burning Down The House
2. Making Flippy Floppy
3. Girlfriend Is Better
4. Slippery People
5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
6. Swamp
7. Moon Rocks
8. Pull Up The Roots
9. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

Amazon.com essential recording

Observe as David Byrne finally learns to dance. Non-Western sounds and funky rhythms had infected Talking Heads music prior to this 1983 pop breakthrough, but Speaking in Tongues is where the beat truly gels. The band's quirky, nerdy persona somehow blends easily with music borrowed from the African Diaspora on "Stop Making Sense" and "Burning Down the House." The album also marks one of the last true band collaborations, before Byrne reduced his partners to mere sidemen. If their edgier early albums now sound more challenging and unique in hindsight, Speaking in Tongues at least documents the New York quartet's singular blend of World Beat, art school rock, and the always irresistible dancefloor. --Steve Appleford

Customer Reviews:

an intoxicatingly grooving, virtually flawless album.......2007-04-18

The Talking Heads' 1983 album "Speaking In Tongues" is a dazzling, groove-oriented collection. The music here is so impeccably crafted and paced that you're truly left in awe, that is if you're not busy simply dancing and/or singing along.

The album is remarkably cohesive, yet intriguingly varied at the same time. The massively funky "Girlfriend Is Better" has one of the most insanely catchy choruses ever, plus hilarious vocal asides from David Byrne. "Making Flippy Floppy" and the huge hit "Burning Down The House" are ultra-funky gems as well. "Slippery People" has an incredibly catchy gospel-ized call-and-response chorus, sumptuous bright keyboard textures, and a neatly 'off-the-beat' bass line. The swinging "Swamp" is fittingly titled, with a swampy New Orleans R&B groove, Byrne singing much lower than usual, and an amusingly growling singalong chorus. "I Get Wild/ Wild Gravity" has a light reggae feel and yet another irresistible chorus. The closing "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", with its memorably looping guitar line, has a weirdly optimistic tone and is a wonderful way to end the record.

In short, "Speaking In Tongues" is a marvelous must-have record, from a terrific band, that any serious music fan will want to listen to over and over and over. One of my all-time personal favorites.

Best. Talking. Heads. Album........2007-04-07

I have a special edition of this with a DVD side and I can listen to this in 5.1 surround sound. It is an earth movign experience. I love every song on this album. In fact, I think this is my favorite album ever by my favorite band ever and it includes my favorite song ever, This Must Be the Place.

Superb MASTERPIECE.......2006-08-27

I picked this album up used at an old record store. Popped it in my cd player and WOW! This is by far the greatest Talking Heads Album Making Flippy Floppy is a really well composed song. What is neat about this album is it has a sort of reggae funk to it with all kinds of random lyrics. YOU WILL ENJOY THIS IF YOU ARE A TALKING HEADS FAN OR ARE NEW TO THEM!

One song too many.......2006-06-09

ALSO AVAILABLE AS A DUAL DISC WITH SOME EXTRA TRACKS.
HOPEFULLY IT HAS BETTER SOUND.

Released in 1983, this is the Talking Heads' fifth studio album. It came after three years after Remain In Light. In those days, 3 years between albums was a long time. In the sixties some groups released a couple of albums a year. If they didn't you wondered what happened to them. Now, groups go up to a decade between album releases.

The sound quality on the original CD is OK but not excellent. It is a little bit muddled and not as sharp as it should be, especially considering the musical style the band used at the time. There is new version out, on a dual disc. One side is a normal CD and the other is an audio DVD. There are some extra tracks on this.

This might be the Talking Heads best album, if it didn't all sound the same and eventually get stale and boring. I think if they had left out Pull Up the Roots, the album would have been near perfect. Pull Up The Roots just drones on with a disco beat. It almost sounds like one of those extended mixes created just for discos.

Otherwise, this CD is just filled full of great songs and real classics: Buring Down the House, Girlfriend Is Better and Swamp. When I first heard Swamp, I had no idea who it was.

This album is the basis for much of the live CD/DVD, Stop Making Sense. I think that many of the songs are even better on this live album.

If you like this album, than you should check out the early Tom Tom Club albums, especially Dark, Sneak, Love Action. Tom Tom Club is spin off band featuring Franz and Weymouth.

Who knew music could be paranoid and danceable at the same time?.......2006-05-12

Like many others, I believe the Stop Making Sense concert video is the ultimate Talking Heads moment. But in terms of studio albums, Speaking in Tongues is their best.
1. Burning Down the House: 10/10. A classic, my favorite Talking Heads song. Ominous synth, fine lyrics, highly danceable, and nice use of African rhythm. Who can resist?
2. Making Flippy Floppy: 8.5/10. The Talking Heads at their best: Paranoid, danceable and synth-driven. Especially noteable are the Eastern-y synth lines in the instrumental break.
3. Girlfriend Is Better: 10/10. David Byrne's disjointed narrative, set to an irresistably funky bat, never gets old. "Stop making sense! Stop making sense!" is practically the group's battle cry.
4. Slippery People: 10/10. Another one of the album's high points, similar to the previous three songs (not like that's bad, of course) but still it's own song. And if you aren't dancing like a fool by now, I don't know who you think you are.
5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity: 7/10. Good song, but never was a favorite of mine. Sort of Talking-Heads-By-Numbers.
6. Swamp: 10/10. A menacing, bluesy tune with great antiwar lyrics and perfect delivery.
7. Moon Rocks: 7.5/10. See I Get Wild/Wild Gravity.
8. Pull Up the Roots: 7/10. Used to love this one, but now I don't as much. Weakest songo n the album.
9. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody): 8.5/10. Damn, does the title suit it well or what? Though it's a bit too naive (on purpose, I understand) to be Talking Heads, I still like it.
Speaking In Tongues is one of the better Talking Heads albums, though I'd also recommend Songs About Buildings and Food and Stop Making Sense. (Keep in mind that I haven't heard Fear of Music or Remain in Light)

Average customer rating: An Intelligent Pop Messenger One of the best pop albums ever... Art in the 90s. Unique and sensuous debut from Sophie B. Damn, I wish I bought a different CD!

Tongues and Tails Sophie B. Hawkins Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Whaler Wilderness Timbre The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins Timbre ASIN: B0000027DW Release Date: 1992-04-07

Tracks:

1. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
2. California Here I Come
3. Mysteries We Understand
4. Saviour Child
5. Carry Me
6. I Want You
7. Before I Walk On Fire
8. We Are One Body
9. Listen
10. Live And Let Love
11. Don't Stop Swaying

Customer Reviews:

An Intelligent Pop Messenger.......2007-04-19

Starting with the one two bang of "Damn! I Wish I Was Your Lover" and "California Here I Come" Sophie proved that she is one of those unique artists who can bend the rules of pop music; using adult themes and actual intelligent lyrics, I was a fan from the first bars of the first single. In fact when the single was high on the charts and the next single "California..." was out, our local Wausau radio station was giving away two tickets to see Sophie in California on the Tonight Show. How I wanted to win that - first, I loved Sophie, but also I so wanted to run away and live in California, a dream I wanted since I was a wee tyke and her song just reinforced that need. I woke up at 5:40 in the morning to hear the results of the contest and though I didn't win, I did end up in California eventually! As for the rest of this dynamic debut by Miss Hawkins, "Mysteries We Understand" continues the fold of the new age pop music Sophie does so well. Along with a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Want You" and her original pieces combining horns, church bells, synths, acoustic guitars, pianos, screaming and background filler, Sophie takes us through her jaunt of inner feelings and hyperness. It's a great collection though truth be told her next album Whaler was the one that really sealed the deal for me.

One of the best pop albums ever..........2006-11-22

Sophie B. Hawkins has always been underrated. Mainstream listeners have forgotten her, and critics seem to have written her off as some one-hit-wonder. However, 'Tounges and Tails' is one of the best pop albums to be released in the 1990s, and one of my personal top 5 favourite albums of all time.

From the risque' single "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" to the infectious "Mysteries We Understand", to the gorgeous ballads "Before I Walk on Fire" and "Don't Stop Sawying" - I dare any fans of lush pop to not be spellbound. The highlight of this beautiful album is the stunning rendition of Bob Dylan's classic "I Want You", which Sophie turns into something so emotional its hard to not listen to it again and again. Who said pop music cannot be good?

I would recommend this album to anyone, and dare them not to fall in love with it. One word describes it best - Brilliant.

Art in the 90s........2006-05-21

The sometimes disturbing messages presented in Tongues and Tails are artfully relayed by Hawkins in this 90s-influenced album, full of quality music and lyrics. A listener can't expect that an artist won't reflect the musical styles of an era, so some may not like the way 90s fads effected the way Hawkins presents her thoughts in this breakthrough album. But, with knowledge of the artist's background, her lyrical efforts are well worth exploring. They are both unforgettable and can be heard over and over without regret. Certain lyrical expression was taboo in the 90s, but Hawkins found a way to express herself in a way that was definitely ahead of her time. I wasn't disappointed at all and have enjoyed Tongues and Tails since its release.

Unique and sensuous debut from Sophie B........2005-09-07

One of the most unlikeliest songs to emerge from the transitional period of the 90's was a mellow ambient number that interacted with some jangling rock guitars, haunting ethereal new age synths, seemed to foreshadow triphop, and exuded a different sensuality, more genuinely sexier and one that wasn't as flaunted outright like Madonna-"give you something sweet each time you come inside my jungle book." That song was "Damn I Wish Your Lover" by Sophie B. Hawkins, whose airy and natural-like voice took this song to #5. Many of her songs have a cosmic and metaphoric tone, giving human qualities to things like California and her open arms and golden hair in "California Here I Come," the reflective "California Here I Come," of a New Yorker fed up with the slums and going westbound for hopes of a better life.

In fact, most of Tongues and Tails follows the relaxed ambient transitional 90s music of that hit single. "Carry Me" which features the verses done in a pronounced monologue with an airy chorus chanting the title, and some sensuous coital moans done after the third verse. Her cover of Bob Dylan's "I Want You" has the same sentimental airiness of "Lover." And the mellow "Before I Walk On Fire," asks a lover for forgiveness for being weak, and humbly pleads for affirmation so one can walk those coals once again. One of the best and most heartfelt songs here. Yearning is another way to describe her voice, and her songs. "Don't Stop Swaying" combines that yearning with a monologue of Hansel and Gretel finding themselves with soulful and physical contact.

A take on the "go west" philosophy is seen in Combining 60's-like organ and snappy 80's pop with religious mysticism is the up-tempo "Mysteries We Understand." Lines like "when you become your light, shining like the sun" wouldn't be out of place on a George Harrison album. The idealism of a saviour born every day "in the valley of your soul" is the topic of "Saviour Child."

Other songs on physical sensuality with the use of heavenly metaphors include the cosmically philosophical "We Are One Body"-"it's in your solar system/it's in my super star/there's nothing more precious than the planet in our hearts." This song is set to a light uptempo drum machine and the usual slow synths.

Sensual, honest, and full of feeling is how I describe Tongues and Tails, a unique and groundbreaking offering in the hip-hop, new-soul, and leftover 80's music of the early 90's. Her sophomore effort would bring about a more mainstream yet still appealing approach.

Damn, I wish I bought a different CD!.......2005-06-22

I was drawn to this CD after hearing Sophie perform on the One Hit Wonder Show called "Hit Me Baby One More Time". It evoked wonderful memories of the song, Damn I wish I were your Lover. Not being familiar with Sophie's less notable hits, I used Amazon's reviews to determine whether to purchase this CD or the Best of Sophie B. Hawkins CD. With the exception of two more tracks, I am very bored with this CD. I would advise getting the Best Of CD so you can at least enjoy the track, "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"!! Amen!

Average customer rating: Funk from the punks Mastering Great, but can't play it well on my iMac or CD Player SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT! dual disc problems? This is definitely the place

Speaking in Tongues Talking Heads Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Remain in Light Fear of Music More Songs About Buildings and Food Little Creatures Talking Heads: 77 ASIN: B000CCD0FI Release Date: 2006-02-14

Tracks:

1. Burning Down The House
2. Making Flippy Floppy
3. Girlfriend Is Better
4. Slippery People
5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
6. Swamp
7. Moon Rocks
8. Pull Up The Roots
9. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
10. Two Note Swivel (Unfinished Outtake)
11. Burning Down The House (Alternate Version)

Album Description

Formed in the mid-'70s by art school friends David Byrne, Chris Franz, and Tina Weymouth-and ex-Modern Lover Jerry Harrison-Talking Heads transcended their humble roots in NYC's CBGB-centric punk scene to emerge as one of the most artistically adventurous and influential bands ever. Their visionary, polyrhthmic sound fused rock, funk and punk with world beasts, avant-garde minimalism, pure pop genius and more. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the band's masterpieces are celebrated in Rhino's deluxe DualDisc upgrade of their catalogue, continuing now with their final four albums together.

Customer Reviews:

Funk from the punks .......2007-07-31

The last person you'd ever accuse of having a great sense of funk and rhythm, David Byrne, unleashed this gem after "Remain In Light", giving us the two best Talking Heads CD's (records back then) back to back. The secret weapon this time around was courtesy of keyboard funkmeister supreme Bernie Worrell, of Parliament/Funkadelic fame, and you don't get any better than that.
Worrell's bleeps, bloops and far out sounds punctuate a set that grooves so mightily it should come with its own earthquake warning.
"Burning Down The House" is the best known, but the sinister funk really starts with "Making Flippy Floppy" and doesn't quit. Again, Tina Weymouth shows why she is one of the best bassists in the world, bar none, with her lines alternately bouncing all over the place or holding down the beat and pounding you senseless with it, especially on "Moon Rock", one of the best tracks. "Swamp" sounds like George Clinton and ZZTop collaborating, and the whole thing is a joyous romp worthy of the best early '70's funk it lovingly reminds us of. Wear a neck brace for this one.

Mastering Great, but can't play it well on my iMac or CD Player.......2006-08-12

Nice job with the mastering. The fat disk has a hard time fitting into my iMac slot. The first few songs don't play well. On my CD player I can't play the first song at all.

I had exactly the same experence with "Fear Of Music". It must be a problem with the DualDisc format.

SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT!.......2006-07-14

I have had an infuriating experience with Warner Music Group lasting a year, first, over the Rhino "Brick" box, and now the individual T-Heads DualDisc titles. My problem is physical damage to the discs, unnecessarily caused by obvious careless handling & packaging at the pressing plant.

In the "Brick", the unique white jewel cases come gouged and scratched, and the discs in both the Brick and individually-packaged titles, have fingerprints, smears, scratches, and pits.

This began last year when I purchased the "Brick" upon release. When I opened the set, every jewel case was damaged. These cases have a solid white rear panel, and can't be commercially replaced. They are not individually shrink-wrapped (which would eliminate the problem), and are obviously forcefully shoved into the box set's plastic outer shell at the plant, hence the damage.

It was worse inside each jewel case: All of the discs literally looked like they were used. Several were so badly artifacted they couldn't be read in any player or drive.

So, following web site direction, I e-mailed "Dr. Rhino". I received a reply, which directed me to return the set for replacement. As this is an expensive item, that entailed going to the Post Office to buy Insurance & Delivery Confirmation at my own cost. Annoyed, I decided to wait a few months, reasoning that perhaps the first production batch was bad and they would sell through. I stood in line at the USPS for 45 minutes, mailed it and waited. Six weeks later, the replacement showed up, carelessly packed into a crushed box, and the entire set was in worse shape than the first one. I e-mailed again, didn't get an answer for 2 months, and when I did, it was "send it back again"! The audacity of that response was pretty amazing: Why would I keep wasting my money and time to cycle their defective product?

So, I contacted the CD store where I purchased the original set. All the TH titles had been released individually, so the store manager & I decided we would change out the box for the separate titles, and he would return the bad ones.

I just received those yesterday: In five of the eight titles, all the same surface-damage artifacts. Several digipaks had their plastic disc retaining spindles broken with shards floating around inside. Also, inside each digipak, there is a 3.5"-square paper "DualDisc" tutorial insert. In some of the digipaks, it was tossed on top of the disc, where it rubs against the disc, an additional cause of surface damage.

So, the store manager is going to continuously order in each individual title and open them, looking for virgin discs. He is going to return all the defective discs, and repeat the process going until he finds five clean discs. Which is pathetic.

I've been thru three complete sets in one year, which means you are almost certainly going to run into this problem with your purchase. So, when you buy the Brick or any of the individual titles, please do not accept & settle for damaged product. Send it back to Amazon, e-mail Rhino, do whatever you have to do to get what you paid a lot of money for.

This would have never happened, or would have certainly been quickly corrected, when Messrs. Foos & Bronson, who founded Rhino, were in charge. Unfortunately, in 1998, Rhino was swallowed whole and "WEA-fied" by the odious Warner Music Group, where CEO Edgar Bronfman is obviously far more interested in extolling the virtues of DRM than he is in running a business that can deliver quality.

dual disc problems?.......2006-07-11

This disc and the ones that followed did not age as well as the earlier TH discs. But my main question is whether I'm the only who has had trouble playing CD side of this disc in most of my players. Regularly comes up as "Nonformatted". Beware, especially if you're buying the full "Brick" set.

This is definitely the place.......2006-04-11

Stop whingeing the lot of you! These remasters are brilliant. The Digipacks are a much classier presentation than jewel cases. Maybe like me you'll want to put them in plastic sleeves to keep them pristine, but unless you treat all your possesions like dirt then they will last your lifetime. If the Dualdiscs aren't working in your gear then it's time to upgrade. The stereo remaster is as it should be, sounding full and rich and clear. Start with that to hear the album you know sound the best it ever has. Then move on to the 5.1 surround sound remixes. They are the best of their kind I have come across as they maintain the colour and texture (yes 'feel' if you like) of the original stereo mix while transporting you into a whole new world. Sometimes in surround mixes you can pick out individual sounds to the detriment of the overall blend and the ear feels let down by discovering the secret ingredients, but in the Talking Heads remixes some of those sounds are even more interesting in isolation but still entwine with everything else to preserve the intention of the stereo mix. Trying to describe how amazing this album sounds in surround is where the title of the record comes from! How lucky we are to live in these times when technology allows us to listen to great music that's nearly 30 years old and have it sound better than it ever has! And aren't we lucky to be fans of a band called Talking Heads.

Average customer rating: Epiphany - by John Serrie Good, but not his best stuff. I Got Lost in this Music Awe Inspiring! Simply Beautiful! Beautifully Done.

Epiphany: Meditations on Sacred Hymns Jonn Serrie Manufacturer: Valley ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lauridsen | Lauridsen, Morten | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Stargazer's Journey Blue Cosmos Midsummer Century And the Stars Go with You Planetary Chronicles, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0007GP6K6 Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
2. O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
3. Praise To the Lord, the Almighty
4. Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
5. Abide With Me
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Be Still, My Soul
9. Light Of Thy Commander
10. O Magnum Mysterium

Product Description

1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2. O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing
3. Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
4. Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling
5. Abide With Me
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Be Still, My Soul
9. Light Of Thy Countenance
10. O Magnum Mysterium

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Epiphany - by John Serrie.......2007-02-06

I have always enjoyed the music of John Serrie. This CD is inspiring. I often use this music to start the day. I highly recommend it

Good, but not his best stuff........2006-11-10

I am a HUGE Jonn Serrie fan and own most of his CDs. His music always takes me some place wonderful. I was really looking forward to Epiphany and the anticipated spiritual journey. I must admit, however, that this CD just doesn't do much for me. The covers of familiar hymns seem very formulaic (slow it down and blow air into it), and not very inspired or creative. My favorite song on the CD is the one Serrie wrote (Light of Thy Countenance). Fortunately the CD ends with the best two songs, which comprise roughly a third of the playing time.

I Got Lost in this Music.......2006-05-26

This is my first experience of Jonn Serrie's works, and I'm sure it won't be my last. I first listened to this while I was trying to get to sleep; I am a bit of an insomniac. This music calmed and relaxed me so much, that I found myself fighting to stay awake because I wanted to hear the whole CD! And after it ended, I dropped right off and slept really well.

As a Christian, I like the idea of praying and meditating to music. It seems like meditation music with Christian themes are very rare; almost everything out there is Eastern or New Age. But this music lends itself extremely well to prayer and meditation on the Creator. But, in my case, if I use it for that, I'd better be sitting up!

Awe Inspiring! Simply Beautiful!.......2005-03-30

Epiphany...what a great title! I am not big on using fancy words to describe what I hear nor do claim to be a great writer/reviewer, but here is what I have to say about Jonn's latest creation. I am a fan of Jonn's and have been for many years. I love his space music CDs such as TINGRI, FLIGHTPATH, IXLANDIA, etc., but now that I have had a chance to get my hands on a copy of EPIPHANY, I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised! It is absolutely Heavenly!

I remember singing these hymns as a child and teenager in the church I grew up in and I remember thinking how great they were WITH words. EPIPHANY doesn't needs words to be beautiful. Jonn has done an amazing job with these sacred hymns that I feel he has captured the real essence of each of them. Each track gives me a new reflection on the beauty of these hymns. I can't stop listening to them. If you slap on a pair of headphones, they are even better! Trust me! Buy this CD and take a real close listen to it. You will see, no hear, what I mean. Very moving. While I listen, I feel as if I am in the company of Angels. So serene, so comforting, so peaceful!

Each track draws on different emotions starting with JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING. This track brings back memories of joyous Christmases long ago as a child and being with my family as well as the wonderful joining of my soul mate and I in Holy Matrimony 17 years ago. SOFTLY AND TENDERLY JESUS IS CALLING, NEARER MY GOD TO THEE and O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM create a sense of comfort, joy and peace. While BE STILL MY SOUL, ABIDE WITH ME and PRAISE THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY inspire the Spirit within. Oh, I can't forget the ever popular AMAZING GRACE. You have to listen to this one in its entirety to feel its powerful message. Simply beautiful! By far the best version I have ever heard. Jonn incorporates his traditional spacey sound as well, but offers even better ambiance with the lulling sounds of the ocean after AMAZING GRACE. It flows well into the rest of the CD. It brings to mind one of my favorite poems, FOOTPRINTS and in that, I find strength and comfort. There is also a track that Jonn wrote just for this CD. It is entitled LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE and let me tell you, it is enveloping. You have to get this CD to understand the power of Jonn's music.

In conclusion, this is a must have CD. Full of inspiration. Jonn still has his signature space music sound intertwined with beautiful waves of chords and melodies. If you listen closely to the very end of the last track, O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM, you can hear the church organ fading in the background. Jonn used to play the organ a few years back and I thought it was a great way to end the album...fading into and out of the sound of one of the greatest sounding keyboards ever played. A personal touch, I think, that ties it all together. After all, the church organ IS the original 'voice' of these and other great sacred hymns and Jonn has taken them to the next level as only he can. I really don't know how anyone could not like this CD. If you like his Christmas CDs, you will love this one. Great CD Jonn!

Beautifully Done........2005-03-09

Jonn offers here what must be a personal CD for himself, or at least one filled with memories as this is dedicated to his Grandmother who was apparently quite accomplished in church choral and worship music. There are some very familiar "old hymns" here to those of us who grew up in a traditional church but they are done in the classic Jonn Serrie style. Very similar actually to at least two of his Christmas releases (I haven't heard the third), these are pure electronic, space, spiritual, and as the title suggests meditative arrangements of some wonderful classic spiritual hymns. Christians in particular should enjoy this work, as I can personally vouch this gives the music some extra meaning. But really anyone, regardless of their spiritual beliefs, should enjoy this CD if he or she is already a fan of Jonn's. I believe this is a wonderful CD. I would recommend it to any Jonn Serrie fan.

Average customer rating: Evolution

Tongues Kieran Hebden , and Steve Reid Manufacturer: Domino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: DJ-Kicks Compulsion Volta Sound of Silver The Mix-Up ASIN: B000MV8CR0 Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

1. The Sun Never Sets
2. Brain
3. Our Time
4. People Be Happy
5. Greensleeves
6. Rhythm Dance
7. Mirrors
8. The Squid
9. Superheroes
10. Left Handed, Left Minded

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Evolution.......2007-03-21

Just to bring you up to speed, Kieran Hebden works under the prolific electronica moniker, Four Tet; Steve Reid is the Steve Reid, a drummer who has done everything from playing with Sun Ra to offering his chops for Martha Reeves' "Dancing in the Streets" - his first professional gig! Hebden and Reid's vision for their collaboration is to replicate the aesthetic of `60s sax/drums duos (see Coltrane/Rashied Ali's Interstellar Space), but take the work to a previously unexplored point. While their former albums (The Exchange Sessions, Vols. 1 and 2) follow thorough progressions (read: developing the hell out of a piece) and utilize a more spacious playing field, Tongues, while still a "live, no overdubs" recording, is laden with more immediate music. Though Hebden still employs his clamorous electronic panoply, Reid focuses less on growth, more on pulse, both artists cutting tracks from sprawling epics to concise four-minute-average jams. The results resemble a jazzed up cerebral mix you might hear in a club, one you nod your head with but can't necessarily dance to (picture your girlfriend saying, "This is weird, can we go now?!") Fans who actually "get" Hebden and Reid's mission will appreciate this inevitable evolution.

Average customer rating: An atheist raving about a fantastic collection of gospel?!?! Relentless and Righteous Gospel and the blues--a great combination here Just Not a Holmes Brothers Fan Finally!!!

Speaking in Tongues The Holmes Brothers Manufacturer: Alligator Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Alligator Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Simple Truths Righteous: The Essential Collection State of Grace Promised Land Soul Street ASIN: B000056JSD Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

1. Homeless Child
2. Speaking In Tongues
3. New Jerusalem
4. I Shall Not Walk Alone
5. Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
6. King Jesus Will Roll All Burdens Away
7. Jesus Is The Way
8. Love Train
9. Man Of Peace
10. Jesus Got His Hooks In Me
11. I Want To Be Ready
12. Thank You Jesus
13. Farther Along

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Riding on top of their funky, blues-rock instrumental combination, the Holmes Brothers work vocal magic here, digging vigorously into their customary gospel roots. Rich, soulful harmonies and a moving blend of grit and sincerity give Wendell and Sherman Holmes and Popsy Dixon their distinction and power. Their voices suggest depths of religious conviction that get added punch from the band's kicking intensity. "Jesus Is the Way," "Jesus Got His Hooks in Me," "Thank You, Jesus," and "King Jesus Will Roll All Burdens Away" reveal the primary lyrical subject matter of the songs, and they are done with reverence and conviction. Bob Dylan's "Man of Peace," Ben Harper's "I Want to Be Ready," and Gamble-Huff's "Love Train" are also given the Holmes treatment: throaty, heartfelt harmonies layered amid rocking church organ, shimmering guitars, and rich backbeats. And Wendell Holmes's tasty guitar is always around to give the tunes a rockish feel. This is, though, a well-recorded, loving tribute to the gospel music heritage, and the Holmes Brothers prove themselves worthy carriers of that rich tradition. --Wally Shoup

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An atheist raving about a fantastic collection of gospel?!?!.......2004-02-17

Don't pray for me. I don't believe that there is a God but I have no interest in convincing others I am right.

However, I am here to tell you that whether you are secular or religious, if you like 'real' blues this album is a must-have. This is one extraordinarily talented group of hard-driving bluesmen passionately driving home their message of faith, hope, and love. These guys are the real deal!

Relentless and Righteous.......2003-05-29

The Holmes Brothers will make your feet move and force you into their way of grooving. "Speaking in Tongues" is another fine set that showcases their ability to lay down some mean gospel-tinged music. Whether infusing new life into Dylan's call out of Satan in Man of Peace or churning through both original and traditional tracks, this trio proves they have the chops. (Ben Harper beware: these guys have stamped their names all over their versions of your Homeless Child and I Want to Be Ready.)

Wendell Holmes plays out front on keyboards and guitars, adding flourishes and twists and grace to the tunes. His brother Sherman on bass and "Popsy" Dixon on drums offer counterpoint and power and nuance. This concoction may be gospel-funk at heart, but the blues and rock are part of the mixture also.

The soulful, smoky vocals soar over the music, and each principal takes turns on the mike. The backing vocals work of the Precious Three (Joan Osborne, Catherine Russell, and Maydie Miles) deserves more than a nod, and when all six lift their voices, it's enough to send shivers down the spine of any heathen.

When you listen to this music, the honesty and humility of hard-working, talented musicians shines through. There is no ego burnishing or posturing that mars way too much of what passes for music. Go now and get this CD. Play it for your friends and your enemies, too. They will thank you.

Gospel and the blues--a great combination here.......2003-04-21

The Holmes Brothers are for lovers of the blues, of gospel, or just of melodic and wonderful singing. I believe this is the first gospel CD that I own. Its strong blues influence and its upbeat music (and words) should make this CD a valuable addition to anyone's collection. Enjoy!

Just Not a Holmes Brothers Fan.......2002-09-25

This is the 2nd Holmes Brothers cd I bought based on the effusive reviews and brief excerpts on Amazon. I have been disappointed twice. My complaint is with the material, it just didn't move me. My recommendation is that you find someplace to listen to this CD in detail before purchasing. You may love it, I didn't.

Finally!!!.......2002-01-29

I am a Christian. I make no bones or apologies about that. As a matter of fact, I am on staff at a church. But usually, each time I hear a contemporary Christian group or singer hit the scene I usually want to do one of two things: 1) apologize to my more secular and humanistic friends for the drivel we've been listening to for the past 20 years, and, 2) puke.

BUT NO LONGER.

The Holmes Brothers have given me something that I am incredibly proud of: a music for my faith that isn't afraid to get gritty. For so long we as Believers have been accepting the pap that the major Christian labels have given us that it has almost become a mark of orthodoxy. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Sandi Patti, Michael W., and Steven CC as a prime examples. We dare not speak up and call it marketed much less boring or run the risk of being labeled as unregenerate.

Long ago on Saturday Night Live, there was a skit called the "Young Caucasians". For decades that skit has epitomized Christian music for me. It can only be accessable if you are a young white, rich kid who grew up in church. So much for living in the real world filled with degredation and sin.

The Holmes Bros. sound like, feel like, smell like, stink like the real world only with a Heavenly message. And isn't that what Christianity is to be all about?

I don't know anything about these guys. All I know is that there is finally a Christian group that I can get excited about rather than being embarrassed by.

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Tracks:

1. Now Thank We All Our God
2. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
3. Doxology
4. Thine Is The Glory
5. Be Still, My Soul
6. O Sacred Head Now Wounded
7. Shall We Gather At The River?
8. O For A Thousand Tongues
9. Lord, Speak To Me
10. Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
11. Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken
12. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

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Lead, Kindly Light: Hymns of Faith and Assurance Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: All Things Bright and Beautiful Jerusalem the Golden English Hymn 1 English Hymn 3 ASIN: B0002JEK7S Release Date: 2004-09-14

Average customer rating: The best of both worlds of King Crimson: complexity and heavy improvisation Masterpiece that wears its years well Wow A Classic in any genre of music. Amazing, hammering, intense (but inaccessible!) rock

Larks' Tongues in Aspic King Crimson Manufacturer: E.G. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Red Starless And Bible Black In the Wake of Poseidon In The Court Of The Crimson King: 30th Anniversary Edition Islands ASIN: B000003S0I Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One
2. Book Of Saturday
3. Exiles
4. Easy Money
5. The Talking Drum
6. Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two

Album Description

British prog group's 1973. Six tracks including 'The Talking Drum'. Standard Jewelcase.

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The best of both worlds of King Crimson: complexity and heavy improvisation.......2007-07-08

Luis Mejia (son) - Being another incredible work by King Crimson, I didn't realize how impressive this album is! This was my second KC album and I was expecting easy rythms (because my first album was Three Of A Perfect Pair) and when I first listened to it, I wasn't happy, I even said that Wetton wasn't a good component in King Crimson (because I'd heard him in Asia). Then I listened to every KC album, and I also learned much more about music, and after playing this cd again, I realzed the majesty of this work.

Larks starts a musical tradition of complex and large instrumentals with the same name, and the best parts of those fractions of instrumentals are certainly concentrated in this album, having the most original, complex, and explosive sound of all the other Larks Tongues in Aspic songs spread in later albums.

Apart from the title tracks, The songs Book Of Saturday, Easy Money and Exiles, starts the collaboration of an historical singer among King Crimson: John Wetton. This guy have been in a lot of prog bands but I still regard Wetton's collaborations with King Crimson as the best he'd done, even better than those with Asia, Uriah Heep or Family. these tracks are all so different; Book Of Saturday is a soft and well organized song, the song that applies the best usage of slow moods through the album, Easy Money is an excellent example of improvisation and freaky moods that have always characteried King Crimson, and Exiles may be the best track in the album (apart from the title tracks) because of how they perfectly balance the loud and soft sounds, the improvisation and the deeply thought composition. The Talking Drum is also another instrumetal that fits alright with the album's structure.

Among the artists I noticed that the album isn't dominated by only one instrument, instead, Fripp brought Muir in the violin to make the album's sound pure and enjoyable; Wetton's bass is played smoothly but Fripp's guitar is performed like if they were painting in numbers.

True, is difficult to comprehend and it may take a cultural following to understand it, but among complexity and composition I would regard it as their best album ever made.

Masterpiece that wears its years well.......2006-09-08

So much of what is classfied as 'prog rock' is showing its age, and time has not been kind. This opus by the ever- mutable King Crimson only sounds better with the passage of time, and it's taken me years to fully appreciate what Fripp and co achieved with this unusual collection. For someone accustomed to the melodic progressions of Pink Floyd and (occasionally) Yes, LTIA came as a rude shock with its abrupt dynamic shifts and uneasy mixture of delicacy and brute force. This is 20th century contemporary music par excellence, and is undoubtedly an acquired taste. Stick with it, and approach without expectations. This is the greatest example of that much maligned and often misunderstood genre called 'Prog'

Wow.......2006-06-24

First of all, let me slam the guy who gave this one star because it has too much dynamic range. Note: I am a professional recording engineer and trust me....dynamic range is GOOD. Most pop albums are compressed to the point of being unmusical. Okay, end of rant. Now on to this disc: King Crimson is one of the best bands ever to make music, and this is one of their best CDs. We can argue whether it's THE best or one of the top three, but come on, we're splitting hairs here. If you are open to challenging and wondrous music, buy this. Now. I mean it.

A Classic in any genre of music........2006-04-03

Too often bands in the 70's were tagged with names like 'supergroup', 'prog','heavy metal'etc etc.
King Crimson had already been through all that and thier masterpiece debut, In The Court of The Crimson King, they arguably redifined an area of music which was only later to be called Progessive Rock.
KC were as experimental as any other band from that era.
But after 4 albums and constant personell changes their tallisman Robert Fripp assembled a line up featuring a violinist and two percussionists.Add to this the agressive bass and Greg Lake style vocals of John Wetton (how far was this music from Asia John?)and the new KC was born and bore very little resemblance to not only the previous line ups but sounded like no other band on the planet.
To achieve such a unique style was an archivement in itself, to produce an equally unique album was even greater.
Starting with the longest intro you'll hear to the last coda fading of Fripp's Bible Black Gibson, this album frightens with its intense change of moods and surprises with its serenity.
You could almost hear it as a future soundtrack to modern Hitchcock.
After 30 years it stands up not only in terms of production but in the quality of the playing by five musicians challanging themselves and the listener.
This line up, minus one, went on to make two more excellent albums but Crimson never sounded as original as this again or before.To think this was 4 years after the groundbreaking debut that took some doing!

Amazing, hammering, intense (but inaccessible!) rock.......2006-03-27

Wow. This one might take a lot of listens to be comfortable with, but it's definitely worth the effort. In 1972, Robert Fripp must have decided he'd had enough of "Islands"-style directionless classical-rock noodling/cacophony, because "Larks' Tongues", recorded with a completely new band of highly professional musicians, is focused and hard-hitting. Former Yes drummer Bill Bruford really widens his scope on "Larks'" and plays like he never had before, John Wetton contributes his cool voice and great bass playing, violinist David Cross brings in an unexpected but effective element to the music, and mad percussionist Jamie Muir bangs and rattles away on everything in the studio that he can hit.

Of course, at the center of the band stands Robert Fripp, who tears up "Larks' Tongues In Aspic Parts One and Two" with the guitar he seemed to have forgotten about since recording "In The Wake Of Poseidon". The title track instrumentals are terrifically threatening, and although they might sound like random improv at first listen, they are actually well-constructed pieces. "The Talking Drum", which leads into "Larks' Tongues Part Two", is probably my favorite of the album; slowly building from a quiet drum-beat to a raging rocker with Bruford and Wetton holding down the piece, Fripp ripping away with his riffs and Cross swooping about with his violin.

The remaining three tracks are actual songs, albeit with much jamming included. "Exiles" is a beautiful ballad, and while John Wetton can't beat Greg Lake at belting out such epic lines (but who can beat Greg Lake at this style?), he gives a great performance anyway. The playing is excellent as well. "Easy Money" steers more into rocking territory, with some aggressive vocals and a long mid-song guitar-led jam that doesn't get boring for one second (I especially like the part around 6:02 or so, although I couldn't tell you why.) I can't forget to mention the funny sound effects throughout the song, which I guess are courtesy of Jamie Muir. Finally, "Book Of Saturday" is really quiet and unremarkable when compared with the rest of the album, but it's a nice ballad in any case.

Despite all my praise, this really shouldn't be your first King Crimson record. One album reviewing website called "Larks' Tongues" "unfriendly music", and I don't think there's a better description for it. This album is cold, inaccessible and not inviting at all. You'd better go for "In The Court Of The Crimson King" or maybe "Red" first if you're not familiar with the band. If you find yourself loving these albums, however, don't hesitate to get this one. Listening to "Larks' Tongues In Aspic" is quite a jarring experience, even after a hundred spins.

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