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Logan Ressler
Long time music lover, especially into Prog and Fusion. "My Collection" is the stuff I have on vinyl.
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Logan Ressler's Album Reviews
Truly inventive and exhilarating music, this is Red's looser weirder older brother.
The quartet of Fripp, Bruford, Wetton and Cross have fine-honed their collective craft from the previous year's LTIA and come into their own with some of the best Crimson ensemble playing to date. What makes this album so impressive is that the majority of the content is live and mostly extemporaneous.
Side one contains some of Crimson's most well constructed pieces like opener The Great Deceiver and impressionistic The Night Watch. Side two is where the record shows its true colors- two long instrumental pieces that combine the experimental nature of Larks Tongue with the Proto-Metal of Red, all while retaining the freedom and excitement of live performance.
One their least accessible records, but the most rewarding with multiple listens. Not a recommended starting place for the band, but an excellent addition to any serious prog collection.
The quartet of Fripp, Bruford, Wetton and Cross have fine-honed their collective craft from the previous year's LTIA and come into their own with some of the best Crimson ensemble playing to date. What makes this album so impressive is that the majority of the content is live and mostly extemporaneous.
Side one contains some of Crimson's most well constructed pieces like opener The Great Deceiver and impressionistic The Night Watch. Side two is where the record shows its true colors- two long instrumental pieces that combine the experimental nature of Larks Tongue with the Proto-Metal of Red, all while retaining the freedom and excitement of live performance.
One their least accessible records, but the most rewarding with multiple listens. Not a recommended starting place for the band, but an excellent addition to any serious prog collection.
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