As the title suggests, this is the third in a trilogy of albums that launched King Crimson back into the spotlight after a period of inactivity. Discipline was a game changer of an album that made everyone in Progland sit up and take note. Beat was a tad more on the melodic side, with more commercial material. This album is the weakest of the three however, and Fripp closed the project after this.
Even so, this album does have its moments. The title track is a mix of commercial and the wild and wonderful. The single Sleepless with Tony Levins’ amazing Chapman stick playing was what this version of Crim was all about: weird and wonderful rhythms and beats with crazy Frippertronics wailing away. My favourite piece is Larks Tongues In Aspic 3. If you’re into Crim, then this is what you love. It’s seemingly wild and anarchic pieces of music, repeating guitar segments over and over, with beats and grooves to match. T
his is not my favourite KC album by any stretch, but it does have its moments.
6.5/10 from The Grooveman.
