King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two 

Bruford and Wetton's parts are so syncopated in the main mixed count sections that it is Fripp's rhythm guitar that defines the structure of the song.

It’s crazy to me how Wetton went from KC to Asia. He went from being an essential member of the hardest lineup KC ever had to being the frontman of one of the cheesiest prog bands ever. The still totally respect that dude but I simply don’t get it.

Oh also Bruford is a better drummer than Neil Peart, just putting that out there

@@NamelessFacelessWhoa he wanted to make money, as did Steve Howe, Geoff Downes and Carl Palmer.

​@@NamelessFacelessWhoa was also in Family, Roxy Music,Mogul Thrash , Uriah Heep, UK...Wetton, the ultimate journeyman....loved John Wetton, although he's looked at as a poor man's Greg Lake in some respects..,followed other bassists such as Ric Grech and the great Gary Thain..

thats so cool

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Hmm... I thought these time signatures 11/8, 10/8, 7/8, 5/8, 5/4 - even good old 4/4 is in there. :) A complex and a truly remarkable track for sure.

@@DaveLennonCopeland there's probably a lot of different ways to count it. Where exactly is 7/8 used though? I think I might've missed some parts.

@@wispycirrus9907 - Ok, I just listened to the part (at around the 02:07 mark) I thought had 7/8 time, but it seems more like 5/8. 13/8 sort of fits too moving into the odd fills in a different signature... I may be wrong. As YOU say, there's probably a lot of different ways to count it, and it makes my head hurt trying to actually count the time sig'... Just go on the feel of it, I guess. As a musician myself, feel is fundamental. :)

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The ending to me says “MASTERPIECE”.

The greatest breakdown in music. A beautifully constructed cacophony of sound. Solid wall of music smashing you in the head.

@@paulahunt5621 I would put it in the same vicinity as the finales of 2112, Tarkus and Lateralus (title tracks).

@@LS-tw4rj For best ELP album endings, I'd go with the finale of Karn Evil 9 Third Movement, when the super-computer takes over and cycles at faster and faster speeds through a repeating tonal sequence. Either that or the ending of Lucky Man.

I LOVE the ending - sort of controlled chaos - see my comment above.

venture bros?

I don't know how to feel about Rusty Venture being a prog rock fan honestly

@mk smith it should just be a pop museum since they add in public figures that have nothing to do with rock music. For shame

Welcome to the dark side padawan.

@mk smith Well, first of all I couldn't even see his face. I couldn't see his face; he was holding a gun against me. Uhm... I was thinking, this is a dangerous place. Oh, this is a dangerous place.

That chord actually made me stop cold whatever I was doing when this started. That's probably the heaviest KC ever got.

The "Terror Segments" (a Term I Created For The Ever so Heavy And Compliacted Riff Sequences Presesnt in Every Part of The Larks' Suite) Are The Best Parts of Any Larks' Song.

It's sort of from the gutter compared to King Crimson, but Into The Void by Black Sabbath is on par with LTIA2. And came out two years before. And NIB on the Black Sabbath album gives it a good run.

Fripp was a pioneer, he saw the potentials of Heavy Metal before a lot of other musicians and started experimenting with it as far as In The Court... no doubt so many metal bands today sounds so dissonant and technical.

@@GabAssbreaker Metal always wants Crim to be part of them. Crim is uninterested.

Agreed

agreed, and i'm currently on red. i have so much to listen to

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@@michaeljones1686 time signatures other than 4/4 = math i guess. i think it's basically a substitute for progressive.

Math rock ? Never heard that term before.

I was about to say that how would they ever go beyond LTIA the answer is Fracture. Red had no instrumental opus similar. Though l greatly enjoyed most of the Disipline era KC the same magic of the three Wetton albums could not be reproduced

@@Jlipnicki Its rock based on poly-rhythms and loops, tends to be very technical, I am not a fan of it really. I tend to think overly "mathy" sounding rock loses all of its soul. I think king crimsons poly-rhythmic stuff is infinitely more appealing because its unpredictable, and to me the complex structure doesn't hurt the musicality of the songs like how I feel about the songs I hear in most "math rock" playlists. But you should look up math rock and find a spotify playlist or two to checkout and see how you feel about it

@@ytho5863 Thanks for the informative reply. It does not sound like something that would appeal. None of the so-called prog rock bands that sprang up in the States in the 90s get it right somehow. I saw Crimson twice around the time of ' Larks Tongues ' and that is hard to beat.

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He'll come to your house at night and kidnap you as the newest member of his League of Crafty Guitarists (which is totally not a cult)

Toyah's the boss in their house! Watch out for a woman scorned lol. Well done learning such difficult material (Y)(Y)

Try playing it on drums, bruh

the adrian belew way

respect.

Careful mate. Those are fighting words :D

@@JoaoMelo-vl4th that’s why I put imo. My favorite may not be everyone else’s favorite.

@@LudwigHollywood66 just messing with you mate :) it's also my favourite. But it's a tough a pick since the other parts are amazing also. I know some people who swear by part 3 and even 4. A LOT of people love part 1. I hear some psychos prefer level 5 even :D

@@JoaoMelo-vl4th all good 👍

I find Larks’ part one really interesting as it’s got a lot of percussion in there, but I do like part two as well.

I saw KC last night & I'm wearing my Fred Sanford t-shirt today (hee hee)!

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It pavês the way for a devotional encounter

Burns with a righteous fury. Perfect.

well said

What u said is what all the alleged rock critics coulda shouda said

Not only is his drumming immaculate, his tone is PERFECT for the music. The pop of his drums complements the heavy clarity of Wetton's bass (and, previously, Squire's bass). Bruford had such amazingly good taste!

Nobody else CAN play like that.

Neil peart?

Tom Skinner.

Hard to believe that this was recorded in, what, 1973?

King Crimson were out here making a progressive metal song in 1973 while everyone else wasn't doing anything close

@@wispycirrus9907 Van der Graaf generator have much heavier stuff (see White Hammer) before this. Sometimes I even think they help Fripp on his way to this sort of thing. But VDGG are not using guitars.

Metallica was transcribing as fast as their minds could take them.

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A worthy assessment, my friend:)

Ever listened to Sabotage?

@@guitaristssuck8979 yes i have. i still think this is heavier

@@travisfalk1241 Symptom Of The Universe, man

@@guitaristssuck8979 i still think this is heavier respectfully😭

​@@guitaristssuck8979symptom of the universe Is more thrashier, while this sounds More modern un metal terms

Yo I see you all the time in Van der Graaf comment sections wassup!

@@waitingforwonderland6036 Oh, I love my Generator, and all those early Hammill albums with the whole band on them! Top stuff!

@@terrypussypower Agreed they are the best! they are criminally underrated!

Sounds like it was recorded in a bedroom though.

@@thegoodguy44 the production is way better than In The Court Of The Crimson King

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Exactly how I felt when I got it in 1973.

i just saw them a few weeks ago live at ArtPark in Lewiston NY, They played part 1 and part 2. Totally AWESOME! The three drummers really make it amazing!

I got it at age 17, in 1983. This "heavy jazz" lineup continued to be excellent after Muir left (Fracture anybody?). But I can't help but think that Muir stretched Bruford to level up from an already fantastic place

@@David-iv6je Bruford has commented many times that Muir was a major influence on him and really helped him in expanding his horizons and stretching his playing.

@@russellmurray3964 Oh yes you can totally tell. Bruford did little real percussion player stuff before that collaboration with Muir. BB was a very different drummer after that.

I want to go to the same cookouts as you.

You have good friends😂

Jamie Muir

Where did you see them? I was able to catch the double trio in Kissimmee in 1995.

whatever

Incredible

Yeah almost every tab or cover I've seen of this song is completely wrong. You have to have a good ear to figure out what Fripp's actually playing lol

Trueee, I see the similarities in it

I came here because I heard Fripp inspired by the Augurs of Spring section of the Rite of Spring when writing this

Wow. Would love to have seen that.

Lol if I was him that would be the easiest discission of my life

@@daario4278 He was getting bored with Yes musically. And frustrated with Squire on several different levels -- constant tardiness to rehearsals/gigs/recording sessions, needless hours tweaking his tone in the recording studio, etc. Dr. Bruford wanted something more immediate and visceral. KC provided him that outlet.

Think on this: Bruford made 6 records between February’71 thru October’74. And not just any records: the yes album; fragile; close to the edge; larks tongues in aspic; starless and bible black and red. What an underachiever

What about Greg Lake, leaving Crimson to form Emerson Lake and Palmer?

Bruford once said it was the only band he could join where he could play in 17/16 time and stay in decent hotels.

Let me guess. JoJo fan?

Am I the only female on earth who listens to this kind of music???

@@XXX_xxxxxxxx No, since my wife likes it, two (at least).

@@russellmurray3964 sweet

They got their name from beelzebubb how far out is that?

Hahaha

Bit early in the catalogue for that. Wait til Discipline and Three Of A Perfect Pair

@@spynae Red is heavy enough that it probably could have as well

@Bloody heresy

@Bloody no

Good Luck With That!! I've Been Trying my Hardest Too!

Nah, Pink Floyd are inferior

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Mi disco favorito de mi banda favorita, nada más. Y aguante Maiden...

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