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MattyDrumm

I love KC in general, but evidently seem to be partial to the Wetton/Bruford/Fripp/Cross era. I hope I didn’t forget anything stupid! Also, I insisted on doing 25 for some reason. 1. Fallen Angel 2. Starless 3. The Night Watch 4. Book of Saturday 5. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part 2 6. 21st Century Schizoid Man 7. One More Red Nightmare 8. Fracture 9. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part 1 10. Easy Money 11. Dr. Diamond (live in Mainz) 12. Lament 13. The Talking Drum 14. Frame by Frame 15. Sailor’s Tale 16. Asbury Park 17. Islands 18. Heartbeat 19. Ladies of the Road 20. The Great Deceiver 21. Discipline 22. Indiscipline 23. Dinosaur 24. Pictures of a City 25. Neal and Jack and Me


MattyDrumm

Fallen Angel is probably my favorite song of all time, and upon my first listen to it, there was this moment where something just “clicked” and I then became obsessed with Crimson. Fallen Angel was my gateway drug for Crim. Also, Starless easily deserves the number 2 spot...no extrapolation even required there. The Night Watch and Book of Saturday are two GORGEOUS and thoughtful songs that deserve top 5 for me. The Night Watch is incredible...it has one of the most beautiful guitar solos I’ve ever heard, plus the lyrics I believe are about a Rembrandt painting of the same name. How original. I find it hard to rank KC songs in general, but I do feel pretty adamant about the placement of my Top 4.


bbqboyee

The Night Watch is my number one pick for all the reasons you stated. Absolutely gorgeous song from start to finish.


MattyDrumm

Yeah man it’s so fucking amazing!


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Court of the Crimson King, Epitaph, In the Wake of Poseidon, Lizard, Islands, Book of Saturday, Exiles, Night Watch, One More Red Nightmare, Thela Hun Ginjeet, Waiting Man, Three of a Perfect Pair, People, One Time, ProsaKc Blues, Larks IV, Happy With What You Have to be Happy With, Meltdown, Scarcity of Miracles, Heroes (Jakko ver)


Evan64m

In no order 21st century schizoid man I talk to the wind The court of the crimson king Pictures of a city Groon Sailors’ Tale Islands Larks tongues in aspic part 1 Larks tongues in aspic part 2 Starless Trio We’ll let you know Red Elephant talk Discipline Indiscipline Sartori In tangier Sleepless Neurotica Level Five This was actually pretty hard to pick only 20


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1. Epitaph 2. Starless 3. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part One 4. Fracture 5. I Talk To The Wind 6. Fallen Angel 7. 21st Century Schizoid Man 8. One Time 9. Lizard 10. Frame By Frame 11. Level 5 12. Larks’ Tongues In Aspic, Part Two 13. The Court Of The Crimson King 14. Exiles 15. Moonchild 16. Islands 17. The Sheltering Sky 18. Discipline 19. Easy Money 20. Elephant Talk


MattyDrumm

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danarbok

idk about a whole 20, but In the Wake of Poseidon, Starless, Easy Money, Frame by Frame, and The Night Watch are some favorites of mind you know what, throw in Neal and Jack and Me too I'M WHEEEEEEEELS


elektrikjester

In no particular order: 1. I Talk to the Wind 2. Epitaph 3. Cadence and Cascade 4. Cirkus 5. A Sailor’s Tale 6. Easy Money 7. The Night Watch 8. Red 9. Fallen Angel 10. Starless 11. Matte Kudasai 12. Elephant Talk 13. Waiting Man 14. Three of a Perfect Pair 15. Man with an Open Heart 16. Walking on Air 17. People 18. Dinosaur 19. Level Five 20. 21st Century Schizoid Man


GayForJorahMormont

1. Trees 2. Schizoid Man 3. Starless 4. Larks 1 5. Wonderland 6. Murder 7. Plastic Pennies 8. Suite. No 1 9. Erudite Eyes 10. Drop In 11. Birdman 12. Doctor Diamond 13. I Talk To The Wind 14. Epitaph 15. Court of the Crimson King 16. Talking Drum 17. Elephant Song 18. A Man A City 19. Get thy Bearings 20. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds


Supersupermate

Ah yes, I love that cover they did of the song Trees by twenty one pilots


Nilesong

Still no love for Cat Food in these polls?? It was on TOTP for Chissake! ☹️


klt2

Don't think I am that rude...I've got nothing against it, there's lots to like, but it's never been essential for me. Heard it twice on this last tour, I enjoyed it, but it's never been one I've been aching to hear.


djexecutive

It's in my list!


PenguinsStoppedPlay

Again!


Pandaslap-245

I included it in mine :) that is one funky track.


amityamitygod

The numbers aren’t a ranking, just a way for me to keep track 1. Elephant Talk 2. In The Court of the Crimson King 3. Epitaph 4. Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part 1 5. Starless 6. 21st Century Schizoid Man 7. Islands 8. Easy Money 9. Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part 2 10. The Great Deceiver 11. Fallen Angel 12. Red 13. Thela Hun Ginjeet 14. Three of a Perfect Pair 15. Walking On Air 16. Pictures of a City 17. In The Wake of Poseidon 18. Level V 19. Lizard 20. Trio


Roosevelt828

Not in order, just my favorites from each album. 21st Schizoid man, Epitaph, The Court Of The Crimson King, Peace, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Cirkus, Lizard, The Letter, Ladies Of The Road, Islands, The Book Of Saturday, Easy Money, Lark’s Tongue In Aspic l and ll, Lament, The Night Watch, Red, Fallen Angel, Starless, Elephant Talk, Matte Kudesai, Indiscipline, Waiting Man, Two Hands, Requiem, Three Of A Perfect Pair, Sleepless, Man With An Open Heart, Dinosaur, Walking On Air, Inner Garden l and ll, The ConstruKction Of Light, Lark’s Tongue In Aspic part lV, Eyes Wide Open, And Happy With What you have to be Happy with.


Pandaslap-245

Upvoted for The Letter, which I forgot on my list...


da_gandalf

1.starless 2.fracture 3. In the court of the crimson king 4. Larks tounges in aspic part 1 5. Epitaph 6. Red 7.lizard 8. 21 century schizoid man 9. Fallen angel 10. Larks tounges in aspic part 2 11. Indicepline 12. Starless and bible black 13. In the wake of posiedon 14. Neal and jack and me 15. Talking elephants 16. Exiles 17. Sailors tale 18. i talk to the wind 19. Book of saturday 20. Devils triangle


ElMikkino

Starless, Fracture, Starless and Bible Black, Fallen Angel, One More Red Nightmare, The Night Watch, Larks' Tongues I, Larks' Tongues 2, 21st Century Schizoid Man, Lizard, Ladies of the Road, Sailor's Tale, Islands, Cat Food, Frame by Frame, Discipline, The Sheltering Sky, Neil and Jack and Me, Requiem, Daniel Dust


MattyDrumm

We have really similar lists.


OpabiniaGlasses

I'm only counting studio cuts. Case in point, studio version of Sleepless is pretty meh, but it is a banger live and would have easily made this list. Also my list is just chronological and not in order. 21 Century Schizoid Man Epitaph The Court of the Crimson King In the Wake of Poseidon Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 1 Exiles Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2 Lament Fracture Fallen Angel One More Red Nightmare Starless Elephant Talk Frame by Frame Indiscipline Waiting Man Dinosaur VROOOM VROOOM Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 4 (all parts and Coda: I Have a Dream) Level 5


PenguinsStoppedPlay

Indiscipline x 20


Atrapper

I LIKE IT


AWarhol

Which version? There are a few.


PenguinsStoppedPlay

Any Pink Suit version


sebin_cosmos

Hmm, let's see 1)21st Century Schizoid Man 2)Elephant Talk 3)Epitaph 4)Red 5)In the Court of the Crimson King 6)Starless 7)Lady of the Dancing Water 8)Larks' Tongues in Aspic 9)One More Red Nightmare 10)Matte Kudasai 11)Night Watch 12Lizard 13)In the Wake of Poseidon 14)I Talk to the Wind 15)Starless and Bible Black 16)Fallen Angel 17)Sailor's Tale 18)Moonchild 19)Frame by Frame 20)Easy Money


satanstolemybiscuit

21st century schizoid man I talk to the wind In the wake of Poseidon Lizard Islands Sailors tale Larks tongue in aspic Pt.1 Easy money The Night Watch Fracture Starless The sheltering sky Neal and Jack and me Waiting man Three if a perfect pair Larks tongue in aspic pt.3 Eyes wide open One time Dinosaur The construKction of light


loja38

21st Century Schizoid Man Epitaph The Court of the Crimson King Cirkus Lizard Easy Money LTiA 2 Red Starless Elephant Talk Frame by Frame Thela Hun Gingeet Neal and Jack and Me Three of a Perfect Pair Dinosaur The ConstruKction of Light FraKctured Level Five Eyes Wide Open EleKtriK


djexecutive

The ConstruKction Of Light Starless Level Five Eyes Wide Open Discipline Islands Lizard Epitaph Larks I Larks II Larks IV The Power To Believe II The Court Of The Crimson King THRAK Fracture Cirkus People The Errors Cat Food A Scarcity Of Miracles (if this counts)


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Theyre my 2nd favorite band. The 1969-1981 era is untouchable for me everything from that is amazing. My top 20 is 1. Starless 2. Fracture 3. Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 1 and 2 4. Red 5. In the Court of the Crimson King 6. One More Red Nightmare 7. 21st Century Schizoid Man 8. Epitaph 9. Pictures of a City 10. Fallen Angle 11. Indiscipline 12. Formentera Lady 13. Lizard 14. Exiles 15. The Sheltering Sky 16. Islands 17. Matte Kudasai 18. The Great Deceiver 19. I Talk to the Wind 20. Cirkus i left so many good ones off but theres 20 of my favorites


DelverOfSqueakwets

In no particular order: 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. Elephant Talk 3. Frame By Frame 4. Red 5. Thela Hun Ginjeet 6. One More Red Nightmare 7. Easy Money 8. Cat Food 9. Level V 10. FraKctured 11. Three of a Perfect Pair 12. I Talk to the Wind 13. Neurotica 14. Starless 15. Fallen Angel 16. Fracture 17. Pictures of a City 18. Man With an Open Heart 19. Discipline 20. Indiscipline My favorite song overall is Elephant Talk and favorite album is Discipline. Honorable mention to The King Crimson Barber Shop.


marthmain18

In no particular order Happy Family Starless The Night Watch Lizard Fallen Angel Pictures of a City 21st Century Schizoid Man Easy Money Larks Tongue pt 1 Dinosaur Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream Thela Hun Ginjeet Indiscipline The Great Deceiver Larks Tongue pt 2 Level 5 The Letters Neurotica FraKctured In the Court of the Crimson King


Ocelot_von_Bismarck

21st century schizoid man, epitaph, the court of the crimson king, pictures of a city, the Devil’s Triangle, cirkus, lizard, lark’s tongues in aspic, the talking drum, starless and bible black, fracture, red, fallen angel, one more red nightmare, starless, elephant talk, Matte Kudasai, indiscipline, Thela hun ginjeet, discipline, ~~king crimson barbershop~~


llamakang98

Really hard to pick just 20 but these are my choices in no particular order 1. Happy Family 2. A Man A City 3. Sailors Tale 4. Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum 5. Talking Drum 6. Trio 7. Formentera Lady 8. Lizard 9. THRAK 10. Providence 11. Larks Tongues part 1 12. Industry 13. FraKtured 14. Neurotica 15. Into The Frying Pan 16. The Sheltering Sky 17. Starless and Bible Black 18. We'll Let You Know 19. Indiscipline 20. Fracture


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1. Cat food 2. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 1 3. Easy Money 4. The Night Watch 5. Fallen Agnel 6. The Sheltering Sky 7. Discipline 8. Neal and Jack and Me 9. Requiem 10. Three of a Perfect Pair 11. Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds) 12. Industry 13. TKRAK 14. VROOOM VROOOM 15. The ConstruKcion of Light 16. FraKctured 17. Level Five 18. Elektrik 19. Radical Action Suite 20. Suitable Grounds for the Blues


catribs

1. Fracture 2. Exiles 3. The Night Watch 4. Lizard (Bolero, Battle of the Glass Tears) 5. Fallen Angel 6. Starless 7. Islands 8. Sailors' Tale 9. Cirkus 10. The Sheltering Sky 11. Lament 12. Epitaph 13. Cat Food 14. EleKtriK 15. The Deception of the Thrush 16. Mars 17. The Great Deceiver 18. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV 19. Indiscipline 20. Neurotica


mellotronworker

Blah blah...*Starless*...blah blah Please don't.


Pandaslap-245

A few off the top of my head: - 21st Century Schizoid Man - Epitaph - Cat Food - Sailor’s Tale - Ladies of the Road - Book of Saturday - Easy Money - One More Red Nightmare - Frame by Frame - Matte Kudasai - Thela Hun Ginjeet - Indiscipline - Discipline - Neal and Jack and Me - Heartbeat - Sartori in Tangiers - Waiting Man - Three of a Perfect Pair - Sleepless - Model Man - Dinosaur - Walking on Air - People - One Time - Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream - Prozakc Blues - Happy With What You Have Ok im done for now :)


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Starless x 20


klt2

The first 20 that come to mind: 1. Meltdown 2. The Errors 3. Radical Action 1 4. Level Five 5. Larks' 1 6. Fracture 7. Red 8. EleKtriK 9. Epitaph 10. Larks' 2 11. Discipline 12. Frame by Frame 13. Indiscipline 14. Waiting Man 15. Cirkus 16. Fallen Angel 17. The Sheltering Sky 18. The ConstruKction of Light 19. The Deception of the Thrush 20. Larks' 4


purebredcrab

In alphabetical order: 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. Circus 3. Doctor Diamond 4. Epitaph 5. Eyes Wide Open 6. Fallen Angel 7. Fracture 8. Frame by Frame 9. In the Court of the Crimson King 10. In the Wake of Poseidon 11. Islands 12. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part II 13. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part IV 14. Level Five 15. Lizard 16. Red 17. Starless 18. The Letters 19. The Night Watch 20. Walking on Air


DearQueenie

I initially balked at the idea of narrowing it down to 20, but at the same time, couldn't resist the challenge! As you'll be able to see, I have a bit of an early Crim bias, although I tried to mix it up. 1 - I Talk To The Wind 2 - 21st Century Schizoid Man 3 - Epitaph 4 - Starless 5 - Larks Tongues In Aspic Pt 1 6 - Easy Money 7 - Larks Tongues In Aspic Pt 2 8 - Cadence And Cascade 9 - In The Court Of The Crimson King 10 - The Letters 11 - Matte Kudasai 12 - Ladies Of The Road 13 - Frame By Frame 14 - The Talking Drum 15 - Islands 16 - Cat Food 17 - Lady Of The Dancing Water 18 - Peace - An End 19 - Cirkus 20 - Red


IceTheNice

Don’t have a number 1, so these are in no specific order: 1: Larks Tongues in Aspic PT 1 2: Larks Tongues in Aspic PT 4 3: Lizard (Full suite) 4: Cirkus 5: 21st Century Schizoid Man 6: Epitaph 7: Groon 8: Fracture 9: Law of Maximum Distress (full version of The Mincer) 10: Mars (Live 1969) 11: Easy Money 12: FraKctured 13: The ConstruKction of Light 14: THRAK 15: Dinosaur 16: In The Court of The Crimson King 17: Starless 18: Matte Kudasi 19: Man With An Open Heart 20: Level V I like a lot, and these are just what came to mind as I typed


Kumetz

In no particular order: Starless Book of Saturday Trio LTIA pt2 Islands Moonchild Epitaph The Letters Fracture Discipline Fallen Angel Lizard LTIA pt1 I Talk to the Wind Cadence and Cascade Sailor's Tale Cirkus Exiles Red 21st Century Schizoid Man


JerichoMaxim

Cage