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 | Title : The Power to Believe
Author : King Crimson
Release Date : 20030304
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Robert Fripp and the ever-changing lineup of King Crimson continue to fascinate and challenge with The Power to Believe. The album’s opener is an a cappella version of the title track sweetly delivered by Adrian Belew that’s reprised three times later: once with jangling Eastern percussion and a soaring guitar; once as a sci-fi extravaganza that harkens to Crimson's glorious past; and finally as an a cappella closer. In between lies the disciplined, varied, and often mind-blowing playing one expects from these accomplished musicians. 'Facts of Life' is dirty prog blues, while 'Dangerous Curves' is like a low-key 'Kashmir' until it rises to a metallic crescendo. Then there's the sarcastic 'Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With,' which finds Belew berating younger outfits for their lack of artistic ambition. --Dominic Wills
Buyer Reviews :
I'm not going to give a full review of every song on this cd, because I just purchased it today, and like any King Crimson offering will require multiple listenings to fully digest and appreciate. At first blush a good portion of the cd is the crunching, heavy KC sound that originated on the Red album nearly 30 years ago. Frankly, that is not my favorite side of King Crimson, and this description applies to the tracks Level Five, Elektrik, and Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With. However, there are three tracks that I immediately LOVE at first listening. Eyes Wide Open is a melodious, delicate (by Crimson standards) vocal offering by Adrian Belew which holds up alongside Frame By Frame or Walking On Air, a sound which was unfortunately absent from the last KC album, The ConstruKCtion Of Light. The Power To Believe II and Dangerous Curves are flatly two of the best songs that KC has EVER done, by any line-up. TPTB II begins very quietly in a style similar to the beginning of Larks Tongues In Aspic Part I, and develops with a guitar theme similar to The Sheltering Sky. When two songs can give me goose-bumps on the first listen, I know they will only get better with time.
(by Chris)
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