Larks' Tongues in Aspic
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6th |
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46:37 |
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King Crimson |
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Command Studios, London |
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Larks' Tongues in Aspic is the fifth studio album by the British rock band King Crimson , released in 1973 . With this album, the band began to add new sounds ( string instruments as well as unusual percussion ) to their music. The name of the album (lark tongues in aspic) denotes an ancient Roman delicacy.
Band leader Robert Fripp , who at the end of 1972 was faced with the task of putting together a completely new band because the previous line-up had fallen apart after the last tour, was able to join Yes drummer Bill Bruford with ex- family singer and bassist John Wetton , Hire Jamie Muir ( percussion ) and violinist David Cross . Wetton's longtime friend Richard Palmer-James wrote the lyrics .
The album begins with the experimental instrumental piece Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One . This is followed by three pieces with vocals, Book of Saturday . Exiles and Easy Money . The last two recordings, The Talking Drum and Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two , are heavily influenced by Fusion ; in parts they also show echoes of heavy metal.
For the 1976 sampler A Young Persons 'Guide to King Crimson - A Personal Selection Compiled by Robert Fripp , Fripp recorded the final part of Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One as a coda , as did the Book of Saturday .
Track list
- page 1
- 1. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One ( D. Cross , R. Fripp , J. Wetton , B. Bruford , J. Muir ) - 13:36
- 2. Book of Saturday (R. Fripp, J. Wetton, R. Palmer-James ) - 2:49
- 3. Exiles (D. Cross, R. Fripp, R. Palmer-James) - 7:40
- Page 2
- 4. Easy Money (R. Fripp, J. Wetton, R. Palmer-James) - 7:54
- 5. The Talking Drum (D. Cross, R. Fripp, J. Wetton, B. Bruford, J. Muir) - 7:26
- 6. Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two (R. Fripp) - 7:12
Trivia
The theme of Larks' tongues in Aspic, Part Two was used (without Robert Fripp's approval) as background music for the numerous erotic scenes in the film Emmanuelle (1974). Fripp sued the producers, and an out-of-court settlement was reached.
reception
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In June 2015 the renowned trade journal Rolling Stone voted the album at number 20 of the 50 best progressive rock albums of all time .
The album was included in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://imdb.com/title/tt0071464/ IMDB entry for Emmanuelle
- ↑ Review by Bruce Eder on Allmusic (accessed November 14, 2018)
- Jump up ↑ Jon Weiderhorn: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time - King Crimson, 'Larks' Tongues in Aspic' (1973). In: Rolling Stone . Wenner Media, June 17, 2015, accessed on September 25, 2015 .