Nosebleed

I listened to it more carefully, and thinking it over, sfascia is right! There's a lot of noise like New Yorkese.

Page Hamilton mentioned in interviews that this was one of his favorites as a child. He must be some kind of absurd fascist though.

In fact, I wasn't specifically referring to you, pannnzzoone.

Yes, okay, but we also need to state things as they are—not reevaluate useless albums as supposed super influential, or on the contrary, pass off masterpieces as niche stuff. That's how we should reassess, in my opinion. There's no need to get upset if someone says that the King Crimson could also be considered "pop-rock."

To me, it seems that there are people who think that "pop" must necessarily be synonymous with something dreadful, and that by reminding them that, after all, these are rock bands, one can strip them of the status of critics and know-it-alls they have self-assigned. I myself noted a little above that the term is often poorly received because, today, it is used for the mind-numbing drivel that plays all day, but that does not mean we should forget that King Crimson or their peers are nothing transcendent in the end, and defining them as "pop" is not dreadful. I find it more inappropriate to use it in the "modern" sense than in the original one, which I do not find unsuitable for these guys as for other untouchables of rock.

What I wanted to say is that some of the groups from those decades, for example these ones, are still enveloped in such a divine aura that if someone dares to classify them as "pop" and remembers that everyone or almost everyone, perhaps without being connoisseurs of art or music history, listened to Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple back then, they end up getting a 1 in the review. As if it were an offense, as if considering them for what they are, namely light music musicians, were to show them disrespect; I believe it’s much more incorrect to regard them as gods of music and insist they are necessarily niche artists with a niche audience that, as such, is composed of true connoisseurs who know or understand more. It's better to come to terms with it and admit that today it might not be so normal (and perhaps "pop") to listen to good music.

Ahah...the samples are stunning, especially the last one! In the second one, they really sound like Helmet...I need to listen to this album again.

I didn't understand much about the reception... I have to say I know the early Entombed much better, but this album doesn't seem very noisy to me. There are some influences, yes, but it mostly sounds like the usual thrash-hard rock of the "mid" Entombed. I'll listen to it more closely.

I also don't understand all these criticisms regarding the definition of "pop-rock." After all, when King Crimson were around, I wouldn't say it was the norm to listen to this music, but almost... they certainly didn't enjoy the cult status they have today. Perhaps the term has acquired a derogatory nuance because it is now mostly associated with the brainwashing stuff that goes through the major channels. Anyway, great album, maybe my favorite of the KC.

How can one not agree? Very influential. However, I've never really liked them much, I prefer Celtic Frost.