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P.S I apologize, I had written a review on Iron Maiden, but upon checking on debaser.it, it’s not there. I don’t understand if it was necessary to audition or do something else to write about music. Well, see for yourself.
P.S.S I signed up again on the site because I lost the password, I hope it’s not a problematic situation. I’m still GinoMerci but added the 2.
Album of 1974
Great, great, and once again great, this fabulous album by King Crimson, an English-speaking band that made progressive a true lifestyle. Under some points of view, probably the greatest; under others, still great.
The band's acid and psychologically devastating influences are present, but surely Starless (not Bowie's one, and this is at the end of the work) is an absurd suite, from every point of view. As Heidegger said (beware, he was German, not British like King Crimson), "the work of art and its origin mean that they arise in their essence those things which are essential to it," and I completely agree with this quote (pardon the digression).
But it’s not like if you point out one thing, you can't like another, that's not how it works. I also very much like "One More Red Nightmare," fabulous and driven where the defining element is the sax, while Fripp's guitar is crucial. Bruford is extraordinary in his existentialism and nihilism.
It’s a pity that we won’t see this lineup again. Milestone. 10.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
05 Starless (12:18)
Sundown dazzling day
Gold through my eyes
But my eyes turned within
Only see
Starless and bible black
Ice blue silver sky
Fades into grey
To a grey hope that omens to be
Starless and bible black
Old friend charity
Cruel twisted smile
And the smile signals emptiness
For me
Starless and bible black
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