KING CRIMSON — Three Of A Perfect Pair (review)

KING CRIMSON — Three Of A Perfect Pair album cover Album · 1984 · Jazz Related Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
2.5/5 ·
Sean Trane
The third album of this KC evolution did not change much from the previous two albums, that even the title is apt: more of the same. And believe me, if you are no fan of that very same (check out my reviews of Discipline and Beat albums for those very reasons of why I am no fan), this album can be a plain bore.

There are still a few interesting moments on this album, not least the rather strange tribute to Lark's Tongue (here is the pt3) and the lengthier Industry (although this is very relative), but little else on this album to arouse my interest. Actually, listening to any of these three albums, irritates me slightly as I am simply not fond of this cold and technical pop sound all too 80's-typified.

As I pointed out this and Beat do not add anything new to Discipline and by now the recipe is wearing thin. The fact is that, this line-up never did much to me as the technicity and dexterity and complexity of the musicians is of course awesome but leave me rather cold.
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