KING CRIMSON

(UNITED KINGDOM)

THE POWER TO BELIEVE

(2003)
LABEL:

VIRGIN

GENRE:

PROGRESSIVE ROCK

TAGS:
Experimental, Old School
"With its impeccable construction and raging sound, "The Power To Believe" is a coherent album without unnecessary digressions. Without a doubt, the best album of King Crimson since "Starless"..."
VANDERGRAAF (29.08.2003)  
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Throughout the 1990s, King Crimson experimented with a wide variety of sounds. The band released more albums in ten years than in the rest of their career, a unique case for a seventies band. Nevertheless, this profusion of experimental records has often left us perplexed, giving us the impression that we are dealing with trials and tribulations rather than a finished work. 

The first two tracks of "The Power To Believe" bring us into a new era in the history of King Crimson. If the messy experimentation is absent, the skinned, sophisticated, radically modern sound remains intact. Fripp seems to have found his new team at last, and it finally sounds mature.

With the virtuoso mastery of 'Eyes wide open' and the dangerous emotion of the four parts of the eponymous song, King Crimson is closer than ever to its seventies inspirations. The many nods to the fans of the early days, especially in 'Facts of Life', do not deceive.

With its impeccable construction and raging sound, "The Power To Believe" is a coherent album without unnecessary digressions. Without a doubt, the best album of this legendary band since "Starless"...
- Official website

TRACK LISTING:
01. The Power To Believe I
02. Level Five
03. Eyes Wide Open
04. Elektrik
05. The Power To Believe II
06. Facts Of Life Intro
07. Facts Of Life
08. Dangerous Curves
09. Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With
10. The Power To Believe III
11. The Power To Believe IV

LINEUP:
Adrian Belew: Chant / Guitares
Pat Mastelotto: Batterie
Robert Fripp: Guitares
Trey Gunn: Guitares / Basse
   
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