Title: Good Introduction, Not For Fans
Product review: If you are already a fan of King Crimson, apart from a few live tracks you have probably heard everything that's on here. This is a great way to hear a lot of the classic songs in a really well-mastered format though. In fact, it's a charming little collection for the most part, but it does something I never thought a King Crimson collection would do: edit and abridge the songs!Classics such as Starless, Islands, Exiles and Moonchild have all been cut down! All of my favorite songs are cut down to radio singles; this makes the collection hard to listen to. It might not bother a new fan though, as they don't know what the songs should sound like. Also most of the Lizard album got shafted, kind of lame.This is an ok item for beginners, but as a starting point I would probably recommend getting the 'Young Person's Guide to King Crimson' or the 4-cd live box 'The Great Deceiver' instead.
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