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Amazon.com

Disciplined, varied, and often mind-blowing playing.

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Dusted Magazine

You can hear the absolute precision, yes; but the head and hands have not left the heart and soul behind.

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Rolling Stone

It is the sound of apocalypse now.

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Mojo

This is a more consistent set, and, hopefully, a revelation for a few young metal heads. [Feb 2003, p.89]

Stylus Magazine

This material is as inconsistent as anything off their past few records, but when they do hit upon a good moment, it tends to be really good.

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Pitchfork

Fans of the mid-1970s lineup should find the most to enjoy on Power to Believe, as it not only finds King Crimson playing with muscular aggression similar to that period, but also revisiting the group improvisation that set them so far apart from other 70s prog bands.

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Blender

Crimson's current incarnation combines the sounds of previous editions, especially the early math-rock of the mid-'70s and the deft, Talking Heads-redolent Ph.D-funk of the early '80s. [#14, p.138]

Q Magazine

A melange of preposterously angular guitar exercises, accomplished balladry and portentous doggerel. [Mar 2003, p.111]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes

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Hippie Boy gave it a9:
this is a really good album, although there are a few low points, or songs that don't work as good. The best part are the first 4 songs, then a medium song "Facts of life" then a funny/catchy/good song "Happy with what you have to be happy with" the rest is mostly ethereal music, with great highs and various lows. Definitely recommended for younger audience.

Christopher B gave it a 10:
Abolutely anything done by King Crimson or any of its current or past members deserves hours and hours of dedicated listening. Each member is a virtuoso, and when assembled together, the result is music that is progressive, mathematical, intense, impossible, sometimes geniusly improvised, other times geniusly compoed, yet melodic and emotional. This album is particularly heavy and industrial-like at times, picking up where Construction of Light left off.

Leonardo Noa Noa gave it a 9:
finally a great album by one of the greatest rock band ever, so many so-so albums since Discipline, and now, the real thing...

T Judgeson gave it a 9:
KC at their best, the state which is synonymous with the word powerful. Many should hear this, many should find this, many should experience this. Simply it's one of the best records this year.

julien b gave it a 10:
Sigh what can I say? ok nothing...

A. Iesi gave it a 10:
Powerfull and incredible sound

tOaD F gave it an 8:
The best one since Discipline in my opinion.

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