tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post6869175177440134970..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: King Crimson: Three Of A Perfect PairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-72642242964946663432018-06-26T19:31:18.319+03:002018-06-26T19:31:18.319+03:00There’s been no small amount of talk about how Red...There’s been no small amount of talk about how Red mirrors the structure of In the Court, but has anyone noticed that Three of a Perfect Pair kind of replicates Starless and Bible Black? Both have a handful of accessible, melodic vocal tracks concentrated in the beginning part of the album, both give way to more experimental instrumental (and at least quasi-improvised) music as they go along, both have one track each which kind of ‘merge’ these two styles and appear in the midst of the experimental stuff (“The Mincer” on SaBB, “Dig Me” on ToaPP) and both conclude with a heavy instrumental riff-rocker. Coincidence?<br /><br />Obviously, the structure isn’t exact, as “We’ll Let You Know” being sandwiched between “Lament” and “Night Watch” kind of disrupts the transition from ‘accessible’ to ‘experimental’ on SaBB.<br /><br />William Quiteriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054629184684673953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-50167320333182675902018-06-26T18:30:13.572+03:002018-06-26T18:30:13.572+03:00"ʽDig Meʼ, a song whose broken, twisted, and ..."ʽDig Meʼ, a song whose broken, twisted, and perverted riffage makes me think of a Captain Beefheart influence..."<br /><br />Honestly, I hear more of Jimi Hendrix in "Dig Me", due to the guitar noises, Belew's singing (at least in the Absent Lovers rendition) and possibly the chorus, with it sounding like something Hendrix could have written had he lived to see the New Wave boom. <br /><br />Lyrically, though, it does remind me a bit of Beefheart, so it is kind of a bizarre mix between the two, which is nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com