Confession - I had no patience when it comes to the older King Crimson releases. I couldn't pin it down to a particular dislike but I simply couldn't click with any of those albums. Then I came across The Power to Believe. This happened in 2003, where I was too busy checking out the dark arts of Norwegian & Swedish acts mostly. Yes, I'm a big fan of instrumentals & despite not being fully instrumental, the KC materials simply didn't appeal. What made The Power stand out from the rest of its predecessors? Heavy guitars. That's right, the band actually incorporated a more aggressive overdriven / distorted tones in this final studio adventure & it's ace to say the least. Sad that KC won't further the prog wave any more but I rest in the knowledge that something's brewing post-KC.
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