THE CONCISE KING CRIMSON touts itself as a "pocket condensation" of the 1991 box set THE ESSENTIAL KING CRIMSON. What this means is that those either ignorant of who the band was/is or too economically constrained to shell out the bucks necessary for the box have a golden opportunity to hear classic Crimson tracks re-mastered by Robert Fripp in technologically "definitive" editions.
CONCISE offers a broad cross-section of KC history, from its halcyon, fire-breathing beginnings up through the progressive techno-gamelan hybrids that swept across the punk-seared landscape of the early '80s. Perhaps the self-acknowledged Crimsophile might recommend this audio summation of the band's legendary recordings to an unschooled neophyte. It's a dandy introduction for the financially challenged folks who want just a foretaste before dining at the grand Crimson table.|
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