Album · Released 6 October 1974
Red
Red gives heavy music an unusually alert sense of space. King Crimson can make a repeated guitar figure feel enormous, then leave a small sound exposed long enough for it to become unsettling. The five tracks draw much of their strength from the distance between those extremes. The instrumental title track establishes the album's physical impact. Robert Fripp's guitar has a hard, abrasive edge, and John Wetton's bass adds weight without simply…
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RedOur album review · 18 August 2026
9.5 