Released 23 May 2000 Artist King Crimson Label Discipline Global Mobile | Length 58:18 Release date 23 May 2000 | |
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The Construkction of Light
(2000) King Crimson Live in Mainz
(2001) Genres Progressive rock, Progressive metal, Experimental rock Similar King Crimson albums, Progressive rock albums | ||
The construkction of light live in japan 2003
The Construkction of Light (stylised the construKction of light) is the twelfth studio album by English band King Crimson, released in May 2000 by record label Virgin.
Contents
- The construkction of light live in japan 2003
- Background
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Background
It has the distinction of being the first studio album to be released by King Crimson without two longtime members (the first without drummer Bill Bruford who debuted with the band for 1973's Larks' Tongues in Aspic and without bassist Tony Levin who joined in 1981). The departure of these stalwarts brought an end to the "double trio" era of the band and their return to a quartet: Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto. Fripp was now not only the last remaining member from any lineup prior to 1981 but the only Englishman left as well.
Reception
AllMusic wrote that the band "fall flat with The ConstruKction of Light [...] Unable to shed the weight of their oft-brilliant history, the most promising moments of ConstruKction are crushed underneath the bulk. What makes ConstruKction such a disappointment is, despite how 'progressive' the band-fragmenting ProjeKct approach appeared on paper, upon execution, it produced an utterly backward-looking album."
Track listing
All writing by Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto.
Personnel
Songs
ProzaKc Blues5:29
The ConstruKction of Light5:50
Into the Frying Pan6:54