King Crimson - THRAK CD (album) cover   King Crimson   Eclectic
Prog  3.61 | 641 ratings  From Progarchives.com, the ultimate
progressive rock music website  Prog Reviewer 2 stars What a
load of thrak this album is...and I don't mean that in the
complimentary sense.  I have learned long ago that just because
an album has the King Crimson name on it does necessarily make
it good. That's why I didn't expect too much from Thrak, and I
also didn't get much in return. First of all, I have two major
questions. First, did it really take six guys to create this
album? It sounds pretty simplistic and not very full (which for
me is completely different than being heavy). I know that there
is some serious musical talent here, but I really don't hear
much virtuosic playing. That leads into my next question: What's
so complicated about this music? Most of the songs are in 4/4
time and at relatively slow tempos. Sure, there are some nice
guitar fills and heavy basslines, but I really would not use the
word "complicated" to