Providence (track)
by King Crimson

Providence by King Crimson
Year: 1974
From the album Red (track #4)
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 259 votes)
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 259 votes)
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This track is rated in the top 16% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.7.

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80/100
From 02/05/2025 03:05
It gets interesting in the second half.
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From 12/08/2021 14:13
What, the bassman a gives his instrument some deep slaps. heavy stuff man..
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From 07/08/2021 17:56
Much like Moonchild on ITCOTCK, Providence is a lot of improvisational noise that is difficult to listen to if you don't know what to expect. I do think it's pretty interesting though, and there's some organization, so it's not just a cacophony of sound. And if you're patient enough, there are some pretty awesome drum patterns and killer bass play in the second half of the song. All in all, it's a solid track, though not one I would revisit very often outside of the context of the album.
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From 09/04/2018 02:50
This song gives me chills. It is just top notch. The bass is perfect, what an amazing job by John Wetton!! He makes the song.
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75/100
From 10/31/2017 20:06
this is a cool song. sometimes I dont like king crimsons free improv stuff, but this one is pretty fun
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From 11/08/2016 05:05
Por momentos suena a musica clasica, cambia a progresivo y por partes parece una pieza de grunge, muy experimental
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