Larks' Tongues In Aspic
by King Crimson

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
Year: 1973
Release date: 1973-03-23
Overall rank: 751st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 628 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1973 (21st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (166th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (751st)

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King Crimson bestography

Larks' Tongues In Aspic is ranked 4th best out of 97 albums by King Crimson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by King Crimson is In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) which is ranked number 25 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,870.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 751st | 1970s rank: 166th | 1973 rank: 21st
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2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 197336/502
2026stareaterogni0nTop 100 Greatest Music Albums15/10085
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums6/10095
2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of 197316/1004
2026adbrack1988Top 33 Music Albums of 19737/334
2026stareaterogni0nTop 26 Music Albums of the 1970s2/2619
2026 JMGL95Top 34 Music Albums of 197324/342
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 500 Albums: 401-50046/100 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s38/10013
2026stangetzawayTop 53 Music Albums of 197314/534
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 197319/1004
2026stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of 197311/1005
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 19738/1005
2026 RockyRaccoonProgressive Rock64/100 -
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 18 Music Albums of 197315/181
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197360/1002
2026davidhuretTop 46 Music Albums of 197328/462
2026bonnequestionTop 53 Music Albums of 197329/532
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 197311/1005
2026Cheboygan74Top 11 Music Albums of 19738/112
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 405
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,312
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 628 votes)
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02/19/2026 05:20 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  1,55586/100
 
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01/24/2026 17:07 Bluedog  Ratings distribution  16573/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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75/100
From 11/25/2024 15:52 | #306248
It starts off with the least welcoming track and one of prog's most abstract specimens out there, but it does have some freakishly haunting moments which I really enjoy. In my opinion, the strongest moments on this particular album is when they jam out with more robust rhythms, such as in Easy Money.

Overall good album but pretty tough to digest.
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35/100
From 03/21/2023 09:38 | #295258
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From 08/19/2022 05:19 | #288667
A difficult album to get into but worth it. Only one song I don't especially care for. The opening and closing title tracks are excellent!
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60/100
From 02/26/2022 18:31 | #281949
This is nowhere near the Court of The Crimson King, there are only two enjoyable tracks here for me - the two parts of title track. Songs here are too long and haven't got much substance in my opinion.
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90/100
From 12/24/2021 12:48 | #277918
Part of me wants to give this album the perfect score. All the tracks are amazing. But I can't ignore the fact I dislike Wetton's vocals. As much as I love his bass playing, the vocals put me off.

Still a masterpiece. 9 out of 10.
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80/100
From 12/01/2021 16:29 | #276953
This album is Deep Prog. Not for the faint-hearted.
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From 06/18/2021 15:34 | #270836
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From 06/08/2021 23:12 | #270484
I had seen them in 1971, had all of their albums (including Earthbound) and was excited when LTIA was announced. Bruford leaving Yes at their most successful? This ought to be exciting.
It knocked me out.
A friend complained that they were adjusting the volume controls on his stereo.
I saw them three times in the next year. Once with Slade.
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From 06/24/2020 10:15 | #254379
It's an utterly mad sound. A bit too proggy for me.
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