Larks' Tongues In Aspic
by King Crimson
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic is ranked 4th best out of 100 albums by King Crimson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by King Crimson is In The Court Of The Crimson King which is ranked number 25 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 26,450.
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Larks' Tongues In Aspic rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 21 Music Albums of 1973 | 6/21 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 | 13/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 401-500 | 48/100 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1973 | 7/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 28 Music Albums of 1973 | 25/28 | 1 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 22 Music Albums of 1973 | 3/22 | 5 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 44 Music Albums of 1973 | 25/44 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 410 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,323 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | adbrack1988 | 1,129 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 15:26 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:33 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
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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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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/31/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5421): By Simon_bramhall BestEverAlbums 12/19/2024 21:00 in Album of the day (#5114): Larks' Tongues In AspicLarks' Tongues In Aspic comments
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But thank God, there's also Brufford, the most disciplined soldier in the squad, and he looks the most like a soldier, of course, an English one. He is always in full uniform, with a gun and at the firing point, he will protect everyone who happens to be near him. It will protect and comfort, you can hear it well in the last thing of the album - Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two, perhaps the most painful work in the entire difficult history of King Crimson. Actually, speaking of Brufford drums, ska is a very sensible and solid instrument, like a large transparent crystal that cannot be sawed with any file. He was like that at Yes. In the last Brufford record Yes - Close to the Edge, in the last composition - Siberian Khatru, in the very last seconds there is his last knock, brief and harsh, these are the words of farewell... (Edited)
Cargusbralem 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. (Edited)
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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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