Three Of A Perfect Pair
by King Crimson

Three Of A Perfect Pair by King Crimson
Year: 1984
Release date: 1984-00-00
Overall rank: 5,463rd   
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72/100 (from 146 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1984 (83rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (792nd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,463rd)

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King Crimson bestography

Three Of A Perfect Pair is ranked 12th best out of 94 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 27,845.

King Crimson album bestography « Higher ranked (5,344th)
The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974)
This album (5,463rd)
Three Of A Perfect Pair
Lower ranked (6,198th) »
The Power To Believe

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Three Of A Perfect Pair track list

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Three Of A Perfect Pair rankings

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Overall rank: 5,463rd | 1980s rank: 792nd | 1984 rank: 83rd

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From 11/10/2021 11:25 | #276063
Three of a Perfect Pair beats Beat in every way. This is an inspiring album with absolutely great tunes on side one and an industrial journey on side two. Side two is the most experimental side of all the records of their 80's era. I love it.
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King Crimson were completely different in the 80s but in a very cool way. They've created some of the best 80s songs out there.
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From 08/30/2016 01:12 | #173753
Two almost completely different albums. Side A, being garbage reminiscent of KC's worst album Beat, and side B being an avant garde, industrial delight.
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