The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974)
by King Crimson
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The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974) is ranked 11th 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 (An Observation By King Crimson) which is ranked number 26 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,139.
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The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2026 10:35 | PurpleHazel | 1,515 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 13:37 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,469 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2025 06:24 | Skerns | 5,095 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2024 21:29 | RockingRoll666 | 1,679 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2023 15:52 |  EyeKanFly | 8,756 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Jbalbinolr 05/02/2021 14:55 | #269214 | TOP COMMENT
With many versions of the same songs, one would think that this album is going to be a slog, but in reality is one of the better improvisational rock albums ever. All of the improvisations go to places far beyond their original ideas, and the clear sense of progression between disc and disce makes this one of the essential albums of all time.
Essential for Crim fans
This long album is awesome
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