The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974)
by King Crimson

The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974) by King Crimson
(Live album)
Year: 1992
Overall rank: 5,352nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 43 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1992 (94th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (884th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,352nd)

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King Crimson bestography

The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974) is ranked 11th 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 27,890.

King Crimson album bestography « Higher ranked (5,012th)
Thrak
This album (5,352nd)
The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974)
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Three Of A Perfect Pair

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Overall rank: 5,352nd | 1990s rank: 884th | 1992 rank: 94th

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78/100 (from 43 votes)
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08/30/2025 06:24 Skerns  Ratings distribution  5,07580/100
 
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08/16/2024 21:29 RockingRoll666  Ratings distribution  1,66773/100
 
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12/21/2023 00:06 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,85374/100
 
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08/24/2023 15:52 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,35865/100
 
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03/14/2023 05:41 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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From 05/02/2021 14:55 | #269214
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.
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Essential for Crim fans
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