The Talking Drum (track)
by King Crimson
Year: 1973
From the album Larks' Tongues In Aspic (track #5)
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The Talking Drum appears on the following album(s) by King Crimson:
- Larks' Tongues In Aspic (track #5) (this album) (1973)
- The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974) (track #32) (1992)
- The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974) (track #47) (1992)
- B'Boom (track #13) (1995)
- The Night Watch (track #10) (1997)
- VROOOM VROOOM (track #6) (2001)
- Park West, Chicago, Illinois, August 7, 2008 (track #8) (2008)
- Cirkus - The Young Person's Guide To King Crimson Live (track #23) (compilation) (1999)
- The Elements (2014 Tour Box) (track #8) (compilation) (2014)
- Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson (track #40) (compilation) (1991)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 04/23/2026 10:04 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 19:39 | adbrack1988 | 8,239 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/19/2026 05:20 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2026 12:35 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 09:10 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 9% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 78.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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This is a stunning instrumental. Every one of them gets opportunities to take centre stage and shine. I love the drive of this track
DriftingOrpheus 03/31/2020 23:57 | #249372
This is an unbelievably beautiful instrumental...the best KC has ever done.
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