Providence (track)
by King Crimson
Providence appears on the following album(s) by King Crimson:
- Red (track #4) (this album) (1974)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/22/2026 00:43 | alexandermause | 16,057 | 85/100 | |
| 02/11/2026 12:37 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 02/04/2026 14:25 |  Antonio-Pedro | 10,731 | 93/100 | |
| 12/28/2025 21:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 83,545 | 71/100 | |
| 12/06/2025 19:22 | Rayzer6 | 19,028 | 89/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 12% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.4.
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talinhosgameplay 02/05/2025 03:05 | #307398
It gets interesting in the second half.
Jboy56 12/08/2021 14:13 | #277245
What, the bassman a gives his instrument some deep slaps. heavy stuff man..
Much like Moonchild on ITCOTCK, Providence is a lot of improvisational noise that is difficult to listen to if you don't know what to expect. I do think it's pretty interesting though, and there's some organization, so it's not just a cacophony of sound. And if you're patient enough, there are some pretty awesome drum patterns and killer bass play in the second half of the song. All in all, it's a solid track, though not one I would revisit very often outside of the context of the album.
This song gives me chills. It is just top notch. The bass is perfect, what an amazing job by John Wetton!! He makes the song.
JulianR 10/31/2017 20:06 | #200365
this is a cool song. sometimes I dont like king crimsons free improv stuff, but this one is pretty fun
nitomano 11/08/2016 05:05 | #178086
Por momentos suena a musica clasica, cambia a progresivo y por partes parece una pieza de grunge, muy experimental
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