Fracture (track)
by King Crimson
Year: 1974
From the album Starless And Bible Black (track #8)
Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Fracture appears on the following album(s) by King Crimson:
- Starless And Bible Black (track #8) (this album) (1974)
- USA (track #8) (1975)
- Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, June 28, 1974 (track #7) (2005)
- The Condensed 21st Century Guide To King Crimson (track #10) (compilation) (2006)
- The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974) (track #8) (1992)
- The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-1974) (track #38) (1992)
- The Collectable King Crimson: Volume One (track #17) (compilation) (2006)
- The Night Watch (track #4) (1997)
- Cirkus - The Young Person's Guide To King Crimson Live (track #20) (compilation) (1999)
- Live In Toronto June 24, 1974 (track #6) (2011)
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Listen to Fracture on YouTube
Fracture ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this track. | Show all 102 ratings for this track.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/15/2026 19:40 |  DommeDamian | 77,187 | 51/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2026 12:38 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,106 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 20:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 18:57 | stareaterogni0n | 6,236 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 21:14 |  Superunknown | 544 | 86/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.
Fracture favourites
Showing all 9 members who have added this track as a favourite
Fracture comments
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
talinhosgameplay 06/22/2024 00:54 | #304040
Signature King Crimson sound right here! Not their best song but it has a lot of personality. (Edited)
Bill Bruford's creative percussion and the downright frantic fretwork from Fripp steals the show here.
The song that inspired the Simpsons theme song! (or maybe not, but I like to think that it did...) (Edited)
Your feedback for Fracture
