Larks' Tongues in Aspic

Larks' Tongues in Aspic is the title of a 1973 album by the British progressive rock group King Crimson. On this album, the band began to incorporate into their sound violin and also various exotic percussion instruments, including sheet metal and mbiras. The title refers to a Roman delicacy.

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1973 - Album - Progressive rock - King Crimson - Violin - Percussion instrument - Metal - Mbira

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The album opens with a long experimental instrumental piece titled "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One". After that there are three vocal pieces, "Book of Saturday", "Exiles" and "Easy Money". These are followed by two more instrumentals, "The Talking Drum" and "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two". The instrumental pieces on this album have strong jazz fusion influences, and portions have an almost heavy metal feel.

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Experiment - Instrumental - Vocal - Jazz fusion - Heavy metal

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