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King Crimson — Three of a Perfect Pair
Album: Three of a Perfect Pair
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Released: 1983
Length: 4:08
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She is susceptible
He is impossible
They have their cross to share
Three of a perfect pair

He has his contradicting views
She has her cyclothymic moods
They make a study in despair
Three of a perfect pair

One, one too many
Schizophrenic tendencies
Keeps it complicated (complicated)
Keeps it aggravated (aggravated)
And full of this hopelessness
What a perfect mess

He has his contradicting views
She has her cyclothymic moods
They make a study in despair
Three of a perfect pair

One, one too many
Schizophrenic tendencies
Keeps it complicated (complicated)
Keeps it so aggravated (aggravated)
And full of this hopelessness
Oh, what a perfect mess

One, one too many
Schizophrenic tendencies
Keeps it complicated
Keeps it so aggravated
Full of this hopelessness
Oh, what a perfect mess

One, one too many
Schizophrenic tendencies
Keeps it complicated (complicated)
Keeps it so aggravated (aggravated)
And full of this hopelessness
Oh, what a perfect mess
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 Tagish_girl wrote:

Make it go away. Please.




Learn how to use the "Skip button".  ...YOU go away!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Excellent!!   Thanx RP!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
The places to start: In The Court of the Crimson King - old school mystic prog that set a standard Red - Fripp, Bruford, Wetton in a formation that could "shred wallpaper at a hundred paces" according to Fripp Discipline - Fripp, Belew, Bruford, Levin, with a renewed vision and concentrated, unadulterated musicianship THRAK - Fripp, Belew, Bruford, Levin, Mastolletto, and Gunn in the "double trio" formation. A complex, formidable, and confrontational album that rewards thoughtful listening and, if you want a real honest-to-goodness treat: The Great Deceiver - complete, unedited performances of the band at their mid-70s prog rock best. A self indulgent purchase, but MAN. The cheapskate version of that would be The Night Watch - still a bang-up live set
Larks Tongues in Aspic!! Gotta have it.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
PattonFever wrote:
i _LOVE_ this one. king crimson never disappoints me.
you're kidding, right? that's not even sarcasm, its facetiousness...
Posted 17 years ago by out_to_lunch    [ Reply ]
sleepless on this same album is 1 of my all time favs... awesome to hear this today.
Posted 17 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
great music, but awful voice.
Posted 17 years ago by electronicthroat    [ Reply ]
King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair Kings Of Leon - The Runner Kruder & Dorfmeister - Gotta Jazz Jimi Hendrix - Drifting Was Bill just strolling by the middle of his collection and grabbing things as he walked?
Posted 17 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Make it go away. Please.
Posted 17 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
YEAH! Not my favorite Crim but fun to hear anyway. Anyone with an interest in this era should really pick up "Discipline". So awesome. Though my all-time fave Crim is "Red".
Posted 17 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
please, G-d, let it end soon.
Posted 17 years ago by TobiMc3    [ Reply ]
wow. two suckos in a row.
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
bob789 wrote:
Happened again on Feb 5th!
it's good, that's for damn sure
Posted 17 years ago by araujokrl    [ Reply ]
littleguy wrote:
Stay on key man. Can't hold a note.
And you've sold how many cd's?
Posted 17 years ago by MickMan    [ Reply ]
Stay on key man. Can't hold a note.
Posted 17 years ago by littleguy    [ Reply ]
kazuma wrote:
One of the kraziest segues ever ... 6:08 pm - King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair 6:03 pm - Kruder & Dorfmeister - Gotta Jazz Good krazy, that is.
Happened again on Feb 5th!
Posted 17 years ago by bob789    [ Reply ]
i _LOVE_ this one. king crimson never disappoints me.
Posted 17 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
In The Court of the Crimson King - old school mystic prog that set a standard
The title track from that one makes a timely appearance in the very excellent Children of Men, which I just saw yesterday. Thanks for posting the thumbnail summary of KC album highlights. That could come in handy for me later. All I have at this point is the Three of a Perfect Pair CD.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Heya Hijoppi, nice to notice that exactly a year ago you had the same thought I had tonight: David Byrne. Hehehe.
Posted 17 years ago by Alear    [ Reply ]
One of the kraziest segues ever ... 6:08 pm - King Crimson - Three of a Perfect Pair 6:03 pm - Kruder & Dorfmeister - Gotta Jazz Good krazy, that is.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Oh the memories...
Posted 17 years ago by Daniel_Pittenger    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
This song is amazing. Listen to the engineering too... the more I listen to Crimson, it's apparent they are one of the best bands around period. I saw them and Adrian played drums! Trey Gunn on Bass (I would have loved to see Levin, he is amazing!). This track is a beauty.
Posted 17 years ago by ericthereid    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing Peter Satara here...not good.
Posted 17 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
MTL_Robbie wrote:
Master Levin is THE god of the bass.
...and way under rated, appreciated, decorated etc.
Posted 17 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
You just played Fripp. Must be his day.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
China, 1982, in middle of a international experiment to see what happened if you put pasty white high school kids from an upstate NY suburb in the middle of a Beijing university. What did they do? They grooved for hours on end to King Crimson. Thanks for the memories!
Posted 18 years ago by Geoff    [ Reply ]
djinnthespazz wrote:
Always have liked Belew.
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
MinMan wrote:
Never mind the Luddites! I'm groovn' to the agrovated bass line. Thanks to Mr. T. Levin.
Master Levin is THE god of the bass.
Posted 18 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
Always have liked Belew.
Posted 18 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
I love King Crimson and Fripp...It satisfies my need for all that is skewered and unique...Adrian Belew helps too!!
Posted 18 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
Couldn't figure out if I liked this song or not. And then it did this cool chorus thing. I like it.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
I have started listening to this radio just recently and it is getting better and better all the time... I love King Crimson ...
Posted 18 years ago by molti    [ Reply ]
Never mind the Luddites! I'm groovn' to the agrovated bass line. Thanks to Mr. T. Levin.
Posted 18 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
This song makes my nostrils flare with its coolness. I love that drumming.
Posted 18 years ago by David_Price    [ Reply ]
Complicated...Aggravated..Aggravated...The only thing aggravating is the singer's voice. The guitar solo sounds like a broken pipe organ.
Posted 18 years ago by Kevstar    [ Reply ]
Kick ass....
Posted 18 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
Happy Birthday Bill Bruford!
Posted 18 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
interesting tune...maybe I'll delve into KC a little more. Always been intrigued with KC since Bill Bruford was with Yes also for a time.
Posted 18 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
Like Hujoppi, I thought this was David Byrne, but KNEW it was NOT Talking Heads....I would recognize Frippertronics anywhere!
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
MickMan wrote:
Fine, go back to insemminating cows, nobody's stopping you.
Oh, guy, you crack me up! I concur completely.
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Frippertronics is an amazing machine! Good read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frippertronics
Posted 18 years ago by Pantagruel    [ Reply ]
kingfish2004 wrote:
"Holy Jesus, hold the candle steady while I shave the chicken's lip!!!" That alone just made this song for me...
Mother Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip is a song from the album Thrakattak and quite possible the weirdest song title ever along with KC's The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum (which has Adrian Belew shouting "get jiggy with it!")
Posted 18 years ago by lizardman_tcs    [ Reply ]
grassfolk420 wrote:
Holy Jesus, hold the candle steady while I shave the chicken's lip!!! I haven't heard this in years! Thanks RP! King Crimson's later music is a challenging listen, if you want to introduce yourself to them, try the album "In the Court of the Crimson King."
"Holy Jesus, hold the candle steady while I shave the chicken's lip!!!" That alone just made this song for me...
Posted 18 years ago by kingfish2004    [ Reply ]
Holy Jesus, hold the candle steady while I shave the chicken's lip!!! I haven't heard this in years! Thanks RP! King Crimson's later music is a challenging listen, if you want to introduce yourself to them, try the album "In the Court of the Crimson King."
Posted 18 years ago by grassfolk420    [ Reply ]
wicked - lots of different rhythms going on there I saw KC a few years ago on the THRAK tour with a six man lineup - IMPRESSIVE an acquired taste, to be sure... thanks, Bill
Posted 18 years ago by Lizard62    [ Reply ]
I could swear it's David Byrne there, but guess not? Little too overpowering vocals in my taste, but otherwise, like the progressive touch...
Posted 18 years ago by hujoppi    [ Reply ]
Makes me think of Steely Dan. That's not a compliment.
Posted 18 years ago by Reaver    [ Reply ]
I like this song! It's not as ordinary as the most other songs I get to hear every day on radio!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
This song made my ears bleed....
Posted 18 years ago by stickers11    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by hurrah    [ Reply ]
Dang I missed it!
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
I really enjoy this dense song, full of emotion, and the driving, wailing beat is amazing. You can't tell from the pic here, but the album artwork is very interesting also, and from what I've read, it was done by a schizophrenic man in a mental hospital (three of a perfect pair is the title of the artwork, so the song was loosly based on that idea)
Posted 18 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC WITH MEANING, I LOVE THIS ALBUM. THANK YOU FOR PLAYING, RP!
Posted 18 years ago by foppy-knight    [ Reply ]
This is great King Crimson. I'll take this over Eyes Wide Open which is not as good and overplayed on RP, IMHO.
Posted 19 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
formersnowbug wrote:
fourthed
that ought to be enough for quorum, no?
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
phillips wrote:
thirded
fourthed
Posted 19 years ago by formersnowbug    [ Reply ]
MickMan wrote:
Fine, go back to insemminating cows, nobody's stopping you.
That's funny, I have never heard before but I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by bubb1971    [ Reply ]
Hermit wrote:
Simply AWFUL. I'm trying to work here!
Fine, go back to insemminating cows, nobody's stopping you.
Posted 19 years ago by MickMan    [ Reply ]
Yes, thanks RP for playing this one. I kind of lost track of King Crimson after selling my vinyl a few years ago. Always meant to replace with CDs but never got around to it. Good stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by Bobcat    [ Reply ]
Simply AWFUL. I'm trying to work here!
Posted 19 years ago by Hermit    [ Reply ]
Force wrote:
Seconded
thirded
Posted 19 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
nice choice! cool track I never hear anywhere... forgot all about this album. :propeller.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by cjg    [ Reply ]
August 1983 Berkeley Square -- Adrian Belew on his tape loop machine "Fripp in a Box" Thank God for Robert Fripp! :sunny.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
FRIPPERTRONICS!
Posted 19 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
smoothlandings wrote:
Please make it stop.
Seconded
Posted 19 years ago by Force    [ Reply ]
Please make it stop.
Posted 19 years ago by smoothlandings    [ Reply ]
Love the complexities
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
I thought this one was rather new on here. glad it was added. yes, excellent tune!
Posted 19 years ago by ladyj    [ Reply ]
This is a great song from one of King Crimson's best periods in their long history. Personally, my favorite song from this album is "Sleepless"... I'd love to hear that on RP sometime...
Posted 19 years ago by drmaybe    [ Reply ]
Oh...like all four triplets.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Excellent driving tune
Posted 19 years ago by Losman    [ Reply ]
Such a great song. There is so much great music from this band.
Posted 19 years ago by sici    [ Reply ]
Very cool! Very King Crimson.
Posted 19 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
I love this song.
Posted 19 years ago by ee_    [ Reply ]