Three of a Perfect Pair

Three of a Perfect Pair
Studio album by
King Crimson
Released23 March 1984 (UK)
26 March 1984 (US)[1]
RecordedMay – November 1983
Studio
Genre
Length41:15
1:08:14 (2001 remaster)
Label
ProducerKing Crimson
King Crimson chronology
Beat
(1982) 		Three of a Perfect Pair
(1984) 		The Great Deceiver
(1992)
King Crimson studio chronology
Beat
(1982) 		Three of a Perfect Pair
(1984) 		THRAK
(1995)
Singles from Three of a Perfect Pair
  1. "Sleepless"
    Released: 2 March 1984[3]

Three of a Perfect Pair is the tenth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 23 March 1984 in the UK by E.G. Records.[4] It is the group's final studio album to feature the quartet of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford, which broke up later that year, though all four would appear in the sextet lineup featured on THRAK in 1995.

Music

According to Robert Fripp, the album "presents two distinct sides of the band’s personality, which has caused at least as much confusion for the group as it has the public and the industry. The left side is accessible, the right side excessive."[5]

The "other side" of bonus material on the 2001 CD remaster consists of two instrumental outtakes from the 1983 sessions, three alternate mixes of "Sleepless", and a 1989 a cappella recording (first published in the 1991 "Frame By Frame" box set) in which Tony Levin performs the barbershop quartet "The King Crimson Barber Shop".[6]

American hip hop duo Gang Starr would sample "Dig Me" on "Words I Manifest (Remix)" from their 1989 debut album No More Mr. Nice Guy.[citation needed]

Title and artwork

The title of the album is based on the idea of “perfect opposites”, or someone's truth, someone else's truth, and an objective truth (the idea of “three sides to every story”).[citation needed]

The Peter Willis designed artwork illustrates the sacred–profane dichotomy while being a simplified version of the Larks' Tongues in Aspic cover; a rising phallic object represents a male solar deity about to penetrate the crescent figure, a female lunar deity.[citation needed] According to Fripp, the artwork is “a presentation of a reconciliation of Western & Eastern Christianity...the front cover has the two elements, representing the male & female principles. The back cover has the third element drawing together & reconciling the preceding opposite terms”.[7][8]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Robert ChristgauB−[10]
Kerrang!mixed[12]
Rolling Stone[11]

Released in March 1984, Three of a Perfect Pair peaked at number 30 in the UK Albums Chart.[13]

Trouser Press described it in a mixed review as "a most disjunct album from a band that prided itself on carefully matched contradictions. The Left Side sports four of Adrian Belew's poorer songs and a self-derivative instrumental; the flip is nearly all-instrumental, nearly free-form, nearly brilliant...apparently the Frippressive 'discipline' that forged the critically acclaimed pop/art synthesis of the first two latter-day Crimson albums is not a permanent condition."[14]

A 5.1 surround sound mix of the album by Fripp and Steven Wilson was released in October 2016 for the band's 40th Anniversary Series as a standalone CD/DVD package and as part of the On (and off) The Road (1981–1984) box set.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Adrian Belew; all music is composed by Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin, except "The King Crimson Barber Shop", with music & lyrics by Levin.

Side one (The Left Side)
No.TitleLength
1."Three of a Perfect Pair"4:13
2."Model Man"3:49
3."Sleepless"5:24
4."Man with an Open Heart"3:05
5."Nuages (That Which Passes, Passes Like Clouds)" (instrumental)4:47
Total length:21:18
Side two (The Right Side)
No.TitleLength
6."Industry" (instrumental)7:04
7."Dig Me"3:16
8."No Warning" (instrumental)3:29
9."Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Part III)" (instrumental)6:05
Total length:19:54
2001 bonus tracks (The Other Side)
No.TitleLength
10."The King Crimson Barber Shop"1:37
11."Industrial Zone A" (instrumental)1:44
12."Industrial Zone B" (instrumental)4:33
13."Sleepless" (Tony Levin mix)7:26
14."Sleepless" (Bob Clearmountain mix)5:24
15."Sleepless" (Dance mix - F. Kevorkian)6:18

Personnel

King Crimson
Production personnel
  • Brad Davis – engineering
  • Tony Arnold (Arny's Shack) – engineering (6, 7)
  • Nick James, Ray Niznik, Peter Hefter – assistant engineers
  • Tex Read – social services
  • Peter Willis (Trevall Mill Studio) – cover symbol design basis
  • Timothy Eames – cover art

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 58
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 30
US Billboard 200[19] 58

References

  1. ^ Sid Smith (26 March 2024). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY 3OAPP". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ A Beginner’s Guide to the epic music of King Crimson
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
  4. ^ Live, D. G. M. (28 March 2020). "Three Of A Perfect Pair". DGM Live. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ Smith, Sid (May 2016). "Three Of A Perfect Pair - The Long View". dgmlive.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ Reed, Ryan (3 February 2017). "King Crimson: Beat & Three of a Perfect Pair". Relix. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ^ "FAQ - What Does It All Mean - ETWiki". Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. ^ Keeling, Andrew. "Smashwords – Musical Guide to Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson - A book by Andrew Keeling - page 31". Smashwords.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  9. ^ Prato, Greg. "King Crimson Three of a Perfect Pair review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Three of a Perfect Pair". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  11. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (10 May 1984). "Album Reviews: King Crimson – Three of a Perfect Pair". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  12. ^ Sinclair, David (3 May 1984). "King Crimson 'Three of a Perfect Pair'". Kerrang!. Vol. 67. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 10.
  13. ^ "King Crimson | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  14. ^ Grant, Steven; Fleischmann, Mark; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: King Crimson". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6745a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – King Crimson – Three of a Perfect Pair" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  17. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  19. ^ "King Crimson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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