Beat (King Crimson album)
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| Studio album by King Crimson | ||||
| Released | 18 June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 35:19 | |||
| Label | E.G. | |||
| Producer | Rhett Davies | |||
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| Trouser Press | favourable |
Beat is the ninth studio album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 by record label E.G. It is the first King Crimson studio album to feature a band line-up identical to that of their previous album.
According to the Trouser Press Record Guide, the album focused on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac. The album makes several references to the writings of the Beat Generation:
The halftone quaver image on the cover was designed by artist Rob O'Connor.
Released on 18 June 1982, Beat reached number 39 in the UK Albums Chart.Trouser Press wrote that "the players push their instruments into a new form, akin to fusion and art-rock, but miles beyond either, and beyond description as well." A new 5.1 surround sound mix by Steven Wilson will be released as a CD/DVD-A release. It will be reissued in October 2016 remixed by Wilson and Robert Fripp for the 40th Anniversary Series standalone and new On (and off) The Road 1981 - 1984 boxset.
The Chapman Stick introduction to "Sartori in Tangier" is featured in the first scene of the premiere of the MTV show The Maxx.
The heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold included songs on their 2013 album Hail to the King like "Crimson Day" and "Requiem". Though the titles appear random it should be noted that another track "Acid Rain" shares its name with a song by Tony Levin's fusion group Liquid Tension Experiment which also happened to feature Avenged Sevenfold's former session drummer Mike Portnoy.
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