The Power to Believe

by King Crimson

The Power to Believe cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 March 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary, Panegyric, Discipline Global Mobile
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 51:11
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 12 ratings

Artists on this release: Pat Mastelotto, Michael Giles, John Wetton, Boz Burrell, Ian Wallace, Ian McDonald, Adrian Belew, Jeremy Stacey, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Jakko M. Jakszyk, Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, David Cross, Andy McCulloch, Gordon Haskell, Peter Sinfield, Jamie Muir, Greg Lake, Tony Levin, Trey Gunn, Mel Collins

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fusing technical precision with dark, post-industrial soundscapes, 'The Power to Believe' offers a heavy and mechanical iteration of progressive rock. Complex time signatures, aggressive guitar interplay, and synthetic drum loops construct a dense, futuristic atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, technical, uncommon-time-signatures, guitar-heavy, polyrhythmic, experimental, progressive, distorted, long-form, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. The Power To Believe (Pt. I) (00:43)
  2. Level V (07:15)
  3. Eyes Wide Open (04:10)
  4. Elektrik (08:00)
  5. Facts of Life (intro) (01:38)
  6. Facts of Life (05:05)
  7. The Power To Believe (Pt. II) (07:43)
  8. Dangerous Curves (06:42)
  9. Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With (03:17)
  10. The Power To Believe (Pt. III) (04:10)
  11. The Power To Believe (Pt.IV) (02:28)

Credits

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