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Larks' Tongues In Aspic, King Crimson's fifth studio album was released 50 years ago in March 1973 marking a radical departure from everything they’d previously done. With guitarist Robert Fripp as the only survivor from the original line-up, the new line-up featured violinist David Cross, ex-Yes drummer Bill Bruford, ex-Family bassist John Wetton with percussionist, Jamie Muir completing the tour de force.

SEE LT@50 LIVE

The David Cross Band will be touring Larks' Tongues In the Aspic at 50 throughout 2023 and onwards as a celebration of this seminal album.

This is a cracking album with wonderful lyrics, musicianship and outstanding vocals and it could have so easily passed me by. I was fortunate enough to receive this offering in time to allow me to witness this band in a live setting and can promise you that these guys can really cut it.

They are a graceful, powerful unit. Starfall shows off their signature style with its tricky, knuckle-busting riffs, with beats dropped hither and thither, before they all pull together to back Jinian Wilde’s warm, soaring vocal melodies. Cross’s violin solo is so flamboyant and intense, one can imagine him sprouting horns.

Prog has always been a weird beast, but one which has largely been tamed in recent years. With the "Sign of the Crow" album, David Cross has proven what can be achieved when you re-ignite the fire in its belly.

"This is unquestionably one of the most beautiful violin albums I've ever come across, and one of the best albums so far this year."

Allister Thompson: The Gateless Gate, Bandcamp