The Talking Drum
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For the West African drum, see talking drum.
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| Song by King Crimson | |||||
| Album | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | ||||
| Released | March 23, 1973 | ||||
| Recorded | January-February 1973 at Command Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 7:26 | ||||
| Label | Island Records (UK/Europe) Atlantic Records (rest of world) |
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| Writer | D. Cross/R. Fripp/J. Wetton/B. Bruford/J. Muir | ||||
| Producer | King Crimson | ||||
| Larks' Tongues in Aspic track listing | |||||
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The Talking Drum is the fifth song on King Crimson's 1973 Album Larks' Tongues in Aspic. It is the second of the three instrumental tracks from the album. The song opens with a percussion solo from J. Muir with slight background noises after which the song progressively builds encompassing all band members. At the end of the song a loud screeched tone is used leading into the final track Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two.
Although the song was rarely played live, it was revived during the double trio lineup of 1995 in which Tony Levin would use his Funk Fingers for the bass line. This version was shorter and used Trey Gunn's Warr Guitar to replace the violin.
