> Also, when a "perfect" or near-perfect album is followed by a less exceptional performance it makes the second look bad even though it might be pretty good on

> Also, when a "perfect" or near-perfect album is followed by a less exceptional performance it makes the second look bad even though it might be pretty good on it's own. If you only went by King Crimson's first two albums, you'd think they'd run out of ideas. The second album, while actually a decent album, just seems like a copy of the first one down to the ordering and the vibe of the songs. There's only maybe one original idea on it (Cat Food). Then from the third album on, KC pivots into entirely new directions and goes on to release a string of absolute prog rock classics. So I guess they escaped that second album curse.