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The Power to Believe is the thirteenth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson. It was released on 24 February 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 4 March 2003 in the United States through Sanctuary Records and met with generally favourable reviews, with several critics appreciating its heightened aggression. The Power to Believe was preceded by the EP Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With (2002), which features alternate and otherwise unreleased tracks.
Background
After a tour opening for Tool in 2001, King Crimson refined and focused their four-piece structure for their second album in that configuration. While Level Five was a live release featuring two songs that would appear on the full album, Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With was a limited-edition studio release that, much like 1994's VROOOM, featured early studio versions of the upcoming album's tracks.
Content and composition
Originally titled Nuovo Metal, Like that previous album, The Power to Believe was recorded with King Crimson as a four-piece. Lindsay Planer of AllMusic wrote that the track "could easily be mistaken for the likes of Tool, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, or KMFDM."
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| rev2score = Positive
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| rev4score = 6.3/10
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| rev6 = Stylus Magazine
| rev6score = 6.5/10
The Power to Believe was met with mostly positive reviews. The album received an average score of 72/100 from 8 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
All music written by Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto; all lyrics by written by Adrian Belew.
Personnel
King Crimson
- Adrian Belew – electric guitar, vocals
- Robert Fripp – electric guitar
- Trey Gunn – fretted and fretless Warr Guitar
- Pat Mastelotto – acoustic and electronic drums and percussion
Additional personnel
- David Grosman – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Ken Latchney – haiku voice recording
- Tim Faulkner – voice source <small>(track 4)</small>
- Machine – production, programming, engineering, mixing
- Jeff Juliano – additional engineering
- Simon Heyworth – mastering
- David Singleton – mastering, management
- P. J. Crook – artwork
- Hugh O'Donnell – sleeve design
Charts
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