The Battle of Los Angeles: This might probably be my fav RATM, it's so energic and refined, and the production is astonishing. Such a banger.
The debut is their best. I can't say a single negative thing about it. It's basically flawless.
Having said that, BOLA is my favourite, and I also like the raw sound on it better than the clean sound on the debut. There are a few songs at the end of the album that aren't so great, but then it also has a number of songs I like better than anything on the debut.
On Red and Court: they're both great albums, but I don't hold either to the level most people do.
any album with moonchild is basically doomed though since that song is just a sloooog to sit through.
The presence of Moonchild means the other stuff is no good? I'm also not huge on Moonchild, and Epitaph isn't amazing, but the other three tracks are.
One day their debut will click and you'll love it
I think 21st Century Schizoid Man is brilliant, but finding the full album is a bitch. if it's anything like that song though colour me intrigued.
Well, actually, there's nothing else on that album like Schizoid Man. After that, there are two very quiet tracks, and two Genesis-ey tracks, so to speak.
If you want more weird jazzy Crimson songs, look up Pictures of a City, Cat Food, Lizard and The Letters. Especially those latter two.