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10 songs that feel like Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two

Matched to Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two by King Crimson on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
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Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
King Crimson
intense 69/100 intensity 140 BPM
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Civilization Day — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same chaotic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Round Trip — Ornette Coleman intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same complex texture.

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Out to Lunch — Eric Dolphy intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Straight Up and Down — Eric Dolphy intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same complex texture.

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Mars — John Coltrane intense 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Suicide & Redemption — Metallica intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same complex texture.

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Leo — John Coltrane intense

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 92% alike.

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Up 'Gainst the Wall — John Coltrane intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same complex texture.

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YYZ — Rush intense 152 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

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Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 76/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two is more than you want right now.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 86/100, down from 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 54/100.

After Forever by Black Sabbath
After Forever — Black Sabbath moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 55/100, versus the original's 69. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 69.

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Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 53/100.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 49/100, versus the original's 69.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two” by King Crimson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Civilization Day” by Ornette Coleman, “Round Trip” by Ornette Coleman, “Out to Lunch” by Eric Dolphy — the top match scores 89% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two” but calmer?

“CPR” by Wet Leg, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two”?

It measures 69/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 140 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 89% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 69/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity69
Dynamics89
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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