The new version of King Crimson bore some resemblance to new wave music, which can be attributed in part to the work of both Belew and Fripp with Talking Heads and David Bowie, Levin's work with Peter Gabriel, and Fripp's work on "Exposure" and with The League of Gentlemen.
Sledila je daljša turneja, na kateri je King Crimson začela snemati material za nastajajoči album, "Starless and Bible Black", ki je izšel januarja 1974.