I just discovered "The Court Of The Crimson King" by King Crimson and it's a darn good song.

[SamAdams76]

I think I played this song at least 10 times today.

I discovered this because I am building a playlist of songs that were popular a half century ago. I intend to carry this through for the rest of my life. The playlist is called "50 Years".

I was born in 1962 so I only started remembering music around the year 1970 but back then, it was Partridge Family, Archies, that type of stuff, because I was only 7 years old, you know.

But this song by King Crimson is EPIC. Turns out that the late Greg Lake did vocals. It's a 10+ minute masterpiece. Said to be the first real "prog-rock" album.

Here it is in all it's glory

Anyhow, it's great to discover music a half century after it came out. The album art is ugly but I'll post a lion down below, which is pretty cool.

[dfwgator]

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends

Also known as the Trump Impeachment.

[rockrr]

Great tune - part of my default rotation for eons.

[neverevergiveup]

Yep. I love King Crimson.

[BradyLS]

Now you should check out all the covers of the song by others that are on youtube. There’s a group of 12-year olds that cover it as an instrumental. The Claypool-Lennon Delirium do a good, live cover. The metal group Saxon has its own cover. The original line-up for ASIA, featuring King Crimson alum John Wetton, do a fine live cover. I think there’s even a cover played on ukele—and covers of songs played on ukelele is its own youtube rabbit-hole!

Another fun youtube rabbit-hole is watching covers of the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck.”

[windsorknot]

Really nice. I pulled it up on Spotify (expanded & remastered).

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

I appreciate ELP and Moody Blues so much better now than I did in the 70’s. In fact I was going to post a link to Karn Evil but my aging brain was looking for it under the Moody Blues.

[dfwgator]

Check out “Tresspass” by Genesis from 1970, as well, (Phil Collins had yet to join the band), but it’s still a great album (especially ‘The Knife’)

[SamAdams76]

I lasted 15 seconds.

That's probaby what your wife said too!

Anyway, I am really liking my "50 Year" playlist. Already up to 124 songs and it's only Jan 25, 2020. I am using the book below as a reference. Any song that gets into the Hot 100 charts I will listen to and if I like it, it makes my playlist. I also listen to the albums they were from and add those songs as well if I deem them worthy.

Over time, I will drop songs off the playlist in order to keep it truly a "50 year" listing. So by 2023, I'll have all mostly 1973 songs in there.

[dfwgator]

Listen to “The Story in Your Eyes” and realize just what a fantastic guitar player Justin Hayward is, and yet he’s very rarely mentioned amongst the great guitarists.

[justme4now]

Heavy Duty?

BloodRock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhtoRlVUPo0

[sit-rep]

ig have to say back in the day there was smoke filled rooms a plenty hangin out listening to Crimson...

[Gay State Conservative]

All Along The Watchtower. Written by Dylan...performed by Hendrix. Very possibly the very best song of the 60s.

All Along The Watchtower

[rktman]

Good stuff.

[neverevergiveup]

This is one by them called Indiscipline. This is live, with three drummers. For non-drummers, be patient and make it through the beginning with the three drummers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpZxwe4SXY8

[SamAdams76]

Thanks, I’m going to check all these recommended tunes out later - got to go see a movie with the wife. But no matter how much you think you know music, there is always more to discover!

[sit-rep]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgQQ7k30Ti4

[Fresh Wind]

[ph_balanced]

Same here. I do have the LP but haven’t owned a working turntable in over a quarter century.

[MarDav]

Now play the rest of the album...then go on a Crimson discovery tour. I’m a fan of the earlier stuff: Red, Starless and Bible Black, Islands, In the Wake of Poseidon

[clamper1797]

Used to listen to that album when it first came out ... 1969 ish