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

Posted on 01/25/2020 2:59:22 PM PST by 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.


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To: dfwgator

Tru dat!

My wife and I saw ELP in late 70s (?) on their “Works” tour that included a small orchestra and choir. Absolutely amazing!

But when the trio did “Karn Evil #9”, the crowd went totally bonkers - incredible power generated by those 3 guys.


41 posted on 01/25/2020 3:32:56 PM PST by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: SamAdams76

Great song. An even better song is “Epitaph” from the same album.


42 posted on 01/25/2020 3:34:12 PM PST by be-baw
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To: Fresh Wind

There used to be a box truck in my area that I saw a few times that had an excellent rendition of the image from that album cover completely covering the back of truck.

It was awesome!


43 posted on 01/25/2020 3:34:35 PM PST by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Yep, that’s the cover.

If I recall, the “song” had a very long “interlude” of meaningless sounds, but I liked the main part - didn’t understand all the references, though.


44 posted on 01/25/2020 3:35:09 PM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (I'll be good, I will. I will.)
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To: SamAdams76
The Yardbirds (1966) "Roger The Engineer" album

Yardbirds

45 posted on 01/25/2020 3:35:12 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: Gay State Conservative

My all time favorite tune,evah


46 posted on 01/25/2020 3:38:16 PM PST by Bell Bouy II
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To: SamAdams76

Bong out, man.


47 posted on 01/25/2020 3:38:28 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: SamAdams76

One of the best songs EVER. I still put it on in the background while looking at FR.


48 posted on 01/25/2020 3:38:43 PM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: RKM

“Red” is a great album. Much different than “Court of the Crimson King,” Other than Robert Fripp (the only constant among all the KC albums), it was a completely different album.

The biggest drawback of the albums of that period of King Crimson was John Wetton. Not that great a vocalist, great bass guitar player.


49 posted on 01/25/2020 3:39:24 PM PST by be-baw
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To: SamAdams76

One of the best songs EVER. I still put it on in the background while looking at FR.


50 posted on 01/25/2020 3:39:29 PM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: TexasGator

WOW! I think I lasted about that too.


51 posted on 01/25/2020 3:40:41 PM PST by rockinqsranch ("Democratic" party sold out to the ICP. It is now the Communist Party USA.)
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To: MarDav

Just pinging for later


52 posted on 01/25/2020 3:40:56 PM PST by doubled ( When in doubt)
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To: SamAdams76

I have that record. I haven’t listened to it on over 40 years.


53 posted on 01/25/2020 3:41:55 PM PST by vigilante2 (Make liberals cry again)
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To: SamAdams76

Listened to it a lot in 10th and 11th grade.
Always a pleasure listening to it the last 49 years whenever it comes up.
Still have a 33 vinyl and something to play it on.


54 posted on 01/25/2020 3:43:52 PM PST by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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To: SamAdams76

I discovered Gram Parsons a few years ago...was curious about his connection with Emmylou Harris. I’ve got his album Grievous Angel and one other I can’t remember. Some pretty good stuff. Not great in my opinion, but good. These days most of my music exploration is in older music — there’s still a lot of it that’s new to me.


55 posted on 01/25/2020 3:44:33 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: DivineMomentsOfTruth; newfreep; SamAdams76
Here is Asia covering In the Court of the Crimson King.

Those of you keeping score at home will note that

-singer/bassist John Wetton didn't sing on the original version, but WAS in KC,
-drummer Carl Palmer was in ELP, which included the vocalist on the studio version/KC alumni, Greg Lake,
-guitarist Steve Howe was in Yes, a big contemporary of KC, and
-keyboardist Geoff Downs was in the Buggles, whose hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" ushered in MTV

56 posted on 01/25/2020 3:46:20 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: dfwgator

Genesis with Peter Gabriel was one of my all time favorite bands. I particularly liked “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” and “Selling England by the Pound.”

The first time I heard of Genesis was seeing them live in concert. They were the warm-up for Humble Pie (just after Framption left). I was stoned (my normal state at that time) and the lead singer came out on stage dressed in outrageous costumes with masks. That, alone, caught my attention, but the music was awesome.


57 posted on 01/25/2020 3:46:50 PM PST by be-baw
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To: SamAdams76

I guess I can feel lucky I heard it when it was released. It was a big deal. 2nd LP (Lizard) was ground breaking too. Red was great.


58 posted on 01/25/2020 3:48:03 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: SamAdams76
King Crimson is something of an acquired taste, but it's a taste I enjoy. You might also check out Larks' Tongues in Aspic, which features a completely different lineup apart from Robert Fripp.
59 posted on 01/25/2020 3:52:05 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Posting from deep within enemy territory - San Jose, CA)
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To: SamAdams76

Welcome to the party pall. The first three King Crimson albums are all worth a listen.


60 posted on 01/25/2020 3:53:07 PM PST by D_Idaho ("For we wrestle not against flesh and blood...")
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