#21st century schizoid man - king crimson

[schizoid-hikikomori]

There was more discussion of the schizoid personality in mid 20th century works with the collective fascination with existentialism.

The post-war world inspired art and conversation about what it meant to be alive and be human, whether there is any meaning at all.

Books like No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai and The Stranger by Albert Camus strongly carry the tone of the period of which they were published in. There is no meaning, life is absurd, there is no happy ending.

A book on the schizophrenic personality was published in 1960, titled The Divided Self by R.D. Laing. The schizoid personality at this time and into the 80s when it was added to the DSM was seen as an extension of schizophrenia. Before it was added to the DSM, szpd was considered a broader diagnosis that included conditions described as "nonpsychotic schizophrenia-type illness", consistent with the detachment from the world around you and a flat affect, paired with little emotional expression.

Perhaps most famously, schizoid personality disorder was referenced in a song by King Crimson, released in 1969, titled "21st Century Schizoid Man". The song is about the growing desensitization with violence and war and the idea that people in the future will be schizoid. Not literally, of course, but the overall idea that soon we won't at all be fazed by suffering. Again, another product of the post war world. I also think it's a good song.

The discussion around the schizoid personality both in psychology and in the world has noticeably diminished since then, but it has remained a diagnosis in both the ICD and the DSM.

Because of the lack of discussion it has led to people misunderstanding the disorder, making false equivalences to other disorders, and looking at it only on the surface list of diagnostic criteria.

The DSM diagnostic criteria is primarily based on external observations. This is why individuals with other disorders think they have something when they don't—they either misdiagnose themselves or their professional misdiagnoses them.

There are studies and books that differentiate between these shallow lists, but most people do not spend the time to inform themselves.

Just another reminder of self reflection, and to look at older writing that better resonates with the schizoid experience. I find that more classical and gothic literature speaks to this experience better than most modern writing ever does.

[cosmonautroger]

King Crimson, 21st Century Schizoid Man, 1969

[rastronomicals]

8:28 AM EDT August 25, 2024:

King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man" From the album In the Court of the Crimson King (October 10, 1969)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Fire Witch songs

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[jt1674]

[skeledude]

King Crimson Minecraft Sheep

Saw someone's post on Twitter with a comparison of King Crimson and the Minecraft Movie Sheep

[bumblecrisp]

as previously stated my spotify wrapped is actually not at all representative of what i’ve been listening to for at least the last eight months, which is deeply unimportant in the grand scheme of things but it bothers me so im making a new one myself. this is the spotify wrapped of my heart

top artists:

king crimson

gordon lightfoot

kendrick lamar

taemin

miki matsubara

top songs:

frame by frame - king crimson

my love mine all mine - mitski

summer side of life - gordon lightfoot

everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears

투명 우산 (don’t let me go) - shinee

top genres:

progressive rock

new wave

k-pop

singer-songwriter

city pop

[icarus-suraki]

If you played "21st Century Schizoid Man" for a Swiftie, they'd burst into flames on the spot.

[red-mercer]

Art by chuboh (chuboh.carrd.co)

Biffo the Bear and his friend Buster from The Beano as the Schizoid Man and the Crimson King

Grappler Balki

(I paid for these on his stream and he okayed this posting)

[parageist]

you ever just randomly have 21st century schizoid man stuck in your head

man any song with anti-vietnam-war lyrics is instantly 100x better

BLOOD RACK, BARBED WIRE

POLITICIAN'S FUNERAL PYRE

INNOCENTS RAPED BY NAPALM FIRE

21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN

it also doesnt help that its referenced by jojo (KING CRIMSON) and is in this amazing mashup

[myimaginaryradio]

21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson - 1969

[geminiagentgreen]

[you-just-said-that]

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors")

[rastronomicals]

11:00 PM EDT May 5, 2024:

King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man" From the album In the Court of the Crimson King (October 10, 1969)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Fire Witch songs

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[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Todd Rundgren, Arthur Brown, Mel Collins, Chris Poland and Ian Paice - “21st Century Schizoid Man”

The 21st-century version sounds almost exactly like the 20th-century version, rendering Todd Rundgren, Arthur Brown, Mel Collins, Chris Poland and Ian Paice’s remake of King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man” pretty much pointless.

Rundgren and Brown are so swathed in effects, their 2024 voices come off as not dissimilar to Greg Lake’s of 1969. And while latter-day Crim sax man Collins, former Megadeath guitarist Poland and Deep Purple drummer Paice do a fine job of recreating the first song on the first King Crimson LP, such reproduction is better suited to a live tribute band than to a studio tribute record, the likes of which do better with reinterpretation.

In any event, “Schizoid Man” announces the April 19 arrival of Reimagining the Court of the Crimson King, featuring Crimson singer Jakko Jakszyk, drummer Carmine Appice and Hawkwind alumni Alan Davey, Paul Rudolph and Nik Turner, in one of his final performances, among others.

Perhaps they’ll do something different with their songs. As for “Schizoid Man,” the original will do just fine.

Grade card: Todd Rundgren, Arthur Brown, Mel Collins, Chris Poland and Ian Paice - “21st Century Schizoid Man” - C

3/14/24

[elllepi]

King Crimson

21st Century schizoid Man (1969). The lyrics of “21st Century Schizoid Man” were written by Peter Sinfield and consist chiefly of disconnected phrases which present a series of images. All three verses follow a set pattern in presenting these images. The song criticizes the Vietnam War with the lyrics “Politicians’ funeral pyre/Innocence raped with napalm fire”. The line “Cat’s foot, iron claw”…

[music-tourney]