#in the court of the crimson king

[riddlesrhymes]

We lost a big one today (yesterday)...

Peter Sinfield 1943-2024

Lyricist of King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and lots more. Not only a lyricist, but a historical figure in prog rock and music.

Im in shock 😭

[cosmonautroger]

King Crimson, In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969

[jt1674]

[compactmemory]

in the court of the crimson king - king crimson 1969

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[percys-lemons]

experienced a sudden. moment and had to paint the guy

[rastronomicals]

6:32 AM EST November 9, 2024:

King Crimson -   "Moonchild Including The Dream And The Illusion" 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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[childoftheriver]

I’ve been listening to both the live (‘69) version and the album version of Epitaph. His voice is uncannily mature for a 21-22 year old. The song is as relatable today as it was then.

[sawsily]

fit idea

[daisyknife]

The freaking DRAMA?? The TEA????

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

october 10, 1969

King Crimson releases In the Court of the Crimson King, which is considered by many as the first Progressive Rock album.

[riddlesrhymes]

For all greg lake/elp fangirls, here you have an amazing (but short) track, thats almost only clean-voice greg singing. Also this is a lovely underrated album (that may sound "too much alike" to its predecesor but is still good).

Give it a shot if you care.

Cadence and Cascade is a gorgeous song, so calm. Same with "peace - a theme" (only instrumental). Theres also a more funky and psych track, "Cat food" wich i love, but its also really hated by lots heh.

Most of the songs in the album are sang by Greg! Weirdly enough, i didnt realize this till two or three weeks ago when i first listened to it. Its kind of a forgotten King Crimson album.

This was released only a couple of months before elp released their first album, and when KC original formation was falling apart, then Fripp kinda saved all and changed the sound of the band, but it was a breaking point.

If you liked ITCOTCK, you are probably going to like this!

[cosmonautroger]

King Crimson, In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969

[jt1674]

[ohgodmusic]

The rusted chains of prison moons are shattered by the sun I walk a road, horizons change, the tournament's begun The purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sing Three lullabies in an ancient tongue For the court of the crimson king

- "The Court of the Crimson King", In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), King Crimson

[mitjalovse]

A couple of original lineups were only present for a short while. For instance, King Crimson had that for their debut album alone. However, the latter remains an essential listen despite the LP presenting just one facet of the group. Actually, In The Court Of The Crimson King might be the platter, where Fripp feels like another band member and not the boss. Moreover, they sound like both Yes and the Moody Blues, though had a wild night of partying. Still, many of the tunes there could be played by either of the two I mentioned, yet I believe they also showed more fragility than these giants of progressive rock and while King Crimson rarely returned to the soundscapes here, they did keep the same emotionality – yes, I consider them to be the most emotional progressive rockers.