The OFFICIAL King Crimson Thread

Staropramen · 12-07-2009, 05:34 PM

King Crimson always has and always will be right up there near the top of my favorite rock bands list. My favorite LPs are [in order] Lizard, Islands and Starless. The King Crimson Collector Club releases are pretty amazing also.

Swink · 12-08-2009, 12:40 PM

Pretty much the best prog band in existance. I spotted a re-release (never heard about it anywhere) of In the Court of the Crimson King at some local shop, was a real bargain too (20EUR). Was pretty funny seeing King Crimson and U2 (not putting them in the same category, mind you) right next to a flood of Lady GaGa's and Kanye Wests.

Sneer · 12-08-2009, 01:43 PM

Red is all kinds of good, whilst Starlesss might just be the most perfect 12 minutes of music ever written.

almauro · 12-11-2009, 01:12 PM

^ That is a perfectly constructed song, especially the build towards Mel Collin's immaculate honking. I've got to give "Fractured" at slight edge, though, particularly at the end when the whole line-up comes together.

Yon Troper · 01-02-2010, 08:26 AM

(Back from two weeks in India, been home three seconds, already on MB. I'm sad...)

I'd give "The Great Deceiver" the title of King Crimson's best song. It doesn't sound like anything else I've ever heard. Good thing, mind.

The Fascinating Turnip · 01-03-2010, 05:04 PM

In The Court Of The Crimson King is a beast, yeah.
The lyrics on Epitaph are brilliant, along with the music on the entire album.

Petula07 · 03-06-2010, 11:11 AM

Hello, I have for a longer time some songs from comp for beginners.

Today I was finally in mood for some all albums so I listened Red and In the court... It's really good. Don't know why I didn't find it sooner.

I discovered so many great music on this forum

Thanks!

Hollow God · 04-04-2010, 06:27 PM

"In the Court of the Crimson King" Is up there with Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as one of the greatest Prog albums ever!

Varro · 04-05-2010, 10:41 AM

I adore Pink Floyd.

I've never even heard of King Crimson.

From the sounds of everyone's posts, I've been missing out heavily. This saddens me.

So if I were to get random and buy an album off, say... iTunes.. What would be a good album to download? Keep in mind that I'm a Pink Floyd nutter.. annnnd Go!

Guybrush · 04-05-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Varro

I adore Pink Floyd.

I've never even heard of King Crimson.

From the sounds of everyone's posts, I've been missing out heavily. This saddens me.

So if I were to get random and buy an album off, say... iTunes.. What would be a good album to download? Keep in mind that I'm a Pink Floyd nutter.. annnnd Go!

They're not very Pink Floydy and are a bit harder to get into and their albums differ in style a lot. In the early years, they went through a lot of line-up changes, were highly experimental and didn't want to make the same album twice. Still, an album you can't go wrong with when it comes to them is their debut, In the Court of the Crimson King, from 1969. It's regarded as an immortal prog classic and is, without a doubt, their most famous release.

After that, I like Red from 1974, but it's quite different.

Here are the first tracks from both albums (both KC classics)!

"21st Century Schizoid Man" from In the Court of the Crimson King :

And "Red" from Red :

edit :

By the way, there are plenty of KC album reviews on the site. Check out the album review index under the letter K to find them

Or just click here :

http://www.musicbanter.com/album-rev...tml#post607929

Seltzer is our most dedicated KC reviewer I believe when it comes to sheer amount of pure info in his reviews and if you'd like to check out their later stuff, Anteater's review of THRAK (an interesting album) was also excellent!

12-08-2009, 01:43 PM	#83 (permalink)
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12-11-2009, 01:12 PM	#84 (permalink)
almauro Way Out There Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850	^ That is a perfectly constructed song, especially the build towards Mel Collin's immaculate honking. I've got to give "Fractured" at slight edge, though, particularly at the end when the whole line-up comes together. __________________ rock n music blog

01-02-2010, 08:26 AM	#85 (permalink)
Yon Troper Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 32	(Back from two weeks in India, been home three seconds, already on MB. I'm sad...) I'd give "The Great Deceiver" the title of King Crimson's best song. It doesn't sound like anything else I've ever heard. Good thing, mind. __________________ True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art.True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art. True art is not this. This is not art.

03-06-2010, 11:11 AM	#87 (permalink)
Petula07 ♫ Music 'n' Sun ♫ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Prague Posts: 388	Hello, I have for a longer time some songs from comp for beginners. Today I was finally in mood for some all albums so I listened Red and In the court... It's really good. Don't know why I didn't find it sooner. I discovered so many great music on this forum Thanks! __________________ *Take whatever comes to you 'cause time flies...* ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫ Last.fm ♫ ♫ Some Song ♫ ♫

12-07-2009, 05:34 PM	#81 (permalink)
Staropramen Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 9	King Crimson always has and always will be right up there near the top of my favorite rock bands list. My favorite LPs are [in order] Lizard, Islands and Starless. The King Crimson Collector Club releases are pretty amazing also.

12-08-2009, 12:40 PM	#82 (permalink)
Swink Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 38	Pretty much the best prog band in existance. I spotted a re-release (never heard about it anywhere) of In the Court of the Crimson King at some local shop, was a real bargain too (20EUR). Was pretty funny seeing King Crimson and U2 (not putting them in the same category, mind you) right next to a flood of Lady GaGa's and Kanye Wests.

01-03-2010, 05:04 PM	#86 (permalink)
The Fascinating Turnip Moper Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 510	In The Court Of The Crimson King is a beast, yeah. The lyrics on Epitaph are brilliant, along with the music on the entire album.

04-04-2010, 06:27 PM	#88 (permalink)
Hollow God Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 7	"In the Court of the Crimson King" Is up there with Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as one of the greatest Prog albums ever!

04-05-2010, 10:41 AM	#89 (permalink)
Varro Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 13	I adore Pink Floyd. I've never even heard of King Crimson. From the sounds of everyone's posts, I've been missing out heavily. This saddens me. So if I were to get random and buy an album off, say... iTunes.. What would be a good album to download? Keep in mind that I'm a Pink Floyd nutter.. annnnd Go!