In The Court Of The Crimson King

Interesting enough but I won't be revisiting

Uhh it was ok I liked like 3 songs on it

Impressive for the time. I would’ve loved this, but these days it’s just a bit too meandering and weird to make it a super easy listening album.

I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. Was reminiscent of what I’d imagine a tolerable Pink Floyd would sound like.

Random thoughts: * Very proggy and fantastical * This falls somewhere between Emerson Lake and Palmer and Jethro Tull. * I feel like I should have liked this better. Maybe I need to re-listen with headphones to get the full effect. * I think had I discovered this organically I would have liked it better. * Definitely need to give this one another shot.

it's almost something I would enjoy. almost. it just needs a little more polishing.

Two good songs, epitath and the title Song, but the rest are mediocre, moonchild in particular. 3.5 stars

good album güzel bir albümdü oda toplarken veya ders çalışıtken güzel bir şekilde dineniyor

I can see why it's a big deal but prog just feels a bit wanky to me

Good

The first song - 21st Century Schizoiod Man, is actually a song that I didn't expect to know but it is something that I've heard in the past. I shouldn't have judged "the book by its cover" but I thought that the album would be very disappointing, based on the artwork. Overall, I am happy with the experience, it was very nice - pretty chill from the second song onward, but it was a bit intense during that first song.

This was a good album, way ahead of its time. It didn’t blow my mind, but it was very good and I enjoyed it. Lots of varied styles and influences. I can definitely see how it was a forefather of the progressive genre.

The actual songs are great, but the gratuitous ethereal wankery between them drops this down a star.

I didn't mind it.

21st Century Schizoid Man and In the Court of the Crimson King were alright. Other three songs I didn't love.

One of those "you gotta hear/own/worship it!" seminal prog albums that I just could never get into. Sure Greg Lake has the voice that immediately takes me back to childhood listening to dad's albums (ELP) - not sure I like the chaotic ones here but a few of the more "boring" ones (e.g. "Epitaph") really suit Lake well. But maybe - just maybe - Lake's milquetoast voice *is* a big part of the problem? He doesn't have the mysterious prancey camp of Peter Gabriel or the aggressive attack of 1970s Geddy Lee - instead he's just...there. Sounding pretty and polite. ehh. It's fine - I know it's a great influence on a lot of my favourite bands and for that it's worthy enough to occasionally put on. I guess I'm not as into prog as I thought I was as a teenager. I have to imagine this coming out when it did was a game changer tho, not sure people had heard anything like it before so that definitely counts for a lot. Having said that, gimme 2112 or Supper's Ready all day every day. In fact .... "...walking across the sitting room, I turn the television off...." 5/10 3 stars.

What a trip. Some beautiful stuff in here. Also some very weird stuff. Would be 3.5 if there were half stars

Homework music. Moments of brilliance. Not really my cup of tea.

The influence this album had on the prog giants that followed is clear. On the whole, not quite my thing, but 21st Century Schizoid Man is pretty cool.

Pretty cool! It's clearly distinct from other music of that age.

Progressive. Before it’s time. Powerful, poetic lyrics. Some unusual instrumentals. Sonically intriguing.

Some hits, probably won’t come back to it

Psilocybin Anyone?

A surprise. Want to listen again

Again, an album I listened to on a drive, and it fitted better than United States of America. This one has been floating around since I was a kid but this is the first time I've listened to it, and I actually quite liked it. Bit too much noodling on some tracks though.

Experimentellt, låter som att bandet står och testar olika ljud i studion. Lite jazzigt.

Eclectic, missed cohesion and would've liked the album to have sounded more like the last song

The one that started Prog…I could name one song off this album and that’s about it. This band was a bit too early for me. I can appreciate this album for it’s historical meaning.

Psychedelic rock. I like the king crimson court song. It builds really well. But not my jams.

Nope

Interesting, but not something I'd routinely listen to.

While I understand why it’s considered so highly, it’s far too prog for my ears. It’s not doing anything for me. I do like the artwork though so 3 stars.

I don't think I've ever said "What the fuck am I listening to?" more during an album. In both good ways and bad. I Talk To The Wind is beautiful but Moonchild was like 12 minutes of ASMR. A lot of songs were so drawn out and at times felt like just random noises. It's a mixed bag but I think the chaos makes sense given that they were pioneering a new genre with this. It is very cool to listen to from a historical perspective and has some great moments but I won't be listening in my free time.

I love this LARP shit, but no one can love Moonlight. Strong 3/5 would’ve been a 4 if not for that 5 minutes of garbage. Seriously it’s like they just wanted to waste some studio hours

Complete

Good, but ive gotten kind of sick it because ive listened to it many times. MIddle tracks are a little boring based on my mood. 4 stars objectively. On this listen 3 stars.

It was fine.

3 stars

Teilweise interessant. Teilweise nervig. Werde es mir aber ein zweites Mal anhören.

I'm probably not alone in having the first thought of 'ooh, Kanye West sample'. But this album has a lot more to offer than that. Floyd-esque freaky beauty throughout.

Some of the greatest album art of all time. Musically, I think it’s cool, but it’s never drawn me in. Technical mastery has never impressed me much, historically. The opener will forever be great.

Weird but also interesting, enjoyed this one!

There's only 5 songs on this album so let's go. 21st Century Schizoid: I like it. It's edgy, rock'n, and I especially like how the horns get tangled up. Talk to the Wind: it's pretty in it's melancholy way. nice flute'n. Epitaph: a slowly plodding dirge with sweeping swells of violins and bassoon-like droning. kinda depressing as fuck but it's not bad & the poetry works. Moonchild: a creeping mystery. mythic poetry. I like the percussion. It's a good song for the first 2.5 minutes. Then 10 minutes of wankery that sounds like they forgot they were still recording. Coulda had a decent song if you just stopped at 2.5 minutes. The Court of the Crimson King: it's kind of an odd song but it's not bad. That chorus where the organ rises and the drums are pounding is good. Nice little Callipe organ intermission at 7:25. I also like the bass and flute parts that kick in around 4:30. The songs are long which annoyed me at first but I have to switch gears and give the songs more patience which isn't necessarily a bad thing and there's some interesting songwriting & playing happening.

I was jiving with Side 1, but then Moonchild happened. It was just a really long song with barely anything going on. What even was that? And it takes up more than one-fifth of the album. Kick that track outta here, and this album is overall kinda cool and groovy. The songs were long and felt a little unpolished, but I liked where they took them for the most part. Epitaph was the standout for me on here. Reminded me of the Moody Blues. I was also gettin' down with 21st Century Schizoid Man and The Court of the Crimson King.

Honestly made me feel a little weird but it was the good kind of weird.

I find King Crimson a bit challenging. I like prog rock, but this is difficult. Album started off strong with “21st Century Schizoid Man”, but quickly drifted and I didn’t get it until it picked up again with “The Court Of The Crimson King”. But that was it.

It took me years to figure out why I don't enjoy this album, and it finally hit me today: the drummer sucks. Granted, when you make a drummer sit through 12 minute tracks, he's bound to get bored and start playing some stupid shit. Every fill he plays is somehow worse than the last, none of them serving the music or making sense stylistically. My favorite tracks are the ones where he does not play or is not featured. Also, please adjust the mic for the snare or tell him to tune it. It sounds like a wet fish being slapped against a table. If they got a different drummer for this album, I'd give it another shot. Everything on top of the drums is entertaining and sometimes enjoyable, but hard to truly appreciate when I am constantly being distracted every four bars.

Ok

Þokkalega gott stufd

Very inconsistent.

Not bad.

Good album with one milestone song, worth it for this alone

lord, every song goes on for too long and makes me feel like i need more drugs

Really love 21st century schizoid man, part of it sounds like speed runners. Really like the prog rock of the songs, but the parts where it's just silence or birds or whatever are a bit too long. I've also heard this album before and listening to it again confirms my thoughts, overall I'd love to rate this higher but as a whole album I'd probably give it a 3.

kinda good, kinda bullshit

I liked parts of songs. As a whole the songs seemed too long for me. Large sections of instrumentals that dragged on too long.

ahhh, the iconic album cover. Certainly a landmark progressive rock album that blends a variety of styles into a weirdly chaotic mixture. While often hailed as a masterpiece, it's not without it's flaws. It meanders a bit too much for my taste, like an overly indulgent jam session that overstays it's welcome. That being said, it dared to push rock music into new territory, influencing countless artists along the way. It remains a fascinating and essential listen for anyone at all interested in the evolution of progressive rock.

First time hearing this fabled album. I like this style a lot more than the country rock dominant in this era. I enjoyed the heavy rocking prog and jazz influences, hearing some really good musicians go on journeys. I’m glad I heard it, but I wasn’t compelled by the subject matter so don’t feel called to listen again necessarily.

3 sterne

I'm still a Prince, so...

This is a really interesting album! I don't know that I've ever heard anything like this and can totally understand why this has been considered such an important album in terms of progressive rock. I'm not sure I would want to listen to this all the time, but I really enjoyed the lesson and would recommend it to others.

Cool ! Aussi en theme

influential to many pro rock bands but not THE starter. I only enjoyed what I have heard of r50 years. Maybe with a blunt or some mesc...

I enjoyed it, some songs go on too long but the music is really good

I can see how it could be influential, sounds similar to a lot of famous bands who came before and after (beatles, even reminds me of pretty odd by Panic!, etc). Not something I will probably come back to though. I saved I talk to the wind to my playlist, that was by far my fav one.

good for homework doing

🎧Laid the foundation for prog rock, I’m told. 21st Century Schizoid Man is pretty sick. Some boring musical detours on tracks like Moonchild. Cool album, a little overrated though.

Unlucky that I just had their other album 4 days ago. It seems that the parts where they’re playing “traditional” rock are much better and tighter. Their progressive digressions seem to have become more indulgent and boringer.

It starts and ends on the highest notes. I guess I can see the genius, but the melodies and instrumentation weren’t as strong and memorable as I hoped for. Moonchild in particular dragged on. 6/10

Jazzy Rock or Rock Jazz, glad I heard it once, but not going to be something I remember listening to tomorrow.

For the most part I liked it, but what the fuck was going on in the middle of Moonchild? It almost makes me want to sink this rating to a two. But I enjoyed the rest of the album enough to send it down the middle of the road.

So I’ve always used King Crimson as a joking example of the sort of stuff I hate. “Oh, it’s okay, at least it’s not bloody King Crimson or some shit! Music for wankers!” Which means I really have shocked myself by…not hating this? What does this mean? Am I the wanker now? I’m not saying I love it. 10 minutes a song way outstrips my attention span if I’m honest, some of the twiddlier bits and I prefer my lyrics to make some kind of sense, but I can’t deny that it’s epic, and I can even…maybe…see myself putting it on again, in a certain sort of mood. I guess if there’s a moral to this story it’s that I should have embraced my inner wanker years ago.

Meh, not bad but it didn’t really leave an impact on me

Decent

Some of the tracks are amazing and complex, and some of them are awful. Tricky to rate . 3?

Good album, aware that it was popular and famous but only ever really listened to 21st century schizoid man before, would give it a 3.5 stars really. Kinda crazy that this is from the sixties Fav song: 21st Century Schizoid man

- hat mir sehr gut gefallen (und das trotz einiger sehr langer Songs) - The Court Of The Crimson King war mit dem Refrain schon sehr ohrwurmig 3,25/5

I'm a big prog rock fan (Rush and Yes) so am aware of and respect King Crimson. Have never given this the listen it deserves as it's on countless lists. Definitely appreciating it more.

I can appreciate this. I know it’s important but it isn’t my thing. I’ll go 3/5 due to the importance and the musicality. It’s lush. It’s well put together. I just wouldn’t need to listen all the time.

After listening to Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson, I thought for sure I was going to hate this album. But this one actually had legit music and not noises. It's not my favorite, but I never really disliked anything that was going on while listening. Average. Really all I have to say.

Oh, we were all familiar with The Court Of The Crimson King. But it was because of the cover art, not the music. The songs were all too long to get any radio play back then. They’re still too dramatic and jazz like for me. The album made for a nice meadow walk, overall a good experience. (2.7*s)

I did enjoy this album. Loved the first track. Loved the flute incorporated in other tracks (I hope, it was the flute :D ). Yeah, overall nice album.

Dunno if I need to listen again

Altogether, a good, solid album. Too self-indulgent by times, but the rest is good listening. Would listen again.

I understand this album's significance, but just doesn't really do it for me after 21st century schizoid man.

Good album.

I think there’s some kind of spiritual blockage in my brain that makes me incapable of truly enjoying prog

Like it 👍 3/5

I recognize why this is significant, but there's just so much that it becomes a blur without any real landmarks

Fourteen year old me probably would have loved it, but I did not hear it then. Still, not too bad.

This was way better than a lot of the prog rock I've been subjected to on this experience. I would revisit this album sometime, in fact.

Weirdly engaging…

Some classics, and a great final piece that sounds more experimental/jazzy. Can see why this is influential.

Unhinged Beatles psychedelic rock 5/10

Very long songs, some were just noise. I still liked it though.

Strange sound - interesting but at times felt like a beginner playing random notes for the heck of it. Some songs were impressive and thought out though, just not the entire album.

Un álbum para hacer más cosas. Siento que tiende a ser repetitivo en las canciones más extensas, sin embargo se siente homogéneo, y necesaria cada canción. El principio y final del mismo se sienten unidos, la parte central demasiado emocional. Pero, no lo escucharía completo nuevamente.

3.5/5

Some pretty cool parts. Great production and atmosphere. Too nerdy for me.

This album was an interesting trip between "wow this sounds pretty good" to "what am I listening to?". Sometimes this would happen between songs, sometimes in would happen over the course of a singular song. However, that's the spirit of prog rock I suppose, with this album being instrumental to the rise of prog rock, and to my shock, an influence on even Kanye West.

There is certainly some good stuff here, I can see the appeal, but it's a bit too much for an hour with the insanely long songs. The whole album didn't grab me that much, but 21st Century Schizoid Man is a certified banger though, so much so that it single-handedly carries the album to a 3 star rating.

J’ai aimé une seule chanson. Le reste est sympa mais trop long

I mean, it wasn’t bad. And I appreciate what it means. But prog rock isn’t really my thing.

Lots of great musicianship going on here, but to my ear sometimes it's ponderous and monotonous. 21st Century Schoizoid Man is a rocker, truly great song. I Talk to the Wind, Epitath and Moonchild all seem to run together until we get to the Court of the Crimson King. Interesting moment in prog, but it's a little dated in 2024.

As pretentious as it comes but yeah it's still decent

Top notch first song, but the rest are all low energy snoozers. Incredibly disappointing.

Great start that fell off quickly.

I've listened to this multiple times in the past in an attempt to enjoy King Crimson. This attempt proved no different to me; I still don't really like it. It's too disjointed or something for me. I'm sure, just like most jazz, it's me, not the band. Clearly talented musicians. Again, I'm disappointed in my level of prog.

Exceeded expectations

Interesting album. Never heard of the band or the album before. I can see why it has such a cult following for the Prog Rock scene. But I'll probably never listen to this one again.

I was somewhat familiar with King Crimson but had never listened to an entire album. Enjoyable enough and you can hear a lot of their contemporaries in the songs. Probably not an album I will listen to again.

It’s fine, I just don’t like progressive rock

Definitely an interesting album. Some parts were good, but the noodling was a bit too aimless at times. 2.5/5 Might listen again

Banger opening tune, great use of woodwinds on the following track, and then it just kind of meanders from there.

It was fine. Some of the songs felt like they took themselves too seriously, which dragged down the bits of the album that were fun.

I loved how the fisrts song was sampled by Kanye West. I will relisten thou. It is not my thing but I hope i get to like it.

Surprised to find I didn't like the opening track all that much... Too jazzy and wanky. Really liked the next few tracks though.

Funky jazz swing with a dash of metal.

Honestly I really enjoyed this. First song is great - really enjoyable when you want good music but not an incredibly active listen.

Lots of instrumental breaks, rly liked I talk to the wind

Well, it's better than "Larks' Tongues in Aspic", that's for sure.

I liked this much more than the other King Crimson album. Was pleasantly surprised to hear the album kick off with a song that was sampled in MBDTF.

Strange and interesting album. Had to give it two listens which definitely helped. With the first listen I would have rated this as 2 but the second go bumped it to 3. Favorite track was 21st Centuruy Schizoid Man.

I gave this albulm a second listen. I never thought that this albulm was able to live up to its reputation, and I still don’t. It’s definitely influential, but I feel like most bands since have figured out what needed to stay and what needed to go. Favorite song: I talk to the wind Least Favorite: Moonchild

This I find quite difficult. I think King Crimson is a very interesting band, which plays really interesting music. The problem is, I have never really liked their music. I have over the time listened quite a lot to some of their albums but I always find something missing. Composing and playing more complex music than most bands is something I like but the result has also to be likable ... and here the problem starts for me.

Enjoyable listen

Evaluating an album like this presents certain difficulties. It’s been over 50 years since this record’s release. Countless artists and records have been influenced by King Crimson. So, trying to listen to this in a vacuum is impossible. All those subsequent offerings color my perception of this record. So, I don’t want to be too harsh in my evaluation. But I found much of this album to be dull. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-in-the-court-of-the?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Not bad

The first 3 tracks are just about as good as prog rock gets. The last 2 tracks are everything that’s utterly terrible about prog rock. Why do they always have to ruin it? 3.2

3/5

I never know what to expect with prog rock, and this was no exception. It was weird, and flirted with a lot of different influences and styles. I thought parts of it were great, but it also got a bit too indulgent for my taste. It has a "jam band" feel at times, and I think they didn't really care if I was actually listening for long stretches. Ultimately, I respect it more than I like it. It plays around with new tools and styles available, and I could almost place some more mainstream works that this inspired. One more note, I'm glad this popped up before that Kanye album did. I really like that this list is randomized, because it keeps genres and eras unpredictable and fresh, but I think a minor tweak so that albums that are heavily sampling or riffing from another are biased to come after would be helpful, at least for people like me who are using this to explore music history.

This started really really well. After track 1 I was ready to give this album 5 full stars. By the end, after I'd been dragged through Moonchild and back, my opinion shifted significantly.

Prog rock for the win! Where would we be without King Crimson and, around the same time, Can?

Too diverse in one album.

is this a jojo reference????

Loved the opening track, but it's pretty average 60s jam band stuff after that. You can hear how this was an influence on bands that came later, so an interesting listen overall.

Definitely the forerunner to Rush.

It was ok. It definitely had some fun moments, and maybe if it was 1970s, and I was sitting on a beanbag chair and listening to it on vinyl with friends, and mild hallucinegics, I would enjoy it more.

Good parts and parts I didn't like as much

I kinda liked the jam band vibe of it

MBDTF reference.

Weird, but in a good way. First song was sampled by kanye on power so its goated. Overall thought it was cool, not too sure its my style tho

I had never heard of the band but I have heard of it's first track, 21st Century Schizoid Man, which was sampled by Kanye West's record; Power. The guitar, drums, and wind instruments add layers that work well together. There were very tranquil, almost therapeutic, moments in the album that were quite refreshing. The Court Of The Crimson King was one of my favorite tracks. Overall this is a good album.

21st Century Schizoid Man is cool, but the rest of the album doesn't do much for me. 3 stars.

The good parts are really good but there are a lot of snoozeworthy parts as well. I like King Crimson a lot but this is not the album I find myself reaching for often. Favorite Track: 21st Century Peepee Man

Notes Father of prog rock Repeatable Ish Influence Kanye

Very cool stuff. My high level take on this is they aren't great song writers, but everything else is top notch. As many epic moments as there are confounding moments. I don't understand the purpose of the diddling on Moonchild that lasts 10 minutes. It does make the intro to "The Court of the Crimson King" pop, but 10 minutes of random sounds feels excessive. At moments I’m definitely engaged and enjoying parts, but there are also moments where it sounds like Spinal Tap with a music degree.

I liked this. Very proggy and over the top, so not my usual thing. But I liked it for what it was

I enjoyed parts of this. If I'd heard it with no context, I'd have said the Court of the Crimson King was by David Bowie (in a good way – the Ziggy Stardust kind of way). Some interesting folk tracks too – I enjoyed the harmonies. Some parts felt intentionally discordant and challenging (21st Century Schizoid Man), but overall it pleased my ear more than it grated. Fascinated that Kanye dug this deep on a sample.

At times beautiful the first two songs and then overbearing the last 2 songs.

Has its moments but overall not good enough to hold attention for the space of a full prog hour.

я была настолько уверена что уже его слушала... в общем довольно приятный, только разный и глуховатый. можно продолжить)

Sounds a bit too experimental for my liking, but not bad overall

Interesting. Some good songs that I’d listen to again.

I can see why this is an important album. Progressive rock is always hit or miss for me. And while this isn’t a miss…it’s not really. Hit either.

It was interesting. It felt different and really enjoyed some of it, but it was not an album I would listen to the whole thing again.

Yeah not bad some odd songs though

Enjoyed some songs but others not so much. The songs were really long which was a bummer during songs like "Moonchild" that was basically 12 minutes of elevator music. Conflicted on the rating since the songs I liked I really liked. Favorite songs were: 2. I Talk To The Wind 3. Epitaph 6/10

Nice mix of rock n jazz a bit of prog. A bit dated but still passes a bit of time.

Second listen through. Solid album, parts that are experimental and drag, but overall great and exciting album. 3/5

Despite knowing this is a stone cold classic I had quite low expectations. 5+ minute songs scare me and I thought it was one of those albums that was a bit too experimental to actually be enjoyable. Actually listening to the album showed me at least partially wrong. The songs did sometime overstay their welcome, but they were fun/pleasant listens. Maybe with some relistens this would rise to the 4 or 5 stars it may actually deserve. I Talk to The Wind was a my personal favorite song and will probably get the most reslistens for now.

Just wasn't feeling this one much. 3/5

Really good really influential sounds like they were a HUGE influence on the moody blues. But hard to listen straight through.

Very cool jazzy bits, very instrumental vs lyrical, solid album. Weird experimental moments sometimes but can see it's ahead of time as it's a 1969 album.

Not too bad, but it sounds a bit too much like mythological rock for me. If you are into the concept, I'm sure it's more fun to listen to.

I may seem to have a bit of a beef with King Crimson. At time of writing, my review for Larks' Tongues in Aspic is the top rated one, where I essentially rip into prog, call the whole thing shit and accuse them of just mucking about. I was CORRECT. However, I'm delighted to say that this album is much better! Not the first track, which is all a bit weird and frantic, but the rest demonstrates some actual musical skill and even nuance, which was crucially missing from that other album. Parts of it are very listenable, varying from softer ballad tracks, and balancing those with bigger, more vibrant moments. Over the course of this project I've come to soften on prog as a whole, understanding that it's only certain parts of it that really grate with me. There's still elements of them pissing about and making random noises here, and I'd point to that as evidence that they still think they're more clever than they are (hello most of 'Moonchild'). But you can hear the more expansive bits coming in, and clearly laying some kind of template and influence for bands to come. A mixed bag. I actually enjoyed bits of this, and King Crimson can now come (a little way) out of musical jail.

It has some good points

1st 3 tracks are brilliant then it loses its way badly. High 3*

Good album, but not great, not much to say about it. However I did particularly like Epitaph and I Talk To The Wind, they were good song.

Okay okay. Let’s get the good stuff out of the way first. This album is held in such high regard for good reason. It’s the world’s introduction to prog rock and 21st Century Schizoid Man pretty much earns it that reputation. But boy oh boy is this album just not very consistent. We hit 100 fucking miles per hour in the opening track, pulling off insane rhythms and technical skill no one had ever done in rock music before…then a screeching halt to I Talk to the Wind, a 6 minute keyboard flute ballad that (I guess) is attempting to bring us into a real king’s court of medieval times. Talk about taking the momentum out of the record. Then we ssssort of get back to speed on Epitaph, which genuinely has a great sound but is too long and just a bit too corny. From here on out it’s tough to get back on board to really any greatness being offered. I like this record. I really do. But I don’t love it. It’s too boring and dated to be considered among its all-time great peers.

Nice

01) 21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors) - 6,5 02) I Talk to the Wind - 7,0 03) Epitaph (including March for No Reason and Tomorrow and Tomorrow) - 5,5 04) Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) - 5,0 05) The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets) - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,10 (61/100) Current ranking: 225/281

Niukasti kolmonen. Hämmentävän sekava levy jolla on hetkensä.

Huomattava parannus edelliseen listan levyyn. Hetkellisesti turhaa kilkuttelua, mut muuten jees

I know the opening and closing tracks on this album pretty well, but wasn't familiar with the rest. I had higher hopes for it, honestly, and it's alright, but nothing that really blew me away.

It's a solid album but I don't quite buy all of the hype. I think it has some less than stellar moments. I'd personally give it a 3.5, rounding down to a 3 for over-hype.

Good

Less heavy, more medieval than expected. Solid album and likely the invention of progressive rock. 7.7/10

Prog rock is really hit or miss for me. It loses me when the noodling begins, but I do enjoy the songs when they can keep their focus. This is no exception.

Albumi #4, 31.08.2024 King Crimsonia en ole kuuntelemalla kuunnellut koskaan. Tämänkin debyyttialbumin kansi on tuttu, vaan kokonaisuutena kuuntelematta on jäänyt tähän päivään mennessä. Levyn avaus on progeilun legendaarisia kulmakiviä, mutta levyn loput biisit ovat selkeästi hidastempoisempaa fiilistelyä. Taitavia muusikoita ja monimutkaisia sävellyksiä. Tämäkin albumi menee silti itselläni sarjaan "ei mikään erikoinen mutta pitää tietää".

3/5. It would have been 4, but the score was removed for too (painfully) long tracks for 12 minutes each and somehow delayed. It was possible to cut out the excess.

I ain’t avant-garde enough for this.

Pretty good, memorable, but for some reason that I can't put my finger on, I don't want to give 4 stars. Really need to figure out why...

Reminded me of Pink Floyd, which is a plus. I recognized one song and my favorite was the only instrumental.

Starts off decent, drops off at epitaph and moonchild then picks up a bit again at the end

Decent all around album, but no one track stands out.

Enjoy prog rock but this gets weird

Not usually a fan of prog rock and this one certainly had all the things I find a little too over-the-top about the genre. But that said, I enjoyed this one for whatever reason -- maybe more earnest, less self-aware?

I really like 2 of the songs, and the album is undoubtedly a huge achievement musically. But there is literally a 12 minute song where nothing happens for half the time. There is too much 'filler' on an album of only 5 tracks. I appreciate its importance and innovation in the prog field, but that's just not enjoyable listening for me. The opening and closing tracks are absolutely killer though.

For me, like most prog rock, it veered between great beauty and self-indulgent twaddle. Thankfully there were more of the former than the latter, but the cover still makes me wince every time I see it.

This face was in many a record collection when I was younger but I’d never listened to the album. I really loved some of it and some of it was a bit skippable.

Dit kon ook niet uitblijven. Na een orkaan aan progrock geweld was het tijd voor de Godmother van de scene. Laten we beginnen met die hoes, waar je niet omheen kan. Unsettling en ontzettend iconisch. Verder doet het album waar progressive rock goed in is, alles duurt te lang. Zelfs de gave stukken emmeren iets te lang door. Maar dat neemt niet weg dat er wel echt episch werk opstaat. Vooral de afsluiter met z'n waanzinnige drums, en de smerige riff in de opener blijven me bij. Zat er bij vlagen wel redelijk lekker in, maar het is dan wel weer jammer dat je halverwege een minuut of 10 aan het luisteren bent naar een opstartende I Mac computer. 7/10 Highlights: 21st Century Schizoid Man The Court of the Crimson King

Guilty. Ik wist niet dat POWER een King Crimson sample was. Maar wat een goeie sterke riff is dat. Het begin verrast me positief en de progrock is niet zo gitaarsolo-ig als ik dacht. Het middenstuk is wel echt saai gepingel. Dat duurt te lang. Het slotstuk is wel weer goud en ook het vette wat progrock te bieden heeft. Een epische afsluiter. 7/10 Highlights 21st Century Schizoid Man The Court of the Crimson King

Went into this cautiously, given past experiences with prog on this list. But mostly enjoyed it (Moonchild, though?). 3.5 🌟 I'll have to add King Crimson to the bottom of my list of favourite musical kings: 1. King Creosote 2. BB King 3. Carole King 4. The King (Northern Irish Elvis impersonator, see Gravelands) 5. The King (Elvis) 6. Ben E King 7. King Crimson

Starts with a banger! Swinging! But then goes... boring. 3/5

Pretty cool album, and nice cover! '21st Centuary Schizoid Man' had a pretty sick guitar riff. I enjoyed it in general, 3 stars.

I actually liked this more than I should've. Very high quality musicianship and enjoyable songs despite not being my kind of music

It’s alright. KANYE SAMPLE SPOTTED

This was a fun album to listen to, but didn't have much of a wow factor for me. The scary artwork on my big screen TV kind of scared me every time I walked through the living room.

ok ich kenn de erst song afoch vom kanye leider. aber isch jo huuuuuere geil mitsax und klarinette was au immer. wird langsam chli noodly aber d teil mit blöser und gitarre sind geeeeil. fühls. ich redibedi mit windibaffi. schön? lieb d klarinette immerno, und d bass flageolett. und s klarinettesolo isch gad craaazy geil. find de song allgemein chli lame aber s solo. hets usegholt. epitaph au wieder soft aber huere geili snare? moonchild findi etz au wieder sehr lamsam. aber sehr schöni textures und so. super. ok jetz wird genoodelt steve reich time atonali musig jo voll. oke ich checks langsam. aso nöd im guete sinn. court of the crimson king cooler sie singed wieder s het mega e melodie und cooli orgle. schluss cool. aha goht nomel 3 minute. booooah und jetz hemmer afoch no 30 sekunde stilli? nai am schluss nochli grüsch. glaub ich möst das album 15 mol lose zums checke.

okee bin sehr gspannt, das album wird ja in himmel ufeglobt d blöser aind schomal sehr cool, de gsang chli weird hahaha d drums au ener weird aber cool aso d drums gönd dumm und alles andere rundume au, es isch fast scho goofy aber s hetmi jz nanig mega catched? s passiert mega vill und das findi geil aber joa oke I talk to the wind scho um ener mis ding, sehr geil epitaph huuere schön moomchild kenni? oder nöd? i weiss nöd d bridge findi sehr geil, ich glaub me het d sticks vom drummer ghört hahahah ahh oder er haut ufs kit selber oke jz ab 6:10 ca. ischs ener chli "lol machemer chli grüsch", vorher ischs na um einiges zemmehängender gsi hanis gfühl court of the crimson king findi jz no sehr cute zum abschlüsse jaa ich verstahs glaub scho und es het paar sehr cooli moment gha aber schlussendlich

I don’t get the buzz about this band. A lot of noise.

It’s all nice enough and seems to be very important to prog rock, but it doesn’t excite me or compel me to return to it.

Good

This album alternates between absolute rubbish on one track and then absolute gold on the next. I guess that means they average out to smack-dab in the middle, which seems like a great disservice no matter which way you look at it.

I largely feel the same about this as the other King Crimson album on here: props for doing weird prog rock shit in 1969, I liked some of it but not all of it, and I'm glad it's on this list. 3.3

It was okay but I probably won’t even think about it ever again.

Epitaph fucks. Not listen to before u die material.

get to the point already, maybe 3.5

Mixed bag, a few really great songs with memorable melodies, in between a bunch of soundtrack like jam sessions... Would give 5 stars for 2 songs, but the rest drags it down...

Some interesting melodies and riffs.

Too noodly for me but appreciate the artistry.

If you listen really close, you can hear the Kanye sample.

El disco progresivo por excelencia. Diría que me encantó, pero no disfruto del género progresivo. Las ideas de esta pieza son muy buenas y están ejecutadas a la perfección, pero no puedo evitar sentirme aburrido y un poco decepcionado cuando a la mitad de LP se amplía el espacio entre instrumentos y al final se repite la misma idea que al principio (sé que es parte del concepto). De todas formas, sumamente recomendable a quien quiera entrar en este género.

I like this album but it’s not as epic as everyone makes it out to be

Day157 - buckle up this is a long album. i have met my flute quota for the rest of the list.

I had high expectations and while it’s a good album I didn’t quite understand why it’s so highly rated. Some good moments and an overall well written and complete-feeling LP. But it misses in places and didn’t jump out for me as often as I had hoped.

Guess I never realized how much late 60s and 70s rockers loved the flute 🤷‍♂️ I found some of this being quite accessible for prog. Lost me 6 minutes into Moonchild. Didn’t really understand that. Court of the crimson king is quite epic. But again, prob should have just ended 7 minutes in. Deserves higher than a 3 but not quite a 4 for me.

5/10 Yes, Mr. Crimson please sit down. We noticed you are taking really long lunches. and while it isn't any of our business, there doesn't seem to be any meat on your sandwiches. We're going to have to let you go, 'cause you're weird and you sometimes just drift off into 10 minute long jams. 6-7-2024

I dug this one.

A solid album I think! Not necessarily something id seek out but I found it to be a good moody vibe to listen to

Good

I almost stopped at track one with that terible modulated singing this album kicked off with. Thankfully that was the only time, but what a terrible beginning. In the end I found the album enjoyable. I'm giving it a 3 only because of that 1st track, otherwise I would have probably given this album a 4.

There’s definitely a lot to like here, including some very inventive sounds and melodies. However, some songs tend to bore me and go on for longer than I’d prefer. Still a solid record though.

An album to be listened from beginning to end at once, but also would require more repeats for more stars

No clear favorite. Least favorite: Moonchild Though I can hear influences of this in other bands (e.g. Roxy Music), the is nothing that sticks in my mind, it all blends together. I like Greg Lake's vocals and find ELP more to my liking.

another reason why I love this list, discovering where samples have come from, in this instance Kanye borrowing from 21st Century Schizoid Man

Important, not enjoyable.

I don't think the drummer ever stopped playing that first fill he started on the first song.

Whilst I liked some of the riffs and motifs of this album I do find prog rock a little draining at times. Just relentless isn't it. This was fine! Not my favourite

A classic album. I liked it and it had some great bits but also some really long drawn out boring parts.

meh gostei mais ou menos, sinceramente preferia estar a ouvir outra coisa. 6/10

Good old weird 60s music. Some good, some bad, but mostly alright really.

Some of the songs I absolutely did not like. Some I liked. Very good musicians. Progressive for 1969

The guy who owns one of the record stores in my town is a little like Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons. He always has this record in stock and prominently displayed, so I have seen this album cover many times, though I have never listened to it. It was better than I expected. But still the kind of music that “Record Store Guy” would play in his store.

Great rock

A bit peculiar but still quite good music.

Fun.

Extremely progressive and fantastical, a landmark album. But, travels far from rock at times. Definitely one of the first and most progressive acts of the genre and of all time. But not for everyone.

3+

Good mix of music. Some good classic rock. Some nice jazz room spots.

Good, but blown out of the water by bands that came later and did it better.

In some parts we’re really cool but I personally can’t get into prog

it was decent. i took a nap to it. it felt kinda melancholic , possibly. imaginative. i dunno if its really the type of thing i'd listen to a lot, but it wasn't bad.

Meh

Not my style.

Woah...21st Century Schizoid Man...I never new what that sample was saying on Kanye West's Power but now I do. That's super cool, I know Stevie catches samples much better than me, and this was an easy one, but still cool to get it from a band I learned to like on their last album here.

Fínasta stöff. Mér fannst það samt smá leiðagjarnt. Á örugglega skilið 4 en persónulega fannst mér þetta vera 3.5

Talsvert betri plata en ég átti von á, enda með innrætta fordóma pönksins gagnvart proggi. Ágætis vinnutónlist og 21st century schizoid man finnst mér magnað lag. Þó líklega ekki eitthvað sem ég á eftir að hlusta á aftur.

Good stuff, drum solo and flutes are a nice mix. Moonchild was too trippy for me. Also noticed the first track is sampled on Kanye - Power.

So Psychodelic and harmless.

The album cover that was prominently placed on my Introduction to Probability and Statistics in my Bachelors degree in maths. A clever way to introduce a new generation to prog rock.

I’m just not into it. It’s a ground breaking interesting album that is not for me.

The title track is of course the standout. The rest is maybe a bit too abstract and experimental for me.

Not badddddddddddddd. Some great dynamics going on in this!

A mish-mash of overly long songs rock songs paired with megaphone vocals, gentle breezes, blaring saxophones and fairy-filled flutes all crammed altogether. I didn't hate it and I could clearly seen see what they were going for. "I Talk to the Wind" felt like they finished the song and then kept recording for another 3 minutes while some members of the band continued to screw around with their instruments until they ran out of tape. Standout track on this album is "Epitaph." On a side note: I'm not sure who I like less - King Crimson or Jethro Tull.

While I can understand why this was unusual aand attractive after the musical stylings of the early 60s, I've come to the conclusion that prog rock just ain't my bag. It's long and unnecessarily drawn out songs are more distracting than enjoyable listening.

My husband gives this album a 5. He even painted this album cover in the Freedom Tunnel, with a train coming out of the mouth. I’ll be generous and give it a 3.

Gear: Dunu SA6 Mix (2014 Remaster): wahnsinnig detailverliebt aber ein bisschen schwach auf der Brust Musik: der Einfluss auf Prog-Rock des blendenden “21st Century Schizoid Man” überstrahlt den Rest des Werkes deutlich Wertung: 😱😱😱(😱)/5

Fun

Lots of great highlights on this album, but it bogs down a bit in places.

Wish the songs were separated, both in terms of track list and content. Some really great classic rock moments separated by half-empty challenging soundscapes. Favorite: 21st Century Schizoid Man

I think meandering tends to be a style feature of prog, one I don't particularly enjoy. There are individual parts I like but just as often there are parts I find diffucult to understand why they were included in a particular song. This happened a ton while trying to listen to this album, including a few times I had to check my phone to see if my player had accidentally stopped.

As I said in Discord, too much prog, not enough rock.

21st Century Schizoid Man - GREAT SONG. I Talk to the Wind feels very Beatles-esque

As suspected, I did recognize the first track and it just made me want to listen to Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album, which I did almost twice through on Friday. Loved that first track of this album and liked the rest enough.

21st century Schizoid man, gesampled door Kanye in Power, prima binnenkomer! Sowieso benieuwd, ik ben er achter gekomen dat ik progrock best wel kan waarderen en vond Larks Tongues... best wel nice. Dit is volgens mij hun bekendste album! Hm, waar Larks Tongues een soort episch album was vind ik dit juist veel rustiger en ingetogener.. Beetje jammer! Enige waar iets van dat vorige album gebeurd is The Court Of The Crimson King. Dat is dan ook denk ik mijn favo nummer van dit album. FAVO: 21st centruy Schizoid Man, The Court Of The Crimson King

samo prva okej ostalo nista spec

I've been waiting for screamy man as I'd never listened to it in it's entirety. Enjoyed some but I think it peaks with Epitaph

In The Court Of The Crimson King is a pretty good and interesting album. The album contained quite a bit of unique elements going beyond just rock with elements like jazz and classical which i really appreciated. I felt that the singing also fit the album quite perfectly. This album might not be for everyone with the long length of the songs and the progressive and experimental elements but it still had enough interesting elements to keep me engaged. Best Song: 21st Century Schizoid Man Worst Song: I Talk To The Wind

I imagine one doesn't get into the Crimson King's court without an audition in which the moorings of your mind are thoroughly examined. Do you question war, religion; do you have equal love for pastoral flutes and jazz-rock? Have you committed William Faulkner's Nobel prize acceptance speech to memory?* Welcome. I hear bits of this album strung far and wide across prog rock's 70s heyday, from its smooth, streamlined full-bodied sound to its minimalist experimental textures. *(an excerpt) "Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up? ... It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure: that when the last dingdong of doom has clanged and faded from the last worthless rock hanging tideless in the last red and dying evening, that even then there will still be one more sound: that of his puny inexhaustible voice, still talking."

Listened to it as I was falling asleep in the Love Library trying to do comm 103 homework. Good to not fall asleep to

I thought this was going to be soulful sax. I was very wrong.

I enjoyed this. It was wild and weird and I felt like I was at some sort of medieval fair.

Partly good. I’m no fan of the prog style of singing and lyrics. 3.2

Enjoyed it, but wasn't face melting.

Yea it was ok. Another prog rock album. And perhaps the first of its kind. Different in an OK way.

This was an alright trip into prog rock in the 60's with some nods to English antiquity. Great to listen to at work.

“21st Century Schizoid Man” was great, the rest a bit too prog for me. As far as prog goes it’s solid but it’s not something I tend to go for. Great album cover though.

Instrumental

A couple of great songs with dragged out weirdness in between

"21st century schizoid man" lives in my head rent free the rest of the album is ok. i get a little bored with the long tracks

Powerful. I understand it’s place but not my favorite.

I really liked Epitaph. Moon child is nice and some of the ending part is nice but too long for my taste to add to my library, however fun listen and i don't mind the songs just not my kind to sit down and listen as i have never been a fan of long songs.

Listened to this late but I kind of liked it more than I expected

As album covers go, I was expecting something different. As band names go, this was exactly what I was expecting.

This has been in my orbit forever but ive never given it the time. Didn't have a seismic reaction to this in the end, but we know this psyche/prog vibe is not so much for me. Regardless, found a lot of it to be quite engaging and its performed very well. Three and a half. Fave track: 21st Century Schizoid Man

Has some great tracks on here, but also a lot of experimental tracks that are just annoying.

Unusual album, but good.

Begyndelsen af progressive rock, kanye-sample, til tider ret godt

i mean i get the hype but was not for me personally

Kind of jam bandy. Liked it.

Some recognisable bits but overall not my kinda thing.

Well, I think I can safely say this is the first time I have heard this album and likely any of the songs. Quite an array of material from hard rock to more melodic and epic songs. I had heard of Robert Fripp, but did not know of him being part of this group. It is probably worth giving this another listen given that it is recognized as the beginning of progressive rock and a precursor to groups like Yes and perhaps Genesis.

Cool soundscapes, but lengthy songs.

Remember this album coming out in the days when progressive rock bands didn't release singles from albums. Not a massive fan of this music genre but again some of it I don't mind too much. Listened to this album and thought it was OK apart from the opening track which I wasn't keen on. Give it 3 stars

Quite good, did not finish.

Funky, moody, experimental. Somehow futuristic and old school at the same time.

Quite an interesting album. Definitely goes on a journey all over the place! Liked parts and not others. Interesting listen though!

3.5