Reviews (page 12 of 14)
3.5/5 Some of it was jarring. Really enjoyed court of the crimson king.
-interesting mix of songs, many of which include sounds/ideas that I like but I don't know if the quality is there (makes sense given how pioneering this was) -some are a little too far in the direction of traditional rock for me, others too meandering
What I heard and I didn't get to all of it was very hippie vibe and chill. Nothing wrong with that but nothing I'll be going out of my way to revisit. 3 stars because it was okay and I didn't get to all of it so I won't dog it too badly
Yes nice i know
This was quite surprising. I've always revered In the Court of the Crimson King as a prog standard but haven't really listened to it. I was underwhelmed tonight. I realized that I enjoy covers of Schizoid Man better than the original. Even Court of the Crimson King sounded bland. The other three tracks did not engage me at all. So sorry this didn't work out. All the math says I'll love this album, but I don't.
has a lot of good instrumental and vocal moments, but sometimes the songs go on for way too long for my taste tbh loved horns on 21st cen schizoid man and the riff(?) at about 4:45 on I Talk to the Wind and the sax on A man a city
Definitely a unique sound especially when considering the year.
sympa, expérimental
you know who is a 21st century schizoid man? SHACK.
Whilst I don't normally condone the monarchy, in this instance they have made me feel like an underage commoner being buggered to death by Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. And Prince.
Overrated but with some nice moments. Listening to it is not the overwhelming experience that it's been cracked up to be, but it's not a waste of time either. Good cover.
Mostly aimless noodling or random avant garde guitar thrashing. Occasionally some lovely melodies, but overall it just meanders along with no direction. The title track and 21st century schizoid man are brilliant, though.
Not sure to start with. After opening track it starts to open up into something different, some lovely melodic moments and a crochet of melancholia and confusion emerges. The move into the (sort of) title track makes sense of the piece as a whole. I appreciate it thinking of it in the context of its time and there are jazz influences flying around in there. Didn’t blow me away but I might throw it on someday again to see how it sits. A few listens might unlock something more but the prog noodling around isn’t instantly appealing for a relisten.
stark trea, kanske en fyra om jag får lyssna igen.
Prog wankery
Another record I've known about for years, seen the cover many times, yet never listened to. The riff from 21st Schizoid Man is fantastic and familar. The rest is OK - I can see the influence on lots of other artists such as Frank Zappa and John Zorn
I've known of this album for a long time, but never got around to listening to it. It's definitely fine. Good even. However, after years of hearing people swear by this album, I can confidently say that it is insanely overrated. 3/5
What a strange album ! The ambient changes all the time between songs and even in songs !
I really liked this. It's weird and wild and whacky and definitely a bit 'out there'. The only thing that drags it down to a 3 is the lack of a good 'groove'. I appreciate how instrumental this band and record are in forming the progressive rock branch and totally love it. 21st Century Schizoid Man was a real standout, definitely that track is going to be played again in my house.
i liked. 7/10
March For No reason was very good, all other else was not my type lol
Another album where one track was a stand out and the rest were 'meh'. Objectively, I'm sure King Crimson are doing something special here. I can recognise this album was influential and is beloved to many music fans. I do love the album cover, I must say. I talk to the wind is a nice soothing, late night track. Lovely stuff. The rest felt forgettable. Maybe they'll catch on with me on further listens.
Uplifting, exciting prog rock which occasionally meanders into self indulgent cul-de-sacs.
Appreciate the talent and composition, just not my preference
I like a lot of this album. I Talk To The Wind is my favorite song. I like the varied instruments. I like the vocals. I don’t like the jazz influences, the random noise generator shite. It shows up a bit on 21st Century Schizoid Man, but mostly on Moonchild. The first couple minutes of Moonchild is great. Then it’s followed by far too much noise that sounds like King Crimson dropped acid and blew their own minds. Unfortunately, my mind is wondering why they interrupted a really good album with crap. Even with these departures, I like the album. It’s a 3.5 that has to be rounded down.
I can get the historical importance of this album, and King Crimson was responsible (thanks to the 1001 list) for my discoveries on experimentalism and progressive rock. On the other hand, as expected for their first release (still starting to mix up stuff with the most basic rock lines), this album is a bit repetitive and not so easy to listen to. The song "The Court Of The Crimson King" is truly amazing, but the rest of the album could be much better, as their own proved in their later releases.
Surprise sample from Kanye
I think I was expecting more but there aren’t that many songs on this one. I’m glad I finally got to it though.
Silloin kun ei kilinkolistella, biisit ovat oikein hyviä. Albumi on osattu pitää sopivan mittaisena, kun idea on toisto ja kolistelu. Silti liian junnaava silti (ja kilistelevä) omaan makuuni.
21st Century Schizoid Man is great track, not so keen on the free style jazz
Interesting and unusual
Opening track is an all time classic, album has only one way to go from there. The rest of the album is good but can’t match what 21st century schizoid man brings
Apparently this is the first ever program rock album. Some nice moments but it’s sandwiches between long sessions of noodling that sometimes meander. Could have trimmed the fat in places. Maybe that’s the point? I enjoyed the drumming and the melodic bass lines though. And the guitar part has a spaghetti western vibe and sounds like they belong in a Ennio Morricone piece.
I remember my folks having a different King Crimson album – Larks tongues in aspic. I never heard them play it. So I was intrigued when I heard this album what direction they may have taken. I definitely enjoyed select parts of this album. Some of it was a bit too noodley-woodley and a bit too jazzy. But I quite liked the trippy dippy elements. In places they sounded like Pink Floyd and the lyrics were very prescient. I liked it enough to then play Lark’s… which is way too prog rock for me. I now know why my parents never played it. But this was intriguing and compelling in places. It lost me halfway through moonchild and all I wanted to do was roll my eyes and sigh, but pulled it back right at the end. And unfortunately I don’t think in 50 years we’ve gone that far: Knowledge is a deadly friend If no one sets the rules The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools
Music sounds like something from Ocean’s 11 or The Pink Panther. Some caper movie from the 60s. Grand swells of music that make me feel like I am in some sort of magical land of long ago where dragons and unicorns exist.
This album wasn't as difficult to listen to as I initially feared. In fact, there were moments of pleasure and I found the sounds and words rather British in a lovely way. All you have to do is say "jester" and "court" in a British accent and I'm usually hooked. An old friend (Glenn) LOVED King Crimson and decades ago I suspect it was over lunch and a few bongs that he spun this LP. He convinced me to go with him to a King Crimson concert at The Tower in Upper Darby. So there we were 2nd row, Robert Fripp came out center stage and SAT down on a chair and "jammed" the rest of the night. It was intense hard prog rock the whole night and the sitting down guitar playing really made me feel weird. I looked around and no lie...I could not see another woman in the audience. I suffered through the concert and never again listed to King Crimson until yesterday. They are historically relevant and I like when people have extreme fans so I get why they are on this list.
Kijk, dit album kan ik al veel beter hebben dan die vorige. Openingsnummer is echt te gek!
It's cool to see how progressive rock went from what it was in the 60's to what it is today.
Banda sobrevalorada. No pueden durar toooodos tus temas 15 minutos. Tienen partes lindas y tocan bien.
Enjoyed
Didn’t meet the height of Brit rock
Meh
I’m not usually of the 9+ minute song fan category - but if you see it as a record it’s actually not too long and not overindulgent. It’s also quite surprisingly grounded given this is prog AND King Crimson. I was pleasantly surprised - enjoyed most of the album except maybe Moon Child - which while interesting - is way too sparse for repeated listens. That said it’s not my genre still won’t return to it often so hence my rating.
Hard to believe that the song "The Court of the Crimson King" was written to be a country song. The colourfulness of the lyrics makes me want to call "Bullshit!". Country songs don't typically reference colours like purple (piper), (ever)green, yellow (jester) and, duh, crimson. But the song also references gray (mornings) and, the ultimate country and western colour, black (queen); so on second thought, perhaps I'll buy it. I looked up the word schizoid to be sure. The Mayo clinic's definition helped me understand how powerful the lyrics of 21sr Century Schizoid Man are. There are a mere 54 words in that 7:22 song. Oh yeah, this is seen and the kick start of prog rock. I appreciate the band's contribution to prog. I gave their other album a 4 after listening to it a couple of times with headphones. My headphones weren't handy for this one.
still don't really know what prog rock is
Rock suave con influencias un tanto psicodélicas. Buena voz e instrumentalmente bien elaborado.
Praised as the finest progressive rock album of all time. At one point it's jazzy, frantic, and surreal. The next moment is reflective, taking a break from the unstable energy of the previous track. King Crimson took excellent care to pace their album, such that the flow from one track to the next without giving the listener whiplash. My issue with In The Court Of The Crimson King is that the core body if it mostly bores me. I think the opening track is exciting and deserves every bit of praise. Going from the excellent movement of 21st Century Schizoid Man to the run of I Talk to the Wind, Epitaph, and Moonchild brings the album down. If they had removed Moonchild (which is a fine track), then it would've had more room to work with. There is no doubt in my mind that In The Court Of The Crimson King is a well-written, well-composed, and well-performed album. I can easily see why it is heralded as the best of all time. My grief is that much of the momentum built up from the first track is lost and then never recovered.
Yes yes. It’s everyone’s favorite. I get it. Epitaph is the strongest, schizoid man is decent, court of the crimson king is wild but also alright. I dig the instrumental in I talk to the wind. I fully understand how this would have been groundbreaking when it debuted, it is creative and very intriguing and takes some crazy risks with the wild horns, rock licks, and jazziness. For me it lacks the overall cohesion and is not set on a coherent direction. I got lost and bored, but ultimately enjoyed some portions.
I liked their main song "In the Court of the Crimson King". It was a kind of calming album for the most part. I was able to get into the "world" of the album. 3/5
Weird, menacing at times, and trippy as hell. A fun ride!
In The Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson Going in let it be known that I’m not a prog rock kind of guy. There are a few decent songs on here as far as melodic beauty goes but then there is also just schizophrenia. Too much schizophrenia. And a meandering song called Moonchild that just sounds like all the background bells and whistles from THE ENTIRETY of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in a 10 minute track. The title track is half fun and half meandering. I know prog rock is meant for meandering but a little editing down would make this song in particular more accessible (to folks like me) but I get it. Overall, the first track is just too off the wall for me. The next two were actually kind of nice and chill. The Moonchild one is fucking weird but the last song was (mostly) somewhat enjoyable. I’m not shitting on it but I’m ok. It has its place and I am glad I listened to know what this is. Doubt I’ll give it a re-listen, though. Then I listened to it again after I got high and I understood it better. Go figure.
Very enjoyable. Technically not an album though...
A somewhat overrated album that does actually get better with each listen.
Det var okay, men lidt småkedeligt undervejs.
Very interesting album. I did not expect all of the jazz solos/themes/improvisations as all I knew was this was a prog rock classic. A bit long but there are multiple tracks I will be returning to.
Like it more than I thought I would. Still don’t know that prog rock is for me. Epitaph was my favorite track.
It’s a nice enough album for its day.
Pretty chill
It was weird but in a good way.
This was more up and down than their previous but I still rate it.
You know what, this redeemed King Crimson. First track is a banger. Middle songs get kind of jazzy. Works for me. Could see myself revisiting it.
3.5 Despite being one of the most memed albums of all-time (probably second only to In the Aeroplane Over the Sea), I had never heard this before in whole, just the song 21st Century Schizoid Man and the nightmare-fuel album art. Idk, I’m mixed here - this was a ride. I’ve always kind of liked the first song, so I knew what I was getting into there. Between the distorted vocals, blasts of saxophone, and thundering guitar riffs, it’s a great prog rock track. Then, all of a sudden things really slowed down and devolved into boring soft rock on I Talk to the Wind. The song just feels out of place, like it was lifted from a Buffalo Springfield album or something. However, just as I was losing interest, Epitaph came in hard, and was a song that really made me go “Oh, this is what all the hype is about.” The atmosphere it builds is among the best I’ve ever heard, and you can almost physically feel the musical soundscape you’re in while listening… so it’s a shame it leads into the bullshit that is Moonchild. Moonchild is the equivalent of seeing a painting of a square at an art gallery and thinking to yourself “I could have made that”. Imagine the looks you’d get if you were given the aux cord and put this on… and I say that as a Bright Eyes fan. And it’s not like this is a brief transition track or anything, this is like 25% of the album’s runtime. But, just as I was over it, things drastically shifted AGAIN with an absolute banger of a closer in The Court of the Crimson King, which I really don’t think can be described as anything short of epic. Even long after I finished my listening, I couldn’t get the chorus out of my head, especially with that huge crescendo on the delivery of “KINGGGGGGG”. If I was a bigger Beatles fan, this album would probably remind me of The White Album - moments of brilliance between moments of wtf, though the production on this is miles ahead. So anyway, all that being said, this is really hard to rate. Like when it’s good, it’s REALLY GOOD, but when you don’t like two of the tracks on a five track album, how much can you say you really like it? I’m pretty sure that’s a failing grade in school. Was going to give 3/5 accordingly, but I do think that undercuts the great moments a bit, so bumping up a half point.
I get it
Seemed cool proggy stuff
Ehhh too much prog rock for my tastes. An interesting listen and maybe i'll return to it someday but it's not my jam.
🌞 Favourite song: Epitaph 🌜 Least favourite song: Moonchild I don't think I'll ever be a prog rock person ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but I came pretty close while listening to this!! Very good! I didn't like Moonchild (except for the very start). It has that element of prog rock that makes me hate it... way too long, way too many random noises for no reason. Other than that every song was good! Epitaph was the only one that made me really sing along or anything though. ✨3.5/5💫
Varied from inspirational genius, to just bad. Sometime during three same song
The sounds of this album was great. I focused more on the sound then lyrics because there weren’t that many (which i kind of liked). All the different sounds intrigued me and I’m just glad i had to honor to listen to this work of art.
I wasn't much taken in by the cover art but this album was pretty good. Classic rock but interesting enough to set it apart.
Didn't hate it but in no rush for a second listen.
Little too much experimentation for my liking but not bad
Peaks at “21st Century Schizoid Man” and goes down in interest after a while. The album just ends up being very slow after the opening track. I’ve listened to this album 2-3 times and I still couldn’t get into it.
Really great album. The instrumentals are cool, I think my mind would have been blown if I listened to this when it came out. It would've been more digestible if the songs were shorter, but overall I liked every song. Fave track(s): Epitaph, The Court of the Crimson King
experimental and cool with deep dark feel to it. not a great listen however. 3
Have been meaning to listen to this for a long time and just can't say I'm overly impressed
Listening to Moonchild my housemates probably thought I was trying to summon the Goblin King. Objectively I can understand it being a 5, but jazz and prog rock pay a high rent to live in my head and struggle to get over a 3.
Highlights: "Talk to the Wind," "Court of the Crimson King," honorable mention to the fuzz bass on "Schizoid," probably the hugest sound of the entire decade. The best thing about this album is its dramatic sense of transition. Crashing out of the stressful opener into the flute duet is better than either track in itself, and the same goes for the (progressively worse) dithering of "Moonchild" stumbling into a clearing and getting blindsided by the huge Mellotron theme of the closer. It has incredible *moments* that are spread thin. "Epitaph" is an interminable cliche, huge drag in the middle of the album. Everything people hate about prog is here at its start, too. It doesn't help that the band is not tight at all. It took King Crimson their entire career to learn how to lock in, and they were oh so proud of themselves for that too when they got there. The exciting synched staccato section of "Schizoid" highlights the band biting off more than they can chew, but it's roughest on "I Talk to the Wind," where the drummer Never Stops Filling. Production issues, in short. The lyrics are lovably dopey. "The wind cannot hear" always puts a smile on my face; Spinal Tap couldn't have done better. I like the idea of the album more than the execution, and I think every King Crimson fan does too if they're being honest. Grateful for their influence.
This album has more of a historical impact that’s significant more than me Enjoying the songs themselves. Being the influencer for Pink Floyd this band/album is pretty impressive. However some of the songs drag on. With only 5 songs it doesn’t feel long but each song is unique and its own journey. I don’t love the album like some prog rock fans do but I’m here for its significance. 6.7/10
So it was a perfect album to solo listen to while driving in the rain feeling slightly existential after working a shift of dealing with humanity. Definitely went into the obscure. Moonchild was my favorite. Could see myself dancing to the stars by the ocean to that
Late 60s were an… interesting… time for rock.
Interesting album, long tracks, nice changes
Everybody from Doves to The Flaming Lips to Kanye has lifted stuff from this album. And I can see why sampling these somewhat lengthy tracks is the right move. Credit must be given for the hooks, though.
I'm not sure what I made of this. I'll probably try again and see if it makes some more sense...
Rock progresivo. Se me ha hecho un poco pesado, aún así, ni fu ni fa.
It was a pretty weird album, i didnt like how quiet the vocals were but the instrumentals were good.
I was super excited to get this album today. Then I realized the production quality for this album was really bad, even for the remaster version. As a prog fan, I feel like I have to love this album, in fact, I don't. The mix for vocal (actually not just vocal) overall is just weird.
In The Court Of The Crimson King has some really hatable prog but also some half decent late 60s/early 70s rock sounds. Probably lands in the middle at a 3/5 because it captured my attention.
This is really good, way ahead of its time and well worth a listen. Definitely better than the Pink Floyd of its era, but not as good as later Pink Floyd. I still find that prog rock albums set in fantasy world albums are a bit cringey, and this has its cringey moments, but it mostly manages to overcome them. 3/5
Best Song: 21st Century Schizoid Man. Great song, has been sampled well to great effect. Sufficiently prog without overstaying its welcome. Worst Song: Epitaph. It isn't bad per se, but it does certainly take it's time, feeling like a lengthy mourning for someone I don't care much about. Overall: An almost medieval feeling fantasy prog album that is more often atmospheric than it is in-your-face rock. The opener is the best track, but also feels at odds with the rest of the album, resulting in a listening experience that feels a bit scattered. The sparse jazz of Moonchild feels like it doesn't belong in the same album as the raucous electricity of 21st Century Schizoid Man.
I have seen the album art throughout my life, but had never listened or really thought much about it. It is not what I expected, although I can't say what I was expecting. It's lighter, more genre bending, more free spirited, even haunting at times.
its the true start of prog rock, as a Tool man I appreciate it. Wouldn't seek it out though.
It's pretty proggy in a pre prog way. Some great moments, some less so.
It was clear they’re good but I hate chaos noise so much.
Highlights: 21st century schizoid man Guitar break in moonchcild
wish i liked the album more, like a 2,5/5 for me
h ow does king crimson work
Un début d'album extrêmement prometteur complètement gâchée par une soudaine envie de faire n'importe quoi. On commence à être habitué.
Je suis comme vous le savez en ce moment très occupé, le projet de construction d'une enceinte de 4m sur 5 dans mes bureaux étant extrêmement chronophage. Il m'est donc impossible de rédiger des reviews dignes de ce nom pour le moment.
Reminds me of Moody Blues. Check more later.
3 stars. I’ve never quite understood the appeal with this album. I think it just goes on and on too much. Maybe I don’t have a refined enough palate?
I've tried with this album, I really have. I've owned it on vinyl since the since 2005, and every few years I hear people talking about how great it is, and I decide that this is the time that I'm finally going to "get" this album. Except, I never do. I find this album boring, even for a prog rock album. It's not bad, the compositions can be quite intricate, but ultimately it doesn't inspire anything in me. I think the last song on the album is the best, though even that song has a fake ending that really takes the steam out of the track 3/5
This album made me a bit schizophrenic. Maybe that was the goal. It was a decent album to wash dishes to, only to have the wife come back and complain that I didn't throw away her pancakes.
Trip trip songs
Love the album art - one of the best covers of the era, and that’s saying something. 21st Century Schizoid Man is great, but the middle section drags a bit. The rest is mediocre Renaissance Festival fare.
Strong 3
Top 3 Songs: 1 - The Court of the Crimson King (5) 2 - 21st Century Schizoid Man (1) 3 - Epitaph (3)
The lyrics are not great. The oboe is a welcome contribution on the second track and the Mellotron sounds divine. I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. Robert Christgau called it "ersatz shit" which I love but don't really agree with.
Enjoyed this more than I was expecting, I need to be in the right mood for the Prog-Rock, but this was dope.
The album starts and finishes very strong, but everything in between pulls it down a bit.
One of those records that is great in places, but dated prog nonsense in others
S razlogom je ovaj album smatran esencijalnim. Međutva, meni je dobar, ali ne toliko.
Its pretty decent but its as silly and indulgent as the worst of prog
Promising start, and interesting blend of styles throughout.
pretty good just not something i could see myself listening to much
Title track is sensational
I remember being more into this on previous listens so maybe I just didn’t give it the attention it deserved. Based on this listen, high 3*
A little psychedelic, a little jam band, a little classic sixties rock. Not in love, but I *do* love that they kept the album to terse five (eight, with expansion) tracks. If you love them, maybe 2-3 tracks a side on vinyl would be crappy… Three stars for brevity when being weird.
Enjoyable psychedelic prog - at points sounded like the soundtrack to a Zelda game. The rest was big and noisy enough to sound like they were making an effort.
Snooze...and like Greg Lake..
decent album i suppose its special partially for its innovation at the time, reminds me a little bit of rainbow with dio albeit more 'alternative'
Great album. Early progressive rock. After more than 50 years it is nice to listen to it.
Trippy 60s music
How have I never heard this before? I have heard of King Crimson, but this was my first time hearing an album by them. This was really good! Standouts: 21st Century Schizoid Man, The Court of the Crimson King First listen. Can't wait to hear it again! 3.5 / 5
massa o rockzao progressivo
This album is the debut by English rock band King Crimson. It's one of the earliest and most influential progressive rock albums. Hailed today as a classic in the rock genre but receiving mixed reviews at release, this album helped shape progressive rock before it was ever really classified as a genre. The album's music is beautifully mesmerizing and seamlessly transitions the listener from one track to the next. This album is highly ranked in progressive rock or simply rock album lists, and this album has been certified gold in the US. 'Twas a good album to enjoy for an hour during the workday.
Album needs more time Cover art 5/5
Classic
Fun fun fun
Having never heard of King Crimson before, it was really surprising to hear the song sampled in Kanye's Power. The juxtaposition between the cacophony of how 21st Century Schizoid Man ends and I Talk To The Wind's soft and sweet beginning makes it interesting.
Interesting to see early examples of prog rock, just a bit too unrefined for me in total
Oye, oye! Rock sicodelico que, si escucho bien, todavía puede hacer sentir su influencia en el rock del presente año. A estos locos los conozco sólo de nombre, pero me he llevado ina gran sorpresa.
This was alright. Songs are a bit too long for my taste but otherwise forgettable. 6/10.
In my opinion 21st Century Schizoid Man is the one true highlight of this album. Mixes prog, free jazz, rock freak out into a heady stew. The rest is filler.
This should have been the 420th album, huge miss random album selecting algorithm
7/10, proggy! fun! I feel that most people listen to this because of POWER and it ends up being really good in its own right!
Nonsense, but pleasant enough. Didn't realise before that Greg Lake (from ELP/Xmas) was in King Crimson. Schizoid man and the title track were the highlights for me
A little jam, a little rock'n'roll.
I’d like to check out more of their stuff. This one was a little too abstract for me at time. Like their more upbeat stuff the most
* Decent. Prob 3.5
Pretty abstract, enjoyed it. Didn’t think it was the greatest but still enjoyed it
Felt orchestral throughout which I really liked.
Just before 1970 this album when it came out probably wasn't any other at that time. This is must the definition of an outsider rock band. To do what they like. Explorative melodic music with jazz elements . Very cool album
Rock progresivo. Se me ha hecho un poco pesado, aún así, ni fu ni fa.
Some good songs
like epitaph and moonchild.
Nope. Still don’t like it.
266. too long
Didn't pay attention, which maybe says something.
I appreciate the musicality but really not my thing.
christ, that album went on for-ever.
Trying a little too hard in spots to be psychedelic and use unique instruments. I can see why some might have found this album to their liking but I can also see why this band fell apart and went nowhere.
Didn't care for this. Too all over the place
4/10
A disappointing album. The beginning of "21st Century Schizoid Man" set my expectations high, but the rest of the album was very lackluster. The epic atmospheric sounds they try to go for are reminiscent of Pink Floyd, but end up being way more hollow. The track "Moonchild (including "The Dream" and "The Illusion")" is offensively bad.
21st century schizoid man sounds super cinematic. Brass instruments sound super clean. I talk to the wind sounds super boring. Epitaph is good. A little slow, but sounds nice to the ears. Self title "Moonchild" is chill, but the songs included on top of the track are straight ass. It sounds like the band ran out of inspiration for a 12 minute song and played random keys on a keyboard for the rest of the song. Final song had some fun instrumentals going but it faded out to background noise rather quickly. Unimpressed, didnt really enjoy this one that much.
Klingt wie der soundtrack eines Fantasy movie.
En ymmärtänyt. ⭐️⭐️
Well damn. After listening to it I wondered to the reviews, assuming it would be mostly a 2 or 3 star album and I was wrong. People respect these guys and their movements to prog rock. Not sure what went wrong for me. I mostly found it disjointed.
Really?
ok progressive rock album. I know this is a classic album. There were a couple of not bad songs on this album, but overall not anything I would listen to again and certainly not buy
I can fully believe this was earth-shattering when it came out, but its just kinda okay to me. 21st Century Schizoid man is excellent, but i could take or leave the rest of the album.
When there is actual music playing it isn’t half bad but these prog rock albums seem to extend their playtime by having tens of minutes of just hitting random notes or making noises which add nothing to the experience.
Talented musicians. Production quality is good. It started off really promising. But for me, this is a hard pass.
Starts great with 21st C. Schizoid Man, only to fall off of a cliff for the rest of the album. Hippy minstrel psych and zappa-esque farting around. Further proof that just because you can play doesn't mean the music is good.
2,3/5
Incredible lead/title track, mid album otherwise
ohhhhhhh THIS is what people are making fun of when they make fun of prog rock
The first track was kind of fun but it was downhill from there
21st Century Schizoid man - holy crap. Like, it's brilliant but I wouldn't add it to a playlist. And at a certain point you might just be making noise. It's like going on an involuntary musical odyssey. I feel like I should be leading elephants across the Alps rather than sitting in my room. Things can be incredible without being enjoyable necessarily. Moonchild - this is driving me nuts. I'm not smart enough to appreciate this, it's just noise. Court of the crimson king - very atmospheric, I was playing hole i.o while I listened and it felt like I was on a quest. A man a city - we're getting through this but we are not liking the experience. If other people can read this - this is my personal thoughts lol I'm sure the album is technically very good don't take anything I say seriously idk what I'm talking about. If anything, today I learned that I am not a prog rock girlie. Valuable experience in all.
Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️ Fav: Epitaph Least fav: Moonchild
No me gustó tanto.
not quite my taste, dont think i´ll listen to it again but musically I really liked it
Started string and quickly fell into 60’s bullshit rock.
A lot of people love this it seems. I was just bored. Enjoyed the title song and that’s all. 2.5 rounding down
nop
It was mid as frick, just knockoff psych
Some cool moments but I'll never listen to it again on purpose
Good study beats B) But boring and a little odd. Extra point for the amazing album cover, this is on my laptop full screen and I am loving it.
I just couldn't quite get into this. I liked the other album, but this one just kind of meandered. I did kind of like the bonus tracks.
These songs are too long.
I think I like the other King Crimson one we got better.
Didn’t like sound but liked how weird it was at least
Moonchild- lord have mercy longest song I ever heard, kind of good for studying ngl A man a city- pretty good reminds me of an old detective/ action film
Only gets a 2 because of 21st century schizoid man. Why are we randomly clanging items that belong in the kitchen together and calling that music? DNF.
Not my thing. I just don’t get it
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Not interesting
Fav- 21st century schizoid man 2/5
Weird online retailer tried to sell me a copy of this record today too. Very weird.
okay
So, I liked 21st Century Schizoid Man. Which surprised me, because for whatever reason, my preconceived notion about this album was that I would completely hate it (I've struggled with early prog.). And that was about it. "I Talk To the Wind" was too ren faire. "Epitaph" was ok - but kind of dragged. "Moonchild" I can't even...just what was that? 8 minutes of instrument tuning? "TCOTCK" had some decent moments, but just didn't keep me interested for 9+ minutes. Not for me. I will probably keep Schizoid in my playlist though.
No es mi rollo
As with all concept progressive rock the songs are too long, at 40mins the album is to long could of got away with 20mins if all the fillers were taken out. Such as what sounded like a primary school music lesson. Some of it was good but is it worth all the hype, No.
This band has an identity crisis. The sax sounds great, though.
pretentious self indulgent crap
i only like one song but its not that bad
Not my thing.
Very boring
21st Century Man is such a strong opener that it would have gotten a 5 right then and there. The classic book-end...Moon-Child? Just record a EP if you dont have that much music, seriously...just dont.
Slow, quiet progressive rock and symphonic psychedelia built on Mellotron swells, subdued guitars, restrained rhythms, and calm, distant vocals unfolds with lingering stillness. Listening feels like wandering through a vast, empty hall where sounds echo softly and time stretches out. The result to some might be atmospheric and immersive for me its pacing feels overly slow and subdued.
"21st Century Schizoid Man", the first track off King Crimson's debut record is equal parts abrasive and abstract, making it a distinctly unpleasant listen on two fronts. The second cut "I Talk To The Wind" then downshifts into jazzy, pastoral territory that's easier on the ears but is ultimately more narcoleptic than hypnotic. The pivot point of the album, "Epitaph" is a heavy-on-the-strings number that sounds like it wandered in from a Moody Blues record and finds Greg Lake oversinging in a desperate attempt to infuse the trite lyrics with some sort of emotion. "Moonchild" has about two minutes of something *resembling* a song followed by a vast wasteland of barely-audible keyboard 'n' guitar 'n' percussion noodling. (At this point you are fully justified in taking this album back to the record store and making the case that it is defective.) The band tries to make amends for all the goofing off by starting off "In The Court Of The Crimson King" with a monster Mellotron and choir hook but dumps that after several verses to take a needless trip through fluteland for what seems like forever. (A decent producer would have slammed the door shut on that track after 4 minutes instead of letting it run on for 9 1/2, by which time said hook has completely worn out its welcome.) There's a couple of interesting musical patches here and there on this record, but wading through so much musical self-indulgence to get to them makes it a real chore.
Some of it is ok but most are dragged out or drift off into oblivion. A place I'd rather not return.
Pure 70s rock. I've always heard the name king Crimson but never actually heard it. Nothing standout. Pretty standard 70s prog rock
With over 5 songs on the album toping out over 7 minutes in length it felt like I was in actual court
This album cover is so iconic for such a shit album. I get he’s going freestyle or whatever but 11 min songs at a time come on now . Thought the song was over so many times just to have to listen to more tuning practice . Specific rating - 1.7 Fav song - 21st century schizoid ma Least fav - a man a city
The first track is incredible and then it goes downhill into endless noodling, theatrics and ¨atmosphere.¨ I was bored to death by the end of the second song, which would have been halfway through a Ramones cd.
Mostly a slog, not up to the level of later prog rock masters like Rush. There's a lot of tracks with typical 60s and 70s long noisy jams.
Bof
Realizing I’m a bit prog-averse. My fav parts on here are the quiet bits where Fripp is noodling. Have listened to this quite a bit and have even loved it at times in my life. Gah a 2 feels bad but I won’t be returning.
It's fine, but I would never listen to it on purpose.
2/3
lo definiría como radical. fusiona varios estilos muy distintos, siento que no se define como uno solo pero si tiende a una oscuridad por momentos explícita y por momentos implícita. dice mucho
bisschen zu crazy
very smelly
All the king crimson super fans who think that King Crimson is the best prog band seriously need to listen to 1 Rush album. King Crimson isn’t bad, but they’re no where as good as people say they are.
Wouldn't even consider this a bad album. It's a curiosity. It's an experimental and conceptual story. It's hard to listen on repeat, though, and I qualify listen ability as criteria for a good rating. It's interesting.
Sure the musicianship is pretty amazing as it twists through jazz, psychedelic, classical, rock, but the songs are just so pompous and full of themselves. I guess that's prog for you, but I will not be back anytime soon.
Just no. Too much pompous ridiculosity, not enough music you really want to listen to.
Long ahh songs
Si te gusta el progressive rock esto es espectacular para vos. Tocan increíble. Yo desconocía totalmente la existencia de esta banda. Igualmente yo no soy muy fanático de este género, me resultó aburrido. No me despertó muchos sentimientos. Yo priorizo eso por sobre la calidad musical por así decirlo. El sentimiento. Como dato curioso, sentí que en el 3er tema se les bajó el volumen de todo, nose si tendrá que ver con algun error o algo de la época. Me resulto raro eso, nada mas.
I’ve tried with this a few times, folks I respect love it, I like a lot of Fripp's guest work elsewhere...but it’s just...never happening.
i recognize its great music, not my style though.
A little much for me but I get it
Prog rock...and super long song lengths...to quote Han Solo, "I've got a bad feeling about this." Justified, totally justified. The saxophone parts are cool though. I Talk To The Wind is better, but that's not much of a bar to clear. Damnit...it's just Emerson, Lake and Palmer in disguise. It's so obvious on Epitaph that I'm embarrassed I didn't notice before. Now I can't unhear his voice. Why wouldn't you add a bunch of nonsense noises in the middle of a 12 minute long song? Nothing like random noises to enhance a song. Good lord, this is tedious. Ten minutes of gobbledegook. The Court of The Crimson King is the best song on the album.
Nichts für mich😄
Too much
meh
It was interesting. Honestly schizo man and the title track are the most worthwhile ones. The rest sound like...idk sound checks or something.
better than the other one. the highs were high and the lows were low.
First 60 seconds of this: hell yeah, this album rules I spent the rest of the album waiting impatiently for it to end. This album was a slog and a chore to sit through.
I don't think I'm a prog rock girlie
Much of a muchness
Prog Rock just is not appealing to me. I don’t really have much more to say about it.
Impressive in its own way but just not what I'm looking for in rock music.
I knew this was prog rock so feared the worse. However I was pleasantly surprised and at one point halfway through track 3 I was considering that this might be a 4/5. They immediately sensed this and went into a 7 minute interlude of nothing but random percussion. Literally. I’m imagining some stoned guy in the studio very deliberately tinging a triangle every 39 seconds or so. This kind of nonsense is what ruins prog. Ended up a nailed on 2/5, I would happily listen to tracks 1 and 2 again but the rest is pretentious nonsense.
Funk
Really fucked with I Talk to the Wind. Overall, I don't really think the album was for me. I can see how some can enjoy it, but I wasn't really wowed by it or felt some sort of connection. I probably wouldn't listen again, but I do think it was a decent album and probably has a lot of important messages. I don't have the time to look into that right now, so I kinda just have to take everything at face value. I give it a 4/10.
Self indulgent Tolkien nonsense
Mucha flautita poco estribillo El primer tema esta muy bueno lo demas mmeeee Demasiado progresivo para mi gusto
Cool idea. Not for me though 2.5
Notablebtextzeile: Knowledge is a deadly friend If no one sets the rules The fate of all mankind, I see Is in the hands of fools Bin gespalten. Einige Stellen finde ich richtig gut, aber darum herum ist so viel repetetives getüdel, das es mir im ganzen eigentlich gar nicht gefällt. Außerdem vermutlich schuld an sowas wie Fantasy Metal
Jeder Song hat eine gute Idee in die sich jemand zu sehr verliebt hat. Es hätte beim Flirt bleiben sollen, es wurde jedes mal geheiratet.
I get the context, but this is just boring to me for the most part.
long and kinda boring
Did not enjoy but it had that one song that was sampled in the other song
Not for me
Fun, and long songs... but I didn't finish listening to it while at work
I enjoyed this more than I expected to after generally trying to avoid prog rock for most of my life. Musicianship is obviously top notch, some of the melodies are exquisite, and the lyrics and vocals are nowhere near as bad as I feared. Definitely completely lost me a few times though.
Long and meandering songs with the musicality of an unsupervised middle school band class
Interesting album. Felt like a long jam session, but nothing interesting enough for me to revisit.
Am ANfangd es Album dachte ich mir : Oh Mein Gott.. Nach 15 Minuten darf ichs agend as ich doch überrascht bin.
Trodde verkligen att det här skulle vara bättre. Vilken otrolig inledning men sen så blev det ju tyvärr till stora delar otroligt trist och lökigt på ett sätt bara tråkig proggrock kan bli.
Un groupe de troubadours qui font du rock prog. C’est l’impression que j’ai eu tout le long. Comme des musiques de cirques mais sous un ton assez sombre et mystérieux. Ça sonne assez négatif dis comme ça mais j’ai pas passé un mauvais moment… c'était juste un peu long car prévisible et pas très innovant (pour l’époque sans doute). J’avais aussi une grande attente, notamment sur le premier morceau mais j’étais pas si emballé. Big up au chanteur qui est chaud et le traitement de sa voix est cool. Je garde Epitaph en tête.
Prog sucks!!
Meh
A couple of decent songs but not my type of music
Experimental,
It was great to hear the Kanye sample but then there’s still 66 minutes left. Not a fan of the long songs, especially Moonchild, which is pretty much silent for the last half. High 2
Kind of all over the place Why was it so quiet sometimes? 21st century schizoid sounds a bit like a chase scene in pink panther at some points or something so that was fun
not my vibe. reminded me of Pink Floyd? hated looking at the album artwork when listening to it in my car hahaha
It's not unlistenable but it's not good either.
I dunno, I just have a hard time getting into a lot of prog rock.
Ah, the album Reddit keeps telling me I need to own on vinyl. No, no I do not need to own this. 21st Century Schizoid man was okay, but the rest of the album is not for me.
Not too bad just not my style personally. The songs are very long too, had me waiting for something that didn’t come.
It gets kinda boring
not my personal taste,dull white people music
Thanks for enticing me to revisit this - it's worse than I remember. I think she was as a redhead.....
War ganz okay aber wird nix sein was ich öfter hören werde.
Standouts I Talk to the Wind In the Court of the Crimson King
'Politicians' funeral pyre / Innocents raped w/ napalm fire.' I know that it's branded as one of the first prog rock records, but lyrics like that remind me of what was to come w/ the political metal of Black Sabbath, e.g., 'Burning globe of obscene fire / Like electric funeral pyre.' Instrumentally, that first track also has the heaviness of metal, or, at the very least, hard rock. Yet, things regrettably soften as the album goes on, and that's coming from a member of not-crazy-about-metal-pack. It's soft b/c it's sentimental and nostalgic, corny and pretentious, no matter how compelling their anti-war sentiments were. The sole thinker in the band appears to be Michael Giles - I wonder how much I'd dig this release w/ just the drum parts. He's neat.
Didn't care for it.
A little too psychadellic and experimental for my taste, but some interesting playing.
The album was fine to be honest I did not listen to the entire album
I get that this is a bastion of prog, however this isn't an exercise in recognizance. Hell, I haven't even listened to this before, and I appreciate prog. Ultimately, too much wankery for my liking. There's lots to like about this album, but it's too disjoint and fragmented to qualify as a must-hear experience.
This is definitely an album. A little frantic.
Can see talent but not for me
- In The Court of the Crimson King - I Talk To The Wind - Epitaph - 21st Century Schizoid Man - Moonchild
Ay that sample from the Kanye song. Interesting and unique. Would not relisten. Some very long songs.
Very technical first song and I can't believe everyone in the band memorized it. However, I'm not a big fan of the clarinet or whatever horns they're using. Also every song is way too busy and the way they use the violin just sucks. Most the of album is background music.
Some interesting moments but mostly pretty boring and grating.
This band paved the way for many others. Always innovative and experimental. Not always tuneful but interesting nevertheless. A bit like Marmite you either love them or not.
Hmmm
Oof, that was unexpectedly dull. Starts off with a somewhat half decent more trad rock opener, and then just descended into unexciting jazzy proggy noodling. The Larks Tongue album had much more oomph and variety (even if hard to like it all). Guess they were finding their feet here.
Psychedelia just isn’t my thing
It's an oddball for sure. I didn't hate it as much as I normally do these prog-rock artzy efforts. Side A was the winner, by the time you get to side B, I'm over it. Nothing here is worth an addition to a playlist.
Vinyl enthusiasts seem to go nuts over this album, and prog rock enthusiasts seem to go nuts over this album, and to a small extent I consider myself both of those things, and I don't get it. I guess this is the first instance of what would become known as "prog rock", so kudos to them for forging new territory. I like where prog rock has ended up, but I don't like where it started. This album has the same annoyances as the jazz I don't like (i.e. squeeky burst of sax and 'noise'). The "Moonchild" track sounds to me like someone walking around a small music store trying all the instruments. Note I said "trying" and not "playing" - there's very little musical about the track - it's crazy to me that they chose to record that and sell it.
Odd, wavy, unique
Too high-concept. It just made me impatient. I was kind of disappointed because I was curious about this band.
Not my taste at all. Not terrible so not 1 star but not anything special to me.
Some Parts were good. Some were weird.
Not my style
point9.
I must be going soft in my old age, because I know this album (my dad owns it) and I know I hate it. And yet, hearing it again for the first time in years, I couldn’t help but like “21st Century Schizoid Man” - yes, it’s far too bloody long (which is the case for the entire album), but it doesn’t sound like a song released in 1969 at all. It almost sounds ahead of its time, in a way. I also couldn’t help but smile at “The Court of the Crimson King”, because my dad has always loved that song and it reminded me of him. However, all sentimentality aside, it’s full of prog rock knob twiddling wankery, is far too long, and, at some points, the keys sounded like a toddler was annoyingly plonking away at them (see “Moonchild”, for example - the most prolific offender). Undoubtedly these gents are wonderful and talented musicians, but I much prefer when Greg Lake sings about believing in Santa, or Ian McDonald took his saxophone and guitar and went off to form Foreigner.
I don't quite know why it doesn't agree eith me, but it doesn't. I'm sure it's fine if you like that sort of thing.
the first song is sampled in kanye's power...this is i fear why i love doing this
A little bit too interesting. Don’t need to hear again.
Songs too long. Did like the style but dragged on
Perhaps I am not musically inclined enough to truly appreciate the foundations this group and this album laid but I'll believe the masses.
2.75 main song great, great album but i won’t reach for it