Reviews (page 9 of 14)
Nascent prog-rock. A little free jazz motions thrown in for good measure. Probably quite the thing in 1969.
I really loved the feeling of this album. Some parts seemed quite drawn out and it took a while. But the songs were cool and the style of music was funky
This was great well beyond the meme lol
Strangely addictive music with some very deep lyrics. Great finding.
This album was chaotic and noisy and I loved it. It was easy to get lost at times but it sounded great and every song was so different and fun. Cool album art too.
I have to recognize the musicianship, dynamics, songwriting and great production. This album has everything a progressive rock album should.
Musically brilliant and experimental beyond the Rock genre . My fave KC album is Starless and The Bible Black, but this is close .
Mostly like.
Essential Prog Rock. Saxophone, flutes, guitars, drums, all blend together perfectly to create an epic, fable-like album which goes from peaceful tunes to evil-sounding anthems.
Ah The Vanguard of Prog Rock, oh what crimes you allowed to happen. Joking aside a great, seminal album, when rock started getting acknowledged as a serious art form. Robert Fripp and co wrote and performed a classic album here. some wonderful tunes and Synth work favourites include "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Moonchild" Greg Lakes' vocals are superb on the latter track and the former has been influential in all types of music for 50+ years now. Just if you haven't seen them take a look at Robert Fripp and his Partner Toyah lockdown videos, (Toyah & Roberts Sunday Lunch) on YouTube great fun throughout!
Came to King Crimson via a cycling blog on Facebook (‘Epitaph’, scoring Merckx’s last day ever in Yellow, when he broke on Puy-de-Domê. Real pathos. Anyway, groovy jazz funk album, precursor for a decade of the excess and indulgence that is (British) Prog.
listened tk yeah
Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. Has a lot of an early "prog rock" vibe, without a lot of the over the top synthesizer that later English prog rock gets. Which is fine by me...! Their composition reminds me a lot of Jethro Tull, which I also love. They seem to have a full horn line, which is awesome. They mix more classic rock with some of the more esoteric/bebop jazz compositions. Good stuff.
Likeable "old music"
Wild! The opening track (21st Centrury Schizoid Man) is like a prog-rock riff on themes from Black Sabbath's album Paranoid, nihilistic lyrics, echoed drum rolls down the set, and screeching horns and guitars. What's interesting through is this album came about a year before Paranoid did. Then, next up is 'I Talk To The Wind'; (my fav) a somber duet backed with clarinets, flutes, harmonics and a playful drum trilling and filling along in the background. Following that is 'Epitaph', which is an expansive and spatial lament reminiscent of tracks from Radiohead's 'OK Computer'. The next song 'Moonchild', just kind of slowly disintegrates into an ambient jam session, that almost sounds like they just forgot to stop recording and figured, "Eh, why not," when it came time to put it on the album. Then 'The Court of The Crimson King' ties all the themes together in an on-again-off-again crescendo. This is such a singularly unique album, and I love it!
Really good album. Liked it a lot
This album is so weird, in the best way possible. It's not particularly melodic. But it covers every facet of prog rock. I don't think it's perfect, but solid throughout.
Not quite to my taste, but the innovation and musical proficiency of King Crimson is undeniable. Robert Fripp's guitar is beautiful, as always. I love his work. "21st Century Schizoid Man" is wickedly good. A squonky, propulsive musical odyssey. Fave Songs: 21st Century Schizoid Man, Epitaph, The Court of the Crimson King
Este disco fue una experiencia muy muy chingona. Para empezar, no conocía nada de King Crimson aunque sabía de su importancia en el progresivo y algo había oído de Robert Fripp (por el 3G). Las primeras 3 canciones son cada una una joya, llenas de subidas, bajadas, virtuosismo, todo. El problema es que llega 'Moonchild' y se vuelve cansado escuchar más o menos 9 minutos de todas las experimentaciones entre percusión y guitarra… nada útil para trabajar. Lo bueno es que retoma con mucha fuerza en 'The Court of the Crimson King', todo psicodelia y letras locas. En Apple Music solo está una version expandida que trae un par de cosas en vivo, no tan buenas como lo de estudio.
Really interesting album
- Capa icônica - Perdi meu ~ranço~ pela banda - Pretendo ouvir mais vezes
"I talk to the wind" is insanely beautiful. Great album.
One of the most renowned prog-rock albums of all time, and well deserved, this album feels like a distopian future. Either way the music is spectacular, sounds recent and has aged really really well. Fav Tracks: 21's Century Schizoid Man, Moonchild.
Very symphonic and influential prog album. I'm not the biggest prog fan because the lengthy songs can make me anxious, but I give major props to king crimson.
Fantastic! I was hooked from the beginning, Moonchild was an out of body experience.
First of all, I will mention this album cover is the recipient of my "Best Album Cover Ever" award. I always find it depicts exactly how I feel at any given moment. As for the music... Well, this is as close to 5 stars (but not 5 stars) as an album could get. History wise, this album was with me, then gone from my life, then (through the unforgettable cover) back in my life, rinse and repeat. Music wise, and atmosphere wise, there's a lot of sheer genius in this album. With just a tad of "what drugs were they on".
This was a fun one for me! Loved it
I'm a fan of the rock, not so much of the prog. Solid album, though.
First heard this in the mid seventies when an English teacher suggested I might like it. I thought it was weird then but remember liking the title song. Now, I can understand a bit more of why this is held in such high regard. Can hear what influence this was on other music that came after that I love. But as for listening to the whole again, probably not
I would say, this is a pretty unique album, I find it quite interesting but not necessarily really a knockout. I'm not huge on the opening track but I also feel like it's very different to what the rest of the album is going for. I think this album is very open to trying different ideas. I quite enjoy the blending of instrumentation, almost gives the album an orchestral feel to it at points. I'm Always a fan of a jazzy section or jazz in my music. In general, I do feel, however, that the the improv does start to feel a bit like it's dragging on at points in this album, and it kind of makes the length noticeable. It's a decent and off album, I think if I were to give this a few more listens, I might like it more, but it's just not something that was lingering with me. Fav Track: I Talk To The Wind
Foundational to progressive rock. Jazzy elements with sax and hard rock guitar. Craziness of 20th century psych. Dissonance. Flute sounds like wind. Nice synth. Who is the wind?
Amazing new sounds. It felt like playing mario bros but with a melody that is pleasant to listen to.
Jazzy psych rock, preferred the harder sounding songs over the choral-sounding bits
60ndate proge rokk, mis kõlab isegi tänapäeval hästi. Seda albumit saaks ikka korduvalt kuulata, aga esmasel kuulamisel jääb kõige enam meelde see "21st Century Schizoid Man", mis on tuntud kui sample Kanye Westi loos "POWER". Ülejäänud muusika on ka hea, aga ei jää kuidagi pähe ega kummitama. 3.4/5
good, a little weird. pink floyd psychotic era like
Too low fifor my personal tastes - Kanye West proving again his knack for god tier sampling and trash tier humanity
A decent album. Obviously seminal at the time and a few high points even now. Title track the standout.
Of the exceedingly long song genre this album was okay. Some of the length could definitely be cut, or even divided into a separate track as they just feel like musicians fiddle-farting around on their instruments after the song is done, or a reprise. I enjoyed the musicality and probably would find the lyrics evocative on a few listens through. The kind of music I would put on in the background while prepping ttrpg content. As with some of the other albums on the list these early progenitor albums are exceptional for their place in the canon.
Album sympa, pose les base de pas mal de musique moderne, un petit coté cowboy beebop par moment
Prog rock is a thing that I have dabbled in as a listener over the years, and King Crimson is one of its earliest progenitors. ITCOTCK remains one of the great prog rock records, but I find myself returning to it less and less. Taste changes over time, and my love for King Crimson may be fading.
Einige Banger, aber auch einiges mit dem ich nix anfangen kann... Aber sicher stilprägend für die Epoche
Nice mega catchy aber zum großen Teil schon cool 3.5/5
Started OK, even pretty decent, then went downhill fast.
Fantastic album. Reminds me of the Moody Blues. A beautiful melody that meanders but the tracks were a bit too long for me. Favorite songs were 21st Century Schizoid Man, Moonchild(the beginning of it), and I Talk to the Wind.
A foundational prog rock album that is all over the place tonally.
Listening session: july 28th, while eating dinner Listened to before: no Thoughts: interesting album which must have been influential and refreshing at the time, so I could appreciate it. I wouldn’t listen to it in its entirety though because I found that some tracks were dragging on for too long Favourite tracks: I Talk To The Wind & The Court Of The Crimson King
Once they get "21st Century Schizoid Man" out of their system, I like this quite a bit.
You can't convince me to listen to this so giving it a 3 not to.spike the curve. Pls no prog. Big up my man Kanye, hope he hasn't gotten up to shit
i largely do not care for prog rock so i was a little afraid going into this. enjoyed more than expected, not too many weird noises
Very interesting and cool and out there especially for the 60s. I appreciate the vibe but gonna be honest won't be listening again.
ok prog isn't as bad as i thought it would be but it is still long and boring and probably easier enjoyed when acid obstructs your perception
Songs were a little long for me, but they have a cool sound. I couldn’t help but hear an ancestor of jam bands from them—I’m not sure if this is the case, but I def got a “jam” vibe from them.
Hmmm ik krijg bij progressive/art rock toch wel een beetje een beangstigend gevoel. Dat klinkt een beetje alsof ik nu 50 minnuten naar een onsamenhangend experimenteel tyfuszooitje ga luisteren. Maar het eerste nummer is, op de eerste paar seconden na, best wel lachen! Goh ja, de stukken waarin hij zingt zijn echt oprecht wel tof. Maar de instrumentele ztukken gaan soms, naar mijn mening, iets te ver het experimentele in.. Jammer! Maar aan de andere kant, het zal de bedoeling zijn geweest. Ja, ik vond dit eigenlijk wel een prima te behappen album, absoluut minder vreselijk dan ik vooraf had gedacht. 3 reten.
gran album todo sampleado palo te quiero toda y te amo mas
Not really my taste but well produced and very theatrical. I did like a track or two but found a lot of the songs lengthy.
Some great songs and a cohesive whole. Many songs overstay their welcome though.
I like it but there was so much empty space. Only 5 tracks, 3 bonus tracks, but over an hour long. It was ok.
The record that invented prog rock arrived in 1969 fully formed and completely confident, which is either inspiring or slightly exhausting depending on which track you're on. Robert Fripp's band had no real precedent — jazz complexity, classical structure, rock energy, and a darkness that the era's psychedelia was actively avoiding — and the ambition is audible in every bar. That ambition is also occasionally the problem. "21st Century Schizoid Man" is the opening statement and the strongest argument for the record — Greg Lake's distorted vocal and Fripp's guitar creating something genuinely aggressive that still hits hard fifty-five years later. The title track closes the album as a complete contrast, gentle and medieval and orchestral, the Mellotron giving everything its distinctive lush-but-eerie texture. Between those poles the record moves through enough genuine ideas to earn its reputation without fully earning a four. What keeps it there is Moonchild — twelve minutes of sparse improvisation that tests the patience of even devoted listeners and tips the balance decisively. A record that earns a four needs to justify its worst moments, and Moonchild is too much to ask forgiveness for. The three is honest rather than dismissive — this is cool and genuinely impressive and something worth hearing once. It just isn't something you'd inflict on a room of people who didn't specifically ask for it. Respect without love, delivered cleanly.
This actually kinda slaps when they stop fucking around and play proper music. That said, it has probably the worst album cover I've seen so far. 3.5
some of it i really like, some of it's funky, some of its honestly kinda lacklustre overall not mad, would listen again
1 good song
Seems good if you are into this type of thing!
spoko takie do polecenia w tle ale nic takiego takie okey
i don't like this quite as much as i probably should. the puttering around that happens is a trope with progressive rock i'm not really a fan of. but still has some massive moments in the closing and opening tracks. deserves to be one of the 1001? obviously
Interessanter Sound der so ins psychedlische ging, hab mich an so alten Pink Flloyd Alben erinnert gefühlt
Very Pink Floydish, psychedelic, think I'd have to be in the right mood to listen to something like that as the songs are very long
I want to like this more than I do. It's great in places, but then it also spends a lot of time in that twiddly nowhere that I dislike about prog rock.
It's ok
Difficult one to score as it’s known as the first prog album so do I give it a little extra leeway? Posh hippy fare mainly. A lot more orchestral than I remember.
Was fine! 3.5
This is the type of album that makes this project so enjoyable - discovering new albums and music that is enjoyable. It wasn’t perfect for me by any means - but a good solid record by a band I didn’t know much more than one song from.
This was some of the best instrumentals I’ve heard from a late 60s album!
wow what an opener! -surprised to hear jazz in a rock song -i love how each song is different and even though i know they're long i'm glad it doesn't sound the same the whole way through -don't think i fully know what 'rock' music should sound like but King Crimson has been identified as releasing 'progressive' rock, i'm vibing with it. top picks - 21st century schizoid man - i talk to the wind
Idk, good but missed the sparkle 👀
I didn't mind this - proggy but still tight and focused, never overindulgent
É legal, mas músicas muito longas e ai fiquei com dor de cabeça
Some very good ideas and an impressive display of supreme technical command, but dragged in places (at least for me).
Regarded as 1st progressive rock album, jazz, classical, even flute 21st century schizoid man
'21st Century Schizoid Man' hits like a bolt of lightening. The final track has a woozy majesty that's hard to resist. The rest of the album often sounds like a different, less interesting band , with ballads that are more Moody Blues meets Henry Mancini than the starting gun for progressive rock. The extended improvisation on side 2 has its charms, but not enough to help elevate the record as a whole.
This album is like "Let's begin with one of the greatest songs ever written. Got that? Okay, now let's never do it again." I'm surprised /this/ is their big one. Only one of two on this list, but I feel like I hear a lot more people talk about Red or Discipline nowadays. This made me want to check out the band's heavier stuff, which I guess I'll do after I'm done with this list, hahaha. Four 3s in a row. Run DMC better kick my ass tomorrow.
21st century schizoid man is my jam!
I had never heard this all the way through. Quite liked it. Nice surprise.
I always struggle to get my head around the fact the guy that sang “I Believe in Father Christmas” is also a member of King Crimson
really high highs but some weird ass lows manages to hook you with interesting compositions that give a sense of moving forward, only to completely change the atmosphere they have created through certain creative decisions and risks that, in my opinion, dont quite pay off
Very interesting hearing the source song for a famous sound bite. Perhaps a bit too experimental for my tastes
Not bad, but kinda “out there”. Not something I’d just put on in the background
Decent
i think most people would agree this is a definite must-hear-before-you-die album, but i don't think i was king crimson's intended audience unfortunately. that being said, the one song i did really appreciate was i talk to the wind. hearing that for the first time gave me lots of hope for the rest of the album, and while the songs after that didn't end up peaking my interest, hearing the duo version completely brought it back. the two tracks are probably the ones that sound least like the rest of the album though, so this makes absolute sense. favorite tracks: i talk to the wind, i talk to the wind (duo version)
It was kind of a lot, some of it just felt like noise but the guitar and instruments were interesting
Yeah these songs long
How come this is seen as a prog rock pioneering landmark yet isn’t a tiresome double album? I quite enjoyed it. The opener was a banger and there was far more variety than I entitled to expect.
It's a classic prog album that stays a tad too long in spots.
kijk het is oke maar sommige liedjes waren echt langdradig
Love some good prog-rock. I had heard Court of the Crimson King before. It still rocked. The rest of the album was solid. I'll probably explore their discography more. I have been itching for some prog-rock recently.
Interesting prog rock album, version on YouTube Music blended songs together to make a 1.5 album version. Likely won't listen to this again, but it had its moments.
overrated as hell but not bad
Some days I just wish I was on acid Sounds like somebody gave a preschool class drugs and told em to go apeshit on the xylophones
5/10 - Weird one hearing the original of whatever the Kanye song is (all I can think of is "gold powers, Austin Powers"). Some boss instrumentals and vocals but falls flat for me generally with song length being excessive; stretches of time in some songs where nothing is really happening and doesn't seem to further any aspect of the song. Not bad but wouldn't actively listen to again.
Rather better than I thought it was going to be. It’s obviously still a bit much, but it’s clearly massively influential and I heard precursors to lots of music I enjoy.
It's really good but it's not my cup of tea. It was very interesting the comments and seeing a lot of Jojo references so that really stood out to me. I wonder which of the Jojo's has this album.
Very well put together. Easily a well done album. Like I like my steak
I didn’t have high hopes for this album, but I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not going to be a high rotation album for me, but it’s not awful.
legendäres sample mit 21st century scizoid man, aber sonst bisschen underwhelming. 2.8 sterne
This would be good if not for one thing: it’s prog.
This album was hard to rate. Most of the songs are two-parters where half the song is great and the other half is terrible.
I can see where many of the bands I listened to in the 70s got it from, but this does all seem rather self-indulgent. It’s some far out ideas set to numbers.
This is prog rock in its essence, as only King Crimson can do it.
Creo que es el primer album de Rock Progresivo que escucho. Me gusta toda la vibra de fantasía medieval. Vale la pena seguirlo escuchando.
Baladas psicodelicas, es lo que se me viene a la mente al escuchar este álbum Muy adelantado a su época definitivamente, no parece del 1969 Solos muy buenos La voz del vocalista es cruda en ocasiones, pero puede armonizar para las baladas que vienen en el álbum Personalmente me gusta más el lado psicodelico que la parte de las baladas, pero no está mal, no es que desentone con la propuesta del álbum, más bien lo hace sentir muy diferente a lo que uno acostumbra de artistas al inglés en el buen sentido de la palabra Un agasajo de álbum 3.4
Not the biggest fan of prog rock but this is ok as far as prog rock goes. 3/5.
Ganz gut, aber für mich nichts Besonderes: 7/10. Die Leute hypen dieses Album viel zu sehr.
Fine. Long winded.
all over. experimental. jethro meets bardcore with a splash of floyd.
Hmph. Interesting to say the least. Would I listen again? Doubtful. Playlist? No. 2.5 rounded up to 3 for it's influence on bands I really like.
Never heard of this album or band. Sounds like a 90s band, so I'm shocked to see this came out in 1969. The band that anointed prog rock. Some parts are cool. Some just feel like experimental because they took too much LSD and stretched a 4 minute song into 10. I guess I should've been there in the 60s.
For me, this is a “sit down and listen” kind of album which demanded attention from the listener. There’s a lot of variety in instrumentation. A few sections felt a bit drawn out and where I lost interest, other parts were able to draw me back in. Not usually something I would listen to but enjoyed the immersive listening experience.
I enjoyed this intellectually, but I couldn’t connect with it for some reason.
Interesting will have to try another spin..doesn’t grab me right away.
Starts very strongly. 21st Century Schizoid Man is to me, the Beatles crossed with Led Zepellin. And the last song The Court of the Crimson King finished the album very well. But in between too much long meandering prog for me. In particular Moonchild's 12 minutes of prog noodling can get to fuck.
Ihan hassua proge-antiqueta. Ei kuitenkaan jatkuvaan käyttöön.
personal rating: 4/10
1. No 2. someone put this on a playlist for me like over 10 years ago and I never really got into it. This song is actually pretty nice now that I'm giving it another listen. 3. Actually kinda cool 4. I like the weird gentle melody towards the middle. Wait actually they can wrap it up now 5. not for me
A melodia, a voz, a atmosfera da segunda faixa me ganhou. Muito diferente. Triste. Melancólica. Densa. Mas o albúm precisa maturar, ainda. Rock Progressivo não costumo gostar de primeira.
7/10 - long riffs, some iconic tunes, recommended
Interesting instrumentation, chaotic and beautiful at times. Something I world have to really be in the mood to put on, can’t think of a time where it could be in the background.
Always loved this album.
킹구크림슨...베스트: I Talk to the Wind
A little proggy for me but enjoyed some of the musicality
21st Century Schizoid Man is a classic, if not in its own right then as the basis for Power. I remember it as being impossible in Guitar Hero, might need to go back to it now. Could chop off a minute or three as it doesn't really develop in a particularly interesting way. The flute solo on I Talk to the Wind took it from just pleasant to pretty good. Epitaph kinda surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. I think that one's going into (semi)regular rotation. The back half (two-thirds? hour?) of Moonchild is absolutely asinine and a real time-waster, which sucks because the actual song part of the song is really nice. At least when the last track kicks in it reminds you that music exists, even if it's underwhelming.
L: 6 M: 8 F: 7 O: 7
very 1969 english rock band. great album, i can appreciate but not my jive
Pretty dang good, some songs went way too long tho. 21st century schitzo man obv good.
Cool album, fun to listen to, but won't be going into my normal rotation.
6/10
Weird British rock
I thought this album was pretty good, but it was definitely too experimental for my taste and had a very similar sound throughout. I enjoyed it but there were definitely some parts of it that I did not enjoy as much.
it was okay... high point was i talk to the wind, i liked it more than i was expecting to like anything from this album, esp the flute solo at the end low point was moonchild after they stopped singing... it was too understimulating for me
Rest of the album never rises to the level of 21st Century Schizoid Man but I can respect the craft.
already had 3 songs peak 3.5/5
Know schizoid man which is great but haven't heard anything else before. Court of the crimson king was also pretty good too. Middle tracks didn't stand as much and there was the classic 8 minutes of random guitar sounds that certain prog bands seem to be fond of. Considering this was released in 1969, the good stuff is incredibly ahead of it's time. Balanced against the middle bits, the album is okay. 3.5.
Was ok to listen to, recognize the sample
liked
it doesn't have the version of i talk to the wind that i like
Des bons moments et d'autres bien chiants. Je ne sais pas quoi en penser
Nice background music for working/studying.
Enjoyable listen but probably won't be back for another
Overrated
182/1001 First listen. I feel like I should like this. I want to. The bands I like, like this. I like what they’re doing, I just don’t like the sound of it. The instruments. The singing. Meh. I’ll try again sometime perhaps. 5/10
No esperaba que fuera tan bueno, muy melódico con excelentes cambios de ritmo, solos increíbles, los instrumentos de viento lo hacen mucho más único, me encantó
i like i like yes yes
Hivenen liian progea mun musamakuuni. Tykkäsin eniten albumin nimi kappaleesta.
21st Century Schizoid Man - Including "Mirrors"
I understand this is the ur-prog record by reputation, and yet it strikes me as exactly right on the edge of what I find tolerable in prog. "21st Century Schizoid Man" makes the Mars Volta, of all things, sound derivative, and it's from the 60s! I liked that. Despite the hippy-dippy shit, I liked "The Court of the Crimson King." A lot of the rest of it verged into more drummy-jazzy nonsense than I'm willing to stomach. This is yet another point confirming my previous instincts that I'm extremely hot and cold on prog as a genre.
- 21st century schizoid man is a great and crazy song. I've definitely heard it before but hadn't realized that before listening. Not something I would listen to frequently when just chilling but definitely a cool piece of music - I really liked I Talk to the Wind - intro of Epitaph is great - most of these songs are too long, I was really losing it during Moonchild - Court of the Crimson King reminds me of something Jack Black would have written/sang in School of Rock
I need to give this another listen. I know it's better than 3 but I'm cranky and nauseous so it's getting a 3 for now. 3/5
I like Epitaph the most so far.
I gave the whole album three listens. It has a cool, pretty unique atmosphere, and I respect the creativity behind it, but it doesn't really click with me. I'm not that much into progressive rock, but I'm glad that I gave it a listen, tho it won't stay in my library.
Classic
Has not aged well
0/8 bekannt 6/10 Beste Songs: epitaph, 21st century schizoid man, the court of the crimson king Ich könnte schwören, dass ich den einen Teil von 21st century schizoid man aus einer Werbung kenne. Ich kann es nur noch nicht beweisen.
I've never listened to King Crimson before. I wouldn't say I loved the album, but it was enjoyable/interesting enough.
Didn’t do it for me
A little too out there and long “silences” that were nice at times but too long at other times
Prog Rock seems to have originated from this album. It demands careful listening, which I didn’t give it. Later Prog (Genesis, Rush, Yes) all sound okay to me, but I prefer music to be direct and to the point. I would prefer pure rock and roll or pop over this. It’s excellent music, for sure, just felt like the songs took forever. 3 stars
Cannot deny the musicianship but KC has admittedly never been my thing.
6.3/10 - sorry josh fav song - epitaph
голос нагадує горіллаз картинка база
I did not know that a jazz version of Iron Man existed, but now I do.
Best tracks: I talk to the Moon, Epitaph Worst: Moonchild Notes: Trippy Prog mixed with lovely calm melodies.
Demasiado desorden para mi guato
Not my style but pretty good. Long songs so you can enjoy it for a while
Nunca lo habia escuchado ni ningún álbum con este estilo que mezcla el rock con el jazz o la música clásica. Es un buen descubrimiento, me gusta la exploración musical que desarrollan, los momentos de tensión que logran con la unión de instrumentos y silencios. No es un álbum que escucharía diariamente pero que definitivamente inspira mi creatividad.
enjoyed this a lot more than i thought i would never fully listened to it till now
Done
Prog rock has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, but the last 10(!) minutes of Moonchild makes that almost as an embarrassing of a proclamation as the DNC makes being a democrat
I'm familiar with this one, and much prefer it to Lark Tongues In Aspic.
I waffled on this one because I didn't really *enjoy* most of it (especially the middle tracks), but I do really enjoy a lot of the prog rock albums it inspired and appreciate its importance. So I'm meeting in the middle.
Tä oli samaan aikaan yllättävän hyvä ja huono. Myös yllättävän vieras. Rauhalliset biisit oli hyviä ja miellyttäviä, tuli jotenkin Opeth mieleen aika paljon. Erityisesti I Talk To The Wind oli ihana. Yllättävän huono siks et raskaammat biisit oli yllättävän raskaita. Mä vaan en oo proge 😅
im becoming increasingly aware that prog rock is just not my jam. but overall a pretty good album. I liked the first song on the track a lot.
Prog rock classic but a bit too cluttered playing on some tracks
Sympa mais sans plus, je ne suis pas hyper fan des musiques sans paroles et il y en a quelques unes, mais sinon certaines sont sympa comme 21st Century Schizoid Man
Good album. Think I’d listened to it at work but still a pleasant listen. Maybe not top of my listening but nice nonetheless.
I don’t like you, but I respect you.
Es ist ein monumentales Debüt, das 1969 den Progressive Rock definierte und bis heute als stilprägend gilt. Die Mischung aus wuchtigen Bläsern, Mellotron‑Wänden und epischen Songstrukturen wirkt beeindruckend, aber auch schwerfällig. Tracks wie „21st Century Schizoid Man“ oder „Epitaph“ zeigen enorme kreative Kraft, während andere Passagen – etwa die langen Improvisationen in Moonchild – heute etwas aus der Zeit gefallen wirken.
I have listened to this album a few different times and it never hits quite like other people say it does. It's just too experimental for me. I probably won't listen to it again if I had a choice. I am glad Pink Floyd got some influence from these guys and decided to follow the more blues instead of the jazz influence
Feel that I should like this more but I just kinda don’t
Never a great attraction to this album but I know it’s an important moment in time.
Unique instrumentals that I actually like Gives Beastie Boys vibes in the first track but before that type of music was a thing, after that all I hear is Pink Floyd. I like the variance in music from track to track Feels Like an Epic. Overwhelming at times. Least favorite song- 21st Century Schizoid Man Favorite Song- I Talk To The Wind
one hit wonder
Quite interesting, but a little too experimental from time to time
Was not familiar with King Crimson’s work. Truly beautiful. Obviously recognized the first track given that Kanye’s “Power” sampled it.
Surprisingly a vibe, it was cool to hear some origins of samples from other songs I know
Never listened before, nice mix of prog, folk and even jazz elements. Didn't really grab me but pretty good
Solid and interesting.
3 1/2 Stars: And after all this time King Crimson, a band I'd always heard of but never actually heard, didn't turn out to be the death metal band I always thought they were.
DOES EVERY ALBUM HAVE TO HAVE SUCH LONG SONGS! I DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF ATTENTION SPAN! I HAVE A TODDLER! Ok but I do remember Moonchild from when I was young and I thought I was so cool and ethereal listening to it. Definitely a save.
Very Interesting album. It’s like The Beatles went full jazz and dropped some acid. First listen was not pleasant but by the 3-4 time thru I could start to enjoy the music.
Definitely of a time but I can see why it is loved.
A little indulgent at times, as expected, but at only 5 tracks it's a welcome tonic to some of the overly long albums in this list.
First two songs relate to what’s going on now
On a sunday last summer, I had the opportunity to see either King Crimson (or whatever group of people were calling themselves that) for $5 and separately Hanson for $12, both in downtown LA. I couldn't decide and ended up going to neither. In retrospect I should have done Hanson.
The proggiest prog that ever progged. Not bad in places, but drifted off into weird introspective pseudo-Tudor twaddle a bit too often for my liking.
I'll be honest here: I never got the hype behind this album. Yeah, it's arguably the first true prog rock album, but that doesn't automatically make it great. As it is, two monumental songs bookend an album that is full of meandering and aimless songs in the middle of it. Personally, if I'm going to listen to a King Crimson album it's going to be one of the three of their 80s albums with Adrian Belew as the frontman.
Very good album is jazz rock with a lot of improv jams full of energy and ups and downs. Really unpredictable and fresh. Loved it
The beginning of this album feels like it influenced Queens of the Stone Age. It starts off as really fun album to listen to but after the first three songs if tapers off and feels like they forgot they were spending money on a studio and just started jamming and is no longer interesting to listen to. Stand out tracks: 21st Century Schizoid Man - Feels ahead of its time. I talk To The Wind The Court Of The Crimson King - This is the only song that I recognize from this artist.
Not really my style but it was interesting, the instrumentation was cool. I enjoyed the bonus tracks more than the album tracks given more of a jazz influence - this brought it to 3 stars for me.
My rating 3.3. Experimental? Yes. You can see a blueprint for other bands but beyond the first song it’s just odd.
Deze hoes boezemt me altijd wat angst in, maar gelukkig is het album zelf een stuk minder schreeuwerig. Sterker nog, bij Moonchild durven ze hun instrumenten op een gegeven moment amper aan te raken. Alsof ze stiekem moeten warmspelen. Wel een geinig album voor een keer. Een ultiem snob album, waarbij de snobs lekker kunnen doen alsof ze hier vanalles aan snappen wat aan mij compleet voorbij gaat. 3.5 ster. Momenteel staat het album met 3.61 gemiddeld net wat hoger op deze site, dus kan ik beter een 3 geven dan een 4. Wiskunde.
I know these guys are supposed to be super influential and they're on everyone's list. I've given them several listens. "21st Century Schizoid Man" is a great track. The rest of the album kind of fades into the background for me, though I totally recognize how awesome this must have sounded in....(checks notes)...1969!!!! It's hard to believe this was released then. It sounds like it came out in the 90s. 3.49 solid stars.
Opener "21st Century Schizoid Man" makes a compelling case for adding more prog to my musical diet, but the rest of the album makes a superior case for NOT doing that. You could blame the giant drop from "Schizoid Man" into the light-rock flute of "I Talk to the Wind," but the plodding "Epitaph" and "Moonchild" are more tedious. "The Court of the Crimson King" brings things back to life, but doesn't make me want to return to this. Turns out my prog diet is just fine, thanks.
Actually the only reason this song is on this list is because it has a lot of good sampling music
not bad, just a little weird
What a weird album. Different to what I normally listen to. Schizo was good. Epitaph different. Moon child was rough 10 mins of disjointed mess. Court also good. Court and schizo into normal rotation.
Not my fav but it works for work!
Wanted to like it more but the songs are sooo long
This isy 2nd King Crimson on the list and I enjoyed this more than the last one. These guys were excellent musicians and they make room for everyone to show off without getting into jam band boringness.
Maybe I would enjoy this more if I wasn't sober. Good but I didn't like it. For now, a 3.
Kule låter. Kult å ha hørt igjennom, det gir meg allikevel ikke noe stort kick.
The opening track is just incredible and the highlight for me. It gives me the same feeling as the German band Can where it doesn’t feel attached to a specific time and still rocks. I liked a couple more and was ambivalent to the other two. I can see why this album has such a following. Im not as in love as others but still a fan. Rating: 3.5
I like the artwork and there are some really melodic songs (and some less so).
Heard the first song, 21st Century Schizoid Man, I didn’t like it. The lyrics are too macabre and the harsh mechanical sounds are too chaotic for my liking. It’s unsettling, even if it’s intentional. This may be the narrator freaking out about the cruelty of humanity? I really liked I Talk To The Wind, it reminds me of T.S. Eliot poems with a man personifying his surroundings, speaking to the wind (which may be God). A man who is non-religious, though he seems lonely and just wants to be one with the world. He is trying to find some sort of comfort in God, though the act is futile - he gets no response. It feels like the narrator is in conflict with the chaotic reality of the world, and why things happen the way they do. Epitaph was really interesting as well as the narrator falls into complete despair, believing the world is doomed. Set in the Vietnam/Cold War, it highlights the futile nature of religious practices. The traditional definitions of right, wrong, good, and evil as seen by our predecessors are too simple and naive, though we continue to place as the centre of our lives. And when the one thing you seek security and comfort does not live up to its role, man crumbles as they possess no hope for the future. This conflict continues in the lyrics: "Confusion will be my epitaph", highlighting the self-destructive nature of man. I also liked this lyric: "Knowledge is a deadly friend, If no one sets the rules", as knowledge ≠ wisdom. Moonchild feels more like a retreat into a fantasy escapism because the world is too horrible to face - he is forever lonely and confused, and is waiting on some hero or "sun child" to rescue him, but they never comes. The Court of the Crimson King is also quite interesting, obviously being an alias for the Devil himself. It feels like the narrator has come to a new realisation that the reason why the world is so horrible is because we are just dancing to the tune of the devil, like puppets on a string. No wonder it felt a lot like T.S Eliot - he similarly believes humans are horrible creatures that will keep fighting. Also his religious conflict of God as He does not exist nor does He care. Though, he plays more into the macabre nature of human cruelty, mostly because of the Vietnam/Cold War context. The narrator will be lonely and depressed and everything is playing out exactly according to Crimson King's plans. https://www.reddit.com/r/KingCrimson/comments/ili08w/what_is_the_court_of_the_crimson_king_exactly/ https://medium.com/@aliinwonderland/song-review-king-crimson-epitaph-4c86928535e8
song i went back to first after first full listen: 21st century schizoid man (a ska song)
I enjoy progressive rock for the fun they have with it. They push the envelope and tool around with the genre to create unique and interesting mixes. Unfortunately, this can lead to things getting a little esoteric, and the Court of the Crimson King is not immune to this. Don’t get me wrong. 21st Century Schizoid Man is a blast and helps to define the story of the album. But then Moonchild comes along and hits a midpoint filled with what sounds like orchestral warmups. Overall, I enjoyed a lot of this, but it got itself twisted at times trying to tell a story and descending into chaos. Which, y’know, might have been the point, but that really hurts the accessibility of this album.
Alles was ich an Prog mag (das schnelle, freie Chaos aller Ideen und Einflüsse auf einmal) und alles was ich nicht mag (der Rest).
It has sparkly moments, and I do see it for most of it. It just so over hyped by a category of people, you know, the ones that fancy themselves music connoisseur, that would say this is the only music worth listening to, that it felt flat. I knew that album, I liked it more than I did the first few times I listened to it and some of it is brilliant, but some of it is also boring nothing burger adjacent, and I land in the middle. Good, important, should be here, but not as good as your uncle says
I swear this got popular on the internet because of the really distinct cover art. I don't know what I was expecting but this is just really not that different from the Moody Blues. I really don't understand the aura of 'prog masterpiece' or whatever internet music people say. I try not to read into any album to get biased by context and metadata. I went on wikipedia just now to see the year it was released (to get distance from Moody Blues) and saw that Robert Christgau called it "ersatz shit". I wouldn't go that far it just wasn't astoundingly different from any other prog. I hope Fripp and Eno is on this list somewhere or that is a travesty.
Meh, wasn’t terrible, wasn’t great, but amusing? Eclectic? Interesting? Yes, all those.
Digging up the oldies, I see. It was forever ago when I first listened to this album. This is actually the first album I have catalogued on my Rate Your Music page, which probably means that this is the fifth or sixth album I've listened to (I've bumped around and updated the listening dates on some of the albums in there). I'm not sure why I listened to this one early on. I think I was gallavanting through a bunch of different genres at the time and wanted to see what stuck. I don't remember liking this album all that much, but it has persisted within my memory. "21st Century Schizoid Man" is both a great song and a great song name and I, of course, remember the title track. I also remember the songs on this album being long as shit, which is probably what kept this album from entering my rotation. In any case, I'm curious to revisit this one. Hmm. Hrmmm. Despite my best efforts, I'm still not feeling this one. What I suspect to be the most polarising aspect of this album is also the part I find hardest to engage with. Randomly and out of nowhere these songs shatter into a million pieces and become these strange, minimalist, avant-garde tunes. It usually happens during the third quarter of each song and every time it happens it never works and I'm left wondering what the point even was. There's also the question of track length. These songs are way, way too fucking long. If I were to total up the pointless stretches of dead air across each of these tracks, it would probably come out to about ten-minutes of the total runtime. Quite possibly longer given that Moonchild is the longest song on the album and also happens to be most guilty of this practice. If I am to be positive, I appreciate this album aesthetically. I like the grand, massive atmosphere which hangs over each of the tracks, and the instrumentation is generally pretty solid. I was also content to just let this one run. While those janky jigs are annoying, they don't seriously chafe with the music or undermine my enjoyment in a significant way. Overall, this was an okay listen. The aforementioned "21st Century Man" is pretty cool. Great lyrics, and I like the manic energy. The brass is especially good, and I like those harsh, blown out guitars. The remaining jazzy instruments are a bit of a mixed bag, however. The third quarter of this song kind of dicks around and doesn't go anywhere as a result. The title track has a great, operatic feel - a fitting closer. The refrains are the best part of the song. Such a surprising and powerful bit of levity for a song which is generally dour and oppressive. The remaining components of the song, particularly the acoustic guitar are also solid though, much like with 21st Century Schizoid Man and many of the other songs I haven't mentioned, there's still those moments where the song strangely goes out to lunch. I don't need to check the book for this album. It's In the Court of the Crimson King. One of the most iconic and, I assume, influential albums of all time. I cosign this inclusion.
I wish this album art wasn’t so ugly. A lot of track had a nice smooth vibe to them but I can’t say any of them really stood out to me. It’s nice on the whole and definitely something I play in the background while working on something.
Interesting album.
Para quienes les gusta creo...
Good album, honestly up till this poi t I didn't realise that 21st century schizoid man was a sanple
7.6/10 good instrumentals just a lot of open space it feels like? cover is off putting but i tried to not let me get annoyed with it 3/5 due to the long ass songs for no reason since it was half nothing
Ok
Some great prog music. Superb musicians. However still not my favourite KC album due to some wishy washy or flashy tracks
If The Moody Blues hadn't made music like this first, then sure, "Invented."
Well, "21st Century Schizoid Man" is good. The rest? Well, it hasn't changed my opinion of prog much.
kind of cool, jazz esc
Okay never heard of them before
Enjoyable after the first song!
Hell yeah. Gritty, intense, and yet very orchestral. I cannot tell if this a manifestation of drug use, anxiety, anger, or all of the above. 21st Century Schizoid man is a classic. There are some dull moments and then some really banger ones. Best heard on vinyl.
Quite a diversity of sounds, a melting pot of jazz and prog, but does not stand out to my ears
This album is new to me and takes you on a bit of a wild journey. Lots of sounds, musical experiences, genres. It's a fun listen and definitely doesn't bore you. Some parts really resonated with me and others not so much. I love 21st Century Schizoid Man - so good.
I don’t know this album is really good but it just doesn’t do much for me. 21st century schizoid and the title track are really good and the title track reminds me of thick as a brick which I love but idk? The other tracks are alright too but yeah I think their is much better stuff, especially from the late 60s.
It's almost one of those albums where the cover doesn't reflect the music inside besides maybe "21st Century Schizoid Man." The rest is proggy fantasy music. It's fine. The music is mostly alright, but I can't really do the vocals. But I guess the vocals do match the fantasy feel of the album. It's fine. I'd never put it on again, but at least I've finally listened to that album with that one cover of that dude's crazy face screaming.
meh
Another rock opera adjacent album. Complex but still mostly interesting
Absolutely understand the value of the record. It's clever, it's a sophisticated, it opened a gateway to whole other realm of music,. Sadly, that is not a realm in which I ever want to live. I could last the rest of my life and most of the next one never hearing a prog record again, and, yet, I suspect, given this enterprise, I will have no such fate. No fault of the album's, but it is is just Not. For. Me. To be perfectly honest, I made it about halfway before turning it off. Sorry King. Mr Crimson. Sire. It is what it is. I've got 1000 more albums to get through.
If ever there was an album that could be described as "awesome in parts" this is it. The band is virtuosic tight, inventive and pretty much unlike anything else. Fripp's guitar playing is impeccable. 21st Century Schizoid Man is astonishing. Epitaph and the title track are equally brilliant. But two problems exist. One is the lyrics. The band had a member whose sole job was to write the words to the songs. And what a set of self consciousnessly arty, pretentious nonsense they are. YOU HAD ONE JOB!!! (Sinfield went on to write lyrics for Emerson Lake and Palmer and didn't get any better.) And then there's the.band's fixation on pastoral, fey, mellotron love ins that, at the time, probably seemed like the music of tomorrow but now seem like unlistenable excess. So 5/5 when they're good. 2/5 when they're being "artistes".
Pretty fun prog rocks, gets a little dull in some spots. I understand it’s a landmark record, and it’s definitely with listening to, it’s just not really my favourite.
Har alltid haft svårt att ta till mig det här albumet helt ordentligt. Det har en viktig plats på proggrocks-himlen men jag föredrar fan andra band från den här eran. Med det sagt är det en otroligt stark öppning, med 21st century... och I Talk To The Wind innan det faller av lite sen. Ändå en solklar trea!
This was a very interesting listen. A lot of it was solid rock, but it was kind of all over the place -and some songs had weird, unpleasant noises (likely intentional based on the song title, but still not enjoyable). I'm not really sure why everyone seems so obsessed with this album - it's not bad, but certainly not 5 stars.
I liked 21st Century Schizoid Man, The court of the crimson king and Epitaph
6/10
This may be sacrilegious but I really prefer 1980s King Crimson with Bill Buford, Adrian Belew, and Tony Levin. Obviously the title track and 21st Century Schizoid Man are classics but I really like Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair better than this album.
Liked the opening track 21st century schizoid man immediately, and soon realised that this was not an album you can put on in the background, but demands to be listened to. My interest piqued and waned throughout, but definitely an album I’d want to spend more time with to appreciate more fully. I’d expect to skip to the end of moonchild more often than not though. 3 for now.
This isn’t my cup of tea, but I can’t say I’ve listened to anything else quite like it before
interesting sounds & managed to keep my interest. sounds like more fun to play than it is to listen to and some of the songs go on forever for no good reason
21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Like the music by the song an are very long. instrumental is great.
Kul att jag kände igen öppningslåten från att Kanye West samplat den till power!
Some decent tracks but equally some absolute mental stuff!
Album 1/1001. Listened 1/6/2026. A little too stoner rock for me. 3/5 on a good day.
Kanye Power! But too jazzy
Maybe not king but a prince at least?
Interesting album, filled with long tracks. Plays out like a soundtrack to a movie. Highlights: “21st Centruy Schizoid Man”
The songs were long but I loved the flute sounds
i feel like this is more of a 3.5 cause when it’s good it’s great and when it’s not, it’s just pots and pans banging around
Honestly, I thought I'd like this more. Didn't dislike it by any means, but it was a bit of a let down. I actually think I've probably listened to it before over the years but just forgot, and that probably tells you all you need to know.
an eclectic mix of genres,i can see why its such a highly regarded album in the industry,felt sometimes more like a studio session than an album however. 3.5 stars.
Still don’t care about prog
i liked it a lot but wouldn't listen again
Muziek als expressie. Dissonantie. Ongebruikelijke complexe (minder dansbare) structuren. Beetje hypno.
First album that I have generated ever hope it’s good
Never heard of this band or album. Apparently it's one of the first true progressive rock albums. At times, it was very appealing. But there's a bit too much experimentation and empty air for my tastes. It was at times a 4/5, but drops down to a 3/5 for those weird moments between rock.
Очень долгие песни, но для меня это с непривычки. Понравилась moonchild. пока писала week 3 the artictic way понравилось слушать. прикольно! иногда буду слушать
I quite like this one, most the songs are so good, only thing im so-so about it the lengths cause why are all (like 90%) of the songs 10-12 mins long? holy moly
Creative, sophisticated in its way, the epitome of prog rock but less melodic and compelling than some other exemplars of the genre
Some truly crazy prog rock.
real immersive soundscape, just not my thing
Album No. 0101 on my list. I was actually looking forward to this album very much. „In The Court Of The Crimson King“ is one of these albums that you see everywhere on lists of the best/greatest/most important albums of all time. Yet, I’ve never listened to it before. The album is a progressive rock album indeed. Complex, extensive songs, Jazz and orchestral influences, you name it. It just seems though that I don’t really find a connection to the music, unfortunately. I’ve listened to it twice now, but I think I don’t really get the album. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is good music, and I understand that on an intellectual level. But I just don’t have any emotional connection I think. Again, this is unfortunate because I get why this album is considered to be so influential. Maybe it’s just the length of the songs. Sometimes I just had to wait too long for something exciting to happen… If my Gen Y monkey brain is responsible, I’m sorry. I’ll add “21st Century Schizoid Man”, and “The Court Of The Crimson King” to my playlist. 3/5 stars.
Too fucking long, there's a good argument to be made to just get to the fucking point. It did sound great, but when it goes on and on and on, it is hard to love it.
Para escuchar de fondo está bien, hay algún rato que me he quedado un poco ??? porque son solo sonidos extraños pero por lo demás me ha gustado. ¡La de I talk to the wind me ha gustado bastante!
Cool to see the sample of Power by Kanye West
1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors") - 6/10 2. I Talk to the Wind - 6/10 3. Epitaph (Including "March for No Reason" and "Tomorrow and Tomorrow") - 6/10 4. Moonchild (Including "The Dream" and "The Illusion") - 3/10 5. The Court of the Crimson King (Including "The Return of the Fire Witch" and "The Dance of the Puppets") - 6/10 don't get the hype
Skjønner ikke helt jeg.
I feel like I should be traveling through the woods in Game of Thrones while on mushrooms when listening to this.
Kind of cool and I can see how this impacted a lot of music after. I'm not sure I'll go back to this but if you're really into prog rock I can see how you'd like this. 3/5
some parts i really liked but some parts i REALLY hated
It was fine but not really my type of music.
Album: In the Court of the Crimson King Artist: King Crimson Rating: 56.8/100 Verdict: An iconic cornerstone of progressive rock that oscillates between heavy, timeless classics and wandering experimentation that sometimes misses the mark. Track-by-Track Analysis 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors This opener defines the classic King Crimson sound. It is aggressive, precise, and undeniably heavy. It is impossible to listen to this without making the connection to modern hip-hop; the track was famously sampled in Kanye West's "Power," bridging the gap between 1969 prog and modern culture. Decades later, the song still hits like a classic—it hasn't lost any of its edge. 2. I Talk To The Wind Things start to get interesting here, shifting drastically from the opener's aggression to something much softer. The first half almost felt like a skip; it leans heavily into a Moody Blues or Yes aesthetic. It is surprising to hear this side of the band—while King Crimson is often associated with dark, sardonic, and complex sounds, the first half of this track sits firmly in the realm of Baroque Pop. 3. Epitaph Including March For No Reason And Tomorrow And Tomorrow This track carries a similar energy to "I Talk To The Wind," maintaining a more melodic and atmospheric approach. However, it feels heavier in spirit. Certain movements within the song evoke the doom-laden atmosphere of Black Sabbath, creating a moody bridge between the album's softer textures and its darker lyrical themes. 4. Moonchild This starts with a "jam band" energy, evoking the atmospheric tension of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter." However, the track loses its momentum about halfway through. Around the 5-minute mark, it devolves into random dissonant sounds that feel less like a composition and more like aimless wandering. For the casual listener, this becomes a definite skip. 5. The Court of the Crimson King After the dissonance of "Moonchild," this track is a relief—"finally music" again. It opens like an acoustic operatic ballad, returning to the grandiose structure that defines the album's best moments. It serves as a fitting, majestic closer that redeems the lull of the previous track.
21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN WAS SUCH A BANGER OMG and then after that it got a bit average for a while, and then there was a song that sounded like a primary school music project, and then the last song was a banger again but it went on for a million years and then right at the end they brought out the primary school kids to play some flutes just before the final chorus-y bit. AND THEN the song ends and you think it's all over and then someone's cat walks over the keyboard or something, like the musical equivalent of sdkghslrukhgkdfg. i mean what a journey. maybe 3.5????
Grooy grandpa rock complete with a lot of flute playing. Starts of strong with 21st Century Schizoid Man, but hits some rough patches by the time you get to Moonchild
I don’t know how I’ve managed never to listen to this. It’s pretty good! I particularly like “Epitaph” and “The Court of the Crimson King.” The album’s not entirely my thing, mind you. There are some silly prog rock clichés, which help make even 44 minutes seem long. But the album is somehow both of its time and (sorta) avant-garde. Interesting. 3.5?
Kind of boring. I can see how it was once pretty progressive but by modern standards seems tame
All hail the prog progenitor. Ahead of its time and mostly enjoyable - it’s still recognizable as rock music, but I did get annoyed around the halfway point of “Moonchild” at what sounded like directionless noodling. A lot of compelling moments though.
Pretty interesting. Worth listening to at least once.
I know that I've heard tracks from "In The Court Of The Crimson King" before today, but I cannot put my finger on exactly when. Early prog-rock ... it's nice to listen to every once in a while.
Surprisingly recognisable
Not a huuuge fan of King Crimson (a bit too experimental for me), but this album is a classic