IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

Hadn't listened to this one in a while, so I just put it on. I must say it's better than I remembered it being. Then it hit me as Moonchild finished playing. When I burnt my original copy (in the process of anthologising my KC collection) , I "edited" the song & cut it off at 2 minutes & 23 seconds. I must say, it does make for a better album. The "missing" moonchild part was part of the reason why I couldn't & can't see the album as the "perfect" album many will claim it to be. It's great, it's easy to state that prog really started here. But that one glaring & boring overextension of what starts out as a good tune makes the difference for me calling it a 4 star from a 5 star album. . Oh, well; it's not like KC were the only ones who would occasionally let a song drag on a bit too long.