IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

King Crimson

Eclectic Prog

4.64 | 4735 ratings

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I really think this album is vastly overrated. I was expecting much more, given all the hype about it being the 'birth of prog', or whatever. It is good, but far from 5 star material.

'21st Century Schizoid Man' is the best song, and also the heaviest, which is what I prefer. The rest of the songs are much softer, particularly 'I Talk To The Wind', with it's mellow flute and nice singing. 'Moonchild' is an overrated song that I don't really like at all. The dumb noises make absolutely no sense, but the rest of the song is also boring. 'Epitaph' is a bit better, but too soft for me. The title track is half decent.

Overall this album just did not do it for me. Therefore, I award it 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.

sco-bro | 3/5 | 2007-6-4

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