IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

King Crimson

Eclectic Prog

4.64 | 4738 ratings

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mb_fearandtrembling

Only one reason why four stars: moonchild, too much jazz fusion...

I am not suprised one reviewer above is influenced to write about disaster in his location. Epitath certainly is an epic in the tradition of Gustav Mahler's second 'Resurrection' symphony. That the song evokes the same passionate questioning of the end time and it's turmoil as a symphony well over thirty minutes long in only a few minutes is an incredible acheivement. The cry of "but I fear we'll all be crying", along with a crescendo of sound and ending in a long emotional fade out is one of the first epics rock had to offer. I first hear it around the time it came out in the sixties, in my grade school years. It was the first time I noticed something that different and powerful in rock. Something that gives us pause. To reflect on the end of life, complete with a funeral dirge in the middle, starting with a massive explosion in the beginning is certainly something that disturbs. We need more music like this rather than the multitude of pop songs that convey no meaning whatsoever.

| 4/5 | 2005-4-13

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