IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

I don't beleive there is anything I can say about this album that has not been said already, so I will be brief: Long live the King! "Court" is definitely the genesis (no pun intended) of prog rock. Fripp's guitar playing defines that of the genre, and the rest of the instrumentation is superb. There is great playing from all of the musicians involved: Giles' drumming is insane, Sinfields lyrics are enchanting, McDonald's sax and flute pour out like a waterfall of divine sound, and Lake's bass pounds the skull into submission whilst his sublime vocals--the best of any Crimson singer's--melt the heart. A true masterpiece, not only of prog, but of music in any idiom.