IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

WHile some may not consider this a masterpiece of prog, I do. It is without a doubt one of the top 10 prog albums made. It is hard for me to come up with something new to say about this album as it has been discussed and reviewed about a billion times by others. So...song by song may be the easiest way to do this review. 21st Century Schizoid Man- 5 stars . From the crashing opening to the bitter end this song rocks! Is this the original Mars Volta? I Talk to the WInd- good mellow Crimson. 4 1/2 stars. Epitaph- 5 stars. Basically flawless. Moonchild- the weakest song on the album. A bit overboard with noodling but still a 4. Title Song- 5 stars again for near if not true perfection. So overall, this may be a 4 1/2 star effort but because of it's great importance in the history of prog music I bump it up to a perfect 5 stars. King Crimson has shown what prog was and where it was going.