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IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

King Crimson

 

Eclectic Prog

4.64 | 4724 ratings

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CosmeFulanito
5 stars A essential for everyone, highly recomended

Review #2

This album is very special to me, as some of the first progressive rock songs I heard are from this album.

ITCOTCK has a very particular sound that I think no later album has.

Now a brief review of all the songs on "In The Court of The Crimson King". The first song "21st Century Schizoid Man" is a powerful introduction to this masterpiece, with a great riff at the beginning, and a strong vocal part, then a very jazzy instrumental begins that ends with the intro riff, the song ends with what It seems to be a crazy improvisation. 9

The second song "I Talk to The Wind" is a beautiful piece with some brilliant moments and my favorite part is the flute solo, this part is magical, also this song is the shortest on the album. 10

The third song "Epitaph" begins with an introduction that could be described as epic, then the atmosphere calms down and the vocals begin. I cannot describe the whole song, it is an experience in itself, but I will say that my favorite part is the instrumental interlude where if I remember correctly, a clarinet was present, a pretty good part for which it is never too late to listen again. 9.5

The fourth song "Moonchild" is a beautiful ballad with somewhat mysterious lyrics, this song is interesting, because after two minutes, a quite calm and atmospheric improvisation begins, which also, in some parts, it seems that the instruments are having a Conversation, I like this song, but I feel that it is a little less good than the others and that it had the potential to be better. 8.5

The fifth and last song "The Court of The Crimson King" begins again, with an epic intro, this song, like "Epitaph" is a masterpiece, which has many memorable moments, but in my opinion, the Best of all is when the song is about to end and an instrument begins that at first is very calm and that ends with the main theme of the song, the first time I heard it, I was simply stunned.

As a final conclusion, I think that everyone who is interested iin the world of progressive Rock should listen to this album, it is unlikely to regret hearing a work like this.

On a scale of 1 to 10, this album is 9.4, so I'll give It five well-deserved stars *****.

CosmeFulanito | 5/5 |

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