IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

When i first heard King Crimson, I had downloaded a couple songs, most notable "starless" off of the red album. They were influnces of primus so i checked them out, thought they were pretty good and listened occasionally. Then i started to really explore, and In the court is an epic album and tale that is timeless. 21st century schizoid man, predicted the future, and is an amazing song with some great guitar slamming in after the brief mellotron noodling. Explodes from there into a jazz like jam that sweeps the rest of the song, a strong beginning indeed. The second song is a sharp contrast to the rocking tune of "21st" where "I talk to the wind" paints a more serene beautiful picture. Great singing by greg lake, and a mezmorizing flute score that is extremely influential especially during the beginning of prog. After a drifting away flute a drumroll erupts into what is "Epitaph", possibly the strongest track on the album and easily the most emotional. Is a very up and down song from verse to chorus is perfectly executed, definetly giving it a "classic" feel. Moonchild follows, a very beautiful song for the inital 2 minutes or so with great singing from Greg and a minimum but powerful use of guitar and other effects. The songs leads into an extended noodling session, which is very disjointed and the only low point on this album. But the album picks up with the best song to close out this album. I have never heard in my life a better outro, and is simply named after the album. In the court is a very dark song,the lyrcis describe a society with an evil crimson king and there seems to be a setup against him. Absolutely phenomenal bridges with a haunting mellotron tune that sets the mood for the closer. And even a joyous almost youthful flute section intersecting that transfers back to the haunting mellotron to close out the album. When i first heard this in its entirety, i was absolutely stunned. I couldnt believe a band could make something this amazing. Their musicianship is unparalled, the definition of prog and a whole sweeping musical movement this is where it truly started. You owe it to yourself to listen to this album, a revolution into itself.