THE YOUNG PERSONS GUIDE TO KING CRIMSON

Well this collection could be a starting point for whom is not in the habit with their experimental music stuff, regarding their further (and sometimes controversial too) art rock genre.so you can listen to their single "Groon" (released as a single indeed- with "Cat Food"), without forgetting such an interesting -but not so much useful- live execution of "Coda" from "Lark's Tongue in Aspic part 1"; and also another famous performance at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, regarding "Trio" (taken from "Starless & Bible Black", with its complex and sometimes harsh live recording, sometimes closer to the French school of "Zeuhl Music"..) which is not essential, in spite of creating a certain suspense (talking about their inspiring jam-sessions).

I like the choice regarding "Islands" with their "Ladies of the road", while the first debut album is represented here by a few ballads, plus "In the court of the Crimson King"- the title track- except on "21st century schizoid man" which has been omitted (even though fortunately my band Lethe has sometimes played it live during our "prog gigs" in a few Festivals.) and this is strange for me!!

Their best album (according to my personal opinion) "Red", is represented by the title track only; instead "In the wake of Poseidon" contains another useless fragment like "Peace-a theme" and then "Cadence & Cascade".

Good but non-essential!!