Friday, February 15, 2019

Day 0168 - In the Court of the Crimson King

King Crimson "In the Court of the Crimson King" (1969)





This is a pretty impressive album (as is the cover).  Again, me and long songs are not always great bedfellows, but this is another one of those happy exceptions where the length of the track feels like it's used to good effect to really take you on a journey.  No moments feel wasted on this record, the musicianship is amazing, and I can totally see where Tool and the Mars Volta likely took their cues from this band.

Apparently this was the only album ever made by this particular configuration of the band.  I actually prefer their album "Red" but this is still brilliant. 

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