In the Court of the Crimson King

*The jazz stuff was cool but the overall album was a little too all over the place. Very atmospheric but not consistent enough with a theme for me to give it more than a 3.

Like if Yes sang about death and wizards or whatever the shit it was about

A little bit of the sonic waffling didn't hit, but the sweeping epic did

A ratos me ha parecido un disco de versiones psicodélicas de los Beatles. No he entrado en el disco y creo que este es mi tercer o cuarto intento con el rey, así que no es lo mío a pesar de que debería. Lo siento.

My older brother introduced me to this album when I was, I guess 13 / 14. I didn't really understand it, but I knew that it was different and exciting - from the insane track lengths to the vivid album sleeve.

I guess "Schizoid Man" is probably the most well know but I had to play "Return of the Fire Witch" twice because it's just soooooo good. The flute, the drums.................... *insert heart emoji*

I don't like jazz, or classic rock, or long meandering songs with noodly guitar. I don't think this link should have been to the expanded version also?

King Crimson is Prog rock for people who enjoy going to Renaissance fairs. Fantastic album with a surprising variety of instruments.

Why am I suddenly craving a giant turkey leg?

I grew up in the '70s and was into all of the other hard Rock and prog Rock and psychedelic rock bands of the time. But somehow this was an album I had never listened to before.. I'm glad that I've finally checked that box. Although, I am most definitely never going to listen to this again. Obviously a lot of talent and I can see why people would love. But for me it was just really cheesy and boring (except for 21st century schizoid man, which is pretty awesome).

Highlight Song/s: 21st Century Schizoid Man

This is one of those albums that I've been meaning to listen to, but haven't come around too.

Most of the tracks were fine to great, except for "Moonchild" for some reason that song triggered me with all those strange sounds around a couple minutes in. I can't explain it that well, but it made my blood boil for some reason

The fact that this album was released in 1969 is incredible. Very ahead of its time, very proggy and extremely well done. It just takes you on a great journey.

intenso pra caraio hein. um caos e uma calmaria tudo ao memo tempo. ouvi no busao noturno indo pra serra do cipó e fui MASSACRADO pela primeira música. as boas sao, de fato, BOAS PRA CARALHO. de resto, eh meio medieval (?) demais.

btw capa foda demais acho pica.

Challenging and groundbreaking.

I feel like it's not a coincidence that the track I enjoyed most on this album (I Talk to the Wind) was also the shortest. That reminded me of Air, which I was not expecting. The plinky, plonky cod-medieval stuff though? Honestly, that kind of is what I was expecting this to be.

This album and MC5's Kick Out the Jams are the two 1969 albums that just blow me away every single time. I don't love every song on this, and there are a couple standouts ("21st Century Schizoid Man" and the title track) that I connect with way more than the rest. But it's still so cool to listen to this and be able to hear the way it's influenced so much music since then. I love hearing all the experimentation that was going on and trying to figure out what stuck and what didn't and why. A super fascinating album for me!

I'm not even bothered by the prog stuff. It's still an excellent album even if you only consider it in the context of psychedelia. There are layers and dimensions here. Sounds great on headphones.

Fun. Forget about them....

I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. Was reminiscent of what I’d imagine a tolerable Pink Floyd would sound like.

Always an interesting listen. This album cover has captivated me since I was super young, finding it in my parents record collection. As an early teen I tried to listen, but don't think I ever full appreciated it until later in life. Still might be slightly overrated in the overall scheme of things. 4/5

This is #day280 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… as much as I'm not a fan of prog rock a la Yes or Rush (I find this music too showy technically), I do, however, like Pink Floyd. But, I'm not sure I've ever actually "been" In the Court of the Crimson King before. Maybe it's the gloomy, rainy weather in my hometown today, or it's simply that this album is crafted with such intricate attention to detail… The way it weaves jazz, folk, classical, and symphonic elements into late '60s rock is mesmerizing. It's like reading good literature. Also, the lyrics complement the music so poetically. I'm in awe. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day281.

PRoggy. Not bad.