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• King Crimson - Epitaph...
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Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules is one of the most profound lyrical passages I have ever heard. I was 22 and just back from two combat tours in Vietnam. I knew first the capacity of humans for foolishness and cruelty. They just put it into words. BTW, I still have the original album I brought in the fist week it was issued. This sounds exactly the same. Yes musicians were capable back then. They actually had unassisted talent.
The original recording from Court of the Crimson King is the best and greatest version by far. It is on my bookcase with pride of place. I am from the same town as he was, although slightly younger.... the original of this has always been my favourite by far, you deserve to listen to that to compare......
First hears this when I was still in HS in 1969/1970. We all had Viet Nam hanging over us. Unfortunately, it's still relevant today (Putin promising to put nukes into orbit) as then. Where's Reagan when you need him!
in this song greg lake played the bass on this song and was the singer as well, Greg left king crimson shortly after their debut album (court of the crimson king). Greg went onto form a new band with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, ELP a fantastic prog rock band, Greg is one of my favorite singers of all time......
Actually, Lake did most of the vocals for their second album, In The Wake of Poseidon.
@@HughCorbyCruick Yes, however he had left the band by then. He agreed to provide his voice but he didn't rejoin.
He's the reason ELP has been my #1 band since 1970.... I followed Greg when he left King Crimson.
beautiful song,i love this song.thank you.
One of the 5 most perfect albums of all time. Not a bad note on the entire album. Seriously!
Best song on that album. Lovely.
OMG this band is so good
It's Greg Lake playing the bass. And no wonder: He shared an apartment with Chris Squire of Yes for a couple of years.
"Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules "
In the early 1980’s KC took on a different lineup with Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford (of course)…but with also Adrian Belew and Tony Levin. They produced 3 albums. Check out “Frame by Frame” which has some very interesting juxtapositioned guitar time signatures and “Matte Kudasai”…oh and “Sleepless”.
Michael Giles the drummer is so tasteful and unique. If you listen to what he is doing he is so musical.
This is not the original Epitaph. It's just a pale shadow of it. This is the real masterpiece (with McDonald, Giles, Lake, Fripp and Sinfield): th-cam.com/video/vXrpFxHfppI/w-d-xo.html
SO PITTY TO CHOSE ANY VERSION BUT THE ORIGINAL ONE...
I prefer the original as well.
Greg Lake was KC's ORIGINAL bassist back in '68 until he "formally left" in 1970 to form ELP (after doing vocals for KC's IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON). I dabbled with KC on & off after that - LIZARD & ISLANDS were pretty decent but ELP commanded more of my ProgEar time thereafter.
King Crimson have had many different lineups. I think you should try "Frame By Frame" with Adrian Belew on vocals from 1981.
masterpiece !
Love his voice
Islands is actually a great album I bought it when it was realesed. I've seen KC in the early 70s and 3 out of the last 4 years. The last incarnation is with 3 drummers
I love Islands. but Erathbound, the followup live set was awful., including probably the worst 21st Century Schizoid Man ever recorded.
Una delle canzoni più belle che abbia mai ascoltato🇮🇹💯💢💯👍
Someone ruined the flow of this masterpiece!!!!!!
No kidding
Boz was not the first bass player Greg Lake was...he went on to form Emerson Lake and Palmer.
Grazie di essere vissuto
Never heard this version or edit of the song before. Hopefully that means it won't get copyright blocked then, haha. KC is usually pretty uptight about that.
You need to explore the whole album 💿👍
My faverst song
This is where it all began. The first KC album is often considered the first progressive rock album. This version is nice but I agree with Arne. It pales compared to the original.
Tarkus by ELP, "Court of KC" by KC, ( anso known as King Creamsong "Wake of Poseidon" by KC and "Tales from Topographic oceans" by Yes : albums that my older brothers had in the 70's. that go well together. Since I didn't have money to buy records, I kinda skipped the late 70's and 80's records by them. Add 'Close To The Edge" by Yes, Chicago by Chicago, Pink Floyd DSoTM and Pink Floyd "Ummagumma". so that's my definition of prog rock + some of Genesis, Well, let's add Gentle Giant and PFM Photos of Ghosts
Why are you calling King Crimson KK? It's not "King Krimson".
@@jamesnialG yeah we had all their records in the 70's I mistype though don't they use the wording Krimson in one of their songs, anyway maybe I imagined that
They skipped the best part of the song! Right after the second verse there’s the most badass buildup🥺
Islands is amazing, you, you Philistine! Or maybe it just didn't resonate. For me, it's amazing, especially the title number. The wisdom therein is needed more now than ever.
To be clear, he's not "Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer," he's Greg Lake of King Crimson...later of Emerson, Lake, et. al. Y'get it?!
The song is not complete, you missed the instrumental ending, the best
If you get a chance, take a deep listen to "In the Wake of Poseidon" by them.
The music and the voice of Greg Lake is so beautiful on 'Epitaph' but the lyrics tears one apart like sharks in an frontal attack. It's terrible - and terrible good.
Love some King Crimson, YES, ELO
and the prog rock, but if you're into some 'traditional' variations. Maybe 'Dead Can Dance"?
Agreed. DCD is another level.
I've never heard this version, kind of weird sounding drums and bass and some weird cuts but still mostly the same. This is the version I'm used to: th-cam.com/video/IvoRpWhOXUs/w-d-xo.html
The original version deffenetly much better sound and without these weird cuts.
Totaly agre.
In the court of the Crimson King must be one of the best debut albums ever.🤏😊
This is the version with Greg Lake (vocalist from Wake of Poseidon) doing the vocals, it was released on the 50th anniversary edition i believe
@@KahurangiSteez Lake is a founding member, he was on the first album (in the court of the CK) and he sings the original Epitaph. On "In the Wake..." Lake is just gone, he sing and play only on a few songs but was formerly an ELP member.
@@arnesaknussemm7294 I'm aware. This isn't the album version of ITWOP. This is an unreleased version where Greg Lake did vocals. you can find it on the official KC youtube page where it says this.
@@KahurangiSteez epitaph Is on "In the Court of the KC" and not on In the wake of Poseidon. And Lake, only Lake, have performed this piece on vocals in studio. I can surely Say that the versione you Heard Is NOT original. I have the 30th, 40th, 50th Ann edition of the album, and Also the 32 CD box set of that album: this versione Is not there.
The version that you listened to is good, but if you want to hear the "work of art" original version, here is a link to a good recording of the original: th-cam.com/video/tflchAt5kJw/w-d-xo.html ENJOY and have an eargasm!
More Greg Lake (KC): th-cam.com/video/J1JjOpXsJ7A/w-d-xo.html
Somehow this doesn’t sound like the original album version. I can recommend listening to that one, because it sounds better.
This version of the song has always made me wonder - it's definitely Greg Lake on vocals. The mellotron seems close. It doesn't sound like Robert Fripp at all ( no acoustic guitar for example). And what's with all the skipping parts? Something ain't right here.
If cg\hopping and cutting the music is your normal operation, then I won't come back
Dude please some early Genesis! mindblowing,suits you!! big hug!
Is this a different take? Doesn't sound like the original. Or did they push the slightly buried instruments and softened others.
This funeral march is on par with Mendelssonhn's
1969 had the ability to mix in stereo.
No mellotron in this version! Its a mockery!
And Robert Fripp is married to Toyah Willcox and jams on her Facebook videos nowadays.
"Epitaph" is so beautiful that even my easy piano cover sounds good, check it out!!! 💥🎹
Go back and listen to original studio version. This has parts cut out
Box was NOT an original KC member.
This is not King Crimson, only the vocals are.
Y la intro???
As someone else wrote, THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL Epitaph.
This versión is BBC radio sessions 1969.
I'm outa here!!!!.................cutting epic songs short totally sucks! Talk about draining the emotoin out of it! Just wrong!
Just amazing how this chopped up, worse editing job in history version is still worth listening to!!!! Hope by now you've heard the 1 & only original!!!!
This ain't the aboriginal version, Lord. Who broke this? Oh wait. I get it. Sorry...
Link. This one is fkd up.
Nope. That ain't it either. Greg keeps jumping ahead of himself. Lemme sniff around...
Buz wasn’t an original member
Who has ruined such a great song?
This is bogus. Someone took Greg Lake's vocal track and mixed it into a lame
cover version.
The timing is off
WTF??? This ins't epitath. What is freaking version?
This was one of my favorite songs when I was a junior in high school in 1968 and still is. Whoever Steve Wilson is, his version is not nearly as good as the original and that's the kindest thing I can say. He abruptly cut parts out and Greg's voice is way out of sync with the music.
This is a abbreviated edit of this song…it sucks….shame on whoever did it.
what has wilson done where is the mellotron this is crap keep your hands wilson of great tracks
Really butchered version unfortunately:( super epic all time prophetic song. Xx artists are the eyes and ears of the future as well as their present!! Xx
Sounds like a remix, not original. Voice and guitar more upfront and the Mellotron less lush and less prominent. I think the original mix is more powerful.
try listening to an unedited version. This one is terrible
While Steven Wilson has done a fine job with the music, he's really screwed up Greg's vocal track, to the extent that he's out of synch in some places. I'm with those purists who'd rather stick to the original.
This version is so painfully bad, I feel like whoever recommended it was deliberately trying to embarrass the person reacting.
The song goes so out of timing at times that it's laughable, beats in the opposite places they should be..
The timing of vocals is different from the original and quite jarring to me. Leave the classics alone.
I'm not sure what version you are listening to but the music and vocals are not in sync so much so that I had to stop watching your video once the song started. Try this version instead. th-cam.com/video/tflchAt5kJw/w-d-xo.html
What`s the point of doing changes on a perfect song....this is sad!The whole essens of the song is gone!It sounds really bad..BAD!
steven willson made a total mess of this track album version best by a mile this is so crap shame on you wilson at total mes of agreat album version
This is Not the Epitaph original version!! This version SUCKS!!!! 😅😅😅😅😅
I don't really like this new mix....
The voice is out of sync with the music.
This is a bullshit version, sorry!
this is a weird unoriginal version tho :(