King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon (Including "Libra's Theme")

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    • In The Wake Of Poseido...
    IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON
    (Including "Libra's Theme")
    (Fripp, Sinfield)
    Plato’s spawn cold ivied eyes
    Snare truth in bone and globe.
    Harlequins coin pointless games
    Sneer jokes in parrot’s robe.
    Two women weep, Dame Scarlet Screen
    Sheds sudden theatre rain,
    Whilst dark in dream the Midnight Queen
    Knows every human pain.
    In air, fire, earth and water
    World on the scales.
    Air, fire, earth and water
    Balance of change
    World on the scales
    On the scales.
    Bishop’s kings spin judgement’s blade
    Scratch “Faith” on nameless graves.
    Harvest hags hoard ash and sand
    Rack rope and chain for slaves
    Who fireside fear fermented words
    Then rear to spoil the feast;
    Whilst in the aisle the mad man smiles
    To him it matters least.
    Heroes hands drain stones for blood
    To whet the scaling knife
    Magi blind with visions light
    Net death in dread of life.
    Their children kneel in Jesus till
    They learn the price of nails;
    Whilst all around our mother earth
    Waits balanced on the scales.
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron, & Devices
    Greg Lake: Vocals
    Michael Giles: Drums
    Peter Giles: Bass
    Keith Tippet: Piano
    Mel Collins: Saxes & Flute
    Gordon Haskell: Vocal
    Peter Sinfield: Words
    Engineer: Robin Thompson
    Assistant Engineers: Jeff & Tony
    Studio: Wessex Sound, London
    Sleeve Design & Inside Painting: Peter Sinfield
    #KingCrimson
    #RobertFripp
    #InTheWakeOfPoseidon

ความคิดเห็น • 554

  • @kylejohnson7735
    @kylejohnson7735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1017

    People complain that this is another "Epitaph" but why would someone complain about having another amazing song?

    • @tenzinsmith
      @tenzinsmith 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Honestly. Sure they’re similar, but they do have differences and each is amazing in its own way. Few other songs make me feel the same way as these do, and the fact we have two of them rather than just one is a blessing in my opinion.

    • @vistea1
      @vistea1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Personally, I feel Epitaph's lyrics speak to me more, but In the Wake of Poseidon has a melody and a beat that affects me in a way, very few songs have.

    • @kingcrimson2168
      @kingcrimson2168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      This album is like “in the court of the crimson king’s” younger sibling. Similar, yet not totally the same.

    • @darkdemigod
      @darkdemigod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      the background singing is more reminiscent of the title track of their debut anyway.

    • @wispycirrus9907
      @wispycirrus9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I like itwop better than Epitaph purely because the chorus is amazing

  • @vistea1
    @vistea1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    So, imagine my shock and disbelief when I saw King Crimson pop up on the FlyLo station in GTA5.

    • @Skatterblaster5000
      @Skatterblaster5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Ayyeee that’s why I showed up here too

    • @xarzi97
      @xarzi97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Yes. I was waiting in gta lobby for a job to strt and this song started playing. I freezed up and was like what is this song, it’s so beautiful!!

    • @digitalcamaro9708
      @digitalcamaro9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Bro I was flying to a bunker or something in my helicopter and was listening to FlyLo as usual, but was aware of the new music. I, somehow in my years of listening to classics/oldies, completely skipped over King Crimson (I'm a jojo fan too so that's a serious fail). I hear this in FLYLO of all stations and I'm like "This is..... beautiful". And here I am. My god I'm glad I found this.

    • @hollowaang5284
      @hollowaang5284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here.

    • @joelfortin6634
      @joelfortin6634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      wait, what, i have like 150 hours on gta and i have never heard it, is it new?

  • @InvisibleMan95
    @InvisibleMan95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    Greg Lake had one of the most beautiful voices of all time... What an amazing artist. Rest in peace, Greg.

    • @take942
      @take942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Agreed! Back in the early 1970's when I was a teenager, I discovered King Crimson. Greg Lake's voice led me to ELP....I have been an avid fan of both bands. ever since.
      Love the prog rock from the 1970's.

    • @philseida5428
      @philseida5428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Miss him so much

    • @django3076
      @django3076 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@take942aaa qqaaaaaaaaqaaaqqaqaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @django3076
      @django3076 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@take942 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @R01120
      @R01120 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Greg lake, Jon Anderson, and Justin Hayward are the voices of the sound track of my life.

  • @mountainmama5049
    @mountainmama5049 3 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    My daughter is a drummer. I sent this to her she was blown away by the percussion on this song. Thankfully we can have access to masterpieces and share them with a younger generation that would’ve never heard them.

    • @pierocabreravillar5497
      @pierocabreravillar5497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Michael Giles is so underrated, his drumming is simply brilliant.

    • @philseida5428
      @philseida5428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Giles is incredible no doubt

  • @retrospektiw
    @retrospektiw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    I honestly can't describe how much I love this song; if the apocalypse had a theme, this would be it

    • @humanoid1862
      @humanoid1862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Been thinking the same for years. Wow.

    • @Indskret
      @Indskret 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Retro go back to #courtposting I need money

    • @enrkaton82
      @enrkaton82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Same thoughts. For a long time, i saw this tune as "Epitaph part2", but this stand by his own as one of the milestones of the KC catalog

    • @scotthickey2989
      @scotthickey2989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me neither , Retro Radass . Absolutely Penetrating !

    • @auri8810
      @auri8810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi retro

  • @Panda-cw4ju
    @Panda-cw4ju 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    I'm 70 years old and I heard this music when I was 17 and I never forgot it. I can still sing it. Magnificent

    • @jamesrey4498
      @jamesrey4498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      An 63 and your right it's magnificent

    • @jamescawley6524
      @jamescawley6524 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jamesrey4498 I'm 68 and still listening. Love it.

    • @AlejandraRamirez-kz7yv
      @AlejandraRamirez-kz7yv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm 78 and I never forgot this music.

    • @leonivanka6656
      @leonivanka6656 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      im 16 and listening for the first time. i love it

    • @jamescawley6524
      @jamescawley6524 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm 68 and feel the same way. I had an older friend at an all-boys school in 1971 who told me to shut up and listen. I've been hocked ever since.

  • @naethavenir9422
    @naethavenir9422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    King Crimson?!
    Actually uploading high quality audio of their music???
    Bless you Robert Fripp for seeing the benefits of internet preservation, imma listen to more of their discography now

    • @Saad-dm7wz
      @Saad-dm7wz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Waiting for discipline plss

    • @fleursbruyantes4177
      @fleursbruyantes4177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I doubt this has anything to do with Robert Fripp and more to do with the launch of TH-cam Music.

    • @mounsterchef
      @mounsterchef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fleursbruyantes4177 YT Music has existed for a long time now...

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Bob Dylan once wrote a song so great that he wrote it again and it was still perfect. King Crimson once made an album so perfect that they made it again and it was still flawless. Only those two musical savants could pull this off and still be the envy of their peers.

    • @thetop10channel17
      @thetop10channel17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Like a Rolling Stone, Positively 4th Street
      and
      In the Court of the Crimson King, In The Wake Of Poseidon
      of course

    • @timcardona9962
      @timcardona9962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How do you know when all of this music was written? Pictures of a City was in the rep before they recorded this album

    • @gilbertculloden87
      @gilbertculloden87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually Dylan has reused his own music in a couple of songs:
      Girl from the North Country and Boots of Spanish Leather (most obvious one)
      Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues and Visions of Johanna (they feel really different but musically they're very close)
      Time Passes Slowly and Isis
      Like a Rolling Stone and Handy Dandy
      Apart from Handy Dandy they're all good songs though

    • @MrShahid0072
      @MrShahid0072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      All of Bob's songs sound the same LOL

    • @abyios
      @abyios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well said in fact super well said!

  • @rambamboom
    @rambamboom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    With Michael Giles drums, Greg lake vocal & the mellotron sounds just perfect.

  • @akumaskill
    @akumaskill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    My favorite King Crimson Song. Best drum outro.

    • @scotthickey2989
      @scotthickey2989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same here , on both counts . The drumming is superb !

    • @ianspottiswood2419
      @ianspottiswood2419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Spot on. The drumming makes it stand out so much (not that the rest of the band isn't playing great either!)

    • @ettorealbertogelli8893
      @ettorealbertogelli8893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Michael Giles...a legend

    • @LanceHouston-x7x
      @LanceHouston-x7x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it’s Bill Bruford on drum kit 🥁

    • @akumaskill
      @akumaskill 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LanceHouston-x7x it's not Buford. I think Buford was still playing for Yes at this point. It's Giles. Same drummer as on the first King Crimson album.

  • @MrJosuesini
    @MrJosuesini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Spechless. Just sit back, lay down, close your eyes and let the music flow through the stereo speakers and feel the vibration of the bass and drums with the subwoofer. Totally masterpiece. Timeless.

  • @joaquinkhourysilvestre2530
    @joaquinkhourysilvestre2530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Lyrics:
    Plato's spawn cold ivyed eyes
    Snare truth in bone and globe
    Harlequins coin pointless games
    Sneer jokes in parrot's robe
    Two women weep, dame Scarlet screen
    Sheds sudden theater rain,
    Whilst dark in dream the midnight queen
    Knows every human pain
    In air, fire, earth and water
    World on the scales
    Air, fire, earth and water
    Balance of change
    World on the scales
    On the scales
    Bishop's kings spin judgment's blade
    Scratch "faith" on nameless graves
    Harvest hags hoard ash and sand
    Rack rope and chain for slaves
    Who fireside fear fermented words
    Then rear to spoil the feast
    Whilst in the aisle the mad man smiles
    To him it matters least
    Heroes hands drain stones for blood
    To whet the scaling knife
    Magi blind with visions light
    Net death in dread of life
    Their children kneel in jesus till
    They learn the price of nail,
    Whilst all around our mother earth
    Waits balanced on the scales

    • @paulbuchignani3889
      @paulbuchignani3889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thanks for posting these beautifully cryptic lyrics.

    • @DarthWillSmith
      @DarthWillSmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      wow it makes even less sense now

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@paulbuchignani3889 Not so cryptic. All the characters in the song feature on the album cover. That's the era when you "read" the cover while listening to the music.

    • @carlosmosacula5454
      @carlosmosacula5454 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me encanta aún que no lo entienda .si me lo explicaran dudo que me gustara todavía más

  • @johnbeekman1396
    @johnbeekman1396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Michael Giles drum fills on this are bonkers/genius, especially on the end coda.
    Also, some of the best Mellotron work ever.

    • @TheOwl
      @TheOwl ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agree! That drumming is jaw dropping. I LOVE when that 'Tron Brass comes in and sends chills up my spine.

  • @Memesaplenty
    @Memesaplenty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    One of the greatest endings in rock history.... The definition of "epic"

  • @gesaltcrystals2233
    @gesaltcrystals2233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    i’ve only started getting into king crimsons other albums as a whole, this song is what convinced me to try them out because holy shit is it amazing

    • @juankgonzalez6230
      @juankgonzalez6230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Prepare yourself for a fucking wild ride then. This is probably the last song in their catalogue that sounds so similar to Court

    • @gesaltcrystals2233
      @gesaltcrystals2233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      oh really?? well now i’m excited i can’t wait to dive in and see the rest!

    • @wispycirrus9907
      @wispycirrus9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gesaltcrystals2233 shit goes off the rails in their discography from 1973 onwards, one of the most unique and solid evolutions of any band ever. Skip the ConstruKction of Light though that's not a very good album. The rest range from good to amazing though.

    • @gesaltcrystals2233
      @gesaltcrystals2233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i’ve promised myself to go through all of their discography so i can’t skip it XD who knows i might end up liking it!

    • @shadez123
      @shadez123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gesaltcrystals2233 Give them all a try in order, I did that 2 years ago and it's awesome to see the change in sound, they sound like completely different bands at points and are super varied, ranging from avant garde leaning stuff, to metal to new wave and 80s pop to industrial-ish rock

  • @keobou
    @keobou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I've been listening for 48 years and I don't know any band beyond them!

    • @barakcohen3612
      @barakcohen3612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Look up pawn hearts of Van der Graf genartor .and all there first albums like h to he ..

    • @terryburns4866
      @terryburns4866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have been listening since 1969. That is 52 years. Still my favorites.

    • @josephhutchison1983
      @josephhutchison1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@terryburns4866 Me to, and Mahavishnu Orchestra.

    • @philseida5428
      @philseida5428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      K.C., Genesis( 1970-1977 ), VDGG, Yes, Procol Harum, Pre Dark Side Pink Floyd and Marillion ( 1983-1988 Fish Era ) rich my Soul like no other Music.

  • @digerttm
    @digerttm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Yes, this is literally just Epitaph part II. *Yes, it's still that good.*

  • @raulmacias1311
    @raulmacias1311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Robert Fripp's use of the Mellotron on this track is so Spiritually moving!
    Michael Giles Drumming is explosive!
    Peter Giles' Bass playing compliments his brother's Drumming to perfection!
    Greg Lake's Lead Vocal is so heartfelt.
    I've read where fans were so moved by King Crimson's music at concerts that they would openly weep.
    I bought a sealed reissue of "In The Wake Of Poseidon" yesterday which features the wonderful artwork - "12 Archetypes". I immediately went over to Michael's and bought an album frame and proudly displayed it on my bedroom wall.

    • @jamesonjones1935
      @jamesonjones1935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      those people crying were high. i sometimes get a little too wacked out and tear up to gregs voice in the final verse in epitaph

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile ปีที่แล้ว

      Each of the archetypes features in the song. It's an album cover you can read while listening.

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    My favorite one. I can't understand how many people simply don't know this. It is transcendental.

  • @ganstadt1
    @ganstadt1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Have been huge Crimson fan for over 50 years now and I never tire to hear the brilliance from 1970 to 2021. Thanks for posting this timeless masterpiece!

    • @josephhutchison1983
      @josephhutchison1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw them in '74? Majestic theater Dallas. What a night!

    • @take942
      @take942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I first purchased the record album "In the Court of the Crimson King" for $3.75 when I was in 10th grade in 1971. I have been a fan ever since! It also led me to Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

    • @gordonbryce
      @gordonbryce 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@josephhutchison1983 They came up to Glasgow, Scotland in 1972, and played in an old cinema setting that was packed. They blew us away and changed my perspectives for ever by launching me on a journey, Pete Sinfield was such an epic poet that was well grounded with a classical education and could frame the big questions, see my You Tube channel for updates on my journey Joseph.

  • @mononoaware1960
    @mononoaware1960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Man there’s something so special about their 70s albums. The contrast of dark and brooding to serene and melancholic I can’t get enough of. Poseidon and Lizard have some masterful acoustic work from Fripp, one of the reasons I love the prog and jazz fusion guitarists so much. Crimson will always be the Kings of Prog for me, way darker and dangerous than their contemporaries.

  • @firebrand4074
    @firebrand4074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I always looked at ITWoP as the apocalypse that ITCoTCK predicted

  • @TheReaperMan275
    @TheReaperMan275 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That outro is something else. The drums and mellotron really come into their own here.

  • @andreasbreitwieser1449
    @andreasbreitwieser1449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    .....one of my favorite KC tunes...... a catapult into past, time of my youth......the unforgettable Greg Lake....... I get tears and hope at the same time, this interacts DIRECTLY with my emotional body........

  • @KeanuReevesDaShopee
    @KeanuReevesDaShopee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I"m not a KC biggest fan,but EVERY music that i hear from their two first albuns always give me goosebumps...at this moment too,by the way...perfect harmony,perfect voice,perfect lyrics

  • @garyedwards2497
    @garyedwards2497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of the most beautiful songs of my generation. Tears in my eyes of school days music late at night in my study.

  • @jeanbonnefoy1377
    @jeanbonnefoy1377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Brings me back to my 20s years. And as always, with tears in my eyes.

    • @bvrty.cvpxne
      @bvrty.cvpxne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you fear tomorrow you'll be crying?

    • @ang4129
      @ang4129 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@bvrty.cvpxneyes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying

  • @kiethblack3870
    @kiethblack3870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is my favourite King Crimson song of all.

  • @marmota7615
    @marmota7615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The Lizard gang is bigger than I thought

  • @errollzastre7380
    @errollzastre7380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Peter Giles growling bass at the end is superb.

  • @pierocabreravillar5497
    @pierocabreravillar5497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That outro is just a masterpiece, that mix of a beautiful melody of the Mellotron and the genious Giles drumming.

  • @lucianocatarin9176
    @lucianocatarin9176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Il testo è semplicemente fantastico,poesia pura che secondo me dovrebbe essere fatto ascoltare in tutte le scuole di musica e non solo,saluti da Treviso

  • @seesaw1969
    @seesaw1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    melotron turns its absolutely melancholic...what wonderful piece...

  • @paolobiagioni9904
    @paolobiagioni9904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The wake of Poseidon, was one of your favorite songs. A sweet but complex song, a non-trivial music with original movements, the wonderful voice of Greg Lake, the unmistakable guitar of Robert Fripp. This music resembles you, it is sweet and sad at the same time, like the feeling that pervades me when I think of you, my sweet love, lost forever.

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile ปีที่แล้ว

      You can also "read" the album cover for all the characters in the song.

  • @enriquelabarcafernandez4231
    @enriquelabarcafernandez4231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Esta pieza es una obra de arte que te da un viaje sin necesidad de drogarte ella es con sus notas un alucinógeno de acordes que te lleva mas allá del tiempo, insuperable....

    • @diogoferreira206
      @diogoferreira206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🔥🔥

    • @VanNessy97
      @VanNessy97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. This song is the closest thing to taking drugs that doesn't involve taking drugs.

  • @Meanandgogetter
    @Meanandgogetter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Greg Lake's voice always thrills me, specially when he was in KC

  • @lucashimself_
    @lucashimself_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Waiting for Larks' and Red, THRAK is really good too, but it's not releasing anytime soon, I see.

  • @robstimson4234
    @robstimson4234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Court of the Crimson King and Wake of Poseidon were like a one-two punch of demented genius..

  • @sevenchambers
    @sevenchambers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    No metal band with their talk of drugs, overdose, death, and politics will ever reach the despair, depressing, and cynical atmosphere that OG King Crimson had. They’re the GOATs when it comes to this heavy style of music.

  • @dardovelasco8185
    @dardovelasco8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    i was so focus in the drums that complety forget this haves lyricis

  • @timcardona9962
    @timcardona9962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I've noticed a lot of music fans make the mistake of assuming that certain songs were written before/after other songs simply because they appear on a subsequent record. Do we know for sure that the music for Epitaph was written before Wake? A Man, A City was a part of the live repertoire along with Schizoid so why does everyone assume Schizoid was written first?
    The fact is that we don't know and its more likely that a lot of music was laying around during Court and they had to pick and choose what song went where, etc. This is more common than people seem to think.

    • @gekkoman4853
      @gekkoman4853 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The “in the court of the crimson king” was their first album right? In the BBC radio album “epitaph” from 69 had epitaph featured in it, I’m not sure what year this song was made but I’m sure epitaph was before it

    • @HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA
      @HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Man, a City wasn't fully written until the start of the US tour in November 1969 (the lyrics were written in a hotel room in New York), though an early version of the instrumental was played as part of the Trees suite at a show in Croydon that October.

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile ปีที่แล้ว

      "McDonald and Giles" contains some tracks that would have gone on Poseidon if Ian had stayed.

  • @ThePressureKing
    @ThePressureKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Average Epitaph Fan Vs Average In the wake of Poseidon enjoyer

  • @mikekoenig6467
    @mikekoenig6467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The *kick kick snare in between the drum fills is so satisfying, it almost acts as a hype man to the fills like "yeah I just said that" or something

  • @craigcolbert9403
    @craigcolbert9403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Easily one of the true masterpieces ever recorded by genius musicians that were incredible at there profession.

  • @take942
    @take942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Have loved the Mellotron ever since first hearing it on "In the Court of the Crimson King" album back in the early 1970's. Today I have a mellotron VST on my Yahama MODX synth keyboard. It's an amazing sound to create with. Fifty years ago I never imagined such a thing would be possible!
    Life-long King Crimson fan.

    • @Christian-97
      @Christian-97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I finally get a job and some money, the mellotron is gonna be my first instrument. I love hearing it.

    • @take942
      @take942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Christian-97 Right on!

  • @schizoidman4646
    @schizoidman4646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    never played live, this is a 20th century masterpiece with greg on vocals, wonderful!

  • @eniobatista1420
    @eniobatista1420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Incrível muito bom aqui do Brasil curtindo esse som de primeira grande Fripp

  • @officialProject-X
    @officialProject-X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I really love the artwork of king crimsons albums!!! Brilliant music with brilliant art! What more could you ask for?? KING CRIMSON!!!!!!!

    • @maxinemckenzie6076
      @maxinemckenzie6076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, ju the Artwork was always a crucial aspect of the whole Trip.

    • @Christian-97
      @Christian-97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, this is the second to last King Crimson album cover that looks absolutely beautiful(the last being Islands). If people accuse this cover of being cluttered then they haven't seen the cover for Lizard.

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Christian-97 All the archetypes on the cover of Poseidon appear in the title song. You could read the cover (inside and out) whilst listening to the song. An "audio-visual" experience ;-)

  • @Acom987
    @Acom987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favourite music from king crimson. Just amazing and beautiful

  • @michaelvint3019
    @michaelvint3019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Greg Lake the voice of an angel

  • @BryanX64
    @BryanX64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Pictures of a City = Schozoid Man
    Cadence = I Talk to the Wind
    Poseidon = Epitaph
    Normally this would be a big downside for many bands seemingly retreading the prior album but KC made this similar somehow still stand out with tight musicianship and writing!

  • @jlkoenig4377
    @jlkoenig4377 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Do Robert and the other musicians who created this even realize how great it is?
    Absolutely inspired, gorgeous, chilling, timeless! RIP Greg, live long and prosper Robert.

  • @cozykendallcollenpalmer3109
    @cozykendallcollenpalmer3109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song includes the double track of vocals on the third verse and chorus elegantly. I love this one.

  • @yesspazsmith9895
    @yesspazsmith9895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    In the Wake > Epitaph

  • @enzogalli5506
    @enzogalli5506 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Timeless masterpiece...epic piece!!! Old beautiful memories...Great band KC!!! ❤ Thanks. EnzoItaly

  • @davidmason4084
    @davidmason4084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a joy to still love this track. Always play it when i am about to descend from the sky landing on a return journey home. Everything about this recording is so ,so good.

  • @me4taki9oh
    @me4taki9oh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Plato's spawn cold ivyed eyes
    Snare truth in bone and globe.
    Harlequins coin pointless games
    Sneer jokes in parrot's robe.
    Two women weep, Dame Scarlet Screen
    Sheds sudden theatre rain,
    Whilst dark in dream the Midnight Queen
    Knows every human pain.
    In air, fire, earth and water
    World on the scales.
    Air, fire, earth and water
    Balance of change
    World on the scales
    On the scales.
    Bishop's kings spin judgement's blade
    Scratch "Faith" on nameless graves.
    Harvest hags Hoard ash and sand
    Rack rope and chain for slaves
    Who fireside fear fermented words
    Then rear to spoil the feast;
    Whilst in the aisle the mad man smiles
    To him it matters least.
    Heroes hands drain stones for blood
    To whet the scaling knife.
    Magi blind with visions light
    Net death in dread of life.
    Their children kneel in Jesus till
    They learn the price of nail;
    Whilst all around our mother earth
    Waits balanced on the scales.

    • @gordonbryce
      @gordonbryce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sinfield really is an epic poet in the Blake tradition of English poetry.

  • @holdencaulfield4230
    @holdencaulfield4230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Al minuto 6:58 mi cade sempre una lacrima di nostalgia, tante giornate passate nella mia stanzetta ad ascoltare quest album...

  • @WarhawkBeyond2040
    @WarhawkBeyond2040 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A fantastic follow up to Epitaph and In The Court Of The Crimson showcasing gorgeous vocals from Greg Lake with beautiful acoustic guitar playing and haunting mellotron from Robert Fripp. For me, the most epic track of the entire album that could have easily fit in with the King Crimson debut album

  • @profk3742
    @profk3742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Michael Giles is amazing on this track

  • @Stephen09479
    @Stephen09479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They created this amazing formula that was for In Court Of The Crimson King. Fripp and Co. continued that formula with a different set of tracks with In The Wake Of Poseidon. I like it when a band is patient with something great they’ve got at the start, and continue to develop it to create more excellent music, rather than completely changing their style for their second album and because of that failing to comply with the new style they got. In other words it’s not as good and they fail. I’m only saying this about the bands who have had this kind of approach. So I’m glad this album is similar in style to In Court Of....Great stuff!!!

    • @SuperNevile
      @SuperNevile ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The 'McDonald and Giles' album contains tracks that would have been on 'Poseidon'. I still tend to view those three albums as a Crimson 1970 triptych. The egg was then broken and they moved on. Interesting fact that there was no mellotron on M&G and they used actual strings and brass.

  • @erichackmann9691
    @erichackmann9691 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful Music..voice..drums..mellotron..magical🎼🎵🎶🎤🎸🎹🥁👍🏽🙏

  • @shshayan3417
    @shshayan3417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    flying with oppressor mk2 and listening to flylo fm as always

  • @alfredoorrico4065
    @alfredoorrico4065 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yes this song is misterious, fascinating, appalling, scaring and yet totally catching your soul. "All around our Mother Earth waits balanced on the scales". Scaring lyrics.

  • @BDyoungster1997
    @BDyoungster1997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The fact that King Crimson released so much of their stuff here on TH-cam
    truly sign of end times.

  • @LowerField310
    @LowerField310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Michael Giles' drumming during the finale is just from outter space, fantastic !

  • @sphericalcow5900
    @sphericalcow5900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    work of art

  • @gordonbryce
    @gordonbryce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My fav. band for 45 years and love the comments below-the album cover suggests the mystery and wonder of the human spirit, if imperfect with the depiction of the slave.

  • @Pexster
    @Pexster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What I have loved for 50 years about this and several other classic KC compositions is that I can listen to the entire piece focused on the vocals and lyrics, or on the mellotron, on just Robert Fripp's elegant fills and counter points, or on the bass, and of course on Michael Giles's unique drumming.
    In short, it's endlessly fascinating!

  • @esbbassboosted
    @esbbassboosted ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Yeah yeah FlyLo FM Los Santos, with a grass it's just a little green."
    -Flying Lotus 2020

  • @fryderyknowak1536
    @fryderyknowak1536 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oni dali mi początek mojego zainteresowania muzyką progresywną.Od wtedy na zawsze.Wielki King Crimson.

  • @carloseugeniocarlos4287
    @carloseugeniocarlos4287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    just a brilhant artwork, a lovely masterpiece. R.ip Greg Lake.

  • @annalizmontilla
    @annalizmontilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So beautiful💕💕

  • @jupiterlegrand4817
    @jupiterlegrand4817 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To my mind, Poseidon is like a reflection of the first release...and overall i like it better. Stranger, more mysterious, more atmospheric. A spooky, singular pinnacle.

  • @michaeladashefski4582
    @michaeladashefski4582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Possibly my favorite Crimson track but as a drummer I find the drums on this too busy. If you could take the style of playing that Bill Bruford did on Exiles and impose it on this track then this song would sound almost perfect. But aside from that I love the melody and the fantastic vocals by Greg Lake. A Crimson Classic!!

    • @markmillan5793
      @markmillan5793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Indeed. Excess and repetitive drumming has ruined an infinity of potentially great songs, from fine young cannibals to eurhythmics: ideally, you shouldn't even be aware of them at all - thought of course this is a rather deliberate overstatement. Bruford was a (the) master of discretion, subtlety and imagination - he really listened to and interacted-integrated creatively with his fellow musicians.

    • @dudleylitz7369
      @dudleylitz7369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@markmillan5793 coined the term: "admirable restraint"!

    • @markmillan5793
      @markmillan5793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dudleylitz7369 Exactly ! As opposed to penetrant and "overbearing" so to speak !

    • @shadez123
      @shadez123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I disagree, the drumming is what elevates this to masterpiece status for me, especially towards the end

    • @fleursbruyantes4177
      @fleursbruyantes4177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dudleylitz7369 That was in reference to his non-playing on Trio. His actual drumming isn't that discreet and better for it. The drums on One More Red Nightmare to name one example are just as prominent as the drums here and like here, it's arguably the best thing about the track.

  • @dianyoshani9237
    @dianyoshani9237 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I was normally playing GTA online with my friends then suddenly this song started playing in like 4:30 and i was literally mesmerized by it. muted all of my friends' voice chat just for hearing this work of art purely.

    • @Dragon_named
      @Dragon_named 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Now you my friend. Are a man of taste

  • @take942
    @take942 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have always loved this song. The meandering outro is incredible!

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The mellotron was such an important Prog instrument...Crimso is apex prog...Giles drumming is so tasty!

  • @divine5328
    @divine5328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you sooo much for uploading!! I love it

  • @andregurgel9201
    @andregurgel9201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A style called Michael Giles ❤

  • @SweetTeaConnoisseur
    @SweetTeaConnoisseur ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is possibly the greatest song ever created.

  • @alejandrorejon9305
    @alejandrorejon9305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Glad this band still alive and keep the realisings flowing. New stuf every week. Jokes on you, Dream Theater.

  • @2visiondigital
    @2visiondigital 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What grabs you the most ?
    Sinfield’s lyrics, Mellotron, Lake’s vocals, Giles drumming.
    Giles Drumming !

  • @marcellosoldini9869
    @marcellosoldini9869 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every time I listen to it I get chills.... ( and I've been getting them for just over 50 years! )

  • @blueoysterdvp
    @blueoysterdvp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great song!!! Wish they posted the slightly longer fade out version. We miss some of Michael Giles great drum fills at the end on this one. Can’t get an answer to why 2 different song lengths. The 1987 cd release had the 7:56 length and the 40th vinyl release, though the Steve Wilson 40th CD mix uses the 8:26 version as does the 2019 vinyl release. The “download card” that comes with the 40th vinyl has the 8:26 for the vinyl transfer of the original Island album. Master tape mixups?

  • @tripedal2063
    @tripedal2063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful song

  • @Masami_Tanaka
    @Masami_Tanaka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Anyone here from GTA 5? This is one of the new songs on Flylow Fm

    • @Indskret
      @Indskret 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Glad to see some people from GTA come here for it.

    • @colewrld905
      @colewrld905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Heard this on gta 5 was fire

  • @Андрій-ъ6й
    @Андрій-ъ6й 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Я увидел этот диск в Питере совершенно новый, для меня это было открытие нового мира. 1983 г.

  • @TheObicobiHD
    @TheObicobiHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This songs wonderful 💜💖 Production on this album was a big step up, some of the writing is great and of course Greg lakes amazing vocals 🎶 Definitely a favorite of this album, that Mellotron is too good! Always in a great mood listening to this track 🔥

  • @rodzzzgrigo
    @rodzzzgrigo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Salve, Greg Lake!

  • @TheSimplyJJP
    @TheSimplyJJP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The album art combined with this song is very haunting

  • @maxinemckenzie6076
    @maxinemckenzie6076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Robert wrote all the music for this one. A genuine Genius is Uncle Bob.🎸 🕉💜

    • @scotthickey2989
      @scotthickey2989 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maxine McKenzie . I believe that Peter Sinfield , was the lyricist , though .

    • @daghetto101
      @daghetto101 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sinfield

  • @IvanisIvan
    @IvanisIvan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so beautiful!

  • @lucianocatarin9176
    @lucianocatarin9176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Questo pezzo è stupendoooooooooooooooooooo,magicooooooooooooo,emozioni incredibiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,musica emozionante al massimo livello,voce di Greg angelicaaaaaaaa,poesia pura

    • @konteros9850
      @konteros9850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Concordo, è pura magia

  • @ozzyzigg2924
    @ozzyzigg2924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would come home from my good friends house. A day of drinking. I would go up to my stereo system and press play on my cassette. This song would be on as I left it.

  • @jaimemedina7715
    @jaimemedina7715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wena fripp por fin esta subiendo su musica

  • @JudgeNicodemus
    @JudgeNicodemus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Unironicaly still thanking Araki for showing me the glory of King Crimson...

    • @rinku3332
      @rinku3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @alihanbaran
      @alihanbaran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      İ'm so glad to have found this anime. İf i hadn't, i could've never discovered such amazing bands such as King Crimson, Enigma and many more

    • @humanman2358
      @humanman2358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I literally forgot that got interested in KC thru JoJo lol

  • @DISCURSIVIDADES-xi2fk
    @DISCURSIVIDADES-xi2fk 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I listen this short finale when I feel I was defeated, I imagine myself and my army coming back from a bloody battle, when I have not energy or optimism. I know the lyrics has nothing to do but the music is our own language, our meaning

  • @gilbrun7830
    @gilbrun7830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Is this mean we get closer to lizard album???!!

    • @lucashimself_
      @lucashimself_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think they are uploading album per album in order, so Lizard is next!

    • @jeanbonnefoy1377
      @jeanbonnefoy1377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lucashimself_ Happy Family!🤭👍🤗😋

    • @NumbGeek
      @NumbGeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lizard gang

  • @buggulugs
    @buggulugs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I fall, I want this song played.