@@idkbendebilmiom Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, a japanese manga series widely known for its odd poses, fashion, and a LOT of music references. The main antagonist of the 5th arc of the series (which is currently being adapted) has a Stand (psychic punch ghost) named King Crimson, capable of erasing time.
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King crimson, instead of time, manipulates fate or the future if you're adamant about it manipulating time. Regardless of what you name it, it plays out the same : Diavolo activates king crimson's epitaph allowing him to see the next 10 seconds with perfect accuracy, everyone was fated to move a certain way and they do. Diavolo, however can ignore his fate for those 10 seconds and move freely in an intangible state meaning he can't attack himself or take damage in "erased time". Once the 10 seconds run out however, he can instantly attack but he can only be in one place. He can trick people unaware of his ability by taunting them just before skipping time so they attack then but the attack will just faze through him and hit whatever's on the other side due to its inertia, be it another person or an object. How do you think a mind is supposed to react if its destiny is completely changed? It gets severely disoriented. In essence, king crimson is the original D4C, it can create a space were its own misfortune is negated and it can heal or essentially create a new user that has the same memories and motivation as the previous one. About some theoretical matchups: The world inserts actual time in a timeline, adding extra fate where diaVolo has no control over since no actual time oasses, that is to day there are no fated events in between a fraction of an instant. Essentially king crimson gets donuted. Against killer queen, in direct combat diavolo can be as reckless as he wants because he can negate the first bomb detonating or prevent him getting touched. If kira uses bites the dust on him, the first time he will blow up and time will rewind, the second time, king crimson will protect him from exploding meaning only kira gets sent back in time while the rest of the world just continues the timeline loop free while kira and whoever the bomb was planted on (it's not clear whether the host has to be a stand user or not since we only saw it on Hayato and the Paramedic lady who, as far a s we know weren't stand users) are stuck in the 1 hour loop, unfortunately he is unaware of what happens in each rewind, besides what he can glean from the people around him, he might therefore never figure it out and have trapped himself. King crimson against king crimson is a stalemate but eventually boils down to which diavolo uses it the least, making it a very hardboiled and stamina driven battle. >!If diavolo uses king crimson while time reaches a singularity point caused by made in heaven, he can temporarily avoid being compressed to the point from which the big bang sprung. Thus however is only in 10 second intervals and relies on diavolo's stamina, that is if earth wasn't destroyed already or he simply dies of old age which once again depends on his stamina. Her his future sight is severely shitrend because of course that time frame is accelerated. Made in heaven could sneak up on him like that already, preventing his personality and possibly his stand from returning in the new universe.!< >!D4C can get blitzed by king crimson while it positions itself just when it emerges with a new valentine. He would die yo the menger amalgamation though since it's a constant effect unless it happens within 10 seconds where he becomes intangible while the other diavolo is consumed, thereby removing the danger. Against love train he can't do anything really since it is a reaction effect that doesn't rely on fate but on instant reflection, making diavolo's attacks useless, he might be able to phaze through the screen and kill valentine inside it though.!
I have a friend who bought a house that had been built in 1950 by a man who had four sons, the first born in 1951, like me. One of the bedrooms had wallpaper on the walls. My friend was not a wallpaper guy and determined that that room would be one of the first to undergo renovation. When he eventually ripped the paper down, one entire wall bore the illustration on the cover of this album. Turns out the home had been owned by the father of a high school friend of mine. He was very definitely the kind of guy who would be a fan of the King.
@@howardkleger sadly, pornhub now will purge any videos that isn't originally made from the account. gameplay from a video game? purge. music? purge. a clip of a porn? purge. basically PH is now onlyfans but only videos.
It shouldn't be taken down in the US under something called fair use since this is an educational or commentary/parody of the original intellectual property
The thing that struck me most when listening to In the Court of the Crimson King for the first time was how modern it sounded. While I don’t think King Crimson was quite at the level of genius or influence that Pink Floyd or Rush were back then for prog rock, their production and complexity was just unrivaled, and still feels ahead of its time even today. It’s honestly amazing how perfect the sound is on their DEBUT album. When I listen to Rush, or ELP, or Pink Floyd, or Yes, or any prog rock band I think, “This sounds like it’s from the 60s or 70s.” When I listen to King Crimson, I think, “This sounds like it’s from the future.” Just an incredible band.
In my opinion KC is far better than the ones you mentioned. KC seems more real, more raw and profound while the others feel like pop version of prog rock. I recommend listening to Frank Zappa, MAGMA and Krautrock bands like Can, Amon Duul II and Faust.
Absolutely, this album it is as fresh and as radical today as it was in 1969. "Poseidon" and "Lizard" are a lot of fun yet "In the Court of the Crimson King" is a masterpiece. For me, at least, "Epitaph" is THE best prog song ! When Macdonald and Lake left the band I almost cried.
Jojo introduced me to a lot of music i either forgot about or never had the chance to listen to and i'm honestly so happy i'm not the only one who's being introduced into new music thanks to Jojo
I bought the album one week after it was released. I did my first LSD listening to the album all fuckin night. As a bass player,, my fingers bled learning every nuance. Rest in Peace Greg Lake. Now at 67 I'm still doing gigs. This will always be an important part of my life..
The other albums are impressive but they're not "in the court of the crimson king" impressive, at least not as iconic. My favorite song is starless, I think that was in "red" but I'm not sure.
My friends had a band that also rehearsed in the basement of the Fulham Palace Cafe. I went down one night and saw that another band had stored their equipment in the passage way and I asked my friends who owned the gear and they said their name was stencilled on the cover of their Mellotron. I had a look and saw the name King Crimson and said to my friends, with a name like that and a Mellotron, they'll never make it.
I was 15 when this album can out and I thought it was the most brilliant revolutionary thing I’d ever heard. I saw them live in NYC and they were incredible.
One of the top ten all-time albums. I’ll never forget the day my college roommate walked in our apartment with it...blew us away and we listened to it almost every night on my 33-1/3 record player.
This lp completely changed my 16 year old perception of what I could do on my guitar ' I was really into heavy music and got the sabbath lp shortly after buying this KC lp and off I went ! I still have my copy from 69 and listen to it ! Simply amazing 'cheers !
You know I had actually found this album through Jojo, but it has since become one of my favorite albums of all time. It was the first album I bought on vinyl and I’m happy I got it.
It should be noted that their second album "In The Wake Of Poseidon" featured a few songs that Lake sang on, thus being a transitional album of sorts. Nothing beats the first one, but I was happy to discover the second album a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised how good it was.
In The wake of Poseidon is the first album in another cover although the In the Court is bold and brilliant. Lizard on the other hand is also worth a chuckle every 10 years or so.
You should check out Fantano's classic review of the album, it doesn't go much into the production if I remeber correctly but it does give you an excellent idea of what the album is like if you've somehow never given it a listen
I've had this album since it was released. My favorite, along with Greg Lake (RIP). One of the best concerts I've ever seen was Emerson Lake and Palmer at the Omni in Atlanta when Brain Salad Surgery was released. Just simply amazing.
This album is incredible. It still echoes through my life. I lived with it for decades, and first listened to it in 1970 when I was going to Berklee College of Music, constantly. I remember looking out my window on Huntington Ave., stoned, at the glass facade of the John Hancock Tower, listening to "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "I Talk to the Wind." And, of course, "Epitaph: March to No Tomorrow," and "In the Court of the Crimson King." I was always stunned. I still am. A brilliant array of songs, all pointing to mankind's ultimate destruction.
Heard this album for the first time fairly recently and I've gotta say it totally blew me away! Especially since I'm such a big fan of Steven Wilson. Throughout the album I could hear sections that clearly influenced Wilsons work. Gave me a whole new perspective on his music
In 1973 or 74 I was given this LP. Totally blew me away. In 78 I began a journey as a lead vocalist for a rock band and continued for many years. Though not having an advantage of being/working with top notch musicians as many many others experience, this dream of being a successful band faded. Eventually, (too long a story) I gave up trying as having a nonprofitable working band is WAY too much hard work. I salute any band who tries regardless of how well the outcome might be. I promise you music is a very tough gig, regardless of how well or poorly they do. Anyway, round about... I very rarely listen to contemporary music as I find much of it to be quite over rated and offensive. But funny thing is that the few bands that I listen to today are what I consider to be the best sounds ever produced. As I do posses many cd's, the one that I will almost always listen to is this phenomenal album along with Red, and Larks tongue in Aspic. Even though there are a number of great progressive rock bands of this music period along with umm, Genesis and the likes, I always seem to be drawn to this album in particular. I also have to say that regretfully I never did get to see them perform live. But I am definitely content to have been a child when artists like King Crimson and the likes were at an infantile state as well. In my opinion the prog rock era produced some of the all time best music ever to be produced. I always recommend to new parents to make sure to play this music for their children while they are very small in hopes that they will grow up to understand the beauty of it. And hopefully they too will give their children the gift of knowing what truly great rock music is. Maybe someday people will wake up to see how badly music has become and musicians will risk being great instead of making music which sounds like every other mediocre song ?
The first time I heard 21st century schizoid man I immediately thought of Sabbath and War Pigs. I found it so satisfying and fitting that Ozzy did a cover of it on his "Under Cover" album.
I doubt Tony Iommi ever becoming able to cover any Fripp material! Mario Bava foreshadowed Black Sabbath in 1963... And maybe Enio Morricone's compositions for Bava's "Danger Diabolik" inspired KC ... As well as Zappa inspired the Beatles which ended influential on all of them...
Yes, and the Mellotron was not the "precursor to synthesizers". Synths were already around an were already on many records. The Mellotron was the analogue precursor to digital samplers.
What bothers me about the first King Crimson band is that they only managed to last a year. With fame and notoriety the band created with their first album and live performances you would have thought they would want to stay together for at least a few years, no matter how bad the relationships of the band members became. But after reading a lot and watching interviews about Crimson since I first heard their debut album in 1970, I came to the conclusion that Robert Fripp was the one most to blame. The ever changing early 70's Crimson line ups and friction in the band is proof that Fripp was a pretentious perfectionist but also a brilliant musician. I met Adrian Belew after a Crimson concert in 2002, and after he spent a half hour talking to fans and signing autographs, I said to him "Fripp doesn't look as if he likes to mingle with his fans after a concert." and Belew responded "Robert doesn't like anything! [sic]" In the new Crimson documentary Belew made a comment about losing his hair during his tenure with Crimson. Fripp was a lot like Frank Zappa in the 1970's, who also changed band members constantly with no line up lasting for more than a couple years. When a great Rock musician reaches the plateau, power can become a catalyst for destruction. It's wonderful to watch Fripp and his wife do the "Sunday Lunch" videos.
I was 16 and listened to it at night with headphones. It totally blew my young mind away. I had been into the Moody Blues and loved the sound of a mellotron but KC took it to a whole different level. I read that MacDonald played through a stack of Marshall amps to get that deep, rich sound. Ironically, the Moody Blues producer was scheduled to produce the album but he lasted less than a week and the band realized they could do a better job producing themselves. I was so in love with the album I wrote a fan letter. Sinfield actually wrote me back. Cool guy!
Fun fact: The song “From the Beginning”, which Greg Lake would perform with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer as ELP, was originally written with the intentions of being included on King Crimson’s album.
*King Crimson* King Crimson is one of the more impressive Stands featured in the series. Both physically strong and possessing the ability to erase time and predict the future, King Crimson is described as invincible against all other Stands whose powers do not affect time. *Time Erasure* King Crimson's signature ability is to erase a given frame of time lasting up to 10 seconds, starting from the instant the ability is activated. “During" this period of time, other people will be unable to experience anything that happened and will retain no memories of it either. After the allotted time frame, they will suddenly find themselves in the situation they were supposed to be afterwards. There is, however, one instance where a person was able to see their double before finding themselves in their future position. In the manga, Diavolo sees the erased time as a void filled with juxtapositions of what would have happened during this period in a fashion akin to Nude Descending a StaircaseW, allowing him to think out the next best action (for instance, when Bruno Bucciarati tried to punch Diavolo during the erased time, Diavolo saw Bucciarati's superimposed positions during his punch). The anime adaptation has Diavolo visualize a ghostly red image of his foe's next move instead. Diavolo is unable to attack while King Crimson's time erasure is active. As a result, he often relies on the ability to avoid attacks and move himself into advantageous positions, such as enemy blind spots. Using his Stand's exceptional destructive power, Diavolo then directly attacks the enemy the moment King Crimson's ability ends. However, Diavolo is also able to splatter his own blood onto an enemy's projection in anticipation of blinding them. *Epitaph* Epitaph is a sub-Stand that assists and completes King Crimson's time erasure. *Precognition:* From up to ten seconds, Epitaph gives Diavolo and Doppio the ability to see into and "forecast" the future, usually represented as images on the inside of their bangs. The image produced includes the general area with Doppio/Diavolo as the main focus, allowing either of them to see what happens around them as well as directly at them. However, the visions are incomplete and only show the final result without the steps taken to it and thus can be subject to interpretation. In one instance, Doppio could see himself on the ground with a foot flying, but initially thought that the foot was his. While the predictions seen by Epitaph are unavoidable, they still effectively only warn Diavolo and Doppio against incoming danger, allowing them to steer events to alleviate the damage such as when Doppio realized a pair of scissors would form inside his throat, he easily tore them out in order to save himself. King Crimson itself can prevent the predictions from being completed if it erases the right timeframe. Likewise a Stand affecting Fate like Gold Experience Requiem which returns King Crimson's power to the "zero" state, can simply make the vision false as it steers Fate to its advantage. Diavolo and Doppio often use the forecasting ability of Epitaph to predict any incoming threat, making sneak attacks ineffective against them.
@@aelbereth6690 Greg Lake never played for Yes, if that is what you mean. Yes's bass guitar player was Chris Squire 1948-2015. Both Greg and Chris were superb musicians, of course. Best wishes.
Very little indepth research done. For example, Peter Giles didn't leave the band, Robert Fripp removed him and brought in Greg Lake. Michael Giles and Ian McDonald quit the band in mid December 1969. Greg Lake remained and quit in February 1970 when Fripp told Lake he was going to recruit other musicians to take Giles and McDonald's place and continue using the King Crimson name for the new band. But the major reason Lake left his association with Fripp was that Lake said he felt the band had been a democracy and Fripp was turning it into a dictatorship with Fripp the de facto leader.
And Greg Lake continued on as vocalist just for the next album "In the Wake of Poseidon", but didn't tour with KC... as he was in another new band, Emerson Lake and Palmer.
Saying that Greg Lake "continued on" as the vocalist is not describing it accurately. Lake quit in February 1970 and in March 1970 he and Keith Emerson formed a partnership. King Crimson's management, EG Management, first picked ELTON JOHN to be the lead vocalist but Fripp vetoed it. Then PETER STRAKER, a vocalist in the cast of the London stage production of the musical HAIR was selected. However, PETER STRAKER'S management wanted too much money. In desperation Fripp asked Lake if he would be willing to record on the album as a "sessions" lead vocalist. Lake was willing but he demanded and was paid King Crimson's WEM P.A. system for his "sessions" work.
@@manticore2580 Hah hah...Good for Greg! Thank you for that correction/clarification. I guess I heard the "Disney" version of the story a long time ago.
In 1969 the situation was bad. The Americans had about half a million soldiers in the Vietnam war, of which 10% weren't to come back. A new group emerged, this time in Britain, with Robert Fripp as lead guitar and Greg Lake as leading voice, while the words were by the poet Peter Sinfield who, even without playing or singing, was a full member of the band, because in the shows he did the lights. Their name was King Crimson. The title of the third song of their first album is "Epitaph", and the first part of it is clearly a critical and dystopic answer to Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence, while the second part is an even more dystopic prophecy that, after half a century, has not lost but increased its strenght, as can be seen in a clip of the 2018 tour of the band, still with Fripp, with Michael Jakszyk as singer and with three drummers. 15 march 2020
I was in a music store in Santa Cruz, ca about 20 yrs ago.. Suddenly, " The court of the Crimson King" comes on over the speakers.. Literally everybody stopped and listened. Great song, Killer sound system, So awesome! That is my story..
One of the all time great albums of the genre from that period. The next thing to come along with anything like this style, and with this level of brilliance (for me at least) is Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 'Brain Salad Surgery'.
I first heard this album when I was 7 years old. My father was in the Air Force and he had just been stationed to Ft. Hood, Texas. We were living in Las Vegas (Nellis Air Force Base) at the time, and he had to move his wife and 8 kids across the country. He purchased a 28 foot motor home and loaded us up, along with our German Shepherd, and began the journey to the east. As the motor home climbed over the Rocky Mountains, a summer thunder storm broke out. My older sister popped in her "Court of the Crimson King" 8-track into the stereo system, and this album became the perfect soundtrack for our adventure. It made a profound impact on me, and every time I hear these songs, I am transported back in time, to those mountains, to that storm, and I feel like I am 7 years old again.
The fact that Tool sent a heartfelt tribute to King Crimson with the intro/second last-verse of '7empest' and a bit of 'Invincible' in their last album Fear Inoculum connecting so much with 'Frame By Frame' shows how deeply seminal impact KC has still now on modern prog. Shame that - not much was discussed about the legendary 'Bill Brufford'. It just works!!
It is September 2021 I was born in January 1980.. I finally listened to this record for the first time this past spring. Instead of lamenting that I didn't try harder to hear it at an earlier date, I am going to simply remark how thankful I am to have heard this year. What was said about how popular the album is with multiple generations spreading out over the past 50 years recently came to my attention in the most awesome fashion. A friend of mine and fellow musician recently had a chance to purchase a customized Paul Reed Smith electric guitar. He decided to have the cover art from this album's sleeve worked into the finish. Whenever I pick it up during a practice and play it, I identify it as the 21st Century Schitzoid guitar
They were on the bill at SF Filmore & we saw them by accident. Nice & Chambers Bros. also played. King Crimson was FANTASTIC! Blew our minds...so lucky to have seen one of their debut performances...
I stumbled across this album when I was about 5 years while at my Mom's boyfriend's place. He basically said "Here's my album collection and some headphones, knock yourself out. I played it over and over and over, it was absolutely life changing.
Thanks so much for taking up my suggestion to do King Crimson although I'm sure I wasn't the only one.Part 2 would be great.I would be totally beside myself if you did understanding XTC. One of the most underrated bands of all time.
The lineup of Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield were legendary. Every thing after is Robert Fripp and his hand picked musicians that he calls King Crimson and is up and down.
Lane Change Did you hear that David Gilmour ask Colin Moulding To join Pink Floyd for a year long tour?He turned him down saying that he hasn't toured for 20 years.I think I would have said yes and I don't even play an instrument.lol
I remember buying a '69 copy at a Half Priced Books, what a score! Have loved and played it ever since. Did you know that if you cover up the mouth of the King Crimson picture on the inside of the record, you find that there's a sadness in the eyes, as a way of showing the darkness of the record. Do Daniel Johnston!
I think is clearly referenced of the essence of what defined the 60s generation of "stoned" with those bloodshot eyes and the big grin ! The image was artfully inspired & transformed from illustrations in the 1868 book "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins, into the 1960s generation vinyl record sleeve by Barry Godber. Also made into the 1934 movie th-cam.com/video/4uX1gfFbxn4/w-d-xo.html
The Mellotron had been used by the Moody Blues for years before this album was produced. They weren't the original "Progressive Rock" band. Maybe one of the very best though, and yes, they were ground breaking and original in their own right.
@@CornerBoothGames ... Thank you! The Moody Blues were an extremely important band, long before the genre label "Progressive Rock" was even coined. Especially the "classic seven" albums... each one a masterpiece. All my friends that were fans of the Moody Blues loved "In the Court of the Crimson King" as well. As for not getting enough credit?... you are right. Credit must be given to where credit is due. I appreciate Lie's love for this music, that's why I gave this vid a view.... but... it's unrealistic to get any comprehensive "explanation" of ITCOTCK from someone so young.... It's not because of his age, it's because he wasn't around during the time of this band's genesis. No one at the time ever thought "oh wow! Now with this album, a whole new genre of music has been created that never existed before". It more like blended in with a growing number of musical talents that created music that sought to overwhelm your very being and transported you to some alternate universe... or...some other time... or... deep inside..... or maybe just challenge your entire view on life. Folk Rock, Blues Rock, MoTown.... whatever... didn't even try to do that. It was all very perfect centerpiece to our "Electric Coolaid" parties back in the early early 70's. Not a single note was wasted on us... heh heh :) I am eternally grateful for it.
P Heresy you are absolutely right! Unfortunately, I was not there to experience that time period firsthand, I was born in 85, but I grew up being exposed to a lot of very diverse musical tastes. My mom exposed me to a lot of classic rock, the British Invasion, everything that was going on around the Woodstock era and beyond. And my grandmother exposed me to Motown, a lot of great funk and soul music, and I fell in love with every bit of it. Our local classic rock and oldies stations played just a couple Moody Blues songs on regular rotation, but I looked up as much of their work as I could when I was able, and I bought their first 3 albums when I was about 12 or 13 and played them endlessly. I'm a bit more recent in opening up to prog Rock because it wasn't something I heard much of growing up, aside from some of the obvious stuff that got regular air play like Rush. But I've been really enjoying the journey so far. I listened to Crimson King for the first time about 2 years ago, and I loved it immediately. A bit of a side note, as much negativity and rudeness as there is on the Internet these days, it's really refreshing that music is the one thing that can still bring us all together. I love getting to have these conversations with people about things they are so passionate about, and of course I love getting to learn more about music through the experiences of others. Thanks for your reply!
@@CornerBoothGames ... big Smile form me!! I have a daughter born in 1981 with a very similar story as yours. Makes me so happy we share that. My son born in 1999.... not so much. Never listens to any radio. His musical taste comes mostly from playing video games and Soundcloud Rap. He has very little interest in "Dad Rock". He doesn't knock it though. Come to think of it, he was stunned when I coerced him into listening to the original "21st Century Schizoid Man", having only heard the Kanye West's sampled version. Maybe there's hope. As I grow older, i'm able to see how great the music was of my parent's generation, but didn't when I was 20. ;-p
P Heresy I think I was very lucky to fall in love with it from a young age, but I do believe a lot of people begin to open up to more diverse music as they get older. I've never had anything against newer music, though I much prefer the 60's through the 80's in general. But some of the stuff that's popular today, I just wonder if people have working ears anymore lol. But every now and then, I'll see someone that's younger commenting on a video for something from back then, and it always makes me smile.
yo guys, king crimson is releasing songs this year go to their TH-cam channel they're releasing 50 songs due to their 50th anniversary, they'll be uploading every week and I'm EXCITED
I still remember that day in 1973 when I first heard this record... It hit me like a ton of bricks, took me a few sessions to get "it". To this day it is still one of my favorite records and one that was at least 20 years ahead of everyone else.
On soft grey mornings widows cry The wise men share a joke I run to grasp dividing signs To satisfy the hoax The yellow Jester does not play But simply pulls the strings And smiles as the puppets dance In the court of the Crimson Ki-ng~! I love this part of the song so much
After "Tomorrow Never Knows" and other Beatles' innovations on Revolver and Sgt. Pepper, progressive rock was inevitable and welcome. This recording still stands the test of time as few do so well.
I saw King Crimson at the West Palm Beach Pop Festival on November, 1969. I didn't know anything about them at the time but I remember standing on my toes to get a better look at the stage trying to figure out where the strings were coming from. I had never heard anything like that at a live concert and had no idea what a Mellotron was. They were great and it's one of my favorite experiences from an unknown band.
Man, I'm almost 70! now, and remember this album as one of my favorites to listen to during the many acid-jacked evenings of my youth. Mezmerizing stuff.
I bought it in 1969 and it did not shock me as you assert. Still rate it highly. Just as an aside, ‘myriad’ does not require to be followed by ‘of’. Eg, myriad stars, myriad flowers, myriad rock journalists etc - thanks!
Bought this album when it came out. Still one of my faves. It simply transports you to another time and place. If you are just finding out about it, check out the McDonald and Giles record. The only did one after they left. It's not as astonishing, but it's good.
I bought the album back when it first came out and saw them live at the Sports Arena here in LA. That is the building the Clippers used to play in when they first moved to LA. If you can by any chance find the actual album. The cover rolled out front and back is just an experience within itself.
I listened to In The Court of the Crimson King while on shrooms driving (as a passenger) through curved roads at night with lots of trees around us and I had never felt such peace before
What band, artist or album should be next?
bloc party's silent alarm :D
Lie Likes Music Slayers Reign in Blood
Jaco Jaco Jaco!!!
'Close to the Edge' by Yes !
Dream theater
King crimson is about to become even more of a meme due to being referenced by a certain series involving psychic punching ghosts
Which is??
@@idkbendebilmiom Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, a japanese manga series widely known for its odd poses, fashion, and a LOT of music references. The main antagonist of the 5th arc of the series (which is currently being adapted) has a Stand (psychic punch ghost) named King Crimson, capable of erasing time.
That's how it works
@Gabriel nah, jojo's is not for weebs
I only know Emperor Crimson/s
CONFUSION WILL BE MY EPITAPH
as i crawl a cracked and broken path
I fear the fate of all mankind is in the hands of fools!
Isaac Ness If we make it, we can all sit back and laugh
But I fear
Tomorrow
I'll be cryyyying
@@ggthewhale CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNG
21st Century Schizoid man = heavy metal jazz.
*H e a v y J a z z*
well that's just the entire genre of prog metal
Before metal was a thing
@@nodbynobdy genesis isn't jazzy
Heh djazz
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Shut the fuck up
@@finneganlindsay no
@Star Platinum ORAHHHHHHHHHHH! *stand disappears*
[ epic drum fills ]
@@roguemutantbrain119 of prison moons
COPYRIGHT STRIKES
WILL BE MY EPITAPH
criminally underrated.
Actually, they cant legally copyright strike them since he is criticizing their content, which is entirely ok
@@CatSans As if that'll stop them
@@WyattFredaCowie in a court Of law it would.
@@CatSans lawyer fees are too high against the music industry. It's either lose money or go bankrupt against them.
Yeah it'd be nice if I could listen to these guys on anything.
FUCK YOU FRIPP
Daniel Schuju I know 😆
in the court of the crimson king is on sound cloud
Cigar i bought the vinyl without really knowing any of the songs because they‘re nowhere to find, but i fell in love as soon as i dropped that needle
@TheNonArtist you think i have money?
Even THIS video will get Fripp'd.
Probably even just for the showing the album cover xD
hello condor it's me
You have the letters K and C in your title? Say goodbye to your content, nerd -Roberto Fropp 2k19
Hey Mr Fripp.... If you spare this video, I'll never say "Robert Fripp is a wanker who sucks donkey balls!".... deal?
What a wonderful new verb. Fripp'd.
I'll explain it for you:
*It just works.*
Father is that you?
Teach us the ways of -Dio- I mean god
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Hey Pucci how does *Made in Heaven* works?
King crimson, instead of time, manipulates fate or the future if you're adamant about it manipulating time.
Regardless of what you name it, it plays out the same : Diavolo activates king crimson's epitaph allowing him to see the next 10 seconds with perfect accuracy, everyone was fated to move a certain way and they do. Diavolo, however can ignore his fate for those 10 seconds and move freely in an intangible state meaning he can't attack himself or take damage in "erased time".
Once the 10 seconds run out however, he can instantly attack but he can only be in one place. He can trick people unaware of his ability by taunting them just before skipping time so they attack then but the attack will just faze through him and hit whatever's on the other side due to its inertia, be it another person or an object.
How do you think a mind is supposed to react if its destiny is completely changed? It gets severely disoriented.
In essence, king crimson is the original D4C, it can create a space were its own misfortune is negated and it can heal or essentially create a new user that has the same memories and motivation as the previous one.
About some theoretical matchups: The world inserts actual time in a timeline, adding extra fate where diaVolo has no control over since no actual time oasses, that is to day there are no fated events in between a fraction of an instant. Essentially king crimson gets donuted.
Against killer queen, in direct combat diavolo can be as reckless as he wants because he can negate the first bomb detonating or prevent him getting touched. If kira uses bites the dust on him, the first time he will blow up and time will rewind, the second time, king crimson will protect him from exploding meaning only kira gets sent back in time while the rest of the world just continues the timeline loop free while kira and whoever the bomb was planted on (it's not clear whether the host has to be a stand user or not since we only saw it on Hayato and the Paramedic lady who, as far a s we know weren't stand users) are stuck in the 1 hour loop, unfortunately he is unaware of what happens in each rewind, besides what he can glean from the people around him, he might therefore never figure it out and have trapped himself.
King crimson against king crimson is a stalemate but eventually boils down to which diavolo uses it the least, making it a very hardboiled and stamina driven battle.
>!If diavolo uses king crimson while time reaches a singularity point caused by made in heaven, he can temporarily avoid being compressed to the point from which the big bang sprung. Thus however is only in 10 second intervals and relies on diavolo's stamina, that is if earth wasn't destroyed already or he simply dies of old age which once again depends on his stamina. Her his future sight is severely shitrend because of course that time frame is accelerated. Made in heaven could sneak up on him like that already, preventing his personality and possibly his stand from returning in the new universe.!<
>!D4C can get blitzed by king crimson while it positions itself just when it emerges with a new valentine. He would die yo the menger amalgamation though since it's a constant effect unless it happens within 10 seconds where he becomes intangible while the other diavolo is consumed, thereby removing the danger. Against love train he can't do anything really since it is a reaction effect that doesn't rely on fate but on instant reflection, making diavolo's attacks useless, he might be able to phaze through the screen and kill valentine inside it though.!
I have a friend who bought a house that had been built in 1950 by a man who had four sons, the first born in 1951, like me. One of the bedrooms had wallpaper on the walls. My friend was not a wallpaper guy and determined that that room would be one of the first to undergo renovation. When he eventually ripped the paper down, one entire wall bore the illustration on the cover of this album. Turns out the home had been owned by the father of a high school friend of mine. He was very definitely the kind of guy who would be a fan of the King.
Before this album was uploaded to spotify, I had to listen to it on pornhub
Wait the fuck
Same
@@howardkleger sadly, pornhub now will purge any videos that isn't originally made from the account. gameplay from a video game? purge. music? purge. a clip of a porn? purge.
basically PH is now onlyfans but only videos.
i'm sorry what
Those were the days
When this eventually gets taken down someone should upload it and call it "NOT In the Court of the Crimson King Explained".
That shit worked for longer than it should have. Guess even the great Fripp has his weakensses.
Each reupload lasted for like 5 days, now he Fripps 'em every 2 days
Or OP could just put it up on Pornhub..
Sounds fun...
It shouldn't be taken down in the US under something called fair use since this is an educational or commentary/parody of the original intellectual property
I am thrilled that such iconic albums such as In the Court of the Crimson King, Abbey Road and Led Zeppelin 2 were released around the day I was born.
Same here, feels like we grew on special soil
The thing that struck me most when listening to In the Court of the Crimson King for the first time was how modern it sounded. While I don’t think King Crimson was quite at the level of genius or influence that Pink Floyd or Rush were back then for prog rock, their production and complexity was just unrivaled, and still feels ahead of its time even today. It’s honestly amazing how perfect the sound is on their DEBUT album. When I listen to Rush, or ELP, or Pink Floyd, or Yes, or any prog rock band I think, “This sounds like it’s from the 60s or 70s.” When I listen to King Crimson, I think, “This sounds like it’s from the future.” Just an incredible band.
Actually i first listened to the album having no idea its from 60s.
agreed
I'm glad King Crimson invented prog rock, I prefer KC though
In my opinion KC is far better than the ones you mentioned. KC seems more real, more raw and profound while the others feel like pop version of prog rock. I recommend listening to Frank Zappa, MAGMA and Krautrock bands like Can, Amon Duul II and Faust.
Absolutely, this album it is as fresh and as radical today as it was in 1969. "Poseidon" and "Lizard" are a lot of fun yet "In the Court of the Crimson King" is a masterpiece. For me, at least, "Epitaph" is THE best prog song ! When Macdonald and Lake left the band I almost cried.
I gotta thank JoJo for introducing Prog Rock to me
same, and it also introduced classic rock to me
Jojo introduced me to a lot of music i either forgot about or never had the chance to listen to and i'm honestly so happy i'm not the only one who's being introduced into new music thanks to Jojo
Please stop about JoJo
@@pastaboy9371 i mean we're just talking about how this anime got us introduced to a really cool genre of music, what's the problem? /gen
@@thefluffyaj4119 the problem is I can't stand JoJo and you freaks who wership JoJo
Court Of The Crimson King and In The Wake Of Poseidon are so good. Hold a special place in the heart.
Islands is my favorite
It just works
It just stinks, seriously guys Justin Cry JUST stink, I keep telling him to take a shower because he's a stinky boy but he won't smh
Minecraft Marek what?
my god, how are you here
Yeah but what is working?
Does it tho
It just works.
I was looking for this. Thank you
cancer
For fuck's sake
in Bill Bruford's words: "You're just supposed to know"
Ah yes, the obligatory JoJo reference
Robert Fripp spare us this video pls
Bartek - pls bobby don't do it
I bought the album one week after it was released. I did my first LSD listening to the album all fuckin night. As a bass player,, my fingers bled learning every nuance. Rest in Peace Greg Lake. Now at 67 I'm still doing gigs. This will always be an important part of my life..
Legend
"There really is no record like 'In the Court of the Crimson King'..." Then he has apparently never heard it's follow up "In the Wake of Poseidon".
The other albums are impressive but they're not "in the court of the crimson king" impressive, at least not as iconic. My favorite song is starless, I think that was in "red" but I'm not sure.
"Three Of A Perfect Pair" and "Lizard" were very impressive too
@@rinku3332 : ITCOTCK just has the best cover art
@@rinku3332 yeah that was red, i still can't decide if i like that or ITCOCK morr
the Wetton, Bruford Fripp era is my favorite, all three albums melt my face off.
knew King Crimson from that series full of flamboyant looking dudes punching each other with ghost
and here we are.
Yup i too watched those teens fight a child that goes turururu and can turn into a male stripper that runs the mafia
@@TheSirduckingtoni aswell know it from a series where a man turns to rock after a grandson gets outside 2 playing cards and eats a funny fruit
Same,I watched a 15 year old italian boy with 2 fathers achieve one of the most broken abilities plus become a mafia boss
Robert Fripp will *copystrike this video*
definitely will
@Jx Po I get why some people hate streaming but Fripp takes it to a whole new level. It's not like he can't claim the monetization on these videos.
Jx Po yeah I understand that but when you claim videos like these, it’s just ridiculous...
Under U.S. law, criticism or commentary fits under the “fair use” exception to copyright law.
Manny Dorsey yt understands it, it’s for creators to prove it’s fair use and it’s more expensive to do it than just give up a lot of the time
My friends had a band that also rehearsed in the basement of the Fulham Palace Cafe. I went down one night and saw that another band had stored their equipment in the passage way and I asked my friends who owned the gear and they said their name was stencilled on the cover of their Mellotron. I had a look and saw the name King Crimson and said to my friends, with a name like that and a Mellotron, they'll never make it.
I was 15 when this album can out and I thought it was the most brilliant revolutionary thing I’d ever heard. I saw them live in NYC and they were incredible.
One of the top ten all-time albums. I’ll never forget the day my college roommate walked in our apartment with it...blew us away and we listened to it almost every night on my 33-1/3 record player.
When I first heard this album I was stunned. I'm still play it 50 years later.
This lp completely changed my 16 year old perception of what I could do on my guitar ' I was really into heavy music and got the sabbath lp shortly after buying this KC lp and off I went ! I still have my copy from 69 and listen to it ! Simply amazing 'cheers !
You know I had actually found this album through Jojo, but it has since become one of my favorite albums of all time. It was the first album I bought on vinyl and I’m happy I got it.
Check our Red, you can thank me later. ;)
@@edwarddore7617 yeah red and larks is even better
same
This music is so fucking amazing it makes me glad that I am still alive.
great art is what makes us mortals feel alive !
Intended to make rock progress >
Limits music progressing to being heard >
The only limit is you refusing to listen.
Bryan Staddon and not being able to find it
Happy?
They're finally on Spotify at least ahahah
@@marius9372 you posted this comment a year ago but somehow I only just noticed (only just noticed the album on Spotify that is, not your comment).
It should be noted that their second album "In The Wake Of Poseidon" featured a few songs that Lake sang on, thus being a transitional album of sorts. Nothing beats the first one, but I was happy to discover the second album a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised how good it was.
In some ways, a rote rehash of the 1st album. In other ways a honed and refined improvement.
"Red" was really good tho
loved all the lake parts, but do u think emerson, lake and palmer is any good?
In The wake of Poseidon is the first album in another cover although the In the Court is bold and brilliant. Lizard on the other hand is also worth a chuckle every 10 years or so.
@@zelly8163 Even Robert Fripp didn't like Lizard.
This doesn’t actually explain much about the album and more about the band.
You should check out Fantano's classic review of the album, it doesn't go much into the production if I remeber correctly but it does give you an excellent idea of what the album is like if you've somehow never given it a listen
like the guy above said,check fantano or even better,check deep cuts' video "a guide to king crimson"
Cheers guys
It doesn’t explain the album at all!
There's an insane amount of depth to the lyrics, there's an explanation on peter's website
I've listened to this and its follow-up (In the Wake of Poseidon) since their release to this day. Still unique, still fresh, still enchanting
I've had this album since it was released. My favorite, along with Greg Lake (RIP). One of the best concerts I've ever seen was Emerson Lake and Palmer at the Omni in Atlanta when Brain Salad Surgery was released. Just simply amazing.
How "very, very, nice" and fortunate you are, my friend ! 😀
It's so impressive that so much of King Crimson's work still sounds either modern or like it's from the future.
This album is incredible. It still echoes through my life. I lived with it for decades, and first listened to it in 1970 when I was going to Berklee College of Music, constantly. I remember looking out my window on Huntington Ave., stoned, at the glass facade of the John Hancock Tower, listening to "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "I Talk to the Wind." And, of course, "Epitaph: March to No Tomorrow," and "In the Court of the Crimson King." I was always stunned. I still am. A brilliant array of songs, all pointing to mankind's ultimate destruction.
Heard this album for the first time fairly recently and I've gotta say it totally blew me away! Especially since I'm such a big fan of Steven Wilson. Throughout the album I could hear sections that clearly influenced Wilsons work. Gave me a whole new perspective on his music
In 1973 or 74 I was given this LP. Totally blew me away. In 78 I began a journey as a lead vocalist for a rock band and continued for many years. Though not having an advantage of being/working with top notch musicians as many many others experience, this dream of being a successful band faded. Eventually, (too long a story) I gave up trying as having a nonprofitable working band is WAY too much hard work. I salute any band who tries regardless of how well the outcome might be. I promise you music is a very tough gig, regardless of how well or poorly they do. Anyway, round about... I very rarely listen to contemporary music as I find much of it to be quite over rated and offensive. But funny thing is that the few bands that I listen to today are what I consider to be the best sounds ever produced. As I do posses many cd's, the one that I will almost always listen to is this phenomenal album along with Red, and Larks tongue in Aspic. Even though there are a number of great progressive rock bands of this music period along with umm, Genesis and the likes, I always seem to be drawn to this album in particular. I also have to say that regretfully I never did get to see them perform live. But I am definitely content to have been a child when artists like King Crimson and the likes were at an infantile state as well. In my opinion the prog rock era produced some of the all time best music ever to be produced. I always recommend to new parents to make sure to play this music for their children while they are very small in hopes that they will grow up to understand the beauty of it. And hopefully they too will give their children the gift of knowing what truly great rock music is. Maybe someday people will wake up to see how badly music has become and musicians will risk being great instead of making music which sounds like every other mediocre song ?
"21st century schizoid man foreshadowed black Sabbath"
So you're telling me king crimson predicted black Sabbath?
Yes
polpo giovanna
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The first time I heard 21st century schizoid man I immediately thought of Sabbath and War Pigs. I found it so satisfying and fitting that Ozzy did a cover of it on his "Under Cover" album.
I doubt Tony Iommi ever becoming able to cover any Fripp material! Mario Bava foreshadowed Black Sabbath in 1963... And maybe Enio Morricone's compositions for Bava's "Danger Diabolik" inspired KC ... As well as Zappa inspired the Beatles which ended influential on all of them...
It's like Greg had a supernatural ability to predict the future
The white Mellotron in the photo, by the way, is not the MK1. It is the M400, which first appeared in 1970, after both the MK2 and M300.
Yes, and the Mellotron was not the "precursor to synthesizers". Synths were already around an were already on many records. The Mellotron was the analogue precursor to digital samplers.
Quite right.
Indeed Sinfield used VCS3 I believe.
"The fate of all mankind I see are in the hands of fools." KC is still relevant.
ok boomer
@@userNULL ok mentally deficient zoomer "cool kid", grow a fucking brain and come up with something original
@@ARG0T damn... that got hot real quick
Infernal ok pretentious person
This is why there's a generation gap
@@ARG0T hahaha that was funny. "Ok Boomer" lost its comedic edge years ago
Still gonna be taken down by the Frippster
@@nicememe9450 It looks like one of his tunings
@@Sebraca Frippster is the first person ever to understand musical notes past G. That's why he can tune his second string to N
The frog is ringing
Debuting a song like Epitath at a memorial concert seems really bold
Seems appropriate....
What bothers me about the first King Crimson band is that they only managed to last a year. With fame and notoriety the band created with their first album and live performances you would have thought they would want to stay together for at least a few years, no matter how bad the relationships of the band members became. But after reading a lot and watching interviews about Crimson since I first heard their debut album in 1970, I came to the conclusion that Robert Fripp was the one most to blame. The ever changing early 70's Crimson line ups and friction in the band is proof that Fripp was a pretentious perfectionist but also a brilliant musician. I met Adrian Belew after a Crimson concert in 2002, and after he spent a half hour talking to fans and signing autographs, I said to him "Fripp doesn't look as if he likes to mingle with his fans after a concert." and Belew responded "Robert doesn't like anything! [sic]" In the new Crimson documentary Belew made a comment about losing his hair during his tenure with Crimson. Fripp was a lot like Frank Zappa in the 1970's, who also changed band members constantly with no line up lasting for more than a couple years. When a great Rock musician reaches the plateau, power can become a catalyst for destruction. It's wonderful to watch Fripp and his wife do the "Sunday Lunch" videos.
Soon. JoJo Fans will help this video to reach 1M
And when the novelty of that Japanese anime fades, this band will still capture the imagination of listeners for millennia...😎
Craig Fazekas nah it won’t lmao
@@myristicina.
Ah, so.
Craig Fazekas
X to doubt
JoJo rabbit?
I wish I was alive in 1969 to experience King Crimson when this kind of music was new, raw, scary, and was a mainstream success.
I was. It was amazing.
I'm sure most people didn't know what to make of 21st Century Schizoid Man, just like a lot of people didn't know what to make of Hendrix at the time.
@@tcat7576 9 yrs later, I got a real good feel of it, way over here in Ky U.S.A. with the Cannabis & the Vinyl & the FM Radio ! 😀 Transcendence ! 😀
K I N G C R I M S O N *SKIPS TIME*
I was 16 and listened to it at night with headphones. It totally blew my young mind away. I had been into the Moody Blues and loved the sound of a mellotron but KC took it to a whole different level. I read that MacDonald played through a stack of Marshall amps to get that deep, rich sound. Ironically, the Moody Blues producer was scheduled to produce the album but he lasted less than a week and the band realized they could do a better job producing themselves.
I was so in love with the album I wrote a fan letter. Sinfield actually wrote me back. Cool guy!
Anytime I try and get someone into this album I remind them this came out in 1969. So far ahead of their time.
"you don't possess me, don't impress me" seriously haunts my mind in the best way possible.
"...just upset my miiinndd"
Fun fact: The song “From the Beginning”, which Greg Lake would perform with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer as ELP, was originally written with the intentions of being included on King Crimson’s album.
Then it would’ve been the best fucking album of all time
*King Crimson*
King Crimson is one of the more impressive Stands featured in the series. Both physically strong and possessing the ability to erase time and predict the future, King Crimson is described as invincible against all other Stands whose powers do not affect time.
*Time Erasure*
King Crimson's signature ability is to erase a given frame of time lasting up to 10 seconds, starting from the instant the ability is activated. “During" this period of time, other people will be unable to experience anything that happened and will retain no memories of it either.
After the allotted time frame, they will suddenly find themselves in the situation they were supposed to be afterwards. There is, however, one instance where a person was able to see their double before finding themselves in their future position.
In the manga, Diavolo sees the erased time as a void filled with juxtapositions of what would have happened during this period in a fashion akin to Nude Descending a StaircaseW, allowing him to think out the next best action (for instance, when Bruno Bucciarati tried to punch Diavolo during the erased time, Diavolo saw Bucciarati's superimposed positions during his punch). The anime adaptation has Diavolo visualize a ghostly red image of his foe's next move instead.
Diavolo is unable to attack while King Crimson's time erasure is active. As a result, he often relies on the ability to avoid attacks and move himself into advantageous positions, such as enemy blind spots. Using his Stand's exceptional destructive power, Diavolo then directly attacks the enemy the moment King Crimson's ability ends.
However, Diavolo is also able to splatter his own blood onto an enemy's projection in anticipation of blinding them.
*Epitaph*
Epitaph is a sub-Stand that assists and completes King Crimson's time erasure.
*Precognition:* From up to ten seconds, Epitaph gives Diavolo and Doppio the ability to see into and "forecast" the future, usually represented as images on the inside of their bangs.
The image produced includes the general area with Doppio/Diavolo as the main focus, allowing either of them to see what happens around them as well as directly at them. However, the visions are incomplete and only show the final result without the steps taken to it and thus can be subject to interpretation. In one instance, Doppio could see himself on the ground with a foot flying, but initially thought that the foot was his.
While the predictions seen by Epitaph are unavoidable, they still effectively only warn Diavolo and Doppio against incoming danger, allowing them to steer events to alleviate the damage such as when Doppio realized a pair of scissors would form inside his throat, he easily tore them out in order to save himself. King Crimson itself can prevent the predictions from being completed if it erases the right timeframe.
Likewise a Stand affecting Fate like Gold Experience Requiem which returns King Crimson's power to the "zero" state, can simply make the vision false as it steers Fate to its advantage.
Diavolo and Doppio often use the forecasting ability of Epitaph to predict any incoming threat, making sneak attacks ineffective against them.
Second half of scizoid man is my favorite drumming ever
Try Haken, it's a noble continuation of King Crimson roots. A bit heavy though, but the drummer, Raymond Hearne is amazing!
Soon as I saw the album cover I had to get it. Then I listened to it over and over on headphones. I was in 10th grade and loving life...thanks guys!
Arguably the best prog album of all time.
What about Purpose by Justin Bieber?
Ned D. I think Joes Garage definitely is
Yep. Along with Red, Close to the Edge and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway or Foxtrot.
Arguably?
One word why it isn't: Moonchild.
*4 years ago, Today, The 7th of Dec*
*Greg Lake, singer and legend of King Crimson and ELP had passed away from cancer*
*May he Rest In Paradise❤️🙌🏿*
Thank you for remembering the anniversary of his passing. Best wishes.
He was also brilliant bass guitarist on early Yes albums, sich as Close to the Edge.
@@aelbereth6690 Greg Lake never played for Yes, if that is what you mean. Yes's bass guitar player was Chris Squire 1948-2015. Both Greg and Chris were superb musicians, of course. Best wishes.
I clicked on this so fast I almost fell out of my chair
This... is the power of requiem
korega.... requiem.. da
Very little indepth research done. For example, Peter Giles didn't leave the band, Robert Fripp removed him and brought in Greg Lake. Michael Giles and Ian McDonald quit the band in mid December 1969. Greg Lake remained and quit in February 1970 when Fripp told Lake he was going to recruit other musicians to take Giles and McDonald's place and continue using the King Crimson name for the new band. But the major reason Lake left his association with Fripp was that Lake said he felt the band had been a democracy and Fripp was turning it into a dictatorship with Fripp the de facto leader.
You know your stuff!
And Greg Lake continued on as vocalist just for the next album "In the Wake of Poseidon", but didn't tour with KC... as he was in another new band, Emerson Lake and Palmer.
Saying that Greg Lake "continued on" as the vocalist is not describing it accurately. Lake quit in February 1970 and in March 1970 he and Keith Emerson formed a partnership. King Crimson's management, EG Management, first picked ELTON JOHN to be the lead vocalist but Fripp vetoed it. Then PETER STRAKER, a vocalist in the cast of the London stage production of the musical HAIR was selected. However, PETER STRAKER'S management wanted too much money. In desperation Fripp asked Lake if he would be willing to record on the album as a "sessions" lead vocalist. Lake was willing but he demanded and was paid King Crimson's WEM P.A. system for his "sessions" work.
@@manticore2580 Hah hah...Good for Greg! Thank you for that correction/clarification. I guess I heard the "Disney" version of the story a long time ago.
@@pheresy1367 Lake sang on a few Wake of Poseidon tunes. Other vocalist was Gordon Haskell.
In 1969 the situation was bad. The Americans had about half a million soldiers in the Vietnam war, of which 10% weren't to come back. A new group emerged, this time in Britain, with Robert Fripp as lead guitar and Greg Lake as leading voice, while the words were by the poet Peter Sinfield who, even without playing or singing, was a full member of the band, because in the shows he did the lights. Their name was King Crimson.
The title of the third song of their first album is "Epitaph", and the first part of it is clearly a critical and dystopic answer to Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence, while the second part is an even more dystopic prophecy that, after half a century, has not lost but increased its strenght, as can be seen in a clip of the 2018 tour of the band, still with Fripp, with Michael Jakszyk as singer and with three drummers.
15 march 2020
I was in a music store in Santa Cruz, ca about 20 yrs ago..
Suddenly, " The court of the Crimson King" comes on over the speakers..
Literally everybody stopped and listened. Great song, Killer sound system, So awesome!
That is my story..
so guys, this is The court of the crimson king explained,
-in conclusion, King Crimson created a masterpiece that will be loved for many years.
This is an ordeal.
Don't you think so, Polnareff?
Very nice Ceasar-chan.
JoJokes aside, I'm lucky it actually introduced me to their songs. I love it!
y e s
Hell yeah. I came from jojo and stayed for the amazing music. King Crimson is amazing.
One of the all time great albums of the genre from that period. The next thing to come along with anything like this style, and with this level of brilliance (for me at least) is Emerson, Lake & Palmer - 'Brain Salad Surgery'.
Well done. I enjoyed this. Finally gave this album a chance after many years and am amazed by it. So good! Thanks for making this!
I first heard this album when I was 7 years old. My father was in the Air Force and he had just been stationed to Ft. Hood, Texas. We were living in Las Vegas (Nellis Air Force Base) at the time, and he had to move his wife and 8 kids across the country. He purchased a 28 foot motor home and loaded us up, along with our German Shepherd, and began the journey to the east. As the motor home climbed over the Rocky Mountains, a summer thunder storm broke out. My older sister popped in her "Court of the Crimson King" 8-track into the stereo system, and this album became the perfect soundtrack for our adventure. It made a profound impact on me, and every time I hear these songs, I am transported back in time, to those mountains, to that storm, and I feel like I am 7 years old again.
The fact that Tool sent a heartfelt tribute to King Crimson with the intro/second last-verse of '7empest' and a bit of 'Invincible' in their last album Fear Inoculum connecting so much with 'Frame By Frame' shows how deeply seminal impact KC has still now on modern prog.
Shame that - not much was discussed about the legendary 'Bill Brufford'.
It just works!!
TH-cam waited 2 years before recommending this?! Great video btw.
Greg Lake had an amazing voice and a great guitarist ! R.I.P Greg 🙏
Bass too!
It is September 2021 I was born in January 1980.. I finally listened to this record for the first time this past spring. Instead of lamenting that I didn't try harder to hear it at an earlier date, I am going to simply remark how thankful I am to have heard this year.
What was said about how popular the album is with multiple generations spreading out over the past 50 years recently came to my attention in the most awesome fashion. A friend of mine and fellow musician recently had a chance to purchase a customized Paul Reed Smith electric guitar. He decided to have the cover art from this album's sleeve worked into the finish. Whenever I pick it up during a practice and play it, I identify it as the 21st Century Schitzoid guitar
They were on the bill at SF Filmore & we saw them by accident. Nice & Chambers Bros. also played. King Crimson was FANTASTIC! Blew our minds...so lucky to have seen one of their debut performances...
I stumbled across this album when I was about 5 years while at my Mom's boyfriend's place. He basically said "Here's my album collection and some headphones, knock yourself out. I played it over and over and over, it was absolutely life changing.
Thanks so much for taking up my suggestion to do King Crimson although I'm sure I wasn't the only one.Part 2 would be great.I would be totally beside myself if you did understanding XTC. One of the most underrated bands of all time.
They're brilliant and should be as famous as The Beatles.
The lineup of Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield were legendary. Every thing after is Robert Fripp and his hand picked musicians that he calls King Crimson and is up and down.
Lane Change Did you hear that David Gilmour ask Colin Moulding To join Pink Floyd for a year long tour?He turned him down saying that he hasn't toured for 20 years.I think I would have said yes and I don't even play an instrument.lol
This is the beginning of one of the coolest genres of music of all time.
To bad it got overtaken by women stripping and people talking about love... I'll miss the old music.
This is a very well-made video. It helps explain King Crimson to people who have no idea who they are. Thank you for existing :)
Gonna see them live for the first time this summer. Can't wait.
I remember buying a '69 copy at a Half Priced Books, what a score! Have loved and played it ever since. Did you know that if you cover up the mouth of the King Crimson picture on the inside of the record, you find that there's a sadness in the eyes, as a way of showing the darkness of the record. Do Daniel Johnston!
I regularly search my local HPB for music and have found many gems. The price is always right as well. :-)
I think is clearly referenced of the essence of what defined the 60s generation of "stoned" with those bloodshot eyes and the big grin ! The image was artfully inspired & transformed from illustrations in the 1868 book "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins, into the 1960s generation vinyl record sleeve by Barry Godber. Also made into the 1934 movie th-cam.com/video/4uX1gfFbxn4/w-d-xo.html
The Mellotron had been used by the Moody Blues for years before this album was produced. They weren't the original "Progressive Rock" band. Maybe one of the very best though, and yes, they were ground breaking and original in their own right.
P Heresy the Moody Blues don't get nearly enough credit for their originality.
@@CornerBoothGames ... Thank you! The Moody Blues were an extremely important band, long before the genre label "Progressive Rock" was even coined. Especially the "classic seven" albums... each one a masterpiece. All my friends that were fans of the Moody Blues loved "In the Court of the Crimson King" as well.
As for not getting enough credit?... you are right. Credit must be given to where credit is due.
I appreciate Lie's love for this music, that's why I gave this vid a view.... but... it's unrealistic to get any comprehensive "explanation" of ITCOTCK from someone so young.... It's not because of his age, it's because he wasn't around during the time of this band's genesis. No one at the time ever thought "oh wow! Now with this album, a whole new genre of music has been created that never existed before".
It more like blended in with a growing number of musical talents that created music that sought to overwhelm your very being and transported you to some alternate universe... or...some other time... or... deep inside..... or maybe just challenge your entire view on life. Folk Rock, Blues Rock, MoTown.... whatever... didn't even try to do that.
It was all very perfect centerpiece to our "Electric Coolaid" parties back in the early early 70's. Not a single note was wasted on us... heh heh :) I am eternally grateful for it.
P Heresy you are absolutely right! Unfortunately, I was not there to experience that time period firsthand, I was born in 85, but I grew up being exposed to a lot of very diverse musical tastes. My mom exposed me to a lot of classic rock, the British Invasion, everything that was going on around the Woodstock era and beyond. And my grandmother exposed me to Motown, a lot of great funk and soul music, and I fell in love with every bit of it. Our local classic rock and oldies stations played just a couple Moody Blues songs on regular rotation, but I looked up as much of their work as I could when I was able, and I bought their first 3 albums when I was about 12 or 13 and played them endlessly.
I'm a bit more recent in opening up to prog Rock because it wasn't something I heard much of growing up, aside from some of the obvious stuff that got regular air play like Rush. But I've been really enjoying the journey so far. I listened to Crimson King for the first time about 2 years ago, and I loved it immediately.
A bit of a side note, as much negativity and rudeness as there is on the Internet these days, it's really refreshing that music is the one thing that can still bring us all together. I love getting to have these conversations with people about things they are so passionate about, and of course I love getting to learn more about music through the experiences of others. Thanks for your reply!
@@CornerBoothGames ... big Smile form me!!
I have a daughter born in 1981 with a very similar story as yours. Makes me so happy we share that.
My son born in 1999.... not so much. Never listens to any radio. His musical taste comes mostly from playing video games and Soundcloud Rap. He has very little interest in "Dad Rock". He doesn't knock it though.
Come to think of it, he was stunned when I coerced him into listening to the original "21st Century Schizoid Man", having only heard the Kanye West's sampled version.
Maybe there's hope. As I grow older, i'm able to see how great the music was of my parent's generation, but didn't when I was 20. ;-p
P Heresy I think I was very lucky to fall in love with it from a young age, but I do believe a lot of people begin to open up to more diverse music as they get older. I've never had anything against newer music, though I much prefer the 60's through the 80's in general. But some of the stuff that's popular today, I just wonder if people have working ears anymore lol. But every now and then, I'll see someone that's younger commenting on a video for something from back then, and it always makes me smile.
When I got to listen to this and the song ended, it felt like time got erased...
Had the exquisite experience of seeing it performed live in Philly in this, it's 50th year, 2019 with Fripp. I never thought that would be possible.
Finally ! This album is one of the greatest music experience ever.
yo guys, king crimson is releasing songs this year
go to their TH-cam channel
they're releasing 50 songs due to their 50th anniversary, they'll be uploading every week and I'm EXCITED
I still remember that day in 1973 when I first heard this record... It hit me like a ton of bricks, took me a few sessions to get "it". To this day it is still one of my favorite records and one that was at least 20 years ahead of everyone else.
On soft grey mornings widows cry
The wise men share a joke
I run to grasp dividing signs
To satisfy the hoax
The yellow Jester does not play
But simply pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the Crimson Ki-ng~!
I love this part of the song so much
One of my all time favorite albums! Thank you for this!
After "Tomorrow Never Knows" and other Beatles' innovations on Revolver and Sgt. Pepper, progressive rock was inevitable and welcome. This recording still stands the test of time as few do so well.
in my opinion, revolver is more innovative and influential compared to sgt peppers. even tho sgt peppers was may more theatrical and marketable.
King crimso-
*KING CRINSOM HAS ERASED THIS TIME.*
[Robert fripp] erased it from youtube😳
I saw King Crimson at the West Palm Beach Pop Festival on November, 1969. I didn't know anything about them at the time but I remember standing on my toes to get a better look at the stage trying to figure out where the strings were coming from. I had never heard anything like that at a live concert and had no idea what a Mellotron was. They were great and it's one of my favorite experiences from an unknown band.
Man, I'm almost 70! now, and remember this album as one of my favorites to listen to during the many acid-jacked evenings of my youth. Mezmerizing stuff.
First prog album I ever heard. Loved it ever since. Please do more!
I think Tulls Stand Up was released around the same time. Prog Rock was alive and well and coming into it’s own thing at that time.
When you mentioned other records it had to compete with, you forgot to mention that Hot Rats by Zappa released on the same DAY!
this video was poorly done. don't feed into this bullshit..
No wayyyy wtf that’s an extremely important fact!!! Thank you for saying that
Understanding Misfits
PLEASE
I bought it in 1969 and it did not shock me as you assert. Still rate it highly. Just as an aside, ‘myriad’ does not require to be followed by ‘of’. Eg, myriad stars, myriad flowers, myriad rock journalists etc - thanks!
Bought this album when it came out. Still one of my faves. It simply transports you to another time and place. If you are just finding out about it, check out the McDonald and Giles record. The only did one after they left. It's not as astonishing, but it's good.
bruh why is this video only 5 mins long? did
『KING CRIMSON』do this?
Yes ffs YES, FINALLY! IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KIIIIIINNNG
What are you talking about? It's clearly not Yes yet. Although, yours is no disgrace.
@@ZoomRmc could you repeat that in english?
@@ZoomRmc silly human, silly human, silly human race... :-)
@@tito1rocks if you have to ask, you'll never know
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Yes this is so awesome! Should do one for Fragile by Yes.
this
Iamman i upload 5 times a day for 6 months or Close to the Edge.
@Viking Power - You would have enjoyed King Crimson circa 1972-5. Along with the ever present Robert Fripp, was Bill Bruford.
I bought the album back when it first came out and saw them live at the Sports Arena here in LA. That is the building the Clippers used to play in when they first moved to LA. If you can by any chance find the actual album. The cover rolled out front and back is just an experience within itself.
I listened to In The Court of the Crimson King while on shrooms driving (as a passenger) through curved roads at night with lots of trees around us and I had never felt such peace before
To me, it is much more than a musical album. It is a social statement which will never be repeated in this manner.