I worked with Greg Lake during the ELP tour of 1986. One of the kindest people I've ever known. When you spoke to him he genuinely listened. I miss you Greg. Thank you for your kindness and inspiration.
@@scottcastellucci5186 it’s an acquired taste and not for causal listening for the beat it demands your attention and you to have a personal analysis of it to fully appreciate it
Much of the best Brit rock from the 60s-70s has that melancholy. Even sometimes the Stones and Beatles (especially John Lennon). But it really comes out in prog bands like Crimson, Pink Floyd, the Moody Blues. It is to their credit and shows that they could see through the utopian optimism of hippiedom to the existential crisis that was upon the human race (and is now reaching its peak) without, however, abandoning the ideals of that utopia. It is music for the ages, all of it. I do hope we learn from it.
@@mikereiss4216 No it's actually a pretty cool reason why. I'm sure some get into it because of their grandparents, but most that I know are actually fans because of this manga/anime series called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". In ome of the parts, the main antagonist's "Stand" (basically just the series' name for superpowers) is named after King Crimson, so fans of the show usually check out the band, and then some get hooked on said show.
@@ifinallychangedmyuzername, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, specifically part 5. Main antagonist has a Stand (manifestation of one's fighting spirit and will) named after the band, King Crimson, and a sub-ability named after the "Epitaph" song specifically.
lol I knew King Crimson thanks to GTA V, and that the song In the wake of poseidon is included in the game's radio, I fell in love with this song and I became obsessed with the band
hey tom! your comment reminded me of my dad, he was born after this album but he has really fond memories with it and other prog rock bands like yes with my grandfather, me and my dad also bonded over this modern band called black midi, theyre super inspired by king crimson and really cool if youre ever in the mood to check something out :)
I'm 53, my father is 76. He had this is his record collection for the longest time, and I asked him if I could listen to it back when I was around 11 when I was experiencing a lot of sickness in my life. Fell in love with it then. And the older I've gotten, the more it means to me. One of my desert island pick, in the top ten of that list. The record ended up in my vinyl collection, he said I listened to it way more than him.
This song didn't predict the future. Its lyrics are timeless. They were true when this song was written, they are true now, and they always have been and will be true.
So right you are. It’s a shame this generation doesn’t understand what true musical talent is. All they know are repetitive chants with computerized fake instruments. For those of us lucky enough to know this music, we are so fortunate.
It's sad that the youth of today cant grasp the genius of King Crimson!! Thank god for musicians we grew up with in the 60's and 70's!!! The lyrical content....the pure musicianship....God I miss content like this!!!
My father died at the age of 55 in 2017. I was 20 years old back then. He used to listen King Crimson a lot and he had a great taste in music. He introduced me various musicians and bands from 70s-80s, I'm grateful that he introduced me to such music. He told me that he wanted to play this song in his funeral and I played it. Whenever I visit his memorial I always play this song. 😢
You were very fortunate to have a father who cared enough about you to show you what our generation of musicians contributed to society - very fortunate indeed! That he would trust you to play this song for him at his memorial shows how much he trusted you to follow up - you are blessed to have had such a caring relationship with him - may he rest peacefully knowing that you would ❤
this song is what my dad told me he wanted to be played at his funeral 3 years before he died (He had Alzheimer's). I played it with my mother and sister at his memorial. RIP Dad I hope you'll be proud of what I accomplish in my life.
I find that doesn’t really matter. Not that I don’t care about what happens aboard Earth, I do. And I spend some of my attention and energy to help and serve and bring our native peace. But, we can get a foot in heaven while we’re here.
As far as I can remember, "Epitaph" and "I talk to the wind" were the first songs I heard from King Crimson back in '69. That makes 53 years ago, I was a college student at that time; now I'm 73 and still enjoy King Crimson and the memories that these songs bring back. Incredibly amazing, powerful, and beautiful songs!!
That's been a long road! Hope you keep having more good memories. It was 9 years ago when I discovered King Crimson, I was 17 at the time and I'm sure I'll be enjoying this music for the rest of my life
I was home fresh from three tours of duties in Vietnam. Out of the service for good. This is the first album I bought and it still reverberates through my soul... blessings to all..
I have two main things to say: Thank you Araki, and Rest in peace, Greg. Thank you Araki for introducing me to these wonderful songs, they've changed me, just like your work. I will never be more thankful than I already am for this experience. Rest In Peace is in order for Greg. The man did so well for the songs he loved. It's really lonely on this earth without him.
When my uncle died years ago from cancer, his final request was to play this song at his funeral loud enough for everyone to hear.. I listen to it today looking for a deeper meaning and what it may have meant to him. RIP Uncle Mirek
Had the "In the Court of the Crimson King" back in the 1970 time period. So much has had meaning to me ever since. May very well end up a timeless piece.
I was 8yrs old in 1969 and the luckiest man alive to be experiencing this music!! "The fate of all mankind I fear is in the hands of fools" Very prophetic!
It’s weird how I only found out King Crimson existed after watching Jojo. This song, in particular, is very meaningful. I’m absolutely stunned to hear how-well composed the actual band’s songs are. I have two things to say. Thank you, Hirohiko Araki for introducing me to such great bands like these, And thank you, King Crimson, especially those long gone, for giving me such good songs to listen to.
I cannot imagine what it would be like hearing this song for the first time back in 1969. it just sounds so different from anything that had ever been made before and the lyrics really summed up that period of time to a tee
I thought same thing, everybody talks about john Bonham, Keith moon and Neil peart, but Michael Giles is seriously so frickin underated and maybe my favorite drummer of all time.
This is my dad's favorite song, we've had a mediocre relationship for as long as I can remember but that changed recently. We listen to this song together and he'd tell me one of his many awesome old stories, I love you Dad.
Better late than never, they don't last for ever. My Dads gone and there's so much more I would like to say to him. But it's too late. I do like this song, when I think of this song I'll remember you comment and my late father. Thank you.
@@zander-john3709 very sorry for your loss. I'm sure he's enjoying himself up there, waiting to have a beer with you when the time comes. God bless you man, sending hugs your way
Edit: Thanks for blowing up my comment, but it wasn't the point of it. I just wanted to leave a few words and now I feel weird with it being so high. My best friend died in 2019 by suicide. One of his final messages was to play this song at his funeral. Quite ironic, but it was his sense of humor. Despite this, the song doesn't make me sad, if anything it makes me reminisce the time we shared. A feeling of melancholy, but not sadness. Out of all of his favourite songs, which they were many, I think the sound of this one is most fitting. I come back to it every once in a while, makes me appreciate him even more. A very talented and intelligent man who lost a fight with his demons, taken way too soon. I know probably no one is going to read this, but I wanted to leave a word. An Epitaph if you will.
55 years later it is fitting for my country more than ever, with this desaster of a green-dominated government. ‘The fate of Germany I fear, is in the hands of fools”
The wall on which the prophets wrote Is cracking at the seams. Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gleams. When every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams, Will no one lay the laurel wreath As silence drowns the screams. Between the iron gates of fate, The seeds of time were sown, And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known; Knowledge is a deadly friend When no-one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools. Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.
“The fate of all mankind I see. Is in, the hands of fools.” How is this song more relevant to this day? It’s sometimes hard to believe this came out in 1969.
Absolutely incomparable, overwhelming Sorrow. Never previously experienced or known, at last, even to this very day, as I turn 69 in three weeks...no; not even all those harrowing years showed me this much power to force outright suffering without surcease!! I am dead certain, moreover. Finally, never to escape it either by therapy, love, or psychotropic medicine. No. Not for a fleeting moment, no no. Oh my!
tbh, it's not hard to believe that it came from a cold war era. political 'fools' who kept blackmailing each other's enemies with nuke attacks. This song perfectly describes nuclear annihilation and that’s probably what’s its about. I’m pretty sure the older generation remembers MAD and nuclear bomb retreat protocols in schools. Obviously if you take specific lines, you can get any context you add, but it really kills the entire song’s message.
"Knowledge is a deadly friend, when no one set the rules" such a controversial line. By the way, what a terrific performance from Greg Lake. So moving and emotional. Cant believe Greg isnt considered among the best vocalists. Maybe because he isnt like other typical frontmans, but what a voice! What a voice!
I am new to them, found in my online musical meanderings I just look for new stuff to try, never been afraid to take a chance because if I don't like it I just turn it off & go on to the next one, no big deal, I am the same way with people & food, truth be told I find I don't dig you I just step off, no need to torture, abuse or torment
I first heard KotCK aged 13-14, though very early 80s for me; whatever you really get into at that age tends to stick, I think. I feel sorry for today's kids who'll mostly be hearing rather less challenging material... (The other side of the same cassette tape was Larks Tongues in Aspic. Yeah my mind was pretty much melted by the combination...)
Epitaph Considered one of the best of the album, is a track that wasn't easy to record. In the live of the Hyde Park it was diferent. Greg's vocals changed a lot between the write and studio record of the song, the "The hands of fools" from the lives of Fillmore sounds calm, and the early live session of 4 minutes from Hyde Park's concert has too much pauses. As a I Talk to the Wind, the instrumental was tried to record many times, both Morgan and Wessex Studios. On Morgan, as I Talk to the Wind, was recorded several times, some of the alternates takes are on the Court of the Crimson King 50th Anniversary Edition, and a acapella version of Greg's vocals (KC50, Vol. 30). The lyrics are a totally masterpiece, I consider Greg as the perfect voice for Peter's writes.
Epitaph A part of ability in Diavolos stand called 'King Crimson' and uses it to be able to predict the future in order to prevent and prepare the user of the upcoming events of such.
@@Discogreview "um I literally have no clue what you just said" Well ultimately this is to be expected. You see this side of the long dead river there is currently a famine of indirect cynicism hence the line "between the iron gates of fate the seeds of time were sown" in fact once this old odyssey is ended by the "blunt weapon" things will certainly take a "shiney AND oh so bright turn".
Man, what memories. My brothers gave me this album and Black Sabbath "Paranoid" for my birthday in 1970 when they figured it was time for me to start listening to "good" music. They weren't wrong! Greg Lake had a powerful spot on voice and tone. ELP was a great band that would have not gone far without him. Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" was a wake up call. That was the year I turned 16 and grew up musically. My older brother has been gone now for 8 years and my oldest brother is now 74. To me it seems like yesterday. For those of you who are younger think about that. Time is fleeting; love your family and take nothing for granted.
[Verse 1] The wall on which the prophets wrote Is cracking at the seams Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gleams When every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams Will no one lay the laurel wreath When silence drowns the screams? [Chorus] Confusion will be my epitaph As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying [Verse 2] Between the iron gates of fate The seeds of time were sown And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known; Knowledge is a deadly friend If no one sets the rules The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools
I have been a King Crimson fan for years. I purchased this record in the early 70’s because I liked the album cover. Little did I know how outstanding this music was.
A tu edad ,no había nacido pero cuando escuché está música era tan solo un niño lo cual me dejó un himno proclamado por lo padre quien gustaba de esta canción ahora tengo 40 años mi padre 15 años fallecido y sueño escucharla como si estuviera de moda .
Greg Lake was in 2 great bands. Not too many can say that. And he was THE VOICE in both. He could've been famous in musical theater. His voice is moving
If Elton John was accepted as Greg Lake's replacement in 1970's King Crimson, Greg would probably have been worldwide famous like Elton. He could have been a guitar-driven balladist with a beautiful voice.
@@inandoutoftheabyss9953 There is life after Trump . I believe Biden will do his best for our country despite what the right wing media says . When have we ever had a perfect society? Nixon ,Reagan, Bush , Trump ? Be good , be kind ,never let anger and hatred be America's Guiding light .(and that goes for both sides ) Don't blame the government because you are unhappy . People are unhappy due to many reasons , the government should be last on the list . It's time to do some soul searching. I rely on my faith to keep me happy .There are many beautiful things on this planet to be gratefull for . "Seek and ye shall find" God won't let you down , even if the government does .
As a producer and songwriter myself, it's moments like this when you hear this kind of a masterpiece for the first time, your ears are truly blessed with the divine. After practically hating my father for 32 years, I forgave him after my first two mushroom trips, giving me two months with him before he passed in my arms. Despite having crippling dementia, it was more like 2,000 years. 7 months later my mum passed. In the wake of the most painful times of my life, I have developed a relationship with my dads best friend "Schmidt", who wrote me a list of all the bands he and my dad saw, and often roadied for as a favour to get close to them and get in for free - one of those names they saw and grew close to was "King Crimson". And here I am, hearing not only what my dad heard in his youth, but also my mother - after learning that they both had a copy of this album on vinyl independently, before they met. To me, this isn't music - this is healing. This is a way I can continue to know my parents even after they are gone. And quite frankly, I wonder when there will be an "ART" gallery that plays only music, for this is truly no different to me than Da Vinci or Picasso - it's a a work of art, breathtaking to the senses, enough to move you to tears, and shake your soul to its core. Brilliant.
It's fascinating that everything you said is very similar to what happened in my life. I spent 34 years hating my step father(never knew my father) for the chronic abuse he caused in our lives, before i reached a period in my life where well being and education became the most important thing in my life to succeed at understanding and using for myself personally. A passion of learning meditation and of the mind, and of learning every subject surrounding that topic(science and philosophy) lead me towards forgiving my step father - only that he died a few years prior so i wasn't able to see him with my compassionate understanding of human beings. For all my life I've been trying to figure out what music he used to listen to and i only had a fraction of the chorus and the wrong memory of some lyrics but i found out what he's favorite music was - "Sixto Rodriguez- Cold fact" - I listened to the whole album while privately thinking about him and found my closure and forgave him in my way. It was quite easy to do with the incredible music on there. I also listen to music and get overwhelmed by the "majestic feeling" of it, some songs move me to tears and leaves me starring blankly after the song is over and i sit there mesmerized/transfixed for a long time not able to do anything. With first listen It happened with this song, Dogs - Pink Floyd, Ready Able - Grizzly Bear, a lot of Bjork songs; mainly All is Full of Love, Crystalline, The Gate, So many Aphex Twin songs, too many, Sober - Tool, Schism - Tool, The Actor - Moody Blues, Boy with a Coin - Iron and Wine, sérénade mélancolique, op 26 - Itzak Pearlman, Iron Lung - King Gizzard, inertiatic esp - the Mars Volta, What Else is There - Royksopp, Buttercup - Jack Stauber, In My Arms - Kylie Minogue, Malice Mizer, Radiohead, There's something about those songs that pushes my heart to surface.
Dude! What an awesome idea. A museum of music - love that. And you are 100% right about the POWER of music to fill and transport and transform - total time machine! Thank you for this thoughtful post and share.
Puedo apostar a qué tu vida cambio por completo , no puedes ver la música de la misma manera al aver escuchado lo magistral que será king Crimson para la eternidad
King Crimson was introduced to me by a man who I cared for deeply, and eventually came to love. I haven't seen him in a very long time, but I think of him every time I listen to this song.
The most epic, the most tragic, the most expressive song... The song that we wish would never end so that it accompanies our last moments and that it engraves itself as .... our epitaph... Our tragic destiny is so authentically inscribed in it. Thanks to you, our "gods" of musical elegy, an eternal thank you... "The fate of all mankind I see is in the hand of fools.....!", alas so true...., I fear that tomorrow I'll be crying again....
This song meant so much to me when I was 14, staring at the cover of the LP for what seemed like forever. The overwhelming power of it on a good stereo--- and of course, the line: "The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools..."
Simon & Garfunkel: The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls King Crimson: The wall on which the prophets wrote is cracking at the seams
A timeless classic. These guys were in their early 20's when this was written. I first heard this in 1970 when I was only 14. I was amazed by all the intricacies going on in this. How can people be so clever? Now I'm older it is a simple chord base beautifully put together.
Je suis un ancien lauréat du 1er Lycée Militaire Royal de kenitra...Maroc ....entre 1975 et 1981....à l'époque ou il y avait la 3ème base aérienne américaine à kenitra... Nous avions au sein de notre Institution l'une des meilleures discothèques...qui existent au Maroc .... Les albums à l'époque... viennent automatiquement enrichir notre discothèque.... Et cette chanson nous était transmise dans ttes les salles ...pleine de belles paroles.... une belle harmonie de ces ingénieurs hors pair du son .... Nous ecoutions egalement : les pink floyds....dire straits...the eagles.... paul simon...kenny rogers... En ce moment ....j'ai re écouté Epitaph..... et me re donne bcp de nostalgie .... Azmi Saïd Maroc
King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" album is undoubtedly one of the top 5 albums of the 20th century - "Epitaph" is the cherry on the cake!
the last 2 minutes always give me goosebumps the drumming is just incredible along with fripps solo with the “crying” just make the last 2 minutes a masterpiece
To think a song as epic and beautiful as this was made back in 1969 all those years ago and still sound as fresh as ever. King Crimson were definitely light years ahead of the game and they helped create the genre that we would all come to know as prog rock. RIP Greg Lake
Just might be not only the greatest progressive rock albums ever, but the best debut album of all time? It was so great to see them perform this album in full for the 50th anniversary.
That is my fav song, I cannot call it a song, that is a Music. My father have shown me King Crimson in my teenager times. Now I am crying for him, listening to this masterpiece. Music is perfect, words, what I can say, too. Love this, every year is for me a struggle with deppression but music helps so much. Playing 'Epitaph' loudly in my room, I feel so much better, thanks to all Band, I would like to hug them and then die.
@@alexm7627 If you have attended college, one really vets to see that in practice. The professors and others in the university or college communities are very smart and knowledgeable. But wisdom is not always there. Very scary to see some of that knowledge being thrown around when wisdom is not applied.
At drum school, we learned the parts of different genres of rock, and when it came to alternative rock, I told the class about this band. The teacher was amazed by my knowledge, because almost no one at school knew about such a Great band and their soul-touching songs. Thank you, King Crimson, the song touches my soul, and I cry again and again, like the first time I heard this song❤
There are a few albums that actually touch the soul, this is one of those for me. Nothing has come close to this in the decades that have followed, this album is timeless and will remain so for eternity.
I have 2 vinyls for ever KC album an Pink Floyd to. I am 62 almost and i play guitar more then 50y. Now my grandson 14m old but love acoustic guitar on open E tuning. Every time when he enter in room litle fingers "play" a little for me and he's smile. I teach him when is 3y old. I buy him guitarelle ukulele with 6 string and go to learn play guitar.
Seems the band poured their heart and soul out for this piece, from the lyrics to the music, but truly it's Greg Lake's performance that which makes this song a true masterpiece
@nicoleo, I am so sorry for your loss. I too love this song, as it affects me as it does you. Hope you found happiness in spite of the loss, and that you get to remember him often.
Listened to this when it came out. Shared it to so many people. But about 15 years ago I played it for my new next door neighbor. We religiously played this on my front porch with smoke and beers. He passed away at a young age .Early 50’s. Brain cancer. I still keep up the tradition.
Can't believe that the man of this beautiful voice has been lost... Miss Greg. R.I.P.
Sad almost all the lead vocalists king crimson had are dead now
@@kennethlamb2852 Belew?
@@onuraslanfb07 he said almost. Wetton is also dead so of the three big ones 2/3 have passed...
@@jonathanqos7472 haskell's also dead sadly
@@onuraslanfb07 Ah yes, Belew: a great guitarist, vocalist, lyricist and performer . What a talented gentleman.
‘The fate of mankind I fear is in the hands of fools” How prophetic!
so true
It was already the case back then
Always has been
"Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no-one sets the rules." : so aptly describes the future we're hurtling towards....
It always was !
I worked with Greg Lake during the ELP tour of 1986. One of the kindest people I've ever known. When you spoke to him he genuinely listened. I miss you Greg. Thank you for your kindness and inspiration.
Wow...you were very fortunate to have such an experience
what a lucky-man you are☆ Greg was great-vocalist . and melodic bass-player☆
Amen I worked briefly on the Works tour. Great bunch of guys. Treated us rousties well...
thankyou😉👍🎶,great👏🙌thejohnwetton🥰&greglake🥰！
That's awesome. Pete Townshend misses his friend Greg Lake.
King Crimson's music has a compelling sense of melancholy
Yes, easy to listen too, not quite easy listening though.
@@scottcastellucci5186 it’s an acquired taste and not for causal listening for the beat it demands your attention and you to have a personal analysis of it to fully appreciate it
Much of the best Brit rock from the 60s-70s has that melancholy. Even sometimes the Stones and Beatles (especially John Lennon). But it really comes out in prog bands like Crimson, Pink Floyd, the Moody Blues. It is to their credit and shows that they could see through the utopian optimism of hippiedom to the existential crisis that was upon the human race (and is now reaching its peak) without, however, abandoning the ideals of that utopia. It is music for the ages, all of it. I do hope we learn from it.
the spirit of the son of the dawn crimson is melancholy for his lost world, which he himself destroyed.
in his stretching out for power over all
I'm almost 71 and I'm still like a silly, drooling teen over their work. And, Fripp, in particular.
Nice that you are still enjoying this song, hope you live to a 100 years sir.
Funnily enough many fans of the band today are silly drooling teens
@@theguyyouknowandlove8932 Weird how that happens. I guess their grandparents got them into it.
@@mikereiss4216 No it's actually a pretty cool reason why. I'm sure some get into it because of their grandparents, but most that I know are actually fans because of this manga/anime series called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". In ome of the parts, the main antagonist's "Stand" (basically just the series' name for superpowers) is named after King Crimson, so fans of the show usually check out the band, and then some get hooked on said show.
Me too !
This song has brought fellow rock fans, people well over 50 years old and anime fans together. Now this is true power of the music.
anime??
@@ifinallychangedmyuzername, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, specifically part 5. Main antagonist has a Stand (manifestation of one's fighting spirit and will) named after the band, King Crimson, and a sub-ability named after the "Epitaph" song specifically.
@@caesar888_ I'm glad my favourite band has such a cool ability and design.
Why not have a Coke and a Smile friend. It's on me.
lol I knew King Crimson thanks to GTA V, and that the song In the wake of poseidon is included in the game's radio, I fell in love with this song and I became obsessed with the band
I'm 72. Bought this album 1970. Never gets old ☮️✌️
hey tom! your comment reminded me of my dad, he was born after this album but he has really fond memories with it and other prog rock bands like yes with my grandfather, me and my dad also bonded over this modern band called black midi, theyre super inspired by king crimson and really cool if youre ever in the mood to check something out :)
I'm slightly younger - just 53. But never want to become the old man. And never want to be the old child. I'm 33 in my soul and mind. :)
I'm the same age, and bought this album the same year. It's trite, but this album changed my life.
I get that too I’m 70 love this album…
I'm 53, my father is 76. He had this is his record collection for the longest time, and I asked him if I could listen to it back when I was around 11 when I was experiencing a lot of sickness in my life. Fell in love with it then. And the older I've gotten, the more it means to me. One of my desert island pick, in the top ten of that list.
The record ended up in my vinyl collection, he said I listened to it way more than him.
This song didn't predict the future. Its lyrics are timeless. They were true when this song was written, they are true now, and they always have been and will be true.
Wow so unbelievably well put! Absolutely Profound! Thank you
As long as humans walk the planet.
WOW blown away with your comment ! I feel exactly what you so elequontley wrote.
Agreed.
We haven't learn shit !
RIP, Ian McDonald. What an immense talent he was!
So right you are. It’s a shame this generation doesn’t understand what true musical talent is. All they know are repetitive chants with computerized fake instruments. For those of us lucky enough to know this music, we are so fortunate.
Ian was prolific,rest easy sir…🤙🏻
It's sad that the youth of today cant grasp the genius of King Crimson!! Thank god for musicians we grew up with in the 60's and 70's!!! The lyrical content....the pure musicianship....God I miss content like this!!!
Indeed he was, indeed
Irreplaceable, an immense talent, the past is fading, RIP.
"The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools. "
Hits harder than a direct punch in the liver.
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This part of the song has always felt so powerful not just lyrically but presentation wise.
The fools are politicians in this case of the song.
Hits harder than a punch through the abdomen
hits harder than a chop to the shoulder
It hits home, "the fate of all mankind I see, is cracking at the seams", more profound now, then it was then!
My father died at the age of 55 in 2017. I was 20 years old back then. He used to listen King Crimson a lot and he had a great taste in music. He introduced me various musicians and bands from 70s-80s, I'm grateful that he introduced me to such music. He told me that he wanted to play this song in his funeral and I played it. Whenever I visit his memorial I always play this song. 😢
R I P
You were very fortunate to have a father who cared enough about you to show you what our generation of musicians contributed to society - very fortunate indeed! That he would trust you to play this song for him at his memorial shows how much he trusted you to follow up - you are blessed to have had such a caring relationship with him - may he rest peacefully knowing that you would ❤
From Argentina, I only can say that your father was right, I listened the court when I was 14, and still every year i listen to.
❤
You were so young ! Great music you Know i want the same music for my death
The most beautiful song ever written in my humble opinion.
@@dread6295 eh, I personally don't like talk to the wind, I prefer Epitaph or 21st century schizoid man
themostbeautifulsong🥰everwritten👏🙌ofthepetesinfield&kingcrimson🥰😉👍🎶🎵🤘👌☆！
@@unknownkadath1805 I was introduced to King Crimson via JoJo because I'm only 15 but 21st Century Schizoid Man is MASTERFUL
@Alp Guler echoes is amazing
@Alp Guler profile picture (almost) checks out.
this song is what my dad told me he wanted to be played at his funeral 3 years before he died (He had Alzheimer's). I played it with my mother and sister at his memorial. RIP Dad I hope you'll be proud of what I accomplish in my life.
Sweet words, how nice.
That's beautiful. God bless you. You are a faithful son.
Massive song!!!!
He will.
みなさんこの永遠の傑作をお好きなんですね❗お父様も素晴らしい方だったと思います😂
"The fate of all mankind, I see, is in the hand of fools"
What a quote, still true almost 54 years later
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I find that doesn’t really matter. Not that I don’t care about what happens aboard Earth, I do. And I spend some of my attention and energy to help and serve and bring our native peace.
But, we can get a foot in heaven while we’re here.
There is a true and living God who made all things and Who condemns the fools to a Christless eternity.
As far as I can remember, "Epitaph" and "I talk to the wind" were the first songs I heard from King Crimson back in '69. That makes 53 years ago, I was a college student at that time; now I'm 73 and still enjoy King Crimson and the memories that these songs bring back. Incredibly amazing, powerful, and beautiful songs!!
That’s so cool man!
I'm only 14, the first time I heard it was when I was 11, and I'm here too
This song makes me cry, unforgettable!
As a fourteen year old this is one of my favorite albums.
@@vivivcabral I’m fourteen too lol
That's been a long road! Hope you keep having more good memories.
It was 9 years ago when I discovered King Crimson, I was 17 at the time and I'm sure I'll be enjoying this music for the rest of my life
I was home fresh from three tours of duties in Vietnam. Out of the service for good. This is the first album I bought and it still reverberates through my soul... blessings to all..
sheeesh
Yup
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service, Brother
Thank you for your service!
In my humble opinion: one of the best songs ever.
That's a fact
You so Wright it is time less a master piece pure magic it is better now pure magic and more i TONY SIMMONS i London north
Even though it's a funeral oration it has depth and merit
No...THE BEST song ever
Oui je le pense avec talk To thé wind, un univers musicale sublime
I have two main things to say: Thank you Araki, and Rest in peace, Greg.
Thank you Araki for introducing me to these wonderful songs, they've changed me, just like your work. I will never be more thankful than I already am for this experience.
Rest In Peace is in order for Greg. The man did so well for the songs he loved. It's really lonely on this earth without him.
restinpeace,👏🙌wetton🥰,thankyoumetothesewonderfulsongs🥰👏🙌😉👍🎶🎵🤘👌☆！
didnt he die before you even knew about him
@@redlegobrick5205 Most likely, but i can still say that.
I never looked into king crimson but oof I didnt know that the singer dude died oof RIP
@@crimsonweeps seriously? oof after someones death? how disrespectful
When my uncle died years ago from cancer, his final request was to play this song at his funeral loud enough for everyone to hear.. I listen to it today looking for a deeper meaning and what it may have meant to him. RIP Uncle Mirek
Hola a todos
Rest in peace
RIP champ
Beautiful post. Gave me chills. As does the song.
Had the "In the Court of the Crimson King" back in the 1970 time period. So much has had meaning to me ever since. May very well end up a timeless piece.
I was 8yrs old in 1969 and the luckiest man alive to be experiencing this music!!
"The fate of all mankind I fear is in the hands of fools"
Very prophetic!
Sad but true..same age I am.. thought Viet Nam would end wars..fool. ❤the bass clarinet duo. Thank you
63년
Fools will destroy us all
Descubrí a este grupo en 1973 y junto con Pink Floyd y jethro tull son lo más grande de la música progresiva
Very prophetic indeed given the state of the world as I write this.
This song is a great example of how under appreciated Greg Lake is as a vocalist.
kingcrimson🥰'sno.1👏🙌vocalists🥰arejohnwetton🥰withadrianbrew🥰&nowman😍😃🎧🎶🤘👌☆！
greglake🥰iselp'🥰sbeautifulvoice🥰ofgreatvocalist👏🙌😃🎧🎶🤘👌☆！
@Parla Verita ok boomer
@Parla Verita don't pretend like there wasn't tons of junk music "back in your day"
Wtf even is this ensuing thread of replies?
It’s weird how I only found out King Crimson existed after watching Jojo. This song, in particular, is very meaningful. I’m absolutely stunned to hear how-well composed the actual band’s songs are.
I have two things to say.
Thank you, Hirohiko Araki for introducing me to such great bands like these,
And thank you, King Crimson, especially those long gone, for giving me such good songs to listen to.
Hirohiko Araki has a good taste in music
Araki actually ensures these songs are Known for long after the generations that heard them
Right on!
@@LemonZ124 Araki literally flexing his spotify playlist
A lot of people know about king crimson but they only have 900,000 Spotify monthly listeners which is a pretty small amount sadly
Every single instrument brings life to this track but the drums are just on a next level.
The use of the mellotron was brilliant!
Voice and drums drive this song. It's beautiful all together.
Mellotron is for me the greatest instrument on this track! RIP Ian Macdonald
Best line-up
The drums here are beyond perfection
One of the best song. Good memories. I'm 60. Years old. Newer forget this song. Wish to you People old the BEST. ❤
👍
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.
bestperfect👏🙌singin'🥰😉👍🎶🎵🤘👌☆！
And i fear the deathloop will never stop, and my stand, king crimson cant do something about it
@@OpinionThief This song fits more with Doppio don't you agree?
@@hughneutron5956 true
Preferably use disposable tissues, thanks!
I cannot imagine what it would be like hearing this song for the first time back in 1969. it just sounds so different from anything that had ever been made before and the lyrics really summed up that period of time to a tee
It sums up this present period of time to a tee.
Couldn't agree more! I didn't hear it until '71 or so. The audio engineering is beyond outstanding!
You can't find any song before 1970 that sounds similar to that simply because it doesn't exist
I agreed but you can say the same about In the court,and 21st century….
I feel compelled to listen to it daily, or every time I fire up the phone to listen to music.
One of the greatest rock songs ever. Greg Lake’s vocals are amazing.
１ofthegreatestrock👏🙌songs🥰,everjohnwetton'svocals🥰areamazing😌🌸🎧🎶🤘👌☆・
So sad he lost his voice to cigarettes....
@@mikepatrick5909 I know. His voice was a gift.
@@mikepatrick5909 I loved his deeper, thicker voice later in his life.
Ian MacDonald said that it was Greg's best vocal performance ANYWHERE.
Michael Giles drumming is absolutely amazing! Their ingenius use of the mellotron adds such beautifully mysterious sounds.
I thought same thing, everybody talks about john Bonham, Keith moon and Neil peart, but Michael Giles is seriously so frickin underated and maybe my favorite drummer of all time.
Fripp said Giles was the best drummer he ever played with, and he played with the incomparable Bruford!
My favourite sound on this song in particular is when the bass clarinet comes in. So heavy…
Even King Crimson cannot skip this song.
no blues band is kingcrimson🥰😃♪☆!
I came for JoJo I stayed for the song
kingcrimson🥰isnorock'n'rollband👏🙌😃🤘👌・
@@ヒラノユウイチロウ uhhhhhhhhhh
KINGUU CURIMSON!
This is my dad's favorite song, we've had a mediocre relationship for as long as I can remember but that changed recently. We listen to this song together and he'd tell me one of his many awesome old stories, I love you Dad.
Good job.
Better late than never, they don't last for ever. My Dads gone and there's so much more I would like to say to him. But it's too late. I do like this song, when I think of this song I'll remember you comment and my late father. Thank you.
@@zander-john3709 very sorry for your loss. I'm sure he's enjoying himself up there, waiting to have a beer with you when the time comes. God bless you man, sending hugs your way
Awesome a bond is eternal
@@olenmeske360 im sure heaven does not exist its just Hard to admit bcs its scary but when we die we dont exist anywhere
Edit: Thanks for blowing up my comment, but it wasn't the point of it. I just wanted to leave a few words and now I feel weird with it being so high.
My best friend died in 2019 by suicide. One of his final messages was to play this song at his funeral. Quite ironic, but it was his sense of humor. Despite this, the song doesn't make me sad, if anything it makes me reminisce the time we shared. A feeling of melancholy, but not sadness. Out of all of his favourite songs, which they were many, I think the sound of this one is most fitting. I come back to it every once in a while, makes me appreciate him even more. A very talented and intelligent man who lost a fight with his demons, taken way too soon. I know probably no one is going to read this, but I wanted to leave a word. An Epitaph if you will.
i almost ended my life a week ago and my deepest regards. if he liked humour, lets just say prog never dies even if we do
I like what you wrote. It was also The Epitaph to my dad 's funneral
I read it.
I read it and will never forget it.
I read this, I will never forget your comment
This song is *timeless*
"Wouldn't you think so, Jean Pierre Polnareff?"
This is, requiem
55 years later it is fitting for my country more than ever, with this desaster of a green-dominated government.
‘The fate of Germany I fear,
is in the hands of fools”
You will never reach the truth
what can he do in a wheelchair 😢@@jvarona3057
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams.
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams.
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams,
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
As silence drowns the screams.
Between the iron gates of fate,
The seeds of time were sown,
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no-one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh.
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.
Magnificent.
They knew about 2020 when working on this for sure
is this what king crimson's ability is
@@yeetoo_chan1787 no
Who’s gonna tell him it’s in the description
“The fate of all mankind I see. Is in, the hands of fools.” How is this song more relevant to this day? It’s sometimes hard to believe this came out in 1969.
Absolutely incomparable, overwhelming Sorrow. Never previously experienced or known, at last, even to this very day, as I turn 69 in three weeks...no; not even all those harrowing years showed me this much power to force outright suffering without surcease!! I am dead certain, moreover. Finally, never to escape it either by therapy, love, or psychotropic medicine. No. Not for a fleeting moment, no no. Oh my!
Because the more that things change, the more things stay the same.
tbh, it's not hard to believe that it came from a cold war era. political 'fools' who kept blackmailing each other's enemies with nuke attacks. This song perfectly describes nuclear annihilation and that’s probably what’s its about. I’m pretty sure the older generation remembers MAD and nuclear bomb retreat protocols in schools. Obviously if you take specific lines, you can get any context you add, but it really kills the entire song’s message.
@@josep4259 Oh really? I thought this was more so based on the Vietnamese war because of guerilla warfare used by the Vietnamese
@@josep4259 Alright I checked it out
"Knowledge is a deadly friend, when no one set the rules" such a controversial line. By the way, what a terrific performance from Greg Lake. So moving and emotional. Cant believe Greg isnt considered among the best vocalists. Maybe because he isnt like other typical frontmans, but what a voice! What a voice!
What a Voice,
Not being a smart ass agreeing
Absolutely. But popularity has nothing to do with greatness. The masses only determine sales, not quality or originality of genius.
I think Greg was considered to have one of the best voices in music.
The crossfiade with I Talk To The Wind man.
At nearly 70, I've been listening to this all my life. It's been with me all the way through. You just can't deny quality.
Я из России вырос на этой музыке, быть добру, нет войне
I am new to them, found in my online musical meanderings I just look for new stuff to try, never been afraid to take a chance because if I don't like it I just turn it off & go on to the next one, no big deal, I am the same way with people & food, truth be told I find I don't dig you I just step off, no need to torture, abuse or torment
I'm 71 pal and listening to it right now as innocent people are being slaughtered in the Middle East because their fate is in the hands of fools 😢
быть Коммунизму!!!🚩🚩@@СергейДоброхотов-з8ц
It's just class from get-go to end. One of my all time favorite songs. And it sure reflects these times as well.
"confusion will be my epitaph..."
OUR epitaph.....
And that’s Why No One understands king crimson
秀樹🥰もこの曲🥰が好きでconcert🎫でcoverしてた👏🙌らしい😉👍🎶🎵🤘👌☆！
@@dantedejay9330 bruh is really that hard to understand my stand
@@ヒラノユウイチロウ excessive amount of emogis my dude
The only thing that could still salvage this god awful year.
well we did also get all the rest of the kc studio albums in april
............. I'll DRINK TO THAT................
🍺🥂🍺🥂🍺"CHEERS" 🍺🥂🍺🥂🍺
🎵confusionwillbemyepitapf🎵🥰🎤👏🙌🤘👌☆！
same
thankyouverymuch🙇😌🌸🎧🎶🤘👌☆！
I was 14 in 1969, and this record really blew my young mind. It is one of the true classics.
Coucou jaime
I first heard KotCK aged 13-14, though very early 80s for me; whatever you really get into at that age tends to stick, I think. I feel sorry for today's kids who'll mostly be hearing rather less challenging material...
(The other side of the same cassette tape was Larks Tongues in Aspic. Yeah my mind was pretty much melted by the combination...)
R.I.P. Peter Sinfield, co-writer.
Thank you the masterpiece that is 'Roxy' Music'. RIP.
Ah, yes. My favorite song: "Eulogy," by "Emperor Crimson."
copyright go brrrr lol
Is this a JoJo reference
@@_michaelmukti no, japanese copyright removed the name king crimson
@SPINE BONG you missed the joke oof
To be fair, this is one of the better localization name changes, along with Made in Heaven --> Maiden Heaven.
Epitaph
Considered one of the best of the album, is a track that wasn't easy to record. In the live of the Hyde Park it was diferent. Greg's vocals changed a lot between the write and studio record of the song, the "The hands of fools" from the lives of Fillmore sounds calm, and the early live session of 4 minutes from Hyde Park's concert has too much pauses. As a I Talk to the Wind, the instrumental was tried to record many times, both Morgan and Wessex Studios. On Morgan, as I Talk to the Wind, was recorded several times, some of the alternates takes are on the Court of the Crimson King 50th Anniversary Edition, and a acapella version of Greg's vocals (KC50, Vol. 30). The lyrics are a totally masterpiece, I consider Greg as the perfect voice for Peter's writes.
Thank you for proving jojo fans are real music fans too
@Geronimo Ventura w
@@progrockplaylists yes
Thanks Diavolo
Epitaph
A part of ability in Diavolos stand called 'King Crimson' and uses it to be able to predict the future in order to prevent and prepare the user of the upcoming events of such.
Can’t bring myself to skip past even 10 seconds of this masterpiece
nuh uh
@@jofall91 he was totally not referencing jojos lol
@@tonyrivera7903it was
😳
I see what you did there
This is not a song. This is the epitome of humanity.
ほぼ50年前から聞いていますが、全く色褪せないどころか、新鮮さえ感じます。
You right!...fresh,ever!... great song and the most beatiful rock voice: Greg Lake r.i.p.
俺も四十年以上ぶりに。聞いたぜ。クリムゾンで。初めて聞いたのがエピタフでしたから。投稿主の
方には、感謝申し上げます！ありがとう御座います。
素晴らしい曲で、50年前から何回もきいている。
もう一つ、風に語りても素晴らしい
どちらもカラオケで歌ってます。
@@K7194-v8jそんな昔の曲なんですか？ EpitaphとStarlessが好きでよく聞いてるんですが キンクリではないですがWay to fallやThe Shape of my heartも好きです
洋楽なのに、どうしてこういうド演歌というか、歌謡曲みたいなものが時折生まれるんでしょうね。感性が日本人と真逆のはずなのに。
ホリーズのバスストップ、PFスローンの孤独の世界もそういう要素があるような気がします。
one of the greatest songs of the 20.century! ....and still actual......
And Still actual...
?
Explain please?
@@Discogreview I think he's talking about the dawn of binyaba in 2nd service and how it is "still actual" in times of disinterest
@@judevoller9318 um I literally had no clue what you just said.
Maybe I'm just tired but I literally did not understand anything
@@judevoller9318 Binyaba? No clue but interested.....
@@Discogreview "um I literally have no clue what you just said" Well ultimately this is to be expected. You see this side of the long dead river there is currently a famine of indirect cynicism hence the line "between the iron gates of fate the seeds of time were sown" in fact once this old odyssey is ended by the "blunt weapon" things will certainly take a "shiney AND oh so bright turn".
Not ashamed to say that when I first heard this song 30 plus years ago I was so moved I cried.
not the only one...
Not only you,When I have heared it 40years before,tears were on my face...
I am listening to it for the first time right now as I write this, and I am coming pretty close to tears as well. So glad I discovered this band.
@@Primechelondrink few beers, listen again and try not to cry
Me too ... 🙂
Man, what memories. My brothers gave me this album and Black Sabbath "Paranoid" for my birthday in 1970 when they figured it was time for me to start listening to "good" music. They weren't wrong! Greg Lake had a powerful spot on voice and tone. ELP was a great band that would have not gone far without him. Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" was a wake up call. That was the year I turned 16 and grew up musically. My older brother has been gone now for 8 years and my oldest brother is now 74. To me it seems like yesterday. For those of you who are younger think about that. Time is fleeting; love your family and take nothing for granted.
[Verse 1]
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams?
[Chorus]
Confusion will be my epitaph
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes, I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
[Verse 2]
Between the iron gates of fate
The seeds of time were sown
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
If no one sets the rules
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools
The lyrics are in the description, also.
'And watered by the tears of those who know and who are known.'
Epitaph written for this fallen world.
@@UndeadRev666 Wow! All this time I also thought the lyric was "deeds" but tears actually makes more sense...
The future of all mankind is in the hands of fools. How true .
👍👍Yes, my friend, you are absolutely right.
It's happening now
And they're just the cracked reflection of us.
was, is, will be
How very true today more than ever before. Thank Goodness, there is a beautiful life waiting after this one with No Crying.
고등학교 학창시절에 처음 들었는데 어느덧 내나이 60
그런데도 그때보다더 큰 울림을주는구나
이래서 명반 명곡은세월이 흐를수록 더 그가치를 빛내는보다
이정도면 어지간한 클래식보다 뛰어나다
혼동이 내 묘비명이 되리니...
🤟🏼
Has an eternal resonance,
perhaps primordial of the
chaos from which we evolved...aeons will pass
before we know the truth...
저는 선생님 보다는 어리지만 매우 공감합니다.
명곡은 시대를 타지 않죠
I have been a King Crimson fan for years. I purchased this record in the early 70’s because I liked the album cover. Little did I know how outstanding this music was.
Это пиздец,стихи и исполнение,вряд ли будет чтото лучшее за 100 лет
A tu edad ,no había nacido pero cuando escuché está música era tan solo un niño lo cual me dejó un himno proclamado por lo padre quien gustaba de esta canción ahora tengo 40 años mi padre 15 años fallecido y sueño escucharla como si estuviera de moda .
I truly adore King Crimson. Their work is a golden experience.
Greg Lake was in 2 great bands. Not too many can say that. And he was THE VOICE in both. He could've been famous in musical theater. His voice is moving
He was in Asia too.
@@manco828 didn't know that!
If Elton John was accepted as Greg Lake's replacement in 1970's King Crimson, Greg would probably have been worldwide famous like Elton. He could have been a guitar-driven balladist with a beautiful voice.
That's why he left the gods in the middle 60s, as Ken Hensley had said, "he had too much talent to be kept in the background"
@@SandorVitez igen, kedves sandor, you just wrote the truth ; szervusz. boldog karacsonyt - gelu batir, romania
Make it stop. Please, make the madness stop. God Bless King Crimson 🕊
Are you okay
Learn to live in the moment and appreciate all we have we cannot expect the government to make us happy so we have to make ourselves happy
@@marvymarier8988 id say, at this point, the government's main objective is to make us unhappy
@@inandoutoftheabyss9953 There is life after Trump . I believe Biden will do his best for our country despite what the right wing media says .
When have we ever had a perfect society? Nixon ,Reagan, Bush , Trump ?
Be good , be kind ,never let anger and hatred be America's Guiding light .(and that goes for both sides )
Don't blame the government because you are unhappy .
People are unhappy due to many reasons , the government should be last on the list .
It's time to do some soul searching. I rely on my faith to keep me happy .There are many beautiful things on this planet to be gratefull for .
"Seek and ye shall find" God won't let you down , even if the government does .
@@marvymarier8988 don’t blame the government for what the government does! don’t fight evil!
This song never ages. It's timeless after all.
jojo fan?
@@lesgaypool What made you thought of that genius?
@@Mahdi12king crimson is a villan stand from jojo that has time erasing powers
As a producer and songwriter myself, it's moments like this when you hear this kind of a masterpiece for the first time, your ears are truly blessed with the divine. After practically hating my father for 32 years, I forgave him after my first two mushroom trips, giving me two months with him before he passed in my arms. Despite having crippling dementia, it was more like 2,000 years. 7 months later my mum passed. In the wake of the most painful times of my life, I have developed a relationship with my dads best friend "Schmidt", who wrote me a list of all the bands he and my dad saw, and often roadied for as a favour to get close to them and get in for free - one of those names they saw and grew close to was "King Crimson". And here I am, hearing not only what my dad heard in his youth, but also my mother - after learning that they both had a copy of this album on vinyl independently, before they met. To me, this isn't music - this is healing. This is a way I can continue to know my parents even after they are gone. And quite frankly, I wonder when there will be an "ART" gallery that plays only music, for this is truly no different to me than Da Vinci or Picasso - it's a a work of art, breathtaking to the senses, enough to move you to tears, and shake your soul to its core. Brilliant.
It's fascinating that everything you said is very similar to what happened in my life.
I spent 34 years hating my step father(never knew my father) for the chronic abuse he caused in our lives, before i reached a period in my life where well being and education became the most important thing in my life to succeed at understanding and using for myself personally. A passion of learning meditation and of the mind, and of learning every subject surrounding that topic(science and philosophy) lead me towards forgiving my step father - only that he died a few years prior so i wasn't able to see him with my compassionate understanding of human beings. For all my life I've been trying to figure out what music he used to listen to and i only had a fraction of the chorus and the wrong memory of some lyrics but i found out what he's favorite music was - "Sixto Rodriguez- Cold fact" - I listened to the whole album while privately thinking about him and found my closure and forgave him in my way. It was quite easy to do with the incredible music on there.
I also listen to music and get overwhelmed by the "majestic feeling" of it, some songs move me to tears and leaves me starring blankly after the song is over and i sit there mesmerized/transfixed for a long time not able to do anything. With first listen It happened with this song, Dogs - Pink Floyd, Ready Able - Grizzly Bear, a lot of Bjork songs; mainly All is Full of Love, Crystalline, The Gate, So many Aphex Twin songs, too many, Sober - Tool, Schism - Tool, The Actor - Moody Blues, Boy with a Coin - Iron and Wine, sérénade mélancolique, op 26 - Itzak Pearlman, Iron Lung - King Gizzard, inertiatic esp - the Mars Volta, What Else is There - Royksopp, Buttercup - Jack Stauber, In My Arms - Kylie Minogue, Malice Mizer, Radiohead, There's something about those songs that pushes my heart to surface.
Great response. Sending good vibes 🙏
R.toDRover thense upon a glacier national Park 😢
Dude! What an awesome idea. A museum of music - love that. And you are 100% right about the POWER of music to fill and transport and transform - total time machine! Thank you for this thoughtful post and share.
@@Igniriumthat’s wild man! So many parallels
I did not know this band till five minutes ago. They are brilliant.
Habe ein uraltes schulheft gefunden mit dem Text .wenn dir die Musik gefällt geh mal zu peter Murphys Songs!
Their other best album in my opinion is "Starless and Bible Black"
best 5 minutes of your life
Better late then never. I started listening to them in 1975 they sound just as good as ever. Major TALENT
Puedo apostar a qué tu vida cambio por completo , no puedes ver la música de la misma manera al aver escuchado lo magistral que será king Crimson para la eternidad
RIP Ian McDonald. THIS is the perfect epitaph for these times, even more so than when he wrote it.
Pete Sinfield wrote all the lyrics
This song was truly made in heaven. I truly had a golden experience.
yeah i had a requim time
NOW YOU'VE REALLY ANGERED ME
This song will forever be as unbreakable as a diamond to me
@@charlieedge4953 as a crazy diamond
truly the best song in The World
Oh what a beautiful think. I am 71. From another country. But still follow the same steps,, in this music. Awesome.!!
I'm 70 still love this like when I first heard it in 72.😊
Yo lo oí cuando salió por primera vez..
Tengo 67 años
Rock progresivo
Lo mejor de lo mejor
I started listening to King Crimson in 1981, this album, when I was a 12 year old boy. Hearing this, I knew I had found greatness.
「vloom」🥰is 1984 best perfect perfect album👏🙌☺️🎵🤘👌☆！
You had an amazing childhood if you listened to this song at that time
King Crimson was introduced to me by a man who I cared for deeply, and eventually came to love. I haven't seen him in a very long time, but I think of him every time I listen to this song.
I love you Araki.
The most epic, the most tragic, the most expressive song... The song that we wish would never end so that it accompanies our last moments and that it engraves itself as .... our epitaph...
Our tragic destiny is so authentically inscribed in it.
Thanks to you, our "gods" of musical elegy, an eternal thank you...
"The fate of all mankind I see is in the hand of fools.....!", alas so true....,
I fear that tomorrow I'll be crying again....
Yesss
My one and only song
i argue this is the greatest piece of all time
This song meant so much to me when I was 14, staring at the cover of the LP for what seemed like forever. The overwhelming power of it on a good stereo--- and of course, the line: "The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools..."
Like I said that line was a prophecy of the 2024 election. 😅😅😊
Same here. Exactly the line that I was always drawn to, for me since 1972 (I was 12 in 72).
The raw emotion that comes from this song is unmatched
Simon & Garfunkel: The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
King Crimson: The wall on which the prophets wrote
is cracking at the seams
the memories can still be read upon the walls inside my head - Lene Lovich
Yeah. American infrastructure sucks.
@@David-Zissou yes but the natural beauty is amazing and very easy on the eyes, from sea to shining sea.
Greg Lake, Geddy Lee, Simon & Garfunkel. All great music.
It would be great to see somebody do a photo montage to illustrate both of these songs and wake people up
A timeless classic. These guys were in their early 20's when this was written. I first heard this in 1970 when I was only 14. I was amazed by all the intricacies going on in this. How can people be so clever? Now I'm older it is a simple chord base beautifully put together.
Je suis un ancien lauréat du 1er Lycée Militaire Royal de kenitra...Maroc ....entre 1975 et 1981....à l'époque ou il y avait la 3ème base aérienne américaine à kenitra...
Nous avions au sein de notre Institution l'une des meilleures discothèques...qui existent au Maroc ....
Les albums à l'époque... viennent automatiquement enrichir notre discothèque....
Et cette chanson nous était transmise dans ttes les salles ...pleine de belles paroles.... une belle harmonie de ces ingénieurs hors pair du son ....
Nous ecoutions egalement : les pink floyds....dire straits...the eagles.... paul simon...kenny rogers...
En ce moment ....j'ai re écouté Epitaph..... et me re donne bcp de nostalgie ....
Azmi Saïd
Maroc
Im 14 Now and started listen to this Song I think thats pretty cool
They were genius for their age
I was 14 in 1970….
Мне было 13, а услышал я эту песню только через 25 лет)
Anyone else feeling these vibes today?
Oh yes
God help us all in the US
This is the first song that came to my mind
Yep.
@@WarrXior Yep. This and a certain REM song.
King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" album is undoubtedly one of the top 5 albums of the 20th century - "Epitaph" is the cherry on the cake!
This is actually one of the best songs I've ever heard. I feel lucky to know it!
"The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools."
How true unfortunately.
the last 2 minutes always give me goosebumps the drumming is just incredible along with fripps solo with the “crying” just make the last 2 minutes a masterpiece
it still gave me goosebumps, incredible song
j'ecoute ça depuis 50 ans... ça n'a pas pris une ride ... jusque sur mon lit de mort ... une merveille !!!
To think a song as epic and beautiful as this was made back in 1969 all those years ago and still sound as fresh as ever. King Crimson were definitely light years ahead of the game and they helped create the genre that we would all come to know as prog rock.
RIP Greg Lake
Yah, this is a masterpiece
The most amazing voice ever rip Greg
Brasileiro fds
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themostamazing👏🙌voice🥰everripwetton🥰😉👍🎶🎵🤘👌☆！
Yes it most definitely is.
Just might be not only the greatest progressive rock albums ever, but the best debut album of all time? It was so great to see them perform this album in full for the 50th anniversary.
I totally agree
When I listen to this song, I feel like I can predict 10 seconds of the future
underrated comment
Diavolo?
@@fortniteballs4883 nani?
Korega Nani gaaaa
STANDU PAWA
Only a deaf person could downvote such a masterpiece that's still as great and relevant 50 years after it's recording!?
Even a deaf person can experience music
Its because its a JoJo reference.
Unbelievably good drumming. Perhaps the greatest Mellotron chord progression ever. An epic masterpiece.
The entire band is just fluid.
That is my fav song, I cannot call it a song, that is a Music. My father have shown me King Crimson in my teenager times. Now I am crying for him, listening to this masterpiece. Music is perfect, words, what I can say, too. Love this, every year is for me a struggle with deppression but music helps so much. Playing 'Epitaph' loudly in my room, I feel so much better, thanks to all Band, I would like to hug them and then die.
Wow,you are so ......cool.
Absolutely agree
This song is so beautiful, It brings me to tears. It's other-worldly.
In 69 I was 5 years old but this song had a surnatural effect on me, even now. According to me it's one of the best all time songs.
"Knowledge is a deadly friend if no one sets the rules." We may be seeing this statement coming true in our time.
"The fate of all mankind, I fear, is in the hands of fools…"
that reminds me of dr. stone
We already have, and probably will continue to.
Knowledge without wisdom is not good
@@alexm7627 If you have attended college, one really vets to see that in practice. The professors and others in the university or college communities are very smart and knowledgeable. But wisdom is not always there. Very scary to see some of that knowledge being thrown around when wisdom is not applied.
At drum school, we learned the parts of different genres of rock, and when it came to alternative rock, I told the class about this band. The teacher was amazed by my knowledge, because almost no one at school knew about such a Great band and their soul-touching songs. Thank you, King Crimson, the song touches my soul, and I cry again and again, like the first time I heard this song❤
And Giles was an incredible drummer
Fripp said he was even better than bruford!
To my understanding, King Crimson is Progressive rock/art rock, not alternative rock. Why did you choose King Crimson for alternative?
There are a few albums that actually touch the soul, this is one of those for me. Nothing has come close to this in the decades that have followed, this album is timeless and will remain so for eternity.
я такой же,за континентом...
Agreed, this and In the Wake of Poseidon are two albums that will always mean a lot to me (the memories of youth now lost)
Over 50 years later and it is still haunting and breathtakingly beautiful!!!
Прошло 54 года.
И это шедевр.
Как и весь альбом.
Это и есть - проверка временем.
Теперь я и винил купил. Мне 50. Включаю и слушаю тишину и голос.
I have 2 vinyls for ever KC album an Pink Floyd to. I am 62 almost and i play guitar more then 50y. Now my grandson 14m old but love acoustic guitar on open E tuning. Every time when he enter in room litle fingers "play" a little for me and he's smile. I teach him when is 3y old. I buy him guitarelle ukulele with 6 string and go to learn play guitar.
Canieshna, of course!...
Jarachov! Moi drug
Хотел бы и я себе винил..
@@cinemaverite2179 офигенно же так посидеть, послушать
one of the greatest songs ever. RIP Greg
*_"EPITAPH" Magic and beautiful voice from Greg Lake._*
「epitaph」🥰magic👏🙌&beautifulvoice🥰fromjohnwetton🥰😃🤘👌･
One of the greatest works of music in the history of mankind...and it will stay that way forever.
Seems the band poured their heart and soul out for this piece, from the lyrics to the music, but truly it's Greg Lake's performance that which makes this song a true masterpiece
1980년대 Korea 🇰🇷서울 영등포 뒷골목 음악다방 에서 DJ 보던시절 LP판 으로 틀어주던 추억에 음악 king Crimson 에 ~ Epitaph 새삼 옛 추억이 생각나네요 벌서 40년이라는 세월이 가고잊네요 ~
20대초 음악다방에서 들은노래
40년이 흐른 지금까지도 매일아침 눈을 뜨면 듣는곡 질리지가 않네요
감사하는 맘으로 듣고있습니다~^^
맞어요 그때 생각이 나서 자주 들어요
There has never been more beautiful music than this.
One of my all time favorite songs ever. I get choked up everytime, especially since my husband passed away
@nicoleo, I am so sorry for your loss. I too love this song, as it affects me as it does you. Hope you found happiness in spite of the loss, and that you get to remember him often.
@lesmoore6912 I'm sorry for your loss as well. It's a unique pain losing your chosen family. I find happiness in our children everyday.
@@nicoleo-s7164 may he rest in peace eternally 🙏🙏🕯
The most prophetic song & lyrics of all times!
Listened to this when it came out. Shared it to so many people. But about 15 years ago I played it for my new next door neighbor. We religiously played this on my front porch with smoke and beers. He passed away at a young age .Early 50’s. Brain cancer. I still keep up the tradition.
The final two minutes have so much emotion. And those drum fills!!! Best song on the record.
It feels like some kind of agonizing sadness
Robert, if you read these comments, thank you for this. Greg's voice soars on here.
fripp🥰,ifyoureadthesecomments,thankyouforthis,wettonvoice🥰soarsonhere👏🙌😉👍🎶🎵🤘👌☆！
@@ヒラノユウイチロウ Greg Lake performed on this. Not John Wetton
yes、heis🤘👌☆🎧🎶！
@@ヒラノユウイチロウ no, he's not! This was 3 wars before John Wetton joined the band.
One of the best tunes in the history of music. I listened this song live in Chile 2019, one of the most beautiful moments of my life.
Got the album 1974 and still sound so fresh and this was done 1969,what tune what a lyric and what a voice! It really touches the spot