IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

I love this album. It is a great work that sparked the careers of Fripp, McDonald, and Lake and marked the beginning of one of the greatest prog bands ever, King Crimson. King Crimson really knows how to utilize silence and displays this with 21st Century... After the quiet opening hydraulic sounds, the song kicks off with a very piercing, loud, memorable riff. This riff coupled with Lake's distorted vocals makes the main theme of the song very memorable and catchy. Then, Mirrors starts the song in all different directions with the drums going out of control from Giles, and Fripp's shrieking guitar solo. Then it all comes back together for the final verse leaving a very good first impression with this band.

I Talk to the Wind is a very quiet song with a beautiful melody supplied by McDonald's flute, and poetic lyrics from Sinfeld. It is an amazing song.

Epitaph is a very epic song, and i was never too sure about what the line Confusion will be my Epitaph, but Lake makes it work with a strong vocal performance. McDonald's mellotron in this song is very majestic and also sets a very dark atmosphere.

Moonchild is a tricky song to rate. Before you ever review this song, you must need to hear the remastered version, or else there is nine minutes of silence. The beginning is another lovely piece with some more poetry from Sinfeld, but after the beginning, the band goes into improv. This improvisation is the weak point on the album, but it is not that bad. But usually, after the first part ends, I skip to the title track.

In The Court of the Crimson King. Yes I am. This song is amazing. The mellotron, and the choral section of the chorus is just amazing and purely regal. The rhythm of the chorus on the drums is very complicated to me, and is a high point on this album, out of many. With Sinfeld's poetry, I can actually see myself in this far away place, and I wish I hada painting of it. I also want to know more about this Crimson King, which is very weird, because it is a song and not a story.

This album gets only four stars because the periods of silence, or what is close to it, just get a little tedious.