IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

The edge of progressive rock. An absolute masterpiece, one of the best record ever (for me, the first). Five beatiful songs, that I heard in 1970 for the first time. I was 14, and the first song, 21st century schizoid man, was a very shock for me! Fantastic music, words wrote by the great poet of the rock history, Peter Sinfield, magic atmosphera. The second song, I talk to the wind, is a sweet ballad precious for style and cadence. Epitaph, a milestone song, inspired by night in white satin performed by Moody blues, is a suggestive and mystic piece. Moonchild, other unforgettable song, based on two movements and delicate sounds, leave in the listener a sensation of peace and happyness. The last song, In the court of the Crimson King, is an incredible piece of absolute art. The excellent voice of Greg Lake, after in Emerson, Lake and Palmer, with the massive use of mellotron (Ian Mc Donald) and drums (Michael Giles), in accord with the guitar of Robert Fripp, an absolute genius, creates a mix of sensations impossible to explain. However, I think that five stars are few to describe this opera, that is a masterpiece in the cover, too.