IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

Enough has been said about this disc, that I need not reiterate much. I will say, however, that to me, this disc has three phenomenal tunes: Schizoid Man, Epitaph, and the title track. These rank amongst the very best in prog, but the other two, that I will not name, are not up to par. That said, my main point is this, and it is something that has not oft been mentioned in any of these reviews:

Greg Lake's bass part in the Mirrors section of Schizoid ranks right up there in the history of rock as one of the greatest contributions to the genre. Many people consider this a "jam," but it's my bet that Fripp had this section carefully thought out and executed. I've heard some of the more recently-released live material from this era, and it is a bit more jammy, but somewhat surprisingly, Lake does not do much at all of the crazy, nutty stuff he does on this. Methinks Fripp may have grabbed a bass in the studio???

Get this one, just keep a finger on the track forward button.