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Points: 1695 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2011 at 17:40
Originally posted by GypsyJoker GypsyJoker wrote:

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You're not gonna believe this story.  I can hardly believe it myself!  I guess everybody's first time is memorable, but mine was epic.  All the kids at school were amazed when I told them about it.
I was 14, I think, and a real loser.  (Not like I am now.)  My cousin had a mind to set me up with this one, I think her name was 90125.  Didn't float my boat much; she was pretty but kind of empty headed and seemed too easy.  So he introduced me to another one, Three of a Perfect Pair.  God, you know what they say about psychotic chicks--man, she was full-on crazy.  I took her home to get to know her better, but I couldn't get past third base.  She was one scary chick.  Every time I'd put a move on her, she'd start howling like Kim Cattrall in Porky's and would start trying to jam ice-picks into my skull.  I hung out with her for a while and we reached an impasse--I wouldn't try turning her over and she wouldn't try to melt my speakers.
Then I met her older sister.
She was kind of hot, really; from the neck down, she was smokin'.  (Her face was a bit of a turn-off, at first, but I got used to it.) She was pretty schizoid, but damn was it love at first... uh... conversation.  She was pretty gloomy, but man, was she deep.  We were hot-n-heavy for a long while.  I let her seduce me at her leisure, and she knew a few things that blew my mind.  It was love at first listen.
I still see her around a lot, and she's as amazing as ever.  I married a girl named Relayer a while ago, but she isn't really the jealous sort.
Don't know that I could handle a three-way, though.  My brain would implode.

When I started this thread, I was thinking along the same lines. Like that parody ad Larry Flynt did in Hustler mag about Falwell reminiscing his "first time" that got him into court.
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Dear ProgArchives Forum,

You're not gonna believe this story.  I can hardly believe it myself!  I guess everybody's first time is memorable, but mine was epic.  All the kids at school were amazed when I told them about it.

I was 14, I think, and a real loser.  (Not like I am now.)  My cousin had a mind to set me up with this one, I think her name was 90125.  Didn't float my boat much; she was pretty but kind of empty headed and seemed too easy.  So he introduced me to another one, Three of a Perfect Pair.  God, you know what they say about psychotic chicks--man, she was full-on crazy.  I took her home to get to know her better, but I couldn't get past third base.  She was one scary chick.  Every time I'd put a move on her, she'd start howling like Kim Cattrall in Porky's and would start trying to jam ice-picks into my skull.  I hung out with her for a while and we reached an impasse--I wouldn't try turning her over and she wouldn't try to melt my speakers.

Then I met her older sister.

She was kind of hot, really; from the neck down, she was smokin'.  (Her face was a bit of a turn-off, at first, but I got used to it.) She was pretty schizoid, but damn was it love at first... uh... conversation.  She was pretty gloomy, but man, was she deep.  We were hot-n-heavy for a long while.  I let her seduce me at her leisure, and she knew a few things that blew my mind.  It was love at first listen.

I still see her around a lot, and she's as amazing as ever.  I married a girl named Relayer a while ago, but she isn't really the jealous sort.

Don't know that I could handle a three-way, though.  My brain would implode.
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It must have taken me 5 or 6 listens to comprehend the whole piece... i thought they were f**king maniacs the first time i heard it (: 
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Interesting stories told here. I must have been 16 and a rabid fan of Genesis when a friend of mine lent me a cassette with music by KC (probably The Young Person’s …). I’m afraid I wasn’t very impressed at the time. About a year later I borrowed a bunch of records from another friend. Among those where Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Lizard and Islands. Because of that ItCotCK was the fourth KC record I bought, and I was well prepared. Even so I soon found out that the whole record was much more than the sum of it’s parts. It’s really amazing (though I still have a problem with the noodling part of Moonchild).

Btw, among the records I borrowed was also Pawn Hearts, so I discovered two of my favourite bands at the same time.
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I was a huge Moody Blues fan at the time, so when In the Court came out I immediatley liked it. 
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Dunno when I heard it first, so I assume that means it did not impress me much. I had a cassette version many moons ago and ofcourse it wore out, not sure why cause I did not play it much. Tape just gets dry and eventually cracks away and turns to dust.....
I bought a used vinyl copy last year, which is in amazing condition, I was shocked!! As close to mint condition as you can get.....I guess the owner did not play it much either.

 

Side 2 for me is better.....to me sounds just fine since it is from 1969..the album cover gatefold is pretty cool for sure.

 

I would like to know about the remastered sound also......although I doubt I would buy a CD version...albums like this which are held in such high regard should be enjoyed in their original format.

 

Is there a remastered vinyl version coming out also?

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Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

I was probably pretty late about 17.  A friend leant it to me (vinyl).  Great cover except my friend had coloured one of the teeth in.  I thought 21st C Schizoid Man was fantastic.  The rest of it I thought was listenable and vaguely interesting - but no more than that.  I still have the record but haven't played it for years and have never got the CD or have any desire to now.  Oh well!  I think its an important prog record in a historical way but .....
.........its not that great of an album. (I am finishing your sentence Smile)
 
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I was probably pretty late about 17.  A friend leant it to me (vinyl).  Great cover except my friend had coloured one of the teeth in.  I thought 21st C Schizoid Man was fantastic.  The rest of it I thought was listenable and vaguely interesting - but no more than that.  I still have the record but haven't played it for years and have never got the CD or have any desire to now.  Oh well!  I think its an important prog record in a historical way but .....
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Backtracked in.

I was the stereotypical teen that every old member hates on this site, the one that liked prog metal first and got into "regular" prog through there.
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It was one of my very first forays into prog rock though, being such a big name. I liked it a lot then, now....eh it's decent and an important album but not really much to whoop about. 3.25 stars for me.


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I first heard 21st Century Schizoid Man listening to Alan Freeman's Saturday afternoon radio show during the 70's. Liked that track instantly but it's a rather patchy album at best (Pivotal to Prog certainly, but there's a lot of fluff on it)
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Dunno when I heard it first, so I assume that means it did not impress me much. I had a cassette version many moons ago and ofcourse it wore out, not sure why cause I did not play it much. Tape just gets dry and eventually cracks away and turns to dust.....
I bought a used vinyl copy last year, which is in amazing condition, I was shocked!! As close to mint condition as you can get.....I guess the owner did not play it much either.
 
Side 2 for me is better.....to me sounds just fine since it is from 1969..the album cover gatefold is pretty cool for sure.
 
I would like to know about the remastered sound also......although I doubt I would buy a CD version...albums like this which are held in such high regard should be enjoyed in their original format.
 
Is there a remastered vinyl version coming out also?
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Honestly can't remember, it came at me along with a bunch of other prog at the time.  So much good stuff that it didn't make a particular impression.  Love the album.How is the surround mix?  Worth the price of admission?


I would say yes it's worth it. Some albums should be remixed in 5.1, while some don't. This one is very enveloping, especially the mellotron which gives the rears a good workout.
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I must have bought the album a full ten years after its initial release, if not more, but I had been familiar with the cover for a long time before that.  Since it came relatively late in my King Crimson collecting, it was just one of many to me, a good album to be sure, but it was not my favorite of theirs and never has been.  INTWOP was my first Crimson purchase (or was that LTIA?), and by the time I bought it I had a good half dozen of their albums from a variety of eras.  Nothing really prepares you for Schizoid Man, though, and that song knocked my block off.  The rest of it though, reminded me so much of INTWOP that its impact was greatly softened.  It is kind of weird that the sequence of my experience is the reverse of the actual release dates, but there you go.
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Listened to it about a year ago, I was underwhelmed. Schizoid Man is pretty cool though.  

Same, but I can't remember when I first heard it.
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 01 2011 at 12:29
I think it was about 5 years ago. To be honest, I didn't care much about it then, and I care about it even less now. I actually sold my copy...
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Prog interest + Internet = you're bound to come across King Crimson at some point.




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Honestly can't remember, it came at me along with a bunch of other prog at the time.  So much good stuff that it didn't make a particular impression.  Love the album.

How is the surround mix?  Worth the price of admission?
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Originally posted by Formentera Lady Formentera Lady wrote:

Genesis brought me into prog, not King Crimson. I bought all KC albums in a very short succession end of the 80s/beginning of the 90's, most on vinyl. And, honestly, I don't remember which I bought first. Back then I listened to all albums in a row and decided, that the Wetton era would be my favourite KC era. My favourite track of their debut is the title track. What struck me of this album was the release date. I thought, 1969 and it was already so mature and contained already all the elements that Genesis and Yes much later adopted...

Almost the same with me, even though I already had ITCOTKC, I didn't revisit them until I heard that Bruford joined them. Then the Wetton/Bruford era really hooked me. He was always one of my favorite drummers.
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Originally posted by tdfloyd tdfloyd wrote:

I was in my early teens when I heard the title track on FM radio.  Was totally floored.  I did not know who did it and it wasn't until later when I found out.  My first KC album was The Young Person's Guide to KC and that when I first heard Epitaph.  Incredible!  I then got ITCOTKC.  Fantastic cover especially on an album.  I'm not a big fan of 21st century and Moonchild can drag a bit, but the 2 big songs are unbelievable!!   

That pretty much mirrors my first KC experience. I was about 14, and I went to a mate's house, and he had the Young Person's Guide. He put Epitaph on, and I was blown away. 
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