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- #1
- Posted: 02/18/2014 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1183): In The Court Of The Crimson King
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Today's album of the day
In The Court Of The Crimson King by King Crimson (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1969.
Country: 
Overall rank: 64
Average rating: 87/100 (from 640 votes).
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Tracks:
1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including Mirrors)
2. I Talk To The Wind
3. Epitaph (Including March For No Reason/Tomorrow And Tomorrow)
4. Moonchild (Including The Dream/The Illusion)
5. The Court Of The Crimson King (Including The Return Of The Fire Witch/The Dance Of The Puppets)
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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- #2
- Posted: 02/18/2014 21:02
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Just listened to this earlier. A masterpiece. One of those albums that never gets old. It's always original no matter how many times I come back to it. Easily one of the best progressive rock albums. Ever. EVER.
EVER
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It's great. Just listen to it now please.
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HazeyTwilight
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- #3
- Posted: 02/18/2014 21:11
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I don't listen to it as much as I used to. I should give it a re-listen, there's bound to be something I didn't notice beforehand.
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- #4
- Posted: 02/18/2014 21:18
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The album that got me into prog.... I remember being blown away by how much meaning ITCOTCK conveyed when I heard the album titled song in "Children of Men." A masterpiece of an album.
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- #5
- Posted: 02/18/2014 21:26
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I haven't listened to this in a long time, but I associate it with being stripped of anything human - just the sound of musicians playing technically good music, it just feels a little bit nerdy? I need to hear it again, though.
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Dingerbell
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- #6
- Posted: 02/18/2014 22:00
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Best prog rock album of all-time.
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Mother Nature's Son
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- #7
- Posted: 02/18/2014 22:24
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| Puncture Repair wrote: | | I haven't listened to this in a long time, but I associate it with being stripped of anything human - just the sound of musicians playing technically good music, it just feels a little bit nerdy? I need to hear it again, though. |
Sounds like the kind of criticism of progressive rock I could completely follow... except in the case of this one. What you're trying to say there is a bit overgeneralising. This album is not the "complex for the sake of being complex" kind of progressive rock bar maybe "Moonchild", but even that song is very mood-oriented as opposed to a place to show off technical skills. From what I know, it's compositionally simpler than later prog albums and with a more symphonic, atmospheric sound. You definitely need to give it another chance!
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- #8
- Posted: 02/18/2014 22:27
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I actually, erm, agree with Mother Nature's Son. Definitely worth another shot Puncture.
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Norman Bates
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- #9
- Posted: 02/18/2014 22:29
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Remarkable, although I have my difficulties sith "...Schizoid...".
"I Talk to the Wind" and "Epitaph" are stellar.
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Cymro2011
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- #10
- Posted: 02/18/2014 22:31
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I'm not too fussed about prog rock but this is a damn good album.
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