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Rob Dwyer
Currently the "Tour Dates Guru" for Black-Sabbath.com, I was also the webmaster and creator of Sabbathlive.com. I have been playing guitar and writing music criticism since age 10. While I was raised on a heavy diet of Heavy Metal, Prog Rock & New Wave, my voracious appetite for music has made me open to music of numerous genres. I strive to be honest, but also judicious and fair in my musical reviews, while trying to avoid being too hateful.
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An absolutely magnificent album that only seems to grow in stature with each listen. Robert Fripp & gang unwittingly created what is now a masterpiece for Prog Rock fans. The title track is both haunting and beautiful in its dynamics - moving from fragile acoustic ballad to almost orchestral grandeur. Fripp couldn't have picked a better vocalist than Greg Lake to sell these lyrics so passionately and with such wonderful tone. The more experimental moments during "Moonchild" are not meandering, but full of inspired spontaneity.
Such a stunning debut would prove challenging for King Crimson to match on later records. Although IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON follows this one nicely, it lacks that one remarkable song to elevate it to this level. IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING possesses two amazing songs in the title track & "21st Century Schizoid Man", with its stop/start time changes and wonderful brass and woodwind accompaniments. And if the stereo version isn't great enough, you should really make a point to hear the 5.1 mixes!
Highlights: "21st Century Schizoid Man" & "In The Court Of The Crimson King".
Such a stunning debut would prove challenging for King Crimson to match on later records. Although IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON follows this one nicely, it lacks that one remarkable song to elevate it to this level. IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING possesses two amazing songs in the title track & "21st Century Schizoid Man", with its stop/start time changes and wonderful brass and woodwind accompaniments. And if the stereo version isn't great enough, you should really make a point to hear the 5.1 mixes!
Highlights: "21st Century Schizoid Man" & "In The Court Of The Crimson King".
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