A Guide to KING CRIMSON

[@raveyboo8447]

Robert Fripp disliked this video because you mentioned King Crimson

[@thatonedude9744]

Update: he did relax!

[@briangbur8743]

I'm not impressed musician should be ashamed of their previous bands they were in

[@Flibbybibby]

@@briangbur8743 U R DUMB

[@Flibbybibby]

@@briangbur8743 Nah, your mom already wore me out. Thanks though.

[@56jensen]

Oh too bad, too sad. I too become grumpy at times, however never an indignant ingrate.

[@rkrokberg]

I've yet to hear a song as perfect as Starless. That song alone makes the existence of King Crimson a blessing to humanity.

[@garycunningham939]

I agree Krokberg!!!!! I've been a huge Crimson Fan since the beginning, but there is nothing in my 65 years of loving music that moves me as much as "Starless"!!!!!!

[@SENATORPAIN1]

its not my favorite song by them but i absolutely love that lead melody part of that song it is truly a great song.

[@SmellyBones]

@Satanic Panic Fun and Games If cutting insults were dynamite you might have enough to wake up a nearby cat.

[@philk9501]

Starless was fabulous.

[@staberdearth3130]

@Satanic Panic Fun and Games Trolls dream up shit like this…

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

I really like Starless, Court of the Crimson King, Epitaph, Starless, 21st Century Schizoid Man, and Starless. I really like Starless.

[@williamgeorgefraser]

To paraphrase Monty Python: "Can I have Starless, Starless, Starless, Starless, Starless, Starless, Starless, Starless, Islands and Starless?" "Sorry, Islands is off." "So can I have Starless instead?" I don't "really like" Starless. I LOVE it!

[@notaguy4289]

Both Starless and Epitaph stand above all other music to me, with Epitaph nearly beating Starless.

[@samueloak1600]

I thought you would prefer StarDUST...

[@mykhaylok.7248]

Starless is truly ______

[@burgersoft777]

Do you like Starless?

[@andrewlm5677]

I’m 12 years old and love King Crimson

[@nono-xm8yl]

"... and Belew was a real wordsmith." Second verse on Neal and Jack and Me: _STRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGE SPAGHETTI_

[@memestealer2561]

and SANDWICHES

[@gammakeraulophon]

Yeah... Strange Spaghetti... As in a mess of confusion and contradictions. Some wordsmiths are subtle... As in they are not Literal. Take it literally as a plate of food though should you wish.

[@cornwallacemontgomery]

no no no

[@aweso100]

The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA]

I'M WHEELS

[@KMAsKorner]

I worked with him for a while with the Crafty Guitarist and I thought he was a tough person to get along with before I met him but he was completely the opposite. What it is about him is that his humor is so dry that he will be messing with you and you won't even notice until later. He is a very good guy, has a great heart and demands excellence from his musicians.

[@iggy9955]

Fripp is guitar genius

[@danogden4291]

Second this - I've met him a couple of times for VIP shows, and he's just charming as all get out despite being not only a rock star, but one sharing some extremely rarefied intellectual air (with people like Eno & Brian May & Tom Scholz).

[@C90Recordings]

I've never met him, but see that completely. I read interviews with other artists in which they talk about him being all serious and professorial and then casually tossing out hilarious, filthy fucked up stories in his deadpan voice. There's a clip from a British TV show from the early 80s showing Fripp give some very honest and sincere advice to a kid wanting to sent tapes to record companies in order to get signed. He seems genuinely interested in giving that kid a good road map. He's probably mellowed a lot with age too.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I love that you have posted this, and given a different perspective to the stories we have heard about Robert. I have no doubt that your own playing was made better from working with him. Thanks for sharing.

[@larkstonguesinaspic4814]

This is the video that KZbin has been missing for years

[@Almamater25]

We urgently need a complete and professionally made King Crimson documentary.

[@young_turk]

There is an official documentary coming sometime in the near future called Cosmic FuKc

[@glerpglerpglerp]

we got one :)

[@IAmInfinitus208]

In the Court of the Crimson King documentary confirmed!

[@MakinaMotze]

It's here now. 4 years in the making

[@Almamater25]

@@MakinaMotze Here where? In KZbin free?

[@caetanosilveira153]

>People not liking 70s Prog because they imagine it's all just Rush That really hurt my Robert Wyatt loving heart

[@axeman2638]

Soft Machine are another great unknown band. years ahead of their time.

[@davidnorris7287]

Fuck people who don't like rush

[@jeremydraper733]

I love rush, they’re a good prog rock band but they also border a straight up rock band. It’s like if zeppelin turned prog.

[@johnd8776]

Moon in June! One of the greatest songs of all time. In one of the greatest albums of all time- Soft Machine Third. And please don’t see this as hyperbole on my part- just go out and listen. And a shout out to Rock Bottom! Thx.

[@robertglisson6319]

@@davidnorris7287 typical Rush fanboi response. Rush didn't hit their peak until the Big Six began to subside. I consider Rush more prog metal than prog.

[@Lightmane]

In my opinion King Crimson is the greatest Prog Rock band of all time and Epitaph is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard, along with Starless.

[@foxygrandpa_9139]

Lightmane I wouldn’t even call Epitaph or Starless a song, more like an experience for me a magical one at that

[@pisspp9059]

Starless is the best song I’ve ever heard.

[@gdmatter2286]

And bible black

[@user-ud7gv3br5d]

I hate when people say "it shouldve ended in red" when fripps whole deal with the band is to keep learning and moving forward, pretty much all the albums after red are goated and extremely unique in their own rights, the power to believe being one of my favs fron the band and i cant imagine a universe where we dont have tony levin and adrian belew in a crimson lineup

[@DigginThrough.MyOldMuscles.]

TRAK is amazing as well

[@balde5414]

we wouldnt have discipline

[@facemcshooty6602]

Beat is one of the best 80's albums

[@jajwritersblock]

Micheal Giles is one of the great underrated Prog era drummers.

[@dougmphilly]

jajwritersblock the man owns cymbals

[@diewingfeather2415]

Hell yes! I'm always set in awe everytime I listen to his drumming on In The Wake of Poseidon

[@annode]

The drummer with Klaatu said he loves Michael Giles and purposely setup his set to imitate Giles sound on the Klaatu recordings. I have also loved his muted heads jazzy playing.

[@dalybaz]

@@annode Tis funny because I was into Klaatu before I was into KC.

[@dannylittle6766]

Yes, he got overshadowed by Bruford, but he held his own in the Crimson history.

[@sombes5985]

Wew, 52 minutes for one of my fav bands, a proper treat

[@JustAsk1312]

Exactly what I thought.

[@SplendidCoffee0]

Someone: **pirates King Crimson because they don’t want to pay for a streaming subscription** Fripp: *Overall, your life is about to be unlivable.*

[@johnhermann5301]

SplendidCoffee0 same profile pic lol

[@SplendidCoffee0]

John Hermann nice

[@cosmicdot.]

Has the dawn ever seen your eyes?

[@SplendidCoffee0]

@@cosmicdot. Have the days made you so unwise, realize? You are

[@LieLikesMusic]

YESSS! I was waiting for this one. Thanks for making this man.

[@theartistformallyknownassp3347]

Lie Likes Music wrong prog group, dude. It’s king crimson, not yes

[@Ac-dk9ki]

GOT EM

[@432tosilenceensemble8]

understand robert fripp or adrian belew my man

[@richiebeans129]

Comments of a waiting man.

[@cosmicslamofficialbandchan257]

Thats another band.

[@iain2080]

TALK TALK ITS OOOOOOOOONNLLLYY TALK

[@StyxTBuferd]

ARGUMENTS AGREEMENTS ADVICE ANSWERS ARTICULATE ANNOUNCEMENTS IT'S ONLY TALK

[@iain2080]

@@StyxTBuferd BROUHAHA

[@wwxxww6289]

Elephant talk?

[@iain2080]

[Makes guitar sound like a fucking elephant]

[@jjoriley2221]

"All you do is talk!"

[@bigboy-qi7sf]

EVEYONE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT King Crimson is online, every album since Court of the Crimson King is now available to play on most streaming services

[@mrbenoit5018]

big boy what about the albums before itcotck

[@larkstonguesinaspic4814]

There's a certain weird, ethereal, almost fantasy like character to King Crimson's early albums ( court, Poseidon, lizard ... ) As if it comes from a different planet. I can't put my finger on what gives those albums that certain atmosphere. But no other band band has that sound.

[@douglasanderson8636]

Islands is especially magical

[@ReverseLBlock]

@@douglasanderson8636 I think Peter Sinfield's influence is underrated on those early albums, and on the band in general. Not only was he the lyricist, but also kind of an art director. A lot of the fantasy and whimsy that is absent from their post-Islands work comes from him.

[@alexisdumas84]

I agree!!! This is why I love them

[@jgilly223]

WHO ELSE CAME BACK TO THIS NOW THAT KC IS ON STREAMING SERVICES BABYYYYY

[@Rog5446]

A very comprehensive look at the recordings of KC, thank you. There were a few things that were not so much missed out, but could have been mentioned. 1. Elton John, auditioned for the band and Fripp turned him down. 2. John Anderson of Yes was a guest vocalist on Lizard. 3. While playing for Yes, Bill Bruford constantly pestered Fripp for a place in the band. (that funny little man on the stool, Bruford) 4. Jimi Hendrix went to a KC gig in London and declared that they were the best band in the world! 5. Fripp's solo on Sailor's Tale (Islands album) is the most outrageous guitar solo. Why? Because it's all chords. Personal trivia. I went along to listen to my mates rehearse in the basement of a cafe in Fulham. In the passage way was a stack of equipment belonging to another band and I asked my mates who it belonged to. I was told that the name of the band was stencilled on the cover of their Mellotron. MELLOTRON! I exclaimed. If they use a mellotron, they can't be any good I said. I looked at the stencilled name, which proclaimed the legend, King Crimson. This was of course before the release of 'In the Court' and their support gig for the Stones in Hyde Park.

[@ignatiusjackson235]

If I'm not mistaken, Elton John was actually booked to show up in the studio, but Fripp had second thoughts at the last minute.

[@chongzilla]

@@ignatiusjackson235 Yeah, I thought Fripp heard Elton's first record and decided that it wasn't a good fit. I don't think he ever made it to try out.

[@Jack-D-Ripper]

Jon Anderson

[@gangiskhan8528]

Red is a masterpiece! The trio 🤯. Wetton and bruford/ one of the best Rhythm sections ever!

[@vb2388]

In the Court of the Crimson King, to me, is the greatest prog rock album of all time..

[@user-fo3yt1jq6n]

weird way to spell Red

[@RegularCody]

Weird way to spell Close to the edge

[@Matt-ri6cv]

Weird way to spell Selling England By The Pound.

[@alfreddabson957]

Weird way to spell In the Land of Grey and Pink

[@larkstonguesinaspic4814]

Weird way to spell Lark's Tongues in Aspic

[@vantrickpaughney3830]

Imagine an EP containing "Moonchild" on side A and "The Devil's Triangle" on side B. Wouldn't it be the trippiest thing in the universe?

[@notaguy4289]

Alongside Providence and maybe The Sheltering Sky

[@albertosantillanfonseca5776]

blue ( fripp quintet) and larks thrak ( LCG)

[@santiagoc2323]

Or Islands and Lizard (Bolero) ♥️

[@jeanpierre5669]

It woud be the Frippiest thing in the universe, for sure.

[@BichaelStevens]

Moonchild? You mean random recordings of people knocking over shelves in construction stores, and throwing instruments off of cliffs?

[@julienken2083]

ConstruKction of Light is legitimately my second favorite KC album after THRAK, and I don't really see how it's just "an amalgam of their previous eras". It's a completely new sound, diving head on into progressive and industrial metal, which they only partially experimented with on records like THRAK. Also, like you mentioned for Discipline, Belew's lyrics on this album are some of the best since their debut album, from the thought provoking philosophies of the title track, to the fluid wordplay on Oyster Soup.

[@HairyHog77]

I would agree outside of the lyrics, I think the lyrics on ConstruKction are easily the worst the band ever had

[@Volksgeist]

YES! I LOVE YOU BRO!

[@zolin6840]

Volksgeist Nice to see you here👌

[@sneebis]

My man volk

[@Haxzzer]

King Crimson finally on streaming services!!!

[@progrockdude2691]

>Sees new Deep Cuts video >'tis about King Crimson >Has already heard the majority of their studio output >Clicks on the video anyway LET'S GOOOOOOOO

[@sorubro2193]

Anime Pic, this nigga comes from jojo

[@sandenson]

@@sorubro2193 That's a Monogatari Series character in his pfp, so this is not necessarily true. Also, so what?

[@sandenson]

@dead project More like 4chan

[@AurelienCharpy]

Glad to find another person whose absolute favourite album is Lark's Tongues in Aspic ! This record is unique, and after its extreme diversity of nuances on the first side, it manages on its second side to build up towards a climax which can only rival with Starless in my opinion. I mean, the chaining of Easy Money, The Talking Drum and Lark's Tongues is Aspic Part 2 is kind of orgasmic. My personal podium would be : 1. LARK'S TONGUES IN ASPIC (Freaking musical masterpiece from the first to the last second) 2. RED (A powerful and dark work of art, and an overwhelwing testimony from a disbanding Crimson) 3. IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING (A groundbreaking milestone in rock history, the year 0 of prog) And I also want to mention the underrated STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK for its tense and astonishing improvisations, this one missed my medal. Anyway, keep on making great musical guides, your videos are so relevant, thanks !

[@samasoule3346]

i AGREE WITH YOU ! lLark's tongue was a revelation to me, at the age of 14 and dramatically changed my musician life to our days. Robert Fripp changed my way to consider my guitar, alone or on stage.

[@hunterlindquist9281]

JoJo part 5 anime just starts Deep Cuts uploads a King Crimson video Like poetry

[@GauravKumar-bf2rq]

I have only seen Jojo first season, why poetry? They use a KC song as a theme?

[@xiuxiu1108]

@@GauravKumar-bf2rq One of the villain stands is literally called King Crimson

[@Dimovuha222]

@@xiuxiu1108 Also, Epitaph

[@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX]

Can't wait to be called a weeb for my musical taste. Again.

[@kingcrimsonwashere8736]

It's gravity I tell ya.

[@daigle1396]

Here before Fripp's copyright strike

[@figeon]

Fripp doesn't care. This video acknowledges the existence of King Crimson, and for that, it must be fripped.

[@manafish8732]

yessssss just watch out for fripp trying to nuke this video

[@marcusprado9763]

King Crimsonnnnnn

[@gdmatter2286]

Its not yes man

[@rporta]

I don't understand why people dislike Islands, it's very chill and peaceful, it's a unique album in their catalog, and their best album cover, at least one of the best

[@honeycomblord9384]

It's certainly unike anything else in their discography, but it's still a beautiful album regardless

[@rporta]

@@honeycomblord9384 yeah, for me one of the most beautiful prog albums for sure

[@TheLetterH111]

It's a great album but I often find the title track really lacking. The drum part on the climax is just rubbish and theres some weird noise in the 16K Htz region on most of the track, really detracts from it imo

[@rporta]

@@TheLetterH111 that's crazy, that's one of their most emotional and among their 10 best songs ever

[@TheLetterH111]

@@rporta i want to agree because the parts of the song that i like are sublime. The rest of the album is unquestionably great though so i listen to it a fair bit

[@markliebenthal6092]

A lifelong fan I’ve attended over 80 near 90 live performances dating back to 1971. I saw the 1973-74 version 15 times, I believe, the Final performance at Central Park is legendary. Happy to see a younger fan carrying the torch.

[@C90Recordings]

Wow! Goddamn dude. I'm listening to "USA" and I hate you so much right now. To have been in the audience for those shows and hear that insane shit enveloping your body must have been amazing.

[@gdmatter2286]

Respect

[@rbdriftin]

Blimey Oliver, do you ever sleep? The effort you put in is crazy!

[@alejandrosandoval5207]

Guide to King Crimson: Don't ever illegally download fripp's music

[@samueloak1600]

Welp

[@alexd.2504]

Alejandro Sandoval it’s a secret to everyone www.reddit.com/r/megalinks/comments/6g4ipc/music_king_crimson_discography_19692003_flac_330/?st=JQZH27BK&sh=ee6c69a7

[@BobDaniel]

@@alexd.2504 ...unsurprisingly: "[ Removed by reddit in response to a copyright notice. ]"

[@supermariomariani]

He released all the king crimson album on spotify

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA]

This community has been banned lmao.

[@alebovitz91]

I wasn't a big fan of "the Construkction of Light" at first, but after a while I came to appreciate the music on it. The musical ideas on some of the songs are really interesting, and the music theory of some of the songs is fantastic. "Frakctured" alone is a reason to listen to the album. The title track is still played live today too for a good reason.

[@chongzilla]

I wasn't a fan of the album until I started listening to Trey Gunn's parts! Those Warr guitar lines were awesome!

[@frankhoulihanfh4972]

Marvellous. The whole album is a deep cut.

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

King Crimson are now making some albums available for free on their official KZbin channel. Not sure if they're up forever or just a limited time, but they've been uploading the back catalog for the past year or so, sometimes even with previously unreleased out takes.

[@IAmInfinitus208]

We can thank Toyah for helping him soften up a bit on his stance of digital distribution on the Internet with the COVID lockdown videos!

[@daroachdoggjr7497]

The more I look at it... The more I like it.

[@gustavrsh]

I do think it's good

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA]

The fact is,

[@sandenson]

@@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA no matter how closely I study it,

[@HEHEHE_I_AM_A_MASKED_WARRIA]

No matter how I take it apart,

[@deacon6453]

No matter how I break it down

[@lizardwizard3403]

I agree with 99% of this, but ConstrucKtion of Light is probably my favorite of the final trio of Crimson albums. Love the KC take on blues-y rock on ProzacK Blues, the technically excessive yet still beautiful title tracks, Belew's humorous free association word-play & toy laser gun guitar sounds on The World's my Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum, the shredding headbanger of Lark's Part IV, the gloomy Coda: I Have a Dream with another of Belew's free association word-play but with the playful fun of the former replaced by a much darker pessimistic tone. And then the delightfully sombre finale of Heaven & Earth as cherry on top. Am I the only one who thinks ConstrucKtion of Light is one of the last really good studio albums!? I think this & Thrak are head & shoulders above Power to Believe.

[@stuartraybould2404]

They are all brilliant.

[@mikemccomas9268]

The Construction of Light is spectacular. There's a baroque sensibility to much of the compositions but I loved that. Of the Adrian Belew era Discipline and TCoL we're my favorites.

[@HeckTo]

title track TCOL parts 1&2 is incredible piece of music. Heaven and Earth final is magnificent. the only thing that sucks is the machine gun drum sounds in LTIA 4. they’re just terrible. there’s many guitar melodies (or riffs) in TCOL album from projeKcts box. and I also love that box!

[@albertosantillanfonseca5776]

i love TCOL, BUT the power to believe is FANTASTIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@areallybadmusicnerd4632]

ConstrucKtion of Light is Bangers!

[@antoniodias4718]

Very good documentary!! Congratulations!!! My favorite LP's are "In the court of the Crimson King", "Larks Tongues in Aspic", "Red", "Discipline". Live albuns I like "USA", Best tracks for me: "Epitaph" 21st century schizoid man", "In the court of the Crimson King", "In the wake of Poseidon", ""Cadence and Cascade (Gordon Haskell vocals), "Prince Rupert awakes", "The great deceiver", "Larks Tongues in Aspic part II", Easy Money", "Book of Saturday", ""Fallen Angel", "Starless", "Asbury park" live, Frame by frame, "Elephant talk", "Neal and Jack and me",

[@antoniodias4718]

I forgot "Exiles" Superb song!!!

[@arianhagen]

thank you oliver! i just listened to "starless" for the first time and almost had a heartattack. its one of the greatest songs i've ever listened to.

[@technelligence]

construkction of light was always one of my favourites when you asked why, i was stumped. i guess i actually like some of the things you specifically mentioned, like the electronic drums,there's a cold, stark, mechanical kinda aesthetic to a lot of the album, the classic fripp and belew interlock from the 80s is there in for instance the title track, but it feels almost robotic and the electronic drums add to that. it's a very electronic king crimson and that's what makes it interesting imho... ok, and frakctured is simply a beast^^

[@frankh9600]

Absolutely agree

[@markrago7217]

King Crimson has been new wave, industrial, electronic, prog rock, classical, jazz, avant garde, folk, very diverse.

[@wmpuig]

Nicely done. Long-time fans have heard these analyses and anecdotes before, but this is a very nice summary for people just beginning to explore Crimso's music.

[@MSPatterson]

i had the pleasure of seeing them live last year. I saw them on the CoL tour, as well. The current line-up is unbelievably good. 2.5 hours of music, all of it masterfully delivered. Stuff I never thought I'd hear live, and they've constantly been developing new material and working it into shows. Most interestingly, it was the first time I believed Fripp in his insistence that he is not King Crimson. The show was very much the Mighty Crim in full force, and Robert was honestly not that big a part of what was happening, and he looked thrilled for that to the be the case, and to see the band taking off totally under its own power. Absolutely ruined me on live music for months, though. Nothing could come anywhere near that level of delivery, immediacy, and power.

[@davestevenson2181]

This may already have been mentioned but King Crimson were already playing small gigs in the UK in1969 before the Hyde Park concert (Rolling Stones). I saw them 4 days before at Goldsmiths College in South London in what was an 'arts' festival. They played in a small marquee stage on the back lawn of the college. I recall a bit of a light show and the now classics from their first album. They blew me away as one of the first gigs that I had been to and I didn't even know they would be at the Stones gig that I attended a few days later. So much for 24/7 media coverage now!

[@findJLF]

Dave Stevenson awesome story. Thanks for sharing

[@KevinStriker]

I've always looked at Poseidon as the 'Magical Mystery Tour' to Court's 'Sgt. Pepper'. Similar in many respects but became more interesting to me after I had heard the earthshattering record so much I had become bored of it for a time. That's when the "inferior" follow-up became more interesting to me, and now they're both inseparable to me. Like left and right hands

[@sidekick8211]

You should do a deep cuts essential on Soundtracks for The Blind. I know you touched on it in your swans guide but I think there’s so much more to unpack there.

[@willo7734]

2nd that. It’s my favorite album of all time.

[@robjones2408]

+Sidekick 821 Saw Swans live in 1992. They were magnificent. People were crying during Michael's heartbreaking vocal on "Failure", one of the saddest tracks ever committed to vinyl. "White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity" is truly astonishing, as is "Children Of God". Check them out. A great recommendation.

[@lessthanpinochet]

Live Through Me never fails to blow me away. Such a breathtaking track.

[@MrMcTidge]

Fantastic video on one of my favourite bands. ITCOTCK and Red are simply perfect but Lizard is actually my third favourite and hugely underrated. It may be their most bizarre record but the songwriting on that record brings out the insane from out of the ordinary in brilliant ways. I haven't found another record that is as equally whimsical and sinister at the same time and I love it.

[@stuartraybould2404]

Lizard is their best album.

[@HunterGreenMusic]

You might like Sketches of Brunswick East by King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard with Mild High Club

[@Spectralhyena]

Apple Music has a really good selection of live king crimson albums. Getting into King Crimson you’ll be listening to many, many live albums to hear the differences between the quality, musicianship and improv. I highly suggest epitaph(live 1969) and live in maniz

[@steveouk90126]

22:59 - In the 1991 documentary YesYears, Bill relates that he asked RF if he could join and he responded, "Oh, do you think you're about ready now, Bill?"

[@shukryustvolskaya4775]

I love ConstruKction Of Light because it make me so dizzy when i'm high. Polyrhythm everywhere and I love Belew's voice so much. And Matt's drumming such a holy amazing and tricky playing. Such a powerful album.

[@ottolehto]

Since you asked: I submit that The ConstruKction of Light is a wonderful record, in fact one of their very best. It is full of intricately construKcted polyrhythms in epic long tracks, intermixed with some sexily catchy prog pop songs. I don't think there's a bad track on the record, just a few mediocre ones that prevent it from being an uncompromised masterpiece. But it also has the title track, which is one of KC's absolute best pieces - very trippy, unique and masterfully constructed - and all the other longer tracks are pretty great, too, from Lark IV to FraKctured. The production on this album is a bit thin and underwhelming, to be sure, and some of the tracks work better in their live versions on live CDs and DVDs. Overall, The Power to Believe might edge it out for me due to this reason, but that doesn't mean ConstruKction is somehow bad, let alone "a dud." It is a fun, bold and innovative prog album that oozes confidence and style. Definitely not one to be dismissed.

[@user-mp9xz8yg4j]

I think the time period of 1994-2003 actually was King Crimson's most creative period. They reached levels of musical creativity with songs like "Thrak" "Level Five" "Superbottomfeeder (from Projekct X)" that are astounding, to name just a few. On another note, "The Construkction of Light" album is actually one of my favorites by King Crimson, so I was surprised to hear you thought it was a dud. I think it has some of King Crimson's most creative works. The solo that Fripp plays on "The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum" where he makes his guitar sound like a piano sounds otherworldly to me. "Prozakc Blues" is one of the most badass songs I ever heard. I just love the whacky blues sound it has to it. "Lark's Tongue in Aspic Pt. IV" is another masterpiece. Who else could write a song like that but King Crimson? I am not very musically knowledgeable, but the rhythm of the guitars on that song is just beyond me. I cannot figure it out. Adrian's Belew's solo is one of the best solos I have ever heard. Frakctured is so odd sounding. For that I am sure there would be a lot of people that would not like it, but once again it showcases King Crimson's creativity. The song, "The Construkction of Light" sounds like a song that no one but King Crimson could come up with, I love it.

[@lamecasuelas2]

Red is my favorite álbum ever, hands down. However 80's crimson has always been really close to my heart for some reason

[@CitrusDestroyer]

I bought "In The Court Of The Crimson King" on a complete whim from a local shop and immediately fell in love with it, it's absolutely worth the blind purchase

[@RaphaelAlbinati]

Wow, that was a really "Young Person's Guide to King Crimson". Great job, best regards from Brazil.

[@tpags7398]

Currently binge watching these guides because I can’t sleep and his voice is so calming

[@joaocalladomusico]

One of the best active rock bands in the world! My favourite records are the ones John Wetton recorded and my favourite song is Book of Saturday.

[@Tintop]

Two King Crimson Box-Sets will release in November. I'm so excited!

[@kaminskasmitchell]

Great video! I just want to add that you really can't gloss over Jamie Muir's influence on Bill Bruford. Muir's improvisational prowess and free jazz approach became an integral part of Bruford's sound. Bruford has been quoted saying that he wanted to work with Fripp and Muir specifically because he wanted to learn from them.

[@glennhecker4422]

Amazing how Muir managed to have such an impact, given that he was only in the band for a couple of months. Shame he didn't remain longer, as I liked what he brought to the music.

[@lukecockburn1140]

don't really know what your oan about cause a just listined to the court of the crimson king like 3 days ago but have to say appreciate the profile pic a clockwork orange is the best

[@vantrickpaughney3830]

a year-old desire of mine now satisfied:) now crossing my fingers for a Porcupine Tree or a Sigur Ros guide. Hope I wouldn't die before.. Thank you!!

[@80085word69]

Lots of live albums have gone up recently on Spotify . Incredible live band

[@post.hack.depression]

Would highly recommend ‘The Night Watch’ from Amsterdam ‘73, solid recording quality and incredible performance

[@lukewagstaff5743]

Their live material blows the albums out of the water

[@GuyArnon]

Thanks for this video! I had to remark that I find "The Construction Of Light" a beautiful and brilliant album, even though it's not their best. I especially like the theme track "The Construction Of Light", mostly instrumental and sophisticated. You didn't mention the live album "Heavy Construction" which promoted this album and had two version of the theme track - "Heavy Construction" and "The Construction of Light" (the latter is a pun for "Light Construction"). I also like the energetic track "Into the Frying Pan" and "The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum" with the stick sounding like a crazy piano playing and Belew's word games. The general sound of this album feels a bit cold and "futuristic" (in a sense it feels that Bruford and Levin are missing), but I assume that's what they aimed for.

[@narkopop6608]

Hey Oliver could you do a guide on Fugazi?

[@coffdrop77]

@Aldrich Leblanc With a discography with albums like Repeater, Red Medicine, and In On the Kill Taker, I'd say they'd be great for it.

[@Crampsam]

Aldrich Leblanc They’re a surprisingly versatile band with some really interesting compositions and abstract lyrics. I’d say they’d be perfect for a guide.

[@13StJimmy]

I’d extend it to include minor threat as well or just do Ian Mackaye’s work Brilliant stuff

[@lessthanpinochet]

I'd love that. The Argument has to be one of the best albums of the 2000's.

[@tysfalsehood]

Speaking of Fugazi, a guide on Marillion?

[@VanNessy97]

Reasons why I like King Crimson's music: It just works.

[@QuanTaps]

King Crimson now on Spotify!!!

[@robertorosas7946]

I started listening to them more than 40years ago. But because of the things of life I did not followed them very closely during all these years. However I did mange from time to time to listen to some of their records , keeping reasonably up to date.They have always been my favourite band. But the main reason for writing this is to thank you for doing such an amazing job , especially if I consider your age which I assume you are a very young man.I am greatly impressed with your intelligence and your initiative to spend time and for sure some other valuable resources for doing these videos . I salute you and wish you the best of luck in all coming endeavours.

[@fuzzydunlop4513]

You choose the best artists for your guides. Swans, Eno, Radiohead (an obligatory one that you killed), Death Grips, etc etc. Also, thank you for your Nick Cave guide, as soon as you released it I bought Let Love in on CD. I've been listening to it a lot recently again, and it is probably a 10/10 in my eyes. I appreciate what you're doing and you've put me on to a lot of good shit. After seeing your Liquid Swords review, I would love to see a Wu-Tang one including all of the solo releases.

[@Davydd2]

I have had the pleasure of seeing 4 versions of King Crimson live. Starting with the original line up when I was 14. it was a wtf evening, but I've stayed true to KC over the years. Thanks for this.

[@nielsbuhrmann1908]

All full albums are on King crimson official on KZbin

[@chrisefc3579]

Thoroughly enjoyed spending 52 minutes in your company, loved this guide so much. So many avenues for me to explore.

[@westide3050]

Red is actually one of the earliest examples of math rock, which is why it's the goat.

[@davidrobertson1980]

Well done, loved this chat, was like watching telly (hey remember that?) I never really followed the stream of KC records, I had them all mixed up as I bought them as I found them in hippy shops, flea markets, import record shops etc. where you'd walk in off your face and a set of headphones was dropped on your head and a record put on ;) My KC journey began with In The Court Of The Crimson King, followed then by EARTHBOUND which I loved to bits, then came Red, wow what a follow up (and seemed to be right in sequence)... Discovering then Larks Tongues In Aspic and thinking "wow this is fresh and new" and then Starless And Bible Black, Lizard, Islands, Young Person's Guide to King Crimson, Discipline, Three Of A Perfect Pair, and only then USA.....and The Construction Of Light, and now King Crimson's own KZbin 50 Years releases with all their alternative instruments.... when they come out it's like Xmas every time, excitedly opening the present you've been given! BTW Never heard of Thrak! And co-incidentally I've found the best way to listen to King Crimson is through two decent huge range amplifiers from the 70's, one running a pair of Bose 901's and the other paired up with a couple of studio JBL's - 16" Woofers in stage boxes and a couple of ribbon tweeters atop the 901's... but it has to be in a room full of old relaxing leather couches and chairs, dark timber antiques and a couple of large mats on polished floorboards while you sit with a merlot or glass of port or even an Irish whisky. And at a decent rate of decibels, I mean who needs to talk! Thanks for the long-ish Vid, take care man, pity not many other millenials are like you. But then with your maturity maybe you're older! :)

[@young_turk]

They're finally on every major streaming service. I know it doesn't do much to fill their pockets which is why they've been holding out for so long but it works as a promotional strategy.

[@euthanasie8017]

Watched this one just before starting to listen to the discography, and watched it again right after listening to it for a whole week. It was truly enjoyable to watch and informative besides the side reading about the band. Thank you, Oliver! I truly appreciate your passion for music. I hope you keep continue making videos in this series.

[@ed6077]

They finally released some king crimson albums on spotify, before than I had to listen to the “court of the crimson king” on pornhub

[@julianoricardo4881]

Amazing video, dude! I really love this band and I wishfully believe that one day they'll be properly recognized by the mainstream media. Overall, they actually have the musicians praisement and respect. King Crimson isn't just a band, they're a philosophy of life.

[@no_torrs]

Truly one of the greatest bands ever. I have to admit I'm baffled by you calling The ConstruKction Of Light a dud, it's honestly one of my favorites, I'd go as far as calling it their final master piece. To me the most impressive thing is how compact and just how well all the instrumentation meshes together. All the grooves and strange time signatures are just on point. It has one of my favorite guitar tones of any of the king crimson records and the whole thing is just heavy and technical in a very impressive way. It lacks the looseness and improvisational feeling of other records but I think that's sort of the point. Plus It just has some great tunes in my opinion. The ConstruKction Of Light II, Into the Frying pan and The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum are incredibly catchy and as far as instrumentals FraKctured is one of my favorites in all the KC catalogue. Islands and Three of a perfect pair are probably my least favorite albums but even those have their highlights.

[@IvanoForgione]

totally agreed! This was a great record, loved it to bits, better than Thrakk to me because it felt less shiny, more experimental, dark and authentic. I saw them live for the first time in that 2001 tour, they didn't disappoint! Belew became instantly my favourite frontman who ever stepped on a stage.

[@ColpoRosso]

Yes Juan, totally agree! I see I'm not alone on this. And Frakctured is musical terror at its finest.

[@Cpayne30]

Juan Pablo Torres - The ConstruKction of Light is a weird one. The songs are good...but the whole thing just somehow falls short. It seems to me that all the “research and development” they did with the ProjeKcts was forgotten about. Plus, the best track they had - “The Deception of the Thrush” wasn’t used! The only thing they really used was the P4 track “ProjeKction,” which turned into “Into the Frying Pan.” The songs are just monstrous live though - I would easily recommend the Heavy ConstruKction live album to anyone. IMO, “The ConstruKction of Light” is one of their best tracks.

[@lukemanning7262]

The ConstruKction of Light is super underrated. I think it's partly due to the production and the performance, which make it sound a bit flat. But listen to Heavy ConstruKction, and you can tell this is the most dense, aggressive, and disorienting set of songs they ever produced, even more than THRAK. Two particular things I love here are the flowing, pointillistic melodicism of tracks like the title track, which really build on the interlocking guitars of past albums, and the battering, out of control, collapsing building effect of tracks like Oyster and Larks' IV. Also, every fan should own a copy of the Level 5 EP, which seems to have been totally forgotten, but which has much heavier and/or more improvisational versions of some tracks from Power to Believe, and is probably my favorite album of theirs since Discipline, and IMO it's their freshest mix of the styles from Red and Discipline.

[@Cpayne30]

Luke Manning - Power to Believe is excellent. It captures that live heaviness that none of the other studio albums do, other than Red. Larks 4 is excellent. It’s a shame that Belew stopped singing the Coda live after people complained about the politics of it. The current lineup played Larks 4 on the last tour...I wonder how it sounds? Maybe Fripp will put it on the next live album.

[@frudogg1]

Great job! My favorite band. Listening to them for more than 45 years, there is always something new to hear. My favorite is Starless and Bible Black.

[@cerwiggle1609]

Great video as usual. Personally as much as I like others it'll probably always be Red. The level of intensity and then release they're able to to hit in the final moments of Starless to end the album really are unparalleled by any other band I listened to. That said, I have to say I always quite enjoy Wake of Poseidon, I maybe wouldn't put it on the same level as Discipline, Red, or Court but for me I would rank it around the same as Lark's Tongues. I think while people are certainly welcome to see the DNA of Court as something which the album never really escapes from, I think where Poseidon succeeds is by taking that DNA and playing with and transforming it. With maybe the best example being the not so-subtle but very brief section of Court played during Devil's Triangle. Also Guide to Pink Floyd maybe? Favorite band so biased but there's a lot to talk about.

[@LAboomR]

You did a great job in this doc. My first Crimson show was the Red tour. Then Discipline beat & 3. After that I didn’t see them live. I appreciate the depth you went into on the later stuff. I like dinosaur maybe because I’m old ? Well done !

[@uprightape100]

Odd.....I'm old and remember KC when they were current, and I was told that "all youse kids hate Prog Rock". I was told wrong.

[@steverickenbacher7110]

Beautifully done. This band may be one of the most important rock groups, period.

[@gamer966]

My favorite band and my favorite KZbinr? Awww Hell yeah

[@maxwellelovitsky8205]

Yes! King Crimson really deserves a guide, since it's basically a new band, new sound and new approach each new album. I love your videos, I love how involved, inspired and thoughtful you seem talking about music. and all that without cynicism typical of music critics. thank you so much!

[@Butch1056]

No mention whatever regarding Jon Anderson lead vocals on Lizard? Or the story that Anderson asked Fripp to join Yes in 1970 when Banks left and Fripp's reply was to ask Anderson to join Crimson? Those details would certainly add to your video.

[@QuestionMark4Ever]

No mention of Bryan Ferry, either, trying out for the lead vocalist spot in King Crimson.

[@antitheist2000]

@@QuestionMark4Ever and elton john did too 😅😅

[@Ac-dk9ki]

What a nice and detailed guide. I love it when you cover bands that really experiment with their sound, that really change the game and try to make something different everytime they get at it, for example Swans, Radiohead, etc... Keep doing these guides, they are definitely some of the best content you put out!

[@kenlee5509]

15:00 Dementia, described; Cat Food ~ Her fillet is in the clothes hamper instead of the refrigerator, and she is eating cat food, with sauce.

[@aLittleDarkEyed]

I love that you did a guide on King Crimson! I've been obsessed with this band for a while, and I love the way that Robert Fripp talks about music. NOW! I appreciate that this wasn't a 2-hour long video (though it could be), but it can't be stated enough how much of a great live band King Crimson has always been. I'd even go as far as saying that the band can't be fully appreciated without listening to their live work. King Crimson 1974 is one of the most powerful and craziest live bands ever, and King Crimson's live shows really went a long way to refine the ideas presented on the weaker Crimson albums (specifically Islands, Starless, Three of a Perfect Pair, and Construkction). They've recently added some live stuff to Spotify, so everyone can now check out some of this stuff, but so much live work is available on Robert Fripp's website (DGMLive). Here's some suggestions for viewers (or you if you haven't heard them): -Check out one of the Crimson live albums from 2015-2016 (on Spotify), it's a wild mix of players who draw from the earlier material more than ever. -Ladies of the Road (on Spotify) really show off how good a band "Islands" King Crimson was. -You brought up USA, and people should check out that album if they can find it, or download the 1974 Asbury Park or Providence shows from DGMLive. They're just incredible. ***Absent Lovers - (It's on Spotify!) - This though, is the one we really need to talk about. It's the last show from the 80s King Crimson, and it's magical. It really helps to tie Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair together with Discipline into a really cohesive statement. Funny enough, Fripp had some reservations about releasing it, because he felt that people would substitute this album for the three 80s studio albums, it's just that good.

[@aweso100]

I really like ConstruKction of Light :(

[@aweso100]

I can understand if you don't like the drums, but I feel like The Power to Believe often has a similar drum sound. I think I just don't really care too much about the different sound. The compositions are top-notch, and I think like it even more than Power. FraKctured and Larks' Pt. IV are just so great. And I really enjoy Into the Frying Pan for the weird whirling yet consistent vocal harmonies. THRAK is my favorite of the last three though.

[@jonnykhatru]

The title track is top Crim

[@plasticweapon]

@@jonnykhatru a revelation, and my introduction to adrian belew.

[@TheUnabeefer]

The remaster is fantastic. I used to shirk at the album, but they recorded live drums and did a better mix overall... It brings new life to the album.

[@richiebeans129]

I asked Tony Levin to get off my beach towel when we were by the pool area of Full Moon Resort. He also snapped a photo of me playing acoustic bass next to Adrian Belew around a campfire under a beautiful night sky. This was in the August of 2016 during Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp in the Catskills.

[@kokos-katzchen7147]

A Guide to Bohren & Der Club of Gore and of course Coil please ❤

[@Lucifermorningstar21]

Dude this video is awesome. Loved King Crimson and all that 70s prog rock felt so fresh when I was in my late teens through early twenties. Was enthralled by so much highly technical music like DEP Botch Suffocation etc etc My taste has changed drastically moving towards post metal sludge texture atmosphere and it’s fresh and exciting to revisit artists new and old like Crimson but really KC is special I can appreciate that more now

[@TheAnthraxBiology]

I think the vocals on Lizard are what make it unlistenable, and In The Wake of Poseidon and Islands are CRIMINALLY underrated.

[@gordonbryce]

A good recounting and I appreciate your perspectives young man! Tammo De Jongh's 12 archetypes on the cover of the Wake of Poseidon was a very interesting puzzle picture that I found more moving than my philosophy course at university in 1973-4. And, many of my peer group felt the same. R.I.P. K.C.

[@chryco4]

I was looking for an explanation on how it works, but this is also awesome.

[@dmaster5556]

YES, THANK YOU. I was getting tired of waiting for other channels to do a video on KC. Of all the channels I watch, you have my favorite setup and presentation in these "Guide to -------" vids..

[@zacharycoffee6203]

Love it! Mount eerie/ microphones next please?

[@alteredstazeakahullabelew2495]

Great video man. Thank you so much for bringing to light the amazing talents of King Crimson throughout the years. Hopefully the young musicians will seek out this band. I was introduced in 1981