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Re: Classics song, and I don't know why
King Crimson - The whole first album
Ok, before I get started, I want to say that I really like this album, but I don't know why it's so worshipped. "Schizoid Man" is flawless, but the rest of the album seems like a dry run for the second album. Of the early "mellotron" songs by KC, I think the best is "In the Wake of Poseidon." "Cadence and Cascade" is "I Talk to the Wind" in color. "The Devil's Triangle" is a better long improv than the meandering "Moonchild." "Cat Food" gives you something totally different. And honestly, I find "Pictures of a City" the equal to "Schizoid Man."
In short, I really don't understand why the first album is so loved compared to the stuff Crim would go on to make.
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Feels like I'm fiddling while Rome is burning down.
Think I'll lay my fiddle down, take a rifle from the ground!
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