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  • who the fuck disliked this? 

  • VOTE SAXON

    [X]

    lolololololol if you get it i love you

  • Awesome cover. And lol at all eveybody else in the comments. Everyone agrees with each other but their English isn't good enough to figure that out. Either that, or coua78 has some anger issues. Stop yelling at people man, they agree with you!

  • I found this song by accident. Gold star for early 80's rockers Saxon for having a go at it - it's really rather good. So why is their own music so awful?

  • Sorry Saxon, this is a good attempt and I appreciate that you guys obviously like prog, but the original is an unstoppable classic which cannot, in any way, be improved. Decent cover anyway, 7/10.

  • RESPECT de Saxon !

    RESPECT de King Crimson !

    Ceux qui n'aiment pas sont des intégristes de la musique et du Rock Progressif.

    A ceux qui n'aiment pas : la musique n'appartient à personne et elle est dédiée à tout le monde !

    Il n'y a pas plus éphémère que cet art qui doit, pour simplement exister une fraction de seconde, être interprétée en permanence.

    L'adaptation fait partie intégrante d'un morceau musical.

    On aime ou on n'aime pas c'est autre chose mais notre premier devoir est LE RESPECT !

  • More than acceptable cover - but the clarity of Greg lakes vocals on the original is the defining substance of a magnificent track

  • Great song! Makes me want to dig out my axe and wayfarer's satchel

  • A nice spin on a classic tune !

  • Good instrumentation but shit vocals, the original vocals are much darker and much soulful.

  • This guitar with the original vocals would be epic!

  • wololo

  • is actually a really cool cover, both bands are awesome

  • great cover, but definitely not as good as the original to be honest.

  • @Colbystrns totally agree with you

  • Good cover

  • No one is better than King Crimson.

    And I am a "extreme metallian"

  • @ABELCHAN who questioned that¡??? , fuckin asshole, saxon is a great band though, and i think this cover is good , could be better maybe,but who cares, and noone can compare to the great king crimson. and i am a true metalhead, not a fuckin poser like you are

  • @coua78 listening to extreme metal doesnt make you poser. listening to deathcore or metalcore makes you poser

  • @sodombestthrash posing makes someone poser, not his playlist.

  • @coua78 lolololol YOU are the poser.... ABELCHAN is not one-sided like you.. and he NOT said that saxon is shit or something...

    and sorry fory my bad english

  • @coua78 Ehh? calm down. Or do you guys have a history or something?

  • Meh, i prefer the original to be honest...

  • IMHO high speed solos, thrasshy riffs and modern synths don't fit the majestic and medieval atmosphere of this song.

  • king crimson version is much better of course but its not so bad

  • I wonder why Saxon don't have a singer who can actually sing properly.

  • @wideheadofknowledge i think you must be insane because biff is a great front man for saxon

  • obviously the original is better but, seeing how the majority of covers of classics usually distort the song in horrible ways, this one is a pleasant homage

  • cool mahn saxon covering a song from my favorite album

  • this is great! I like the art work as well

  • I don't see why so much fuss on this cover, OF COURSE THAT THE ORIGINAL IS BETTER WE GET IT, but that doesn't mean that this version sucks, they are playing a tribute to one of the best bands in the world (maybe the best prog rock band), and it's pretty good, I wanna see you do a better cover.

  • Very good but i prefer King Crimsons version :D

  • Just to quote jonlarkster:

    "for me 1/2 the appeal of the original crimson version was the incredible drumming. the drummer in this version does not have anywhere near the same creativity and presence in comparison he just sounds like he`s in the way making a lot of fast loud dull thuds."

    That pretty much sums it up! Great Song, not good reproduced by Saxon.

  • Why a stupid cover? Of course Saxon is paying a tribute to King Crimson, band of the genius Robert Fripp. No cover can be as good as the original. Very rare ones get maybe almost as good as the first versions. I always considered Saxon a very good band. Iron Maiden and Saxon always selled many albums in Brazil, despite a very low advertisement, especially Iron.

  • BAD ASS COVER !!!

  • Of course, this version does not compare with the congenial King Crimson classics, although this - is very well done - by themselves. SAXON just typical. A comparison was also never been Saxon's intent. I see this a lot more as a homage to the original.

  • Wow.. what a silly shit band with a silly shit cover, and of course, a silly shit uploader.. "fuck you faggot" "fuck you punk" "motherfucker"... wow, soo intelligent!!

  • @kemotox lol saxon silly you have to be kidding right? they are one of the best bands ever to come from the uk and this is the only good cover i have heard done of this classic song

  • Great cover! It stays true to the original.

  • Fantastic cover. I'm a great fan of Saxon but I didn't expect this.

  • good cover but saxon sucks.

  • Saxon is not King Crimson.One can never compare the two, nor should one. Two totally different styles from two different eras. I respect the fact that Saxon would cover CotCK as a homage to King Crimson, and they did so with respect to the original but made it their own. A cover should be just that, a cover not a duplicate; they are not a tribute band. I am reminded of another edgier cover of a classic. Check out Killswitch: Engage's cover of Holy Diver. Respectful, yet unique. 'Nuff said.

  • @YesRushELP

    Yeah, but the thing with that is that KE isn't very good to begin with; Saxon is one of the all time greats of the NWOBHM

  • Saxon is a Metal band and one of the better ones and the glam metal critic should be glad that there is not only hellish Black Metal shit. And this interpretation of the King Crimson original is the best a hard rocking band can do with it or are there better covers? I do not know Kingdom Hearts and I will check them next.

  • @ascoltaevaporazione stupid your mom, motherfucker

  • @coua78 Okay show some restraint...seriously.

  • @Jonlarkster Thats exactly what I thought when I listened to it!

  • I am not such a big Saxon fan, though I do appreciate some of their music. I think they did a good job of re-interpreting King Crimson's masterpiece. Comparing the two is not worth the time. If possible, just listen without thinking of the original.

  • this is o.k. but for me 1/2 the appeal of the original crimson version was the incredible drumming. the drummer in this version does not have anywhere near the same creativity and presence in comparison he just sounds like he`s in the way making a lot of fast loud dull thuds. also, the guitar solo stuff belongs in some other tune.

  • this is o.k. but for me 1/2 the appeal of the original crimson version was the incredible drumming. the drummer in this version does not have anywhere near the same creativity. in comparison he just sounds like he`s making a lot of fast loud dull thuds.

  • The original King Crimson version is better but i love this cover :)

  • This is a great cover. All the negative comments are not right. There is only one thing, and I'm probably just a bit old, but, the equalizing is a bit too much at the upper part of the midrange for my older ears. Other than that, this is really great! Maybe I should get an equalizer for my headset!

  • I'm a fan of King Crimson and I must say- This sounds really good. I like what SAXON has done with it. I always dislike when a band does a cover and tries to duplicate the original. The changes SAXON did sound great. I'll bet the guys from King Crimson like this too.

  • 1:20 = Whitesnake - Judgement Day

  • @labosh33gost fuck you punk , that shit called "glam metal" FUCKIN SUCKS

  • @coua78 lol chill out retard

  • @slashy04 i fucked your mom, i cum all over his fuckin face

  • @coua78 this proves my point. know we officially knw your mentally challenged.

  • @slashy04 like your slutty ,mom

  • @coua78 kinky.

  • Nothing quite like unimaginative musicians aping their betters.

  • Good, just not as good as king crimson :)

  • fucking great stuff ,if u dont like this ur a cunt .

  • I wonder how King Crimson would cover Wheels Of Steel?

  • Saxon did great with this cover!

  • I can dig it! I love the old King Crimson version, but I like this version. It's much moe gutsier that Greg Lake's vocal parts. But, the dual guitars blow me up! It's almost like 21 Century Schizoid Man meets Eddie Van Halen! Really unique!

  • It's best the original version.

  • People complaining is what bands get when they make covers of classic masterpieces...

    KC version's the very best but this got that something that I found to be very hypnotic and badass at the same time. Excellent cover imho

  • Nice cover, metal jam was pretty tasteless.

  • @BernardoGuui NO SPAM YOURE FUCKIN NAZI

  • @zorman743 like your face punk

  • Cool cover, the original by King Crimson is better though

  • this is definitely way better than ozzy's cover of 21st century schizoid man...

  • @Goryllo lol, youre that faggot again or youre just  another asshole who likes to suck lorenzo fuckin little dick

  • @lorenzowhites FUCK YOU FAGGOT

  • @lorenzowhites I think it's great that a metal band pays tribute to such a defining artist such King Crimson.

  • @lorenzowhites Seriously? 'Fuck metal cover shit'? If you are going to troll, please, learn2english. I can't tell what you were trying to say.

  • It was okay, but then they killed it from 1:20 onward. Nothing compares to the original.

  • @UpTheIrons1994 Yeah, I agree. They changed the theme a little at the beginning that was a nice twist, but past that point, they went too far.

  • Hey your ears are bleeding!

    WHAAAAAT?

    That's how fucking awesome this song is.

  • So much rage... Just listen to the music. -_-

  • @jmc235 fuck yo punk

  • COUA78 vc e verdadeiro pamonha..pamonha...nao merece ouvir nem ter nada dessa great band saxon...a inveja e uma merda!

  • @MorkaGraven fuck you

  • Both of you are the biggest pricks I've ever had to argue with, YOU Russ are destined to die in 2015 with a serious bowel cancer and you Venom are going to slide your one inch wonder cock in a talibans asshole and catch a std, dnt forget to use lube you cockroach

  • Who the fuckin hell are you Simon Cowell just enjoy the music, rock on

  • the middle part gets right out of whack....

    the solo is just a music terminating metal cliche.... killed in the middle by stupid over cooked metal obsession.... was very promising up to then too.

  • Great cover!! With much more power and dynamism. I also like original version but this heavy metal cover KICK ASSSSSSS

  • well that tells us that saxon isn't only a great band, but they also have a great taste of music!!!

  • Bollocks, this is fuckin brilliant

  • First off...to even attempt of this tune takes a great deal of balls...to do it well and make it your own...well that's SAXON...I started with Wheels of Steel.

    One of the best versions I have heard.

  • Wow. Kickass cover.

  • Not bad. But it is not KC and not Saxon too. Something new. Like it.

  • Man, coua78, you sure are an angry saxon fanboy; seriously, calm down ;D

    "SAXXXON OWNZ! YOU NEVR HERD OF THEM!? YO SUKC!!!! SCREW KIGN KRINNSON!"

  • @smartlamppost ive never said that, in fact i love king crimson , i just upload this tune because in that time it wasnt on youtube and i think it was a great one, i also like saxon, but hate this fuckin posers to come here and talk bullshit

  • @coua78 calla chupa pinga! :D

  • @daniel091989 calla ctm, ahora te busco pa sakart ela mierda

  • Epic tune!

  • Truly ace version of King Crimson's song. Saxon were (are) so talented it beggars belief. Wheels of Steel, Strong Arm of The Law, Denim and Leather, Saxon (the first album), The Power And The Glory. I lost interest after this as they decided to go glam-rock. They were my favourites OF ALL for a while - ahead of even AC/DC and Motorhead. They show their natural born talent again here.

  • Man, I like King Crimson, but Saxon's version OWNS.

  • Hey this is cool.Thanks for posting this.Saxon does an excellent job here.

  • Hey this is cool.Thanks for posting this.Saxon does an excellent job here.

  • Hey this is cool!

  • i came to check out the cover, kc's got it...but this is pretty wild...

    i like what they did to the tune

  • this cover is good but I prefer KC's and the best is the cover from "the tokyo Tapes"dvd with Steve Hackett: the best cover IMHO, listen to it and compare !

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  • cover is OK.

  • @THEguitarhero360 the original is better, fo sho

  • @RUSSxT so why dont you just fuck off punk

  • @coua78 EYO SQUEEZE IT NIGGA

  • @RUSSxT nigga , i bet youre a fuckin nigger from brooklyn punk

  • @coua78 Well while we're looking at each other's profiles so we can offend each other, wtf a Peruvian looking down on a Legal Citizen of the United States of America? Get bent.

  • @coua78 haha look at coua hes a faggot starting shit online

  • @RUSSxT I hope you die of cancer RUSSxT

  • @PozzasHotSeat me too

  • @PozzasHotSeat Oh My god, someone has a different opinion from me, they should die <- your fail logic. You remind me a lot of the catholic church, the muslims, the jews.

  • @RUSSxT Fuck you, you spineless cunt! It's the scum bags like you that hover over to other artists and diss them just to make yourself feel big and all that. Anyway it's a bit like the situation with The man who sold the world by Nirvana, I thought it was theirs originally but found out it's David Bowie's, because I heard Nirvanas first I prefer it and it is better anyway so sit the fuck down wankstain!

  • @PozzasHotSeat Dude what the fuck are you and the other guy getting so butt hurt about, I love Saxon. I just prefer the KC version is all .... you two need to relax.

  • @PozzasHotSeat fuck you hotseat i bet you and coua like sucking each other off and bathing in your own cum you faggots

  • coua78 : OH WEBOOOOOOOOOOOOON

  • Damn, these guys did a great remake! Better than the original, IMHO.

  • know, I listened to the King Crimsin version first and I think they both are very good

  • @TheRocksmylife it starts sounding like 21 century heavy metal man at 2:25

  • haha that helmet is on the cover of my world history book! if you dont like this song your a stupid faggot

  • @epiphonerockgods That's because the band is named after the Anglo-Saxons, who were Germanic peoples that migrated to the Britannic Isles and displaced its Celtic inhabitants. You might know them as the English.

  • Aguante King Crimson!

  • I heard this song in a car dropping it off to a customer, Fucking Bad Ass Song...Thanx

  • It works until the Vocals. KC own this.

  • @HerrSchenkel so fuck off

  • This is incredible. I am speechless!!!

  • great cover. masterpiece, refrain is really epic.

  • if this was an original id absolutely love it, but compared to the actual original its merely satisfactory. not a bad cover though

  • Great song, Average band. I am sorry but Saxon has not King Crimson' musical quality. I listened Saxon & many others for many years day after day (well, 28 years ago my favorites music styles are "Heavy Metal", "Hard Rock", or say it like you want. Now I listen sometimes Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple or some AC/DC but I prefer KC, Porcupine tree, CGT, Peter Hammill, or Nyman,Cage,Glass. I like Hancock,Metheny, The best is to listen different kinds of music. I am not "Heavy" or "Emo" I am only ME

  • who is saxon ?

  • @hookuspookus529 A GREAT BAND , THAT YOU DONT DESERVE TO LISTEN

  • @coua78 you are a fucking cranky ass fart arent you, piece of shit

  • @Goblinjimmscave no im not fat asshole, y

  • @coua78 why didn't you just tell him that they were an eighties metal band who had some limited success.

  • @coua78 so i heard you like the fat cock like slut mother you Peruvian piece of brown shit saxon sucks more dick you you Peruvian piece of fuck

  • @venom871 poor little fat guy, get a life punk

  • @hookuspookus529 anyone from Saxony in Germany?

  • They had me right up to the middle metal jam. Its ok, but that's where the break goes and builds back into the main theme. Overall well done though.

  • It´s as good as the original :)

    Thumbs up!!!

  • Neat cover. I really enjoyed it!

  • fuck you

  • Great cover!I had no idea that Saxon has done this one!

  • where's saxon from ?..germany ?..

  • @blica1 Judging from their name, "Saxon", I may hypothesize they're from the UK...

  • @AA10Megaviv well you're right !! my mistake..i just figured they were german cause he had a slight accent while singing..anyway , great version of a british prog rock classic !

  • @blica1 Agreed :)

  • i like this more then the orginal version

  • I must admit that sounds like a really AWESOME cover! It enlightens some other view of King Crimson's splendid masterpiece. Good job!

  • @AA10Megaviv I prefer the original, myself, because my favorite thing about it was that it was an atmospheric song.

    That said, what makes this cover great is that it evokes a totally different feeling than the original (less eerie, more...epic) without betraying what made that one great. I agree with you--it gives you different facets of the same story, and for that, it's a great cover.

  • @SeventhHanyou Well, I agree with everything you said - I myself also definitely prefer the original one. My point is that Saxon's version has attributes of a stirring, metallic, powerful version, while the original one shows the more mental, deep, enchanting and unique approach (this is why, considering Saxon's version doesn't humiliate King Crimson's in any way, the versions are not to wrangle each other), which, as you've probably realized by now, is preferred by both of us. :)

  • YEAH!!, i think Robert likes/would like it :)

  • Klasse Interpretation vom alten King Crimson song.

    A great interpretation of the King Crimson song!!

  • Great cover.

  • Yes,even without mellotron great sound.

    Good work by Saxon.

  • Decent version, although the vocals totally don't match. But I have to ask- WHERE'S THE MELLOTRON!?!?!

  • @coua78 what's wrong with a cover? douchebag

  • Not bad but I can see Queensryche doing this song justice.

  • Not as good as KC, but still nice to hear a cover of a fantastic song!

  • it should read: coua78- April 21, 2009 -no description necessary.

  • wow , no mellotron but still sounds great, nice version.

  • WTF?! Saxon doing King Crimson? Wow, I'm impressed, although not really surprised. King Crimson rules! RIGHT ON!!!

  • Not bad at all...but i dont like the voice

    the original is still much better!

  • interesting version but the middle part with the guitar solo, does not really belong in this...

  • this is such an awesome and classic song i would really like to see mastodon or tool cover this and see their take on king crimson's masterpiece

  • Mastodon covering this song? That would be epic as hell.

  • great version

    saxon rules

  • Nice version

  • Perfect..........

  • The song of all the times no matter whoever plays it...