King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (live @ Hyde Park 1969)

[urenodhc]

huuuuu la laa

[BeardyBassist]

If only the origional King Crimson would come back, even if it was for just one gig, to see greg lake sing these songs again would be awesome!

[archfiendbaramos]

This is an amazing find. I wish you could more easily find stuff like this on DVD. Amazon has been pretty much a waste of time for trying to find decent King Crimson stuff.

[LilyLemony]

Greg Lake gives me multiple auralgasms...and some of the "regular" kind, too. *blush*

[killervaark]

One of the rare occasions that classic era Stones were well and truly blown off stage by a support! band. One of the first gigs I ever went to!

[muzboz]

King Crimson 1969 - 1974.

One of the best bands to have ever existed.

[TheIllegalKind]

@muzboz you dont like crimson with tony levin

[muzboz]

@TheIllegalKind I'm not sure who that is. I haven't found myself drawn to anything they did after 1975, even though it is sort of interesting. Got all into that poly-rhythm stuff, which isn't my thing really.

[muzboz]

@TheIllegalKind I just watched a video entitled "Bruford & Levin (King Crimson)", and yes, they are very talented. But I think the excesses of the 80's has basically taken hold of these guys. I can see why some people would like it, but I find it hollow, more of an exercise in technique than it is an emotional tale, or a story. Cool stuff, but I prefer the old King Crimson who made songs with words written by a poet, and the music had classical aspirations. Levin is very talented though! :)

[TheIllegalKind]

@muzboz what about songs like thela hun gingeet

[muzboz]

@TheIllegalKind Thela Hun Gingeet is kinda cool, yeah. Interesting. Some nice guitar textures in the middle there. Reminds me a bit of Duran Duran in a cool way. :)

I think something strange happened to recording technology and the way people produced records in the later 70's, and into the 80's. It got really clean, and polished, and I think something got lost in the process. :) I like the rawness and roughness of the stuff recorded in the 60's and early 70's.

Cool song, though!

[TheIllegalKind]

@muzboz do a lot of people feel the same way

[muzboz]

@TheIllegalKind I've got no idea. What do other people think?

There seems to me to be plenty of people out there, for whom King Crimson in the post 1975 period were very important and magical. So just everyone has different taste, and different times that were important to them, I guess! :) Everyone's different!

[TheIllegalKind]

@muzboz i was just woundering because i wasnt really aware but i like later crimson except one song on the new album the song is good except for part of the time theres electric drums

[fukyous]

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[PsychedelikBreakfest]

The first formation of King Crimson was one of the best Bands Ever.

[KrroPF]

@PsychedelikBreakfest I couldn't agree more. nevertheless, the following ones got really interesting results (red, lark's tongues in aspic, islands, the power to believe, etc)

[dannyhood66]

I wish i was there watching hells angels in charge of amphetamines. ha! 

[reditch]

Assam

[MrMusicman456]

Dude, Lakes voice is scarier (in a good way) WITHOUT distortion

[MrSuperpoint]

there must be the full song filmed somewhere :(

[MrHarrybongo]

That is one phat riff.



[VikkiFixx]

I wish I was there hearing that amazing performance!...with a bunch of hippies...

[Timzurita020196]

PLZ TELL ME THERE IS MORE OF THIS VERSION

[Timzurita020196]

Ok, now, where is the rest?

[FatalScarRS]

YEAH GREG LAKE! WHAT A SICK BASS PLAYER/SINGER!

[Coastalairslick]

What a great super group they were right then!