King Crimson featured some of the best musicians of the day, at a time when FM radio dominated and was much more free form, not having to rely on dance music.
Here is a cover of one of my favorite King Crimson tunes, "Larks Tongue In Aspic II":
Lead guitarist Robert Fripp totally changed the way I viewed the guitar as an instrument.
BTW, a little trivia, excerpts of the song were used in the original version of the movie "Emmanuelle", in the opium den scene (see it in French, not the dubbed English version).
My favorite King Crimson lyrics, "I Talk to the Wind":
Quote:
Said the straight man to the late man
Where have you been
I've been here and I've been there
And I've been in between.
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear.
I'm on the outside looking inside
What do I see
Much confusion
disillusion
All around me.
You don't possess me
Don't impress me
Just upset my mind
Can't instruct me or conduct me
Just use up my time
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear.
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