Lizard is the ultimate grower album, even professional critics changed their minds on it years later. Something to look forward to in 80s KC is that Bill Bruford is still a madman on the drums.

Love King Crimson. My all time favorite group. Have collected 88 CDs of their Collectors Club stuff. Taken me about 9 years. Collection keeps growing. Can't get enough. Nice to meet someone who shares the same interests. ❤

Don't apologize for being who you are...we,your followers, LIKE you the way you are!

@scottbrown7203

Жыл бұрын

No, we don't need to "validate" our own being!!

I really liked the trio of records with Adrian Belew in the early 80's Discipline , Beat & Three Of A Perfect Pair. Got to see them live in 1982 & they were brilliant !

@the_prog_nerd

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve not gotten around to hearing 80s KC yet! It’s at the top of the list

@arti2909

3 жыл бұрын

@@the_prog_nerd I would recomend to do this in chronological order - Discipline first

@Jordan-ez2gn

3 жыл бұрын

@@the_prog_nerd Oh man you are seriously missing out. Discipline is an all-time great in 80s prog

@rhorto01

3 жыл бұрын

I love the Belew era albums. They are not everyone's cup of tea but they might be the best prog of the 80's to my ears.

@carldybowski4338

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed some of the better 80s prog especially the 1st one.

Don't push yourself too much to be social. The true, introvert nerds among us understand that it takes a lot of energy for you to reply to everything. King Crimson is my favourite band (together with Univers Zero and 1970s Banco del Mutuo Soccorso), but their 1980s albums are their weakest IMHO (but still good). Fortunatly there are a lot of gems among their later albums. Sadly I haven't had the money to buy any of their big box sets. The following list is based upon how much I have listened to different albums over the last 21 years (yes, I know I'm a nerd). The full list has a lot more obscure stuff on it, but live albums, tour boxes, and bootlegs that I only have listened to a few times is left out of this list. 1. The Power to Believe (2003) Studio album 2. VROOOM (1994) Studio EP 3. Red (1974) Studio album 4. Level Five (2001) Live EP 5. Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973) Studio album 6. THRaKaTTaK (1995/1996) Compilation of live improvisations 7. Lizard (1970) Studio album 8. In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) Studio album 9. The construKction of light (2000) Studio album 10. Starless and Bible Black (1974) Studio album 11. A Scarcity of Miracles (2011) Studio album (as Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins) 12. EleKtriK Live In Japan (2003) Live album 13. In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) Studio album 14. Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind (2015/2016) Live album 15. Discipline (1981) Studio album 16. Islands (1971) Studio album 17. Beat (1982) Studio album 18. THRAK (1995) Studio album 19. Live in Chicago (2017) Live album 20. Live in Toronto (2015/2016) Live album 21. USA (1974/1975) Live album 22. Heavy ConstruKction (2000) Live album 23. Three of a Perfect Pair (1984) Studio album 24. The Great Deceiver (1973-1974/1992) Live album 25. VROOOM VROOOM (1995-1996/2001) Live album 26. Live in Philadelphia (1996/2008) Collector's Club live album 27. Live in Vienna (2016/2018) Live album 28. Live in Guildford (1972/2003) Collector's Club live album 29. Earthbound (1972) Live album

I'm 18 yo, makes me so happy to see that there are people around my age that really likes and enjoy this type of music. Maybe its more frequently to see that in Europe but here were I live(Peru) I'm alone with all my CD's and LPS from prog rock. Great work girl, keep making good content!!!

My favorite band of all times

Truly a great band! My favs are Crimson King and Red, of course :)

since you like the song "Red" so much, I would recommend the KC song "Vrooom Vrooom" from 1995. It's like Red part 2, really heavy

@IAmisMaster

3 жыл бұрын

“Breathless” on Fripp’s first solo album, Exposure, is actually what I would call “Red pt. 2”

I’m looking forward to your cracking into the 80s era King Crimson. I love the Fripp, Belew, Bruford and Levin era very much but it is very different.

@bastidface

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually my favorite era. Fripp always brought a freshness into King Crimson.

One of the great prog bands! My favourite song is Starless and i guess Molly's is Cat Food!

King crimson no1 forever MAN!! 💯

I could say In the Court of the Crimson King is my First, Second: Red and then all the others. K.C. has great pieces of music but one in particular I am never tire of listening is Fracture: What and instrumental! Everything is in there: subtilty, virtuosity, surprising climaxes and a grand finale . It is an incredible piece by Fripp. Thanks for another great video. Perfect to finish a hard working week.

I only got to see King Crimson once live: I got to see King Crimson (I forget the name of the incarnation) open for Dream Theater in Minneapolis a number of years ago. Prog paradise! Levin was there, as was Belew. I prefer Wetton era King Crimson, but I enjoyed this immensely. They even played Dinosaur. :)

I've got all the box sets, apart from 69 box, got original In the Court box so didn't bother, think they have had enough of my money, lol. The Heaven and Earth box is my favourite. The projects cd's are like listening to the Wetton period improvisations on steroids, absolutely brilliant. 👏👍

My favorite King Crimson album? Oh, that's really a hard one to answer. I suppose it depends on my mood really. My view is that there is no such thing as a bad KC record, some are just better than others. Just for fun, I'll do a top 5 list in no particular order. 1. Red 2. Lark's Tongues 3. In the Court of.... 4. Lizard 5. Discipline I could go on but I said 5. Thanks for your channel and I'll be checking back from time to time. I think it's wonderful that you have a passion for music, especially KC! Keep it up! P.S. I'm very envious of your KC boxed sets! Nice!

Great overview of Crimson! I was fortunate to have seen the 72-73 tour and it's at the top of my list of concerts I attended. I have all of the box sets as well!

I've only listened to In The Court Of The Crimson King so that is my favourite by default!

EX(cx)CELLENNTTT COLLECTION !!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Crimson is my favorite band also . From ARGENTINE ... WE LOVE YOU.... Atte Ignacio HEFNER .-

Not to sound cliché, but my favorite K.C. album is probably "In The Court"....Although I do believe the first one I ever heard and got into was "Lizard". That was my introduction. I love all their albums; mostly the early stuff, but one album I do adore and is always criminally overlooked imo is "Discipline". I'm sure you've heard it, but if not I highly recommend it. I'm sure you'd dig it. Btw, as much as I love "Red", I always feel it could've used a better cover/album art. Like if we were cheated out of something more epic to match the music within. But, I guess maybe that's just me. Anyhoo, cheers! Great video! Long live King Crimson!

I'm old, nice to see someone young enjoying great,great music.

King Crimson albums from 1969 to 1974....solid!!!

Fripp's *Exposure* is a fascinating album, too. Started as a soundtrack for an aborted Alphaville remake starring Fripp & Debbie Harry. Title track is a mother.

Great collection and your cat is adorable!

A fine collection of prog's greatest band. I'd say Red and Lark's Tongues are my favorites from that era, but overall, Discipline is for me the best Crimson album. When you check it out, you won't be disappointed. Love your passion, cheers!

Lizard is my favorite Crimson album!

Hi Niamh, I have been watching your reviews on KZread for several weeks and I like your reviews! As to your question about favorite KC albums, my favorite is "Court." Every Time I hear or read the name "King Crimson," I think of "In The Court of the Crimson King," especially the title track. (FYI, I only have 4 KC albums to-date: Court, Poseidon, Larks and Red.) Oh and before I forget: in case you do not know, when the band Asia (original members) reunited in 2006/2007, they played the song "In The Court of the Crimson King" live. It is on DVD. I look forward to more of your reviews!

@the_prog_nerd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Every Wednesday I post a new review!

I like the Album >Discipline< (1981) very much.

no problem doing videos takes time cool albums. cool kitty ahhh.

Those giant cd box sets look awesome. I am more a vinyl fan but I do enjoy some of the fancier CD sets. I imagine they were quite pricey but I bet they were such a nice addition to your collection that it was well worth it. Love the cat too. Always had a soft spot for cats. I'd really be curious to your thoughts on the band Triumvirat. Especially, "Illusions on a Double Dimple" & "Sparticus". As an ELP fan I bet you would enjoy both of those lps.

I bought my first King Crimson LP on 1980, nearly christmas. I was only a child. Red was great album. The world has changed, but their music remains amazing for young people.

Great Deceiver! Great percussion...

It's funny how the first Virgin CD pressings were presented with the line "the definitive edition" in the back in capital letters, since we'd get a generous number of reissues after that, maybe too many.

Very cool video Niamh! That was awesome seeing all of the King Crimson boxes at once -- quite a trove of excellence 🙂

Thanks Niamh for another excellent, entertaining unboxing. Special thanks to Molly for the delightful,scene-stealing cameo too. Looking forward to Saturday with Dad.

I gave been listening to King Crimson and ELP a lot lately since watching your videos. I was aware of these bands but besides Lucky Man, Karnevil 9, and one or 2 other ELP songs, I hadn't really bothered listening to either band. Both bands have really grown on me now. Just want to thank you because I've been wanting to listen to something different lately and I'm not a big fan of the latest rap and hip hop. I like technical , and long songs. And songs with lyrics that make you think. Now besides Tool, I gave been listening to King Crimson and ELP a lot lately.

Very, very cool...young girl into King Crimson. Just ordered the box 72 - 74, because I love the Red-Album. In 69 KC was ahead of his time, simply unbelievable. However the concerts of the last decade in Japan or the one from 2021 in Tokyo were amazing too. Keep the good work, subscribed.

@the_prog_nerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed!!

King Crimson sets the Bar . First heard them many years ago . Seen them many times . I have all the Boxes as well as original first copies of there catalog . Japanese issues as well. Many years ago that first record grabbed me and RED took my head off . My Favorite is RED . They still amaze me . Crimson to me had that extra Element that only Inner Mounting Flame record can match RED. Court has that power as well but differently. LARKS BIBLE BLACK, RED . It's all one Piece . I dissect these records endlessly for 40 years. Miles Zappa Beatles Hendrix Allman Brothers get same treatment.

First I had in 73 was Lark´s Tongue in Aspic....part one has always been a personal fav since then....of course the first with Schizoid Man, and second with biggest mellotron sound In the wake of Poseidon with great drummer Michael Giles, and into Lizzardiness and Islands. But agree, RED is fantastic!

“Power To Believe” is my most favorite King Crimson album.

I said in another comment on the Red video but if you want to hear a very cool live version of Fallen Angel it actually should be included in the LTIA boxset, it’s an improvised version from the Zoom club in 1972, it’s fantastic and a great window into fripps process. Sorry if I’m repeating myself, I don’t mean to explain something in a boxset you already own, I was just very excited to discover it because Fallen Angel was also a favorite of mine and I wanted so badly to hear it live

King Crimson is so fantastic, Starless is my favorite song, I also have an original LP of court of the crimson king

This looks like a typical boy’s bedroom in the USA in the early to mid-70’s. My 18 year old son is a huge Crimson fan and the only concert we’ve seen together was King Crimson in September 2019 in Atlanta GA.

You are so 70's, amazing

@the_prog_nerd

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Three of A perfect Pair, and Alternative takes are cool.

Excellent collection..... Great video. Really enjoy your channel. New subscriber, so I’m catching up. Huge KC fan, and love RED as well. Thanks for sharing your stuff 🤞🎶☕️

Hi, Niamh. I know this is about King Crimson, but in your Yes post recently you mentioned that you saw a program on TV. Well the 2nd part is on this afternoon, but you probably know that already. In case you don't 16:00 on the Sky Arts channel. Happy watching! Oh, & keep up the great work & carrying on being yourself, you are awesome 👍👍

@the_prog_nerd

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow thanks for letting me know!!

I agree with you, Red is my fav KC album since I was 13 years old, in 1978. And still is !!! And the rest of the discography is awesome too.

An impressive King Crimson collection. And I am excited to hear your thoughts on 80's and later incarnations of the band. Keep doing the good work.

John Wetton King Crimson is my favorite.

Great King Crimson box set they are one of my favourite prog bands. If your looking for more prog bands to check out try and find 2066 and Then they are brilliant, Cheers Sean

🤔 I'm a Metalhead who also collects Prog & 60's Psychedelic my journey into Prog proper started with King Crimson & Yes , having already Opeth Dream Theatre Mastodon & Rush In my collection , I heard Jon Anderson sing "battle ship's confide in me and tell me where you are" on 📻 which left me thinking I've got to buy The Yes Album to find out if the rest of the album is of the same quality a purchase followed along with In The Court Of King Crimson , I've never looked back I fell in love with Jon Anderson's vocals , currently I'm collecting the Gentle Giant studio album discography .

@gmegbert

3 жыл бұрын

And then you should be primed to explore Van Der Graaf Generator!

Damn, I need to step my prog boxset game up, killer video. KC live albums are my favorite.

I purchased a king crimson box sets lot that include all their cd box sets except the Complete 1969 Recordings last year. That cost me 500 bucks but totally worth every penny. These box sets are so enjoyable! Lizard is my all time favorite KC album, it feels so good to hear those tracks in unreleased live versions.

Love the t-shirt! Love KC! You need to listen to Fripp's Exposure before attempting to start on 80's Crimson. It'll cushion the blow to your mind a bit. Mark my words everyone, Niamh will be wanting a Chapman Stick along with the Rickenbacker as soon as she begins the journey!! Love and respect from Baltimore!

King Crimson is one of the few prog bands I can enjoy and not just for Bill Bruford’s next level drumming who is one of the best three prog drummers with Collins and Palmer being the second and third. I am not the only punk who thinks so as none other than Kurt Cobain was also a fan of Red. For prog fans he was in a band called Nirvana. Favourite King Crimson album - anything with Bill Bruford.

King Crimson is my fav band of all time. And the one band that, being not generous with that classification, has 6 (!) albums that score 10/10. ITCOTCK, Lizard, LTIA, SABB, Red, Discipline. To compare, I think Yes and Genesis have both 2 albums with this classification, Pink Floyd has 3. But next to these 10’s, all KC albums are great, check out the later stuff, also their latest studio album from 2003, Power to Believe is incredibly good! And to end... LTIA is their best for me, check out my IG post on the “close to the edge of prog” account. Keep up the good work!

nice, I got A Young Person's Guide to King Crimson and Court's 50 year CD and Red's 40th year CD on the way, Lizard's my favorite album from the band so I'm most likely gonna get that next

Ohh the Cat is the most nice of the video

I only own three King Crimson albums so far and need to fix that! Great showcase!

@the_prog_nerd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Glad you finally 'got' Lark's Tongue. It is easily my favorite KC album, but they all have much to offer. I think I mentioned it before, but if you haven't yet had a chance Centipede is worth a listen. Many of the finest 60's and 70's prog musicians play and sing on it , and Fripp produced it. a great prog double lp.

cela fait plaisir de voir des jeunes qui apprécient ce groupe et qui en font la promotion . Pour moi qui ai grandi avec King Crimson , " In the court of " restera l'unique favori car novateur dans le début des années 70' . Toutefois quand on aime ce groupe depuis 50 ans , on apprécie chaque étape musicale et cette aptitude à se renouveler au fil des années. Longue vie à toi jeune fan .

Love that Atomic Rooster poster in the back btw. Cann, Crane and Hammond RIP. Looking forward to some reviews of their stuff on your channel!

I could rekommend Home The Alchemist from 73..very pleasant half prog/rock album with a beautiful story and sleeve design. Very last from the boys. And , without being selfish(haha), some Klimax from Peter Roos in early 80´s....? why not?

I would have to say my favorite record from King Crimson would be Red. I just love how dark and heavy it is. In The Court Of The Crimson King would be my second favorite. Just because I'm not the biggest fan of "Moonchild" ironically it almost put me to sleep. 😂

I feel like you may enjoy a band called He Is Legend. They have a newish album called White Bat that is a concept album and it is very creative. They aren’t prog but they are definitely awesome.

LPs this is my order: Islands (my favourite), Lizard, Court, Larks Tongues, Starless, No Pussyfooting, Exposure, Red, Wake.... And all the other recordings as well. Of course. Songs? Circus is amazing. And all the others. :-). Love and hugs. Klaus

what a nioe set of KC recordings you have¡¡¡¡ all of that must cost you a liitle fortune¡¡¡

really love them

Hi Niamh. How about that top-30 list of 50th-anniversary albums I mentioned. Such a phenomenal year, '71. Indeed, you could make a top-50, no trouble. '71 might be surpassed only by '72. I think it would cover all the rock genres, though. Just a suggestion. And would Islands make your list for '71? For me, Islands remains one of Crimson's most under-appreciated works. I mean, Sailor's Tail alone is worth the money. Best wishes.

I bought my first and favourite King Crimson Lp last Autumn although i did have Court of the Crimson King on Cd 20 years ago! however i wanted to buy it on viny,l where i am really pleased with the production that enhances the quality of the music. It will be interesting to know what your Dad's favourite 90's prog album is.

Red is definitely my overall favourite, but I also love Court of the Crimson King and Discipline. Three very different lineups with vast differences in the songs, but stellar musicianship across the board.

Ur room is so cool

Amazing collection. My fave is RED too. How different is Steve Wilson's remix? You're only missing 6 proper studio albums to have all the KC albums. The three 80s records which sound 80s in a,,,,,different way. A lot of interlocking guitar and Chapman stick parts. Discipline, Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair. Then another hiatus. Thrakk from 1996. A bit more heavy in parts and some great songs but not their best. Still need it though. Then,,,,,The Construktion Of Light and The Power To Believe from the late noughties. A bit more metal and industrial in there. Then of course zillions of live stuff, comps, remixes and EPs.

Red is my fav KC album, starless and fallen angel are hands down the best KC songs ever produced

Favorite , King Crimson debut. As far as responding to the comments just hit the heart ❤️ logo so they know you read it. I don’t like typing stuff myself.

So much King Crimson - you got some really nice stuff!

@the_prog_nerd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You could say I’m a fan of them!

Dear Niamh thank you so much!I am not sure if the album earthbound is mixed in to one of your sets.Badly recorded but great music none the less! love your cat!

Red definitely does have a what could have been vibe to it, I often wondered what the proposed 1975 material would’ve been like. As I recall it was just Wetton who wrote any sort of fragments.

You can also try Polish group Republika that was influenced by later KC. Republika was popular band in 1983-2001.

These box sets, CDs, and LPs must get pretty expensive.

@AnthonyESacco

3 жыл бұрын

wonder how the heck she can afford all those treasures, mate?!? When I was her age it all I could do to afford a couple of albums a month! Must be nice!

@bastidface

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyESacco Right!? I had to save my lunch money just to buy a regular LP or CD every two weeks. She must be loaded. Must be nice.

@davideckert2889

3 жыл бұрын

Agree , average bloke can't afford those box sets .

I like KC too all albums. I'm 31 y.o.

THANK YOU...MAY I SAY..YOU YOUNG LADY HAVE VERY GOOD TASTE OF MUSIC....THANK YOU from WADE THE SQUATCHMANN..FACT....AMEN 👍👣👣👣🙏🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁

Lizard & Three of a Perfect Pair

Ну что тут скажешь? Молодец девчонка, просто молодец!!!

Hi. I watch you a good bit. I enjoy a young person's take on the music I have loved my life long. I don't know if you have ever heard of the Chicago group The Flock, but you should check out their second album Dinosaur Swamp. I think you will find it quite good. It came out in 1970 and has been one of my favs from the first listen.

The lizard suite is my fav song by them and the rest of the album is stellar. I don’t get why it gets hate . Lizard for me 😀

King Crimson is one of my favorite groups. Pick one...put it on....i'm all good.🤓 Keep with it Niamh. Enjoyable content always. Worth every minute of yours and our time. Looking forward to Saturdadday. ✌🤘🖖 P.S. I am going to keep watching even though you dont respond to my every comment. You have a lot of fans now. Many people want to interact with you. That's what the point is. Please don't worry about some whining turd, who thinks you don't interact. Please refer back to your "issues with the vinyl community " post. Everyone wants people to like what they do. Some people like taking the piss. Others like being supportive. You are not obligated to reply to anyone. I like when you respond to me of course but as I see your number of watchers and subscribers increases i know the amount of time needed to respond to every coment across several social media networks must nearly be a full time job. So keep keeping it real. We love you.......no excuses.😁 see you tomorrow.

Nevertheless, Lake’s era is the best chapter for me

Try Polish musician Czesław Niemen especially album Enigmatic (and other albums on YT, 3 of them in English, I do not put links because YT can remove comment). He was most famous Polish musician 1967-1978 and made few progressive albums. Production in Poland was not so good as in England, but music can be interesting. PS. My favourite KC is Lizard. Song 'Epitaph' was voted by polish radio listeners to be in the 10 most important songs ever. We had poll for 25 years (1995-2019) (whole lists can be found on YT as 'top wszechczasów trójki' that means 'all-time top', similar top is also in duch radio).

I'm impressed

KC played No Pussyfooting live in 1974 as a band warmup before Red was released ...fact!!

Class

I listened to In the Court through Red a lot in high school, years later re-discovered them and now enjoy all of the eras, but especially the live shows with Wetton and Ian Wallace, and shortly later with Jamie Muir. I've collected all of their 40+ KCCC live cds and recommend them. The newest band put on an amazing show in Denver Sept./2019!

@timhalo7898

2 жыл бұрын

Wetton didnt play with Wallace. Wallace was in the Islands line up, Wetton was with Bruford and Muir for Larks, but Muir left and wasnt on Starless or Red.

After Talk Talk, my favourite band!

@davidellis5141

3 жыл бұрын

Spirit Of Eden , A Masterpiece.

@Katehowe3010

3 жыл бұрын

Succinct, but what more can one say? The follow up wasn't half bad either!

I have seen them live numerous times and I love all their albums but to say which one is my favorite record is difficult. Of course In The Court of the Crimson King will always be right near the top of my list but I love Islands and Larks Tongue In Aspic is my go to Crimson records.

King Crimson Cat Food Greatest Single of All Time Cheers GRAHAM

In Starless and Bible Black there're Lament and Fracture, there's not enough love for this lovely album :(

1969 album" in the court" amazing one

Nice video Niamh. I have just made episode 6 about the Pink Floyd albums on my own KZread channel Harold's Prog Rock Show. Enjoy.