King Crimson, 21st Century Schizoid Man.

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This song could be considered the way a Prog-rock band could really rock. If you listen to Voivod version you would notice that.

King Crimson is the playground of artist infinite Robert Fripp. The guitar techniques of this great musician put him aside from many common-place guitarist. But, I must say as a drummer that Michael Giles performance in this recording is outstanding. I really listen again and again to this magic tracks that takes to a new level the art of percussion. So many things to learn in here.

The band was completed with multi-instrumentist Ian McDonald and bass guitarist and singer Greg Lake (yes, from Emerson, Lake and Palmer).

If you read the lyrics that accompanied the video and wonder who wrote it, it was Peter Sinfield, a visionary that added his creative force to a music band. And the collision was fruitful, I must say. And the impressive Cover and Interior art was painted by late Barry Godber, who died half a year later by a heart attack. He was only 24.

Some links to look for:
King Crimson Official Web Page.

Wikipedia.

Elephant Talk Wiki.

King Crimson Discography.

The embed from YouTube is a video from a show at Hyde Park, back in 1969.

King Crimson - 21rst Century Schizoid Man


Live in Hide Park 1969
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Cats foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoias poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.

Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.

Death seed blind mans greed
Poets starving children bleed
Nothing hes got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
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Well, this video is quite sort and 21st Century Schizoid man is not really a representative King Crimson song, so please, enjoy this other videos from the different mutations of the band.

King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic


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king crimson-epitaph


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King Crimson – Discipline


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King Crimson - Frame By Frame


Performed on the BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test back in 1982
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CK - 21st Century Schizoid Man


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MoonChild ( FULL version) Including The Dream / The Illusion 1/2, King Crimson.


MoonChild ( FULL version) Including The Dream / The Illusion 2/2, King Crimson.


This is the fourth work. It is "MoonChild Including The Dream / The Illusion" of King Crimson again. It is an FULL version this time. Vocal is Miss AKUE STONE. Well, I used "AquesTone" without using "VOCALOID". AquesTone is a free Vocal software. by Abzonally Park
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King Crimson (sort of) - In The Court Of The Crimson King


Live with McDonald, Wetton, Hackett, Thompson
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ISLANDS BY CLAUDIOTULL


Isso é a perfeita junção de obras de arte, a arte musical de King Crimson com a arte surreal de Jacek Yerka um pintor polonês, são pinturas fenomenais e a música do Crimson caiu como uma luva, é pura paz de espírito esse video...
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Formantera lady - king crimson


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