Masterpiece?
I know this is suposed to be a masterpiece and probably was groundbreaking at the time, but I am not digging it. I'm a fan of a lot of music from well before my time but I just can't get album. Maybe I'll try again but I just think it is dated.

Fun purchase
Bought this for a couple of the songs on it. The quality is not what I expected, but that wasn't what I was after. I wanted this for stricly nostalgic reasons and for that I did get what I was after. Would I recomend it? From a quality stand point, no, but if you are just after the memory of the time, then go for it.

first and best
Saw Greg Lake open the Ringo tour several years ago and they opened with "21st Century", which blew me away! Ringo certainly held his own, as did Greg Lake! A groundbreaking album!

How did this one slip by me?
While soaking in "Children of Men", I heard the long forgotten "Court of the Crimson King" used throughout the soundtrack for the film. On a whim, I jumped online and purchased this album...and I was blown away. It's an album that would stand out even now if it were released tomorrow. From beginning to end, you feel like you've found a diamond that someone put in the back of a closet and forgot about. From "21st Century Schizoid Man" to "In the Court of the Crimson King" I found myself saying "how did I miss this?". Not only that, when I heard "Moonchild", I went "they did that?, Woah." Needless to say, it's become a favorite overnight. Well worth the purchase.

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
It's like the Sgt.Pepper of progresive rock. An authentic iconoclastic and lawbreaker revolution. An icon for the nonconformist university students then. A new way of making music that lasts and survive until now all through the different ages and band lines up, always with Robert Fripp at the front. Later albums like Island, Red o Thrak can minimize its final score but it passes the passage of time. A great classic.
YOU STILL GET A SHOCK WHEN YOU BUMP INTO THAT COVER IN THE RECORD STORE OR THE PC SCREEN!
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Es el 'Sgt. Pepper' del rock progresivo. El primer álbum genuinamente progresivo, iconoclasta, transgresor y revolucionario. Era el emblema de los universitarios inconformistas e intelectuales de la época. Una nueva forma de hacer música que ha evolucionado hasta hoy día a través de las diferentes épocas y formaciones del grupo cuyo estandarte es Robert Fripp. Albumes posteriores como 'Islands' 'Red' o 'Thrak' lo hacan más simple y sencillo pero sigue superando el paso del tiempo. Absolutamente un clásico genial. La portada es aún un sorprendente icono cuando te la topas en la tienda de discos o en la pantalla del ordenador.