Straight from the beginning, it is hell of a hard task to pick thirteen songs from King Crimson‘s thirteen studio albums, released in the period from 1969 to 2003. First of all, King Crimson‘s first seven albums are considered as albums that shaped progressive rock and its future. If you ask anyone to name 5 crucial progressive rock bands, you can rest assured that King Crimson will be on the list.
These thirteen songs you will be checking out on the next pages is what I find to be the closest to what King Crimson is about on their thirteen studio albums, what is a bit of a paradox considering how far Mr. Robert Fripp& Co. went in their experimentations on these records.
Feel free to leave a comment with your choices.
Best 13 King Crimson Songs by Prog Sphere
21st Century Schizoid Man (In the Court of the Crimson King, 1969)
21st Century Schizoid Man is definitely one of the most influential progressive rock songs ever written, and as is it represents a bold statement. Although there are other favorites to choose from King Crimson‘s debut album, it’s simply unavoidable to skip over the opening song of the Crimson‘s opus.
Nikola Savić is a prog enthusiast, blogger and author, in addition to being the founder of Prog Sphere, Progify, ProgLyrics and the ongoing Progstravaganza compilation series.
