In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released on 10 October 1969, by Island Records. Often regarded as the first true progressive r
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"21st Century Schizoid Man" is a song by the progressive rock band King Crimson, released in October 1969 as the opening track on their debut album In the Court of the Crimson King. Often regarded as
In the Court of the Crimson King
…They have been characterized as being "filled with dark and doom-laden visions". Gold also noted that the lyrics consist of "oblique wordplay". "21st Century Schizoid Man" has been called "perhaps the first alternative anthem" by Manish Agarwal of Time Out, and DeRogatis said Fripp "never rocked harder" than he did on…
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