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King Crimson is a progressive rock group from England formed in 1969 by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles. Though originally an all-British musical group, later members have included a number of Americans, most notably Adrian Belew, and Tony Levin. The name “King Crimson” was coined by Peter Sinfield as a synonym for Beelzebub, prince of demons.
King Crimson’s debut album was In the Court of the Crimson King. The first major success of the new genre of progressive rock, many bands that would come to dominate ‘prog’ in the 1970s first sought to emulate In the Court of the Crimson King, including Genesis, The Alan Parsons Project, and later Rush.
The lineup of King Crimson has at times changed drastically from album to album. Original lead singer and bassist Greg Lake left the group - as did lyricist Peter Sinfield - and went on to fame with Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970, replaced by Gordon Haskell, Boz Burrell, and, briefly, Jon Anderson of Yes. Also from Yes came drummer Bill Bruford, who joined King Crimson in 1972 and became one of the more enduring members. For the next three years, Bruford and Fripp were joined by future Asia frontman John Wetton. With comparatively few additional musicians, these mid-1970s albums and p...
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Top 10 King Crimson Songs
I Talk to the Wind
21st Century Schizoid Man
Epitaph
The Court of the Crimson King
Moonchild
Red
Cat Food
Starless
Fallen Angel
One More Red Nightmare
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Top 10 King Crimson Albums
In the Wake of Poseidon
Discipline
Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Starless and Bible Black
Islands
Lizard
Thrak
The Power to Believe
Beat
Three of a Perfect Pair
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