King Crimson

King Crimson
	King Crimson, 2003. godine. S lijeva na desno: Trey Gunn, Adrian Belew, i Robert Fripp. Pat Mastelotto se ne vidi na fotografiji.
Osnivanje	1968.
Žanr/ovi	progresivni rock, jazz fuzija, eksperimentalni rock, heavy metal, hard rock, novi val
Djelatno razdoblje	1968.–1974., 1981.–1984., 1994.–2004., 2007.–2008., 2013.–danas
Producentska kuća	Island, Atlantic, Polydor, E.G., Virgin, Warner Bros., Caroline, Discipline Global Mobile
Angažman	Giles, Giles, and Fripp, McDonald and Giles, UK, ProjeKcts, 21st Century Schizoid Band, Porcupine Tree, HoBoLeMa, Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins, Crimson Jazz Trio
Internetska stranica	http://www.dgmlive.com
Članovi (članice)
	Robert Fripp; Mel Collins; Tony Levin; Pat Mastelotto; Gavin Harrison; Jakko Jakszyk; Bill Rieflin
	Portal o glazbi

King Crimson su engleski sastav koji svira progresivni rock. Osnovan je u Londonu 1968. godine. Smatra ga se osnivačima progresivnog rocka, premda se sami članovi ne slažu s tom titulom.^[5]

U svojoj pedesetogodišnjoj povijesti poprimili su razne utjecaje i glazbene pristupe, pored ostalog jazz i narodnu glazbu, klasičnu i eksperimentalnu glazbu, psihodelični rock, hard rock i heavy metal,^[6] novi val, gamelan, electronicu i drum and bass) kao i balansiranje između visokostrukturiranih kompozicija nasuprot apstraktno improvizacijskim dionicama i zanimanje za pop glazbu. Sastav ima mnoštvo sljedbenika, usprkos tome što nije mnogo izvođen na radiju ni na televiziji.^[7]

Diskografija

Studijski albumi

In the Court of the Crimson King (1969.)
In the Wake of Poseidon (1970.)
Lizard (1970.)
Islands (1971.)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973.)
Starless and Bible Black (1974.)
Red (1974.)
Discipline (1981.)
Beat (1982.)
Three of a Perfect Pair (1984.)
Thrak (1995.)
The Construkction of Light (2000.)
The Power to Believe (2003.)

Izvori

↑ King Crimson at John McFerrin Music Reviews. "Crimson's form of prog, however, tended to incorporate heavy elements of modern classical (sometimes), avantgarde jazz (sometimes), and later heavy elements of New Wave."
↑ Allmusic review of the album Discipline
↑ Allmusic review of the album Beat
↑ "News". Dgmlive.com. http://www.dgmlive.com/news.htm Pristupljeno 19. travnja 2014.
↑ "In the Court of the Crimson King". ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts (abc.net.au). Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 27 svibnja 2006. http://www.abc.net.au/goldcoast/stories/s1255632.htm Pristupljeno 29. kolovoz 2007.
↑ Buckley 2003, str. 477, "Opening with the cataclysmic heavy-metal of "21st Century Schizoid Man", and closing with the cathedral-sized title track,"
↑ Eder, Bruce. King Crimson Biography Allmusic. Preuzeto 19. kolovoza 2007.

[1] King Crimson at John McFerrin Music Reviews. "Crimson's form of prog, however, tended to incorporate heavy elements of modern classical (sometimes), avantgarde jazz (sometimes), and later heavy elements of New Wave."

[2] Allmusic review of the album Discipline

[3] Allmusic review of the album Beat

[dgmlive.com-4] "News". Dgmlive.com. http://www.dgmlive.com/news.htm Pristupljeno 19. travnja 2014.

[AU-5] "In the Court of the Crimson King". ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts (abc.net.au). Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 27 svibnja 2006. http://www.abc.net.au/goldcoast/stories/s1255632.htm Pristupljeno 29. kolovoz 2007.

[6] Buckley 2003, str. 477, "Opening with the cataclysmic heavy-metal of "21st Century Schizoid Man", and closing with the cathedral-sized title track,"

[AMGBIO-7] Eder, Bruce. King Crimson Biography Allmusic. Preuzeto 19. kolovoza 2007.

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