Steve Hackett - The Court Of The Crimson King Lyrics

It's the best digital mellotron i've ever heard...

Rip Doppio and Diavolo.

lovely sounds, so lucky I saw one of the early iterations in early 70's

最高に素晴らしい音楽の芸術❣️ありがとうございます😊💕

The original King Crimson is a funny thing because although they were so great and iconic, the personalities involved were definitely not sustainably compatible, hence the split I guess. It seems like there were at least two visions of the band, with Ian McDonald on one side pushing towards I Talk To The Wind and Epitaph and Fripp on the other going for Schizoid Man and Moonchild. I know those are all band compositions, but plainly McDonald and Giles wanted to play “nice” music and Fripp wanted to go full on Hendrix does modern classical. In hindsight it seems like Fripp needed people like Wetton all along and clearly Ian McDonald and Steve Hackett should have formed a band. What was Ian McDonald up to in 1977 anyway?

Hi John, R.I.P.

What tour would this have been with Chester and Steve Hackett? I didn't think there was any King Crimson event that Fripp was not part of, maybe this was a solo act. Ian McDonald and Wetton still wonderful on this one, Hackett Too!!

the song reminds uriah heep, but can't remember what song

Who is playing keys on this?

Is this the recording used for Hackett's Tokyo Tapes album? It sounds very similiar, although that might be because it appears to have the same lineup.

Wow!!! Just Wow!!! Incredible.

If only Ian MacDonald could team up with Ian Anderson for a masterpiece or two.

King Crimson > Sticky Fingers

possibly the only and first comment that is pointing out a you know what reference.... have my like man lmaooo

i wonder if the guys ever do live performances of 'mcdonald and giles' material.....because i think the only album that ever stacked up against court of crimson king is mcdonald and giles,they are both such superb albums they could be parts 1 and 2 of a set.

perfeição

Vdd
Legendei uma do king crimson e a original da uma olhada se quiser https://youtu.be/OPZw5ko-7aY

John eres un grande entre los grandes y siempre lo seras y seras recordado a traves de tu musica que nunca morira y tu voz unica que jamas dejara de escucharse, dejastes un legado para las generaciones que bienen ... mis hijos te escucharan y mis nietos tambien, por que yo jamas dejare de escuchar tu obra y para mi eres y seras el Mejor entre los Mejores y mas Grande de todos...R.I.P.

I WAS JOKING WITH STEVE ABOUT THAT ON SOLO TOURS TOO WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE MUSIC BOOKS SIGN YOU THINK YOU CAN READ MUSIC NOT WELL TONY BANKS WROTE IT POOR NEXT GUYS BETTER OFF LEARN BY EAR RIGHT

I HAD A CD SIGN BY STEVE THE DVD RIGHT NOT A BAD DRUMMER EITHER THOSE JAPANIZE FANS GO RULING MAN THEY ARE SO QUIT IN THEIR SEATS THERE THEY GO STEVE RIGHT HE NEVER PLAY PIANO OR KEYBOARDS EITHER HAAA HE WAS ON TOUR WITH THE BEST

Who is the other keys man?

One of the great musical performances ever caught on film. RIP John Wetton.

Kill the drummer...Michael GILES forever !!!!

This isn't supposed to be a version of King Crimson - it's a Steve Jackett-helmed "prog supergroup", playing songs from the members' careers. I think Chester sounds great/does justice here - are you of the opinion that Giles is supposed to be the only person allowed to play drums on any version of "Court" ever performed?

pete sinfield . .there but never there.

Master piece. ..

YEAH...¡¡¡

Magique, so close to the original in sound and spirit ! The Tokyo Tapes from concerts in december 1996 ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tokyo_Tapes

God bless John Wetton. He will always be the best.

This is incredible.

Wetton sings better than Greg Lake on this song , and I love greg Lake.

The best line up for. Prof tributes

So much justice given to such an important song in the scheme of the prof rock genre...

Meraviglia

Who's that fucking drummer? He's superb!

le clavier de Ian Mcdonald restitue bien le son du MELLOTRON !!!

hackett reyiz

chester on drums?

Is this from the Tokyo Tapes live album?

RIP sweet Mr. Wetton.......

on which dvd is that concert?

Damn, this guy was great, had no idea he just passed a month after Greg Lake! Too many prog greats gone!! R.I.P. again!! Man what a great presence. 😢

One of the most beautiful voices in the history of music RIP JOHN WETTON :(

John Wetton was better singer than Greg Lake from the beggining!

One of the most mesmerizing voice in prog music. Saludos, Fer.

Great lineup.

This is awesome! Love hearing that flute solo by Ian McDonald! :)

RIP dear John Wetton!

Wetton does a beautiful job singing this. R.I.P. John. MacDonald's flute playing is gorgeous.

RIP John

RIP John Wetton

Great version !!!!! Wetton on Hacketts tour that year was great, one of my Favs DVDs. You'll be missed greatly John !

Do not know how but I was able to find few some tears out of my already dry eyes...so long John.... thanks for everything.

RIP John Wetton. Unique talent.

Rest in peace John...

🙏🏻 RIP Master..!!

RIP John Wetton

RIP John Wetton!!

Thank you for the music #JohnWetton. We'll miss you.

RIP dear John Wetton. Thank you for the beautiful gift of your music you gave to the world. You will be missed.

R.I.P. John Wetton

R.I.P. - John Wetton

RIP John Wetton, You will be terribly missed.

Excellent rendition. Very true to the original.

R.I.P. John

Gracias John Wetton por tu música y todo tu inmenso talento. Descansa en paz.

John Wetton. (12 June, 1949 – 31 January, 2017)

RIP John!  Your voice will be missed but not forgotten!!

Rest in peach dear John, such a beautiful, gentle sole, a true musician.

R.I.P. John Wetton :'(...

Rest in Peace John Wetton

one of the best song ever R.I.P John Wetton

You will be so missed, John Wetton.

R.I.P John Wetton .... after Chris and Greg another great loss

This track resurrected on the European tour that ended in Paris in december last year. It´s most sad that Fripp and Wetton
aren´t on speaking terms nowadays.

Magnus Sturesson - yes they are. I don't know where you got that info, as a matter of fact RF has visited JW several times at his house while he was still recovering from cancer.

JW even posted a couple of photos of him and RF on his twitter account from this past Christmas.

Cheers.

HOLY SHIT

With out a doubt this is the best version of this song I've every heard . I love their version of "I talk to the wind" as well, it's beautifully done !  ;)

Masterpiece

It just works.

.....E così nasceva il Progressive Rock...Sublime....

Cool combination of personalities. Big fan of all these guys!

<3 <3 <3

My mellotron fix for the day!

musician kings

Awesome. As always.

geoff downes?

josé augusto de oliveira amorim - No.

who is the second keyboards player?

might be Julian Colbert (played with Yes)

Yes, you're right

Great version. All of them did a great job. Chester Thompson is such an underrated drummer.

This is superb!!!!!!!!!

Today I was watching good mythical morning and they were talking of flute songs, and all I can think is I wanted to listen to this song.

Steve Hackett Master

Thanks for sharing. Brilliant.

brilliant song, brilliant band! & brilliant flute!!

Great song . . . i remember my friend died in Bali Indoensia

played to perfection👌

Sounds like the original, even with Wetton singing.

@Ram4
The Boz lineup was different ! It included saxophone and flute !
Actually I like all KC lineups. My first experience of seeing them live was on two occasions in 81. I never had the chance to see the 69-74 KC bands. But I saw Robert Fripp on two previous to 81 occasions. The first was in 75 with Brian Eno and the Second with the League of Gentlemen ! Unforgettable experiences !

theo9952 I saw the Boz lineup !!!!!! Remarkable, and I'll never be the same. It made my standards so impossibly high!!! It was their last gig ever with that bunch. He sang this song and so many.. from all four albums. Cadence and Cascade was a favorite. And Formentera Lady, Cirkus, Ladies of the Road, etc. 💚

Iconoclast444 ,

Iconoclast444 . . of course ian macdonald. .

beckylink \ BOZ . . best singer crimson ever had. . perfect for sinfield lyrics.

Wetton>>>

This is Great!

Who is the drummer?

+Psyfrox Chester Thompson... played with Genesis live for years, before that was with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and before that Weather Report... I believe he was also the house drummer for a musical version of the Wizard of Oz sometime in the early 70s...

+nickwf1commdept2 thanks!!

Magnificent. Beautifully played. Thank you for posting, and for identifying the band members.