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The lyrics of "21st Century Schizoid Man" were written by Peter Sinfield and consist chiefly of disconnected phrases which present a series of images in a fixed pattern. . The first line of each verse consists of two short phrases, while the second line is a single, more specific image, and the third is a longer phrase or a full sente
Earthbound is a live album by the band King Crimson, released in June 1972 as a budget record shortly after the line-up that recorded it had broken up. [1] It contains the band's first official live release of their signature song "21st Century Schizoid Man", and an extended live version of their 1970 non-LP B-side "Groon".
The second bonus track is an instrumental recording of "21st Century Schizoid Man", recorded at Morgan Studios in London on June 12, 1969. Guitarist Robert Fripp has acknowledged that his solo on this version is "dismal in extremis", though noting that it was intended only as a guide track (and was subsequently replaced by a "proper" solo).
The set list included songs from the band's first album Greg Lake and Greg's King Crimson composition "21st Century Schizoid Man" as well as a mix of ELP's "Fanfare For The Common Man" and "Karn Evil 9"; Greg's ELP song "Lucky Man", and Gary Moore's "Parisienne Walkways".
Vol. 2 - Fractured 1969-1996; No. Title Writer(s) Date/venue Length; 1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, Sinfield: 26 February 1972 at the Baseball Park, Jacksonville, FL
The judge said “Power” contained a “sample” of “21st Century Schizoid Man” recorded by King Crimson, pictured in 1971 (Alamy/PA)
In the Court of the Crimson King Disc 1; No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (2009 remix): Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield
[3] [4] As with the album's first track, "21st Century Schizoid Man", the song's lyrics have a distinctly dystopian feel to them and are presented as a protest to the Cold War. [3] [5] The song's title was used as the name for a live album of recordings done by the original King Crimson, Epitaph. [6] Epitaph Records also took its name from the ...