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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
The name derives from the famous song "21st Century Schizoid Man" from the first King Crimson album, In the Court of the Crimson King. The initial band featured Mel Collins on saxophones, flute and keyboards, Michael Giles on drums, Peter Giles on bass, Ian McDonald on alto saxophone, flute and keyboards, and Jakko Jakszyk on guitar and vocals. [1]
"21st Century Schizoid Man" (Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles, McDonald) (Live at Fillmore East, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 21 Nov. 1969) – 7:30 " Get Thy Bearings " ( Donovan Leitch , arr. by Fripp, McDonald, Lake, Giles) (Live at the Chesterfield Jazz Club, Chesterfield , Derbyshire , 7 Sept. 1969) – 10:53
McDonald's saxophone solo was a high point on their track "21st Century Schizoid Man", and he went on to play this on their first album In the Court of the Crimson King. [6] He also played harpsichord, piano, organ, clarinet, zither, flute, and Mellotron, which he used extensively on the album.
The concerts usually ended with the two bands doing a cover version of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man. After seeing a video of one of these covers, the programme committee of Moldejazz commissioned the two bands to write and perform a 90-minute work together. [30]
The judge said “Power” contained a “sample” of “21st Century Schizoid Man” recorded by King Crimson, pictured in 1971 (Alamy/PA)
[28] [29] Its opening track "21st Century Schizoid Man" was described as "proto-metal" and the song's lyrics criticise the military involvement of the United States in Southeast Asia. [ 3 ] [ 30 ] In contrast to the blues-based hard rock of the contemporary British and American scenes, King Crimson presented a more Europeanised approach that ...
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".