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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".
An early example is the band's initial signature tune "21st Century Schizoid Man", but the "Larks' Tongues in Aspic" series of compositions (as well as pieces of similar intent such as "THRAK" and "Level Five") went deeper into polyrhythmic complexity, delving into rhythms that wander into and out of general synchronisation with each other, but ...
Hip hop artist Kanye West used samples of "21st Century Schizoid Man" in his song "Power", from his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In a 2022 lawsuit by Declan Colgan Music Ltd, the owners of the mechanical licence for the song, they claimed that West had sampled it without a licence. [55] The case was settled in May 2024. [56]
21st Century Schizoid Man (Morgan Studios) 1969, 2019: 2019: Alternate take of "21st Century Schizoid Man" prior to the band relocating to Wessex Studios. Features Mel Collins and Jakko Jakszyk overdubs. Released as a preview of the then-forthcoming In the Court of the Crimson King 50th Anniversary Edition. 41: Groon (Take 15) 1970: 2010, 2017
21st Century Schizoid Band were a King Crimson alumnus group formed in 2002. [ 1 ] 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 judge said “Power” contained a “sample” of “21st Century Schizoid Man” recorded by King Crimson, pictured in 1971 (Alamy/PA)
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.