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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Album / ??!! / Classic The Flaming Lips Head Up a Cover of King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King

Posted by on Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:35 AM

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The Flaming Lips and some of their favorite bands have covered in its entirety King Crimson's 1969 debut LP, In the Court of the Crimson King. You can hear their attempt—retitled Playing Hide and Seek With the Ghost of Dawn—to do justice to one of the first and greatest prog-rock albums here.

It's brave to tackle such a daunting record and also benevolent of the massively popular Oklahoma band and their "heady fwends" (New Fumes, Linear Downfall, Spaceface and Stardeath and White Dwarfs) to shine a Klieg light on a cerebral masterpiece not known for its accessibility—although Kanye West sampled "21st Century Schizoid Man" on "Power." By the way, the Lips & co. do a suitably combustible version of Crimson King's most famous song.

More about the project and future Lips-curated track-by-track classic album interpretations here.

Tip: Andy Reichel

 

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wisepunk 7
No, let's call this crap and talk about how Shabazz Palaces is just so goddamn amazing again.

Posted by wisepunk on December 21, 2012 at 1:28 PM
RatGirl 6
Aaaaaahhhh, my EARS, MY EARS!! That was terrible.
Posted by RatGirl on December 20, 2012 at 4:38 PM
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@4 It's a sincere if a bit ham-fisted tribute to an all-time classic album. Best version by far is "21st Century Schizoid Man." The enterprise was destined to fail (who today can match King Crimson's genius and virtuosity?), but if it brings more attention to In the Court of the Crimson King (as it surely will), it will have been worth the alleged "desecration" some hardcore KC fans will accuse it of being.
Posted by Dave Segal on December 20, 2012 at 12:39 PM
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Dave, I'd like to hear your opinion on this once you've listened to it.
Posted by jnonymous on December 20, 2012 at 12:00 PM
LEE. 3
@1

I laughed til I stopped. not too thrilled about this.
Posted by LEE. on December 19, 2012 at 5:25 PM
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I read that as "Dwarves".
Posted by paulus on December 19, 2012 at 3:49 PM
geoff teardrop 1
there's nothing coyne can't ruin....
Posted by geoff teardrop http://twitter.com/wipess on December 19, 2012 at 10:56 AM

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