King Crimson - Epitaph (REACTION) with my wife
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Greg Lake was one of the greatest rock vocalists. R.I.P. Greg, you are missed.
Greg Lake of Emerson Lake and Palmer ✌🏼❤️
@@thomassanchez-oo6sb and Asia!!
John Wetton, not Greg Lake in Asia. Carl Palmer drummer. @@antoniocarlin5026
Your reaction was so beautiful guys. I've always loved this song, but never saw this lyric video before. I'm pretty much an optimist, but I'm worried that we all may be crying at the end of this year. ✌❤
Never apologize for the way a song with the power such as this one has touches you in a strong way that you can't describe. I have owned this album since 1969, and I still play the entire album often, and I still have a strong reaction to Epitaph.
I have to give you a spontaneous ❤ for your genuine reaction to this great song.
...some of their songs have indeed this melancholic touch to it. Especially their early years from 1969 - 1972 had more of this vibe than later incarnations of the band, but you'll find also some material on "Red" (1974) with this vibe.
Talking of beautiful songs give Lighthouse by I am the morning a listen it always brings a tear to my eye. Btw I am a huge Dave Gilmour fan so I can see why he gets to you too.
Guys this song just hit you the same way it did to us when we hear it for a very first time ! A Masterpiece !
That was a brilliant reaction to a song that I have found hauntingly beautiful for years.
Indeed, I was 15 when this album was released in 1969 and I was lucky enough to see King Crimson live a couple of times. Greg Lake had a wonderful voice.
In 1969 whilst at school, we were asked by our English teacher to find a poem to read out loud to the class. I chose the lyrics to this song to read out.
Bearing in mind what is happening in our world today, this song is just spot on. In 50 odd years we have learned nothing!
😊😎🎸🇬🇧🇺🇦
Brave song to do at that time. My choice was The Doors "when The Music's Over". Teacher was less than impressed, but won the class over.
Like you, I was 15, but it was released on my 15th birthday, never the same thereafter!
Also 15. Never saw them live but sure loved the album
I was just 12 when this was released and the whole album was and still is a big favourite. Greg's voice is amazing and was fortunate to see him in his later years RIP Greg Lake🎼🎤
Unfortunately the lyrics are so much closer to reality today then they were in 1969. We live in a world turned upside down and our fate is truly in the hands of evil fools . 😢
This version is only a pale Shadow of the original King Crimson "Epitaph", the original One could melt you! Absolutely beatiful and Amazing. But thanks for having start the Crimson Road, the greatest band in the whole world! Check the original One! Great reaction guys !
You said it, I wish reactions were for the original. This version is like the original version's ghost.
What version is this?
@@kratino I cannot say exactly,. The original album version was released on October, 10 1969, the teeth of the creature glowed in the dark on some of the albums: ruclips.net/video/vXrpFxHfppI/видео.html.
@@kratino midi version to avoid copyright
I thought I heard a difference. Just the timing of the words seemed off. Thanks for clearing it up for me.
Just and FYI - The original version on their first album is the better version.
Agree.
Perhaps. But, hopefully Robert Fripp won't take this one down like he would the original studio recording.
It seemed to me the difference was in Greg's vocals. He was pushing them slightly ahead of the music in this one, I think.
@@kentclark6420 The sound of the drums like waves crashing on the shore is better in the original.
This is not the best version. Please listen to epitaph from the album Court of the crimson king( the one with the screaming face cover), it is far superior.
Next one should be their "Starless".
Damn, I was thinking the same thing. John Wetton on vocals, not Greg Lake, but still a very similar feel.
@@473mec Actually, for sake of objectivity, the reacted version of ‘Epitaph’ is not the best. It somewhat differs from the album version.
@@hannegem Yeah, I noticed something missing, and the sound was also different. I assumed it was some remastered mix, but I didn't check.
@@473mec To me the strings sound too “synthesized”, in a want of a term..
One of the greatest songs ever ❤
Took the words right out of my mouth
This is Not the King Crimson recording, this is a copt with synths and differences everywhere !! This is the OG .... ruclips.net/video/vXrpFxHfppI/видео.html
Only on the first record of King Crimson Greg Lake is the genius singer and plays the marvellous bass, later he moved to the supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer ...
Emerson Lake and Palmer, oh yes they were so good. Loved them. Tarkus.
He sang on the two first albums of KC, and bass only on the first.
And here Prog Rock begins!! The Fathers !!!! ❤❤❤
I always enjoy your reactions. This is not the original version of this song that was on the first King Crimson album. I enjoy the original version more than this version.
Never apologise for how you feel. Music can really touch our souls sometimes and its such a beautiful thing.
I loved The Court of the Crimson King, and I reacted much the same way when first hearing it. But watching your reaction, I was touched. Beautiful reaction to a beautiful song. There is a chemistry between the two of you that is so special. I almost started tearing up with Andrei when you reacted to Journey's Faithfully. It's rare to see someone share the same feelings that I do about a song. Thank you, and God bless.
Greg Lake was one of the greatest rock vocalists. R.I.P. Greg, you are missed.
Greg Lake always sang beautiful ballads, with King Crimson, ELP and his solo career. Hopefully you will hear a less wild ELP song soon. "From the Beginning" by ELP is beautiful and one of their best songs.
I believe Domenica will enjoy " Lucky Man " pretty much !
This is NOT an official King Crimson version. It's very obviously a recreation of the FAR superior original.
This is a slightly different version from the one I was used to, but very close indeed. It may have been remixed or something, with a different drummer, who may have been a stick in the mud. Listen to others and see if you can tell the difference. It is a favorite song since it first came out. I got damn lucky when it came to protoprogressive classics freshly baked. Timely and timeless. Greg's voice is a treasure. The band and album launched the progressive era in music.
strange version, like someone take a half of music from this version.
Yes, different. The timing of the vocals was different and that didn't sound like Carl Palmer on drums. His drumming on the original is coded in my DNA. But not bad
Michael Giles. My bad
@@will-x9c The vocals were definitely off kilter at some points, which was disorienting. Lake was in the King's court but not Palmer, who was other at the Atomic Rooster, I think. Ian McDonald, or a Giles might have been on the aboriginal drum track, which was absent here. The signal tight snare.
This is the wrong version. I don’t know who made this but it’s not Greg, nor any of the original band members and certainly not Fripp. And where’s the mellotron? Please listen to the original that is so much better.
In The Court of The Crimson King and I Talk To The Wind are both from the same album, songs you need to react to. Happy listening!
What a pleasant surprise to see you guys reacting to such a beautiful, haunting and epic song. You guys are killing it. 🫶🏽👏🏽
A prog song you like, never be sorry about feeling emotions the music is meant to do that to you. you should try ELP Lucky man written by Greg the first song he wrote when his mother bought him a guitar when he was 12. others you may like featuring Greg are still you turn me on and take a pebble.
Progressive rock is a broad genre that developed in the UK, US, and Germany through the late 60s and early 70s.
the style was an emergence of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in Favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to progressive lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached art.
it references to genres and strategies derived not only from European music, but other cultures such as East Indian, Celtic, folk, and African.
So, the track that you liked is from their Album the court of the crimson king, another track on the album 20th century schizoid man you may not like whereas you may like some parts of the title track in the court of the crimson king.
The Beatles. Led Zepplin (Kashmier, Stairway), Black Sabbath, Deep purple. All did prog tracks Pink Floyd are classified as a Prog band and Supertramp and ELO classified as Prog Pop
Greg Lake from Emerson Lake & Palmer on vocals but this is not the original version (close to it but not as good as the original where drums were not so prominent). Lyrically, though, it doesn't matter. Now think of it for a moment. This was their first record, 1969. 55 years later the lyrics still holds true. However, mind you, King Crimson also had very experimental and difficult music on the one hand, and beautiful, delicate ballads on the other. Also, King Crimson 1969 is not the same as King Crimson 1974 which is not the same as King Crimson 1981 which is not the same as King Crimson of the 21 century. No wonder, the lineup has changed so many times over the years, and so did the style. But to me, all alterations of this excellent band are great, And the luyurics are by Pete Sinfield who stayed with King Crimson until the mid 1970s and - even though he was just a lyricist - was treated like the band member.
You need to hear the album in its totality. A masterpiece. I had the same reaction in '69 and now experiencing it again, vicariously, through you. It was somber, melancholic, the spirit of the age, with the constant threat of nuclear annihilation. Nothing much has changed. But we're still here. So there is that at least
Confusion at a world gone mad. The Vietnam war was raging at the time of writing, and the lyric "Upon the instruments of death, the sunlight brightly gleams" always makes me think of that.
Music MOVES us… please don’t ever stop reacting or be afraid to show those emotions!
That is the PURPOSE of Music… to allow us to feel.
I think the artists would be proud! This pure feeling is WHY they write… for themselves and potentially for those who may hear their music.
2 Days ago, I had the pleasure to see the Detroit Symphony perform one of my Symphonies: Sibelius #2. To hear it live, I was quite moved as the grandiose Finale concluded, I can tell you!
To enjoy a symphony and then hear it performed LIVE.
This sadly is relevant in 2024
I would not have come to this song except for this reaction video. OMG what a timeless masterpiece. The fate of all mankind I see, is in the hands of fools..... never truer, always true.
Wonderful reaction to a wonderful song. Thank you 2, and thank you Greg. RIP
"21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson will give you a totally different, but equally meaningful vibe! ☮️
Original King Crimson versions are blocked for reaction (like Beatles and Hendrix). Listen for yourself: I talk to the wind, Lizard, Starless. And original Epitaph version. Epitaph was many times in top 10 in Top Wszechczasów Trójki (all-time hit list) in Poland.
I believe you would love “Pirates” also. Their live version of it with 70 piece symphony in Montreal is Broadway quality
This is the original version that you should have listened to, from the album "In the Court of the Crimson King", and is linked below (much better).
ruclips.net/video/vXrpFxHfppI/видео.htmlsi=NGuL5oyhYVILgijV
I've not heard the version that you listened to. But I enjoyed your reaction to a song off King Crimson's first album. I totally agree with your assessment. Unbelievable that in 1969 they sing about an almost science fiction scenario, and here we are in 2024 and it has sadly become true.
The "Mellotron", the Keyboard of Classic Prog ! 👍🎶🎹🎼✌
Gotta love the Crim..... Hope you check out more, but you will probably be blocked. Check out the 80s version of King Crimson live. Great reaction, you're both beautiful people.
Surprised this got thru, be careful King Crimson strongly copyright their music.
One of my favorite songs
j'aime vos réactions, on les sent si sincère. 55a plus tard, cette chanson m'émeut toujours autant. Il y a sans doute quelques autres chansons de king Crimson qui vous feront cet effet, mais pas toutes, c'est un groupe à l'approche original qui ne s'écoute pas toujours aussi facilement.
Great reaction, this song touches somewhere that is difficult to describe. Greg Lake was one of the great vocalists - I know you have a 'difficult' relationship with Emerson Lake and Palmer, but stick with them, it will pay off. For more of Greg's vocal talent, try The Sage from Pictures At An Exhibition, as suggested earlier, or Pirates, live from Montreal. Played with an orchestra and in front of 80,000, it really is a Greg Lake tour de force. Or Watching over you from Works vol 2, where he uses his god given talent to sing a song written for his daughter.
This isn't King Crimson, dang-it, and it's terrible - why the heck did you use this video instead of the official one from the band's official RUclips Channel? This is a fan-made copy using midi background music with the isolated vocals of Greg Lake placed on top. If you listen even casually, you'll hear that the vocals don't even sync up with the music properly and are out-of-time. Nor is that the great Michael Giles on drums - it's a drum machine patch. This is an awful version of Epitaph, and is no way to experience King Crimson, since not one musician from King Crimson is playing on it. Very disappointing. Hopefully, the video will be taken down for copyright reasons, and to preserve the integrity of the music.
Well spotted. The very fact that there is no Mellotron immediately alerted me. I thought that Fripp sounded totally lifeless here! This sort of thing is so annoying, but I guess part of the nature of RUclips : Anyone can upload anything and call it what they will.
I am 71 now. This was on the first Long Play album I ever bought. At my (Dutch) highschool end exam I was supposed to recite an English poem of my own choosing. I had by then heard this a hundred times or more.
Hmm, after about 50 years I realize while watching this that 'instrument of death' must refer to a cross, I love that whole first album by King Crimson, some beautiful as this, some kinda crazy 🙂
60s prog music. Yes, I still like their "The Court of the Crimson King" and "In the Wake of Poseidon." I like the older version also. Gald ya'll did this.
Thank you guys for reacting to King Crimson... one if the most underrated bands ever. I saw them three times during the seventies. Sadly Greg Lake had already left by then (but I saw him with ELP opening their tour at Bournemouth Winter Gardens - Greg's home area, and mine). The main man from KC was Robert Fripp who came from nearby Wimborne. Crimson were local heroes to us teenagers growing up in that area...
Em add9, D, Am add9, B5+, B...F#dim7, Em add9...
Here the right chords.
Hrh Prince Guglielmo Rinaldini.
An honest and sensitive reaction.This song gets to me too. You guys are great! I know you would like "New Horizons" and "When You're a Free Man" from The Moody Blues.
It's labeled prog rock but there are few words to describe the timeless beauty and depth. Keep on reacting, you have good insight and feeling!
Btw this isn't the King Crimson album version, sadly it's a copy with different Drumming and a String Synth and not The Mellotron and Guitar with Greg Lake's vcal track dubbed in !!
This is the original .... ruclips.net/video/vXrpFxHfppI/видео.html ..... Enjoy 🙏
I believe group Tool has stated that King Crimson was an influence of theirs and of course, ELP was one of the greats, with the great voice of Greg Lake.
The first album was more like this than any other. Greg sang on the second album, but was on his way out of the band at that point, and did not play bass. Robert Fripp is an incredible guitarist and very innovative, but I would not recommend anything beyond the second album for Dominique. The album from which this song was recorded is consider by many to be the first "Progressive" album. There are several Emerson, Lake and Palmer songs that have this style, but may not be as deep. The lyricist, Pete Sinfield, wrote many songs for ELP. I enjoyed your reaction to this incredibly deep song. BTW - ELP covered this song live, and there is a recording of it available.
Bad version for a first listen..... This, I'm guessing is a decades later re-recording. As is almost always the case, the magic of the original version is absent. There is no Mellotron for goodness sake!!! The drum sound is limp. I may be wrong but that does not sound like Robert Fripp on guitar, unless he had a 'can't really be bothered' day - the guitar arpeggios sound programmed, as do the reeds and strings.... Greg Lake's vocal however is excellent.......Ah, I've just done a little research and this may not be King Crimson at all but an isolated Greg Lake vocal stem on top of a programmed backing by someone who has nothing to do with the band........Knowledgeable King Crimson fans please put the record straight here!
Yep! I'm convinced that THIS IS NOT KING CRIMSON. Someone has kidnapped Greg Lake's voice and made their own programmed version of the song.
The Best Progressive Rock Bands Of All Time by Yardbarker & "Jeff Mezydio" Posted Jan 18, 2024
In Alphabetical Order:
With My Personal Feelings Of Each Of These Band and Please Don't Hate Me???
1) The Allan Parsons Project - Connected With Some Older Albums Very Good
2) Dream Theater - Connected With Some Their Albums but Not The Lead Singer To Much
3) ELP - Especially Their Older Albums Fantastic
4) Fates Warning - Connected With Some Songs
5) Genesis - Especially Their Older Albums Fantastic
6) Gentle Giant - Connected With Older Albums Very Good
7) Jethro Tull - Especially Their Older Albums Fantastic
8) Kansas - Especially Older Albums I Connected With Very Good
9) King Crimson - Especially Their Older Albums Fantastic
10) The Mars Volta - Connected With Some Songs
11) The Moody Blues - Especially Their Older Albums Very Good
12) Pink Floyd - Especially Their Older Albums Fantastic
13) Porcupine Tree - Currently My Personal Favorite Band From This Entire List Performing Today With a Fantastic List of Albums To Hear
14) Procol Harum - Connected With Some Older Songs
15) Queensryche - Connected With Some Songs
16) Rush - Connected With Some Albums but Lead Singer For Me Not So Much
17) Soft Machine - Connected With Some Older Albums Very Good
18) Supertramp - Connected With Older Albums Very Good
19) Tool - Connected With Some Albums Very Good
20) Yes - Especially Their Older Albums Fantastic
But a Great Reaction To a King Crimson Classic Song!
What a perfect reaction. It may be cliche to say music is supposed to touch your soul but when it does it's beautiful - just like your reaction. I bought this album when it first came out and the last two songs on Side-2 (there are only 3 songs on Side-2) are "I Talk to the Wind" and "Epitaph" and i listened to those 2 songs back to back probably hundreds of times over the years. You should give "I Talk to the Wind" a listen.
I had forgotten about this song. Beautiful. Another one I would recommend "In The Court of The Crimson King".
King Crimson (Robert Fripp) is the creative force of King Crimson. They were alongside Pink Floyd leading the way as bands in the 60's who experimented with sound, and every song is a soundscape that lives on it's own. I recommend Easy Money, it's a lighter song but really groovy and weird but great. The problem is Robert Fripp is a surly old British gent who doesn't like his music being used, be wary of copyright infringement.
When you pluck a string on a guitar, it vibrates. And depending on which string and where/if you press on the fret board, it rings a note. When musicians combine these into songs it can pluck the fibers of our being and in a more complex way strike an internal cord.
I can't explain it all but I recommend a song by The Who, from Who's Next, "Pure and Easy". It's more of a song about what music can do than one that hits such a profound cord but it can do that too.
Wow! 1969! I somehow have missed this epic song. These lyrics are too real for today's world. Guess things don't change. One thing we know is Death is the one certain constant.
Another is that King Crimson can do pathos. 'Starless'
check out The Sage - Emerson, Lake And Palmer as well, amazing song
This song was written in the midst of war and human rights issues, it's no wonder it makes you emotional. All these years later and there's not that much change. Maybe it's worse but for tomorrow. It's a beautifully difficult song.
What version is this???? sorry terrible. NOT the original! a demo maybe?
The original version is way better,more powerful..I don`t understand all this remixing nonsense!
Beautiful Song. From the same album, try "I talk to the Wind" on their second album Wake of Poseidon you would like the songs "Cadence and Cascade" and "In the Wake of Poseidon (including "Libra's Theme") from their album Islands, you would like Formentera Lady and "Islands" there are other melodic gems on their other albums too. Give the ones I mentioned a listen and you can thank me later.
as obras prima ... In Court of The Crimson King; Lizard; in the Wake of poseidon
i love you guys i used to be a roady in 1969 with king crimson very happy times love greg
I bet that was interesting. I was 11 years old in '69 but got turned on to them around 1975 or so.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh depuis le temps que j'attendais qu'on vous propose ce groupe et cette "chanson"...
The sound on this is a fake. Was it created by AI? OMG, so annoyed. Please listen to the original. Please!
This is what reactions and new music is all about. Try King Crimson’s song “islands”
Not King Crimson. I guess it may stay up. The vocal timing is driving Me nuts.
Wonderful reaction!
One of those days, by Adrian Belew is also "relative" yet equally impressive.
One day you should hear & enjoy!
Thank you!
Hope you recover from the brutal truth, yet beauty of that song Dominka. As powerful today, if not more so today, as when it was written. Beautiful reaction.
My all time favourite band, through all its incarnations. (Sorry Nightwish. You're a close second.) They were one of the first live bands I saw. Every King Crimson song transports me into somewhere else. When Greg Lake left we got John Wetton on bass and vocals, and he has a lovely voice too.
I am feeling ALL the feels right along with you both... trying to hold back the tears that need release and an empty, yet full, feeling in my heart that makes me want more and more and more. Thank you for this beautiful, heartfelt reaction... and know that I will be back again and again. ❤
Thank you 😊👍
What version is this?this is a remix with modern drums close but without the original drums it’s a bit odd
I feel such an affinity for the both of you. I love you both and wish you the best.
Glad this music touch you so deep. I'm a big fan of them and their leader Robert Fripp (who has worked with many people like Bowie, Peter Gabriel …), he's a genius on guitar and soundscapes.
You have lots of great music to discover. But try it on your own as KC are very regarding about copyrights and block everything. Try all the album "In the Court of the Crimson King" (1969), from which this song Epitah is, the album "Red" (74), then "Discipline" (81), Thrak (1995), "The power to believe" (2003). You have jewels to discover. They inspired Genesis and lots of great prog bands over ,the years, they kind of invented the prog genre.
Hello Dominika, I totally understand your reaction. This song affects me in much the same way as it did you. Don't be embarrassed by your tears, I get leaky eye syndrome too. lol Tears show our empathy for others, something we all share as people. And (IMO) we can never have too much empathy and kindness in the world. Thank you for your honest and authentic reaction. Here's another one of King Crimson's songs, if interested. "King Crimson - Waiting Man (The Noise - Live at Fréjus 1982)" (by the channel: King Crimson) --This song was released in 1982 as part of their ninth studio album. King Crimson's sound changed in the 1980's due to a change in the band members. After disbanding in the middle of 1974, King Crimson was reborn in 1981 with a new lineup consisting of Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Bellew, and Tony Levin. The band drew influences from African music, Gamelan (which is a traditional form of Indonesian music) and post-punk music. I think you may enjoy their later tunes a bit more than their earlier stuff. Thank you both for being real and your true genuine selves. We appreciate you. peace out~
This is not the original that I'm used tom but I guess these days nobody cares anymore
This version is great, but it's not the original. Yeah, I'm confused by that too, but you need to hear the original. It's even better.
I will agree with some others that this version is not bad, but the original album version is better.
i watch both of you and i see hope for humanity thanks.
Please never apologize or feel embarrassed about how you feel when a song touches you a certain way. It's a beautiful song that illicits emotions from inside many who listen to it. I heard this in college in the early 90s and was floored by KC. Cheers.
This is probably the best progressive rock band of all
this is not the original that's a cover sorry if I'm wrong
This song is an "old love of mine", thanks for remembering!
the best ever dont exist but try "YES" albums studio
Music with a capital M…. leaves you speechless which says more than words can say.
“And I’ll be crying, crying….”.
Great reaction tp a great song. Love you guys. A fitting song in 1969 and in 2024 too. On one of ELP's album Lake sings (and plays a wonderful guitar part on) a song called "The Sage". I recommend you give it a listen. Keep it up !!
no bull. heart is full. love you girl. your a lucky man.
This is not the original. The vocals are, the rest is shit.
Best song on the best album ever
one of the greatest songs of the history of Rock...AMAZING
Amazing genuine reaction! ❤🤘 I distinctly recall the very first time I heard this song! You're spot on! It hit you hard in an "impactful" way! Please never apologize for anything like this! You're a true human being.
This song is a timeless peace of art. It speaks to you no matter the era. I have heard this song countless number of times and I had tears in my eyes at the end of the reaction...
awful version of this classic
Beautiful reaction - I think you both can feel how sadly relevant this song is - in todays world of such unrest all round. Be strong - we're all in it together
Brilliant
best song ever
No words are needed
Bu şarkıyı dinlerken ağlarım hüzün dolu Grek lake müthiş ses hiç unutulmayacak her zaman dinlecek parça
THAT'S WHY IT'S A "REACTION" VIDEO!! PERFECT! YOU CRIED! That's a fine sincere reaction! REAL reaction!