Robert Fripp, the band’s de facto leader, forms the magnetic, intense centre of the film. It feels less like a traditional music documentary and more like a gripping psychological case study
released their debut album, an astonishing work called “In the Court of the Crimson King”. It melded avant-garde, classical, jazz and psychedelic influences and crystallised the nascent form of progressive rock . The record contained what would become their signature tune, “21st Century Schizoid Man”, a seven-minute blast of muscular drum and saxophone fanfares, staccato guitar and strained, unnerving vocals.
The public may know Mr Fripp from his superb guitar contributions to records by David Bowie; to King Crimson fans, that is just a sideshow. Since the group’s initial line-up fell apart within months of that first, Mr Fripp has been King Crimson’s de facto leader. He rejects the term, but there is no doubting where the power in the band lies, especially after watching “In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50”, a fascinating new documentary directed by Toby Amies.
Mr Amies embedded himself with the present line-up on King Crimson’s most recent tour and conducted fresh interviews with former members. Being caught in the band’s orbit was a gruelling experience, Mr Amies says, “but it was not without its rewards. There were times when it felt like a rare privilege to be able to witness some extraordinary, even unearthly music being made and played.”
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