King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

This group is usually focused on albums that appear in the book The Top 100 Albums of All Time (see the list here) but in December 2024, we expanded the list to include picks from group members for albums they thought belonged in the top 100 of all time. This was one of those picks.

King Crimson’s debut album has been called “the first true progressive rock album.” On the Dave’s Music Database list of top progressive rock albums, it ranks #2, only behind Yes’ Close to the Edge. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked it as the #2 progressive rock album behind Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Read more about the album here.

You can see a full list of albums our group has discussed, are scheduled to discuss, and what is still eligible for future discussions by checking out this page here.