Founded by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and lyricist Peter Sinfield, the band initially focused on a dramatic sound layered with Mellotron, McDonald's saxophone and flute, and Lake's powerful lead vocals. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), remains their most commercially successful and influential release, with a potent mixture of jazz, classical and experimental music. Following the sudden simultaneous departures of McDonald and Giles, with Lake also leaving very shortly afterwards, Fripp and Sinfield assumed direction of the group for In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970), and Islands (1971) with Mel Collins, Boz Burrell and Ian Wallace among the band members during this period. In 1972, Fripp changed the group's instrumentation and approach, drawing from European free improvisation, and developing ever more complex compositions. With Bill Bruford, John Wetton, David Cross and briefly, Jamie Muir, they reached what some saw as a creative peak on Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), and Red (1974). Fripp disbanded this group in 1974.
In 1981, Fripp and Bruford reformed King Crimson with another change in musical direction. The new group also included Adrian Belew and Tony Levin. They drew influence from African music, gamelan, post-punk and New York minimalism. This group lasted three years, resulting in the trio of albums Discipline (1981), Beat (1982) and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984). Following a decade-long hiatus, Fripp revived the group as a sextet he called the "double trio" in 1994 adding Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn. This group participated in another three-year cycle of activity that included the release of Thrak (1995), and multiple concert recordings. There was a hiatus between 1997 to 2000. Four members of the previous sextet reunited in 2000 as a more industrial-oriented King Crimson, called the "double duo", releasing The Construkction of Light (2000) and The Power to Believe (2003). After a five year hiatus, the group expanded (in the person of new second drummer Gavin Harrison) for a 2008 tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of their 1968 formation.
Following another hiatus (2009–2012), during which Fripp was thought to be retired, King Crimson came together again in 2013; this time as a septet (and, later, octet) with an unusual three-drumkit frontline, and new second guitarist and singer Jakko Jakszyk. This version of King Crimson continued to tour from 2014 to 2021, and released multiple live albums, rearranging and reinterpreting music from across the band's entire 50-year career for the first time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KingCrimson
Studio albums
In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
Lizard (1970)
Islands (1971)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
Starless and Bible Black (1974)
Red (1974)
Discipline (1981)
Beat (1982)
Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)
Thrak (1995)
The Construkction of Light (2000)
The Power to Believe (2003)
(NOTE: Album covers, band images and YouTube links are not available due to certain legal restrictions imposed on Last.fm by King Crimson's management.)
Heart Beat
King Crimson Lyrics
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So close, feels like mine
All mine
I need to feel your heartbeat heartbeat
So close it feels like mine
All mine
My hands in your hair
Hands in your hair
I remember the feeling
Of the rhythm we made
The rhythm we made
I need to land sometime
Right next to you
Feel your heartbeat heartbeat
Right next to me
The lyrics to King Crimson's "Heart Beat" express a longing desire to be close to someone and feel their heartbeat. The repetition of the phrase "heartbeat, heartbeat" emphasizes the need for physical closeness and emotional connection. The singer longs to be so close to their partner that it feels like their heartbeat is their own. The verse "I remember the feeling, my hands in your hair" invokes a sense of intimacy and connection that has been lost or longed for. The lyrics capture the universal feeling of wanting to be close to someone and feel their love intensely.
The chorus of "I need to land sometime, right next to you, feel your heartbeat, heartbeat, right next to me" is a metaphor for finding one's place in the world next to the person they love. Landing represents a sense of comfort and security, and the desire to be close to someone who feels like home. The song's romantic lyrics are supported by the dreamlike and emotional quality of the music, which creates a sense of longing and nostalgia.
Line by Line Meaning
I need to feel your heartbeat heartbeat
The singer desires to physically experience their lover's heartbeat.
So close, feels like mine
The singer wants to be so near to their lover that their heartbeat is perceived as their own.
All mine
The singer wants their lover's heart to belong to them entirely.
I remember the feeling
The singer recollects the sensory experience of being with their lover.
My hands in your hair
The singer reminisces about the act of holding their lover close by placing their hands in their hair.
Hands in your hair
The singer emphasizes the importance of this sensory experience by repeating the previous line.
I remember the feeling
The act of being with their lover was impactful to the singer, generating significant recall value.
Of the rhythm we made
The singer recollects the synchronization of their heartbeats as they were close to their lover.
The rhythm we made
The singer repeats the previous line to bring attention to the beauty of their heartbeats in sync.
I need to land sometime
The singer expresses the desire to be near their lover.
Right next to you
The singer desires to be in physical proximity to their lover.
Feel your heartbeat heartbeat
The singer wants to sense the physical sensation of their lover's heartbeat.
Right next to me
The singer desires to have their lover close by.
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: WILLIAM DAVID BOTTING, MICHAEL PETER COLLINS, JESSICA ELIZABETH MORRIS, PAUL ASHLEY RAINS
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I need to feel your heartbeat heartbeat
So close, feels like mine
All mine
I need to feel your heartbeat heartbeat
So close it feels like mine
All mine
I remember the feeling
My hands in your hair
Hands in your hair
I remember the feeling
Of the rhythm we made
The rhythm we made
I need to land sometime
Right next to you
Feel your heartbeat heartbeat
Right next to me
@NelsonParraBastias
Imagine introducing someone to King Crimson with this song.
@peterlaszloszasz8047
Top comment,Man!
@sherry-annsasmellyshrew6516
Then Right After You Show Them Level V
@lorenzini8082
Happened to me💯
@andreibiziorek
just did that
@nicolasalves1926
"oh, what a nice new wave band, let's chek their most recent work, surely will be verry calming songs"
Level five starts playing
@SEGAClownboss
King Crimson, if they wanted, could have easily been one of the most succesful mainstream 80s pop groups ever and for a time honestly tried to. This shows the power and the courage of the band to constantly change.
@KC9UDX
Payola. They would've been at least as big as the Police maybe or Tears for Fears had the record companies wanted to push them.
@donaldbass6737
Totally agree…even greater than the Police. My understanding is that Beat was the 3rd of three albums that Ribert Fripp wanted to make during that period and I think he turned off the spigot himself.
@mordekrai
If king crimson were a pop band, I would become the biggest fan of pop music