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.)
Potato Pie
King Crimson Lyrics
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Someday you're gonna wake up tired
It makes you feel like a horseshoe
In a swimming pool
Cause you know you don't belong
I move left
You move right
You say potato
But I say pie
Tell me why
Someday you'll be sorry
Someday sad
Someday you might even wake up
Just a little bit mad
Maybe tomorrow
Might be tonight
But in the meantime.
I was hoping you might
Solve this puzzle of mine
Someday
The lyrics of "Potato Pie" by King Crimson seem to be about a relationship that is not quite right. The first few lines suggest that the singer is feeling out of place and uncomfortable in the situation they find themselves in. They use the metaphor of a horseshoe in a swimming pool to demonstrate how they don't belong. This is followed by the contrasting movements of the two individuals in the relationship - the singer moves left while the other person moves right. The singer describes themselves as feeling like a blind man on a motorbike, which further emphasizes their sense of disorientation and confusion. The chorus then contrasts the two different preferences by stating that while one person says "potato," the other says "pie," indicating that they have different views or opinions about something. Throughout the song, these contrasting images and metaphors are used to convey the discomfort and tension in the relationship.
Towards the end of the song, the lyrics suggest that the singer is aware that the relationship is not going to end well. They describe a feeling of sadness and the possibility of becoming angry as they wait for the inevitable to happen. The lyrics then end with a plea for the other person to help "solve this puzzle" of the relationship. Overall, the lyrics of "Potato Pie" paint a picture of a relationship that is conflicted and uncertain, with contrasting views and movements that create a sense of discomfort and unease.
Line by Line Meaning
Someday you're gonna wake up singing
One day, you will wake up feeling cheerful and full of energy
Someday you're gonna wake up tired
One day, you will wake up feeling exhausted and drained
It makes you feel like a horseshoe
You feel like you are out of place and don't fit in
In a swimming pool
Being in this particular situation is awkward and uncomfortable
Cause you know you don't belong
You are aware that you are not welcome or don't fit in with the people around you
I move left
I try to go one way
You move right
You try to go the opposite way
I'm like a blind man on a motorbike
I am trying to navigate through something with difficulty and confusion
You say potato
You have your own opinion or perspective
But I say pie
I have my own opinion or perspective
Tell me why
Explain your reasoning or rationale for your opinion or perspective
Someday you'll be sorry
You will regret something you have done or said at some point in the future
Someday sad
You will experience sadness or sorrow at some point in the future
Someday you might even wake up
There is a possibility that you will wake up in a certain emotional state at some point in the future
Just a little bit mad
You will feel a bit angry or frustrated
Maybe tomorrow
Perhaps the next day
Might be tonight
It could happen tonight
But in the meantime.
However, for now
I was hoping you might
I was wishing or expecting you to
Solve this puzzle of mine
Help me understand or figure out something that is confusing to me
Someday
At some point in the future
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADRIAN BELEW, PAT MASTELOTTO, ROBERT FRIPP, TREY GUNN
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@ColpoRosso
This is industrial pop prog heaven.
It has it all: aggressive sound, catchy tune, damn heavy main riff and proggy structure. Damn, it's good.
This album is criminally underrated
@tobypussyfoot2900
Contrukction kcrew rise up
@dismaned6675
Heh kcrew for king crimson nice
@darkcnotion
🙌🙌
@stoll7017
@@dismaned6675 king Kcrimson
@heyitsthatdog1576
Amazing, underrated album
@juankgonzalez6230
Such an underrated track from such an underrated album
@fazi.smkn1indonesia100
All because their opening track in this album ,what the hell with prozaKc blues
@edwardcumpstey9061
Underrated industrial prog album by the legends.
@PrimitiveInTheExtreme
This song has an increasingly threatening riff.