Ringo Starr - Live in Texas - 3. Court of the Crimson King (Greg Lake)

Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth, August 18th 2001. “The Court of the Crimson King“ is the fifth and final track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson’s debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. It was also released as a single. It reached #80 on the US charts, and is the band’s only charting single in the United States. Unlike the rest of the songs on the album, the track is mainly dominated by a distinct riff performed on the Mellotron. The song is split up into 3 verses, and mainly ends at 7 minutes, but continues with a little reprise, before ending on an abrupt and free time scale. This is one of their best-known tracks.