Reactor - King Crimson - Epitaph 

Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules is one of the most profound lyrical passages I have ever heard. I was 22 and just back from two combat tours in Vietnam. I knew first the capacity of humans for foolishness and cruelty. They just put it into words. BTW, I still have the original album I brought in the fist week it was issued. This sounds exactly the same. Yes musicians were capable back then. They actually had unassisted talent.

The original recording from Court of the Crimson King is the best and greatest version by far. It is on my bookcase with pride of place. I am from the same town as he was, although slightly younger.... the original of this has always been my favourite by far, you deserve to listen to that to compare......

in this song greg lake played the bass on this song and was the singer as well, Greg left king crimson shortly after their debut album (court of the crimson king). Greg went onto form a new band with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, ELP a fantastic prog rock band, Greg is one of my favorite singers of all time......

It's Greg Lake playing the bass. And no wonder: He shared an apartment with Chris Squire of Yes for a couple of years.

One of the 5 most perfect albums of all time. Not a bad note on the entire album. Seriously!

Love his voice

masterpiece !

Best song on that album. Lovely.

OMG this band is so good

This is not the original Epitaph. It's just a pale shadow of it. This is the real masterpiece (with McDonald, Giles, Lake, Fripp and Sinfield): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vXrpFxHfppI.html

King Crimson have had many different lineups. I think you should try "Frame By Frame" with Adrian Belew on vocals from 1981.

In the early 1980’s KC took on a different lineup with Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford (of course)…but with also Adrian Belew and Tony Levin. They produced 3 albums. Check out “Frame by Frame” which has some very interesting juxtapositioned guitar time signatures and “Matte Kudasai”…oh and “Sleepless”.

Boz was not the first bass player Greg Lake was...he went on to form Emerson Lake and Palmer.

My faverst song

Una delle canzoni più belle che abbia mai ascoltato🇮🇹💯💢💯👍

Islands is actually a great album I bought it when it was realesed. I've seen KC in the early 70s and 3 out of the last 4 years. The last incarnation is with 3 drummers

They skipped the best part of the song! Right after the second verse there’s the most badass buildup🥺

Never heard this version or edit of the song before. Hopefully that means it won't get copyright blocked then, haha. KC is usually pretty uptight about that.

This is where it all began. The first KC album is often considered the first progressive rock album. This version is nice but I agree with Arne. It pales compared to the original.

You need to explore the whole album 💿👍

Grazie di essere vissuto

Tarkus by ELP, "Court of KC" by KC, ( anso known as King Creamsong "Wake of Poseidon" by KC and "Tales from Topographic oceans" by Yes : albums that my older brothers had in the 70's. that go well together. Since I didn't have money to buy records, I kinda skipped the late 70's and 80's records by them. Add 'Close To The Edge" by Yes, Chicago by Chicago, Pink Floyd DSoTM and Pink Floyd "Ummagumma". so that's my definition of prog rock + some of Genesis, Well, let's add Gentle Giant and PFM Photos of Ghosts

More Greg Lake (KC): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J1JjOpXsJ7A.html

Islands is amazing, you, you Philistine! Or maybe it just didn't resonate. For me, it's amazing, especially the title number. The wisdom therein is needed more now than ever.

Love some King Crimson, YES, ELO and the prog rock, but if you're into some 'traditional' variations. Maybe 'Dead Can Dance"?

The music and the voice of Greg Lake is so beautiful on 'Epitaph' but the lyrics tears one apart like sharks in an frontal attack. It's terrible - and terrible good.

Dude please some early Genesis! mindblowing,suits you!! big hug!

This funeral march is on par with Mendelssonhn's

Someone ruined the flow of this masterpiece!!!!!!

If cg\hopping and cutting the music is your normal operation, then I won't come back

I've never heard this version, kind of weird sounding drums and bass and some weird cuts but still mostly the same. This is the version I'm used to: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IvoRpWhOXUs.html

The version that you listened to is good, but if you want to hear the "work of art" original version, here is a link to a good recording of the original: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tflchAt5kJw.html ENJOY and have an eargasm!

Somehow this doesn’t sound like the original album version. I can recommend listening to that one, because it sounds better.

No mellotron in this version! Its a mockery!

"Epitaph" is so beautiful that even my easy piano cover sounds good, check it out!!! 💥🎹

1969 had the ability to mix in stereo.

And Robert Fripp is married to Toyah Willcox and jams on her Facebook videos nowadays.

This version of the song has always made me wonder - it's definitely Greg Lake on vocals. The mellotron seems close. It doesn't sound like Robert Fripp at all ( no acoustic guitar for example). And what's with all the skipping parts? Something ain't right here.

Is this a different take? Doesn't sound like the original. Or did they push the slightly buried instruments and softened others.

Go back and listen to original studio version. This has parts cut out

As someone else wrote, THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL Epitaph.

Who has ruined such a great song?

Box was NOT an original KC member.

This ain't the aboriginal version, Lord. Who broke this? Oh wait. I get it. Sorry... Link. This one is fkd up. Nope. That ain't it either. Greg keeps jumping ahead of himself. Lemme sniff around...

Buz wasn’t an original member

The timing is off

Just amazing how this chopped up, worse editing job in history version is still worth listening to!!!! Hope by now you've heard the 1 & only original!!!!

WTF??? This ins't epitath. What is freaking version?

This is bogus. Someone took Greg Lake's vocal track and mixed it into a lame cover version.

what has wilson done where is the mellotron this is crap keep your hands wilson of great tracks

This was one of my favorite songs when I was a junior in high school in 1968 and still is. Whoever Steve Wilson is, his version is not nearly as good as the original and that's the kindest thing I can say. He abruptly cut parts out and Greg's voice is way out of sync with the music.

Really butchered version unfortunately:( super epic all time prophetic song. Xx artists are the eyes and ears of the future as well as their present!! Xx

Sounds like a remix, not original. Voice and guitar more upfront and the Mellotron less lush and less prominent. I think the original mix is more powerful.

try listening to an unedited version. This one is terrible

This is a abbreviated edit of this song…it sucks….shame on whoever did it.

I don't really like this new mix....

I'm not sure what version you are listening to but the music and vocals are not in sync so much so that I had to stop watching your video once the song started. Try this version instead. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tflchAt5kJw.html

The timing of vocals is different from the original and quite jarring to me. Leave the classics alone.

While Steven Wilson has done a fine job with the music, he's really screwed up Greg's vocal track, to the extent that he's out of synch in some places. I'm with those purists who'd rather stick to the original.

The voice is out of sync with the music.

This version is so painfully bad, I feel like whoever recommended it was deliberately trying to embarrass the person reacting. The song goes so out of timing at times that it's laughable, beats in the opposite places they should be..

What`s the point of doing changes on a perfect song....this is sad!The whole essens of the song is gone!It sounds really bad..BAD!

This is Not the Epitaph original version!! This version SUCKS!!!! 😅😅😅😅😅

steven willson made a total mess of this track album version best by a mile this is so crap shame on you wilson at total mes of agreat album version

this is a weird unoriginal version tho :(