In The Wake Of 40th

Following "In The Court Of The Crimson King", "In The Wake Of Poseidon" was all the more remarkable, in that it contained half of the original group. Songwriter Pete Sinfield now had nearly total lyrical control. "Poseidon" is peppered with more poetic and beautifully arranged songs than its predecessor, but also contains the stark urgency of that original."Peace-A Beginning", a sweet vocal/acoustic song opens and then transcends into the wild jazz infused "Pictures Of A City" where there are bridges and changes in momentum in less than eight minutes than on "In The Court's..." songs. There is a theme within this album as songs seem to alternate between calm, whimsical melodies to the urgent, almost frantic pace of some of King Crimson's best songs. This is proven again with the very pretty "Cadence And Cascade" before diving into the mellotron weighted title track, with great lyrics and the pre ELP vocals of Greg Lake. The very short "Peace-A Theme" is quickly followed by one of King Crimson's most bizarre songs (if that is possible), "Cat Food" marked with a seemingly non-sensical piano that bounces around like; well a cat running back and forth across the keys. Amazingly, this song was released as a single with "Groon" as the B-Side. It was an odd choice indeed."The Devil's Triangle" (Parts 1, 2 and 3) are a mesmerizing, haunting, almost fearsome trio of songs that push the edge of sanity on a mellotron with a marching drum beat. Part 1 introduces the listener to the original mood before a bridge of a computer-like foghorn pierces the song. Part 2 continues the pace with a second bridge with the simple banging of a `stick on rock'. Then all hell breaks loose on Part 3 with the tempo increasing and the occasional jazz input for emphasis and variety. About a minute into the 3rd part the band begins a true concoction of a random free-form of musical mayhem, including a great short harmony vocal from "In The Court of The Crimson King". Its musical madness until "Peace-An End" brings the album full circle with a calming melody and lyrics that seems to bring sanity back until the final fade-out.The 2010 mix of "Groon" is included here which is a rock/jazz influence that can only be King Crimson, with the dichotomy of making no sense and total sense at once. Two extras on the CD are an alternate version of "Peace: An End" and a Greg Lake vocal of "Cadence And Cascade".The DVD contains the entire album remixed by Steven Wilson in 5.1 from the original studio master (note that "The Devil's Triangle" was painstakingly remixed from a stereo version). Along with the 5.1, there is the Lossless 2010 Stereo Mix, The original 1970 stereo mix (the 30th Anniversary remaster) and some great bonus tracks. The single version of "Cat Food" is here, along with three versions of "Cadence And Cascade", three versions of "Groon" (take 1, take 5 and take 15 for those who need all the details), the rehearsed version of "The Devil's Triangle" and an alternate mix of "Peace An End".King Crimson actually matches if not tops itself with this 40th anniversary edition with more music and great liner notes again, by Sid Smith.

When correctly viewed, this recording becomes the second half of "The Krimson Album". A rather oblique reference to "The White Album" (The Beatles), but such an interpretation is not totally schizophrenic. The original recording (as first encountered on vinyl) seemed to be a logical continuation of King Crimson 1.0. It so fits the mood and groove of ITCOTCK, that it is difficult not to see ITWOP as 1.2 to the original's 1.1. Of course, the personnel changes do render this second recording as the first document of the second iteration of King Crimson as a prog-rock band.Having stated the obvious, let us get down to brass tacks. One of the great songs of this band comes from this album. I am speaking of Cat Food. The critique of consumer culture is both biting and hummable. IMO, I wanted another verse, followed by a killer reiteration of the chorus. This old boy has always been hungry for more of KC's Cat Food.This 40th Anniversary Series edition provides two compact discs chockful of remasters, remixes (especially 5.1), and various material that is collected and presented for the hardcore Krimhead, or the a recent dabbler in the prog-rock arts.How does it rate:Music: A (very solid)Performance: ALyrical Content: B+/A-Audio Quality: A+Variety: A (strong)Compared to ITCOTCK: B+Bottom Line: Buy ITCOTCK first, then ASAP add this incredible follow-up.

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp faced a major problem as the 1960s became the 1970s and he was faced with the task of recording a second KC album: Basically, the rest of the band had quit on him, with bassist/vocalist Greg Lake joining Emerson, Lake and Palmer and drummer Michael Giles and sax/keys man Ian McDonald forming their own partnership.Yet Lake agreed to sing on most of "In the Wake of Poseidon." Giles covered the drum parts and his brother, Peter, the bass guitars. Mel Collins stepped in to perform on saxes and flutes, and Fripp added jazz pianist Keith Tippett to fill out the sound.The result was an album that sounded much like -- in fact, TOO much like -- its predecessor, "In the Court of the Crimson King." That, in fact, is the main problem with "Poseidon"; it seeks to emulate the mood an approach King Crimson had found so successful, but the songs are not nearly as memorable as those on the debut album.Still, there are some interesting tracks here, including the "Peace" themes that crop up several times. But the collaborative nature of the first record is largely missing; most of the pieces here were crafted by Fripp, with lyricist Pete Sinfield writing the words for the non-instrumental tracks. Fripp is a great, great guitarist, but in my opinion his songwriting frequently has benefited from working more in a group setting.For this re-release anniversary edition, Steven Wilson has remixed the tracks for stereo and 5.1, with the exception of the three parts of "The Devil's Triangle," presumably because the original source material couldn't be found. The result is a more spacious, "open" mix in which much more sonic detail emerges.

El segundo de los discos de King Crimson sin duda también es excelente. Esta edición 40TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES incluye un CD y un DVD (Que sólo incluye música; no hay ningún material en video) que presenta además de la mezcla original, remasterizaciones en Stereo y 5.1; 3 bonus tracks y un booklet de 24 paginas con fotos y comentarios de esta gran obra. El sonido es excelente.Si tienes la posibilidad económica de comprar esta edición no dudes en hacerlo ya que vale mucho la pena tenerla.

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had the CD album for many years bought for the 5.1 mix. definitely worth it. A great album with a spectacular 5.1 mix (as with all the 5.1 reissues of KC I've bought so far)

This is a review of `In the wake of Poseidon' 40th Anniversary CD plus MLP Lossless 5.1 & DTS digital surround DVD package.***ItWoP was released in 1970, the second album from King Crimson & very similar to their debut ItCotCK in content and style.There were some personnel changes. First of all, Greg Lake had already decided to join Keith Emerson & Carl Palmer in their new venture but agreed to record all the vocal tracks on ItWoP (including `Cadence & Cascade', though the Gordon Haskell version was used on the album), taking the band's PA in payment. Michael Giles had technically quit the band but, like Lake, recorded all the drum tracks as a session musician, and his brother Peter - the third member of the pre-Crimson trio `Giles, Giles & Fripp' - played bass on all tracks.Two excellent new musicians made an appearance. Mel Collins played sax and woodwind, replacing Ian McDonald, and was to stay with the band until the 1972 post-Islands tour break-up. His playing brings a lot of character to the music, particularly on the third album `Lizard'. Also the jazz pianist Keith Tippett joined the party, to contribute to King Crimson's next three studio albums though could not be persuaded to join as a full-time member and only appeared onstage with them once.The original album:Following the brief opener `Peace' - a recurrent link-theme on the album - the first major track `Pictures of a City' is a full-on prog-rocker and echoes `21st Century Schizoid Man' in both style and lyrical content. We then have a sort of `I talk to the wind' equivalent, the aforementioned `Cadence and Cascade' sung by Haskell. The mellotron-dominated title track finishes what was originally side 1 of the vinyl album, in theme and style similar to `Epitaph' on ItCotCK.The quirkiest track is `Cat Food', dominated by a syncopated jazz rhythm with Tippett's fingers flying all over the keyboard, a song on the theme of the poor quality of packaged supermarket food. The long 3-part instrumental `The Devil's Triangle' based on Gustav Holst's `Mars' is the last major work on the album, bookended by another short rendition of `Peace' sung partly unaccompanied by Lake.The 40th Anniversary offering:As with ItCotCK, you get a CD plus audio DVD presented in gatefold sleeve decorated throughout with the distinctive original album cover artwork, Tammo de Jongh's painting '12 Archetypes.' A 16-page colour booklet with the song lyrics and story behind the music, written by Crimson biographer Sid Smith, completes the package.The CD is good to have, but the DVD is again the star with all the music offered in various different formats: MLP Lossless 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 digital surround, MLP Lossless stereo, PCM stereo 2.0, plus the 30th anniversary remaster of the original 1970 stereo mix. The graphics are nice, the menu easy to navigate, the sound fabulous. It plays through any DVD player and in any computer. The bonus material is well chosen and includes several versions of the instrumental `Groon', previously released on the band's poor-sound-quality 1972 live album `Earthbound' but available on none of the studio albums. There are several versions of `Cadence and Cascade' including one sung by Lake, better IMO than the Haskell version on the original album release. The master tapes of `The Devil's Triangle' reportedly couldn't be found but you also get a `rehearsal version' from Wessex Studios, as well as the single version of `Cat Food.'Fripp and Wilson have again done an excellent job in delivering this fine package, without rival the best `Poseidon' ever made available. It's a good album, but lacked the impact of ItCotCK (and its awesome title track) and is too similar in style to its predecessor be considered genuinely innovative whilst at the same time lacks the compositional brilliance of the refined orchestra-based follow-up `Lizard.' For these reasons `Poseidon' doesn't quite rate 5 stars for me. It's good though, with some fine moments - especially from the nimble fingers of Keith Tippett - and is essential to any King Crimson collection.

This is an amazing album which somehow slipped thru the cracks for moi (which is seriously out there & a potential time warp that I will blame on the fine jazz released that year. After all, I wet myself after hearing “In the Court of the Crimson King”Excited to finally to receive it from Amazon,Dealer of fine music, sometime obscure but always interesting music.Imagine my surprise when I opened this “40th Anniversary version” and hOlYChRISmAs - In addition to these eclectic mystical journeys, I receive a DVD !!!Cat Food. This is audible cat nip for my ears. Thank you Thank you ❤️