The Court of the Crimson King

Last month at the Prague Revue  I wrote about my second favorite thing ever: Batman. This month, I wrote about my very most favoritist thing absolutely ever: KING CRIMSON (the only band to ever inspire me to get a tattoo!). The piece is essentially a brief history of progressive rock with King Crimson as the lynchpin that's held it all together since their 1969 debut with a whole bunch of Youtube videos so you can immediately get immersed in the music. Plus it's pretty funny, if I do say so myself (it's not to take a few jabs at a musical genre known for its lyrics about wizards and dwarfs).

If you've ever heard of King Crimson, but not actually heard them and had some curiosity, my goal was to get beyond that curiosity and into the band. If you hate prog rock (as most sane people do), there's even a section on how the Crimsos have often crossed over into pop working with the likes of Blondie, Talking Heads, Bowie, and even being sampled by Kanye.

Check it out. If you're pretty into music, there should be at least something new to enjoy!

And now because I'm sure you're curious, and because it so very sexy: my King Crimson Discipline tattoo...

It looks wet because I had just gotten it and cleaned it. It is not dripping tattoo juice.