King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon

In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) is the second album by the progressive rock group King Crimson. By the time this album was released, the band had already undergone their first change in lineup, however they still maintained much of the style of their first album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
Also like their first album, the mood of this album often changes from serene to chaotic. The album opens with a poetic vocal piece called "Peace – A Beginning", which is reprised instrumentally in the middle of the album and vocally again at the end. "Pictures Of A City" was originally performed live, often extended to over ten minutes and was called "A Man. A City.", performances of which can be found on live album Epitaph.

The longest track on the album is a chaotic instrumental piece called "The Devil’s Triangle", which was built around quotations from Gustav Holst's "Mars: Bringer of War" from his The Planets Suite. King Crimson would have called the piece Mars, as they had performed it on tour in the 1969 lineup, but were forbidden by the composer's legal estate. In 1971 a brief excerpt from "The Devil’s Triangle" was featured on the BBC television series Doctor Who. Also, the track samples the chorus from "The Court of the Crimson King", the title track from the band's first album.


Personnel
Robert Fripp (guitars, mellotron and devices)
Greg Lake (vocals)
Michael Giles (drums)
Peter Giles (bass)
Keith Tippett (piano), replaced Ian McDonald in keyboard role
Mel Collins (saxes and flute), replaced Ian McDonald in reeds
Gordon Haskell (additional vocals on track 3)
Peter Sinfield (lyrics)


Songs:
1. "Peace – A Beginning" 0:49
2. "Pictures of a City''– 8:03, including: 42nd at Treadmill
3. "Cadence and Cascade"– 4:27
4. "In the Wake of Poseidon" – 7:56, including: Libra's Theme
5. "Peace – A Theme" 1:15
6. "Cat Food" – 4:54
7. "The Devil's Triangle" – 11:39, including: "Merday Morn" ,"Hand of Sceiron", "Garden of Wurm"
8. "Peace – An End" 1:53


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