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Studio - 1. In the Court of the Crimson King : 7. Cultural references, 8. References.

Studio - 1. In the Court of the Crimson King

7. Cultural references.

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  • Stephen King makes references to "The Crimson King" and "The Court of the Crimson King" in his novel Insomnia and the Dark Tower series
  • S.M. Stirling's 2008 SF novel "In the Courts of the Crimson Kings", featuring a plot set in an alternate universe Mars resembling Golden Age pulp fiction.[1]
  • Due to the philosophical and spiritual nature of Peter Sinfield's lyrics Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias has quoted from this album on several occasions. One example comes from a lecture titled "The Existence of God" which quotes from Epitaph, "knowledge is a deadly friend, if no one sets the rules." Zacharias's commentary usually contrasts sharply with the views expressed in the lyrics.
  • Howard Stern's band The Losers has covered the title track of this album live on the air.
  • The popular MMORPG EverQuest II based all of the Non-Player Characters in the zone The Court of Al'Afaz on characters in this album.
  • The Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre named their first album In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend in a conscious homage to King Crimson.[citation needed]
  • Christina Ricci's character does a tap-dance to "Moonchild" in the film Buffalo 66.
  • Black metal band Lurker of Chalice (a sideproject of Leviathan) have a track called "In the Court of the Crimson King Diamond" in a double homage to this album and the lead singer of Mercyful Fate; it appears on their second demo.
  • "The Court of the Crimson King" is featured in a scene of the 2006 movie Children of Men.
  • The prog-rock band Upsilon Acrux titled an album "In the Acrux of the Upsilon King".
  • "The Court of the Crimson King" LP album is featured in Katsuhiro Otomo's short story, Hair (1979).
  • Madman Atomic Comics #6 by Michael Allred (reprinted in Madman Atomic Comics Volume #1) is titled "Crushed in the Court of the Crimson King" and features "The Crimson King" as a character in the story.
  • Saxon covered "The Court of the Crimson King" on their 2001 album Killing Ground
  • UK Channel 4 drama titled "Red Riding" was aired on British television on 05/03/2009 and featured the song "The Court of the Crimson King" in its opening episode of the 3 episodes.
  • New Jersey hardcore outfit Rorschach covered "21st Century Schizoid Man."
  • Canadian hard rock band April Wine covered "21st Century Schizoid Man" on their 1979 release, Harder ... Faster.

8. References.

  1. ^ RIAA: Gold & Platinum
  2. ^ Macan, Edward (1997). Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-509888-9, p. 23.
  3. ^ "King Crimson biography". Discipline Global Mobile (dgmlive.com). http://www.dgmlive.com/kc/index.htm?bio=true. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  4. ^ Robert Fripp: Elephant Talk interview
  5. ^ BatGuano.com
  6. ^ Interview with Robert Fripp in Rock and Folk - ETWiki
  7. ^ http://www.swhq.co.uk/index.cfm
  8. ^ http://www.dgmlive.com/news.htm DGM news
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