“Hippies confused and scared by loud noise”-1969

The cameraman should have been told, "The zoom feature is not a toy."

Imagine you're stoned out of your mind just waiting to hear Jumpin' Jack Flash and then this happens right in front of you

It's weird that even now this song is ahead of its time. It's perpetually progressive.

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it."

Keep in mind that at the time of this performance In The Court Of The Crimson King hadn't been released yet. The Rolling Stones had invited them to open up their show in HP; the audience had no idea what to expect from these guys and then they hit them upside the head with this! Imagine what that crowd must've been thinking!

Damn those few seconds where you can clearly hear the tremendous power sound of Fripp's guitar and Lake's voice, priceless

“THIS IS THE BEST GROUP IN THE WORLD!'” said Jimi Hendrix, after hearing King Crimson at The Revolution Club in Mayfair (London) in 1969.

"Hey cameraman, make sure to never focus on the genius guitarist Robert Fripp"

Greg's voice is a treasure

"Trees, fleas, hippies sneeze...0:43 second Lamp Post Man!"

King Crimson could make a heavy headbanging song with a freaking saxophone...in 1969!!! I guess they were ahead at the time.

this song is still 50 years in advance

Greg Lake's singing is amazing, the dude literally sings from his soul as if he's seriously pissed off at the world around him.

I am proud to say I was at this show. It was awsome. Eat your hearts out!

The Stones at Hyde Park: Multi-camera film restored in HD with a professionally mixed soundboard recording of the entire set. King Crimson at Hyde Park: An abridged version of the opening song filmed on a single reel of 16mm with a hair in the gate, and audio recorded from the audience with a toaster, but with the levels set very well.

Really cool to see a minute and a half of a ten minute song...

i was there , when they came on early in the afternoon people didnt know who they were and they simply freaked everybody out with their brilliance. The Stones nearly lost the day to them.

Not only one of the greatest prog rock songs of all time, but one of the first, also. Great vocals, fantastic fretwork; truly amazing!

0:19 is just so fucking good.

Nobody had any idea why these guys' musical style was as good as it was. I guess it just worked.

R.I.P. Greg Lake

The audience's reminder that the sixties were coming to an end

RIP Ian McDonald. This song is genius. Thank you for the music.

I can't stop laughing at the confused hippie at 0:14

Greg Lake is one of my all-time favorite vocalists.

King Crimson was the British equivalent of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Outstanding musicians who were decades ahead of their time.

I saw King Crimson earlier that year in a little church hall in Plymouth, Devon. Nobody had heard of them before, so we didn't know what to expect. They came on to a dark stage and sat down on stools and in a split second they jumped off the stools and ripped into Schizoid man at full volume and at the same time a full on strobe turned on. I had never heard or seen anything like it. The whole night was was such mind blowing experience it left everybody totally stunned. I was also at this concert in Hyde Park and it is not mentioned enough that admission was free. The other bands I remember being there were The Third Ear Band and Family (the UK band , not Sly Stone).

We urgently need a good King Crimson documentary...

Was at this concert aged 16 truly turned my head wow

When I was a child, this song scared the shit out of me. It's menacing. Unfortunately, after all of these years and about 100 LSD trips, I am a 21st Century Schizoid Man.

Imagine being a stoned hippy in the late 60s going to see the Rolling Stones and have a good time and these maniacs come on stage and play the most terrifyingly loud and complex music you’ve ever heard in your life

pretty cool that they sampled kanye in this, they have good taste!

This song stands so ahead of its time that skipped time through decades of musical industry. Kind of like Mozart's requiem, it makes a hole in my chest. I really want to play this song over and over and never reaching the end of it.

This, in my humble opinion, is the first live performance of what we now call Prog Rock.

Takes my back to being so stoned… Loved Greg Lake. Miss him. R.I.P.

I got a time machine ready to go to 1969 into this concert who want to go?

1969 was truly the best year for music, king crimson releases “in the court of the crimson king” , beatles release “abbey road” , Led Zeppelin released “Led Zeppelin” and “Led Zeppelin 2” , Rolling Stones release “let it bleed” , The Who release “tommy”

This band was so great and ahead of the curve. Damn.

Still ahead of it’s time … luv the genius of Greg Lake … highly under appreciated … RIP

50 years later: WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS

I could smell the BO through my computer screen.

My dad, being the badass that he is, introduced me to this SIXTIES band, that clearly has a heavy, sludgy guitar sound, and bangin drums. They were WAAAY ahead of their time, and are definitely responsible for laying the foundation for heavy metal.

People come here for two reasons: They either love King Crimson or they love King Crimson. I personally love King Crimson but soon enough I also became a fan of King Crimson.

It was a great concert and just had to get the album as soon as it was out. That first album was just so good from beginning to end. Shame I had to leave halfway through Stones set to get across to the Albert Hall for The Who's Tommy. Fancy that a day of King Crimson, Stones and the Who's Tommy. Embedded in my memory.

They're now on Spotify fellas

" This is the greatest band I´ve ever seen " . Jimi Hendrix .

These guys have such a great catalog. Lake and Fripp what a combo. Gotta say after all these years epitaph is my favorite King Crimson tune. I had the privilege to see them in very early 70's in a 3,000 seat theater and was properly blown away.

I saw King Crimsom play five times but never got to see the original band lineup. Great to see this concert footage! Greg Lake looks like a young boy.

the classic crimson sound

I remember putting this album on my record player when I was a kid and cranking it up. I still have it.

I saw Greg Lake in 2013 on his last tour in San Francisco. It was kind of sad in a way because he couldn't quite hit those notes that he was so famous for. He opened with a one minute version of "Court of the Crimson King," and then played his ELP songs. It was also my last concert. RIP Greg.

[Verse 2] Blood rack, barbed wire Politician's funeral pyre Innocents raped with napalm fire Twenty-first century schizoid man [Instrumental: "Mirrors"] [Verse 3] Death seed, blind man's greed Poets starving, children bleed Nothing he's got he really needs Twenty-first century schizoid man [Instrumental Outro]

My first LP , i was 7 . I'm 53 now . Fucking hell ...

I first heard the full version of this when it came out in 1969. We were driving through Fayetteville, NC, trying to find something other than Country on the radio, which was a challenge. As we listened to this in disbelief, it just about blew us off the road. Got lots of King Krimson and ELP albums after that.

Love Greg Lakes Voice one of the best vocalists ever!

If I am asked, this is one of the most original rock songs ever.

My God this song is such a Golden Experience

His voice is so badass I’m obsessed

Wooow i just discovered this song and it blowed my mind!!The bass is killing it🤯

Greg RIP we all loved you

One of the most incredible bands ever.

I was there watching King Crimson playing in Hyde park in 1969, I was 18 yrs old just growing up and opening my eyes to the wonders of life. Great days !

Greg is realistically the reason why this song is what it is The vocals and the bass playing is so powerful and memorable ❤

Absolut genius!!!! I'am so glad grew up this strange and unbelievable times, so i had tis music from the beginning live an nowadays in my soul, my brain and in everey cell of my body. So i can recall the 60/70ties feeling whenever i hear this music or look the videos. This feeling is not byable for the whole money of the world.

R.I.P. Greg, you truly are a legend!

Wow, amazing gig footage!! Such an iconic song.

I missed this concert by just a few months. I arrived in England on September 12, 1969 to begin a 3.5 year tour in the United States Air Force. The guys that met me at our base (RAF Bentwaters) found out I was a guitar player and a Stones fan were still raving about going to Hyde Park that day. 🤘🎶

The song is ahead of its time, but the video looks so ancient.

Thanks KingCrimson Veto for this upload. We need more people like you.

I was born in the 21st century, and I'm listening to this song in the 21st century. And yes, I like this!

such an under appreciated and underrated Band. I still crank King Crimson up , on a regular basis. Thank you , to the Band.

0:43 why is nobody talking about this

I'll never forget this song showing up in my discover weekly and looking it up, expecting to find some alternative band from 2000s. Imagine my surprise when I found out these guys were 60s/70s. Completely ahead of their time

been looking for this all of my life... will watch over and over and over

Greg Lakes voice is absolutely incredible here...

Like Stravinsky's "The Rites of Spring," or Francis Bacon's triptych painting "Crucifix," King Crimson were revolutionary. The looks on some of these Stone's fans faces says it all. Though I can see many digging it, I am sure there were those like, "WTF is this?" So fantastic. Greg Lake forever.

King Crimson were well ahead of the game. By at least half of a century. One of the most underrated bands of all time

This was a great band. 'In the court of the Crimson King' has gone down as a classic late 1960s Psychedelic rock album - and groundbreaking in its fusion of folk, jazz and blues.

Thank whomever for recording this.Love

I can't wait to see them live! A dream come true! Cheers from Guadalajara, México.

His voice 😍😍👌🏽

Powerful stuff man..thank goodness we can still listen to the old stuff

1:33 I fucking love how Greg looks like a god

Rest In Peace Greg Lake.😢😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

if video would be high quality this would look like the future, thats how ahead of their time they where

Such a great sound! Listening for the first time.👍👍👍

the bark of that ragged mic Greg was singing thru hooked me 50 yrs ago!

1:01 a young Joey Ramone.

Saw them last night. One of the most powerful shows I've ever attended. Fripp really shredded on this one. Long live King Crimson! 👹

such an accurate (yet scary) prediction of the 21st century

This masterpiece is ahead of its time.

Amazing. I was born that year. And to think just a mere 5 years earlier "A Hard Day's Night" was in the cinemas. The 1960s were like 10 mini-centuries going on! Amazing.

a girl called Irem from Istanbul introduced to this song. now i think i'll check the rest. i should thank her again.

Wow thanks for sharing this gem for the vault! 💕👑🎸🎶

It’s like a year 2021 anthem . Uncanny . Confusion will be my epitaph As I crawl the cracked and broken path And if we make it we can all sit back and laugh But I fear tomorrow I” ll be crying And I fear tomorrow I”ll be dying Think that’s how it goes . One of my favorite albums as a kid .love King Crimson

This very band opened the West Palm Beach Pop Festival in 1969...first on Friday night then Saturday, playing the exact same set each night. They were the only ones to do this. It was an AMAZING 3 day festival featuring acts like Iron Butterfly, The Byrds, Spooky Tooth, Grand Funk, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Spirit ; etc. with the Stones as the closer (I believe they played Altamonte directly afterwards). Take it from someone who was there: King Crimson stood head and shoulders above them all...

RIP Greg Lake

Damn man. This video needs to be saved

That zoom in on the girl’s face at the end completes it.