About This Track
“I Talk to the Wind” is the second track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson’s debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
Starting immediately after the cacophony that ends “21st Century Schizoid Man”, the mood of this song is a stark contrast; it is relatively serene, simple and peaceful. Ian McDonald’s flute begins the song, and is one of the lead instruments throughout. He also plays a classical-inspired solo in the middle of the song as a “C” section and a longer one at the end as a coda.
These themes would be revisited again by the band, notably on their second album, In the Wake of Poseidon. “Pictures of a City”, with a similar mood as “21st Century Schizoid Man”, would be followed by “Cadence And Cascade”, another relatively calm song for the band.
A version of this song appears on the 1992 album Mind Fruit by the band Opus III.
The Shapir-O’Rama also cover this song on their 1988 debut El Mundo de Vapor y Valentia (Old Vienna).
The song was performed live in 1996 by Ian McDonald and later King Crimson member John Wetton with Steve Hackett on Hackett’s Tokyo Tapes.
Another version of this song appears on the 2007 Jordan Rudess album The Road Home.
Starting immediately after the cacophony that ends “21st Century Schizoid Man”, the mood of this song is a stark contrast; it is relatively serene, simple and peaceful. Ian McDonald’s flute begins the song, and is one of the lead instruments throughout. He also plays a classical-inspired solo in the middle of the song as a “C” section and a longer one at the end as a coda.
These themes would be revisited again by the band, notably on their second album, In the Wake of Poseidon. “Pictures of a City”, with a similar mood as “21st Century Schizoid Man”, would be followed by “Cadence And Cascade”, another relatively calm song for the band.
A version of this song appears on the 1992 album Mind Fruit by the band Opus III.
The Shapir-O’Rama also cover this song on their 1988 debut El Mundo de Vapor y Valentia (Old Vienna).
The song was performed live in 1996 by Ian McDonald and later King Crimson member John Wetton with Steve Hackett on Hackett’s Tokyo Tapes.
Another version of this song appears on the 2007 Jordan Rudess album The Road Home.
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Kotegawa wrote:
lonelyness :3 ..
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conrad280z wrote:
I wish I could do more than just "love" this track. Simply beautiful.
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taisocardoso wrote:
minha vida numa música
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lukasz_pulawski wrote:
Timeless piece
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Kleber01z wrote:
one of my favorite songs
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FarzamRamtin wrote:
trying to play the ending flute solo with guitar !its fucking lovley and challenging
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VelvetMesgue wrote:
The drums of the last part is so perfect (Chingona)
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pablo323 wrote:
... (sin palabras)
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arsenalwa wrote:
Heavenly. Seriously heavenly. That flute... wow.
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oldno7_ wrote:
I'm on the outside looking inside...what do I see.... much confusion, disillusion all around me.
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Jellysauce wrote:
FLUTE SOLO
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CrimsonWaffle wrote:
As much as I love the original, this version may just be better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMrNoJKRrMQ
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Perosky10s wrote:
The atmosphere of the song is one of the most mellow and touching that i've ever heard from a rock band.
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Robo_Dobo wrote:
take the straight man to the late man
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Wildebrand wrote:
The flute intro... It boggles my mind, it's so extremely nice!
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nicob17 wrote:
Just a stunning song by king crimson there needs to be more music like this in the world
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Ek90 wrote:
Am I in Heaven?
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PplTookMyName wrote:
it's beautiful
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Quicksand227 wrote:
this is heavenly
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smeaf wrote:
song about superpositions ^^
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