I Talk to the Wind (3:15)
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“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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JoyofEmptiness wrote:
amazing!
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schopi36 wrote:
lovely
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NovocaineJunkie wrote:
This is so serene :)
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indieviduality wrote:
beautiful
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Xhi wrote:
the wiiind can not heeear ... amazing
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MoontowerEoS wrote:
SAID THE STRAIGHT MAN, TO THE LATE MAN
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spoxta17 wrote:
love it for a long time.
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mattCrimson wrote:
@footToFace: Acutally, Ummagumma and More were from '69 ,as was this version of "I talk to the wind". those two albums were pretty prog-ish.so no need to call people idiots, they were just comparing the two.
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Chi-hiita wrote:
My favorite Crimson song... This gives me a pciture of myself lying in the mother natures embrace in the middle of paradise where only tranquillity and peace exists. x)
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AceOfSpades24 wrote:
Love this song. So chill.
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FeatherofHuginn wrote:
I've always found this song quite melancholic. More so than it is relaxing.
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singing_stars wrote:
Utterly amazing.
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Quicksand227 wrote:
amazing song.
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FootToFace wrote:
stop with the "sounds like pink floyd", this album came before prog floyd you idiots
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porkopolis wrote:
I didn´t understand this song untill recently, after years of listening, now it gets me everytime
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swhiteley wrote:
Brilliant.
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Highhopes4ever wrote:
Yeah, cute song <3
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photon_man62 wrote:
This has got to be one of my favourite songs.
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ESokolov wrote:
lovely song
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themainbones wrote:
The song predates Focus and progressive Floyd.
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