21st Century Schizoid Man

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"21st Century Schizoid Man" is a pioneering 1969 progressive rock song by King Crimson, renowned for its heavy riffs, complex structure, and politically charged lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King Crimson song ⓘ
progressive rock song ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album In the Court of the Crimson King ⓘ
artist King Crimson ⓘ
composer Greg Lake ⓘ
Ian McDonald ⓘ
Michael Giles ⓘ
Robert Fripp ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
distorted electric guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ
featuresVocalStyle heavily distorted vocals ⓘ
firstReleasedOnFormat vinyl record ⓘ
genre jazz rock ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
proto-metal ⓘ
hasLiveVersion 21st Century Schizoid Man (live) ⓘ
hasPart Mirrors ⓘ
influencedGenre heavy metal ⓘ
progressive metal ⓘ
label Atlantic Records ⓘ
Island Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 7:21 ⓘ
lyricalTheme dehumanization ⓘ
political criticism ⓘ
war ⓘ
notableFor complex structure ⓘ
frequent time signature changes ⓘ
heavy guitar riffs ⓘ
jazz-influenced instrumental section ⓘ
openingTrackOf In the Court of the Crimson King ⓘ
partOf In the Court of the Crimson King ⓘ
performedBy Greg Lake ⓘ
Ian McDonald ⓘ
Michael Giles ⓘ
Robert Fripp ⓘ
performer King Crimson ⓘ
producer King Crimson ⓘ
Tony Clarke ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1969 ⓘ
releaseDate 1969-10-10 ⓘ
title 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ
writer Greg Lake ⓘ
Ian McDonald ⓘ
Michael Giles ⓘ
Peter Sinfield ⓘ
Robert Fripp ⓘ

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Power → hasSample → 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ
Greg Lake → notableWork → 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ
King Crimson → notableSong → 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ
21st Century Schizoid Man → title → 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ
21st Century Schizoid Man → hasLiveVersion → 21st Century Schizoid Man (live) ⓘ
linked to: 21st Century Schizoid Man
In the Court of the Crimson King → hasPart → 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ
In the Court of the Crimson King → sideOneContains → 21st Century Schizoid Man ⓘ