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I just had the realization that the album “In the Court of the Crimson King“ could be called such because of the famous classical piece “in the Hall of the Mountain King.”

Hearing how similar the names sound makes me feel stupid for realizing it “so late“ but I’m not seeing anyone talk about this, only the theory that the “Crimson King“ is meant to represent the devil or at least some broader form of evil.

I think this realization of mine could be possible, especially since part of the album’s inspiration came from classical music. Does anyone think this might be the case?

I got a lot of good responses on my last post but I’d like to be more specific about what I requested. Specifically, I’m looking for pauses in proggy songs where there’s ABSOLUTE silence, preferably for an extended period of time.
Utzp by ADP, Awaken by Yes, the transition from the opening of “Schizoid Man” to the iconic guitar riff, the ~4:30 mark of Cygnus X-1 Book 2 by Rush, Girl With No Eyes off of the It’s A Beautiful Day debut album, etc.

Examples like the Parabol/Parabola transition or songs off of Lamb Lies Down by Genesis don’t really work because they fade into getting quieter but don’t actually stop all the music + vocals, usually just fading and getting quieter with still some ambience or quiet sound in the background.

Again, I’d like to reiterate my thanks for the insane amount of examples I got, but I want to get to the heart of my request! Thank you!!

Anyone know any progressive rock songs that pause all the music for dramatic effect ? The only examples I can think of are Awaken by Yes before the halfway point and Utzp by Angine de Poitrine, but I’m curious to know what other examples you all have.

Anyone have any examples of progressive rock songs that make a very techy, futuristic sound with the intent of doing so or about the distant future?

I think of, obviously, Watcher of the Skies and 2112 and Schizoid Man as well as some techy/synthy songs like Hyper-Gamma-Spaces by TAPP or Return to Centaurus by Midlife, but even something like Giorgio by Daft Punk! I’d love to hear what people suggest

As simple as it sounds: looking for proggy songs that use drums to imitate military-esque marching like Aria by Pavlov’s Dog or Epping Forest by Genesis.

I only just recently learned about it and I’m bummed I didn’t get it during release 😞