King Crimson / In the Court of the Crimson King
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以下はTOP50リスト
50. Jethro Tull: “My God”
(from Aqualung)
49. King Crimson: “In the Wake of Poseidon”
(from In the Wake of Poseidon)
48. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: “Karn Evil 9”
(from Brain Salad Surgery)
47. The Nice: “The Five Bridges Suite”
(from Five Bridges)
46. Gentle Giant: “Pantagruel’s Nativity”
(from Acquiring the Taste)
45. Kansas: “Song for America”
(from Song for America)
44. Supertramp: “Crime of the Century”
(from Crime of the Century)
43. Yes: “Heart of the Sunrise”
(from Fragile)
42. Van der Graaf Generator: “Scorched Earth”
(from Godbluff)
41. King Crimson: “21st Century Schizoid Man”
(from In the Court of the Crimson King)
40. Jethro Tull: “Heavy Horses”
(from Heavy Horses)
39. Colosseum: “The Valentyne Suite”
(from Valentyne Suite)
38. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade”
(from Scheherazade and Other Stories)
37. Camel: “Rhayader Goes to Town”
(from The Snow Goose)
36. Yes: “Starship Trooper”
(from The Yes Album)
35. Traffic: “The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys”
(from The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys)
34. Soft Machine: “Moon in June”
(from Third)
33. Pink Floyd: “Us and Them”
(from The The Dark Side of the Moon)
32. Genesis: “Watcher of the Skies”
(from Foxtrot)
31. King Crimson: “Fracture”
(from Starless and Bible Black)
30. Jethro Tull: “Aqualung”
(from Aqualung)
29. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: “Take a Pebble”
(from Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
28. McDonald and Giles: “Birdman”
(from McDonald and Giles)
27. Rush: “La Villa Strangiato”
(from Hemispheres)
26. The Moody Blues: “Melancholy Man”
(from A Question of Balance)
25. Camel: “Lady Fantasy”
(from Mirage)
24. Gentle Giant: “The Advent of Panurge”
(from Octopus)
23. Pink Floyd: “Atom Heart Mother Suite”
(from Atom Heart Mother)
22. Genesis: “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight”
(from Selling England by the Pound)
21. Van der Graaf Generator: “A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers”
(from Pawn Hearts)
20. Yes: “Awaken”
(from Going for the One)
19. King Crimson: “Lizard”
(from Lizard)
18. Pink Floyd: “Echoes”
(from Meddle)
17. Genesis: “The Carpet Crawlers”
(from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway)
16. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: “Pictures at an Exhibition”
(from Pictures at an Exhibition)
15. King Crimson: “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One”
(from Larks’ Tongues in Aspic)
14. Rush: “Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres”
(from Hemispheres)
13. Pink Floyd: “Dogs”
(from Animals)
12. Yes: “And You and I”
(from Close to the Edge)
11. Jethro Tull: “A Passion Play”
(from A Passion Play)
10. Genesis: “Firth of Fifth”
(from Selling England by the Pound)
9. Pink Floyd: “Time”
(from The Dark Side of the Moon)
8. Emerson, Lake & Palmer: “Tarkus”
(from Tarkus)
7. King Crimson: “Starless”
(from Red)
6. Rush: “2112”
(from 2112)
5. Jethro Tull: “Thick as a Brick”
(from Thick as a Brick)
4. Genesis: “Supper’s Ready”
(from Foxtrot)
3. Pink Floyd: “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”
(from Wish You Were)
2. Yes: “Close to the Edge”
(from Close to the Edge)
1. King Crimson: “The Court of the Crimson King”
(from In the Court of the Crimson King)
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