King Diamond vs. King Crimson

[JayKeeley]

I will not sleep until this debate is resolved.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

...

 

[lizard]

king diamond is a wild singer but a one trick pony, he keeps going back to the same well. plus when you're well into your 40s, isn't corpse paint a little silly?

 

[J.]

only heard a couple of albums from King Crimson, so I can't vote. But those few albums weren't my thing.

 

[lizard]

King Crimson is awesomely talented but its not really my cup of tea either. I can respect what they're doing but that's about it.

 

[Demonspell]

What a foolish question...there's more great moments on Larks Tongues than in King Diamond's entire recorded output.

 

[speed]

Even if one doesnt like King Crimson, one has to respect the sheer inventiveness and genius of their music.

 

[NAD]

This is so awesome.

King Crimson > King Diamond > King James > Burger King

 

[lizard]

YOU FOOL there is only one King!

 

[ProgMetalFan]

I was just listening to some King Diamond last night. I can't understand the appeal of that man's uniquely histrionic vocals.

 

[NAD]

Nixon was king?

 

[lizard]

well, he thought so, anyway. but nixon never had the giant oversized belt buckle like elvis!

 

[NAD]

Costello?

 

[lizard]

Grbac

 

[JayKeeley]

It was actually just a funny poll...no comparison can be made in truth.

Although I cannot deny the legacy of KD or Mercyful Fate.

 

[NAD]

Grbac and Urlacher could take on the entire NFL with their surnames alone.

 

[lizard]

there's a guy on the Buckeyes with the perfect name for a linebacker: Hawk

there was a guy who played for notre dame named Stonebreaker.

 

[JayKeeley]

Heh, based on who voted thus far, this poll turned out to be "heavy metal vs. prog rock".

By the way, about the one trick pony thing, this is true but that is his trademark. I don't think King Diamond will ever do anything else, which is fine by his fans. It's all about tongue in cheek camp horror concept albums set to mean metal riffs!

Plus, is it technically corpse paint that he wears? I guess I look at it as part of his stage horror theatrics, a la Alice Cooper.

 

[lizard]

oh great now we're going to get into arguements about different corpse paint genres

 

[NAD]

Is your corpsepaint tr0000000000000000?