In the Court of the Crimson King
In his 1997 book "Rocking the Classics", critic and musicologist Edward Macan notes that "In the Court of the Crimson King" "may be the most influential progressive rock album ever released". The Who's Pete Townshend was quoted as calling the album "an uncanny masterpiece". In the "Q" &amp; "Mojo" Classic Special Edition "Pink Floyd &amp; The Story of Prog Rock", the album came fourth in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". The album was named as one of "Classic Rock" magazine's "50 Albums That Built Prog Rock". In 2014, readers of "Rhythm" voted it the eighth greatest drumming album in the history of progressive rock. In 2015, "Rolling Stone" named "In the Court of the Crimson King" the second greatest progressive rock album of all time, behind Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon". The album is also featured in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". It was voted number 193 in Colin Larkin's "All Time Top 1000 Albums".