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King Crimson

godeatgodgodeatgod Posts: 20
edited May 2006 in Other Music
Obviously better than your band. amirite?
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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    What is this about?
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • CenterCityCenterCity Posts: 193
    Who's King Criminson?
    Literal please: I really need to lighten up on my posts....today..sure why not? I figure I'll just add everything in :)
    I need to finish writing.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    King Crimson is a very cool band from way back in the seventies I think or were they even kicking ass in the sixties? No I believe it was the seventies.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    King Crimson is a very cool band from way back in the seventies I think or were they even kicking ass in the sixties? No I believe it was the seventies.
    Released the first album in 1969....some credit them with the beginnings of prog rock. Changed line-ups every album for the next three follow-up records ("In the Wake of Poseidon," "Islands" and "Lizards") Had a fairly stable line-up (guitar, bass/vocal and drums did not change) for the three albums beginning with "Lark's Tongue in Aspic", "Starless and Bible Black" and "Red." From 1974 to about 1981 were out of business. Three kick ass albums in the 1980s. Reformed again in the 1990's and are still going.

    The only constant is Robert Fripp. IMHO, the three album run starting with Lark's tongue is the best.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • CenterCityCenterCity Posts: 193
    That reminds me of "CriminsonandClover"....
    anyway....what kind of music were they like?
    I need to finish writing.
  • CenterCityCenterCity Posts: 193
    Nice Signature there....very telling
    I need to finish writing.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    I heard different. I don't really know myself. I have a really good live album, but never got to it any further than that. I will do so very soon and I feel "Islands" is my best bet. If that one isn't avalable I will go for "In the court of the Crimson King" what I heard so far these apeel to me the most.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    In the Court is an awesome album
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    Echoes wrote:
    In the Court is an awesome album


    Which would you pick? The first or the fourthed?
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    not following you
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    Echoes wrote:
    not following you


    would you pick "In the court of the Crimson King" or do you prefer "Islands"?
    And more importantly why so?
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    I heard different. I don't really know myself. I have a really good live album, but never got to it any further than that. I will do so very soon and I feel "Islands" is my best bet. If that one isn't avalable I will go for "In the court of the Crimson King" what I heard so far these apeel to me the most.
    The best album is probably "Red".....very dark, very hard....musically that is.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    karma defect wrote:
    would you pick "In the court of the Crimson King" or do you prefer "Islands"?
    And more importantly why so?


    Probably Court because I haven't heard Islands
    printf("shiver in eternal darkness\n");
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Echoes wrote:
    Probably Court because I haven't heard Islands
    Of the two, Court is the one to go with...
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    tybird wrote:
    Of the two, Court is the one to go with...


    Yes but why? Tell me more about the two if you can.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    I forgot to say please.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • godeatgodgodeatgod Posts: 20
    Robert Fripp is pretty awesome.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    Yes but why? Tell me more about the two if you can.
    Court-Greg Lake(of Emerson, Lake and Palmer) on vocals, very solid album. Robert Fripp's favorite version of the band, unless he's changed his mind recently. A large chunk of this record made it onto the four disc boxed set released in the 1990s. (don't own because so much is on boxed set, but will buy eventually)

    Islands-I don't remember who's on vocals.....very uneven album. a band in flux. This album only got one cut on the four disc boxed set released in the 1990s. (own a ragged used vinyl copy from the 1970s.......do not plan on buying in a newer format)

    Red-John Wetton (of later fame in Asia) on vocals and bass......very promient, heavy guitar sound when compared to the two albums mentioned above. They still play at least one tune from this album in concert. Two of the five cuts made it onto the four disc boxed set. (own an vinyl copy, a cd version and the deluxe remaster job from a years back)
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    That is some useful shit there tybird. Thanks for the response.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    That is some useful shit there tybird. Thanks for the response.
    You are welcome......the three albums from the 1980's are also damn good. That band is Fripp, Bill Bruford on drums, Tony Levin on bass and Adrian Belew on vocals/guitar. "Discipline" is probably the best of the lot, followed by "Three of a Perfect Pair." Very different stuff from the "Court of..." years and the band that recorded "Red."
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    tybird wrote:
    You are welcome......the three albums from the 1980's are also damn good. That band is Fripp, Bill Bruford on drums, Tony Levin on bass and Adrian Belew on vocals/guitar. "Discipline" is probably the best of the lot, followed by "Three of a Perfect Pair." Very different stuff from the "Court of..." years and the band that recorded "Red."



    That is the line up on the live album I have.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    That is the line up on the live album I have.
    Which one....there are several...."Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal' 1984" is probably the best that I have heard from that line-up. "Saritori in Tangier" flat out rocks on that set!!!!
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    tybird wrote:
    Which one....there are several...."Absent Lovers: Live in Montreal' 1984" is probably the best that I have heard from that line-up. "Saritori in Tangier" flat out rocks on that set!!!!


    It is the only one I have. But that's the one.


    Good shit on there. I think I like the second disc best.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    It is the only one I have. But that's the one.


    Good shit on there. I think I like the second disc best.
    That makes two of us..........."Know any jokes....."...though I love the closer on Disc One..."Indiscipline" what a song
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    tybird wrote:
    That makes two of us..........."Know any jokes....."...though I love the closer on Disc One..."Indiscipline" what a song


    Elephant talk is my favourite.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    karma defect wrote:
    Elephant talk is my favourite.
    It's all talk.............Elephant talk.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    21st Century Schizoid Man from the first album is one of my all-time favorite record cuts. the interplay between greg lake's bass and ian mcdonald's sax is simply incredible. i listened to this lp many times in my youth. which explains my demented ways ;)

    btw, just for the record, i've got the original record. :D
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    tybird wrote:
    It's all talk.............Elephant talk.


    I love how neurotic this song is.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • capybaraletcapybaralet Posts: 145
    In the Court of the Crimson King is the best Prog album I have ever heard (better than all those 70's Floyd albums)

    I haven't heard much else, but I really Recommend that one. I am amazed that it was made in 1969. 21st Century Schizoid Man and the title track closer are both 10/10's.
    everything=3


    2-1-0
    4-3-2-1-0
    2---2--3---3--2----1
    ---0
    0
    0
    2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-0

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  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    As soon as my funds let me I'll be picking this up.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
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