Post by dalyzach on Dec 10, 2013 6:43:55 GMT
Wikipedia sez:
I was on a big KC kick during Nov-Dec of last year, during which I filled in the gaps of my KC studio album collection and even read Eric Tamm's book about Fripp, which you can read online. I recommend it to anyone who has a bit of time on their hands.
www.progressiveears.com/frippbook/index.asp?bhcp=1
1972-74 Crimson is essential and cannot be fucked with. Everybody knows that, or at least they should. You always hear about "Larks" and "Red", but how come no one ever talks about "Starless & Bible Black"? To my ears it's a rough, slightly less focused prototype of the "Red" sound. There's a live album called "The Night Watch" which is the complete Amsterdam gig where most of "SABB" was recorded, which I highly recommend.
I wrote some pissy remarks about "The Construction of Light" a few years ago; since then, I've come around to the album somewhat, in spite of the awful pro(tools)duction. There is some stunning playing on there and I particularly like that "Oyster Soup" song. What a strange, clattering groove that song has.
I haven't spent much time with "The Power To Believe" yet but so far it sounds like a refinement of a lot of the ideas presented on "TCoL", and with better production. So it's probably pretty good.
Fripp's retirement lasted for just over a year. On 6 September 2013, Fripp announced King Crimson's return to work with a new line-up, stating that "this is a very different reformation to what has gone before: seven players, four English and three American, with three drummers. The Seven-Headed Beast of Crim is in Go! mode".[4] The current band consists of Fripp, three musicians from the previous 2009 lineup (bassist Tony Levin, drummers Gavin Harrison and Pat Mastelotto) saxophonist/flute player Mel Collins (previously in King Crimson's 1971 lineup); and two new recruits, Jakko Jakszyk (vocals, guitar) and Bill Rieflin (drums, ex-REM, Ministry and others).
I was on a big KC kick during Nov-Dec of last year, during which I filled in the gaps of my KC studio album collection and even read Eric Tamm's book about Fripp, which you can read online. I recommend it to anyone who has a bit of time on their hands.
www.progressiveears.com/frippbook/index.asp?bhcp=1
1972-74 Crimson is essential and cannot be fucked with. Everybody knows that, or at least they should. You always hear about "Larks" and "Red", but how come no one ever talks about "Starless & Bible Black"? To my ears it's a rough, slightly less focused prototype of the "Red" sound. There's a live album called "The Night Watch" which is the complete Amsterdam gig where most of "SABB" was recorded, which I highly recommend.
I wrote some pissy remarks about "The Construction of Light" a few years ago; since then, I've come around to the album somewhat, in spite of the awful pro(tools)duction. There is some stunning playing on there and I particularly like that "Oyster Soup" song. What a strange, clattering groove that song has.
I haven't spent much time with "The Power To Believe" yet but so far it sounds like a refinement of a lot of the ideas presented on "TCoL", and with better production. So it's probably pretty good.