The King Crimson Marathon (lyrics, singer, dancing, ambient, blues)

ProggyMan · 05-10-2008, 10:08 AM

Do you have Thrak? Beat, Discipline?

Molecules · 05-10-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Do you have Thrak? Beat, Discipline?

(presume you're asking me) nope, only In the Court and In the Wake of Poseidon. Neither of them particularly set my world alight (god knows I have made the effort with the debut over the years, please don't ban me) but I'm big on jazz fusion so I'm looking forward to delving into Red and Lark's Tongues in particular. But wasn't Frippy just swell on Scary Monsters?

ProggyMan · 05-10-2008, 02:20 PM

The Bowie album? Red isn't all that Jazzy. I'd rank their best albums like this:
Red
Thrak
Discipline
Lark Tongues In Aspic
Beat
In The Court Of The Crimson King
Starless And Bible Black
The Power To Believe

**Urban Hatemonger** · 05-10-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

But wasn't Frippy just swell on Scary Monsters?

Scary Monsters doesn't get anywhere near the credit it deserves. I think Fripp's work is the highlight of that album.

ProggyMan · 05-10-2008, 02:25 PM

I've never heard anything from Scary Monsters. Highlights?

**Urban Hatemonger** · 05-10-2008, 02:27 PM

Scary Monsters has some of his most well known singles on it.

Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
The title track

The rest of it is pretty good too.

ProggyMan · 05-10-2008, 02:29 PM

I've never been exposed to it. My parents never listen to anything besides NPR.

Molecules · 05-10-2008, 03:40 PM

Have spent some time listening to Lark's Tongues In Aspic for the first time today; it's still early days obviously but it's clear - I can understand now why people criticise Yes' albums of this era of falling short of KC's work (stupidly had not realised Bruford was in the band at this point).

I love the instrumentation, the violin and Fripp's acoustic guitar. It's refined and ambitious on it's own terms, a refreshing lack of grandiosity...

The guitar in 'Easy Money' is really something, brings my impressions of Fripp's style full circle - he knows when to hold back.
Really should read your review now BooBoo, forgive this humble Crimson noob

ProggyMan · 05-10-2008, 04:16 PM

Book Of Saturday and Lark Tongues In Aspic Part II are the highlights. David Cross really makes Red-era KC go. Without him there wouldn't be that sizzle.

**Seltzer** · 05-10-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

brilliant reviews, reminded me how criminally understocked I am on Crimson. can you imagine I still don't have 'Lark's...' or 'Red'???

Oh man, you have to get Red. That's my favourite album in existence, and Starless is the greatest song ever. :p

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

I've never heard anything from Scary Monsters. Highlights?

Scary Monsters is a great album - Teenage Wildlife is probably my favourite song. Bowie used Fripp on Scary Monsters and Wakeman on Hunky Dory.

EDIT: I feel like binging on Bowie now.

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05-10-2008, 10:08 AM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,032	Do you have Thrak? Beat, Discipline? __________________ 'A dog is an emotionally shallow creature' -Jack Shut the fuck up and recognize what you holding ain't really broken. -Ian Bavitz If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship he coulda' snatched two unicorns and left behind the mother fuckin' pigs. -Ian Bavitz Crowquill is cool. Sorta. I hate the Fall Of Troy. And Joy Division. And West Side Story.

05-10-2008, 02:20 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,032	The Bowie album? Red isn't all that Jazzy. I'd rank their best albums like this: Red Thrak Discipline Lark Tongues In Aspic Beat In The Court Of The Crimson King Starless And Bible Black The Power To Believe __________________ 'A dog is an emotionally shallow creature' -Jack Shut the fuck up and recognize what you holding ain't really broken. -Ian Bavitz If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship he coulda' snatched two unicorns and left behind the mother fuckin' pigs. -Ian Bavitz Crowquill is cool. Sorta. I hate the Fall Of Troy. And Joy Division. And West Side Story.

05-10-2008, 02:25 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,032	I've never heard anything from Scary Monsters. Highlights? __________________ 'A dog is an emotionally shallow creature' -Jack Shut the fuck up and recognize what you holding ain't really broken. -Ian Bavitz If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship he coulda' snatched two unicorns and left behind the mother fuckin' pigs. -Ian Bavitz Crowquill is cool. Sorta. I hate the Fall Of Troy. And Joy Division. And West Side Story.

05-10-2008, 02:27 PM
Urban Hatemonger Groovy Hate F*ck Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nuuk , Greenland Posts: 8,983	Scary Monsters has some of his most well known singles on it. Ashes To Ashes Fashion The title track The rest of it is pretty good too. __________________

05-10-2008, 02:29 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,032	I've never been exposed to it. My parents never listen to anything besides NPR. __________________ 'A dog is an emotionally shallow creature' -Jack Shut the fuck up and recognize what you holding ain't really broken. -Ian Bavitz If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship he coulda' snatched two unicorns and left behind the mother fuckin' pigs. -Ian Bavitz Crowquill is cool. Sorta. I hate the Fall Of Troy. And Joy Division. And West Side Story.

05-10-2008, 03:40 PM
Molecules it's a par Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 408	Have spent some time listening to Lark's Tongues In Aspic for the first time today; it's still early days obviously but it's clear - I can understand now why people criticise Yes' albums of this era of falling short of KC's work (stupidly had not realised Bruford was in the band at this point). I love the instrumentation, the violin and Fripp's acoustic guitar. It's refined and ambitious on it's own terms, a refreshing lack of grandiosity... The guitar in 'Easy Money' is really something, brings my impressions of Fripp's style full circle - he knows when to hold back. Really should read your review now BooBoo, forgive this humble Crimson noob __________________ Substix blog 'Institutionalised cruelty is one thing. But the twisted brainwrong of a one-off man-mental is quite another.'

05-10-2008, 04:16 PM
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,032	Book Of Saturday and Lark Tongues In Aspic Part II are the highlights. David Cross really makes Red-era KC go. Without him there wouldn't be that sizzle. __________________ 'A dog is an emotionally shallow creature' -Jack Shut the fuck up and recognize what you holding ain't really broken. -Ian Bavitz If Noah had the benefit of hindsight on his ship he coulda' snatched two unicorns and left behind the mother fuckin' pigs. -Ian Bavitz Crowquill is cool. Sorta. I hate the Fall Of Troy. And Joy Division. And West Side Story.