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Originally Posted by ProggyMan
I'll admit that I love Giles, Giles and Fripp and that they're certainly influenced by the Beatles, but let me ask you something. Where in KC's music do you hear the Beatles.
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The idea for King Crimson was conceived in London 1968. Michael Giles (drums) and his brother Peter Giles (bass) had been playing in several bands all over the country. In London they met guitarist Robert Fripp, who had been there since 1967, without work, but with the desire to become a professional musician. As he recalls: "I arrived in London with Sergeant Pepper's bubbling inside of me. Hendrix, Bartok string quartets, an experience of passionate music".
I admit King Crimson sound was unique but like everyone it has influences. I actually hear bits and pieces on songs like "I Talk to the Wind". The vocals and drum sounds at the start of "21st Century Schiziod Man". I wonder if King Crimson put their vocals through a Leslie speaker on that one. The Beatles used that technique on Revolver and it was eventually used by the Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix.