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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker
Oh good god no. King Crimson wasn't based solely on technical precision.
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obviously not, but you're also not considering them from the perspective of the mainstream. it was the easiest comparison to make.
basically those people with a clue know that there's more to Crimson than technical ability, regardless of the fact that the mainstream sees them as noodle-y virtuosos.
same as the people with a clue know that there's little more to DT than technical ability, regardless of the fact that their niche fans want to see them as more than noodle-y virtuosos.
seems to me there's always 1 current active group like that, where they border that grey area between the edge of the mainstream and the obscurity of virtuosity. at the moment (and for the last decade or so) DT seems to be it.