King Crimson

This was the best version of Crimson

Even though I was in college in the mid-70's, never had a chance to see this lineup. I did see Fripp in person at a Peaches record store in Ft. Lauderdale in 1979. He had a little amplifier and was playing and explaining the Frippertronics stuff that he had worked on with Brian Eno. It was a weird year. There was a 1979 punk girl there who I knew from the only, as we would say now, independent record store in West Palm Beach. She left after 5 minutes. I asked her about that a few days later and she said: "He was wearing a F#### Business Suit! 

And let's not forget the legendary Jamie Muir!

That's funny about ELP. They were also my favorite group until I saw them in West Palm Beach on their Brain Salad Surgery Tour. The Leaky Tepee (WPB Auditorium). No reserved seating, it was a mad dash and I was was right up front, essentially first row...no emotion, Greg and Keith just chewed gum and went through the motions. Fail...I dropped them like a rock.

Understand that I’ve seen the YouTube videos of ELP concerts from earlier years and they were great.(Keith destroying the organ.etc.) I’m specifically talking about the later BSS Tour. That was my first live experience with them and their boredom was palpable. And it turned me off from them forever.

Yes it does! My general rule is that the OP’s are always better than any famous producer’s remake. Wilson is different, IMO. His Crimson and Tull mixes are for the most part all outstanding as well as the Roxy Music First Album. Can’t speak about Yes because that band always bored me.