King 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!

This was the best version of Crimson

They are probably out on tour- worth catching them. Personnel except Fripp different from the first album, but they do it justice, along with the track "Starless" from the album Red. Greg Lake's voice on "Epitaph" is stunning. 

Cost of period UK pink labels is high, and almost all have some noise on the quiet parts. The pink rims, used to be cheap, not any more. The Steve Wilson remixed remix is pretty good, whether in digital format or as a vinyl record. 

Live in Toronto 2016 (on vinyl as well) sounds very much like what I heard in a 2,000 seat hall several years ago when they came through Austin. Go hear them! 

That's Fripp?? I fell on youtube a few years back and thought this is artistic, lol. The Beacon is a great venue!

Saw them many times since the Discipline tour.  Most recently last September at the Beacon in NYC.  It might have been the last US tour, although in a discussion with Fripp before the show, he eluded to perhaps a string of shows somewhere.  They played in a Broadway theater for like 2 weeks in ~1996 (saw one), so I can imagine something like that.  Said three members of the band are in their 70's and doing the tour bus thing was getting too difficult.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/king-crimson/2021/beacon-theatre-new-york-ny-3b8c207c.html

King Crimson is only the opening act. Check out Robert Fripp's videos with Toyah Willcox. They're ... something else! But beware; once you watch their Sunday Lunch version of "I'm Too Sexy," you can never unwatch it!

I am fascinated by the recording of instruments and sounds. Islands in 1970? I don't believe anyone else was using the studio this way...a few years later the Dan? Compositions include different genres, crazy good, next up...Larks'

28 official releases. All good QC thanks to Robert Fripp.

Enjoy!

Wow, I would love to hear Court of the Crimson for the first time again. Enjoy! 

 @twoleftears Yeah, for instance, I never really liked McCarthy after he left his first backup band and started Wings. I think the first band called themselves The Beatles. 

Really liked the first four albums, before the personnel began to change.  If you like the lyrics, the main writer, Pete Sinfield, made a solo disc, which is worth seeking out.  At least one other of the original band members also made a (forgettable) solo disc.  And so it goes with groups.

I was in college, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the late 1970s, and had a bunch of friends who were way into progressive rock, so I knew, and loved, King Crimson from back in the day. Had the great good pleasure of seeing them on the Discipline tour, too -- awesome show. I've continued to listen to them over the years, always standing (or sitting) in amazement. Yes, enjoy what's ahead. And do turn it up!

Hard to imagine how you could have missed them at that time.

You are in for a treat. 🤗. Turn it up loud!

Never too late to discover the classics. My tastes keep me going backwards time, which means I have the rest of my life finding "new music."

Boz Burrell untfortunately, had a short time on this earth