Favourite covers from King Crimson's songbook
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Topic: Favourite covers from King Crimson's songbook
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: Favourite covers from King Crimson's songbook
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 13:50
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(I'm rather surprised the local search engine doesn't resurrect a thread with a similar name. But nothing bubbled up, I'm starting one - I know some examples have given before but presume these are embedded in a thread on a separate subject)..
Only two rules: can't list a cover of a KC tune recorded by a later generation of King Crimson nor by the 21st Century Schizoid Band.
Greg Lake/Gary Moore Band: 21st Century Schizoid Man and Court of the Crimson King . Gary Moore's somewhat jazz rock approach gives the instrumental sections different characters from the originals.
Theo Travis: 21st Century Schizoid Man . This version/arrangement hints at how the Dave Brubeck Quartet might have attacked the tune.
Either Orchestra: Red (rambling big band approach).
Glueleg: Red (heavy brass rock treatment).
Crimson Jazz Trio with a whole album of tunes on The King Crimson Songbook Volume 1 - a number of times with the rearrangement employed means you may have to wait minutes before something recognisable from the original appears (e.g. 21st Century SM , Cat Food), but a great straight ahead jazz approach.
April Wine: 21st Century Schizoid Man . By far the safest version of this tune and played by an 80's rock band deep in AOR territory.
The Doves: Moon Child (which the band retitled The M 62 Song, but with full acknowledgement to the original composers). A pleasant little Madchester pop diitty.
And then a whole wodge on http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B000001JLL/sr=8-1/qid=1210181916/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=229816&s=music&qid=1210181916&sr=8-1">
 some too faithful to the original versions.
And then there is the OST to Emmanuelle which may to have helped itself to Larks Tongue In Aspic for one of its main themes.
David Cross has rerecorded Exiles, and with some subtleness borrowed from Larks Tongue for his 2005 recording Awful Love.
More to come.
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: May 08 2008 at 00:55
| Peach covered Cat Food. However, I don't really like the song even when its played by KC. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 11:44
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Niacin covered Red with the emphasis on organ rather than guitar,
Flower Travellin' Band covered Schizoid Man in a slightly ramshackle fashion,
Ozzy Osbourne made Schizoid Man a metal monster (and changed the middle section into a chugalong moshfest),
Saxon covered In the Court of the Crimson King but credits on their Killing Ground CD said they wrote all the songs... ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 11:48
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also, Myrbein covered Larks' Tongues in Aspic, part II. audacious. =)
Ruinzhatova also covered Larks' part two but mixed it in with James Brown's Sex Machine in a way of which Fripp may have approved. ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 12:03
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You stole my Myrbein reference! I was listening to it last night, it's very like the original but different at the same time. -------------   
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 12:05
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Hold on, I've seen my fair share of Emmanuelle films and don't remember any Larks' Tongues sounding stuff in it! By the way, you can also go backwards: Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Listen to the version by Nigel Kennedy conduced by Sir Simon Rattle and accompanied by the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Kennedy reminds me strongly of David Cross there. For those of you who know your KC trivia, you'll know that The Lark Ascending was a big influence on Larks' Tongues in Aspic. When I first heard The Lark Ascending I was shocked, 'cause it sounded not only like David Cross was playing it but also because it sounded so much like Larks' Tongues in Aspic. -------------
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 12:14
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I have an excellent version of 'I Talk to the Wind' by Camper van Chadbourne.
It's an 'off the wall' rendition by the alliance of Eugene Chadbourne,who plays rake and noise pop band Camper van Beethoven who are best known for the song,'Take the Skinheads Bowling'. ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: May 11 2008 at 16:24
Actually, Myrbein started out as a KC cover band.
Im not sure if any other recordings of them covering KC are available these days though.. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
laplace wrote:Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: May 11 2008 at 17:37
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Anekdoten also started out as a KC covers band and there's a YouTube video of them performing a KC song as well.
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: May 11 2008 at 17:44
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Opus 3 , a Brit techno group did a shimmering version of I talk to the Wind on their 1992 Mindfruit album .
Polish prog outfit Lizard did live versions of 21st Century Schizoid Man , Moonchild and The Court Of The Crimson King. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |