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uduwudu 
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 Posted: March 02 2010 at 02:19 |
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How is Gentle Giant bizarre? I mean within context Giant have all the virtues (and more just watch that live DVD) of any good (and they are a GREAT) prog outfit.
Some people think Thrakattak is weird (even Mr Belew on the Absent Lovers album calls KC improvs weird (but affectionately so.) It's not weird at all. Just not mainstream.
Actually KC make superb mainstream songs - not often but their talents encompass a great deal of achievement.
Unless weird is good... it is! Neurotica!
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Kashmir75
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 21:30 |
The ultra heavy, jazzy, discordant bit 
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Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 21:15 |
 Kashmir75 wrote:
TheGazzardian wrote:
Blowin Free wrote:
King Crimson is not an acquired taste, and the only acquired taste close to Gentle Giant is their second. |
They might be an acquired taste if you don't already like prog |
This. My sister came in the room while I was blaring Starless from the Red album, and she said 'What the hell is this noise?'  |
At which point during the song?
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himtroy
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 21:08 |
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Ouch. That noise is some of the most beautiful music I've heard
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Kashmir75
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 20:42 |
TheGazzardian wrote:
Blowin Free wrote:
King Crimson is not an acquired taste, and the only acquired taste close to Gentle Giant is their second. |
They might be an acquired taste if you don't already like prog |
This. My sister came in the room while I was blaring Starless from the Red album, and she said 'What the hell is this noise?'
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Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...
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TODDLER
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 18:46 |
Henry Plainview LTIA is great, particularly pt 1, but the rest of the album annoys me. The double trio is where Crimson gets really good for me, although Lizard is also good (Fripp was smart enough to get actual jazz musicians for his jazz experiment, which is something that many bands sadly overlook), .[/QUOTE wrote:
I would have enjoyed seeing a tour for the Lizard album. However, it wouldn't have been complete without the horn section. X-Soft Machine members etc.
Septober Energy by Centipede had the Lizard sound. Many X-Crimson members scattered over the re |
I would have enjoyed seeing a tour for the Lizard album. However, it wouldn't have been complete without the horn section. X-Soft Machine members etc.
Septober Energy by Centipede had the Lizard sound. Many X-Crimson members scattered over the recording.
Still interested in hearing the 1969 soundboard recording of King Crimson at the Fillmore East. Supposedly Pete Sinfield misplaced the tape after his plane landed. Michael Giles discovered a tape of 4 songs from that show however, it was an audience tape of poor quality. Fripp claims that the show was the very best performance ever of the 1969 line up. I think this is nature's way of telling me to dream on.
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ProgressiveAttic
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 13:43 |
TheGazzardian wrote:
Blowin Free wrote:
King Crimson is not an acquired taste, and the only acquired taste close to Gentle Giant is their second. |
They might be an acquired taste if you don't already like prog |
or you are listening to Discipline....(that was a hard one for me... and I grew up listening to In The Court...) 
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MovingPictures07
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 13:20 |
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 13:13 |
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Crimson isn't that difficult, the problem for me is the songs that are almost straightforward pop songs that sneak, almost as an apology, into the more experimental albums. LTIA is great, particularly pt 1, but the rest of the album annoys me. The double trio is where Crimson gets really good for me, although Lizard is also good (Fripp was smart enough to get actual jazz musicians for his jazz experiment, which is something that many bands sadly overlook), I like what I've heard from Discipline and Power to Believe because of the casual dissonance.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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TheGazzardian
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 11:47 |
Blowin Free wrote:
King Crimson is not an acquired taste, and the only acquired taste close to Gentle Giant is their second. |
They might be an acquired taste if you don't already like prog
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 11:31 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Hey what do you know, I was watching this last night:
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1982 version of LTIA2 + elliptical machine: the single most awesome way to burn calories EVER.
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The Runaway
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 11:25 |
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King Crimson is not an acquired taste, and the only acquired taste close to Gentle Giant is their second.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 11:14 |
And all of these years I've been listening to Crimson with the speakers turned off. Who knew? Hey what do you know, I was watching this last night:
Edited by Slartibartfast - March 01 2010 at 11:16
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 10:30 |
WalterDigsTunes wrote:
Oh, pshaw... any time is a GREAT time for the Crimson King.
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Exactly.... but it is always a good idea to have some Crimson time!
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 10:18 |
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Oh, pshaw... any time is a GREAT time for the Crimson King.
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slidesandbends
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Posted: March 01 2010 at 10:06 |
A heads up to a lot of people I've met and talked to...King Crimson is an acquired taste, almost as much as the ever bizarre gentle giant. I'm big into the Yes stuff and the less dark areas....listening to KC should not be something done on an ipod between classes. Light a candle, darken the room and put on say, Lizard, and listen to the whole think...when you do this, you realize that without King Crimson, there would have been a giant hole in the music industry for years to come...you would never realize how influential they really are until you listen, observe the date of the recording, and continue to listen to other bands.
Additionally, as I feel with so many prog bands...it seems like KC sets the standard of song drooling (saving the best most epic part for the middle or end), testing you to see if you can get through the sonic challenges of Fripps madness. Listen to it all people! stay proggy.
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