Area vs King Crimson - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Nice to see Area discussed. I think I love them more than KC. At least I listen to Area more often, the debut in particular

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I like Area a lot but they never drove me to buy dozens of live recordings.

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I agree that King Crimson is more important in prog history and they have survive in the 80s and the 90s.

Neither band does anything for me, I'm afraid. Great musicians, but their music isn't to my taste.

Edited by Hercules - June 10 2023 at 16:14

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Area are very good and original but for me they don't quite match King Crimson who are one of my personal "big 5" prog bands and have excited me with so many different great albums and concerts throughout their career.

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For my father, nothing is better than Robert Fripp, Brian Eno and Bruford, but he dont know Area. Some think it's King Crimson that have made the link between american fusion and european prog rock, but for me Area is a better example.

As a keyboardist, I prefer Area and I think it's the best band of the 70s or the best eclectic prog band of the 70s. In the RPI category, I know that PFM could play as fast as Area, but the recording of their album is not really good. Banco have good recording and good symphonic element, but I dont like really much the singer. LOL

And I think Area is more prog and more fusion than King Crimson ( no eletric organ in King Crimson, but of course the mellotron )

Two bands that I love.

King Crimson's historical importance to the birth and evolution of prog rock is much more important than that of Area.

Perhaps Area members listened to early King Crimson albums before the release of their debut. We can't say that Area were influenced by King Crimson, because their jazz-avantgard-rock fusion is unique, but maybe 21st Schizoid Man gave them some ideas.

Edited by jamesbaldwin - June 09 2023 at 18:38

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KC for sure
I know Area but it is not buy cup of tea

But I agree there a lot of other bands that make this link like prog from Finland like Jukka Tolonen or FINNFOREST. Or Eiliff, Perigeo, Kornet... all really tasty. I like to listen to them with Aera.

I adore Area. If that's your taste then you can't go wrong auditioning Area's first four albums.

Love both, but King Crimson is a more important band in my life. So if I had to choose just one, I'd choose them. Fortunately for me I can have both:)

I don't consider any of them represent a link between american fusion and european prog rock. Or rather, I don't really understand what you mean by that. As I do not think of KC or Area primarely as fusion, there's literally tons of great european 1970's jazz rock ensembles better suited. The british Soft Machine (from Third and onwards) and Nucleus were the first that came to mind, as they were two of the most profilic bands. But I think that the real equivalent is the sort of fusion often associated with many artists on ECM (in the label's early days).

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