King Crimson solo albums
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Topic: King Crimson solo albums
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Subject: King Crimson solo albums
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 03:18
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Which solo albums by Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, Adrian Belew, John Wetton, Mel Collins or any other member of the band are worth exploring? |
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 05:25
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Bruford - All his solo work and all Earthworks. Belew - Lone Rhino and Twang Bar King. Fripp - Exposure. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 05:33
| UK - obviously, is a must listen |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 05:34
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Cristi wrote:Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 05:37
Good posting. I love all Earthworks before they went full into traditional jazz. Adrian Belew has a very varied discography. I like his Power Trio, Flux is fun, and also some of his solo guitar work is very interesting. I agree with Lone Rhino and Exposure. Fripp's League of Gentlemen is very fresh "early 80s lean aesthetics" album and hugely underrated. I also like the League of Crafty Guitarists album. Much of the listed music is very unique and not for everyone though.
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 05:44
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I guess it would depend on what you're expecting: Bill Bruford played some jazz-rock music (from the 2 albums I listened of his solo project band Bruford), while Fripp's output can go from ambient to more straightforward rock music. About Belew, I only listened to the 2 albums quoted by Grumpyprogfan: lovely, bouncy, funky, beatlesque at some times... In some ways, they are perfect examples of the most original 80's pop outputs, closer to, say, XTC than anything "Prog Rock". Yet, I still prefer Fripp's material, even if you can hear evident stylistic repetitions between Exposure, the League of Gentlemen, or the 80's King Crimson albums. But "Let the Power Fall" is an essential listening.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 05:54
Do y'all not read the OP? 
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 06:03
Exactly. I know UK and I fripping love 'em. But they are not a solo project... right?
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 06:07
ok, ok! don't bite my head off...
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 06:10
I didn't read the OP.  But even if I did I would still suggest UK.------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 06:56
Because Holdsworth would not play his solo the same on tour every night, Jobson and Wetton axed him. They asked Bill if he wanted to continue without Allan. Bill said no and Bruford and Allan worked on Bruford's second solo album, One of a Kind. UK enlisted Bozzio to record a second album. |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 07:35
LOL. Not gonna do it
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Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 07:46
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^^ To my knowledge, the first Bruford album predates the UK album (at least regarding recording dates). Anyway, if one likes UK then he will probably like Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind by Bruford. Regarding Tony Levin, I quite like his Pieces of the Sun album, more than Resonator, but I prefer his collaborative work: Bozzio, Levin, Stevens (both albums are excellent) and Bruford, Levin Upper Extremities. Fripps' 80s collaboration with Andy Summers deserves to be checked out (I Advance Masked - very appropriate for our times - and Bewitched) along with those already mentioned. And if you like the more ambient/soundscaping work, his work with Eno is quite interesting to. For Belew, apart from those mentioned, I would also suggest the Side One, Side Two, Side Three albums, very much in the later KC-vein. Edit: For Levin I forgot to mention the Levin Torn White album and the recent collaboration with Jerry Marotta and Phil Keagy, The Bucket List - both excellent albums too...
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 09:19
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 09:26
I also love the traditional jazz offerings of Earthworks. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 11:12
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Since I was a Yes fan first, I consider King Crimson a Bill Bruford side project. At least, that was how I "discovered" King Crimson. LOL ------------- 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 11:38
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 11:57
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Trey Gunn's solo albums The Joy Of Molybdenum and Third Star are quite good and I love his Invisible Rays with Henry Kaiser & Morgan Agren. Tony Levin's solo albums are fairly 'pleasant' gun I wouldn't go beyond that. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 11:59
All those, and don't forget the two awesome Moraz/Bruford studio albums and live album! If you must have only one John Wetton solo album, make it Battle Lines. Also, Live in Argentina is wonderful, and not just because the tracklist is close to the set I saw him perform at Prog Fest '97. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 12:17
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I would recommend many of Fripp & Eno's collaborations, especially "Here Come the Warm Jets" and "Before and After Science." Fripp plays amazing fuzz-tone leads on both. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 14:43
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The only 'solo' stuff I do play by Crimson people are Bruford's lp's with Stewart...picked up Gradually Going Tornado on original vinyl the other day...nice LP. Had never heard it before. Even though not technically solo I quite like McDonald and Giles . ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 15:29
On the other hand, if you're more interested in their ambient/Frippertronics experimentations, then Fripp's solo albums God Save The Queen/Under Heavy Manners, Let The Power Fall and The Gates Of Paradise are worthy of a recommendation (I personally enjoy all of those far more than Exposure, which to me sounds more like a mediocre King Crimson tribute album than something that stands strong on its own).
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Posted By: Boboulo
Date Posted: September 14 2020 at 15:47
| Bruford's "One of a Kind", Levin's "Pieces of the Sun", Belew's "Lone Rhino" and Fripp's "The Gates of Paradise", in that order. |