I've been going through a lot of KC members' non-Crim albums, and listened to this record pretty recently. Quite liked it overall. It reminded me a lot of ConstruKction of Light but with a less electronic vibe to it. If you've heard it, what do you think of it? Cheers.
My favourite shows would be something like Paris 4.1973, Zurich 11.1973, undeecided between improv-heavy Mainz or bonkers Pforzheim (what do u think?), Felt Forum, Fort Worth, Providence and Central Park. I don't own TRtR, so are there any glaring omissions you like? (maybe early june?)
(Main image borrowed from this post)
So, everybody is talking about how this is AI, and, I'm pretty late to the game, but the source image of this post really did it for me. No, do I like the cover, no, I don't think it's the greatest art, but lets think about this for a second. Do we say Tom And Jerry AI just because they don't have all five fingers? Do we say that cartoons with incorrectly drawn instruments are AI. Do we say art that doesn't look perfectly true-to-life is AI... NO!
Let's get into the second image now. I recently watched a RoomieOfficial video (I don't remember how old it was) stating how this image looked AI generated. I've checked and the source article is from 2018. It's just a well made photo. They (Roomie and I forget who else, it may have been Daniel Thrasher) stated then how now everything as about making thinks that look bad now, just to make sure it's not AI, because AI makes us doubt reality.
The same is the case with this cover art. This is a creative (but not perfect, and personally, not their best) artistic rendition, and we need to understand that our minds have been poisoned by YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok AI slop, and now doubt the reality in ANYTHING!
Just wanted to say that.
We're all here because we love King Crimson, and we talk a lot about our favorite pieces or performances, but what are your least favorites? This post will probably be downvoted into oblivion, but I'm curious what people out there think. Here's my short list:
Cage (any version)
ProzaKc Blues (got better live, but just not a blues fan)
Deception of the Thrush (like Trey's beautiful solos at the end, but I've never been drawn in by the rest of it)
I just thought how weird and disgusting this album cover is. It’s so normalized in my brain I can’t imagine how other people think when they see it for the first time.
King Crimson has gone through so many different styles, members, eras, etc. What album do you think has the best production? I really don't know, I think King Crimson has aged so well compared to other prog rock bands from their era, so any answer is valid. What are your thoughts on this? It doesn't have to be your favorite album but the one you think sonically is the best.
I AM NOT SELLING THIS GUITAR, I WANT ADVICE ON THE GUITAR'S HISTORY.
I wanted to upgrade my guitar and I wanted a PRS. I found this one at a local shop for $704 (after trading in another guitar I had) and I know this is a rare model (only after looking up online). I've started listening to King Crimson and I want to know more about this guitar and it's connections.
I want to know how rare is this actually and was this a steal?
What else should I know about the guitar?
And by Fripp Face, I don't mean that it makes you look like Robert Fripp, I mean it makes you grimace the same way you do when you hear one of those Fripp compositions that will scratch those technical/intellectual and emotional itches at the same time ... like this song did for me!
I really like TU-NER but nothing by Stick Men has grabbed me. This seems amazing to me given the overlap of musicians. I'm wondering if anyone else has the same issue and if there is something by The Stick Men that I should try before moving on.
I wanna start by saying that im a very new fan and have only started listening to King Crimson about four weeks ago.
90% of the music that I listen to is hip hop and Im a big hip hop/rap head, however I also like some rock stuff here and there and other classic artists like Stevie wonder or Michael Jackson, that being said I wanted to expand my taste a little bit as I do love every type of music and I saw that „Starless“ was the number one rated song on RYM (which is a music rating site similar to something like IMDB) so I gave it a listen and OH MY GOD it is fantastic, one of the most beautifully curated and put together pieces of art that I have ever heard, it is genuinenly probably already one of my favorite songs of all time.
Then I started hearing a lot of people saying that King Crimson is a „Live Band“ (apparently Robert Fripp said so himself as well?) and that their music is way better live, so I listened to a couple of the Starless Live versions and some of them are fantastic but some of them are also (to me) not better than the original version on spotify (mainly because I miss John Wetton’s vocals)
And because there are so many live performances and audio recordings of those performances, what is yall‘s favorite „version“ or individual performance of Starless?(preferably ones that have a high quality recording/audio that is available somewhere)
let me know!
I got it despite misgivings about the artwork. Played the first side and Larks has a bunch of non-fill on it. Is this a systemic problem with the run or did I just get unlucky?
I remember reading an interview of the band which was conducted around the time of Three of a Perfect Pair.
In it, it seemed like Fripp and Bruford were complaining about each other and as I recall, Bruford made a comment that maybe Fripp should just use a drum machine or something along those lines.
I think it was in Musician magazine but I can't seem to find it online.
Does this sound familiar and if so, perhaps know where I can find it?
I love Islands, but I would like to find other bands or albums that sound similar to it.
