Crimson has so many incarnations that it's easy to pick up a mediocre record unless you're careful.

The places to start:

In The Court of the Crimson King - old school mystic prog that set a standard

Red - Fripp, Bruford, Wetton in a formation that could "shred wallpaper at a hundred paces" according to Fripp

Discipline - Fripp, Belew, Bruford, Levin, with a renewed vision and concentrated, unadulterated musicianship

THRAK - Fripp, Belew, Bruford, Levin, Mastolletto, and Gunn in the "double trio" formation. A complex, formidable, and confrontational album that rewards thoughtful listening

and, if you want a real honest-to-goodness treat:
The Great Deceiver - complete, unedited performances of the band at their mid-70s prog rock best. A self indulgent purchase, but MAN.

The cheapskate version of that would be
The Night Watch - still a bang-up live set

New to me. Love it, fresh, not run-of-the mill. This is why I listen to this station (even if I have to pay the price of listening to the likes of Kate Bush) (Gee, who thought there'd be TWO Bushes to dislike in the world?) Thanks for the KC, RP!

It's amazing while listening through the headphones. Amazingly spatial - cosmic.

Never heard this KC before...it's intriguing, but a bit noisy. 5.

whoah! makes me wanna phire up a phatty!

thatch wrote:

mojoman and old_pool_skunk probably gave it a one

Finest Frippage.

jagdriver wrote:

Bump for Bill...this is a GREAT suggestion, jag!

Love this song and Mark Isham as well....

This is a very cool song. From the opening, I thought I was listening to Autechre or Aphex Twin. Ahead of their time, this lot.

colt4x5 wrote:


Whoa...that's some heavy stuff! Point taken!

thatch wrote:

IMHO, any time that something as unconventional and intriguing as this is played, it will not be acceptable to everyone.Personally, it does not concern me what anyone thinks of the Crims, I will always listen to them

By the way, if you have never seen King Crimson live, you owe to yourself. Excuse the cliche, but I mean that sincerely!

I can't believe I've never heard this before. Great stuff. But why the low average rating?

smooooooooth

really cool, Bill. You might try segueing this with Mark Isham's Tibet, Pt. IV.

Too much experiment in experiment but I like it.

RP can u play Adrian Bellew's, The Lone Rhinoceros off of Lone Rhino.

tnks
joe

Danny_G wrote:

Frippertronics!

Like floating in the space at the second part. Great. And touch guitar of Trey Gunn...

nice first thing in the morning...

Sounds like a very large bull wandering around a shop that sells wind charms. Thats not to say I dont like it though, sounds quite cool.

Marqdyeth wrote:

Adrian Bellew plays and sings in this album..just awsome.

joempie wrote:


This is just a suggestion try Phil Collins or the Easy sounds station, that may bring you "happiness"

The album "The Power To Believe" is my favorite KC album, ever, and my favorite album of the past couple years. This particular song is the least noisy out of the main songs on the album. This is album which demands to be listened to straight through, and loudly. Make no mistake, this album will EAT YOUR FACE.

Would love to hear more King Crimson - especially some of the older works like In the Court of the Crimson King. Or even the Adrian Belew years like Discipline.

But still, I say "yay" for any King Crimson!!!

ploafmaster wrote:

Amen, Bro... King Crimson has been around since I was a kid (and that's been a while)

Love the sound and feeling of this one... touches on all the moods I love about the King

Old_Pool_Skunk wrote:

Hey you kids? I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt that you're NOT talking about the musicians in this band...

I don't know who's presently in KC, but I know the band itself has been around long enough to call a fair share of RP listeners "kids."

I know I'm hearing something good, but in the end it's as if someone gave me the ingredients for a cake, instead of the cake itself. Not as instantly gratifying.

Hey you kids! Get away from the instruments!