Entre_Perpetuo Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Pick one, whoever you think is better, whoever you prefer personally, whoever makes a tastier BLT, however you choose, do choose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Fripp is a mad genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Fripp just for his work with Bowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Frippertronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Fripp. Hackett's playing never really did anything for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Pick one, whoever you think is better, whoever you prefer personally, whoever makes a tastier BLT, however you choose, do choose! "Hackett To Pieces" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 I love both, but Genesis didn’t become my 4th favorite band in spite of Hackett. Just his weeping licks at the end of Supper’s Ready are enough to win me over. Add in all of The Musical Box, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, and Firth Of Fifth and I’m sold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I love both, but Genesis didn’t become my 4th favorite band in spite of Hackett. Just his weeping licks at the end of Supper’s Ready are enough to win me over. Add in all of The Musical Box, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, and Firth Of Fifth and I’m sold. I disagree, but I always enjoy how you present your opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Fripp is wicked crazy. he gets my vote Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I love both, but Genesis didn’t become my 4th favorite band in spite of Hackett. Just his weeping licks at the end of Supper’s Ready are enough to win me over. Add in all of The Musical Box, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, and Firth Of Fifth and I’m sold. I disagree, but I always enjoy how you present your opinion. "Trick Of The Tail" and "Wind And Wuthering" are it for me. Hackett Rules. I love Crimson. Seen them a few times. Fripp is a Legend, his style isn't my cup of tea. He just sits there in a chair. I saw Fripp open for Porcupine Tree. He just sat there making whale orgasm sound with this guitar. I was bored shitless. I knew his cousin from Walnut Creek. She was very nice. Told me many weird stories about Robert. Not a fan but he is a genius. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 fripp is almost objectively "better," and crimson are one of my all-time favorite bands. hackett also got a lot of his style from the earlier crimson stuff. fripp pretty much wins in the creativity realm - he created his own type of tuning, and back when crimson weren't just a touring act, he pretty much reinvented his playing with every record. he can achieve the heaviest tone in prog and one of the heaviest in all of music but while on one level I do prefer fripp, hackett has a knack for melody that seems strictly off limits in robert fripp's music, if that makes any sense. he's also a much more emotional and expressive player than fripp. robert fripp's work is so cerebral and seemingly intentionally alienating. genesis were just better at crafting songs, and hackett was a vital part of that, possibly even the "soul" of the band musically. I enjoy a lot of 80s genesis material, but when you put it up against stuff like "more fool me," "i know what i like," "counting out time," "squonk" (which are all shorter, poppier tracks), it just doesn't sound as human and then you've got his solo career, with stuff like "star of sirius," "spectral mornings," shadow of the hierophant," - all super emotional, blissful playing. you wouldn't even think it was "prog rock" unless someone told you 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 but I mean, I'm not trying to knock fripp down a peg to build up hackett. they're both among the best ever. but they serve different functions, for me at least 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I love both, but Genesis didn’t become my 4th favorite band in spite of Hackett. Just his weeping licks at the end of Supper’s Ready are enough to win me over. Add in all of The Musical Box, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, and Firth Of Fifth and I’m sold. I disagree, but I always enjoy how you present your opinion. "Trick Of The Tail" and "Wind And Wuthering" are it for me. Hackett Rules. I love Crimson. Seen them a few times. Fripp is a Legend, his style isn't my cup of tea. He just sits there in a chair. I saw Fripp open for Porcupine Tree. He just sat there making whale orgasm sound with this guitar. I was bored shitless. I knew his cousin from Walnut Creek. She was very nice. Told me many weird stories about Robert. Not a fan but he is a genius. I admire how staunchly anti-convention fripp is, as far as the stool thing, making his band wear tuxedos and shit. but I'll admit, the vibe at crimson shows is like church or something. you feel impolite just for air drumming because most of their fanbase is like frasier crane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I love both, but Genesis didn’t become my 4th favorite band in spite of Hackett. Just his weeping licks at the end of Supper’s Ready are enough to win me over. Add in all of The Musical Box, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, and Firth Of Fifth and I’m sold. I disagree, but I always enjoy how you present your opinion. "Trick Of The Tail" and "Wind And Wuthering" are it for me. Hackett Rules. I love Crimson. Seen them a few times. Fripp is a Legend, his style isn't my cup of tea. He just sits there in a chair. I saw Fripp open for Porcupine Tree. He just sat there making whale orgasm sound with this guitar. I was bored shitless. I knew his cousin from Walnut Creek. She was very nice. Told me many weird stories about Robert. Not a fan but he is a genius. I admire how staunchly anti-convention fripp is, as far as the stool thing, making his band wear tuxedos and shit. but I'll admit, the vibe at crimson shows is like church or something. you feel impolite just for air drumming because most of their fanbase is like frasier crane Well stated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 fripp is almost objectively "better," and crimson are one of my all-time favorite bands. hackett also got a lot of his style from the earlier crimson stuff. fripp pretty much wins in the creativity realm - he created his own type of tuning, and back when crimson weren't just a touring act, he pretty much reinvented his playing with every record. he can achieve the heaviest tone in prog and one of the heaviest in all of music but while on one level I do prefer fripp, hackett has a knack for melody that seems strictly off limits in robert fripp's music, if that makes any sense. he's also a much more emotional and expressive player than fripp. robert fripp's work is so cerebral and seemingly intentionally alienating. genesis were just better at crafting songs, and hackett was a vital part of that, possibly even the "soul" of the band musically. I enjoy a lot of 80s genesis material, but when you put it up against stuff like "more fool me," "i know what i like," "counting out time," "squonk" (which are all shorter, poppier tracks), it just doesn't sound as human and then you've got his solo career, with stuff like "star of sirius," "spectral mornings," shadow of the hierophant," - all super emotional, blissful playing. you wouldn't even think it was "prog rock" unless someone told you Um, yes. All of this totally! I very much agree! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 I love both, but Genesis didn’t become my 4th favorite band in spite of Hackett. Just his weeping licks at the end of Supper’s Ready are enough to win me over. Add in all of The Musical Box, Return Of The Giant Hogweed, and Firth Of Fifth and I’m sold. I disagree, but I always enjoy how you present your opinion. Grazie Mille! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I prefer King Crimson to Genesis but I prefer Hackett as a guitarist over Fripp. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I prefer King Crimson to Genesis but I prefer Hackett as a guitarist over Fripp. You drive me fuckingg nuts. Probably why I love you so much. This thread made me put on "Trick Of The Tail" and "Wind And Wuthering" tonight. Two masterpieces. I do enjoy some Genesis after Steve left, but for me, once Steve left it was all downhill from there. Ironically I think "Calling All Stations" is a masterpiece gem. Glad I'm fukking weird too. Hey, we love what we love. I will never change for a woman or some guy telling me to listen to BLACK METAL! LOL!!!! FUCKK THAT! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I prefer King Crimson to Genesis but I prefer Hackett as a guitarist over Fripp. I love all Wetton Crimson Years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I love John so much. RIP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Guess I am a pussy Pat. I love ASIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I saw ASIA in SF with my parents. It was the last American show before they flew to Japan. They played the first album all the way through. You know that gets my rocks off Pat. EPIC SHOW!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 seeing hackett in a few weeks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 wanted to see UFO tomorrow but just can't swing it. car trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 seeing hackett in a few weeks Lucky! Is he doing "Second's Out" all they way through? He isn't coming to California. I'm pissed. He always comes to Berkeley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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