King Crimson

[rushgoober]

islands isnt bad at all, it's just kind of average, especially when compared to their other 70s work

 

The rest of the album I couldn't really care for aside from those two tracks anyway, they jump out like fcuk. It's almost bizarre to totally slam it though, at least for the production alone.

 

the production is fine, the songs just aren't there for me. a few years back one of the members of that line-up died, and I wanted to play a song off Islands in his honor on my radio show. I struggled hard to find a song to play, and ended up playing ladies of the road, but i really didn't enjoy playing it at all - lyrically it's pretty awful, and it was the best song i could find on the album. i just really don't like islands at all.

[bathory]

it's a snoozefest for the most part

[Steevo]

islands isnt bad at all, it's just kind of average, especially when compared to their other 70s work

 

The rest of the album I couldn't really care for aside from those two tracks anyway, they jump out like fcuk. It's almost bizarre to totally slam it though, at least for the production alone.

 

the production is fine, the songs just aren't there for me. a few years back one of the members of that line-up died, and I wanted to play a song off Islands in his honor on my radio show. I struggled hard to find a song to play, and ended up playing ladies of the road, but i really didn't enjoy playing it at all - lyrically it's pretty awful, and it was the best song i could find on the album. i just really don't like islands at all.

 

Oh I agree 1000% on all that LotR style, ugh. To be honest Islands was going to be trashed, but then I gave the last two a few more listens and I totally got that "KC hit" which is why I'm defending it somewhat I guess. They're not ranked along with my fave bands by a long way but I can finally see (on the odd occasion) why people go OTT crazy for KC. I know I'm in the minority for not liking any one album especially, just a few gems along the way. Thanks for the reply.

[bathory]

wish king crimson would tour again, damn it sucks bein young

[Steevo]

The Devil's Triangle makes me shit myself on every listen.

[rushgoober]

The Devil's Triangle makes me shit myself on every listen.

 

That song gives me a mellotrongasm.

[Steevo]

The Devil's Triangle makes me shit myself on every listen.

 

That song gives me a mellotrongasm.

Sim salabim Sim salabim Sim salabim Sim salabim Sim salabim... :fury:

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

The 14 disc Lark's Tongue is still £100....we wait.

 

As Bob said, "What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely. "

 

Yes Bob, what I want is necessary, but too f***ing expensive.

 

We wait...

[bathory]

steal!

[Tommy Sawyer]

The full Beat Club footage is epic! :haz:

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

The 14 disc Lark's Tongue is still £100....we wait.

 

As Bob said, "What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely. "

 

Yes Bob, what I want is necessary, but too f***ing expensive.

 

We wait...

 

Patience grasshopper.....it is now £77.78.......we wait.....

[bathory]

jammin some sweet bootlegs the other day

[Tommy Sawyer]

jammin some sweet bootlegs the other day

:haz: My fav is Atlanta 73. What's yours?

[the masked drummer]

I was checking out this footage of 21st century schizoid band with MICHAEL GILES on drums (2002), before Ian Wallace took over (now deceased). Michael is quite a drummer! Neil mentions him as an early influence, and you can hear some of the intricacies in Neil's early progressive playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S7eqFD_7sA

[bathory]

jammin some sweet bootlegs the other day

:haz: My fav is Atlanta 73. What's yours?

 

thats what I was listening to

[Tommy Sawyer]

jammin some sweet bootlegs the other day

:haz: My fav is Atlanta 73. What's yours?

 

thats what I was listening to

Small world

[Steevo]

(Random KC post incoming)...I am playing The Night Watch right now (2x) ...it's such an amazing thing of exquisite beauty and the imagery, God, the imagery...

[adace1]

Not to veer off the thread topic, but I just found out there was an official DVD put out last year of the 1994 show in Argentina.

You can order it here: http://www.amazon.com/King-Crimson-Live-Argentina/dp/B007Z1FD7M

and watch some clips from it here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Teimurazart/videos?view=0

[Tommy Sawyer]

Not to veer off the thread topic, but I just found out there was an official DVD put out last year of the 1994 show in Argentina.

You can order it here: http://www.amazon.co...a/dp/B007Z1FD7M

and watch some clips from it here: http://www.youtube.c...t/videos?view=0

That was a great tour, DVD looks very good

 

What year was the DVD Deja Vroom from? Both are on my wishlist :haz:

Edited March 18, 2013 by Tommy Sawyer

[adace1]

Not to veer off the thread topic, but I just found out there was an official DVD put out last year of the 1994 show in Argentina.

You can order it here: http://www.amazon.co...a/dp/B007Z1FD7M

and watch some clips from it here: http://www.youtube.c...t/videos?view=0

That was a great tour, DVD looks very good

 

What year was the DVD Deja Vroom from? Both are on my wishlist :haz:

1999 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vrooom

[adace1]

So I've been revisiting Starless and Bible Black and I think it's finally starting to click. Fracture is really something else.

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

They've reformed!!! Oh Jeeeeeeeezus.

[H. P. L.]

They've reformed!!! Oh Jeeeeeeeezus.

Yeahbuhwhat?

[ReRushed]

As a seven headed monster.

[ColdFireYYZ]

Great news!!! :banana: