The one on Cirkus SCREAMS...the sax, especially, is just out there, speed-freaked and sleazy. The second version (out of three!) on Epitaph (track 7 on disc one) is notable for being the fastest version I've probably heard - it sounds like it could fall apart any second, but it never does. Generally, I really dig the Wetton/Bruford-era KC, but that lineup's "Schizoid Man" just wasn't crazed enough. And, check out "Schizoid Men" on Ladies of the Road, which takes up an entire disc (54 minutes!) - it's one mega-version, with various solos stitched together. You might think it's too much of a good thing, but ummm boy, it's something else.
― Ernest P. (ernestp), Friday, 13 February 2004 06:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Joe (Joe), Friday, 13 February 2004 13:21 (twenty years ago) link
damn, he took down his version of 'fracture'.
― (Jon L), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 13 February 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Jon in R'lyeh (ex machina), Sunday, 13 June 2004 01:25 (twenty years ago) link
― otto, Sunday, 13 June 2004 01:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Ernest P. (ernestp), Sunday, 13 June 2004 01:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Jon in R'lyeh (ex machina), Sunday, 13 June 2004 02:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 13 June 2004 02:05 (twenty years ago) link
The 80s live album, Absent Lovers, sounds so much fuller and better than the studio ones and thus even MORE like a prog Talking Heads.
― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 13 June 2004 02:06 (twenty years ago) link
fuck the 80s and 90's k.c.it bred funk metal and you know it.
starless and bible black is probably thier last great album. and it IS great.
the song 'starless and bible black'>>>>>>>the song 'starless'
― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Sunday, 13 June 2004 03:35 (twenty years ago) link
joe, lets dual. haha
― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Sunday, 13 June 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Jon in R'lyeh (ex machina), Sunday, 13 June 2004 03:45 (twenty years ago) link
― emma cleveland (emma cleveland), Sunday, 13 June 2004 15:46 (twenty years ago) link
Their '80s stuff is even more sterile than their earlier shit, in my opinion. Hard to fault them for execution, but it sounds to me like they're just spinning their wheels with those patented riffs...
― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Sunday, 13 June 2004 18:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 13 June 2004 21:25 (twenty years ago) link
Anyhow, Crimson-wise, I'll take about half of each of the early saxophone-&-Mellotron-drenched LPs, 2/3 of the mid-70s John Wetton LPs (most folks' favourites), and about 3/4 of the '80s Adrian Belew LPs - my personal favourites. Yes, it's uncharacteristic of a 70s-booster like me to prefer the 80s incarnation, but I really like those mock-Gamelan and pseudo-African/Arabic textures. Aside from bits of "Zoom" or "Thrak" or whatever, I've never really warmed up to those '90s-and-beyond Crimson LPs, but I'll probably give 'em another chance someday.
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 00:30 (twenty years ago) link
And the song "Thrak" is just about as good as anything the mid-70s version did.
― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 01:22 (twenty years ago) link
TPP is great but inconsistent. I don't like the way the vocals are mixed, making it sound like some bad '80s bargain-bin act.
― New No New Age Advanced Ambient Motor Music Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 01:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 05:40 (twenty years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 05:44 (twenty years ago) link
― piers (piers), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 08:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 08:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 22:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Thursday, 16 February 2006 02:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 16 February 2006 03:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 16 February 2006 03:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 16 February 2006 04:39 (eighteen years ago) link
I LOVE playing that record for people!
Next I'll try to throw on Rush's "Passage to Bangkok!"
OK, well maybe not...one step at a time
― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Thursday, 16 February 2006 04:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― McClintock, Thursday, 16 February 2006 11:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mitya (mitya), Thursday, 16 February 2006 13:32 (eighteen years ago) link
The ISLANDS group was my 1st concert - They opened for Humble Pie at Alexandria Roller Rink in VA. My dad dropped me off! That's no brag, but it certainly marks me as: 1) Old, and 2) Weird.
― matty bobatty, Thursday, 16 February 2006 15:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Thursday, 16 February 2006 15:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Lizard has this warped circus thing going on throughout, with a ton of third stream nonsense to boot. There's kind of a spanish feel there — if you've had trouble getting into it, Dom, I'd suggest checking out the track "Prince Rupert Awakes" w/ Jon Anderson singing. It's catchy and fun.
Islands has Boz's ridiculous sotto voce thing going on, but its main attribute is its lyricism — "Formentera Lady" and "Islands" are just beautiful chamber pieces. But if you really wanna dig it, Dom, I'd center in on "Sailor's Tale" which smokes.
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 16 February 2006 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link
yes, do tell
― Mitya (mitya), Thursday, 16 February 2006 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mitya (mitya), Thursday, 16 February 2006 16:00 (eighteen years ago) link
Lizard is still ropey for me.
― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 16 February 2006 17:05 (eighteen years ago) link
My favorite KC songs are: Sailors Tale, Sheltering Sky, Moonchild, Epitaph, Starless and Bible Black, Red, Easy Money, Teh Great Deciever, and Lark's Tongue in Aspic pts 1 & 2 (the guitar riffing that starts 5 minutes into part one floors me every time).
― josh in sf (stfu kthx), Thursday, 16 February 2006 17:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― drewo (drewo), Thursday, 16 February 2006 18:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 16 February 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 16 February 2006 19:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 16 February 2006 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Thursday, 16 February 2006 19:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Thursday, 16 February 2006 19:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mitya (mitya), Thursday, 16 February 2006 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― drewo (drewo), Thursday, 16 February 2006 21:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 04:59 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.nndb.com/people/970/000034868/bruford03.jpg
― timmy tannin (pompous), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 05:16 (eighteen years ago) link
Well gee, fuck if I know which is more "acceptable." I guess I personally used to think Yes were more acceptable, but I got plenty of crap from people for even liking them.
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 05:28 (eighteen years ago) link