Do you ever fantasise about hearing Easy Money on a massive reggae rig, or is that just me. Followed by a dubbed to fuckery version of course. What a groove. It's just not possible to get this loud enough at home.
― Noel Emits, Thursday, 5 March 2020 11:51 (four years ago) link
An older hippie friend of mine said his dream was to hear Easy Star Allstars cover the whole of Larks Tongues in a dub-reggae style
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 5 March 2020 11:52 (four years ago) link
Gonnna give Islands a listen now for the first time.
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 5 March 2020 11:54 (four years ago) link
hmmm... the Lizard / Islands era is maybe the least appreciated KC period, but I like the jazziness of Formentera Lady. Little bit of a Can-esque vibe going on too.
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 5 March 2020 12:02 (four years ago) link
I was a "fuck everything they did before Larks" person for many years, heard Lizard in like 93 and strongly disliked it, but finally bought Lizard and Islands two years ago. "Sailors Tale" is a major major achievement, but I'm afraid I still think the rest of Islands is pretty lousy, particularly "ladies of the road." Lizard is so maximalistically misbegotten that its kinda fun…
― veronica moser, Thursday, 5 March 2020 14:02 (four years ago) link
Of the bands I'd call my "favorites," King Crimson probably have the most songs I wish were instrumentals.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 5 March 2020 14:19 (four years ago) link
I used to quite like Ladies of The Road as a quirky Lennon-esque piece when I was younger.
Juno selling KC vinyl for around £16-£17. Very tempting. I definitely want Poseidon, but deliberating between Red, Larks Tongues and Lizard. Red is song-for-song their strongest but I know it reasonably well despite the opening three songs being among my faves. Larks Tongues on the other hand is less known to me but always impresses
Have we ever done a KC poll?
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 5 March 2020 14:20 (four years ago) link
Lizard almost has a "so bad its good" sorta vibe to it in places. it's such a crazy mess and you can definitely hear the tension in the band, it's almost incredible that it came out at all. if you get it you should try and find Steven Wilson's recent remaster, not only does it sound better but it also incorporates parts that weren't in the original
― frogbs, Thursday, 5 March 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
dude this is it
― the grateful dead can dance (anagram), Thursday, 5 March 2020 15:43 (four years ago) link
Poll closes at the end of your natural life
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 5 March 2020 15:52 (four years ago) link
as for the 80s stuff...you may want to pick up Absent Lovers, its like the 80s albums on steroids. idk if there are any overdubs on it or if the band really was just that good. it's insane, maybe one of the best live albums ever.
This has been my line forever, it's wild how good it sounds compared to the studio versions (and how good the playing is). Like one of the very few examples where the live album is the definitive document (maybe I'll start a thread!).
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 5 March 2020 15:57 (four years ago) link
haha I meant a tracks poll. might be difficult with all the live versions etc
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 5 March 2020 18:12 (four years ago) link
Speaking of definitive documents, that was The Great Deceiver set for me.
As far as I'm concerned it has the best versions of all the cuts off of Starless, the great (and rare) Wetton-sung Cat Food, and all the LTIA IIs I could ever want.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 5 March 2020 19:55 (four years ago) link
Listened to 'Absent Lovers' yesterday... my God!
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 6 March 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
If the world needed a heavy-metal version of The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads, this is it
https://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2020/03/316bcf3bbe6ef17215e556e780f8918b.jpg?w=630&q=75 US tour in June!
― BrianB, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 11:49 (four years ago) link
Robert Fripp got the cranky old person memo that touring all the time is a lot more lucrative than not touring and grousing from the sidelines.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 12:07 (four years ago) link
looks like no west coast dates tho :(
haven't seen them since chicago five or more years ago now! last west coast gigs they skipped portland for some reason. hey guys, soft machine played here last year! on the same date as the crazy world of arthur brown! clearly there's a market, right?
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:28 (four years ago) link
They're playing Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, which is a great venue (I saw Kamasi Washington there), but it's a co-headlining show with Dweezil Zappa's covering-Dad's-music thing - ugh.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:44 (four years ago) link
The Zappa band is not Dweezil's band. The Zappa Family Trust has their own thing out there.
Please note The Zappa Band touring unit is: Ray White (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Keneally (guitar, keys, vocals), Scott Thunes (bassist) and Robert Martin (keyboards, sax, vocals). Also joining are ZPZ alums Jamie Kime (guitar) and ZAPPA archivist Joe “Vaultmeister” Travers (drums, vocals). The band will be performing a mix of Zappa classics along with new and rare Zappa compositions. Described as “the ultimate Zappa alumni band in partnership the Zappa Trust” this tour will not be appearing with the hologram of Frank Zappa.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:07 (four years ago) link
Getting their revenge by sacking the hologram
― panic-buying the upmarket pasta (Matt #2), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:12 (four years ago) link
I heard the hologram was fired for just chain smoking and making snide, derisive, cynical, sarcastic comments and fart jokes.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 14:16 (four years ago) link
Wow, that's actually worse.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
not really, it's players from Zappas band playing music they used to play.
― akm, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 17:13 (four years ago) link
that said I'm bummed about this because it's a co-headlining tour I think, which means shorter KC sets, also, I'm not really a Zappa fan at all. but it's all moot since they aren't coming to the west coast this time anyway
― akm, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 17:14 (four years ago) link
Hoping that 2021 gets another full tour with Bill Rieflin back.
i highly recommend the two (I think) records Rieflin did with Fripp and Gunn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Ixbtg9GqQ
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 18:19 (four years ago) link
the Zappa set might be kinda fun to see but this is coming nowhere near me so
still bummed I had to miss the new KC in Milwaukee on account of it being my son's birthday. if he ever gets into the band I'll be sure to let him know at every opportunity
― frogbs, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 18:26 (four years ago) link
i missed Roger Waters' Wall tour to see my then-5 year old in a play in which he had exactly one line. Now that he's almost 14 and into Pink Floyd I remind him constantly that he caused me to miss this.
― akm, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 19:54 (four years ago) link
fear not, Roger will tour the wall until he dies
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
I know i say this every hundred posts or so, but all I really want from Crim at this point is Larks part 6 written and performed by this iteration.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:19 (four years ago) link
ohhh I just realized "Level Five" is Larks 5
― frogbs, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:41 (four years ago) link
We’re debating this. I’ve seen this iteration three times now and enjoyed all three but they’ve gotten appreciably better each time. Last time was absolutely mindmeltingly good. Also wondering how COVID-19 impacts this given the timeframe and the age of Robert and Tony.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 12:48 (four years ago) link
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― nostormo, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 02:52 (two years ago) link
In The Court Of The Covid King
― nickn, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 04:27 (two years ago) link