C.J.T. in L.A.

[Stark Evade]

Ya, but releases like Beat in my opinion did not preserve the genuine KC style of the old at all. It was a real departure from it.

Funny you should say that. "Beat" is toward the bottom for me, though it does have some good stuff. But I do still feel that all of that was necessary in their evolution and King Crimson was still in there even though the music was not up to par. I would like to read what is said about that entire era in the book In the Court of King Crimson.

[winoman]

Funny you should say that. "Beat" is toward the bottom for me, though it does have some good stuff. But I do still feel that all of that was necessary in their evolution and King Crimson was still in there even though the music was not up to par. I would like to read what is said about that entire era in the book In the Court of King Crimson.

Agree. I'm a big fan of Adrian Belew though - his first album in particular - Lonesome Rhino (?) is great - as was his work with Zappa and the Talking Heads

http://www.king-crimson.com/kcabf.html

http://www.adrianbelew.net/

[Stark Evade]

Agree. I'm a big fan of Adrian Belew though - his first album in particular - Lonesome Rhino (?) is great - as was his work with Zappa and the Talking Heads

http://www.king-crimson.com/kcabf.html

http://www.adrianbelew.net/

Adrian Belew is great but I'm not a big fan of his solo stuff, though I only have two of his albums, neither being the first. I'm a huge Zappa fan and his contribution was cool. Not much into the Talking Heads.

The four albums after Three of a Perfect Pair (Thrak and on) are much better than the three Discipline-era releases. But "Elephant Talk" is a tough song to beat when performed live.

[winoman]

Adrian Belew is great but I'm not a big fan of his solo stuff, though I only have two of his albums, neither being the first. I'm a huge Zappa fan and his contribution was cool. Not much into the Talking Heads.

The four albums after Three of a Perfect Pair (Thrak and on) are much better than the three Discipline-era releases. But "Elephant Talk" is a tough song to beat when performed live.

Yes - it is very in your face/striking. I like the Disciplin album itself quite a bit though.

I forgot if you were into any of the Fripp/Sylvian collaborations -

The First Day, Damage (2 distinct & different releases BTW - with diff song order and mixes - I even think I have 3 versions of this disc - one with a booklet in a special box etc), God's Monkey (perhaps an ode to Darwin eh?), a live album (Road to Graceland)

Anyway all great stuff IMO...

Also apparently Fripp and Eno recently put out a new album - Equatoral Stars - have you heard it / heard anything about it? (I haven't)

[Stark Evade]

Yes - it is very in your face/striking. I like the Disciplin album itself quite a bit though.

I forgot if you were into any of the Fripp/Sylvian collaborations -

The First Day, Damage (2 distinct & different releases BTW - with diff song order and mixes - I even think I have 3 versions of this disc - one with a booklet in a special box etc), God's Monkey (perhaps an ode to Darwin eh?), a live album (Road to Graceland)

Anyway all great stuff IMO...

Also apparently Fripp and Eno recently put out a new album - Equatoral Stars - have you heard it / heard anything about it? (I haven't)

I have The First Day and also the "Darshan" single.

I don't know much about Equatorial Stars. It's supposed to be a very good release. I wish I had money to buy all these goddamn albums. There is so much prog out waiting for me.

[winoman]

I have The First Day and also the "Darshan" single.

I don't know much about Equatorial Stars. It's supposed to be a very good release. I wish I had money to buy all these goddamn albums. There is so much prog out waiting for me.

Yeah - agreed...you would be amazed with what I have (vinyl & disc & [live concert] tape & promos - etc...I used to work as a DJ at a station & was music director for a bit - used to piggyback on orders all the time...and get promos - got a bunch of Stranglers stuff that way...etc) - I've probably forgotten half of what I own... I've at various times thought of cateloging it all in a database...just never get around to it...and it ison the backburner compared to my wine holdings database - that I actually am putting together (slowly)....

But agree - there is so much great music out there - much is hard to find...and yeah - it does add up...it used to be nothing for me to go into a Tower records or order through folks I knew in the industry and spend a grand a pop....but I have kids and a mortgage now...and expensive cars, fine wine and such...so I have cut back quite a bit....

Darshan is great - how it builds and builds - with all those Fripp quick little excursions and such - very nice - and the First Day is a great disc...I'll have to check out the new Fripp/Eno...

[Stark Evade]

Re: C.J.T. in L.A.

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