King Crimson

jojo99 · Post by **jojo99** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:50 pm

I have to say, if "Court" was the first LP you ever bought, you have a first-rate pedigree! (What drew you to it...the fantastic cover art?) I gotta wonder what's in the rest of your setlist...

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:38 am

Hi Jo, A guy at school had the album. I loved the cover and, at that time, quite liked the music. I had been buying singles for a few years so was into music. My first single was You Really Got Me by the Kinks, I was 7 years old...!

Our sax player has pushed off to Moscow for 3 weeks, but he has sorted a dep for our gigs. This means that I won't be able to post the track on the net, but, even better I am happy to burn a handfull of CD's and send them out by snail mail. Please drop me an email with postal address & I will see what I can do.

All the very best, Bob

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:43 pm

Actually, wasn't it Ian McDonald who did sax on that first album? I though Mel Collins only showed up for "Lizard" and afterwards . . .

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:59 am

Bobcat...you're absolutely right; I stand corrected. Now then...wasn't it Ian McDonald who wound up a founding member of Foreigner? That makes for a bizarre discography...perhaps rivalled only by that of Boz Burrell...

pekka · Post by **pekka** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:22 am

Collins was already on "In The Wake Of Poseidon". Ian McDonald was considered to be a band member again at the time of "Red" (he plays that album along with Collins) but then Fripp disbanded the group. What a pity, Fripp-Wetton-Bruford-McDonald would have been an interesting line-up.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:21 am

I'm just glad McDonald didn't talk them into covering "Hot Blooded"...

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:28 pm

HAHAHAHA!!! I can just see Fripp mouthing, "WTF?!?!" Oh dear . . . also, wasn't Mel Collins also in one of those arena rock bands later on? I believe Boz Burrell, who sang on "Islands" was a founding member of Bad Company.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:44 pm

Yup, that's what I'm gettin' at....ol' Boz went from singing stuff like "Impaled on nails of ice..." to "I cain't git enuff o' yo' luv..."

Don't know about Mel Collins in an arena rock band....you sure you're not thinking of Phil?

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:31 pm

Yeah, you're right. Ian McDonald was a founding member of Foreigner (and also played on T.Rex's "Bang a Gong"). Boz Burrell was a founding member of Bad Company. Mel Collins went on to do session work with a bunch of different bands, including Camel and the Rolling Stones. He and McDonald (who left Foreigner after only a couple of albums) are now in the 21st Century Schizoid Band.

At least we can safely say that not all of King Crimson's members went on to make cheesy top 40 power ballads . . . Greg Lake went to ELP, Trey Gunn formed the Trey Gunn Band, Bruford started Earthworks, and Gordon Haskell is now a blues/soft rock singer. Ah, the memories . . .

"Baaaad baaad company, I can't deny . . . ."

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:37 am

John Wetton went on to Asia and UK ...

The Current lineup of King Crimson uses the stick to much ... I prefer a real bass guitar ...

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:44 am

Well, I can't say that Asia (and ELP, for that matter) didn't make some 'cheesy top 40 power ballads'..."Heat Of The Moment" is not exactly "Larks' Tongues...".

I do agree with you though, Jeff...I like what can be done with a Stick, but I miss the real bass as well. I kind of feel the same way about Fripp's total reliance on guitar synth these days...I miss hearing what he (and only he) can do with a straight guitar presentation.

"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, do it
C'mon, c'mon, do whatcha do..."

(Unfortunately, it can't be said that "they don't write 'em like that anymore").

jojo99 · Post by **jojo99** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:21 pm

>Ian McDonald was considered to be a band member >again at the time of "Red" (he plays that album >along with Collins) but then Fripp disbanded the >group. What a pity, Fripp-Wetton-Bruford-McDonald >would have been an interesting line-up.

McDonald has said that Fripp was planning all along on breaking the group up while making Red, and that Fripp only asked him if he'd tour just to see what he'd say.
Also, he didn't quit Foreigner...he was ousted. Apparently he showed up for a scheduled band recording session, and no one was there...pretty subtle,eh? OUCH!

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:02 pm

One year before i saw John Wetton with KC I saw him at the same venue ( The Colston Hall, Bristol) with Uriah Heap. Very 'eavy.......

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:15 am

..... very 'umble!

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:41 am

http://www.myspace.com/slipper

Well at last there is something up on the 'net from my band that includes a rather strange take of 21st... I think our sax player put this on the site for me, bless..

I know we have other/better recordings of this number, oh well...

hope the link works