HW: OFF: random thoughts - King Crimson

[dhuggins]

Hmm,

Oddly enough, coming from a different direction, I just bought a guitar
that belonged to Adrian Belew, current KC guitar/vocals . . .



At 10:32 PM 11/21/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Tom Clark wrote:
> >
> > Keith:
> >
> > One word.
> >
> > GO!
> >
> > You won't be disappointed.  King Crimson live will blow your socks off in
> > any incarnation.  Robert Fripp alone is worth going.  Forget what the
> albums
> > sound like.   Hope you don't smoke cigarettes, though.  They banned it at a
> > show in New Orleans.
> >
> > Trey Gunn, but the way, was on the John Paul Jones album "Zooma", for what
> > it's worth. (Actually, I think the album screamed for Plant to be a
> > vocalist, but that's another story......).....
> >
> >John Paul Jones is opening for KC on this tour.  Unfortunately this
> incarnation does not include Tony Levin or Bill Bruford.  Saw the tour
> this Summer and was duly impressed with the quartet, though the "Double
> -Trio" works better.
>If you have never seen KC you owe it to yourself, but do not expect too
>many older tunes "Court of the Crimson King" or "Schizoid man" this time
>around.  They are still doing "Red" as well as "Theela Hun Ginjeet" and
>"Elephant Talk" from Discipline.  I was utterly fascinated by the
>Soundscapes Mr. Fripp was able to paint over Trey Gunn's Warr Guitar
>sounds;  much like seeing Hawkwind, after the show you will wonder
>"where were the rest of the musicians?".
>Be sure to go, and pay special attention to Trey Gunn's work.
>Frank
>New here and wishing I were in UK with the Hawks...but MQB and Harvey
>and Nik certainly here in the States was just fine by me