@newfuckingwave My friend knows a shitload about KC and everything and he said that both Giles-es gave drove him to a junkyard where they let Fripp go crazy and take anything. Supposedly he found a working reel-to-reel player and a bunch of other stuff and put it in his basement where it still lies today.
how can a human being play this so god damn fast and clean? I've been trying to learn it and when i think i may have gotten it i play along with the recording and fripp is still playing 100000 times faster than i
anyone notice that the mellotron chord progression around 2:30 is very similar to the end of "Prelude: Song of the Gulls" in King Crimson's Islands album?
I came to know about these guys when King Crimson came on the scene (21st Century Schizoid Man et al). Bob Fripp's amazing guitar work started in very erudite beginnings. Its a shame that a lot of this stuff never sees the light of day now.
I heard the first minute & a half (it's all they played) of this 30+ yr ago on some late-nite FM, had no idea what it was called, recorded it on a cassette I had going, & never forgot it. I knew it was Giles & Fripp something; a few years ago I finally got the CD.
fripps playing is solid on this album. amazing stamina and control along with this purity. this is chet atkins level of guitar; clear, clean, determined guitar playing.
Hes just as amazing making a guitar not sound like one as he is making it sound exactly like one. Im a huge Bruford eras KC, but Lizard is truly an underrated album. His guitar work on there is again, solid. Not nearly as much guitar work as the other albums but its pretty damn definitive.
fripp has amazing stamina, clarity and accuracy. this record has such purity of tone and note that the playing is pretty scary. this is chet aktins level its so clean and defined. fripp is the definition of craft.
Loved this album from the first time I heard it, Lovely for the travelling in the morning, I'm probably to only 21 year old in London to own this record along with Mc Donald and Giles Original LP, 'Tis a shame about the young today,we have no taste!
@elviss I'm probably the only 20 year old in America to own both of these albums. lol. I'm in the same boat as you. Except I'm stuck in America, where music is even less appreciated... ugh.
@21stCentSchizoidFan Not for much longer! I am 20, I just haven't bought it yet because I have been too busy collecting the King Crimson catalog. I own all of their studio albums, and about 9 of their live ones. Their New album that is coming out soon is going to have Mel Collins again! and Jakko from 21st Century Schizoid Band!!!
@DavidKinner No way!! Gotta love Mel Collins. In fact, check out "Norweigian Wood" by "Circus." Very progressive take on the Beatles song, with Mel Collins being flawless! Check it out and let me know what you think, man!
@21stCentSchizoidFan It's fucking awesome! I miss Mel Collins and King Crimson I have no problem with Adrian, but I loved the jazzy King Crimson more. I cannot wait for this album!
@DavidKinner Agreed. Adrian is a very talented guy. He did some great stuff with Zappa as well. However, there is just something about Jazzy King Crimson. I will admit, I'm a bit biased towards Micheal Giles. Being a drummer myself, he makes my jaw drop nearly any time I listen to him - over and over. Take "Pictures of a City" as an example. Such raw, hard drumming (especially for very early 70's) Then, everything gets queit, and the smoothest jazz groove follows. LOVE HIM
@21stCentSchizoidFan Giles is awesome. I don't know who I like better between him, and Bruford. I will agree with a lot of people that Bruford is technically better, and I love his drumming also.
@21stCentSchizoidFan Also, glad to here I found another Zappa fan! Zappa is fucking amazing! He is my favorite artist. I love his Jazz/Avantegarde everything. King Crimson is second only to Zappa for me. Then there is just a bunch of other bands I love. I hate how som many progressive rock lovers act like Led Zeppelin(one of my favorite bands) is horrible just because they were popular. In their own way they were also very experimental. They mixed blues with heavy metal, old folk. you can here
@21stCentSchizoidFan some classical elements. There is quite a lot of different forms of music they experimented. They just have more singing than most Progressive bands.
@DavidKinner True. A good classical point is in "In the Wake"... "Devil's Triangle" is fed off of Gustav Holst's "The Planets - Mars: Bringer of War"... also in Lizard the main drum part after Jon Anderson is done singing is the Bolero drum beat! (you probably knew both of these things, but figured I"d say them anyways, lol)
@DavidKinner well, they had two good writers, and two mediocre writers - so they're hit and miss with me. You should check out Nirvana (UK) - "The story of simon simopath"... excellent album that slipped through the cracks. Its conceptual approach pre-dates S.F. Sorrow (which is an amazing album) and Tommy!
@21stCentSchizoidFan I've heard of the U.K. Nirvana, but have not gave the much of a chance I definitely will thanks! S.F. Sorrow is amazing!, and so is Tommy. Tommy is one of my favorite albums of all time. I really wish we had more rock operas. I love Tommy, The Lamb, Quadrophenia, The Wall. The Moody Blues are one of my favorite bands with their early stuff mostly because of how orchestral it sounds. I can definitely hear some influence on ITCOTCK from Days of Future Passed, and On The
@elviss I'm probably the only 20 year old in America to own both of these albums. lol. I'm in the same boat as you. Except I'm stuck in America, where music is even less appreciated... ugh.
Killer song! I've discovered this group off of the box set "Legend of a Mind: The Underground Anthology" (which I highly recommend for the obscure classic rock music fans) and it totally blew me away
non so se ne vendette davvero così poche copie, certo è che la mia copia originale inglese (copertina laminata), acquistata nel '71, me la tengo ben stretta ;-)
you have to develop the musculature along with other things like scale knowledge and many other things like timing and plectrum picking and chord fingerings and maintain a relaxed state of body of mind to be able to play like this so smoothly. so in other words it takes hard work and dedication and commitment
keeping up fast picking nonstop like that is really hard... esp. with all the tricky fingerings in this song, its a lot of stretching and wierd patterns.
Good point!! But the arrangements are sooooo different that I never made the connection. But of course is the same melody line. Incrdible melody line! I think I prefer this one to the Islands version... I really don't know...
I'm a Crimson fan, but this is the first time I listen to this. It's amazing, I must say.
fedegas13 4 days ago
how the FUCK did they get fripp to smile for that photo?
newfuckingwave 1 week ago
@newfuckingwave My friend knows a shitload about KC and everything and he said that both Giles-es gave drove him to a junkyard where they let Fripp go crazy and take anything. Supposedly he found a working reel-to-reel player and a bunch of other stuff and put it in his basement where it still lies today.
Playjex 1 week ago
This piece is much more classically influenced than Fripp's later work.
444Guitarboy 1 week ago
PHISH- STASH LOL
ghostfunk97 2 weeks ago
Wow just wow!
travsnipes1 1 month ago
how can a human being play this so god damn fast and clean? I've been trying to learn it and when i think i may have gotten it i play along with the recording and fripp is still playing 100000 times faster than i
WesB 1 month ago
@WesB that crosspicking at 4 min in is especially unreal
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Браво !!!
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adilgazy 3 months ago
That guitar part is brutally difficult to play, let alone play it smoothly and accurately... with each note clearly and precisely picked...
bloggulator 3 months ago
anyone notice that the mellotron chord progression around 2:30 is very similar to the end of "Prelude: Song of the Gulls" in King Crimson's Islands album?
portero36 5 months ago
@portero36 Correct. But not only the chord progression, pratically the whole second movement of this suit was taken and rivisited by Robert Fripp. ;)
MatthewDovetail 1 month ago
@portero36 yes indeed -ee-do ,you are right ! well,Fripp wrote it so he can re-visit it anytime he wants,right?!
ksjoyjespeace 2 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Giles, Giles & Fripp
I came to know about these guys when King Crimson came on the scene (21st Century Schizoid Man et al). Bob Fripp's amazing guitar work started in very erudite beginnings. Its a shame that a lot of this stuff never sees the light of day now.
ohmygosh77777 5 months ago
I heard the first minute & a half (it's all they played) of this 30+ yr ago on some late-nite FM, had no idea what it was called, recorded it on a cassette I had going, & never forgot it. I knew it was Giles & Fripp something; a few years ago I finally got the CD.
CocteauDalighari 5 months ago
Rodney is a sad young man because he's fat and ugly.
MrShinyTan 10 months ago
Interesantisimo.
astinin 10 months ago
It's terrifying to think that this is Fripp's guitar Juvenalia!
OZK033 11 months ago
Bach much?
007Pogo 1 year ago
this is sick sick sick
dukeblue1110 1 year ago
this is absolutely marvelous
aocidicoa 1 year ago
This is the first track I heard, way back then in '68. Jeeez!!! I was only 24 then...............Scary!
loffe9 1 year ago
fripps playing is solid on this album. amazing stamina and control along with this purity. this is chet atkins level of guitar; clear, clean, determined guitar playing.
Hes just as amazing making a guitar not sound like one as he is making it sound exactly like one. Im a huge Bruford eras KC, but Lizard is truly an underrated album. His guitar work on there is again, solid. Not nearly as much guitar work as the other albums but its pretty damn definitive.
snacksforaddicts 1 year ago 2
fripp has amazing stamina, clarity and accuracy. this record has such purity of tone and note that the playing is pretty scary. this is chet aktins level its so clean and defined. fripp is the definition of craft.
snacksforaddicts 1 year ago
Loved this album from the first time I heard it, Lovely for the travelling in the morning, I'm probably to only 21 year old in London to own this record along with Mc Donald and Giles Original LP, 'Tis a shame about the young today,we have no taste!
elviss 1 year ago
@elviss I'm probably the only 20 year old in America to own both of these albums. lol. I'm in the same boat as you. Except I'm stuck in America, where music is even less appreciated... ugh.
21stCentSchizoidFan 11 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan Not for much longer! I am 20, I just haven't bought it yet because I have been too busy collecting the King Crimson catalog. I own all of their studio albums, and about 9 of their live ones. Their New album that is coming out soon is going to have Mel Collins again! and Jakko from 21st Century Schizoid Band!!!
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@DavidKinner No way!! Gotta love Mel Collins. In fact, check out "Norweigian Wood" by "Circus." Very progressive take on the Beatles song, with Mel Collins being flawless! Check it out and let me know what you think, man!
21stCentSchizoidFan 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan It's fucking awesome! I miss Mel Collins and King Crimson I have no problem with Adrian, but I loved the jazzy King Crimson more. I cannot wait for this album!
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@DavidKinner Agreed. Adrian is a very talented guy. He did some great stuff with Zappa as well. However, there is just something about Jazzy King Crimson. I will admit, I'm a bit biased towards Micheal Giles. Being a drummer myself, he makes my jaw drop nearly any time I listen to him - over and over. Take "Pictures of a City" as an example. Such raw, hard drumming (especially for very early 70's) Then, everything gets queit, and the smoothest jazz groove follows. LOVE HIM
21stCentSchizoidFan 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan Giles is awesome. I don't know who I like better between him, and Bruford. I will agree with a lot of people that Bruford is technically better, and I love his drumming also.
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan Also, glad to here I found another Zappa fan! Zappa is fucking amazing! He is my favorite artist. I love his Jazz/Avantegarde everything. King Crimson is second only to Zappa for me. Then there is just a bunch of other bands I love. I hate how som many progressive rock lovers act like Led Zeppelin(one of my favorite bands) is horrible just because they were popular. In their own way they were also very experimental. They mixed blues with heavy metal, old folk. you can here
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan some classical elements. There is quite a lot of different forms of music they experimented. They just have more singing than most Progressive bands.
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@DavidKinner True. A good classical point is in "In the Wake"... "Devil's Triangle" is fed off of Gustav Holst's "The Planets - Mars: Bringer of War"... also in Lizard the main drum part after Jon Anderson is done singing is the Bolero drum beat! (you probably knew both of these things, but figured I"d say them anyways, lol)
21stCentSchizoidFan 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan I was talking about Led Zeppelin, but I loved when King Crimson played Mars!!! Do you like The Moody Blues?
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@DavidKinner well, they had two good writers, and two mediocre writers - so they're hit and miss with me. You should check out Nirvana (UK) - "The story of simon simopath"... excellent album that slipped through the cracks. Its conceptual approach pre-dates S.F. Sorrow (which is an amazing album) and Tommy!
21stCentSchizoidFan 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan I've heard of the U.K. Nirvana, but have not gave the much of a chance I definitely will thanks! S.F. Sorrow is amazing!, and so is Tommy. Tommy is one of my favorite albums of all time. I really wish we had more rock operas. I love Tommy, The Lamb, Quadrophenia, The Wall. The Moody Blues are one of my favorite bands with their early stuff mostly because of how orchestral it sounds. I can definitely hear some influence on ITCOTCK from Days of Future Passed, and On The
DavidKinner 10 months ago
@21stCentSchizoidFan The Threshold of A Dream.
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@elviss I'm probably the only 20 year old in America to own both of these albums. lol. I'm in the same boat as you. Except I'm stuck in America, where music is even less appreciated... ugh.
21stCentSchizoidFan 11 months ago
this is actually primitive guitar playing for fripp. pretty scary
manichaze53 1 year ago
"rodney was a sad young man", lol.
5ken7 1 year ago
"rodney was a sad young man", lol.
5ken7 1 year ago
Put this on Guitar Hero 6.
grahamlaur 1 year ago 3
Aww, happy Fripp!
webbtje 1 year ago
changed my life. THANKS!
IAmDrWhom 1 year ago
Thanks for the memories...
Beltlinebilly 1 year ago
a young Bob Fripp
sounds like he likes Bach + Chet Atkins...
Chet was a very fine player
mindcontrolsalsa 1 year ago
Killer song! I've discovered this group off of the box set "Legend of a Mind: The Underground Anthology" (which I highly recommend for the obscure classic rock music fans) and it totally blew me away
Doobie1975 1 year ago
holly music. and the people that played .
ilikeyouallot 1 year ago
Este Bob Fripp y los hermanos Giles setocan muy bien.
One of my all time favorite riddam sections,+ Fripp
what can be said about him,
"you're so far ahead it;s beautiful !"
mindcontrolsalsa 1 year ago
So cool!
jwny72 1 year ago
They even got Fripp to smile!
BlixsemFleerSneuw 2 years ago 4
This is Fripp at 22 years old. Already unbelievable.
Thank you for posting!
drkam6 2 years ago
max o cal mi dite come si chiama per favore l'album??? grazie in anticipo
jada876 2 years ago
the cheerful insanity of giles, giles and fripp (vedi la descrizione per più info)
GiulioGM 2 years ago
Qusto album era veramente una rarità, vendette circa 600 copie in tutto il mondo, almeno 3 giravano nella mia città di 200.000 abitanti. AMAZING!
calpont 2 years ago
@calpont
non so se ne vendette davvero così poche copie, certo è che la mia copia originale inglese (copertina laminata), acquistata nel '71, me la tengo ben stretta ;-)
maxmas55 2 years ago
hahaha, e fai bene!
GiulioGM 2 years ago
Thanks for this. Do you have the elephant song too?
happyness1957 2 years ago
yea, but i haven't uploaded it.
GiulioGM 2 years ago
the three idiots on the cover are fantastic :D
owtband 2 years ago 11
the guitar is so phenominal that you don't notice the ridiculously good drumming/bass/key playing going on. This is a great song!
matthewlesco 2 years ago 5
It reminds me of an album i ve had it was called Swingin Bach guitar by a swiss guy
SonofJaphet 2 years ago
this album is very contagious, meant for repeated listenings
rorygg1 2 years ago 5
flight of vinyl lp. the bumble bee. this is awesome stuff, and i'll never sell my import
rorygg1 2 years ago
that was the last time fripp smiled!
huitzilophotli 2 years ago 6
i think thats better of kc?
joaqui1902 2 years ago
This is amazing. Neo classical before its time?
theillfrisch 2 years ago 4
Les Paul's illegitimate offspring!
Go Fripp, melt that plecturm.
voidforpurpose 2 years ago 4
you have to develop the musculature along with other things like scale knowledge and many other things like timing and plectrum picking and chord fingerings and maintain a relaxed state of body of mind to be able to play like this so smoothly. so in other words it takes hard work and dedication and commitment
robertveloz 2 years ago 10
x1000
StMachreth 2 years ago
Absolutamente geniales.
luisfiori 2 years ago 3
keeping up fast picking nonstop like that is really hard... esp. with all the tricky fingerings in this song, its a lot of stretching and wierd patterns.
BrighamHB 2 years ago 5
hehehe Prelude: Song of the gulls at 1.35 =)
Sunchild333 2 years ago 4
Good point!! But the arrangements are sooooo different that I never made the connection. But of course is the same melody line. Incrdible melody line! I think I prefer this one to the Islands version... I really don't know...
RINLEW 2 years ago
This part is also included in "Ladies of the Road" from "Islands" album.
NightChariot 2 years ago
Thanks I haven't heard this isnce I sold my vinyl copy in a moment of ebay madness.
garryj99 3 years ago 4
This clearly demonstrates that Fripp's technique was already fully formed this early on in his career.
JohnFredC 3 years ago 6
Holy crap Fripp! This needs more views.
myear23 3 years ago
fripp is the master.
a1gold174 3 years ago 4
mighty..
znatizeljac 3 years ago 2
woooooo sick guitar
paul7703 3 years ago 4