This is perhaps the finest sheer instrumental piece by KC....
I remember a recounting of the first time Greg Lake and Robert Fripp met... (they would play on the 1st and 2nd albums together), and Greg didn't quite know this [as if I am recollecting accurately...], but he (Greg) being a guitar player, thought it might be a nice thing to shortly illustrate some techniques to Robert... he didn't realize this, but he would later learn he then talking to one of the finest guitarists in rock history
Japan with mr Sylvian must have been listening to this a lot..and I think even Paul Simon have been influenced from this music..mr Fripp has certainly influenced modern music.
@DrProgressiveRock I know that but the guitar player for KC said that he hears more tool influence in KC than KC influence in tool. Just comming from one of the bands members i find it funny.
@jcast18k It's funny you say that. Years ago my older brother turned me onto King Crimson and recently told me that Tool very much reminded him of this period of King Crimson.
OK, I'll admit that I'll catch some flak for this but here goes....I was exposed to King Crimson when I was a teenager and it certainly wasn't cool among the popular music crowd. I didn't care though because being different I already had the attitude of "who cares what everyone else thinks." That attitude, in turn, allows me to also like present artists like Skrillex.
ATTENTION PROG FANS! WE MUST OBEY KING CRIMSON! Every day, we will watch 21st Century Schizoid Man, by Hydra136! In order to get more views, we will click fullscreen every couple seconds, and change the quality every couple seconds! Those are tricks in order to get it more views! If we work together, in about a years, King Crimson will be the highest viewed Music video on Youtube! Spread the word!
Okay, could we all stop arguing about King Crimson and Justin Bieber. We all like what we like. End of story. Let's all pretend we're no longer in junior high school, as in "I'm better than you 'cause I listen to cooler music than you". Enough already.
@0xlAFSftwlx0 i listened to frame by frame, and that has the same album cover as discipline. i swear, that picture started spinning like a wheel at thousands of miles per hour
Oh by the way I saw King Crimson in 1981 at the El Macombo in Toronto. It was there very first show ( I mean their very first) under the new configuration with Tony Levin and Adrian Belew. I was standing right at the front of the stage for the encore. The stage was a 1 1/2 feet off the ground. I could have knocked over Adrian Belews guitar stand with my hand.
@avalanche344 What did they call themselves at that show? I ask because they did a preview show as "Discipline" (not King Crimson) in Bath, England. Again, a very small venue and the audience were near the band before and during the show. A great line up and a great album.
@patdknight They were billed as King Crimson. The very next night they played at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. I was at that show as well. That night they did two shows back to back. The El Macombo show the previous night was for industry people pretty much exclusively. The reason that I was there is because my friend won tickets from a radio station. We were pretty lucky!
King Crimson's music, especially the era of the 80's is very similar to mathematical equations, you listen first, then rationalize, and ultimately you enjoy the music after arduous study.
When Robert Fripp grabs a hold of music, the whole world changes. There is nobody like him and he cannot be compared to anyone. Steven Wilson is right there too.
@jaspernb We all know you want to show off your superior intellect, but please stop. If Georgios is being serious, alright, he has his own opinions. If not, well, you know, the more you feed the trolls, the hungrier they get.
@jaspernb why do you care, do u think king crimson or whoever else you listen to would want you to be telling someone what to think and do like a dictator. just because he has an opinion doesnt mean it deserves your attention.
This would have been great in a longer song. Yes and Genesis would have rewarded the listener with a return to a pre-established melody and an epic finale. This is just musical rambling.
All though there are some great rhythm and syncopation ideas in this I wouldn't really call this a song. It has no melody or structure. it seems like it would have been better as a passage in a longer more complete song instead of by itself like this.
Inb4 fanboys, you can't have your own opinion, etc.
Pink Floyd had a more personal worldview that they shared in their lyrics - King Crimson was more abstract in their compositions - both great in their own way
@MrGeorgios2020 King Crimson is mostly about interesting riffs and the complicated using of temps. They don´t give a fuck about being catchy. They don´t try to apeal the masses.King Crimson is not an 80´s band you ignorant, they were formed during the 60´s. DD and Gary are good, but their music is an 80´s cliché, 1,000 ARTISTS DID SOMETHING SIMILAR BACK THEN. Your life is what`s boring as hell, you´ve been trolling since 2 days ago, and you kept coming. What a loser.
this pink floyd versusery is silly.. it's just a few musicians with similar interests.. I get a talking heads rhythmic drive vibe from Crimson, but more of an emotional grooving with pink floyd..they are not the same, but peple like to classify everything as they all want to be known for their views, like me right now, and take away from this fun tune that grooved me out for a solid 5.. thank you King Crimson
I think that Crim is far more interesting than Floyd. Floyd in the later period was mostly a vehicle for Roger Waters to channel his own frustrations and traumas, whereas King Crimson has always been about the pure music. Pink Floyd never explored african polyrythms, as the Crim did on Discipline, for example.
@Grahamx227 I am not surpised they worked together. Both bands are boring and their "songs" have no melody!!! I would say Tool are slightly worse. I saw them live and they bored me to death. As for this song, its simply awful!
Okay, could we all stop arguing about King Crimson and Pink Floyd. We all like what we like. End of story. Let's all pretend we're no longer in junior high school, as in "I'm better than you 'cause I listen to cooler music than you". Enough already.
@shmaggeggi This is actually totally hilarious for me. I am 49 years old and a huge Floyd and Crimson fan. Back the early 80's my buddies and I used to engage in the same debate Floyd/Crimson. Years later we would all admit how ludicrous a debate it was . Two brilliant bands, I guess, is the bottom line!! Keep debating though 'cause its fun, ain't it!
when you try to follow this music along it gets really tiring, when you let your mind go away and leave the music as a background it surprisingly becomes not only pleasant but also dominant!
The drums are extremely subtle here....they way he holds back is absolutely amazing - he lets it loose just for a minute. Incredible artistry. Less isn't always more, but here it is.
I've found it interesting that there are those posting Robert's guitar part, or Adrian's guitar part, but I haven't seen Tony's 5 string fretless bass part. Anyway, I love this song. More regimented than Vivaldi, I grant you. I love it anyway.
@shmaggeggi : Not sure, but I think the 'bass' on this instrumental was played on Chapman Stick, through the 'patch of shades'. ...just tried to find a Stick on ebay for myself, and 27 years later, one still can't purchase one for less than about $1500. Then... there's the learning curve. In my opinion, Tony Levin was a Master of the Chapman Stick almost to the same extent as Emmett Chapman was. While we're at it, is Tony still touring with Peter Gabriel these days?? Just wondering.
@TheGreaterGood80 Pink Floyd is pretty cool. They are different but King Crimson is a band that really created a genre and brought fourth a style of music that had never been! Blues with psychodelic rock is floyd, King Crimson on the other hand created something really ground breaking and original with their music. They are both great bands that is also true.
No. King Crimson and Pink Floyd aren't two sides of the same coin. They're two completely different currencies. It detracts from the inherent value of each. Stop arguing.
Organized chaos. I love it. Saw them several times in So-Cal in the Fripp, Belew, Bruford, Levin line-up. Nothing short of amazing. Good old days . . .
@Balmucho Did you watch that tool video with Danny Carey talking about king crimson poly-rhythms? In my eyes it seem king crimson is where Tool get the inspiration for blood curdling melodies and overall powerful harmony.
@yogeesunshine perfect deduction!!danny carey and tool too look at king crimson like a student look at the his professor.....robert fripp and his band just RULES!!!
@LuzifersGhilom sure, i never said that floyd or yes was better than crimson, but since they're all prog bands that evolved into new wave in the late 70's/early 80's you cant deny that they sometimes sounded somewhat similar.
@Interst890 well, saying that some band sounds like combination of two others implies some kind of inferiority of the band. Anyway, I see what you mean, greetings :)
@Interst890 King crimson has a very distinctive sound. I love pink floyd, but it's undeniable that in terms of musicality King crimson makes much "richer" music. They incorporate a great number of genres into rock, from the balinese gamelan and classical music to drum n' bass and electronic music.
@OkamotoSan yes, i'm with ya there...especially in terms of musicianship, where 'crimson was lightyears ahead of floyd. they were both highly experimental- floyd mainly with electronics, crimson with styles. due to king crimson's lineup changes over the years, they have experimented with a vairety of styles from time to time, some of which are sound "schemes" that sound similar to 'floyd. basically, what i'm saying, floyd sounds like only a very small part of king crimson's overall repitoire.
@Interst890 haha floyd no where near as skilled as crimson...these guys are hands down the worlds best band from an out there creative perspective...these guys were metal even before the word metal
@noobovic whoa slow down, i never said that floyd was BETTER...I just don't think that anyone can deny that floyd and crimson shared some of the same musical characteristics, especially towards the end of the 70's as prog rock began to die...
@Kevin6334 no big argument.......with all due respect..........i don't think, in terms of pure musicianship, you could compare pink floyd (with all of their achievements) with this version of king crimson.
Pink Floyd are a great band, and are probably more consistent, but anyone who knows what they are talking about would admit that Crimson wrote songs that sound like they are "ment to be".
I can imagine Fripp practicing everyday in his room as a little kid
xXRoMpEcAmInOsXx 6 days ago
There is nothing like this !!!
Insanely tight.
johnscott33 2 weeks ago
This is perhaps the finest sheer instrumental piece by KC....
I remember a recounting of the first time Greg Lake and Robert Fripp met... (they would play on the 1st and 2nd albums together), and Greg didn't quite know this [as if I am recollecting accurately...], but he (Greg) being a guitar player, thought it might be a nice thing to shortly illustrate some techniques to Robert... he didn't realize this, but he would later learn he then talking to one of the finest guitarists in rock history
JohnGLewis1964 2 weeks ago
first word that came in my mind was "tool"... is it normal?
mariorossipuzza 1 month ago 2
@mariorossipuzza Yeah, so normal, HAHAHAHAHA
vitorsilighini 3 weeks ago
@vitorsilighini And you are laughing because?
FrequentFly3r 3 weeks ago
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suttonkid1 3 weeks ago
me too!?
roobeeredd 1 month ago
My new inspiration!
RedCurlyHead 1 month ago
Schism!!!
pickworth79 1 month ago
Japan with mr Sylvian must have been listening to this a lot..and I think even Paul Simon have been influenced from this music..mr Fripp has certainly influenced modern music.
Syntpop 2 months ago
how the ass do you play something like this live......
Djobohobo 2 months ago
.....
watch?v=O072fM-_XTY&list=UUGlm29GX_3Ph8BWwgSCQFAQ&index=11&feature=plcp
MacCrackCan 2 months ago
I can really hear how Tool have been influenced by them.
shimmertone 2 months ago
Remind me to Vicarious by Tool... a bit.
3u447 2 months ago
Blastphamy, King Crimson is influenced by Tool!
goodnamepending 2 months ago
@goodnamepending Tool is a blasphemy!
IronEd636 2 months ago
@goodnamepending tool is a band formed in the 90's, this album is from 1981.
DrProgressiveRock 2 months ago 5
@DrProgressiveRock I know that but the guitar player for KC said that he hears more tool influence in KC than KC influence in tool. Just comming from one of the bands members i find it funny.
goodnamepending 2 months ago
@goodnamepending You know NOTHING!
Mrzeede117 2 months ago
@goodnamepending that is legitimate blasphemy in the name of prog rock.
benlorenc 2 months ago
@goodnamepending No. Look at the dates. Other way around.
Madoculos 3 weeks ago
@KarateMastR57 Don't you say?
jcast18k 2 months ago
Tool is heavily influenced by KC
maynardforpresident 2 months ago 4
use the other finger
davidp3mill 2 months ago
@davidp3mill sorry wrong clip
davidp3mill 2 months ago
this sounds a bit like tool
jcast18k 2 months ago
@jcast18k It's funny you say that. Years ago my older brother turned me onto King Crimson and recently told me that Tool very much reminded him of this period of King Crimson.
beddy2112 2 months ago
Very expanding, cerebral music ~ excellent for creative endeavors! :^D
TheExpansionMansion 3 months ago
this reminds me of between the buried and me swim to the moon for some odd reason
satanjd666 3 months ago
OK, I'll admit that I'll catch some flak for this but here goes....I was exposed to King Crimson when I was a teenager and it certainly wasn't cool among the popular music crowd. I didn't care though because being different I already had the attitude of "who cares what everyone else thinks." That attitude, in turn, allows me to also like present artists like Skrillex.
Mendrys 3 months ago
@Mendrys everyone likes Skrillex though.....
xVictimOfADownx1 3 months ago
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ChainsawVsGod 3 months ago
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ChainsawVsGod 3 months ago
CHUNE!!
MrMasticater 4 months ago
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Poisonnachos 4 months ago
this is pretty sick
thepossessor 4 months ago
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Okay, could we all stop arguing about King Crimson and Justin Bieber. We all like what we like. End of story. Let's all pretend we're no longer in junior high school, as in "I'm better than you 'cause I listen to cooler music than you". Enough already.
rdnzl7878 5 months ago 2
this song is so complex that it's simple
newfuckingwave 5 months ago
this is really something to listen to when you're high
0xlAFSftwlx0 5 months ago 30
@0xlAFSftwlx0 Or sober... music is a drug of it's own. But I agree with you
MrChrisVV 4 months ago 4
@0xlAFSftwlx0 i listened to frame by frame, and that has the same album cover as discipline. i swear, that picture started spinning like a wheel at thousands of miles per hour
HippieDude1414 3 months ago
I agree with this ...
shyswiniak 2 months ago
@0xlAFSftwlx0
..or blue..
Syntpop 2 months ago
@Syntpop Or fucking normal.
BLooDCoMPleX 1 month ago
@0xlAFSftwlx0 Causes paradigm shifts all by itself, as does the Sheltering Sky. : )
asteriskcolon 2 weeks ago
"Discipline" is what you need to learn how to play this song.
paperbed 5 months ago 4
how and where would you even begin to attempt to draw such an intricate circle?
TheZookeeper48 6 months ago
FRIPP; YOU GENIOUS OF GENIOUSES!
musiklaunisch 6 months ago
Thank you danny for showing me KC!
bootheguru 6 months ago 2
Oh by the way I saw King Crimson in 1981 at the El Macombo in Toronto. It was there very first show ( I mean their very first) under the new configuration with Tony Levin and Adrian Belew. I was standing right at the front of the stage for the encore. The stage was a 1 1/2 feet off the ground. I could have knocked over Adrian Belews guitar stand with my hand.
avalanche344 6 months ago
@avalanche344 What did they call themselves at that show? I ask because they did a preview show as "Discipline" (not King Crimson) in Bath, England. Again, a very small venue and the audience were near the band before and during the show. A great line up and a great album.
patdknight 6 months ago
@patdknight They were billed as King Crimson. The very next night they played at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. I was at that show as well. That night they did two shows back to back. The El Macombo show the previous night was for industry people pretty much exclusively. The reason that I was there is because my friend won tickets from a radio station. We were pretty lucky!
avalanche344 6 months ago
Danny Carey brought me here
suttonkid1 6 months ago 186
@suttonkid1
ahahahaha me too
yeatsg 6 months ago
@suttonkid1
from the last video right??
Me too!
1y9b9b 4 months ago
@1y9b9b haha yup
suttonkid1 4 months ago
@suttonkid1 me too, love that man!
zandor82 2 months ago
@suttonkid1 how ?
TheMonkeybutler20 1 week ago
♪♫♥²↑⁀⁀☼ ;-j
ELGROOVER 6 months ago
q rica fusion!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Evelyn5676 6 months ago
@ fc2122: I was bored. It happens sometimes.
shmaggeggi 6 months ago
The perfect ringtone [0:00-0:10] Have been using it for 3 years now.
bzmonnerat 6 months ago
fripp fripp fripp fripp....forever and only robert fripp
fabiotraby 6 months ago
older tool
murkybongwat3r 6 months ago
other special instrumental and global sound by king crimson I'll repeat for this rhings that i like instrumental songs ...
botteongabriel6 6 months ago
King Crimson's music, especially the era of the 80's is very similar to mathematical equations, you listen first, then rationalize, and ultimately you enjoy the music after arduous study.
AldCastillo 7 months ago
Un incubo.
paolospirit 7 months ago
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Pink Floyd and King Crimson fucked while listening to metal and gave birth to Tool.....nuff said.
VladFerdinand1 7 months ago
wow this is the str8 goods
SaveyourSavior 7 months ago
When Robert Fripp grabs a hold of music, the whole world changes. There is nobody like him and he cannot be compared to anyone. Steven Wilson is right there too.
dbroeman 7 months ago 3
I can't believe all you people are bothering to argue over stuff like this when there is so much good music nowadays like Rebecca Black.
Repiv42 7 months ago 5
go and listen to : The Mahavishnu Orchestra's : One Word ! it's a great song, and the last 2 minutes are simply incredible. In my 53 y.o. opinion !
dougjohnsonism 7 months ago
@dougjohnsonism Yes! My stand-out song on that album is definitely One Word!
mikeisapro 7 months ago
@jaspernb You are the reason that people call progressive rock fans self-indulgent.
theluigiteam543 7 months ago
@jaspernb We all know you want to show off your superior intellect, but please stop. If Georgios is being serious, alright, he has his own opinions. If not, well, you know, the more you feed the trolls, the hungrier they get.
FlytrapStudios 7 months ago
My ears just came. Twice.
samusarans 7 months ago
@jaspernb derp
OscarHeller 7 months ago
If you like this, you should try to listen to Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoint III".
His music truly influenced Fripp's songwritting!
DreamPurpleFloyd 7 months ago
@jaspernb why do you care, do u think king crimson or whoever else you listen to would want you to be telling someone what to think and do like a dictator. just because he has an opinion doesnt mean it deserves your attention.
IIDIVUSII 8 months ago
Brilliant structure and perfect performance.
marcelkonings60 8 months ago
Pink Floyd and King Crimson fucked while listening to AC/DC and gave birth to Tool.....nuff said.
OutsideTheWall94 8 months ago
This would have been great in a longer song. Yes and Genesis would have rewarded the listener with a return to a pre-established melody and an epic finale. This is just musical rambling.
MrClose2theEdge 8 months ago
All though there are some great rhythm and syncopation ideas in this I wouldn't really call this a song. It has no melody or structure. it seems like it would have been better as a passage in a longer more complete song instead of by itself like this.
Inb4 fanboys, you can't have your own opinion, etc.
iTzNoxy 8 months ago
Boring and repetitive? Are you deaf?
shmaggeggi 8 months ago
What's so good about this? They are just a repetitive funk band with no melody!
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
Amazing and unqiue. The two words that best describes King Crimson and their timeless music.
FunkMastaMegaFlex 8 months ago
@FunkMastaMegaFlex Boring and repetitive is the best way to describe this song!
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
We all must appreciate the differences in music. Imagine what life would be like if it all sounded the same.
JTA1059 8 months ago
Pink Floyd had a more personal worldview that they shared in their lyrics - King Crimson was more abstract in their compositions - both great in their own way
SupernalOne 8 months ago
WHY COMPARE THE TWO BANDS ENJOY THE DIFFERENCES
kickjcag 8 months ago
What a tuneless, repetitive, godawful "song". Sorry to say this, but this is boring as hell!
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
I don't know why, but this song reminds me of gears of a big clock working
entropicoflavio 8 months ago 6
This is probably the worst 80's bad ever! Gary Numan and Duran Duran were much better!
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020 Fuck off troll.
BLooDCoMPleX 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020 King Crimson is mostly about interesting riffs and the complicated using of temps. They don´t give a fuck about being catchy. They don´t try to apeal the masses.King Crimson is not an 80´s band you ignorant, they were formed during the 60´s. DD and Gary are good, but their music is an 80´s cliché, 1,000 ARTISTS DID SOMETHING SIMILAR BACK THEN. Your life is what`s boring as hell, you´ve been trolling since 2 days ago, and you kept coming. What a loser.
Rejito 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020 Troll.
jcast18k 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020 If you hate this song so much, then why are you listening to it? :/
FlytrapStudios 8 months ago
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m598lmr 8 months ago
this pink floyd versusery is silly.. it's just a few musicians with similar interests.. I get a talking heads rhythmic drive vibe from Crimson, but more of an emotional grooving with pink floyd..they are not the same, but peple like to classify everything as they all want to be known for their views, like me right now, and take away from this fun tune that grooved me out for a solid 5.. thank you King Crimson
jigawhen 8 months ago
I prefer that good king. King Crimson
medeshan 8 months ago
don't compare bands like that. they just happen to have the same stupid label people feel the need to put on everything. both bands are really great.
needlearmor 9 months ago
I think that Crim is far more interesting than Floyd. Floyd in the later period was mostly a vehicle for Roger Waters to channel his own frustrations and traumas, whereas King Crimson has always been about the pure music. Pink Floyd never explored african polyrythms, as the Crim did on Discipline, for example.
peterikarlstad 9 months ago 3
Can't compare nothing with floyd, cause pink floyd was extraordinary, unique band. They were like the dark side of the moon..
MrSocialparasite 9 months ago
the beginning riff sound like TOOLs vicorious
space78511 9 months ago 2
@space78511
King Crimson and Tool have worked together numerous times actually. You should check them doing songs from Crimson's The Power To Believe together.
Grahamx227 9 months ago
@Grahamx227 I am not surpised they worked together. Both bands are boring and their "songs" have no melody!!! I would say Tool are slightly worse. I saw them live and they bored me to death. As for this song, its simply awful!
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020
It seems you have no taste or appreciation for finer music sir.
Grahamx227 8 months ago
@Grahamx227 You call this fine music? It is all in one key! Have a listen to some Ted Nugent!
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020 Ted Nugent is a smelly old man
TheSturgeonGeneral 8 months ago
@MrGeorgios2020 Most music is one key. There's nothing particularly inventive about changing key within a song.
capricious71 8 months ago
@space78511 Other way around, dude.
Element404 9 months ago
Wow, just amazing
Rejito 9 months ago
@Rejito You call this amazing? This is so damn boring. Not catchy in the slightest.
MrGeorgios2020 8 months ago
Robert Fripp is a genious! The best guitarist of progressive rock?
AgurkTomatGulerod 9 months ago
that is a trippy ass cover. the symbol is all one segment!!!
jacthesnack 10 months ago 2
Who's Pink Floyd?
freakinchrist 10 months ago 2
@freakinchrist *facepalm*
anoceanoncedried 9 months ago
Is it just me or you can instantly hear where Vicariuos from Tool....
picajoool 10 months ago 6
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ShaneDignan 10 months ago
@picajoool yup, that's vicarious right there:P
vgiannis1 9 months ago
Okay, could we all stop arguing about King Crimson and Pink Floyd. We all like what we like. End of story. Let's all pretend we're no longer in junior high school, as in "I'm better than you 'cause I listen to cooler music than you". Enough already.
shmaggeggi 10 months ago 40
@shmaggeggi You sound really smart and practical. What are you doing leaving comments on youtube?
fc2122 6 months ago
@shmaggeggi This is actually totally hilarious for me. I am 49 years old and a huge Floyd and Crimson fan. Back the early 80's my buddies and I used to engage in the same debate Floyd/Crimson. Years later we would all admit how ludicrous a debate it was . Two brilliant bands, I guess, is the bottom line!! Keep debating though 'cause its fun, ain't it!
avalanche344 6 months ago 2
@shmaggeggi no competition. We should not argue about what turns us on. Just be glad its there.
mensamoo 5 months ago
@shmaggeggi It's not a competition right
jason75 5 months ago
@shmaggeggi I just happen to like that King Crimson know how to play their instruments properly.
ProLogikalTao 5 months ago in playlist King Crimson
@ProLogikalTao I'm more impressed that they're also able to play their instrument IMproperly
...and make it WORK.
ShaneDignan 4 months ago
when you try to follow this music along it gets really tiring, when you let your mind go away and leave the music as a background it surprisingly becomes not only pleasant but also dominant!
413Kristianna 10 months ago
@fryBASS: Yeah, so did I until I saw it live back in '84 (or was it '85?). Still, an amazing song.
shmaggeggi 10 months ago
King Crimson is Pink Floyd's cousin........thats the only comparison you need
jlsmsu12 10 months ago
The drums are extremely subtle here....they way he holds back is absolutely amazing - he lets it loose just for a minute. Incredible artistry. Less isn't always more, but here it is.
DCussen 11 months ago 4
I've found it interesting that there are those posting Robert's guitar part, or Adrian's guitar part, but I haven't seen Tony's 5 string fretless bass part. Anyway, I love this song. More regimented than Vivaldi, I grant you. I love it anyway.
shmaggeggi 11 months ago
@shmaggeggi I always thought it was on the stick...
fryBASS 10 months ago
@shmaggeggi : Not sure, but I think the 'bass' on this instrumental was played on Chapman Stick, through the 'patch of shades'. ...just tried to find a Stick on ebay for myself, and 27 years later, one still can't purchase one for less than about $1500. Then... there's the learning curve. In my opinion, Tony Levin was a Master of the Chapman Stick almost to the same extent as Emmett Chapman was. While we're at it, is Tony still touring with Peter Gabriel these days?? Just wondering.
evanrommel 8 months ago
@zeg0ggles and sm dream theatre lol
sexylilysexy 11 months ago
o jezu, co ty robisz łukasz?
alicemugshot 11 months ago
very wonderful!!!
marckos9 11 months ago
What? No keyboards? No like
darakuT 11 months ago
I don't pit King Crimson and Pink Floyd against each other. They're like two sides of the same coin
TheGreaterGood80 11 months ago 49
@TheGreaterGood80 Word.
GruberKrinkle47 10 months ago
@TheGreaterGood80 They are the two sides of the moon
vladichoupinet 9 months ago
@TheGreaterGood80 They are the two sides of the moon
vladichoupinet 9 months ago
@TheGreaterGood80 Pink Floyd is pretty cool. They are different but King Crimson is a band that really created a genre and brought fourth a style of music that had never been! Blues with psychodelic rock is floyd, King Crimson on the other hand created something really ground breaking and original with their music. They are both great bands that is also true.
FunkMastaMegaFlex 8 months ago
@TheGreaterGood80
No. King Crimson and Pink Floyd aren't two sides of the same coin. They're two completely different currencies. It detracts from the inherent value of each. Stop arguing.
checkthemdubs 6 months ago
Keep Pink Floys and give me King Crimson!
thegerrie19561 1 year ago
Complex, groovy/funky, it's like progressive porn music. And that's fantastic.
APetulantWhiteGuy 1 year ago 5
Radio BUAP 96.9? =s
chelito19play 1 year ago
reminds alot of steve reich pieces
boogster123321 1 year ago 2
Organized chaos. I love it. Saw them several times in So-Cal in the Fripp, Belew, Bruford, Levin line-up. Nothing short of amazing. Good old days . . .
And they sounded as good live as recorded.
ASeasonedWitch 1 year ago
this song highly influenced Danny Carey from Tool
Balmucho 1 year ago 4
@Balmucho Did you watch that tool video with Danny Carey talking about king crimson poly-rhythms? In my eyes it seem king crimson is where Tool get the inspiration for blood curdling melodies and overall powerful harmony.
yogeesunshine 1 year ago 4
@yogeesunshine perfect deduction!!danny carey and tool too look at king crimson like a student look at the his professor.....robert fripp and his band just RULES!!!
from an hard tool fan (and crimson's too!)
kubricklogo 1 year ago
this. song. is. awesome. like a combination of floyd and yes.
Interst890 1 year ago 2
@Interst890 sorry mate, but King Crimson have always been way ahead of them, in terms of both creativity and skills
LuzifersGhilom 1 year ago 37
@LuzifersGhilom sure, i never said that floyd or yes was better than crimson, but since they're all prog bands that evolved into new wave in the late 70's/early 80's you cant deny that they sometimes sounded somewhat similar.
Interst890 1 year ago
@Interst890 well, saying that some band sounds like combination of two others implies some kind of inferiority of the band. Anyway, I see what you mean, greetings :)
LuzifersGhilom 1 year ago 2
@Interst890 King crimson has a very distinctive sound. I love pink floyd, but it's undeniable that in terms of musicality King crimson makes much "richer" music. They incorporate a great number of genres into rock, from the balinese gamelan and classical music to drum n' bass and electronic music.
King crimson is an incredible band.
OkamotoSan 9 months ago
@OkamotoSan yes, i'm with ya there...especially in terms of musicianship, where 'crimson was lightyears ahead of floyd. they were both highly experimental- floyd mainly with electronics, crimson with styles. due to king crimson's lineup changes over the years, they have experimented with a vairety of styles from time to time, some of which are sound "schemes" that sound similar to 'floyd. basically, what i'm saying, floyd sounds like only a very small part of king crimson's overall repitoire.
Interst890 9 months ago
@LuzifersGhilom
We all like to wish some times. Don't feel bad.
dangleberry9628 8 months ago
@Interst890 haha floyd no where near as skilled as crimson...these guys are hands down the worlds best band from an out there creative perspective...these guys were metal even before the word metal
noobovic 1 year ago
@noobovic whoa slow down, i never said that floyd was BETTER...I just don't think that anyone can deny that floyd and crimson shared some of the same musical characteristics, especially towards the end of the 70's as prog rock began to die...
Interst890 1 year ago 2
pure sci-fi
AlecKronicle 1 year ago 2
this is a hell of inspiration... is more than influence... good job on catching it danny! i dont imagine tool without it...
Romanchu06 1 year ago
yeah,,,setting a new standard...
inthecresents 1 year ago
It's simply unbelievable.
drydyboy 1 year ago
extraterrestrially good
HispanicImpression 1 year ago
If only Pink Floyd could have done something of this quality.
Kevin6334 1 year ago 6
@Kevin6334 pfffffft
TheSturgeonGeneral 1 year ago
@Kevin6334 no big argument.......with all due respect..........i don't think, in terms of pure musicianship, you could compare pink floyd (with all of their achievements) with this version of king crimson.
coreyagraph 1 year ago
@Kevin6334
Pink Floyd are a great band, and are probably more consistent, but anyone who knows what they are talking about would admit that Crimson wrote songs that sound like they are "ment to be".
Carthsgtr 1 year ago