King Crimson "Larks' Tongues In Aspect Part II"

[drkam6]

This was one of the BEST bands in the world, undisputedly.

[kenneyth]

Interesting to hear Adrian's take on this. The middle progression is a bit sparse without the violin, be he does a great job otherwise.

[SPKaa]

Some people think pop music is melodic. Some people think metal is heavy.

This is one of the best songs ever written or performed.

[kirikurage12]

キチガイすぎる・・・

[zakdagger]

Holy fucking shit my mind

[mapentiger]

The best.

[newfuckingwave]

love how fripp goes about his business. doesn't weild the guitar like a phallus. rather he's so matter-of-fact, as if he knows what must be done and simply goes about his work. the notes do all the talking. of course i love how fucking goofy and bombastic adrian is. they are such foils to one another. incredible how they managed to stay relevant in the 80s without losing their essence in the least bit

[ChesterLoadstone]

A good musician can play like this from time to time. A great musician can play like this consistantly. These guys are top-shelf.

[TheSpoonwood]

Wow, that is sooooo good

[melomane2010]

I'll just say this - the 4 man Crimson plays this song properly. The double trio does not. And the same is true for every song in the repertoire - look, it's like driving an exotic sportscar at high speed - you need the correct number of hands on the wheel - one isn't enough (you'll crash), two is, but if the passenger reaches over and starts helping you drive, you'll crash as well. This music is so complex - you need the correct number of hands to play it, monkeys that we are.

[MoodyLoners]

You should change the title & tags.  It's "aspic" not "aspect." Think salad.

[syr1811]

Um, Wow.

Anybody seen the top of my head?

[trashthedress]

jesus christ that was intense. all of them are tho.  whew! =)

[zombywoof801]

absolutely amazing, every version of this song is unique and great

[monsdina]

Esta cancion algo tiene... que me podría esta todo el día escuchandola...

[berto1337]

anybody know what guitar Belew is using? Coolest thing I've ever seen

[EdgeworthJohnstone]

brilliant

[silkavenger]

ah, there it is. found it.

[oscar46147]

me encanta esta faseta de king crimson mi gurpo se llama tr3s de un par

[riewski878796]

like if you want crimson to do another tour frip's the only 1 stopping them

[ThePhilosopher1996]

Adrian

Bill

[NYver4get]

EPIC !!!!!

[k3rm1t32]

I've never seen a man happier than Adrian when he's playing music!

[tigeraven2112]

ASPIC

[ditchpig]

It's funny how many of the great musicians gravitate together!

[ChesterLoadstone]

Oh my god. King Crimson with Adrian Belew? Doesn't get much better than this folks. (Saw both King Crimson and The Bears in Kalamazoo, MI. -- heheh)

[CrossMultiplication]

Gay pickups

[wuckle]

@CrossMultiplication Ok - shame if that's all you can say about this clip

[AlmostEthical]

One of the great Crim lineups. Having any of these guys in your band would be like having two extra players. The four of them together produce a huge sound!

Agree with bloggulator about the sound in this clip, though.

[elscottosg]

Sweet stuff.

[AblationDave]

This is metal



[Edwardians]

Perfection. This is the sound of the world my soul adheres to.

[clownsyndrome]

good god, the tones of those guitars! if i were from say 100 years back i would call this the work of satan hahaha

KC. my all time, all time favorite band of all bands of all times

[bloggulator]

Shame the sound is clipped so bad in this post... in the original, the sound is spot on!

[csnyder23]

This is the reason I got cable in 1984. Saw a commercial for MTV concert - King Crimson, called cable company that day. Saw them four months earlier in Indy.

[eddievhfan1984]

This is a nicely demented version, but I feel RF kinda skimped on the distortion here, maybe it was a technical thing, but I find it didn't quite have the same growl he usually brings to the table...

[Marine475]

@eddievhfan1984

They use Roland GR analog synths rather than coils and tubes here, the Roland GR guitar with overdriven G300 synth is the most evil sound ever.

[eddievhfan1984]

@Marine475 Well, I know that, but this isn't really synthesized. I mean, Adrian's guitar tone is still as demented as ever, but Robert just didn't break out the big guns like he used to. Now, with 90's Crimson and onwards, he's firmly back in the metallic zone with this track.

[Lyktwz]

Since 1973 I Say: OOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!

[Sorrento1969]

I will translate what the dude, probably from Spain, wrote:

"$uck, $uck... God!" or something like that.

I say there is no other way to describe this awesome band.

[d2843]

@Dragonflyesc: I have no idea what that means, but I agree wholeheartedly!

[Dragonflyesc]

JODER!!! JODEEEER!!! JODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!! JODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEER!!! ACOJONANTE JODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!! DIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!­!!

[Lyktwz]

@Dragonflyesc Uau! Claro que si, hostias, cualquier cosa que eso signifique!!!

[Bagas]

I love this version better. So much groove!

[1957thack]

Robt Fripp's a genius!!!

He didn't make the top 50 greatest guitarist list for NOTHING!!!!!

[oLdSkOoLkisS]

@1957thack What # did Fripp make on the list....just curious

[DavidKinner]

@1957thack That list is BULLSHIT. I don't care if Fripp is on it or recognized it's still shit. All these greatest guitarist lists always stick Hendrix, Clapton, Duane Allman, RItchie Blackmore and Beck who actually deserve to be up there with a bunch of mediocre guitar players, and then at the end of the list you usually see something like Steve Howe, Robert Fripp, Alex Lifeson, Steve Hackett, Frank Zappa, and Adrian Belew are all towards the bottom. Only list I have found close to being good

[DavidKinner]

Respond to this video... is digitaldreamdoors 100 greatest guitar players list which still gives Robin Trower, an incredible low spot.

[InvaderAlex22]

0:40 to 0:45 is epic

Why isn't that in any other version of the song

[Brock2097]

Fripp started doing that riff in later shows with the Wetton-Cross-Bruford band.

[boibad12]

i can never find this from the search bar due to "aspect" >=(

[SuperSolaris]

This video just confirms what I've always felt: of all of KC lineups, the symbiosis Fripp / Belew is the best ever. Fripp's riffs and Adrian's guitar (and stage presence) make an absolutely unbeatable combination. The fact that they can sound like this live is just overwhelming.

This is absolutely perfect.

[Azgoltzolxith]

ITS FUCKING ASPIC

[laughograms]

Dude -- love the vid -- but it's ASPIC. Not Aspect.

[gryphonlaments]

Great guitar work.

[dvincentblack]

I play this .. love it..

[ZeuhlEmgalai]

WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUCK

My reaction after hearing the ending.

[unamacarana]

it doesn't get any better than this.

Simply Brilliant!!!

[LittleFeechie61]

epic

[Jriv193]

Great!

[dvaidr]

Superb! Absolutely superb! Doesn't really get much better than this.........

[chelobones]

ASPIC

[kevender04]

nope it really dosent get better,,,great stuff

[cyricm2000]

What concert is this form?

[boibad12]

@cyricm2000 i believe japan 1984 i could be wrong though

[nicothemusicfan]

@cyricm2000 live in japan on the neal jack and me dvd