(1st Wave) - KING CRIMSON
KING CRIMSON - England (1969)
HARD PROGRESSIVE ROCK
Founded by guitarist Robert Fripp, KING CRIMSON has undergone many personnel changes over the course of its 35-year span (with Fripp at the core), but has always remained innovative. Some of the notable musicians who played with the group at one time or another include drummer Bill Bruford, guitarist Adrian Belew, and bassists Greg Lake, John Wetton and Tony Levin. Fripp also entered into numerous collaborations on the side, including with Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and David Bowie, in addition to recording several solo albums.
As noted, the “germs” of prog were present since at least 1966. The BEATLES, PINK FLOYD, The MOODY BLUES and PROCOL HARUM had “prepared the way” between 1967 and 1969. However, many people mark the beginning of progressive rock in 1969 when a young English group called KING CRIMSON, together for only a few months, gave us “In The Court Of The Crimson King.”
Although there had been other trailblazers, “ITCOTKC” was the first full-blown progressive rock album, and KING CRIMSON the first true progressive rock band. Led by the technically gifted Mr. Fripp, KING CRIMSON married blazing fiery guitar, deep lyrical concepts, and free jazz improvisation and solos into a musical mix unlike anything heard before. The music had a dark, majestic, sometimes chaotic quality. “ITCOTKC” is not only a great album, but a piece of musical history and a true monument of the genre.
DISCOGRAPHY:
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) / In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970) / Lizard (1970) / Islands (1971) / Earthbound (1972) / Larks' Tongues In Aspic (1973) / Starless And Bible Black (1974) / Red (1974) / USA - Live (1975) / The Young Persons Guide To King Crimson (1976) / Discipline (1981) / Beat (1982) / Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984) / The Compact King Crimson (1986) / The Essential King Crimson: Frame By Frame (1991) / The Great Deceiver: Live 1973 - 1974 (1992) / Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson (1993) / THRAK (1995) / B'Boom Official Bootleg - Live In Argentina (1995) / THRaKaTTaK (1996) / Epitaph - Live In 1969 Volumes One & Two (1997) / The Night Watch (1997) / ProjeKct Two - Space Groove (1998) / Absent Lovers - Live In Montreal, 1984 (1998) / CIRKUS - The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson Live (1999) / The ProjeKcts (1999) / The ConstruKction Of Light (2000) / Heavy ConstruKction (2000) - VROOOM VROOOM (2001) / Ladies Of The Road (2002) / The Power To Believe (2003) / EleKtriK (2003) / 21st Century Guide: Volume One 1969-1974 (2004)
BEST ALBUMS:
In The Court Of The Crimson King (69), Lizard (70), Islands (71), Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (73), Red (74)
HARD PROGRESSIVE ROCK
Founded by guitarist Robert Fripp, KING CRIMSON has undergone many personnel changes over the course of its 35-year span (with Fripp at the core), but has always remained innovative. Some of the notable musicians who played with the group at one time or another include drummer Bill Bruford, guitarist Adrian Belew, and bassists Greg Lake, John Wetton and Tony Levin. Fripp also entered into numerous collaborations on the side, including with Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and David Bowie, in addition to recording several solo albums.
As noted, the “germs” of prog were present since at least 1966. The BEATLES, PINK FLOYD, The MOODY BLUES and PROCOL HARUM had “prepared the way” between 1967 and 1969. However, many people mark the beginning of progressive rock in 1969 when a young English group called KING CRIMSON, together for only a few months, gave us “In The Court Of The Crimson King.”
Although there had been other trailblazers, “ITCOTKC” was the first full-blown progressive rock album, and KING CRIMSON the first true progressive rock band. Led by the technically gifted Mr. Fripp, KING CRIMSON married blazing fiery guitar, deep lyrical concepts, and free jazz improvisation and solos into a musical mix unlike anything heard before. The music had a dark, majestic, sometimes chaotic quality. “ITCOTKC” is not only a great album, but a piece of musical history and a true monument of the genre.
DISCOGRAPHY:
In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) / In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970) / Lizard (1970) / Islands (1971) / Earthbound (1972) / Larks' Tongues In Aspic (1973) / Starless And Bible Black (1974) / Red (1974) / USA - Live (1975) / The Young Persons Guide To King Crimson (1976) / Discipline (1981) / Beat (1982) / Three Of A Perfect Pair (1984) / The Compact King Crimson (1986) / The Essential King Crimson: Frame By Frame (1991) / The Great Deceiver: Live 1973 - 1974 (1992) / Sleepless: The Concise King Crimson (1993) / THRAK (1995) / B'Boom Official Bootleg - Live In Argentina (1995) / THRaKaTTaK (1996) / Epitaph - Live In 1969 Volumes One & Two (1997) / The Night Watch (1997) / ProjeKct Two - Space Groove (1998) / Absent Lovers - Live In Montreal, 1984 (1998) / CIRKUS - The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson Live (1999) / The ProjeKcts (1999) / The ConstruKction Of Light (2000) / Heavy ConstruKction (2000) - VROOOM VROOOM (2001) / Ladies Of The Road (2002) / The Power To Believe (2003) / EleKtriK (2003) / 21st Century Guide: Volume One 1969-1974 (2004)
BEST ALBUMS:
In The Court Of The Crimson King (69), Lizard (70), Islands (71), Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (73), Red (74)
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