King Crimson - Road to Red

[Stefan Wood]

I'll get Starless, but hopefully much lower than that listed price. Yikes!!

[Bigshot]

I can't imagine listening to that much aimless noodling.

[Shawn]

Aimless noodling? I fart in your general direction.

[Bigshot]

I saw Fripp perform live a few times. The last time he berated the audience for ten minutes for not being quiet enough while he sat in a chair and noodled. It was "fripp's league of gentlemen" or something like that. He was no gentleman. Thhhhppppp Fripppppppp!

[Shawn]

I saw Fripp in Seattle in the 90s and he was great, didn't say a single word to the audience, just came out and started doing his soundscape thing. He brought another guitarist on stage to improvise over the soundscapes, it was a cool laid-back gig.

[Homefromtheforest]

I saw him once with King Crimson on the "Vroom" tour and again some years later on one of the first "projekt" tours...

[Steve Reynolds]

The last thing one could say about the Red version of Crimson is aimless noodling.

Well someone said it but it is the farthest thing from reality

[bogdan101]

I can't imagine listening to that much aimless noodling.

Yeah, sometimes they veer into this "Jazz" thing...

[bogdan101]

Starless box 91.81 sterling shipped to Canada at Amazon UK.

Edited October 29, 2014 by bogdan101

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

after seein King Crimson perform "Red" & "Starless" earlier this month, im good on holdin off on this set for a little while

Edited October 29, 2014 by chewy

[Swinger]

I bought that The Road To Red in March and I got that Starless boxset a few days ago. They are both really fascinating

[Stefan Wood]

Starless in the mail. I'll never leave my listening room ever.......

BTW, did anyone notice a 2 disc set of live King Crimson, featuring tracks throughout their career? Apparently there will be a forthcoming THRAKK box.

Edited November 1, 2014 by Stefan Wood

[mjzee]

BTW, did anyone notice a 2 disc set of live King Crimson, featuring tracks throughout their career? Apparently there will be a forthcoming THRAKK box.

I've owned this for awhile: Cirkus

Edited November 1, 2014 by mjzee

[mjzee]

Ah, it appears you're referring to this:

[Stefan Wood]

yes, that is correct.

[A Lark Ascending]

I put off buying this thinking it a step too far, having rather a lot of the DGM downloads. How many Fractured's can you take.

I buckled in September and have paced myself through the first 5 discs. Really enjoyed the experience. It will take me well into the spring to get through it.

This band were hugely influential in my listening. When I first saw them in late '72 everything was unfamiliar. I still recall the excitement of hearing a band with islands of composition, linked with extraordinary extended improvs. Completely spoilt me for other rock bands - only Henry Cow could match them in the rock world when it came to that composed/improvised balance.

Needless to say I've ordered 'Starless' - I'm not a great one for boxed sets but this band mean a great deal to me.