king crimson

So I got the King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King cd the other day. Not bad, but not what I thought it was going to be.

I thought that KC was supposed to be a little on the heavier side, with massive displays of chops? This was a bit mellower than what I was expecting.

Is their later stuff heavier?? I know Tool cites them as an influence, and Im not expecting them to sound like Tool, but maybe a little heavier, more complex...you know what I mean.

I actually asked about this a while ago, but with the SEARCH FUNCTION DISABLED, ITS A LITTLE HARD TO FIND STUFF....

Educate me please:confused:

Court of the Crimson King is their first release, and 21st Century Schizoid Man (the one most folks are most familiar with) is classic. Lotsa chops in the B&C sections.

Keep in mind this plate dropped in 1969. For heavy music, you had Iron Butterfly and Led Zeppelin, and that was about it.

I think King Crimson circa '69 compares favorably to their peers on the heaviness scale, or as I like to call it, the scale.

Later stuff can get heavier, Thrak has some insane {censored} on it, along with some of the most beautiful music you'll hear from any rock band this side of Radiohead.

Ok, Thoff, thanks. Thrak is the one Im thinking of. I thought that some of their later stuff was a little crazier.

I like In the Court, but its not what I thought it was going to be. Not a slam against it, as I found a lot of it really cool, and actually very pretty.

I'll check out Thrak and Discipline

I think you'll like those... also look for B'Boom, a live release, 2 discs, freaking cool.

I think you'll like those... also look for B'Boom, a live release, 2 discs, freaking cool.

 

I love live albums, so I'll grab it! Thanks!

 

By the way, no gig tonight??

weekend off.

we'll be in York, PA next friday.

shouldn'ta booked that catering gig for saturday morning... yikes.