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England (1969 – 1974, 1981 – 1984, 1994 – present)
King Crimson is a progressive rock group from England formed in 1969 by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles. Though originally an all-British musical group, later members have included a number of Americans, most notably Adrian Belew and Tony Levin.
The name King Crimson was coined by Peter Sinfield as a synonym for Beelzebub, prince of demons. According to Fripp, Beelzebub is an Anglicized form of the Arabic phrase “B’il Sabab”, meaning “the man with an aim”. However, the original name is understood to be from ba’al zebul, “Lord of the Seat”.
King Crimson’s debut album In the Court of the Crimson King is considered by some to be one of the most influential albums of progressive rock. The first major success of the new genre of progressive rock, many bands that would come to dominate ‘prog’ in the 1970’s first sought to emulate In the Court of the Crimson King, including Genesis, The Alan Parsons Project, and later Rush. King Crimson continues to still have an influence on progressive rock today, with bands such as Tool and The Mars Volta citing them as influences.
The lineup of King Crimson has at times changed drastically from album to album. Original lead singer and bassist Greg Lake left the group—as did lyricist Peter Sinfield—and went on to fame with Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970, replaced by Gordon Haskell, Boz Burrell, and, briefly, Jon Anderson of Yes. Also from Yes came drummer Bill Bruford, who joined King Crimson in 1972 and became one of the more enduring members. For the next three years, Bruford and Fripp were joined by future Asia frontman John Wetton.
The name King Crimson was coined by Peter Sinfield as a synonym for Beelzebub, prince of demons. According to Fripp, Beelzebub is an Anglicized form of the Arabic phrase “B’il Sabab”, meaning “the man with an aim”. However, the original name is understood to be from ba’al zebul, “Lord of the Seat”.
King Crimson’s debut album In the Court of the Crimson King is considered by some to be one of the most influential albums of progressive rock. The first major success of the new genre of progressive rock, many bands that would come to dominate ‘prog’ in the 1970’s first sought to emulate In the Court of the Crimson King, including Genesis, The Alan Parsons Project, and later Rush. King Crimson continues to still have an influence on progressive rock today, with bands such as Tool and The Mars Volta citing them as influences.
The lineup of King Crimson has at times changed drastically from album to album. Original lead singer and bassist Greg Lake left the group—as did lyricist Peter Sinfield—and went on to fame with Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970, replaced by Gordon Haskell, Boz Burrell, and, briefly, Jon Anderson of Yes. Also from Yes came drummer Bill Bruford, who joined King Crimson in 1972 and became one of the more enduring members. For the next three years, Bruford and Fripp were joined by future Asia frontman John Wetton.
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OpethForLifee94 wrote:
I fucking love King Crimson. Well, what I know of them anyway.
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
Epitaph and One more red nightmare ftw.
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rdx_TP wrote:
Okay, each day www.dgmlive.com offers a free track(which can be downloaded as any format you want, FLAC, WMV, MP3) that is about King Crimson(or a member of King Crimson). In example today, you can download a reharsal that includes Rob Fripp and Theo Travis(cool track btw). Tomorrow will be a different "track"(or THRAK should i say?). Sometimes they give improvisations King Crimson made, sometimes other stuff. Aside from that, you can buy official digital download content too from there. I think it's a brilliant idea to keep them far away from the effects of commercialised music industry.
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rdx_TP wrote:
Well DGM actually gives some important free live recordings everyday in their web-site. I'm not sure about how it works exactly, maybe someone can explain the membership thing on DGM.
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imaginarypetbat wrote:
well that just sucks! (regarding the sale to CBS and the subsequent removal of King Crimson) Deep, Deep unhappiness!
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Martinchus89 wrote:
Islands needs more love
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MarCeloriGhi wrote:
Lizard needs more love. [7]
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Crowstick wrote:
I love you
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iNegro wrote:
Lizard needs more love. [6]
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rdx_TP wrote:
For the reason of King Crimson stuff being removed from Last.FM: http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?entry=7080
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yormomsonmydick wrote:
why the FUCK won't it play kc?! is it cuz i'm from the u.s.?? fuck that. one of THEE best bands ever!!
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mattCrimson wrote:
Merry christmas to al KC fans! http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/12/22/drink-while-its-here-peak-organic-king-crimson/
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JonteJH wrote:
Magic
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mynameishuman wrote:
Lizard needs more love. [5]
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DrkZero wrote:
Lizard needs more love (4) Cirkus <3
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ASSMan316 wrote:
Lizard needs more love.(3)
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TheXanthous wrote:
I think all of the King Crimson vocalists were great, just in their own ways.
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Funkuccino wrote:
Lizard needs more love. [2]
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alfapp wrote:
albums VROOOM and THRAK are so fuckin' awesome
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Karppaky wrote:
Best King Crimson is instrumental and improvised. Greg Lake was amazing vocalist though.
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