As a part of the explosion of Avante Garde music in the early sixties in Britain King Crimson pushed the boundaries of fusion between Jazz, Rock, and Classical music. Islands is well worth a listen as it set the tone of future bands, which to be fair King Crimson would have also been influenced. The wonderful energies which have brought King Crimson, under the guidance of Fripp to this very day must be heard even once, and Islands is a wonderful clear album to gather a feeling for this band, and the era it came.
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As a part of the explosion of Avante Garde music in the early sixties in Britain King Crimson pushed the boundaries of fusion between Jazz, Rock, and… read more
As a part of the explosion of Avante Garde music in the early sixties in Britain King Crimson pushed the boundaries of fusion between Jazz, Rock, and Classical music. Islands is well wor… read more
King Crimson was a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experimental music and new wave. They exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement, including on contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis, and continue to inspire subsequent generations of artists across multiple genres. The band has earned a large cult following. Founded by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and lyr… read more