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Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

 KC were daring at a deeper level, I would say, messing around with structure itself, especially on LTIA. 

It was long ago, but yes, I do believe it was the LTIA that got me into KC. 
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Crimso. Much more imaginative and daring.


I would think that Hocus Pocus is as daring and imaginative as anything King Crimson has done... but overall, yeah, I guess you are right.

Hocus Pocus is daring in the sense of having outrage value.  Its novelty value fades rather quickly.  KC were daring at a deeper level, I would say, messing around with structure itself, especially on LTIA.  
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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

Crimson. I consider Focus very average.

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Originally posted by thwok thwok wrote:

"Elephant Talk" inspired me to check out King Crimson further, and my life has been greatly enriched.  "Hocus Pocus" doesn't inspire me.  Enough said.


Well, if "Elephant Talk" had been the first thing I heard from King Crimson and had been recomended to me as a reference for the group, I certainly wouldn't have gone any further. Fortunatley, I got to that song once I already knew more about the band.
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"Elephant Talk" inspired me to check out King Crimson further, and my life has been greatly enriched.  "Hocus Pocus" doesn't inspire me.  Enough said.
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Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Crimso. Much more imaginative and daring.


I would think that Hocus Pocus is as daring and imaginative as anything King Crimson has done... but overall, yeah, I guess you are right.
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Crimso. Much more imaginative and daring.
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Crimson. I consider Focus very average.
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Points: 19535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2014 at 15:54
Well there's some kind of pleasure without resposability when you vote for a band that will loose.

But I have to vote for Focus because I love their first albums and don't care for anything by KC except the debut and Starless
            
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Originally posted by Argonaught Argonaught wrote:

Had Focus never existed, would the world of prog be much different today?  

Who cares?

King Crimson may have influenced many other bands, but so what? Does that make their music better?

The other reason is that Focus had a sense of humour and fun. Everything about KC is so "up its own ****" and serious.
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